Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-07
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Ronald SseRme- c1 Duluth sas beer
killed IN action while 6sAsing wiki the
Canadian overseas forces
n ]. Johnson. esghtyeisnt years old
sustained fatal injuries when he was
struck by 4 street car at Minneapolis
Mrs. Martha l. Rhoades, sixty-five
years old. for more than fifty years Z
resident Of Minneapolis. is dead after
. long illness.
A $4,000 fire at Motley destroyed
the postofhce. the once OF the Motley
Mercury, Torgerson's general store
and . blacksmith shop.
Recruiting in oil branches Of the ma
tional guard shows an increasing In.
terest since the issuance Of the order
authorizing full strength enlistment.
Two thousand dollars in fines for
speeding-the largest assessment for
st. Paul In any one month of It's his
tory-was paid In municipal court
during May.
Congressman jeanette Rankin OF
Montana will speak 1t tho nfty.fifth
annual meeting Of the Minnesota Ed.
ucational association in Minneapolis,
Oct. 81 to Nov. 8.
Minnesota began June business with
the biggest June cash balance of rec.
ord in ito treasury. Treasurer Rines
announced $6.1s1,7 1919 in cash in his
o6lcial possession.
Mrs. Rose N. Tracey, aged eighty.
three. St. Paul pioneer. 10 dead at
her homo in that city. Mrs. Tracey
was born in ireland and came to the
United States in 1855.
Registration day passed OF quietly
in Minnesota. Without the slightest
disturbance 100000 citizens OF the
state enrolled themselves for service
in the army under the selective draft
system.
Captain 8. s. Brown. former sur
veyor general for Minnesota and res.
ident Of Minneapolis for more than
nifty years. 10 dead. Captain Brown
served In the Civil war with . Maine
regiment.
Herman c. Hage Of Duluth. q North.
ern Pacific brakeman, died shortly
otter having both legs severed from
his body when he fell under a moving
car while switching at Klondyke. near
Brainerd.
Births In Hennepin county In May
were 6S4, nearly twice as many a. tho
deaths reported for the same time
$50 The report for the first Ave
months OF 1917 showed 2.847 births
and 1876 deaths.
Brigadier General Alexander Mac
kenzie, retired. has been named by
the war department to succeed Colo.
mel e. II. Schulz. in charge Of the Up
per Mississippi river work. with head
quarters at st. Paul
Az the result of an accident in the
rear of the Minneapolis Ruling and
Bookbinding company, ROLAND Woeh.
ming. fourteen years old. suffered a
fractured skull and died q short time
later at the city hospital.
A nine-year-o girl. the daughter OF
. Finlander living thirteen miles south
of Raudette. 10 the first fatality re-
ported In the forest fires which have
swept many districts In Northern Min
nesota the last few weeks.
State Treasurer Rines has mailed
to county treasurers statements for
$1.S29.441.73. interest and principal. on
payments due July on state loans
aggregating $2l. 051 .092.l5 to schools
municipalities and counties.
The annual convention OF the Min.
nesota Bankers association will be
held in st. Paul June 20 and 81. At
least 1900 delegates are expected
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, famous
explorer. will deliver an address.
James Cassidy, aged nine, son Of
Stanley Cassidy. st. Paul detective.
was killed when q new automobile his
father was driving skidded into the
curb and turned over. Four other Oc-
cupants Of the car were uninjured.
The appointment of J. A. Fisk OF
Pennington ~ creamery inspector In
the state dairy and food department
has been announced by Commissioners
J. J. Farrell Mr.. Fisk succeeds O. F..
Peehl Of Chisago City, who resigned
to begin farming.
Asa Gould. ninety.two years old
veteran Of the Civil and Indian wars
and prominent lumberman and farmer
Of the Northwest, 10 dead at his home
In Minneapolis. During the Indian
wars he was . lieutenant In Hatche' d
cavalry OF Fort Ripley and his battles
with the Indians carried him through
Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Julius Barnes Of Duluth. who 10 rec
ognixed - one OF the leading wheat
exporters Of the United States. hal
besn called 70 WasAington By Hsrber,
G. Hoover, food administrator. to ac'
assa1v1ssr on Ssain problems In con
nsctisa With food sentrol. He VIII Do
veHe NEST Of his time % governnenl