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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

Washington, D. c., Nov. 8, 1917
A summary of preliminary
estimates of crop production for
the State of Minnesota and fol-
the United States, as compiled by
the Bureau of Crop Estimates
land transmitted thru the Wea
ther Bureau), U. S. Department
of Agriculture, is as follows:
Corn.
State: Production this year
86,900,000 bushels; last year dec
estimate), 84,42O,OOO bushels.
United States: This year, g..
190,0O0,000 bushels; last year
dec. estimate), 2,583,241, 900 bu,
shells.
Wheat.
State: This year, 66,476,OOC
bushels: last year (Dec. esti.
mate), 27,555, 900 bushels.
United States: This year, $780,.
797. 900 bushels; last year dec
estimate), 39,SS6,O0O bushels.
Oats.
State: This year, 123,O25, ,OOC
bushels; last year dec. esti,
mate), 88,112,OOO bushels.
United States: This year
l ,5SO,714,O00 bushels; last year
dec. estimate), 1881, $4,000 bu.
shells.
Barley.
State: This year, 38,232, ,OO(
bushels; last year dec. esti
mate), 26,125.0OO bushels.
United States: This year, POI, i,
$50, 900 bushels; last year dec
estimate), 18O.927,OOO bushels.
Rye.
State: This year, 6,438.OO bu
shells; last year (Dec. estimate)
s. OBS. 900 bushels.
United States: This year, Sc,
044,O bushels; last year dec
estimate), 47,383.OOO bushels.
Flaxseed.
State: This year, 2,6OO,OOO bu
shells; last year dec. estimate)
2,338, 900 bushels.
United States: This year, g..
600, 900 bushels; last year dec
estimate), 15,459,OOO bushels.
Potatoes.
State: This year, 34,5OO,OOC
bushels; last year (Dec. esti.
mate). 100000 bushels.
United States: This year, 44O,.
100000 bushels: last year dec
estimate), 285, ,437 900 bushels.
All Hay.
State: This year, 5,197, ,OOO
tons; last year dec. estimate),
1884 900 tons.
United States: This year, 91,-
715,O00 tons; last year dec. es-
timate), 100, ,786,OOO tons.
Apples agricultural Crop).
State: This year. .482. 900 bar
rels of 3 bushels; last year (Dec.
estimate), $4,000 barrels.
United States: This year. 59,-
2OO, 900 barrels of 3 bushels; last
year (Dec. estimate), 67,415, 900
barrels.
Prices. e
The first price given below is
the average on Nov. l this year.
and the second the average on
Nov. l last year.
State: Wheat. 202 and 1863
cents per bushel. Corn. LAB and
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Always Causing Trouble.

Il understand your automobile
has gotten you into trouble"
It's always getting me into
trouble one way or another" re-
piled Mr.. Chuggins. when it
runs l get arrested for speeding;
when it refuses to run ! get ar
rested for profanity"
Washington Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15
Needless Question.

Now, see here!w said the law.
yer, Before take your case
want to know if you're guilty.
Am / guilty." replied the
prisoner, "Wot dyer s'pose!
Dyer think I'd hire the most ex.
pensive lawyer in town if l was
Innocent"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15
MINNESOTA THURSDAY NOVEMBER

medicine at the Christiania uni
versity, practised for some time
in Norway and left that country
for Decorah in 1873. He prac-
tised in that town until 1906.
Since then he has been living
with his son at Scandinavia, Wis,
altho he made frequent visits to
Decorah.-Einar Bolstad, one of
the pioneer farmers of the Red
River valley, died last week at
his home near Fergus Falls,
Mimi. Mr.. Bolstad, who was
born at Skien, Norway, in 1889,
had been in this country since
1857 and in the western part of
Minnesota ever since 1860. He
was a Civil war veteran and a
leader of various progressive
movements among farmers.
Last week rumors were circu-
lated to the effect that war be-
tween Sweden and the United
States was emminent. These
rumors were privately circulated
and did not appear in the public
press; some Of them even went
so far as to say that war actually
had been declared, but an investi-
cation revealed no source of the
stories. In conservative quar-
ters it was thought, however,
that the rumor had its origin in
Wall street and was launched for
speculative interests. 1t is un-
likely that war will be declared
as the new cabinet in Sweden,
socialistic and liberal to the core,
is doing all it possibly can to
maintain the neutrality of the
nation. There is more founda-
tion for the printed rumors that
relations between Norway and
Germany are at the straining
point. Ever since the torpedo
ing on October %, of various
Morse merchantmen with the at
tending brutal murder of the
crews, Norway has sent sharply
rebuking protests to the German
government, and the boldness of
the protesting notes has been
remarked upon as presaging an
almost immediate breach of dip
lomatic relations. Germany as
usual is full of apologies, but
Norway wants guarantees, and
if they are not forthcoming, it is
not unlikely that trouble may
finally start. t.-During the past
week no news of world interest
has been cabled from Denmark.
London papers of October Goth
to October Oath, which bring
faster Danish news to this coun-
try than the Scandinavian mails,
indicate that Denmark is doing
everything it can to meet the
hardships of the coming winter.
Wages are better than ever, but
there is a shortage of necessary
supplies thruout the country.
This week the steamship traffic
between Denmark and the
United States is restored after
an intermission of many weeks,
made necessary by the attitude
of the American government.
The steamer, "Hellig Olav,"
leaves an American port on the
18th of this month.
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news AMONG
SCAND|NAvIANs
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North


Astrid Hoist, a Danish actress
who has spent some time in New
York, died suddenly last week in
the Long Island College hospital.
She was 80 years old.
Signe Lund, Norwegian-Ameri-
can composer, has received a
prize of $500 for music which
she had composed to Daniel M.
Henderson's prize poem, THE
Road to France The prize was
awarded by the National Arts
club.
A we'll known Swedish author,
Henning Berger, who for a num-
ber of years had lived in Chica-
go, is expected to arrive in this
country for a lecture trip during
the early part of December. Dur
ing the last eight years, that is,
ever since he. left Chicago, he
has made his residence in Copen-
hagen.
The Danish concert singer, P.
Bjornskjold, who for some time
past has given recitals in Chica-
go, always received with a rather
unusual enthusiasm, has sudden
ly been asked to go to Norway,
and will leave Saturday of this
week. Mr.. Bjornskjold expects
to be back in America in JAN
uary, 1918. and will then make a
tour of the country together
with Joel Mossberg, his Swedish
colleague.
Martin Ulvestad, who is prob
ably the most eminent of the his
torians of Norsemen in the
United States, has been invited
to 60 to Norway for the purpose
of lecturing about his country
men on this side of the Atlantic.
Mr.. Ulvestad has done more than
any other individual for promot-
ing study of emigrated Norwe-
gians and their history, and he
has very rarely met with any
appreciation. "Vestkysten," q
paper on the Pacific coast, re-
marks quite pertinently: 1T
seems that Mr.. Ulvestad is bet
ter understood in Norway than
among U.S."
Word has been received of the
death of we'll known Swedish
physician, DR.. ]. H. Sandberg,
who was II years old at the time
of his death, Friday of last week.
DR.. Sandberg had practised in
Minneapolis for twenty years be-
fore he went to Pequot, Mimi,
where he lived for several years.
He had headed important botan-
ical surveys in the southwestern
states for the government on
various occasions and was widely
known thruout the northwest,
also. The doctor is survived by
his wife and one daughter. The
funeral took place on Sunday, at
Owatonna.
On November Is, theatrical
performance will take place in
Minneapolis for the benefit of
Mrs. Ernestine Sannes, a Danish
actress known to Scandinavians
in nearly all the northwestern
states. For a number of years
Mrs. Sannes toured the country
with her late husband, the Nor
wegian actor, Anton Sannes. The
program for the benefit perform
ance will comprise a Danish play,
Store Bededagsaften," and the
Norwegian comedy, Peter og
Inger," in which Mrs. Sannes
herself will take part. The per-
formance will be arranged under
the joint auspices Of Danish and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15

One of the strangest mysteries
ever recorded in this part of the
country is the strange death of
the Norwegian farmer, Olaf
Boen, and his 12-year old son,
Lester, at their home near
Northwood, N. d., last week. 1t
appears that Boen and three of
his children went to bed in the
same room one night and the
next morning he and his young
est son were found dead; it was
thought that poison was the
cause; but the battling fact was
that the two other children were
not affected altho a slight quan-
tity of froth was found about
their mouths. The University
of North Dakota laboratory
has conducted two exami-
nations of the stomachs of
the deceased, but, at the time of
this writing, has not found any
traces of poison. That a murder
was committed, seems entirely
out of the question. Some are
clinging to the theory that Boen
poisoned Lester and himself, but
a motive is entirely lacking. The
authorities are very much in the
dark.
1t seems that the League of
Small Nations which attempted
to hold an initial meeting in New
York some days ago has been
rather unsuccessful in it's ef-
forts. It is said that the move
ment is of Swedish origin and
has German capital back of it,
altho this is a charge which has
not been substantiated. New
York papers frankly claim that
the league was one of the many
off-shots of peace societies
which have been fostered by
German initiative, and several
members who had been promi-
nently advertised as directors,
have repudiated the league and
it's policy. This is particularly
true of some Danes and Norwe-
gians while no Swede has been
reported to take stand against
the league. At the first meeting
an effort was made to throw
light on the Slesvig- Holsten
problem, but nothing else ap-
pears to have been done. The
aims of the league, as they were
published, were not quite clear.
In these columns it was men
toned last week that a Judge
Lindley in San Francisco had &C.
cused Scandinavia of being un-
fair to America, and that he had
taken particular pains to accuse
Denmark of being "a back door
thru which American goods and
supplies were shipped to Ger
many" His statement was sent
broad cast thru the Associated
Press. and, consequently, the
Danish government thru it's rep
resentative in San Francisco de-
manded an explanation. 1t was
Immediately forthcoming: Mr..
Lindley issued statement to
the local press to the effect tnat
he did not know what he was
talking about, and that he took
it all back. So far, SO good. But
Danes thruout the country are
not satisfied before the Judge
gives his retraction the same
wide publicity that he gave to
his. original statement. Pressure
is now being brought upon him
to have the retraction reach
every section of the country
where his defamation of friendly
nations has been read.
A. C. Smith, a widely known
Norwegian physician in Decorah,
Iowa, died last week at Scandi-
navia, Wis. For more than a
he was the attending
at the Luther college
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15

Matt sure has nerve, hasn't hsr
Il guess yes. The other day hs
isked an automobile salesman for {
ample. THE Lamb.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15
DURATION.

venus-How long have you bssn
n the army?
Mars-Oh, about three chequs
,ooks.-IOndon Punch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15
coMs,pERATE Girl.

did you scream when hs tried to
Mss you?"
"No; there's . poor man in IT,
mt fat vhA is very sick.s
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15

tcoatinaea On Sass :,
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29

o k. his clief l'utenant, was al. Ha $ "Iected of a .;r in the capacity If aa agent of Germany and at enc tin:c disappeared because of the fear that he would be arrested as a spv.
 In view of the known German pre- affections of the leaders of the Hol- shevilli, the conclusion of a separate peace pact which will give Germany q dominating influence in Russia is looked npon as q logical result of the present armistice negotiations, inas- much as it is believed that the plans for such q denoucmcnt have been long agreed upon hy the Bolshevili leaders ;tnd Germany. The recent announce ment of the Berlin authorities to the effect that the Kaiser would not con sent 10 treat with any other than the successors of the imperial dynasty Is locked upon as merely a prctensc intended to offset the evidences of n prearranged understandig between the Bolsheviki and the cunning diplomats of the Wilhclmstrasse.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
ALASKAN ARRESTED
 FOR PRO-GERMAN|sM
By Associated Press.

SEATTLE, Nov. 27--Carl Raymone, who claims Shushanna, Alaska 1s his place of residence. was arrested by government agent on his arrival from the northern territory yesterday and
 agcd in the colnty jail while an in '. sti, n'ion of rhpr%aS If fro-German- sn nsdc aS9..S: a;;n Is being made by Federal officials. The arrested man is one of the survivors of the wrecked steamer Mariposa.
 Raymond was arrested just as he stepped off the gang plank from the Ravall, the vessel which picked him up following the Mariposa disaster.
 The officials refuse to discuss the ar rest and nothing is known as to the exact nature of the charges placed against him beyond he is accused of pro German inclinations and displays,
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TAXPAYERS MUST
 GET BUSY

Tar faiurc of a Urge numh'l of
 iaXpa\ CTS to return their assessment reports to the City Assessor is causing that individual to grow dccdodlY inn
 patient and has resulted in the official announcement that he will wait no logcr than Monday before setting his own valuation on the taXahlc property of the dilatory ones. The assessment blanks were distributed in accorianc" with the law on Nov. 10 and should h" returned within a period of five days thereafter. But in spite of the in- structions in this respect, large DOT
 ton have not yet been returned H-
 though the statutory period has l"n% Since cXpircd Judge Grimm st1'
 that he has not pressed the matter
 owing to d desire to allow as much time as possible. He is compelled. however, to close the assessment books by December 10 and has, therefore, de-
 cided to personally fix the valuation on all property for which taxation returns have not been made by Monday night
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29

the fabulousll rich beach line streak has SO far cludod them
 According to Commissioner James FraWlcy. the Recorders office has had an especially busy spell this month as more documents have been filed than during any month of November since the "tiic" was established The recent congressional enactment 1holishing a9- scssm"nt work f"r ,hr wears l9l7-1S i4 mainly responsible for this unusual accession of business as the owners of mining claims are fling the required notice of intentions to hold their claims
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29

The Arctic Bakery will make some one Christmas present in the shape of a fifteen dollar fruit cake prepared with all the pastry skill for which that establishmct is noted Each customer who makes a purchase amounting to twenty five cents or more in value between now and Christ mas will be presented with a ticket which will entitle the holder to one chance at the delectable confcction. The winner will be decided by draw ing hold Christmas eve.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29

Axel Bard, who has been sinking holes on his claim on Moss Gulch so long that those who know him declare that he has to use q microscope to find a new spot, arrived in town to spend Thanksgiving in the midst of urban delights and reports that the Moss Gulch section is deserted save for the presence of Goodrich and him. self Goodrich is prospecting on Stew
 ems creek small tributary of Nome river, located a short distance from
 Moss Gulch. Bard reports that he contemplates continuing his pr 'spect- ing endeavors this winter and believes that he will ultimately find the old beach line, which appearances indicate once ran across Moss Hplch hu: be- came dislodged in some unaccounta- blc manner and cannot be located. Both Bard and Goodrich have some low grade pay which may be sluiced at a profit whenever water is available but
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OUTSIDE MAIL LEFT SOLOMON FOR NOME I230
BELIEVED RuSS0-GERmAN
 PEACE PACT CERTAIN

and his leading followers are and have been since before the revolt which un- seated the .Romanoffs. paid agents of the German government. In this con- nection it is recalled that the late Provisional government sought to ar rest Lenic for pro-Gcrman manifesto tions shortly after the overthrow of the imperial government, owins to the discovery of numbc" of letters and communications addressed to him by rcrsoco who were :h"ns,lvos under suSpicior of hcICG Gcin.1n spies.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29

Louis Erickson, the interpid muShcr of the White Trail, will get away for Dime creek today with a string of fast huskies and two passengers, Mr and Mrs. Goldbaum. who are contemplating taking up a temporary residence at the new camp beside the Koyuk
 Erickson will also take over a quan- tity of turkeys and chickens for the Christmas dinners of the isolated Dimeites. As the 2tarmigan are said to be exceedingly scarce, it is proba hble that many a denizen of Dime would go without his Christmas spread but for the timely services of brother Erickson.
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GHASTlY MURDER MYSTERY
 SHOCKS IDAHO TOWN

this morning were unahu. To secure 'dmitt'nc" ana later became yu~po- ious with thc result that tho door was forced The srarchcrs found that the entire fami> had upp"rentls Lo.u murdered The ,hroar of au five were cut from ear to o.lr .nd .h, ntcuor of tho pl9c" WIS hrsratJud with blood in manner diScI" in" that o terrific struggle had taken place.
 A blood stained butchcr knife Nas fouud on 'hc floor of the kitchen and a
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BANDITS MAKE
 BIC HAUL
By Associated Press.

TOLEDO, Nov 27-In one of the most daring outlaw attacks that has been mated in this section for years, five bandits attacked the paymaster of last night and succeeded in getting away with more than thirty thous1nd dollars in gold and currency.
 The attack was cleverly planned ani executed at the time when the pay master was preparing to pay oft the employees of the brewing company.
 The bold robbers rGade q clean get to pick up their trail.
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STORM OEvASTATES
 JAVA COAST
By Associatcd Press.

HONG KONG, Nov. x Reports from Singapore reaching here by steamer say lyrgc portion of the southern coast of Java wns recently 'devastcd by a terrific storm. \ mum the coast are said to have been pr9c- tically obliteratcd and immense dam age was done to the rice and other crops.
 Although no great loss of lfe is recorded, the destruction of their will lages has left hundreds of natives without shelter and hunger i5 rife throughout the districts visited hy the gale.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
By Associated Press.

pEKIN, Nov. 27--Reports from Har- bin. Manchur'ia. assert that the relgn of lawlessncss recently started by 1in,,aa has,ai.- as Afsrsare,ise.-. s--...is..-- continues to increase in violence lnd has grown quite beyond the capt:ities of the local officials to control Th" bandits have virtually takcE possa ,- sion of the city and arc tachus hO'h natives and foreigners. The bandit band is said to number close to five thousand and is strong enough 10 bid defiance to the few Russian troops uualtered in Manchuria.
 Reports reaching here through dip- lomatic channels say that the con-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
By Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 2S--Six sailors were drowned and .he lives of nine others were saved only with great diff fculty when gasoline launch which was conveying them to three Dutch merchant steamers lying at anchor in the roadstead here suddenly capsized last night and parcipitated it's passen- gers into :he water.
 Attracted by the shouts of the sail ors. various small crafts rushed to
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B. Associated Press.

WASHINGTuN. No> -9 \~ n"- ~uI' of numerous prostcNts 3gaus, thc action of the government in roumau- dccrng the available tin supplies. n
 was revealed today that the Saw de- partmcnt has communicated prctl- cally every pound of tin metal stored in the warehouses Of NcW York city,
 Attention was first drawn to the fact that the government was Scizius the available tin supplies through the pro tests of can makers and eanncrs of food products who were unable .o sc-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
NAVY COMMANDEERS TIN
 SUPPLIES

cure tIo in mor, thn indifferent Wru,ir,~ owing to tn, goycnmonts ~uNuc or the Lr-,r gmutri,s of fhe mo.l u stom2e.
 NavN p.pa,m.ot "nlu.Ie ~.> she mrru i- o.-.oua to N.r propositions and intimate 'b.t t.. -o>orrmont may ,ommanlcrr alJ The available supplies in the counu> of'o".rd .llo1in2 :" sufficient surp> tu ip cun.rs to tJet them until more can hr secured
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. 29-lt is the general opinion in government circles that a separate peace declaration between Russia and Germany is practically opment occurs in the internal situa- ton of Russia.
 Officials profess the belief that the whole scheme of the Bolshcviki re- volt was manufactured by Germany with the intention of separating Rus sia from her allies and that Leninc
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Read Today's News Today In the Nome Daily Nuoyet
SUBMARINE LOSSES NOW
 NEGLIGIBLE

tile fleet having hccn practically im- mune from attack, save for the sink ing of d few very small vessels in Icluding two traWlcrs.
 - It is the belief of officials that the submarine menace has been practi. cally removed. a large part of thi. gratifying result having been mad, possible through the effective coop eration of tho American naval force! operating in the submarine zone.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
NEWS MITES

For some unknown reason the Nus- telegrams on the first run this morning and Is compelled to issue with a small portion of the usual volume of outside matter. The messages prescn- cd are all of yesterdays vintage held over on the expectation that the pres cnt contingency might develop.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
CHINESE OUTLAWS
 TERROR|zE HARB|N

s:ant attacks on foreigners have led to representations which may ultimately result in foreign troops being sent to control the situation unless the Rus stop the era of crime. It is said that ca. Japan and Great Britain have in- timated to Russia that until guaran- property of their citizens are forth coming they will endeavor to bring to keep the peace.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
DUTCH TARS VICTIMS OF
 SEA FATALITY

the rescue but before help could ar the last time and several others were In q precarious condition before they could be located in the darkness and taken aboard the rescuing vessels.
 The sailors were all Hollanders and members of the crews of the three Dutch ships.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
By Associated Press.

uy NsSOCTdIVu TTtss.
 cot EIt p'ALENE, Idaho Nov 29 As a result of tn" finding of the dead and mutila'cd bodies of five persons two adults and 'hrcc children, at Rose Lake. a small settlement near this place, the local officials are confronted with a murder mystery of unusual as- poets.
 The dead bones are those of Michael Kelly, his wife and their three children. Ncighh"rs calling a' the Kelly home
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-11-29
8Th CHAPTER OF
 THE IRON CLAW TONIGHT

On the Stroke of Twelve" the Sth chapter of The Iron Claw" Pathe's great serial story will be the head liner at the Dream tonight \ Tran gle Comedy featuring Shorty Hamil- . in "A Rough Knight" and a late Pathe Weekly are on the program.