Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

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has been RAISED by FL TelenhoH
company employees in the narthwe
territory for their former associate
now In the 4oSth and 4o5th battalions
y. s. sisnal corps.
For the first time since the ak muir
Ger case began at Virginia. officers
lave oNenly expressed optimistic
views regarding the apprehension OF
the murderer. Information OF arrests
however. has been prohibited by the
authorities. There are suspects ir
custody who were "sweated" blu: thei,
identity is kept secret.
Mrs. Timothy O'Connell, one of tn
oldest pioneers in the state died at hel
home in Mounds View. after q shori
illness. Mrs. O'Connell was born IL
Limerick county. Ireland, March Is,
'S2S. and came to Minnesota with her
husband in the, carly ffties. Mrs.
O'Connell Is survived by eight sons
and daughters and % grandchildren,
all living in the state.
death by wounds in the head, caus.
ed by an unknown person" was the
verdict in the case Of John McGar.
ry, who was found unconscious in
George Anderson's soft drink" place
at Brainerd. when the police raided
the place confiscated some liquor and
arrested Anderson who is held on a
charge OF conducting place in which
intoxicating liquors are sold.
The oysreting income Of the Great
Norther r, rroad decreased $905 ,209.-
"a in October from the toll of the
same month last year. according to
the report made by Controller G. R,
Martin. The decrease for the 10
months ending Oct. 81, was $3.186.9S3.
6s. Operating revenue for the month
increased $4S1.176.26, but operating
expenses increased $1,1so.o56.59
Nearly 100 farmers from Minnesota,
representatives Of Minnesota milling
concerns and state officials. met at
Minneapolis with Charles L. Brand,
representative Of the federal bureau
| Of markets, and recommended chang &c
in the federal grain grading system
which. according to the farmers, will
allow them to obtain from the millers
Whist they believe to be the prices to
which they are entitled.
Clifford Dow. 2h-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Dow, was shot and
killed by his 6-year-old brother, Ar
thur, at the family home in Duluth.
The children were alone on the Sec
ond floor, playing soldier, when Mrs.
Dow heard a shot. She found the
youngest child shot through the head
with .3S calibre revolver belonging
to the father, which the children had
found In a bureau drawer.
The Northern Minnesota Develop.
ment association, in joint convention
with the Minnesota Potato Growers
association and the newly formed Nor.
thern Minnesota Sheep Growers as
ISOLATION was held at Brainerd with
the largest attendance in the history
Of the association President Middle.
ton in his address paid tribute to the
potato growers of the state and EN-.
phasized the need OF organized effort
in assisting the government in its war
program. Patriotic resolutions we're
adopted. Among the features of the
convention. a potato luncheon, part of
the conservation program, was in the
foreground. Potatoes we're prepared
after government recipes. Sheep cul-
ture was discussed by Prof. w. A. Nc.
Kerrow Of the University farm. Gov.
ernor Burnquist addressed the conven.
ton the closing day.
The senior class of the Crosby
High School has received a letter from
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
thanking members for purchasing a
Liberty bond and commencing theft
scheme OF willing 1t to the class o:
1912. with instructions to buy bust
Of President Wilson for the high
school. The letter will be framed and
hung In the high school.
Two wolves escaped from Central
Park at Crcokston where they were
Gagged They made their escape BY
digging themselves out from under the
caging and were found running loose
around the park by the park custo
dian who Immediately notified park
Superintendent Giles and Game War
den Munich. After failing in their
endeavors to capture the animals the
wolves were shot so they could do nc
harm.
e. M. Wheelock. mechanical ex
pert of Winona gave the. British the
frst practical idea Of the war mon
ster that forced the Germans to tur-
on their heels In the recent drive
toward Cambria. directed by Genera
Byng. The fact that Wheelock wa,
tho ;nyontor ri the arm0red TAM