Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-26
What's Doing
In Minnesota

ny county superintendent or SCHOOLS
James Mort, and escaped.
Llano Grande. Turkey and Gran
berry sauce will be served to every
Minnesota boy on the Mexican border
Thanksgiving day, if he is here, and
on Christmas with the same "if."
Minneapolis. 1890 Endorsement Of the
serum-only method of treatment for
hog cholera, as distinguished from the
serum-virus method, is made in the
current issue of the University Farm
Bulletin.
Mankato. w. B. Thornburg. SUI
perintendent of Owatonna public
schools, was elected president of the
Southern Minnesota Teachers associa-
ton at the final meeting of the 30th
annual convention.
Saltwater Double funeral SER
vices were held here for Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Chatterton, pioneer residents
OF saltwater, whose deaths occurred
within six and a half hours of the
other. Each was "a years old.
Stillwater.-High school boys served
as judges at the Saltwater Horse AMI
Cattle show. Heretofore state univer-
sity students have acted In this ca
pacity. The entries included many
animals that have won prizes at the
state fair.
Brainerd. - Pending the arrival Of
Fisherman John" of saltwater, Ave
rivermen of Brainerd and Outing have
been enlisted in the search for the
body of Selwyn P. Coffrain q Brainerd
business man, who was drowned In
Lake George Oct Is while duck hunt
ing.
Brainerd. lndorsing the candida
cies of Charles E. Hughes for the pres.
idency and Frank B. Kellogg for the
United States senatorship from Min
nesota, Governor BurnQuist made his
first formal address of the fall cam
paign here. A torch light parade was
feature Of his visit
Minneapolis. - Mallard ducks have
been placed on the open market here
for the first time since Hennepin coun.
ty pioneer days. The ducks were
placed on sale a. tNG CoNNtown stores ).
They were raised on c. d. Velie's game
breeding farm at Maxwell's bay, Lake
Minnetonka. They are absolutely the
first legal mallards" ever placed on
| the open market.
st. Paul - Royalties of nearly s475,
900 under leases Of state owned
| mines on the iron ranges, was an
| nounced by State Auditor Preus fol
| tho rf ucta a
| new high record. The total averages
$4,000 for each working day. 1t also
| bears out the prediction that the
states royalties on iron ore this yeal
will exceed 100000
| St Paul. Minnesota spent FIVE
times as much for better roads las
| year as in 1904 a year before any Law
providing state aid in road building
was passed, according to figures pre-
pared by the state highway commits
sion. The expenditure in 1904 was
S1,6G74 All and that in 1915 was 1922,
| 900. Of the latter figures, state funds
spent under the direction of the high
way commission amounted to $3.50,
600.
st. Paul. - Frederick T. Price, con
victed wife murderer, has made his
last fight for liberty before members
of the Minnesota supreme court, ask
| ing for a new trial on the grounds Of
errors at his trial, and alleging mis-
conduct on the part of George w. Arm
strong, assistant county attorney, VIII,
| prosecuted him. After arguments BY
Prices attorney and by Mr.. Armstrong
the court took the case under advise
ment.
International Falls. - A. l.. Crockel
| of Minneapolis, chairman of the All
| Minnesota Development association
who, with DR.. F. w. Sardeson, Federal
expert geologist, and Frank Leverett
| OF Ann Arbor, Mich, a specialist or
| drainage. who has been working under
| the direction of the University of Min
| nesota, were in International Falls to
make surveys and inspect some
| bitches. From there they were to &C
| to Bemidji and Brainerd.
Mankato. - Professor w. B. Nicker
son of Epworth, Iowa, who has been
| thohihS GAtShokfC cAShs alAOhS ol Tux
site of an old Indian village near Cam
oria, in this county, and in some Indian
mounds in the vicinity, has just com
| pleted his work for the Minnesota His
| torical society. Professor Nickerson
| found that the Indian village was sit
| lated on the bluff overlooking the Min
nesOta river valley, some 500 years
ago, and has unearthed much pottery
| weapons household tools and bones.
Minneapolis University OF
| Minnesota is to become, in effect, a
second West Point. 1t has been nam
| I'd as one Of the sixteen of the LEADING
universities and colleges of the United
States authorized to train reserve OF
| icers along lines laid down in the army
reorganization law. President Vincent
was appointed one of a committee to
work out curriculum adapted to the
various institutions, and to the gov.
srnment's requirements, and to arrange
,ther details for beginning instruction
Mankato. - That highest self-reali
zation as the aim OF education Is the
basis for the new state course OF study
.or elementary schools was pointed
,ut here by Miss Theda Gildemeister