Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-10-04

Hamburg, below Hannibal, Mo-, last
week. No lives were lost.
The largest fair Redwood county
has ever had has just closed at Red
Lake Falls. Thursday was the big.
gest day, gate receipts showing that
the attendance exceeded 5000. An of.
fetal count Of the automobiles parked
between the hours OF 2 and 8 ia the
afternoon, gave the total of cars as
1900.
Rudolph Gruenloh of Avon, = pio
neer of that section. died at his home
after short illness. He was SO years
Of age.
The Minnesota Methodist ministers,
in their annual conference held in
Pipestone. listened to the reports Of
foreign and home missionary work.
Rev. j. X. Warden has filed SANDER
suits against two Williams men, James
O'Briel and Hans Christensen, charg.
ing them with damaging his character
to the extent Of $1,000 The case will
be tried In the district court at Bau.
dette.
A resolution was sent to President
Wilson by the Minnesota w. c. T. u.
In state convention at the Wesley M.
e. church, Minneapolis, urging him to
use his influence to prohibit the manu-.
facture and sale of intoxicating liquor
during the war.
The body OF w. S. Woodcraft, who
took his life in room at the Nicollet
hotel, Minneapolis, was sent to Mon.
tevideo, In care Of q brother who
identified him. No reason is known
why Woodcraft committed suicide.
His wife survives.
Deputy Sheriff James Cahill and
Charles Fisk Of Bemidji have taken
to Saltwater Jack" Chisholm, who ID
to serve term for robbery. While
In the county jail. Chisholm gave q
little farewell party, breaking every.
thing possible In his cell.
Frank J. Schultheis, first Mime
apolis drafted man to die at Camp
Dodge, had a military funeral at St.
Joseph's Catholic church. Friends at
Camp Dodge telephoned that Schul.
theis died brokenhearted after being
separated from his invalid mother.
Capt. Arthur 8. Cow OF Battery r
Of the 15lst field artillery, formerly
the First Minnesota field artillery. now
In camp at Camp Mineola. L. L, has
acknowledged the receipt of 81, 200, the
artillery's share Of the proceeds of the
soldiers pageant recently held at the
state fair grounds.
Plans for aiding Federal and state
authorities In their efforts to stop
the illegal sale of liquor to soldiers
or others. were discussed at meet.
Ing Of the Minneapolis Retail Liquor
Dealers association. Another meet.
ing will be held soon to which all
saloonkeepers In Minneapolis will bs
invited.
Rain has helped check the forest
fires which have been menaciny
Spooner and Baudette for the last
week. All danger now seems over.
An Investigation Of the origin OF the
fires may be made. Much property
damage was done, including the de.
struction of large sawmill and out.
lying houses.
Duane Scarf, 80 years old. of Owa.
t0nna, and Mrs. Parmellia Hewes, -
years old. OF LOwville, were married
at Lowville. NJ Y. Scarf met his
bride two weeks ago while on q VISIT,
She has been engaged In tha millinery
business. Scarf is farmer Twins
near OwAtonna. where the couple
will make their home.
At conference Of land men held
In Minneapolis. plans for forming 4
statewide association to develop 90.
100000 acres Of unsettled land in
northern Minnesota were discussed.
II II proposed that the association
develop wild land In the northern part
OF the state by inducing men inter
ested In the sheep industry 70 come
to the state.
At the time Of the first drive for
funds for the Red Cross number
Of Crookston farmers, instead OF donat.
ing money. promised to pay the value
OF crop yields from certain tracts Of
land on their farm. when their crops
were harvested this fall. The FIRST re-
turn Of this nature was received when
William Dittman turned In $40 to the
Red Cross as his donation.
Robert. v. Johnson Of Minneapolis
has fled two suits against Peter J..
Callahan, fiagman. and the st. Paul
road, asking for damages amounting
to @84.150 on account Of IN accident
70 his son. Robert v. Johnson, IT., .
years old, who was run down by an
engine on the short line In October.
1916. Tho boys right leg was ampu.
tated below the knee and the left foot
was amputated near the ankle Joint.
Public announcement in q barber
shop Ut Kenyon that he was . mem
Der Of the Nonpartixan league ana Z
pro<3erman. almost earned Louis W..
Martin, who said he was an organizer
for the leagus, q coat Of tar and feath.
erG. Martin, on entering the barber
shop. declared his sympathies and was
attacked by loyaliSt After this hs
was warned to leave the city, but ho
refused A posse Of citizens was has
lily organized and after preparing the
tar and feAthern started altar Mar