Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-09-06
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was crushed beneath An auto truck
Dr. William J. Spring of Mtnnsapo-
lis was killed when an automobile he
was driving overturned on the Excel
s.or road. He was forty years OF age.
Two OF the children OF Charles Di-
mond of St Paul are dead from diph-
iberia and four other children and
the parents are seriously i'll from the
disease.
President J. P. Foote OF the Scandal
American bank OF Crookston is dead.
He was sixty-three years old. Mr..
Foote had recently undergone an op-
Grafton.
J.P. WhitweIl OF st. Paul was elect
ed president OF the Minnesota Spirit
ua!ists' association At the closing
meeting OF its annual convention in
Minneapolis.
Isaac r. Beery. Minneapolis con-
tractor and apartment house owner.
ia dead He was sixty-six years old
and had been q resident Of Minneap-
oils since 1877.
Minnesota corporations in the past
fiscal year paid s4,61s,46476 income
taxes to the government. The returns
by individuals in the Gopher state to-
tailed 31,814,431.33.
Mrs. Mary Kinnane, ninety-three
years old, for sixty-three years a resi-
dent OF Minneapolis 10 dead. Mrs.
Kinnane was born In Ireland in 1924
and came to America when child.
Major James Ronayne. U. s. A., re-
tired, has been detailed as professor
OF military science and tactics at the
University OF Minnesota. He has been
instructor OF the Illinois national
guard.
Mrs. D. w. McCourt OF st. Paul
prominent in Minnesota p. A. r. cir
c,es for many years, Is dead az the
esult OF paralytic stroke suffered
while addressing a board meeting or
the ID. A. r.
Miss Marguerite Davis OF st. Paul
Northwest tennis champion, defended
her title by defeating Miss Josephine
Cotton OF Duluth In the women's sin.
gle finals OF the state tennis tourna-
ment at Duluth.
While preparing to go on fishing
trip William e. Lininger OF st. Paul,
forty-seven years old, suffered faint.
ing spell and died in two minutes. Mr..
Lininger recently removed to St Paul
from Blue Earth.
The special employment bureau
opened by thS Minnesota public
safety commission in Minnesota to
give statewide war time service fur
nished jobs to 2.05S men and 96l won.
en- during August.
Robert Crickmore OF the state fair
board and prominent Minnesota dairy
and stockmSn. Ia dead at his home in
Owatonna. Death resulted from can
Ger OF the stomach from which he had
suffered several years.
Six hundred stockholders OF the
Farmers Terminal Packing company
inspected construction Of the new
$500. 900 building approaching compile
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the Mississippi river from st. Paul.
Mrs. Cora Biuer. aged Twenty-Five
was shot and killed at st. Paul by
William Brinkhock. aged thirty-two, a
recent deserter from the First Mime
sota field artillery. Brinkbock then
Fillcd himself jealousy was the sup
posed cause OF the tragedy.
Richard Wise. an electrician Of
Shakopee. WAS eleCtrocuted while re
pairing broken connection. The lad
der on which he was standing slipped
and in attempting to save himself
from a seven-foot fall he grasped a
live wire, He died instantly.
The Park Region Echo at Alexan
dria. suspended from the mails some
time ago by the postmaster general
for the publishing OF alleged seditious
or disloyel attacks on the government,
will be permitted to issue in the future
provided Objectionable matter is elm.
mated.
+. +. Pearson, state superintendent
OF banking. will call conference IN
Minneapolis early in September OF tho
heads OF the banking departments OF
the states in the Ninth reserve dis
.rict for general discussion OF all
phases of the Northwest financial sit
uation.
Parts OF Northern Minnesota report
an earthquake shock. believed to be
tho first in the history OF Minnesota
The quake occurred in sections OF
Crow Wing. Morrison and Todd coun.
ties. Dishes ratified and chimneys
swayed. but no serious damage re-
suited
Darius F. Reese. pioneer st. Paul
lawyer and Republican politician. has
closed his ofilces In st. Paul and will
remove to Los Angeles. CAL. for per-
mancnt rsaideooe. Mr. Reese has been
. resident Of s. Paul for thirty -four
years and all Of that time has been
IN active Republican worker. He was
clark OF the sta1o supreme court for
eight yeazs-