Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-25

Mankato Three buildings were
completely destroyed by fire which
was discovered In the dry.cleaning
room of the Madison laundry.
st. Paul. Probably for the first time
in It's history, the Minnesota Demo |
cratic State Central committee finds
itself with an unexpended surplus on
hand after all debts. including those
left over from the last campaign, have
been paid. 81.
Virginia.-John Sherker, Fl. B. Nc
Quicken and Frank Brazier, Industrial
Workers of the World members. have
been ordered to leave Virginia. Brazier
is prominent In the organization and
attended the convention of the l. w.
w. In Minneapolis.
Fosston.--Four buildings were des-
| troyed and a fifth was damaged In
| series OF fires here, resulting In loss
| estimated at close to $4,000. Fire
men engaged In thawing a frozen hose
following a theater fire, are blamed
for most serious blaze.
| Winona.-Rainy river, the Lake Of
the Woods, and other bodies Of water
along the northern boundary of Min
nesota, offer opportunities for one Of
the most important waterpower devel-
opments In North America, according
to James A. Tawney.
| st. Paul.-Practically every public
sanatorium In the state was full of pa
tients January 1 and had opened a
waiting list, according to the report of
DIR. I'll. Longstreet Taylor OF the state
advisory commission on sanatoria for
consumptives filed with Governor
Burnquist.
Minnesota contributed $26,74s to-
ward the support of dependents of
prisoners In the state prison and re-
formatory during the last biennial Pc
Rod, compared with $16.574 in the
previous two years. according to fig
ures given out In advance of the reg
ular report of the state board of con-
troll.
Grand Rapids-Figures just compil-
cd by County Treasurer John McMa-
hon of Itasea county show that Of the
1916 tax levy only "a per cent were
delinquent at the close OF the year.
This is the best record ever made by
the county and is taken as an indica-
ton of the steady development of this
section.
| Spooner Two hundred people at
tended the Beltrami county division
mass meeting at the auditorium here.
Joseph Melloney OF Spooner was ap-
pointed chairman. and V. Il. Lindholm
Of Spooner. secretary. A resolution
favoring an amendment to the law Of
1913 regarding county division was
unanimously adopted.
St. Paul. Drainage and food con-
troll. junior courses In high schools. a
state soil investigation and compul-
sorry military training In public schools,
four problems pertinently connected
with the development Of Minnesota
received the concentrated attention OF
the All-Minnesota Development asso
citation at the annual convention held
In st. Paul More than 100 delegatea
were In attendance.
Cokato. -~- Verne johnson of Cokato
Is years old. is the 1916 champion corn
grower of Minnesota. Tho university
so acclaims him. Verne carries of
the sweepstakes place, beating several
thousand boys who entered the acre
yield corn contest last spriag. The
agricultural extension division of the
university supervises this contest
verne's yield. In dry, shelled corn
was 1886 bushels on that single acre
st. Paul.--Maryland' attempt to gel
Dean Woods of the University College
of Agriculture for the presidency of iii
agricultural college was looked upor
in university circles as likely to have
no little effect on the Woods boom fol
, the presidency of Minnesota university
The trustees Of the Maryland institu
ton have offered their college presi
dency to the Minnesota man, and he /,
| considering his action.
Lake City. Talks by Thomas
| Cooper of the North Dakota Agricul
tural Experiment station at Fargo
Forest Henry OF Dover, Mimi; +. w
| Merrill of Fargo, and Robert S. See,
: OF Birmingham. Pa, at the thirty-nintl
= annual convention of the Minnesota
= State Dairymen's association, drey
Il
ward I'll. ulrich of Biscay was re-eleci
ed president at business session.
Brainerd. -- The annual bushes
meeting of the Northern Mirnesot
Editorial association came to an en-
. after one of the best attended aud mos
interesting sessions In It's histor,
Fergus Falls was chosen as the mex
!. convention city. WIN Wilke of Gre
!, Eagle was elected president: Geo. I
Ericsson of Spooner. vice president. an
!, A. G. Rutledge OF Minneapolis, secr'
= tary and treasurer, reelected for th
! ninth term. A resolution opposin
state owned paper mills was adopte,
International Falls. - State Auditc
j. A. o. Preus and State Treasure
= Henry Rines. on their way from TIL
=. city to Duluth, were quizxed and for
= time threatened with detention by
- Canadian immigration inspector her
The state officials had been here col
Quoting a state timber sale.
Lake City. - Declaring that the ver