Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-02-28

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] wears CID, 4 MINNESOTA pioneer. died
I at the home vi his son, l.. A, Statier,
asia Humboldt avenue north, He
came ~ Lake City in 1866. and had
lived In Minneapolis since 1885
Cambridge The funeral Of Irwin
tksrnam, Spencer Brook farmer. who
WAS found shot 10 death IN his home.
having apparently taken his life with
a shotgun while Respondent. was
held from the Spencer Brooks Swed'
ish church.
breckenridge. Fire destroyed all
the business places on Main street
between the First National bank and
the Wilkin hotel, including the post
office. Pasko's drug store. Wrinkles
jewelry store. Walz Sisters store and
new bakery.
St Paul. Lieutenant P. Dean Crib
ben of the aviation section of the
died as a result of collision of ali
automobile and street car here.
Mrs. Gribben and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert w. Lindeke. prominent in social
and business circles in st. Paul, were
seriously. injured.
ST. Paul. - Carl E. Nagel, former
deputy state highway engineer OF
Minnesota, has entered the service
Of the United States shipping board
In the construction of ships. Mayer
will be stationed at New Orleans. He
is graduate naval architect and ma
rine engineer and will assist in the
work in eight yards.
D;luth. When the will Of A. NJ
Miller, former Duluth resident was
opened for probate 1t was learned he
left 100000 for the building Of a
municipal hospital in Duluth. The
only stipulation is that the buildina
be located in convenient and cheer
full location, but the city officials will
nave complete jurisdiction in every
other way.
placed the Hector Red Cross auxil.
larry on a sound financial basis. The
first of these, home talent play, pro-
duced during the holidays. netted
$172. A hard time social followed.
including the auction of a quilt, a
kangaroo court. lunch stands ano
other features. A trihe over $340
was Melted at this event.
Thief River Falls.-The men who
departed from here for the National
army training camp at Camp Dodge
were guests at the largest dancing
party ever held here When tae men
entrained they were escorted to the
railway station by the entire pop1la-
ton Of the city, added to by large
number of persons from the SUI,
rounding country.
st. Paul.-NationGl prohibition dur.
ing the war and the period of recon.
struction following the war, repeal Of
postal zone legislation by Congress
and appointment Of women on the
state board Of control, universit'
board OF regents and board of Wis
itors of state institutions. were rec
commended in decisive resolutions be
for" the Minnesota Federation OF
Women's Clubs at its annual mid-win-
ter conference in st. Paul.
st. NicollCt county's draft
quota. which left for Camp Dodge.
contains &c farmers. transfers. 3
carpenter, 2 teachers. telegrapher,
? nurses, clerks dentist, l paint
or. printer. 2 hrakemen. 2 machin-
lists. | road boss, | ,inotypist, 1 book
binder. I chauffeur, miner. under
taker The St Peter Business Mems
association Cove banquet for them
at the armory and I company acted
rs as escort to the train.
Hutchinson. - August Mueller of
Lester Prairie entered a plea of guilty
TO the charge of hIackmail and was
sentenced to an lndNterminate term
in the st. Cloud reformatory by Dis
trict Judge G. NJ Tiff Peter Felt
mann. farmer. living near here. found
note demanding that $4,000 be left
in his rural mail box II he desired
to escape arrest because of the al
'o@ed fact he had German fac is
his possession. Mueller confessed
writing the note.
st. Faul-An agreement has been
reached between Secretary of War
Newton d. Baker and Judge Advocate
General Enoch w. Crowder for
course of action which will relieve
the men Of the Second Minnesota ar
tille"y from personal draft under the
selec;ive service law. This agree
ment provides the regiment shall be
designated for federal service, but
will no: be called into service. nor
will any promise be made or any
date set for their being called.
st. Paul--More than half the %.
tS3 deaths IN Minnesota reported il
1917. or exactly 1850. We're from
prevert2ble diseases. tuberculosis
led all other diseases in the class
and cancer and pneumonia. tied in
second position. We're charged VIII