Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-08-23

TO AVOl0 nlltlnS d CHiiu VIM SSCPHOu
directly in the path of the machine
and is in the st. Paul city hospital
with a broken leg as a result OF his
heroism.
Declaring that bloodshed and loss
of life would result from continuance
of anti-American demonstrations Gov
ernor Burnquist has announced that
no more antidraft and other like pro-
test meetings will be permitted in
Minnesota.
Enraged over the stabbing of a SOL
dier by an alleged I. w. W. after the
guardsman resented derogatory re-
marks about the government, members
of the Third Minnesota regiment raid
ed and demolished I. w. w. headquar-
tiers at Duluth.
William S. Conrad, president and
general manager of the w. S. Conrad
company of St. Paul, cigar importers
and jobbers, is dead at his home IN
saltwater. He was seventy-two years
old and his health had been failing
for the past year.
Charges of disloyalty will result in
suspension of three public officials at
New Ulm, Governor Burnquist an
nounced. City Attorney Albert Pfaen-
der, l.. A. Fritsche, mayor, and Coun-
ty Auditor Louis Vogel are the officials
marked for removal.
Minneapolis is 100000 richer than
a year ago, City Assessor G. L. Fort
announced, following the completion
Of the annual city assessment by his
office. The assessed valuation OF all
real and personal property In the city
is estimated at 100000.
Hibbing, the worlds richest village,
has begun negotiations for eighty
acres of state land on which to erect
municipal gas and garbage incinerator
plants and public gardens and nur-
sery, and also to include site for q
new municipal electric plant.
The state public safety commission,
following recent report by COM
mittee sent to International Falls to
make an investigation, has recon-
mended that abatement proceedings
be begun against fourteen alleged dis
orderly houses in KOochiching county.
First appeals in suits contesting the
constitutionality of the army draft
law have been filed in the United
States supreme court for four resi-
dents of ST. Paul. Each defendant re-
fused to register on June 5 and was
sentenced to serve one year in prison.
F. w. and Charles H. Orth of Nor
ton, who own an eighty-acre farm.
sold eight cars of live stock at South
st. Paul that brought $4,000. The
check they received for the lot is said
to be the largest ever issued on the
South st. Paul market for single
shipment
Walter j. Smith, former state treas
urer, after serving about eighteen
months of an indeterminate sentence
for misappropriation of state trust
funds, has left Saltwater prison un-
der a temporary parole to go to a
hospital for treatment for incipient
pulmonary tuberculosis.
Ralph o. Van Lear, son of Mayor
Thomas Van Lear of Minneapolis, has
FLED an exemption claim specifying
that he is a member of the Socialist
party, an Organization opposed to
war;" but deletes the word religious"
His claim was turned down and he
was certified for service.
While attempting to replace q belt
on a shaft of fast running threshing
machine at work in field near Man
kaLo Louis Ferg's arm was torn from
the socket and his body was thrown
a considerable distance, landing on a
his skull. He died three hours later.
Alfred Jaques, United States district
attorney, has issued a warning to Min
nesota investors that they survey care
fully titles to any so called railroad
lands of Oregon and California. Mr..
Jaques says certain INSCRIPTIONS per-
sons. claiming to be locators, are ex-
plotting certain lands in those states
which cannot be disposed of at pres
ent
1AitCA NOAoluCl oIlOh VI CuoA 500 1A0uO
by DR.. Gerard Dietrichson, a professor
in the school of chemistry, University
of Minnesota, against Dean George b.
Frankforter, head of the school Of
chemistry, the board of regents an
nouncd that the charges were unsub-
stantiated and that the relations of
DR.. Dietrichson with the university
have been properly terminated"
Mlnnesota's drafted men must be
ready to enter active military service
as required by the government in in
Stallments of 80 per cent of the force
on Sept. 5. Is and 80, and the re-
naming 10 per cent soon afterward.
This announcement was made by Ad-
iutant General Fred B. Wood, state
draft chief, following instructions
from Provost Marshal General E. H.
Crowder
county agent for each of the
eighty-six counties in Minnesota is
made possible by plans of the depart
ment of agriculture. A. D. Wilson, d.
rector Of the agricultural extension