Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-09-27
News of theState
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were over $500 more than ever before.
the attendance was greater, the at
fractions better and the exhibits good.
Practically the entire population OF
Jackson and several hundred farmers
from the surrounding country turned
out to say goodbye to Jackson county's
first quota Of drafted men who left
for Camp Dodge. The men were join
ed at Fairmont by seventy men from
Martin county.
The Northwestern fair, which will
be held in Crookston for three days.
beginning October 3. is expected to be
q splendid success. The fair, which
was formerly managed by local men,
has been turned over to the farmers
surrounding Crookston. They will run
the fair on their own ideas:
answering loyalty to the United
States and staunch support Of the g2v-
eminent in its prosecution Of the war,
on the part of Norwegian Danish
Methodists was voiced in a resolution
unanimously passed at the final ses-
sion of the Northern conference Of the
Norwegian-Danish Methodist church
In the Bethlehem Methodist church,
Minneapolis.
The Tri-State and Bell Telephone
companies won q partial victory over
the State Railroad and Warehouse
Commission when Judge Childress Of
the district court Ned q decision on
the appeal Of the companies revers-
Ing the order OF the commission that
10-cent extra charge should be lev
led for all distance calls on the Tri-
State through Owatonna.
One hundred dollars q minute for
forty-nve minutes for the American
Red Cross was the record established
at Heron Lake In a drive to provide
the Jackson county chapter with ade.
Quate funds.
A campaign to raise $4,000 for tho
Nicollet county chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross will be made October
1. The county has been divided into
districts and canvassing groups for
each district appointed.
After q hearing, Mike Lugovich
charged with bringing contraband
liquor into Indian territory, was bound
over to the Federal court by United
States Commissioner w. A. Fleming,
bonds being placed at $3.50. Car and
liquor were confiscated
L. A. Ickler, vice president of the
American National bank, St. Paul,
who spent q month near Drake, N
D., said today that the wheat crop is
poor In that immediate vicinity but
Is better to the East and North.
Conditions are much better in Min
nesota, however" said Mr.. Ickler.
There has been q reversal of opin-
lon in many places in Southeastern
Minnesota as to the extent Of the
damage by frost some days ago. The
warm weather Of the last few days,
typical corn-growing weather, has
convinced many farmers who took q
chance by leaving their corn undis.
turbed that they have made no mis-.
take. More than half the crop
thought completely destroyed on the
ridges in this territory will mature,
experts said.
Only 43 tons of hard coal have
been shipped into Thief River Falls
since last spring-and that was re.
ceived only after frantic appeals.
Considerable alarm IL felt lest win.
ter comes without further shipment.
All the dealers have been trying for
some time to get hard coal. instead,
soft coal in plenty has been shipped
In until half Of the usual supply has
been received. Some uneasiness has
also been felt over the fact that II
has been almost impossible to get
any cordwood.
Edward Fedel. q farmer residing in
the town Of Munson, two miles from
Richmond. lies in the hospital with
six shots in his body as the result
of one Of the first hunting accidents
OF the season. His condition is not
considered serious. Fedel went out
on the Sank river for the purpose of
fishing. Lucas Schroeder, q neigh.
boring farmer. also went to the river
in quest Of ducks. Sighting a mud
hen he fired. The hen happened to
be directly in line with Fedel and q
number Of the shot hit him.
]. o. Bentall. former Socialist can.
didate for governor, has returned to
his farm at Cedar Mills. after having
been arraigned in Minneapolis before
Federal commissioner on a charge
Of interfering with the draft law. He
was arrested and brought to Mime
apolis charged with specifically laid
Ing, abetting and inducing his farm
hand. John F. Kassube. not to regis
ter for the draft" Bail was fixed AT
$4,000. It was Bentall's second ar
rest in connection with anti-draft &C
tivities.
Joseph H. Gates, pioneer resident
OF Rice Lake. was run down and killed
by an automobile driven by Mrs. Jerry
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