Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15
tliL~>-sL itLv1Ul
The Week N Brief
An Epaome Of An he Big and
hkeressmg Events Of the Pask
Few Days In the State

/ Few Oays In the State
Sergeant Joe HOPE Of Battery B
stationed at Waseca. died At Ovation
ma. died from injuries received in Z
railroad accident.
| Two OF the four garage men ri
Thief River Fails have been endeavor
Ing to dispose of their business that
they may enter the aviation service.
David Benson, pioneer OF Rem
Vile. 70 years old, was seriously in.
tured when he fell Is feet from lad
der which he was using in pruning
trees.
Lake Parks fourth annual colt show
was held with several hundred farm
| ers from the districts contiguous to
the village il attendance. Cash prizes
amounting to $170 were distributed.
John D. McCune. 81 years of age. .
paper maker at the Watab Pulp and
Paper company's mill at Sartell, was
electrocuted when he came in came
In contact with q high tension wire.
L. p. Jorgenson Of st. Paul was
awarded the contract for Pipestone's
new high school building by the board
Of education. His bid was $140.51I
and it is only the general construc-
ton contract.
II the coal situation does not i'm.
prove shortly 1t is likely that q severe
fuel shortage will be felt at East
Grand Forks this winter. II is prac-
ucally impossible to get . good ship
ment of coal regularly.
Southern Minnesota's oldest sports.
man has gone to the north woods In
quest Of big game. H. T. Doud, Of
Wjnona. in his eighty-third ear. is on
his thirty-nrst annual hunting expe-
dition. Never has he returned with.
out q deer.
The annual convention Of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa.
tion In Brainerd, December and 7.
will be o threc-in-one gathering. the
association having arranged with the
Minnesota Potato Growers Associ-
alton and the Northern Minnesota
Sheep Growers association to meet
there on the same dates and under
their auspices.
A bulletin board, containing church
announcements, which appeared on
the outside of st. Johns German Luth.
eran church at Red Wing was ripped
on by vandal. 1T was undoubtedly
because the bulletin bore the word
German that 1t was destroyed" Rev.
J. r. Baumann said. Members Of the
church are loyal Americans and have
taken an active interest In war relief
work.
Tolls on the high bridge may bo
eliminated at Red Wing shortly and
the big steel structure spanning tie
Mississippi river. thrown open to pub
lie traffic free of charge. Under terms
of agreement between Red Wing and
Trenton townships tolls are to be
eliminated on the high bridge as soon
as the Wisconsin channel bridge Is
completed and thrown open to the
public.
The Minnesota section of the Amer
ican Waterworks association held its
annual meeting at Mankato. Among
the subjects of municipal interest con.
sidered were the substitution al
wood for iron water pipe and cement
for lead in sealing pipe joints. O. @,
House, st. Paul, WAS elected presi'
dent: II. F. Blomquist. Mankato
| vice president, and L. l. Birdsell. Min.
neapolis, director
Denied the right to assist the gov
eminent In the prosecution OF the
| war because OF an exceptionally low
| stage OF water in the Mississippi
river. steamboat men have found q
new service and It has been offered
to Uncle Sam. 1t probably Will be &C
cepted. Steamboats, Of the various
lines probably will be used to aid In
solving the housing problems a
points along the river where war worl
Is In progress.
The family of James A. Tawne,
former representative from the FRS
district. and during his activities II
Congress. recognized az one Of tn,
world figures In disarmament and uni
versal peace efforts, is doing it's bit IL
the present war with Germany Three
OF his sons are In the active service A
members OF the fighting force. Whit,
another son is In the customs service
and Mr.. Tawney II engaged In an I'm
portant government function.
The authorities of Red Wing ar,
aiding anxious parents In an effort t
ind two young gffls who have disar
peared. At Stewartville. Nora Schroe
der. 16 years old, returned to her hom
late in the afternoon from work. wen
to her room and later went out Sh
has not returned and diligent searc
has failed to give the police or re.a
tiyes = clue Frances Washburn, I
years old, went to school at Plainvie'
village. When abe failed to retur
home her parents beyan search,
was learned she boarded train. tn
parents Of the two girls believe the
were lured away.
| A Red Wing sportsman was fine
for pursuing" ducks. He tried I
coax or "shoo" the birds, within gu:
shot of blind. where his compaaic
was hiding. A state game warde