Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-03-16
What'sD Doing
in Minnesota

be given GnQor the direction or the
agricultural extension division of the
University of Minnesota, In co-opera-
ton with the Dayton short course COM
mittee.
Mankato.-City Commissioner Rob
ert Lamm, was chosen mayor by the
city council to fill the uncxpired term
of Mayor A. G. Meyer, who died. For
mer Commissioner Jud. ]. Humiston
was chosen to succeed Lamm In the
council.
Thief River Falls. The annual
convention of the Ninth District Bank.
srs' association will be held at Thief
River Falls April 20, according to ad-
vices received by c. l.. Hansen OF the
Commercial club committee. This
will bring approximately 400 bankers
to the city.
st. Paul. - Federal authorities In
st. Paul have been notified of the de-
cision of United States Commissioner
Mark A. Foote, Chicago, that George
Bissett and Edward Leonard, accused
of the actual robbery of the ST. Paul
revenue Office, should be held for
trial in st. Paul
Mesaba. - While crossing Birch
lake. eighteen miles east of this vii.
sage, William c. Taft of Utica, N. Y,
was surrounded and attacked by
pack of seven timber wolves. Taft
had no weapon except a pocket knife
with which he killed two of the wolves
hafnro CT i'm,
Minneapolis. - Carried more than
100 feet on the pilot of big motor on
the Dan Patch line, J. H. Buhrman. 60
years old, for many years a we'll
known farmer and dairyman of Bloom
ington township, was instantly killed
at railroad crossing two miles from
the roads Bloomington station.
St. Paula labor temple, costing
about $4,000, will be erected at Cedar
street and Summit avenue during the
coming summer by the St. Paul Local
Union CT the United Brotherhood. Car
penters and Joiners of America. r. F.
Schroeder, assistant county attorney
and a member of the carpenters or
ganization, made this announcement.
Winona- Two prominent and
pioneer residents of St Charles drop
ped dead within the same hour. Mrs.
Whilmha Stelloh, 81 years old. arose
at IL a m and was dressing when
heart disease overlook her. At the
same hour the same fate overlook
William Robinson, IS years old. Both
had lived in this county for fifty years.
Minneapolis The University of
Minnesota has been asked to nomi-
nate three sophomores and one senior
for scholarship in the school recently
established by the National City bank
Of New York. President George E.
Vincent of the university announced
that as soon as specific proposals are
received the question will be laid be-
fore the faculty for a decision
Washington - A number of amend
ments important to Minnesota have
been made by the senate Indian COM
mittee in the Indian appropriation bill,
Just ordered reported. The bill con-
tains the provision included In the
Indian bill which failed In the last
congress, creating the Red Lake In
dian forest reserve, and setting aside
portions of several townships border
ing on Red lake as a forest reserve.
st. Paul Thousands of wolves
must have lost their lives through
starvation and the bullets of the wolf
hunters, Carlos Avery, state game and
fish commissioner, believes. The Sc
we're weather and the deep SHOWS,
though bringing discomfort in sumo
ways, nave been a distinct blessing
to every interest in northern Mime
sofa because of the great loss Of life
among the family ulpus. he said.
St. Paul.-There Is a greater guam
tity of wheat and oats and less corn
on Minnesota farms than year ago,
according to the March crop report
issued by the Federal bureau Of crop
statistics The unusually poor quality
Of the 1915 crop is shown by the state
ment that the percentage of the 1915
crop which was Of merchantable quail
ity is estimated at II per cent COM
pared with 50 per cent OF the 1914 crop
and IS per cent of the 1918 crop"
Duluth.-Servetu w Clark. G. A. r
veteran. Mason and prominent resi-
dent of Duluth for "a years, died here
aged y years. He served two years
In the Civil war and was present at
Appomattox, at the surrender OF Gen
eral Lee to General Grant and his
staff. he was one Of the 20 charter
members of Joshua B. Culver Post
No 12S, c. A. r., and at the time
of his death was one Of the six sur
viving charter members.
Red Wing. - A little black spaniel
dog was tabled as a ledger at police
' headquarters here. with George
Reilly of Montana, bound for New
sYork. the dog has come more than
800 miles by box car and blind bag
gage When Reilly detrained here
and applied for lodging. he declared
he would have to have a bed for two
as he couldn't forsake the faithful
dog. In less than five minutes Reilly
was asleep on a board bunk. So was
the spaniel.
Oronc. Alleging that the only
emergency liable to arise in the town
OF Oreno that would call for IS .o0l
local tax for road and bridge purposes
In 1915 is the possible desire Of town