Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-10-04
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The Week n Bril-
An Epitome of An the Big and
Interesting Events of the Past
Few Days In the State.

Internment of Robert N. La Fol.
lette, after his expulsion from the
United States Senate. is urged in q
resolution sent to Senators Nelson
and Kellogg by Bemidu citizens.
Bemidji's school district tax levy
was placed at $4,000 at a meeting OF
the board Of education. This amount
is $4,000 more than last year, but it 10
believed that the increase in valuation
In the city will make the rate less
than it was at that time.
Jess Dunning. exsecretary Of the 1.
w. w. local at Bemidji. convicted on
charge OF sabotage, was sentenced
to a maximum Of two years in the pen
itentiary by Judge c. w. Stanton. An
appeal will be taken and a new trial
asked for. Cummings attorney said
In spite Of two broken ribs, suffer
ed when he fell from q ladder. and q
broken arm, injured when knife slip.
ped. Joseph Stackmesser canvassed
the city of Tower with a petition ask.
Ing that Robert M. La Toilette be Of.
ficially muzzled until the close Of the
war. Only two men approached re-.
fused to sign.
Resolutions denouncing the conduct
OF Senator La Toilette as spreading dis.
loyalty and sedition. pledge to aid
the food administration in the regu.
lation of prices and proclaiming 10y.
atty to God and to the nation were
adopted by the Minnesota conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
which met at Pipestone.
Il With the river at the lowest stage
In many years. the work Of pulling
snags 10 facilitated. according to the
crew Of the steamer David Upton, In
the Federal service. The boat was in
Winona few days since on it's last
trip of the year to st. Paul. Many OF
the dangerous ad hidden snags that
have been revealed are being removed.
n Necessity for public health nurses
ID to be emphasized n. the sessions Of
the Mississippi Valley Conference on
tuberculosis. which are to be held in
Minneapolis and st. Paul Oct 8. 9
and 10. Delegates from thirteen states
are expected and an elaborate pro.
gram, including addresses and papers
II by physicians. nurses and public offici.
ais.
! With the finding of . skeleton and
! gun In swamp about eight miles
south Of Warba. the disappearance Of
George Johnson, homesteader and
trapper in Split Hen township, In 1918,
has been cleared. The discovery was
made by A. Leinonen, farmer, who
reported It to Coroner Plair. Posi-
tive Identification WAS made possible
by means Of gun with one empty
shell in the barrel.
Nearly 1000 crippled children have
gone before the travelling poliomyelitis
clinic Of the State Board Of Health for
free treatment. according to DR.. W..
P. Greene, epidemiologist of the
board, who is In charge at Winona
The clinic drew many from outside
points to Winona. There will be q fol.
low-up campaign, It Is announced, and
six experienced nurses will visit all
OF the patients at intervals In the
next two weeks.
Winona organized labor men are i'm.
patient with the delay OF local retail
coal dealers in reducing the price OF
coal The Machinists' union, the larg.
sst In the city. initiated the protest
by wiring Coal Administrator H. A.,
Garfield and Judge =. 8. MCGEE Of
the Minnesota Public Safety Commits.
sion. urging that Winona dealers be
forced to lower the price Of coal In
conformity with tho governments Fed.
eral at-the-mine prices.
H Great excitement prevailed in tho
city park at Crookston and the police
reserves called out when the big Amer.
lean eagle donated to the park board
by the Eagle lodge escaped from it,
cage. After pursuit as desperate a.
any made by the criminal chasers,
Park Policeman Mike O'Boyle and
Deputy Sheriff Fleming finally round.
Cd up the representative Of American
liberty and replaced II in Its cage.
The eagle. however. put up good
light and In the struggle he ripped q
cash In O'Boyle's arm almost to the
bone.
III A convention OF farmers and others
interested in sheep raining In northern
Minnesota 10 hereby called to meet at
the Commercial Club Rooms in the
City Of Bemidji. October s and 8. The
purpose OF this convention IL TO form
an organization Of Wool Growers and
to formulate and adopt plans for the
cooperation Of Minnesota and Federal
Reserve banks, Farmers Clubs, 1--we.
stock Dealers, Western Ranchers and
Railroads to secure and place sheep
on our idle Minnesota lands. Able
speakers will be present to discuss the
problems OF the wool grower from Z
practical standpoint. This convention
10 called at the instance Of the Bemid.
il Commercial Club
A A little army Of forty women has
started out 10 Hooverize Winona. The
campaign calls for house.to-house
canvas OF the entire city In an effort
to get the housewives to sign the
Hoover pledge, emphasizing copserya.