Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-11-08

has been done. OF potatoes IS per
cent froze in the ground. Pastures
are holding up unusually well. Hay
on the average has been half crop
The oats crop was very good and the
straw Is excellent.
The vast tract of lowlands In the
| vicinity of Waskish, 20 miles north
| of Kelliher and 20 miles north of Be
midJi, in Beltrami county, is believed
so we'll fitted for raising flax for the
| development Of the fax fiber industry
that the Drainage Land Development
company is being formed to embark
extensively in flax raising with a cap
ital of $4,000
O. K. Berget, secretary of the fair
board association at Crookston. has
received the national certificate N
by the National Emergency Food Gar
den commission for the best exhibit
of a canned vegetable to have been
raised in some village or country gar
den. The exhibit made by Mrs. G. Fl.
Sandburg OF Crookston. at the fail
held there this fall received the prize
The Elle Earth County Teachers
Patriotic league has been formed at
MankatO.
The Saltwater lodge of Sons of Her.
man voted to purchase $500 worth Of
Liberty bonds
A mans body found in the railroad
water tank at Ray fs being held at
International Falls pending an effort
to locate relatives.
| Citizens at Fergus Falls are com
tributiEg to a fund to be offered for
the recovery of the body of Ted John
son, who was drowned in the big Car.
Isle slough.
Miss Francis Wright, only daughter
Of Mrs. William Wright and grand.
daughter of the late lamented chief.
tain. White Cloud. died at her home
In White Earth.
| While returning from dance Jo
seph Dysdahl was killed and Knute
LELAND was injured seriously when
their automobile overturned eight
miles south Of Fergus Falls.
Rev Charles Baxter Fellows, 81
years old, for many years a Congre-
gational home missionary in Minneso.
ia and Northern Michigan. dropped
dead Of heart disease in front of his
home in Minneapolis.
The Railway Employees Building as.
ISOLATION has been Incorporating at St.
Cloud with $4,000 capital The first
1 officoro ~ rho oreo u;o 1<{oc 49, -. A.,
lows: President, Fred Stroschein.
vice president. Fred c. Lindt; secre.
tary, benjamin r. Stranger; treasurer,
William c. School
One family in every two pledged to
conserve food along the lines suggest.
ed by the food administration, is the
goal which Herbert c. Hoover expects
to see reached in the food pledge
drive. A. D. Wilson, food adminlstrat-
or for Minnesota, believes that this
state will come up to that ratio More
than 100000 cards have been signed
throughout the United States already,
according to reports from Washing.
ton. MinnesOta's quota Is 235,OGO.
That the closed season on part.
ridge is resulting in a big increase
in this game bird is vouched FOR by
| Game Warden John G. Green. Just in
from the north. Last year few part
ridges could be seen anywhere in
Northern Minnesota. Il have seen a
large number of partridge coveys this
fall" said Green. Last fall most of
US thought that the partridge had gone
| forever. Hunters will enjoy rare
shooting in 1920 when the law will be
| off,"
What is said to be an unusual case
Of catalepsy occurred at the home of
| Andrew Wickund near Fergus Falls
when his seventeen-year-old daughter
was taken suddenly i'll. Almost with
out warning she fell into a cataleptic
| state and now lies absolutely rigid
| and with open eyes. Apparently she
recognizes no one and it is necessary
for physicians to feed her with tube.
She was taken to hospital in Fergus
Falls and physicians state that recov.
cry Is quite possible
Virginia's food problem is steadily
growing alarming Some prices are:
| Milk. II cents a quart; cream, 90
cents a quart; butter, SO cents; eggs,
SIS cents; sugar, 10 cents q pound, in
ten pounds to family only. The milk
| situation Is the worst. Farmers near
Cook. Embarrass and Pike river are
shipping their stock out of the county
on the grounds that they cannot afford
to maintain stock for dairy produce,
since hay is $50 ton and middlings
$40. Beef prices make It more profit
able for them to sell their herds. they
| soy.
The Sultana mine. Guyana range,
Is now etockpiling at the rate Of about
900 tons per day. The property is
opened up for large production and is
suitably equipped to handle same
T. E. Schulke. member of the Hag-
all township committee near Bcmidji
on the Liberty Loan. states that every
farmer in the township with the ex.
| ception of two subscribed to the Lib
| erty Loan