Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-27
MINNESOTA MEMS
ITEMS N CONDENSED
ALL THE BIG STORIES AND THE
MOST INTERESTING OF THE
SMALLER ONES CONDENSED.

The Big Fork river Ice at Big Falls
Is now as smooth as race track for
motor cars, and some Joy riders have
taken advantage of it.
More than 300 Willmar women have
already served chain luncheons in the
interest of the Red Cross war relief
fund. These Luncheons have brought
In 1925.
A meeting for the purpose Of organ
lzing a Home Guard among the patri-
otto young men Of Aitkin, who are not
subject to draft, has been called to be
held at the court house.
Charles Nelson, a farmer Of Svea,
lust marketed SO hogs, for which he
received $3.50 The hogs, narrowed
last spring, averaged 260 pounds each,
and brought $15.75 hundred.
Fire destroyed the uninsured home
Of Rasmus Rolscheau, north of the
Palmer farm near Little Falls. MIR.
Roschau lost everything in the house.
including provisions for the winter
Adeline and Nelford Kongsie, 3 and
10 years old, had a narrow escape
from freezing to death while walking
TO the Belmont school, south of East
Grand Forks, during the recent cold
SPELL
After celebrating for three hours.
the district court jury at Mankato that
tried Henry Weibold of Lyra on the
charge OF seditious utterances brought
In a verdict of guilty. The defend
snt will move for a new trial.
With an allotment OF $4,000 for
the Red Cross, Mankato has subscrib-
cd $4,000, and subscriptions are still
being received Every local move
ment started since the entry of this
country into the war has been over
subscribed.
The Willmar city council has decid.
ed that all street lights in the city
will be eliminated hereafter early in
the evening, in order to economic in
the use Of coal. The board Of educa.
ton has also prohibited all evening &C.
uvities in the school houses.
Leonard Beshow, 9 years old, was
killed by her brother Fred at Albert
Lea. Fred was playing with small
rifle which he did not know was
loaded. The gun was discharged. the
bullet striking the side of a barn and
glancing, struck his sister standing
70 one side several yards out OF range.
silling her.
Instruction in raising and cannin,
poultry will be the principal feature of
The Thirty-Second annual poultry show
Of the Minnesota State Poultry asso-
station. January 81, in Arcadia hall
Minneapolis. Officers of the associa-
ton are working with c. II. Benja-
min Of Washington, government ex.
pert, to increase poultry production
In the Northwest
Meatless Tuesdays and wheatless
Wednesdays have been put into effect
at the state sanatorium at Walker at
he request Of the patients themselves
Supt. George w. Beach consented to
naueurate the program, after a con.
sultation with physicians made 1t
clear that abandonment OF the meat
diet usually fed consumptives would
lOt De injurious.
The heavy fall of snow in the
Northern woods. which has driven the
rabbits south. has made trapping OF
fur-bearing animals more profitable
this year than ever before, according
to professional trappers in Southern
Minnesota, With the prices at their
height and the demand increasing
the local district has given much
toward the local supply.
Billy Sunday, evangelist, probably
Will speak In several Minnesota towns
In behalf OF the prohibition campaign
while he Is conducting series of
meetings at Duluth In May, Senator
Richard Jones OF Duluth announces
Headquarters OF the Minnesota Dry
federation will be opened about Jan.
nary in Minneapolis. Senator Jones
Is campaign manager for the feder
alton.
Glowing reports OF the good results
accomplished by the two weeks 10y
atty drive Of the America First asso
citation are coming into state head
quarters. THE statewide loyalty
drive created more enthusiasm and
brought more pleasing results in
awakening the spirit OF Americanism
that any except the most optimistic
had thought possible before II got un
der way Robert w. Hargadine, sec
rotary. said.
wager was paid at a Winona
hotel that emphasizes that that city ,s
thoroughly Hoeverized. A guest al
he hotel on Tuesday complained to
he landlord after the main meal that
no meat had been served. III you
can't serve meat. I'll go out and
steak" the hotel patron said. bet
you S. you can't buy a steak in a
Winona restaurant or hotel today"
was the challenge. The wager was
placed. Two hours after the indignant
hotel patron still was securing the
city for Stacker eating house. He
paid the bet.
loot horns as long as your lungs
hold out to greet the New Year. but
please refrain from using steam whis
tles' This request. made In the in
terests OF coal conservation. is beins