Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-24
Statenewsln Brief
oclngs OF LAST Few Days Throughout
Minnesota cor5ensed Ter
hasty Perusal.


Zumbrota. William F. Yevers. 20
Fears old, dropped dead at his home
acre. He was born In Illinois and
came to Minnesota in 1856. He was
educated at Hamline university.
Duluth. DIR. Aidon Cwi OF this
:ity has received communication
rom Secretary OF State Lansing stat
ng that his wife had died OF starva-
ion in Poland and that his three chill.
sren are facing similar fate
Ponsford.--A delegation from this
place attended meeting of the De-
sroit Commercial club at Detroit, to
consider the building of an electric line
rom Detroit to Ponsford. Ponsford
Is about 40 miles from Detroit, the
county seat, and the road would mean
he development of fine farming sec
don
Brainerd.-The Booster club OF
8rainerd has gone on record by
arge vote as favoring a modification
If the 1855 Indian treaty. State Sem
atcr George ri. Gardner praised the
work of Congressman B. NJ Clipper
led of Illinois ''for his efforts to main
ain the rights of citizens of northern
Minnesota"
Crookston.-The Jury In the ]. r..
Verreaux arson case here. failed to
agree and was discharged BY Judge
Watts. This may dispose of the brib-
Try charges against several we'll
Known citizens made by William Rich
| ards, star witness for the state. who
:estified that he had been paid SIS to
| change his testimony.
Duluth. - After thrilling five-mile
| ace with a pack Of wolves, while
skiing from her country school to
2aupore, Mimi, where she took a
rain for Duluth. Miss Olga Lakela,
/. school teacher, listened calmly to
addresses at the annual meeting OF
he Northeastern Minnesota Educa-
| ional association. here.
| st. Paul. - Reports that Minnesota
state banks hold large amount Of
| unpaid personal paper Of Walter j.
Smith, indicted former state treasur-
| or, have been Investigated by A. II.
rurrittin. state superintendent OF
banks. and he has found, he has just
announced that the total amount of
such paper Is less than $4,000.
Eveleth. Eveleth, Gilbert and
,ther range towns probably win adopt
The Gary public school system within
the present year, as the result of sur
veys made by G. w. Schwartz, as
sistant superintendent at Gary, Ind.
who has been inspecting conditions
here prior to reporting on the advis
ability OF putting the plan in opera
ton.
Winona. -- The promise OF unusual
ly high water along the upper Missis
sippi river this spring has caused ap
prehension among residents and
property holders along the river front
IN many cities and at the same time
% the cause of jubilation or the part
If steamboat owners who see an ideal
stage of water in which to launch the
seasons trafie.
Minneapolis. After being present on
| the University of Minnesota campus
| Tor almost week, smallpox made it.
self known. Stafford King of the law
school being the victim. The univer.
sity is taking precautions to prevent
the spread of the disease. E. B. Pierce
| registrar, has published notices that
every student who has been directly or
indirectly exposed must be vaccinated
Minneapolis, Minn.--The editors of
| Minnesota went into grfdiron session,
we're PANIED variously; RECALLED with
panegyric; urged to cast off modesty
| and delve a little in politics; and then
hey cheered loudly when Michael
| Bowling of Olivia lighted the fuse to
| preparedness bomb. 1t was the big
social session of the golden jubilee
| convention. staged in the roof garden
of the Radisson hotel, and graced glo-
riously by the presence of the editors
| NorthfeId--A cow testing associa.
| ion is being organized by the North
| field Holstein club and Gaylord Han.
| cock, agricultural instructor in the To-
| cal high school. The decision to or.
! ganize was made t meeting of the
1 AtAu hitH dhhiEcSrd ny
Professor W. A. MeKerrow of the state
agricultural college. The club also
voted. following an address by DIR. s.
II. Ward. state veterinarian, to have
| the dairy herds OF the community test.
| ed for tuberculosis.
Duluih.--That John McAlpine, mil
| iionaire lumberman, committed sui.
| eide, was the decision of the jury
! which head the suit Of his widow to
recover on an accident insurance pol
| icy of SIS, 900. The jury also returned
n verdict In favor Of the insurance
company in addition to the special
finding az To the manner in which Mr.
| McAipina met his death. Suits for
ssa, 900 were brought. This is the first
| time THAI jury has given definite
| answer as to how John McAlpine met
his death.
| Osseo. - A. III. Turrittin, state su.
| perintendent of banks, has signed
checks for the first 81 per cent to be
| laid depositors of the defunct Osseo
| State bank This Ia the first pay
nent to depositors since J. B. Thomp.
| ,on. formerly cashier, now in the
rate penitentiarye wrecked the bank.