Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-04-11
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief items For
Busy Readers.

here by chooting himself with rifle
MOorhead.-After a years suffer
ing. Edward Fay, Jr, As, veteran of
the Spanish war and assistant post
master, passed away at his home
here.
Austin.-Eugene Wood, for 80 con-
tinuous years Mower county register
OF deeds, died here. He was 80 years
old, father Of former Adjutant Gen.
eral Fred B. Wood, prominent Ma
son and Elk.
st. Cloui.--Work will be started
Immediately on an addition to the
Great Northern car shops in this
city. The new building will be 200
feet long and 70 feet wide. The
cost of the addition will be about
100000 The new building will be
used as repair and wood working de-
partment.
Bemidji.-The $4,000 bond issue
voted last February by the city of
Bemidji has been sold to the Wells
Dickey company Of Minneapolis. AS
there are certain questions regarding
the legality of selling the bonds, the
attorney general will be asked to pass
an opinion.
Minneapolis.-Rev G. l.. Morrill,
has been indicted by federal grand
jury on charges of causing 70 be
sent through the mails obscene,
lewd, lascivious and filthy matter of
an indecent character" The indict.
ment is based on Morrill's latest
book, THE Devil in Mexico" Nor.
rill is out on bonds.
Jackson.-A small posse of men
here got out their yellow paint and
started to paint the town. Starting
in the downtown district. they paint
ed owls and crosses on the sidewalks
in the direction of the homes of pro-
Germans. Six homes, including the
home Of a county official, were given
the yellow marks of "pro-German."
St Paul.-Rain which began falling
in some sections Of the Northwest
Friday night, and continued through
the next day, changing in some Sec
tons to snow is great boon to the
farmers, and, in the opinion Of crop
experts, has made an ideal condition
for the crops already in the ground.
weeks ahead OF the average in Min
Desota
ST Cloud--The farmers of Mime
sofa are responding loyalty to the
Government request for large
planting of human foods this spring
That this is true has become evil
don't to A. J. Glover, the special
representative of the United State,
Department of Agriculture, who with
men from the University Of Mime
sofa, has been holding a series Of
meetings in the various parts of the
state
| Jackson GLADYS Kasa, 3 years old,
was killed and four others injured
when the car Louis Jacobson was
driving ran into a ditch. The acct.
dent occurred nine miles south of
Jackson, while Jacobson and his
three daughters. and grandchild,
Gladys Hasa, were on their way to
Reverse, MINI The steering gear
went wrong and jacobson lost con-
troll. jacobson resides at Walling
Fort. MINI.
st, Paul.-Eighty-two of Mime
sofas Sc counties have made provi-
sion for employing county agri-
cultural agents. and Coz, 4racts have
been made by 81 of the So with men
to IL! the places. According to the
Unisercity of Minnesota agricultural
extension division, the four counties
whose commissioners have refused to
comply with the federal governments
requeet that such provision be made
are Douglas. Houston, Koochiching
and Pope.
Winona-Many thousands of Wi.
nona's citizens marched in a parade
three miles long here in commend
ration or the first anniversary OF
Americas entry into the war and the
opening OF the third Liberty Loan
drive Every branch of city life was
Represented together with floats Illus
trating the part the farmer is play
ing in the war The parade was the
largest In the history Of Winona and
demonstrated, according to Liberty
Loan officials that the city is 100
per cent loyal.
St Paula new call for S,513
drafted men from Minnesota to en-,
train for Camp Dotee during the Ave
day period beginning April &c, was
received by Adiutant General w. F
Rhinow from Provost Marshal Gen
eral f. Fl. Crowder. The men will be
drawn from draft Glass l in the Sc
quenee of order number. subject onl,
to exceptions of those engaged in
crop production. as directed by an
earlier order Only white men phys
ically qualified for regular military
service win be indicted under the
call.
Winona.-Captain Walter Blair has
sold the popular st. Paul-Davenport
packet Morning Star to the Coney
Island Excursion Company Of Cincin.
natl. It was announced today. The
completion OF this transaction. rumored
for some days. will remove the last