Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
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At the meeting o. the county corr
.nissioners at Pine City, II was de
30, 10 nave county agent in Pin,
ounty.
ne seventh annual poultry show
tprcmcted by the Central Minnesot
Poaitgy association. will be held il
St Cloud Jan, IL. IL, l3 and II.
The Clay county Y. NJ. c. A. funt
will go we'll over $4,000. which viii b,
81, 900 more than the county's quota
according to TreasurerA. II. Costain
of Moc-ehead.
Dakota county voiced its loyal
ty and patriotism at a meeting l.
Hampton, James G. Gabelle, Mime
apolis speaker and writer addressed
the gathering.
Nearly one hundred families arc
now gas users in Bemidji and the
Bemidji Gas company is making new
connections every day in spite OF the
severe weather
lsanti county is being represented
at Washington at the large temper
ance gathering which is being held
there by Rev. A. Lindgren OF the
Swedish Baptist church.
| Three hund ed and twenty-one big
game and six y-three small game IL
censes were Issued by County Audi
tor Sander at Mora during the hunt,
Ing season Viii h closed Nov. 30. Few
deer were klh d In Kanabec county
Resolutions adopted by the otter.
tail county bar at Fergus Falls. cal
on every person who claims the pro.
lection OF the flag to give "our gov,
eminent their undivided loyalty and
support"
The Thief River Falls hospital has
heen admitted to the ranks of accred.
tied institutions and its students will
now be allowed credit for two years
work there. finishing at Minneapolis
City Hospital.
Mrs. Charles Pilkin of Thief River
Falls is training Crookston artists
who are preparing to put on at the
Grand theatre there on Dec. 20 a
threc.act comedy entitled Mrs. Tenn.
pleton's Telegram"
The body Of Andrew Larson. en-
ployed on a farm near Glyndon, who
died in Fargo hospital is being held
by Undertaken E. F. Moore, who is
attempting to locate relatives. Lar.
son died from q complication of dis.
eases.
The Northern Minneapolis Devel.
opr,ent association convention came
to q close at Brainerd with q loyalty
rally at which Governor BGrniuist
WIS the principal speaker. r. X.
Wise OF Brainerd was chosen presi.
dent.
John Drexel will finish a term in
the state prisoi at Joliet, ILL.,, soon
and is schedule, to be nabbed at the
prison gates an returned to Mirne-
sofa as a parol, breaker. II requisi.
ton issued for HIM by Governor Burn.
auisa IL honored by the governor OF
Illinois.
The members of the Cloquet Ma
comic lodge paid tribute to lodge mem.
hers who are now In the service OF
Uncle Sam by raising q flag bearing
nineteen stars. that number being in
the service. at appropriate exercises
held in the auditorium of the Masonic
temple. open only to Masons and their
wives
Ous.ing of Herbert w. Libby. new
" appointed member OF the Mi1neso
tn Public Safety commission from
the machnists' union. VAS demanded
by President Ben Laab of Winona
| 80 xpyhS 10 hk,, L. a
member. The local body revoked
action which made Mr.. Libby q dele
lgate to the central labor body.
John NJ. Baer. Nonpartisan congress-
man from North Dakota In an address
to farmers at Faribault urged that
farmers raise every bushel Of grain
and every pound Of ''vestock possible
in an effort to aid the government tc
W. the war with Germany Mr.. Bae,
scored food manipulators and spec
u'ators declaring they had been dirty
Ell out Of North Dakota and would be
driven out OF every state In the nation
Tire explosion OF boiler in the err
CINE room Of the VIRGINIA & Rain
Lake lumber mill at Virginia caused
/ Ht SpeItSlOu vi WIZ III Hill NJ. nhN
until such time as the repair work Is
completed the city will be without
electric power. except limited
amount supplied by city reserve
motor. II will be necessary for The
citv to abandon street lights. 1t II
said The cause of the explosion II
unknown.
Ornamental street lighting in cities
ami towns must be curtailed at once
Judge John +. MCGEE, state fuel ad
ministrator says. 1T is up to every
body using electric lights In contra
veution to the regulations announced
to stop at once or take the conse
aucnces." said Judge Niece. "Th'
rules will be- strictly enforced-no
only the penal provisions ~ present.,
ed but fuel will be refused to per
sons who violate the rules"
\ Plan 10 combine the deliverie
OF the local merchants is to be con
. si.e;ed by the Merchants association
NJ ,i>%sk,f Nfyan Falls In order h