Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-03
STATES FIGHT ON
PLAQUES STARTED
HEALTH OFFICIALS TO WAGE
WAR ON MENINGITIS AND
INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
PEACE STRENGTH ATTAINED
First Minnesota Field Artillery and
Infantry Suspend Recruiting
Await Orders to Increase
Force to War Strength.

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A fight against the present epidemic
OF cerebro-spinal meningitis and to
ward prevention of q general recur
renee Of infantile paralysis will be
features of engagements of state
health activities made possible by
largely increased appropriations and
outlined at recent meeting of the
Minnesota board Of health.
The campaign is to start imme
diately, financed by new appropria.
ton Of $4,000 now available for the
coming year.
Frequent conferences are planned
between DR.. II. M. Bracken, executive
officer. DIR. A. J Chesley, director OF
the communicable diseases branch.
and members OF the executive com
mittee OF the board.
The state health department has q
fund totaling 100000 for the coming
year against $4,000 last year, exclu.
sive Of the special poliomyelitis fund
OF $4,000 compared with an emer.
gency appropriation of $1,000 for the
special epidemic work last year.
First Attains Peace Strength.
The First Field artillery and First
Infantry regiments, Minnesota Ma.
tional Guard, have attained full peace
strength and suspended recruiting.
Eight men from Pipestone brought the
First Infantry up to it's peace strength
OF 1872 men and similar delegations
from VIRGINIA nd ~ &C.
the artillery up to its peace strength.
Both regiments expect orders to re.
cruit to war strength and for that rea,
son will accept and list applications
for enlistment, and swear the men In
later when the order arrives.
The Minneapolis batteries of the ar.
tsllery are overloaded and many men
will be transferred to st. Paul bat.
teries. Col. George Il. Leach Of that
branch said.
Twenty marine corps recruits includ.
ing seven University OF Minnesota stu.
dents have left for the training quar-.
ters at Mare Island.
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Food Commission Enlarged.
Appointments of four additional
members on the state committee on
food production and conservation have
been announced by Governor Burn.
Quist They are: John H. Rich. Min.
neapolis. superintendent of the Fed.
eral Reserve bank; Ira B. Mills. st.
Paul, chairman Of the Minnesota Rail.
road and Warehouse Commission; C.
G. Selvig. Crookston. superintendent
OF Northwestern agricultural school.
and Fred Lorenz. Minneapolis. q sales
agent.
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Clause Veto Kills Bill.
BY disappearing numerous items In
the state park appropriations allowed
by the legislature, Governor J. A. A.
Burnquist in effect vetoed the accom-.
panying provisions for commissions to
administer the fund. The attorney
general holds that the commission
clause Is meaningless and OF no effect
since the appropriation was vetoed.
The same ruling will apply to several
similar provisions in the bill.
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Names Deputy inspectors.
A. M. Opsahl, state inspector OF II.
Eliminating oils. has announced ap.
pointments OF 81 deputy inspectors in
his department. Appointments for
Ramsey and st. Louis counties will be
made public In few days. Inspector
Opsahl said. The deputyships are on
the fee basis, and compensations de-
pend largely on the amount OF oils for
inspection in the various districts.
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Advised to Work at keme.
New York men who wish to come
to Minnesota and work on farms. on
condition that their railroad fare to
the place Of employment be paid.
have been advised by the labor COM
mittee of the state lebor commission
to seek employment on the farms In
their own state.
Officials Aid War Work.
Heads of the various state depart
ments are casting about for ways to
aid the government in its campaign
to increase production and to con.
serve the product. and nearly every