Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-03
What's Doing
In Minnesota

OF the Minnesota Editorial associa-
tfoa.
misunderstanding high school de-
batting team won the honors from
South St Paul by unanimous decision.
hastings had the affirmative of the
state question.
Red Wing--President George E.
Vincent Of the University OF Mime
sofa will be among the speakers at
the convention at the Southeastern
Minnesota Teachers association at
Red Wing.
Faribault.--A Dan Patch freight
train was wrecked on the line north
of FaribauIt. when six cars were de-
rallied at SCOTS Mill and rolled down
the embankment. No one was in
jured
Gilbert.-kneeling in the snow in
an upright position, both legs frozen
above the knees. his hands, ears and
part OF his face turned white by the
cold, J. p. O'Neill, a PIONEER resident
of the Mesabi range, was found.
Duluth. John McAlpine.
millionaire lumberman, shot himself
accidentally. committed suicide or was
murdered will be settled by a jury
which Is hearing the suit to collect
on a $4,000 accident insurance pol
| icy. .M
Faribault. Minn.--The forty second
| annual convention of the Minnesota
| Young Mems Christian association will
be held in Faribault, February IL to
10. The theme of the program this
year Is Americas Appeal to Christian
Men"
Minneapolis.--Judg Paige Morris,
In United States district court has
held that the counties of Becker, Nah.
nomen and Clearwater have no right
to tax the White Earth lands belong
| Ing to mixed bloods. A permanent
Injunction was granted.
Hibbing.-Many thousands of dollars
| will be paid out on the Mesabi and
Vermilion ranges In the pension fund
| announced by the United States Steel
Corporation. Pensions will go both to
men and to women. For men the age
| limit is placed at so years, and for
women, so.
Minneapolis.--The thirty-second an
| nual meeting of the Minnesota State
Pharmaceutical association, which is
| composed OF druggists throughout the
| state. will be held in Minneapolis
February s, 9 and 10. The sessions
| are to be held in the auditorium of
| the college Of pharmacy at the Univer-
| sity of Minnesota.
Crookston.-Leo r. Boyd was elect
ed chairman and |. r. Silverton secre-
| tary of the Polk county Democratic
| central committee at meeting held
| to elect 90 delegates to the state con-
| ference. The delegates were in
structed for Wilson and for Lynch as
| national committeeman. Peace and
harmony prevailed.
Crookston official program for
| the fifth annual Farm Crops show to
be held ia Crookston February to IL
has been completed, and it is the
strongest that ever has been present
ed by the Minnesota Red River Val
ley Development association, which
comprises the ten counties in north
western minnesota.
Mankato.-M. O. Hagen, North
Mankato meat dealer, disappeared
about two years ago, His wife and
| two children later moved to Minneap-
oils. A telegram has been received
| from the Canadian mounted police at
Hythe. Alta, that Hagen had died
| there alone In shack on a claim he
had taken. He was stricken with
paralysis He was so years old
Duluth. Fully 5000 woodsmen in
| the Northern Minnesota lumber camps
| now are drawing the highest wages
| paid in the past five years. Conditions
for logging are ideal and the camps
are calling for men. The lowest
| wage paid IL $40 a month and the
| minimum fer men who will stay a
| month is $S5. The loggers have been
| forced to raise the scale about SIS to
| get men.
Winona.--Two members of the Wa
basha county board, together with the
| sheriff, were in Winona viewing the
winona county Jail, They propose to
erect a county prison at Wabasha
| during the coming summer, taking the
place OF air Anticipated structure
which frequently has been condemned
by grand iuries and the state board
of control The present Jail at Wa
basha has served the county for halt
century. The new one win cost
$50, 900
| International Falls.~~James A. Taw
ney OF Wiaona, representing the Unit
ed States. and III. Nj. Mignautt repre-
senting the Canadian government
were here as a committee appointed
by the international joint commission
to consider the amount OF storage In
Rainy lake that can be provided In
order 70 regulate the water level OF
the Lake ct the Woods, They tool
testimony as to the extent. location
aud valce of land that will necessaril,
DO overi,owed in order to provide sew
erage aud capacity In Rainy lake il
order to regulate the water level
Washington. ID. ca bulletin on
mortality statistics, issued by the fed
eral census bureau gives the follow
Ing for some OF the Minnesota cite.
selected in respect to geographical sit