Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
MINNESOTA NEWS
ITEMS CONDENSED
ALL THE BIG STORIES AND the
MOST INTERESTING OF THE
SMALLER ONES CONDENSED.

SWA1AeN ONES OONOENSSu
| Only two deliveries q day win be
made by the grocers and butchers Of
Saltwater. This was the decision
arrived at at a meeting Of the mem.
bers of that association.
Clay county has paid $10,12o to
mothers under the provisions Of the
mothers pension act of 1913. In the
last year $3,l7S has been paid Pay.
ments to mothers now range from "a
. month to $50 q month.
Red Lake county went lover the
top" in the recent membership can
paign for the Red Cross, 42S mem
bers being secured for the Red Lake
county chapter. This county is one
of the smallest in the state.
John Maxwell, Hinckley enlisted
boy at Camp Cody, N. NJ, died of
pneumonia. He was % years of age
and had resided WITH his parents
east of Hinckley up to last Septem-
Der. The remains were brought
home for burial.
Francis E. Shenehan, former dean
of the engineering college OF the
state university, has been retained
by the city of Natchez. Miss, for
work on the problem Of water sup
ply and protection against foods
from the Mississippi river.
Croatians of the Hibbing district
belonging to the Croatian Benefit
society will meet at Hibbing Jan.
Is to elect officers and adopt loyalty
resolutions. The local society Is one
of the old foreign societies on the
range and has a big membership.
A. D. Smith, st. Paul, investment
clerk In the state treasury depart.
ment for nine years, has resigned.
lie was recently admitted to the bar
and will 60 into the office Of James
J, Giblin. city attorney Of Eveletn.
Carl J. Eklund will succeed Smith.
The Hibbing village council has
decided that the village needs q po-
lice matron and has appointed Miss
Vashta Fitzpatrick to the position.
She will particularly look after the
children. She will see that the
youngsters behave themselves at the
postoffice. and that those too young
do not frequent pool halls, and that
young children are kept of the streets
at night.
Hotels and restaurants throughout
Minnesota generally are complying
with the rules and regulations laid
down by the state food administration,
Walter A. Pocock, member of the In.
vestigating committee, said. No com.
plants have been received by MIR.
Pocock from travelling men who
have enlisted in the interests o. con.
servation and who are to report any
disregard to the rules.
A woodsman. believed. from the
name on hospital ticket found in
his pocket. to be II. J. Turner. was
found frozen to death on the ice
about one-.lalf mile from Glengary
point, near Walker. He appeared
from tracks in the snow to be going
to Walker. The man was evidently
going to the hospital from Robinson's
camp and becoming confused wan.
dered about in circle.
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the seventh annual farm crop show
and the second annual live stock
show to be held at Crookston Feb.
IL to Is. met and perfected plans to
make the two shows the biggest ever
held. Senator Saugstad, secretary
Of the Northern Minnesota Poultry
association. was also present to plan
for holding poultry show in con-
nection with the livestock exhibits.
Military authorities at Camp Cody
have sent home to relatives the
bodies of two Minnesota soldiers
who died there Of pneumonia. They
were Private Hans Hangen, Com.
pany NJ. 136ta infantry. the First
Minnesota. whose father. John Han
gen. lives at Madison. Mimi. and
Private William W. Kaiser. Company
] of the same regiment, whose faith
err, Martin Kaiser, lives near Waseca,
Mimi.
The annual Pillsbury oratorical
contest will be held at the univer.
sity in April. Juniors and seniors
who alone are eligible, must both
write and deliver their selections
The three winners get prizes of 500,
$50 and $25 The winner Of first
place also represents Minnesota at
the annual intercollegiate oratorical
contest in May at which Chicago.
Wisconsin, Oberlin. Northwestern
Iowa. and Illinois also are entered.
ALI grocers, butchers and bak RS
In Thief River Falls willingly signed
the pledge Of the u. s. Food Admin
istration when 1t was presented to
them. asking them to give their Gus.
toners the benefit Of fair and mod.
crate prices. selling at no more than
reasonable profit above the cost to
Thorn. These pledges are being dis
played prominently in each place OF
business SO that the public may know
OF the promised cooperation. There
are IL grocers. three butchers and
three bakers on the roster.
\ few evenings since Joseph Etra-