Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-09-20
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NEWS OF The week
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ing lord runabout, was bound over
to the district court at Brainerd, after
| Q hearing in municipal court before
Judge Walter F. Wieland.
The premium list OF the Koochichinx
county fair. to be held Ut Northcms
on Sept. Is. 10 and 20. was issued
| yesterday by the committee and is an
unusually attractive one.
George W. Scherer died in the Alb
bolt hospital. Minneapolis, after long
fight to regain his health. He was
prominent in the public and business
life Of Mankato and vicinity for many
years.
Prot A. D. Wilson, professor at the
University Of Minnesota, has been ap-
pointed food administrator for Mime
sofa by President Wilson. He will
| carry out Herbert c. Hoover's policies
In the state.
w. J. Wendorf, . we'll known resi-
dent of Melrose. has been lying at the
point Of death at the city hospital
there. He was caught under a box
car at the Great Northern yards and
crushed under q wheel.
Drafted men for the new National
Army were honored at Silver Lake
by q banquet that was attended by
500 persons After the banquet the
men were presented with q S. safety
razor. donated by men of Silver Lake.
On 40 acres of Wright's farm near
Brainerd 2,14O bushels of oats were
threshed. Although the cucumber
crop this year has not been an ex.
tensive one, the Barrow's pickle plant
has received about $500 bushels to
| date.
e. G. Purssell Of Minneapolis, mete.
orologist Of weather bureau. was In
Brainerd inspecting the local station
and also gathering earthquake data.
et.. From Brainerd. Mr.. Purssell went
north to Bemidji, Grand Rapids and
other stations.
Northern lumber men forecast q Sc
rious labor shortage in the woods this
fall and next winter and it is feared
that the cutting Of logs will be great.
ly handicapped for lack Of men. Few.
er men are available at this time than
tor many years.
Max Greenberg Of Guyana, charged
with introducing liquor into Indian ter
ritory country. was before United
States Commissioner w. A. Fleming
1t Brainerd, and was bound over to
the federal court, bonds being fixed at
$500. Indian agents assert Greenberg
brought In a trunkful of whisky. load.
Cd at Superior
A resident at Gilbert applied to the
State Public Safety commission for
job as beer commissioner" The
applicant for the Job stated that he
had heard the safety body wanted q
man to watch bottles Of beer being
delivered at range boarding houses
| and hotels. The commission replied
that there was no vacancy.
Dakota county. amid rain and dark
ened skies, paid tribute to Its draft
ed men by giving them a banquet and
loyalty meeting at Hastings. BY the
time the meeting was about to begin
5000 people were waiting and special
trains had arrived bringing thousands
from South st. Paul. Pennington,
Lakeville and other neighboring
towns.
Hearing Of the charges against Sher-
IN Joseph J. Urness of this county il
on at Mahnomen, Governor Burnquist
having ordered an investigation after
the Minnesota public safety commits.
sion had recommended the removal Of
the sheriff. charging him with failure
to enforce anti-gambling and liquor
laws and refusing to cooperate with
federal authorities in the enforcement
Of laws.
In the presence Of squad of Min.
neapolis city police sent from the
North Side station In response to q
| call for protection, A. s. Brons. an
| anti-war street speaker. was arrested
At Forty-second and Washington ave
nues north by military police who had
been attracted by his haranguing.
Brons was locked up in the city jail
on disorderly conduct charge. but
Socialist friends soon furnished bail.
Although Manley Madison Of Hal.
stad made no claim for exemption the
Norman county selection board believed
him to be married and exempted him
anyhow. He promptly registered .
| vigorous kick and an investigation
showed that the board had him mixed
up with his married brother. So the
members obligingly withdrew the OK.
emption and allowed him to serve his
country.
Professor William A. Schaper for
the last is years professor in the
department Of political science Of the
| University Of Minnesota. has been dis
missed from the faculty by the board
OF regents on evidence which, accord
ting to Fred b. Snyder. president. was
| presented In letter from the State
Public Safety commission to the board,
charging Professor Schaper with dis
loyalty to the federal government In
the war with Germany.
| a fifteen years contract has been
granted NJ. d. Stoner and T. II. Cross
we'll to erect and operate an electric
light and power plant in the village
OF Walker. The present plant at
Walker has been unsatisfactory for
some time, giving poor service. hence
i kha ontinu ~ tho ~ht.~