Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14

Samuel P. SabOm one of the pioneer
Swedish-American business men o
Minneapolis, is dead He was born in
Sweden in 1851 and reached Minneap
oils in 1869. For forty nine years he
was continuously in the decorating
business.
A $l,O00,000 theatrical corporation
with Minneapolis as the nucleus has
been formed by company headed by
Frank f. Nemec. st. Cloud exhib
itor. The company has engaged to
operate, lease and buy theaters and
handle films.
| Mrs Emeline o. Palmes, ninety six
years old. oldest member of the Inter.
national Sunshine society, prominent
church worker and member of the
first Red Cross society ever formed.
is dead at the home of her daughter
in Minneapolis.
False atements of facts concern
ing his opponent were held by the
| state supreme court as ample ground
| for aunulling the election of Alderman
| James F. Wallace of Minneapolis. A
nonpartisan primary and election will
be held to fill the vacancy.
In addition to its quota of the new
national army to be raised by the Sc.
lective draft Minnesota must furnish
more than 10000 men for the regular
army and national guard. These ranks
will be filed by draft IL enough volun-
teers do not come forward.
The Minnesota public safety COM
mission has taken hand In the strike
Of union plasterers in st. Paul, with a
recC nm endation that q conference be
called Immediately between the strik.
ers and the master plasterers looking
toward q settlement Of the dispute.
Saloon keepers who permit men to
become intoxicated in their places and
who help or allow their bartenders to
supply men with liquor are liable to
damages for death or injuries that
may result from the consumption Of
the liquor. according to q decision Of
the state supreme court.
An additional battalion Of artillery
and a new field hospital corps will be
recruited at once, under orders issued
by Governor Burnquist. as commander
in.chief of the Minnesota national
guard. The new artillery units proba-
bly, will be recruited in towns in the
southern part of the state.
The anniversary OF the founding at
Fort Smelling eighty-two years ago of
what Is now the First Presbyterian
church of Minneapolis, at that time
the original Protestant church in the
district that was to become Minnesota,
was observed at the old round tower
at the fort by about fifty members OF
the congregation.
Recruiting offices to raise u com.
plete battalion of Canadian troops In
Minneapolis and St. Paul have been
opened in the Mill City. This action
was taken following an agreement be-
tween the United States and Canadian
officials by which reciprocity Is to be
recognized in the recruiting Of Ameri-
cans in Canada and the enlistment OF
Canadians in this country.
G. o. Smith. fifty years old. super-
intendent Of mills for the Cloquet
Lumber company. was shot and per-
haps fatally wounded by Jess Stevens.
former employe. - he sat In a rear
seat In the Grand theater at CloQuet.
Tho shooting caused a panic In the
theater. The crowd made Q mad rush
for the exits and several women
tainted during the scuffle.
Des Moines. Ia, has been selected
as the cantonment site for the national
army of the Thirteenth divisional
area. Fort Smelling had been recon-
mended by Major General Thomas Il.
Barry and a strong fight was made to
have the big training camp located on
the outskirts Of the Twin Cities. but
the secretary Of war ruled otherwise
ana Des Moines was named.
The Grant Iron Mining company
with ST. 900 capital and headquar
tiers in st. Paul. has filed articles OF
incorporation with the secretary Of
state. The officers are Louis w. Hill
president; Walter J. Hin, vice presi
dent. and j. H. Gruber. secretary and
treasurer. and other directors and in
Corporators are also men Identified
with the Great Northern road.
Fc.nd guilty by jury OF sever
cleisymen on charge OF immora
conduct for having written letter ex
pressing the hope that President VII
son might be shot before the close o.
the war. Rev Charles l.. Lehnert. for
mer pastor of the Central German
Methodist Episcopal church OF Mime
apCiis, has been ordered suspended
from the exercise of ministerial duties
pending the annual church conference
at Winona Sept. 20,
Joe Redenbaugh. confessed slayer o
Mrs. Alice McQuillan Dunn in he
patents home at St Paul on April ~
Went on the stand 1t the trial Of Mix
Moore, aleGed go between, and toll
the tragic details of the woman's COLI
h,ooGed murder. The witness test
he'd that he shot Mrs. Dunn thre
times. he identified the heavy i4cali
be, gun that he did the shooting will
| ,,l n, Testified that Mike Moore m II