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

GlSacoe ~-kUaeral services for Ser
geant Major Warrea W, Stocking.
ahc lied at Camp Dodge. Iowa, We're
conducted here
T DtstQth, 49, Payment of bonus to
farmers on their 1918 wheat acreage.
Is urged by Julius Barnes of Duluth,
| heal OF the Food Administration
S';rtin corporation.
ashington--one man, Private
Glenn H. Campbell OF ST. Clair, was
| killed in action Feb. q and u slight
ly wounded, General Pershing has
cab.ei the war department.
Tuief River Falls,-Retail delivery
will be discontinued in this city April
by all grocers. butchers and hard,
vale 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
the mother of Mrs. c. H. Eckstrand.
She is entirely blind, but has complet.
ed 81 pairs OF socks and S sweaters.
Climax.-The climax" has been
reached in knitting by Miss Nicotine
Staberg of this place, who completed
a sweater in hours and SO minutes.
She started at $40 a. m. and finished
at 3.56 p. M, taking half hour for
lunch.
ST. PAULA new high record of
state revenue from railroad gross eaIn-
fIes taxes, which will total more than
sG2:5,0o0 for 1917, according to re-
ports of s124,5O2.797 Of gross earn
incs made by railroads as subject to
the Minnesota 5 per cent tax law, was
announced by Secretary II. A. s. Ives
CT the state tax commission.
Dulnth.-Official of the city have
been notified by Charles Downer, a
Re sident Of New England. that a plot
Of ground containing fifteen acres on
the outskirts of this city will be
"eeded over for use as public park
The property is worth approximate
~ $4,000 an acres, and the city plans
to cxperd several thousand dollaxs
In building roads and paths
st. Paul-The high cost Of operat-
ing on interurban railroad resulted in
the 81. Paul Southern electric lire,
Hastings, being placed in the hands
Of receiver District Judge w. l..
| Converse OF Hastings named A. r.
| Walhridre rs receiver on the com.
rlalnt 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 year. according to monthly
summary issued by the Department of
Labor During the month there were
/ N.297 accidents in various industries
ard the number OF serious mishaps
was SAT. more that 100 greater than
~ January. There were 10 deaths
from accidents, as compared with &c
IN January.
St Paul-Thousands of aliens failed
~ comply with the registration order
of the Minnesota Public Safety com.
mission. it was estimated at the Of
Gee Of State Auditor J. A. o. Preus,
end steps will be taken to force them
to REGISTER The Public Safety COM
mission will consider the matter and
Il il expected staff of men will he
sent ont to round up the delinuuents
Penalties for disreearding the order
probably will be fixed by the commits
sion. under authority OF war meas
ure
MINNEAPOLIS. - Internal revenue re-
reirts in February in Minnesota were
nearly seven times as great as yea,
n~o, The Jump was greatly helped
hv the new federal tax on estates
n ta> OF about $450oo0 was received
nv the internal revenue collector
from the estate Of c. A. Congdon, Du-
lnth, This brought the receipts from
the estates tax last month up to
s5l9.19S,46. The total internal reve-
nue. receipts In Minnesota last month
we're s2.t12,956.76. the third largest in
the history Of the collectors office.
st. Paul, Resolutions passed by 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 e. Lindberg OF North Branch. q
state creamery inspector. have been
made public, The resolutions declare
that no member OF the association has
found Mr.. Lindberg disloyal "by eitl :
or word or deed" and asks that he
be aiven speedy hearing. The
charges were made some months
ago by Carlton county citizens. He
denied the charges and says he has
been unable to get a hearing.
50, Paul-Urging the doubling Of
food production in 1918 to hasten
victory and peace. James Sorenson,
state dairy and food commissioner. In
. bullctin issued to Minnesota farm
| yrs SNwoeStS that Spocfal atfen ton