Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-10-18
.ieState EeWSof
The Week IN Brief
An Epitome Of An the Big and
Interesting Events Of the Past
Few Days In the State.

udVo OPERATORS taK0 out lease on If
mineral deposits at the county farm
property. Bids are asked.
A new shaft IL to be sunk soon
southwest of Trommald, new range
| town Of the Guyana iron range, which
is attaining q phenomenal growth.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Peck of Anoka
were married just Atty years. and last
week their children and grandchildren
oil came home to help them celebrate.
John Cummings, one of the patriarcha
OF Redwood county. died very sudden.
~ at Ills home ne&r Delhi. Death was
due to apoplexy. He was % years
old.
Nels Hanson, so years old. was killed
BY q cave-in while digging a trench
tor water main at Pennington. Two
sisters. living in North Dakota, sur.
vive him.
Recent frosts at Motley have pene
trated the ground to q depth of two
inches and probably destroyed hun.
dreds of dollars worth OF potatoes stu
In the ground.
The average yield Of potatoes In
Stearns county for period of three
years 10 252 bushels an acre. County
8upt. Boerger claims he has the az
ures to prove It.
John Miles Of Eveleth 10 dead a. the
result Of being struck in the neck with
. beer glass. The glass cut a cash in
Miles neck Ave inches long. severins
his 1ugular vein.
August Melin was granted q divorce
from his wife In the district court at
Crookston after the couple had lived
together for forty Eight years. He il
Is years of age, and HE wife 10 u.
Rush of farm work and not prevail.
ing prices 10 the cause of the light
potato receipts in Minnesota, accord.
Ing to the opinion Of Director A. D.
Wilson Of the state extension depart.
nent.
New companies In the Minnesota
Home Guard probably will bs estab.
hshed at Fergus Falls and Park Rap.
ids, applications for recognition from
those towns having been made to
Adjt. Gen. w. F, Rhinow.
Personal effects at an estimated
value Of $1,000 have been stolen from
barracks of student companies at
Fort Smelling In series OF thefts
during the past few weeks. The
Fourth and Fifth companies have been
especially hard hit.
Lack Of boats getting back on their
return trips 40 rapidly a. they did
last year, combined with the later
opening Of the season this year, makes
the total ore shipments from the head
OF the Great Lakes so far In 1917 al.
most 100000 tons less than they
were . year ago.
The 352d infantry at Camp d. dge.
composed of men from northern Min.
nesota and eastern North Dakota, set
. record for other regiments In camp
to equal in Liberty Bond subscriptions
by subscribing for an aggregate OF
$4,000. Total subscriptions In camp
have reached $4,000.
William MAXI was arrested and
charged with introducing liquor into
Indian territory ct Virginia. Maxi In
said to have sold several bottles Of
whisky, but When an Investigation was
made 1t was found that Maki's whisky
was tea, and weak tea at that. He rot
II pint for the liquor"
Red Wing has thrown out the mt
Tor auto thieves operating in this SEC
eion OF the state. More than q score
have been detailed to guard machines
parked in the business districts at
night. A volunteer organization has
been formed to run down auto thieves
under the direction Of Chief of Police
Andrew Jackson.
Federal recognition of the Second
Minnesota Field artillery Of which
Battery r. Of Moorhead is a unit, IL
csked In - petition addressed to the
secretary sof war and signed by the
directors OF the MoOrhead Commercial
club. The directors In session also
adopted . resolution guaranteeing an
armory site Tor Battery r and pledRinw
ct least $1,000 toward construction.
After roll call one evening recent
~. before Company @, M. N. G., OF
Austin WIS dismissed. Capt. Page gave
the command. AT ease" and q crisp
new 81 bill was given to each member
Of thu company from Capt. J. N. Mob.
olsen Of Company c OF the Home
Guards. II was . personal gift from
MIR. Nicholson. and the entire com
pany gave three cheers and q tiger.
A Liberty loan scholarship IL the
newest and most exemplary. plan now
being worked out at the Winona nor.
NAL school by women students. Thay
are donating 70 . fund with which 10
purchase bonds. The bonds will b
held in trust and eventually the money
win be used TO help someone through
the institution. All the young women
are engaged In efforts to earn money
with which to buy the bonds.
That the Federal farm loan plan ID
no longer a theory but Ii a reality and
In actual practice whereby farmers
are receiving loans on the appraised
valuations Of farms was reported by
the Balkan Federal Farm Loan asso-
ciation at Chisholm. According to
Secretary Frank G. Harris applications
Of all farmers, so far as Is known. who