Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-23
What's Doing
in Minnesota

saltwater. - The cornerstone OF the
new Lutheran church at st, Peter has
been laid with appropriate ceremonies.
Members OF the St. Paul Lutheran
church, st. Paul, and St. Mary's Luth.
eran church, Minneapolis. we're invited
guests.
Hastings. Five Hastings boys
were drowned In Wilton slough near
here when the thin ice ON which they
were playing gave way with them. A
searching party of 100 men and wom-
en- searched for the boys for some
time before tracks were found leading
into the slough.
Hibbing. - Mining operations we're
resumed with rush here after a week
of almost complete cessation on &C
count OF severe cold weather. Re-
ports from the docks at Duluth stated
that the ore workers there had ex-
pressed a willingness to take on their
labors at unloading cars.
st. Paul, -- Practically complete re-
turns on the election in Minnesota
show that julius A. Schmahl, Secre-
tary of State, as candidate for re-elec-
tion. led the entire Republican state
ticket. He received 24,0S3 more votes
than any other candidate for state Of.
fee, and will enter upon his sixth
term in January. 1917.
Minneapolis, Minn.-The Third Min
nesota infantry has been ordered home
from the Mexican border. The Third
Minnesota Is stationed at Llano
Grande. Colonel Eva il In command.
Its companies include units from Du-
luth, Anoka, Zumbrota, Eveleth, Prince
ton. Crookston. saltwater, Red Wing,
Hibbing and Rochester.
st. Paul 49, The Minnesota Supreme
Court has upheld the constitutionality
OF the statute exempting public GENE
teries from taxes In an opinion In the
action by st. Paul against Oakland
Cemetery association. Justice Holt
wrote the opinion affirming the order
of the Ramsey county district court,
from which the city appealed.
st. Paul. Thomas H. Garfield of
Lake Park has accepted the position
rendered him as secretary of the Min
nesota State Fair, to succeed John
c. Simpson, who resigned to accept a
$4,000 position with a New England
development company. Mr.. Garfield
has rented his large stock farm and
sold his stock and machinery.
Grand Rapids -- A. w. Nelson has
been busy preparing report on the
maintenance of all the state roads In
ftasca county from July to Sept. l
in order to make claim to the state
highway commission for state aid
The amount due the county on this
work is about $4,000, but there will
probably be other items added later.
st. Paul. - Increased appropriations
amounting to $625.790 over those for
the current year will be asked Of the
next legislature by the state normal
school board whose proposed budget
has just been announced. The last
legislature appropriated $7S7,310 for
the five schools and the program for
the next few years calls for 81 Alb. 100.
Morris. With the recent election
OF Archie A. Stone, Jr, Of Morris, as
representative to the Legislature from
Stevens county, members of three gen
erations of the Stone family have
been selected to serve in this capac.
ity. An uncle, H. w. Stone. was rep,
resentative from Stevens county from
1902 to 1906 and grandfather held the
position in 1876.
Winona. The city of Winona will
go before the forthcoming legislature
to ask for permission to enact q city
ordinance that will abate the smoke
nuisance. At mass meeting, City
Attorney r. A. Randell said that in
order to make an ordnance that would
stand the test 1t would be necessary
to get legislative authority. A bill
will be drafted here.
st. Paul. Minn-William Sindell, q
bank robber, was shot and instantly
killed while he was attempting to hold
up the Security State bank, Ill Con
cord street. st. Paul. for the second
time In year. He was slain In q gun
fight with Detective William r. Oliver
who had been concealed in the bank
ever since Sindell robbed 1t March 8
In daring single-handed daylight hold
up.
Two Harbors. Raymond Simon
son OF Minneapolis was shot and killed
three miles inland from Thompson
landing, on the north shore of Lake
Superior. sixteen miles from this city
Three other members of the party
with whom Simonson was hunting deer
started on the trail of three hunters
seen running from the scene of the
killing a few seconds after the fatal
shot was fired.
Minneapolis. One-quarter of the
United States trust fund of approx
niately $4,000, 900 has been distributed
to the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota
as the result of an act of Congress
May IS, 1916, which authorized this
payment % years in. advance of the
date when it is due. Payments amount
ing to $4,000, made to $50 mixed
bloods of Minneapolis in the Federal
building, practically completes the dis