Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-10-11

Of the weilknown farmers Of the town
OF st. Cloud. died when he drank car
bolic acid. having mistaken the Aoid
bottle for the whisky bottle, which hs
kept in his cupboard.
There has been q "sha,ie.up." locally
speaking. IN slot machines and simi.
lar games which started around Kslli.
her. % that al slot machines are sup
posed to b out Of commission, accord
ing to the order Of tho council.
Fighting until every stitch Of cloth.
ing was torn from his back. Peter Erts
Of Button was arrested ON the charge
VI introducing liquor in Indian terri
tory. His wife came to his assistance
and threatened to use gun before she
was overpowored.
The Little Falls Civic leagues. tag
day was the most successful the
league has had since Il adopted this
method Of raising funds. The sale Of
tags on the streets Melted 1921 and
this does not include the receipts from
the schools Of the city. 't
Joel Thompson. who left Baudetto
last spring to Join the army. has been
made sergeant at Fort BENJAMIN
Harrison. Ind. and George Huntington.
who II stationed 1t Fort Douglas,
Utah. has bsep made q corporal, 40
cording to letters received from them
this week.
Charles B. White Of the arm OF
White Bros. Brainerd, fell from . two
story house at Nisswa. where he was
completing cottage for Harry Paine.
He broke rib and was painfully
bruised. He fell foot from IN eight.
foot basement with Z hard door. which
would have meant death for him had
he landed in II.
Mrs. Emma r. Marshall has been
appointed Red Lake county chairman
for the war service committee Of the
American Library association. and.
assisted By ten Red Lake Falls ladies
who have volunteered their services.
will endeavor to raise this county's
quota Of the $l.ooo,o0o fund that 10
being raised throughout the uaitsd
States.
When Sam Kandian. Breckenridgo
tailor. WAS Charged with. vtolatins
the act Of May - n failing
to register, ave Of hls friends
were brought from Winnipeg and
gave testimony that they had known
him for years that hs was born
IN the province OF Calicia. Austria. and
that hs was Is years old. There was
netting else to do but to givs Gan his
liberty.
Charles Jacobson, arrested at VII.
sinia On N Indictment returned By tho
Federal Grand Jury In Chicago faw
days ago In it, investigation OF the
!. w. W., was brought here By dep.
uty United States marshal and Or.
raisnsd before United states Commis-
sioner James A. Whartoa. He Wa
bound over to the Chicago grand Jury
under bonds Of $1,000 ana was taken
TO the st. Louis county 1ail in Default
Of the bonds.
With the election Of ave new ofaeers,
and = decision to hold the next con.
vention in Winona. the twsnty-third an
nual convention Of the Minnesota Fol.
Grafton OF Women's Clubs closed It,
three-day session Ct Mankato. Mrs.
George ]. Allen Of Rochester was
elected president Of the state fedora
ton: Mrs. Austin Kennedy. also Of
Rochester. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. J. C. Buchanan Of Minnoapolis.
federation secretary. and Mr.. william
r. Coe. Minneapolis. general fedora
tion director.
In an unusual accident o. q. Nelson,
brakeman for the Duluth 4 Iron Range
railroad, was probably mortally injured
1t Biwabik. Working on the night
shift near the Union mine. Nelson built
lire near the tracks. The mine Was
IN full operation and cars Of ore were
shooting down IN incline to the dump
pile. One Of the ore cars passed the
dump and raced toward the trsinmen,
who we're sitting on the tracks. Other
men managed to get out Of the way,
but Nelson was hurled into the are
and held there BY the car.
The bears are raising havoc among
the settlers In the northern part Or
Kanabse county and under the law
passed BY tho last Legislature they are
defenselsss against thsna. Fourteen
miles north Of Mora w. c. Daily has
already lost fourteen sheep. Nsls
Brumberg. four. and Hugo johnson.
one. The settlers think they should 30
allowed 70 hunt and Yin bears.
: merrill and Hoyt Chase. 10 and Il
years old. left their work On : farm
near Dakota when they went 10 WI.
mona to ses c company Of the Second
Minnesota infantry sntraln for Camp
Cody. They did not return 70 the
farm. Instead, the brothers LEFT IN the
evening tor Jefferson barracks to Join
the army. The nres Of patriotism were
kindled anew when they witnessed the
local demonstration and they could not
resist.
Peter H.. Nelson eas chosen 70 M
the unexpired term OF the late Mayor
A. p. Pierce Of Red Wing 1t I special
election.
James H. Drew. who holds the
unique record Of being the oldest rural