Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05

ot. Paul. - Whether DR.. HOdgman
Is to remain as president OF Macales.
ter college was to be decided at q
meeting Of the board of trustees.
st. Paul. - Nearly 1000 members
OF the Brotherhood Of American Yeo-
men were In st. Paul to attend the
state convention lasting for three
days.
Minneapolis. Herman Roe OF
Mortified. former secretary Of the
Minnesota Editorial association, was
named to the newly created position
OF field secretary at meeting In Min.
neapolis.
Redwood Falls. After being on
Its journey more than forty-three
years, copy of st. Paul paper Of
December 13, 1873, addressed to ]. s.
Honnor. of this city, has arrived
through the mail.
Shakopee. - The state has Just &C.
quired title to the main portion Of q
site in Shakopee for the proposed
state reformatory for women. August
Cooper delivered his deed and re.
ceived $4,000 in cash.
Kenyon. - The continuation Of tho
Mayo Foundation in the face of oppo.
sitioH inspired by petty jealousies"
Is asked by resolutions passed unani.
mously by the Kenyon, Mimi, Com.
mercial club and made public.
Hills. - Fritz Lemberg of Hills,
ROCK county. with score OF 95k,
won the March competition in the
winter contest for butter and cheese
makers under the direction of the
State Dairy and Food Commission.
Carl Bomholtz of Georgeville was
second.
Minneapolis. - James T. Phelps, u
years old, or Of Minneapolis Oldest
railroad men and superintendent of
the Great Northern passenger station,
died at the family homo after q brief
Illness. Mr.. Phelps, a brother.in.law
OF the late James J. Hill, was one of
the early railroad men of the north.
west and was widely known.
Red Wing. - The union committee
of the United and the Hauge and Nor.
wegian Lutheran Synods in session
here for 10 days. considered many
problems confronting the proposed
new church body. The union commit.
tee will convene in Minneapolis In
May. There is still much work to be
done before the merging OF the syn.
DDS takes place.
st. Paul. - Governor J. A. A. Burn
quist has just announced the appoint
ment OF Charles M. Babcock of Eth
River as highway commissioner Of
Minnesota, under the provisions Of
the highway act passed by the present
Legislature and signed by the Gov
ernor. The commissioners term O,
office is six years. with an annual
salary Of $4,000.
Washington. D. c. - Official wheat
standards which eliminate the term
northern" by which wheat of Mime
sofa and the Dakotas has hitherto
been designated. have been announced
by the Department of Agriculture
New classiflcations are termed hard
red spring. common and red durum
hard red winter. soft red winter, com
mon white and white club.
st. Paul. - A call from the United
States department of agriculture 10,
conference April 10 to consider q
white pine blister rust quarantine in
several states, including Minnesota
has caused the division of entomology
University Of Minnesota agricultural
college. to request speedy action on
senate and house bills providing 9
fund for stamping out the disease.
st. Paul. - The Second and Third
Infantry regiments of the Minnesota
National guard may be called into ser
vice following the converting Of Con
gress. Military officials at the state
capitol have indicated belief that the
remaining infantry would be called t
arms shortly to supplement the FRS,
Infantry In meeting policing demands
provided In the orders of the Central
department.
Minneapolis. - The faculty Of the
University Of Minnesota went a ster
farther than declaring its loyalty t.
the government and the President
when 1879 Of the professors signed q
petition that was sent to President
Woodrow Wilson, urging immediate
recognition by congress Of q state ol
war brought about by Germany" The
paper asserted that Germany under
stands no argument save force.
st. Paul. - Fifty professors and
superintendents Of twenty-five Mime
sofa canning factories having an an
nual output valued 1t 100000 met
1T the Old Capitol to be taught can
ming. The school lasted three day.
and was the first of its kind In the
United States. 1t was arranged BY
J. J. Farrell. dairy and food commits
sioner, who has charge Of supervision
Of the canning industry, and was In
charge Of A. J. Anderson, inspector Of
canneries.
st. Cloud. 49, Judge c. A. Nye of the
district court has received orders from
the War department to hold himself
in readiness to report for duty at any
time. Judge Nye served q month al
the Plattsburg, N. T., training camp
last autumn and was commissioned nm