Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-05
SAYS PRISON MUST
|. HELP RESTORE men
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF CON
TRoL TELLS WHAT STATE
DOES FOR PRISONERS.
GOVERNOR OFFERS A REWARD
Seeks Information That WIN Lead to
Arrest and Conviction Of Man
Who Attacked itasca County
School Teacher.

s'~S' tSa~"Sts
st. Paul.
"The prison should be place Of So
cial change. The offender must feel
not that the mighty structure OF So
ciety Is against him. but its forces are
directed toward helping and restoring
him." This was the declaration Of
Charles e. Vasaly of st. Paul. chair.
man of the State Board Of Control, In
an address before the state conference
of charities and corrections. In session
here.
He outlined some of the things Min
nesota Is doing for it's prisoners al
follows: ~"
Factories which have produced
250, 100000 pounds Of grain binding
twine since their establishment in
1891, at a saving to farmers OF ST.
100000 and earnings to prisoners vary
ing from is cents q day to $50.
Machinery plants which last year
manufactured 10000 machines. includ-
Ing s,700 binders and 5000 mowers.
and which provide means Of learning
the trades OF molder, blacksmith, pain
ter, machinist and woodworker.
A school with tri-weekly sessions.
A library of 1000 volumes, with a
Chautauqua circle of entertainment.
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Reward For Assailant's Capture.
Governor Burnquist has offered .
reward of $3.50 for information that
will lead to the arrest and conviction
of the man who attacked and twice
shot Miss Olga Dahl, rural school
teacher. near her school in Goodhue
township, Itasca county, last Wednes-
day. This money is available from a
special reward" fund Of $4,000, ap-
propriated by the last Legislature. The
issuance Of the proclamation was the
first business to receive the attention
of the executive on his return from
trip to Little Rock and Memphis.
While the Governor was having the
proclamation prepared the following
telegram signed by Cyrus NJ. King,
was received from Deer River.
"All Northern Minnesota rural folk
In dread while murderous ravisher of
Olga Dahl is at large. We beg you
to offer $1,000 reward for his appre-
hension. Expert sleuths necessary"
Because of the limited fund at his
disposal, Governor Burnquist decided
to let the reward stand at $3.50, at
least for the present. He did not In.
dictate whether he had any intention of
increasing 1t Il renewed efforts failed
to cause the capture of Miss Dahls
assailant.
Pouring Rain HaIts Guards.
After a week of test drills, maneuv.
ers and Federal inspections, the Min.
nesota brigade at Llano Grande led by
Gen. Resche and his staff, started on
a fourteen mile test hike in the pour,
ing rain. Saturday afternoon, usually
a rest period for soldiers, was taken
as the most practicable time, and
shortly after noon the entire three reg
iments and the field artillery, equipp-
ed completely for field campaign and
carrying sixty rounds of ammunition,
left camp. Bad roads, made almost
impossible by heavy rains, caused the
supply wagons so much trouble that the
maneuver was abandoned after the
long column had moved about three
miles.
Educators to Discuss Laws.
Possible changes in school laws by
the next state Legislature will be the
principal topic of discussion at the
annual state conference OF county SUI.
perintendents of schools November
in the senate chamber of the Capitol.
The conference is called by c. g,
Schulz state superintendent of educa'
ton, under the law providing for the
payment OF the expenses OF superin.
tendents attending the conference.
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Battery = Mustered Out.
One hundred and seventy-four uni
versity students, composing r battery
OF Minnesota's First field artillery.
have been mustered out. Practically
all the men will re-enter the university
1t Is said. Since their return from
the border q week ago the men have
enrolled and are ready to begin theb
studies.
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Three Batteries Go To Border.
Batteries A, B, and c of the First
artillery, Minnesota National Guard,
have left Camp Bobleter for the Mexi.
can border, following orders received
from the war department few days
ago. They have been In camp at Fort
Smelling since June.
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Treaty Stirs Game Officials.
Carlos Avery, state game commis-
sioner has been advised that a federal
treaty with the Indians, dated 1855,
may be used as a defense for John
Light, Indian charged with recently
killing two moose cows, north of Tow.
er. The case was set for hearing Sep
TENDER 80, at Tower. Mr.. Avery re-
quested County Attorney Warren E.
Greene to represent the state at the
hearing. II is claimed that the treaty.
rraptah the Indians DprDetuai hunting