Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06

Stockholders Of tho Clay County
Creamery association have decided 10
build . modern creamery building IN
Moorhead to cost about $4,000.
The Oak Leaf Literary club Of Bad.
ger donated $40 worth Of yarn to the
Red Cross and gave SIS to help pro-
vide q public skating rink for school
children.
Sheriff Kelly Of Crookston has an.
nounced that II he enters any 90
called soft drink emporiums In East
Grand Forks under q search warrant.
that he will confiscate all intoxicat-
Ing liquors and fixtures connected
with the sale of them In any way.
such fixtures being the bars. tables,
chairs and any other fixtures pertain
ing to the sale of the liquor.
United States Commissioners w. A.
Fleming of Brainerd has held Stephen
Batters. said to be from Little Falls,
to the Federal grand Jury In $3.50
bonds for selling liquor to Indians. He
was arrested at Wahkon. It ia said
IN Indian agent arrested an alleged
bootlegger near Trommald but the
evidence" consisting of two bottles
Of whisky. disappeared and the man
could not be prosecuted.
Coal dealers of Minnesota are asked
TO carefully distribute their supplies
d hard coal In q letter from Judge
McGee. Judge MCGEE calls attention
20 the practice In some of the smaller
cities. where Q few families buy the
whole supply Of hard coal received By
The local dealers leaving many fami-
lies with none He suggests that some
coal be sold to everyone who can use
It as the supply of that variety 10
more plentiful.
The first day OF the trial 1T Glen
zoe Of A. e. Daggaft OF Lester Prairie.
one of twelve men Of that place in
dicted on charge of rioting. as the
result Of an attack on members Of the
family of Louis Klatt. hotolkeeper
there. developed the fact that the at
lack was planned by the defendant and
others. according to the testimony OF
William Bowman. Bowman was
one of the men alleged to have at
tackled the Klatts. but testified for
the state
The Great Western railroad shops
are to be removed from Red Wing to
Rochester and Red Wing will shortly
be eliminated as q freight terminal By
the Chicago Great Western railroad
company. according to rumors In rail.
road circles.
David H. Orr. father Of Representa-
tive e. E. Orr and B. F. Orr. merchant
and we'll known residents Of Wadena.
died at his home In Mortified. Of in
armities incident to old ago. Mr.. Orr
~ born In New York state August
81. 1895.
The Washington county grand jury
now In session at Saltwater ID COZ
eronted with . number Of cases that
win come up for consideration by that
body. Nearly 20 witnesses have been
subpoenaed by Sheriff T. H. Maher
trom various sections Of the county.
While all OF the figures for the ore
shipments from docks at tho Head Of
The Lakes were not obtainable It II
believed in shipping circles at Duluth
that the season will show about equal
TO 1916 and may exceed 1t. Last Sea-.
son tho Duluth. Missabe and Northern
shipped 21.455.245 tons and to date
this year has shipped 20,s70sl7..
| Receipts Of coal at the Head Of :l'4
lakes docks for the>season Up to y
sember 80 showed an increase OF
e2o.3a4 tons. according to st-.tlets
compiled. Receipts aggregated ~.
.42.lS5 tons. compared with 9.0el So
0os M to the same period last year