Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-27

rCsiG ents OF st Clo'il, w3s found dead
when her daus alter went to her bel
to awaken her.
O. T. Francis and r. !. Golden.
proprietors Of the Max Cafe at Min
neapolis, were fined $50 by Judge c.
l.. Smith in municipal court for sell.
ing liquor to women in violation OF
order No. Z.
Miss Myrtle I johnson, a stenog-
rapher of Saltwater, who received a
| number Of injuries in an auto acct
| dent about q month ago, is said to
have suffered a number of sinking
spells during the past few days and
her condition is said to be most ser.
ious.
Men and teams are being withdrawn
from the Red Lake Indian agency
where Backus & Brooks recently
started operations for logging several
million feet of government timber.
this firm being the successful bidder
on 100000 feet in a government
contract.
Unless drastic measures are taken
by the railroads in the Northwest to
prevent the movement of box cars
to Eastern points traffic managers OF
big industries in the Twin Cities de-
clare that their firms will be com.
PEELED to shut down on account of the
box car shortage.
f'ranl; J. Danaher, Minneapolis at
torney was indicted by the grand Jury
on charge OF dissuading q witness
by giving him $50 ana a ticket to
Duluth with the understanding that
the witness would not appear at the
trial of Mrs. Mabel Anseth, convicted
Of keeping resort.
IL am satisfied that Minnesota will
soon, II it does not already, rank as
second to none in the sisterhood OF
states as to it's genuine loyalty to the
United States in the prosecution OF
the war to an early and successful
ISSUE" said President Murphy of the
America First association, in com.
menting on the two weeks Loyalty
drive just closed.
Henry Upsahl, resident Of Still
water for the past fifty-two years, died
at the City Hospital. aged 70 years.
Funeral services have been held at
Endid for John Schuldt, one Of the pio.
neers of this section Of Polk county,
who died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. John Geise. He was alone in the
home and when found sat in his chair
lead, having expired while reading
and smoking beside the fire.
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the Arlington hotel at Hibbing, was
arrested by the Indian agents as he
stepped off street car, charged with
importing liquor into dry territory. 1t
is alleged that several quarts OF liquor
were found on him. Morrison was
taken to Virginia for a hearing.
A large service flag bearing the fig-
ures 1888" has been unfurled from
the district headquarters of the North
western Telephone company at Mime
apolis, denoting that 6,S63 employees
have gone into some branch Of the
service since the declaration of war.
OF this number the Minneapolis
branch has given 112 men.
Little Falls is now marketing black
granite, pronounced by experts to be
If as fine a grade as can be found any
where. John Sperry, who operated a
successful granite plant in st. Cloud
for several years, is the owner of the
company. Morrison county, the city Of
Little Falls and the Little Falls Com
mercial club are actively interested in
the plant.
In view of the increasing shortage
Of pennies, q movement to give post
age stamps as change has been inaug-
urated in Minneapolis department
stores. Several stores reported that
they had started such a plan and that
It was working successfully. Short
age of pennies in the northwest has
become SO acute that bankers in small
towns have declared an embargo on
,oppers.
Announcement Is made by Adoiph
Pfund, secretary OF the Northwestern
Lumbermens association, that there
will be strong patriotic note in the
program Of the association meeting
this year, the first since America en-.
tered the war The convention will be
held in Minneapolis Jan. Is to II, and
will bring about 500 retail lumbermen
Of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota and
South Dakota together A building
material exhibit by manufacturers
will be made during the convention.
Frank J. Busch, prominent Mankato
merchant. was found guilty of sedi.
tious utterances il the district 3urt
Of Blue Earth county and sentenced
to three months In the county jail,
fine of $500 and subscriptions OF
$1,000 to the Liberty Loan, 500 to the
Red Cross and $50 each to the Y. NJ
c. A. and Knights of Columbus We
funds The jail sentence was suspend
ed until February S, when Busch is to
appear before the court Busch told
the judge he was sorry and made the
| subscriptions.
Donald Dow, alias Fred Anderson.
convicted Of the murder Of George
sheffield, Great Northern operator at
Moorehead. shot and killed in holdup