Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-07-27
STATE BRfvTIES

the DullGefS OF the nrSt railway line
across the southern part of Mime
sofa and into South Dakota. died at
his home here. He was rs years old.
White Bear. White Bear Ia to
have one of the first village mail car
riers in the United States under the
new law appropriating s2so.o0o for vii
lage carriers. according to information
from Washington.
Minneapolis. cars from
many parts of the state, including four
from Minneapolis. got away Thurs
day On a sociability tour to Yellow
stone park. A large crowd was out
to see the cars start
Moose Lake. While waiting In
her fathers barn to assist him and
her brothers to unload hay, Miss Jo-
sephine Michalski. 20 years old, was
shot twice by her sutton, Jack Young.
She died half an hour later.
Albert Lea. The Trinity church
and several other buildings were
wrecked in one of the most severe
wind storms in the history Of the city
The storm broke with but slight warn
ing, the wind being accompanied by
rain and some hail.
East Grand Forks--Jesse Coulter,
a farmer, escaped death after a battle
with an enraged bull by leaping on
the animals back. seizing an iron ring
in it's nose and bringing the bull to
the ground. Coulter probably will re-
envar fhnurh capar,lx, xxrD,naal
Virginia. - With the prospect that
the Federal Department of Labor will
send conciliators to the Mesaba range
and attempt amicably to settle the
differences between mine operators
and strikers, more optimistic view
OF the strike situation was In evidence.
st. Paul.-Minnesota communities
are building public schools this sum-
mer at the same rate that has aver
aged from 500 to $50 new buildings q
year for several years, according to s.
A. Challman, state commissioner of
school buildings. The annual expendi-
ture for school buildings has run from
$2,5o000o to $3.50o,00o
st. Paul. - Fred d. Sherman, COM
missioner Of immigration, and w. E.
King, one Of his assistants, are plan.
ming to show to the people who attend
fairs in the neighboring states moving
pictures Of some of the older and
more improved sections of Minnesota
to give them an idea of what the new.
sr sections will become in time.
Fairmont.-Three men were killed
and two were injured when an auto.
mobile became stalled on the Milwau.
kee road tracks in Fairmont and was
struck by an eastbound passenger
train. The dead are: Martin Smith,
wealthy farmer; F. Emerson, contrac.
tor, and Thomas Sorenson, farmer
August Nelson, contractor, and Peter
Nelson were severely injured, but will
recover.
st. Paul. - Boosters for the cen.
trail Minnesota route for the Jefferson
highway won out after six months
contest, when ]. ID. Clarkson of ST.
Joseph, Mo-, announced at st. Paul
that the middle way would be adopted
by the association. The cities and
towns on the route are Minneapolis,
St. Paul, Elk River, St. Cloud, Little
Falls, Staples, Wadena, Park Rapids,
ltasca, Lake Park, Bemidji, Bagley,
Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls,
Hallock and st. Vincent.
st. Paul.. Frank Hanly, former
Governor of Indiana, was nominated
for president by the prohibition nation.
Ill convention. A demonstration last.
Ing minutes greeted the nomination
of Hanly. His supporters paraded the
aisles OF the auditorium, shouting,
singing and throwing hats. The con.
tention voted to place an initiative,
referendum and recall plank In the par.
ty platform. The resolutions commit.
tee had voted to reject this plank, but
the convention adopted the minority
report.
st. Paul. - Black rust reports from
LIE Sueur, Wright and adjacent coun.
ties are without foundation in fact, In
the opinion of o. III. P. Jacobson, of
the state railroad and warehouse com
mission. 1T is true there are small
black spots on the stems and leaves
In some fields" he said, but there is
no black rust on the heads of the grain
and that's what counts. Minnesota
has suffered from black rust only once
In 80 years. There is always little
rust on the straw from heat after a
fog but that is trifling."
st. Publishing Of thousands of
dollars in switching charges annually
to Minneapolis milling interests and
to farmers of Minnesota was assured
In decision by the Minnesota su-
preme court In the first of series OF
cases involving the switching railroads
Of Minneapolis.
The supreme court holds this partic.
hlar road. the Minneapolis Eastern rail-
way, is really only part of the Mil
waukee and the Omaha railroads,
which Jointly own the Minneapolis
Eastern. That is to say, the owner
roads may not add to their charge for
carrying grain to terminal houses or
mills ON the switching roads any more
than they may charge for switching a
car Of grain from their main track to
one of their sidetracks.
st. Paul. - State land sales for the
spring season Just closed, State Audi