Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-15
What's Doing
in Minnesota

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Of fungus that clogs the gills and re
suits In death IL littering the shores
OF Minneapolis lakes with dead fish
according to DIR. III, A. Morris.
saltwater. ~~ Edward WeIch. 70
years old, a Civil War veteran, died al
his home In saltwater. He was born
In Ireland and as a young man enlist
cd In the First Minnesota infantry.
Winona. - Attacked by the same
disease which brought death to his
I~2-year-old son at Winona last week
Elisha Homstad. n Norwegian immi
grant. lies In a serious condition with
spinal meningitis.
st. Paul. ~ Governor J. A. A. Burn.
quist. on behalf of the state. has join
cd In the invitation to the National
Editorial association, In session In
New York city, to have Its 1917 meet
ing In Minneapolis.
Minneapolis. 49, Resolutions asking
the legislature to pass a law against
ball games. automobile races and like
amusements on Memorial day were
adopted at the 32nd annual encamp.
ment of the Sons of veterans, Division
OF Minnesota.
Mcorhead. - Fishers who spent
Sunday nj the lakes surrounding Per.
ham report that Carlos Avery, state
game commissioner. reaped a harvest
by collecting SIS apiece for all pike
under IA inches, One fishing party
from Minneapolis had to pay $3.50;
30 OF their 100 fish were undersize.
III. Paul. -- An Investigation OF con.
ditions on the Canadian border. where
high water has Inundated thousands
OF acres OF state land. will be made
by an engineer under the direction OF
the state auditors Office. This an
nouncement has been made by ]. A.
@. Preus, state auditor, following a
conference.
Brainerd. - Representatives of q
majority OF the Baptist churches of
Northern Minnesota attended the 3
days session of the fifty.sixth annual
meeting OF the Northwestern Baptist
association here. Rev. r. u. Cody of
Brainerd was elected moderator and
Mas Vera Rice, Park Rapids, clerk
and treasurer.
BemidJi. - Frank u. Kellogg, can.
didate for United States senator, was
enthusiastically greeted here when. In
an address. he brought out prepared.
ness AZ the main issue. He made
friends In Bemidji. A banquet was
given before the meeting. Attorney
M. ]. Brown OF Bemidji presided at
III meeting and introduced the
speaker.
West 81. Paul. -- The proposal to
annex 4 part Of Dakota county to
Ramsey county assumed concrete
form whom more than eighty voters
and property OF West st. Paul
affixed their signatures to a petition
addressed to the secretary of state.
asking that the question be submitted
to the voters at the November cleo.
tt0n.
Minneapolis. - The Minneapolis
Federal Reserve bank has increased
tts loans on commercial paper by $780,.
600 and now has s~74a.9la.0l SO out.
standing. II received 5000. 900 for
payment OF municipal warrants, the
total In that item decreasing to 81.
46S. sac. So. In loans and investments
producing revenue the bank now has
$T,376. G50.s2.
Caledonia. -- The contract for the
construction of judicial ditch, No. /. I'm
Houston county has been awarded to
G, A. McWilliams of Chicago for $tai..
900. The ditch 10 to be completed by
1918. The strengthening of the Root
river, which now meanders through a
valley seven miles wide. will start four
miles west Of Houston village and run
In an easterly direction for 20 miles.
Winona, ~- Albert Fritz. a resident
Of Lewiston, fell unconscious when a
bolt Of lightning crashed into his home.
He lay on the floor for several min.
utea before he was revived. He at.
tempted to stand but discSv that
the back OF his left shoe was shat,
tered and the heel was gone. as though
blown of. Otherwise he was intact
and not Injured. although badly
shocked.
Anoka. ~" Granville s. Pease, dean
OF Minnesota country editors. celehrat,
ed his fiftieth year as publisher of the
Anoka Union by issuing a Gold An,
nivsrsary number. The edition, con,
tanning tw~enty~eight pages, was print
ed on book paper and was filled with
more than zoo cuts and biographical
sketches OF prominent Twin City
Anoka and state residents. Ten thou
sand copies OF the number were dis
tribnted,
Hibbing. ~ Pledging themselves te
help wipe out sectional lines and Ia
work for a greater Minnesota. $50 del
egates TO the Northern Minnesota DE
velopment associations semi,annaa1
meeting here favored a joint propa
ganda to establish a rural credit sys
tenn. Increase the number OF rural con
soiidated schools and establish physi
cal training In all schools. An appea
for harmony within the state from r
III. Murphy, of Wheaton. president q
the AllsMinnesota Development asso
citation. was the feature OF the ses
sion,
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