Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
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under the direction OF DIR. Rood Tay
)or OF the University Of Minnesota
First and second prizes were awarded
In each Of Ave groups.
st. Cioud.-~Ona inmate OF the state
reformatory In In the hospital suffer
Ing from buckshot wounds and an
pther Ia In the solitary, living on
bread and water, as result OF an
attempt to escape from the yard
where they were working.
Little Falls.-~A party Of Jefferson
highway workers started from here In
automobiles to make tour OF the
cities south OF Little Falls to line
them up solidly for this route for the
highway. The party was to be joined
by other cars at Royalton and Rice.
Minneapolis for the annual
assembly Of the several regiments OF
the National guard have been an.
nounced by Adjutant General Wood.
Because OF the war situation the en-
campment ut Lake City this year IL
expected to be the best In the history
OF the guard.
Winona. THE First District Sports
mons club, TO be affiliated with the
new Minnesota Game Protective
league. will be organized here May Is.
It will be the first organization of the
kind In Minnesota. II Ii anticipated
there will be representatives from
various organizations.
Caledonia. The district court for
Houston county has ordered the
strengthening Of Root river. The chan
mel will be twenty miles long and will
drain = large tract In the northern
part OF the county. The cost OF straight
sning 10 estimated at $4,000. Digging
will begin In few weeks.
Minneapolis. Minneapolis bank de,
posits on May 1, AZ disclosed In the
statements made to the csnptroller OF
currency, increased more than rs per
cent In the last year ana give actual
proof OF the greatest period of pros.
perity which ever swept over the coun.
try. according to city bankers.
ct. Paul.Thomas Cathcart OF Bel.
trami county spent several years i'm
proving a homestead In that county.
which win avail him nothing. accord
ing to a decision OF the supreme
court. The decision was made In the
case Of Cathcart against the Mime.
sofa q Manitoba Railroad company.
st. Paul.--Dr. l. J. Murphy. secretary
OF the Minnesota Public Health assoc.
citation. believes that Minnesota Ia bet.
tor provided with effective legislation
regarding tuberculosis sanatoria than
any other state In the Mississippi val.
ley and liz only exceiled In good anti.
tuberculosis legislation by New York
State.
Fergus Falls.--Deputy Game War.
don ]. HI. Jones has returned from
White Fish lake, north Of Brainerd,
where he went to gather pike fry for
the State Game and Fish commission.
He was compelled to abandon the work
on account OF high water. after obtain
Ing only 100000 eggs. or two cases.
Last year he obtained nineteen cases.
Hibbing. Minnesota. Indian Agents
Lamar and Oldham were ex-
onerated by coroner's jury OF shoot
Ing Steve Dawson Thursday night on
the Wiipin road near Six Mile lake,
Lamar testified he and Oldham en-.
cOuntered Dawson and another man
ct tho scene of the shooting. Wagons
driven by the pair contained beer and
whisky the jury was told. Dawson
Lamar said, began shooting with a
rifie when ordered to halt and the
Officsrs returned the fire..
virginia. Armed with q business
Hike shotgun. Axel Ohrin OF Angora
has been patroling the banks Of the
Rice river. running through his farm
He held up log drive, which settlers
wsre sending to the Angora Lumber
company. until paid toll which he
claimed for use OF thu water running
through his farm. Last year Ohrin
held up the spring drive and was paid
$50 by the company to release the
logs. This year the contracts called
Cor delivery at the mill and the set
tiers have refused to pay the toll de-
manded
Duluth. With wet and dry cleo
ton ordered for June 10, state pri
mary any, DuIutn IL CoHtToAteu VIII
q condition 1t did not figure or
through a blunder In the wording oI
the proposed ordinance.
The initiative ordinance reads thai
should the city vote dry no licenses
will BIO issued after July /, 1877, Ii tn,
ordinance In adopted the city commits
sion will have to refuse to issue
Ecenses after July l, this year, as 1
cannot Issue licenses for any perios
under one year.
Crookston,--J. J. Kelly, member 0
the Republican state central comm!,
/ tee, has received letter from Rep
rssentative Stevenson of this distric
In which he advises the farmers pc
tntoes viii be good crop to plant thi
season, owing to short acreage II
Ahe Southern States and portions Q
Ohio and other Northern States wher
potash 10 necessary to insure pa,
ang crop.
Detroit. Three big convention
will be held In Detroit on June rs. Il
md II, the Minnesota Red River Va
loy Development association. the Re,
Nfver Valley Livestock Breeding as