Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-07
news OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

Glcncoe.-Funeral services for Ser.
geant Major Warren w. Stocking.
who died at Camp Dodge, Iowa, were
conducted here.
Dr,uth.-Payment of a bonus to
| farmers on their 1918 wheat acreage,
is urged by julius Barnes of Duluth,
head Of the Food Administration
f'irain corporation.
| Vashington.--One man, Private
Glenn H. Campbell of St. Clair, was
killed in action Feb. q and - slight
ly wounded, General Pershing has
cablei the war department.
Thief River Falls.-Retail delivery
will be discontinued in this city April
by all grocers, butchers and hard.
ware men according to an agreement
signed by II merchants who now
mai,.ain separate deliveries.
North Branch.--One Of the most
active Red Cross workers in Mime
sofa is resident Of North Branch,
the mother of Mrs. G. II. Eckstrand.
She is entirely blind, but has complet.
ed 81 pairs of socks and 5 sweaters.
Climax-The climax has been
reached in knitting by Miss Nicotine
Staberg of this place, who completed
a sweater in hours and 36 minutes
She started at $40 a. m. and finished
at 356 p. m, taking half hour for
lunch.
st. Paula new high record OF
state revenue from railroad gross earn.
Tags taxes, which will total more than
sG,2:5,000 for 1917, according to re-
ports Of $124502.797 OF gross earn.
inss made by railroads as subject to
tie Minnesota per cent tax law. was
announced by Secretary II. A. s. Ives
CT the state tax commission
Dulnth.-Officials of the city have
been notified by Charles Downer, a
r. sidert Of New England. that a plot
Of ground containing fifteen acres on
the outskirts Of this city will be
"eedad over for use as a public park
The property Is worth approximate
~ $4,000 an acres. and the city plans
to cxperd several thousand dollays
In building roads and paths.
st. Paul.-The high cost OF operat-
ing on interurban railroad resulted in
the 81. Paul Southern electric line
which operated between st. Paul and
Hastings, being placed In fine hands
CT receiver District judge w. L.
| Converse Of Hastings named A. r.
Walbridre rs receiver on the com
plant Of the Northwestern Trust
company Of st Paul, trustee for the
bondholders
81 paul--The number Of Industrial
accidents In Minnesota during Feb.
ruary, the shortest month. was as
hioh as during the closing months OF
Last wear. according to a monthly
summary issued by the Department Of
Labor. During the month there were
i 9,2a7 accidents in various Industries
ard the number OF serious mishaps
was SAT. more that 100 greater than
~ January. There We're 70 deaths
from accidents. as compared with &c
In January.
st. Paul-Thousands Of aliens failed
to comply with the registration ord, =
OF the Minnesota Public Safety com.
mission. 1t was estimated at the of.
fee Of State Auditor j. A. O. Preus,
nnd steps will be taken to force them
to REGISTER. The Public Safety com.
mission will consider the matter and
Il is expected staff of men will he
| n ha al;
Penalties for disreearding the order
probably will be fixed by the commits
sion, under authority of a war meas.
ure
MINNEAPOLIS. - Internal revenue re.
ceirts In February In Minnesota were
nearly seven times as great as a yea,
$50 The jump was greatly helped
nv the new federal tax on estates
over s50,o0n net. DURING last month
\ ta> of about s450.ooo was received
nv the internal revenue collector
from the estate OF c. A. Congdon. Du.
ln'h This brought the receipts from
tho estates tax last month IN to
sa1a.laS,a6 The total internal reve.
nue. receipts In Minnesota last month
were s2,i12,a5s,7e. the third largest in
the history Of the collectors office.
| ST. Paul Resolutions passed bv the
Minnesota Creamery and Cheese Fac
tory Operators and Managers asso-
citation, asking the Minnesota Public
Safety commission to dispose OF the
charges OF disloyalty resting against
John r. Lindberg OF North Branch. q
state creamery inspector have been
made public, The resolutions declare
that no member OF the association has
found Mr.. Lindherg disloyal by eitl
or word or deed" and asks that he
be Given speedy hearing. The
charges were made some months
ago by Carlton county citizens. He
denied the charges and says he has
been unable tn get hearing.
s., Paul-Urging the doubling OF
fool production in 1918 to hasten
victory and peace. James Sorenson
state dairy and food commissioner. I,
= bulletin issued to Minnesota farm