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

st. Cloud.-Barney Holman OF Sank
Center has been granted permission
to enlist by the adjutant general at
ter being turned down three times.
Ortonyille.-The jury in the case Of
A. B. kaercher, county attorney Of
Big Stone county. charged with dis
loyalty. disagreed after having been
out eighteen hours.
Moorhead-The annual commence
ment address st the Moorhead state
normal school will be given ny DR..
Herbert l.. Willett of the University
OF Chicago on May Is
st. Paul-Minnesota automobile and
motor cycle owners and drivers have
paid 735. 72450 in fee under the new
automobile license laws, according to
a report issued by secretary of State
julius A. Schmal
Lake City.-P. II. Rahily, sc years
| old and a representative from this
county in tie state legislature for
three terms, the first beginning in
| 1874. has thrown his hat into the
| AihS az q IOI SchutoI III
this district.
| Bemidji.-The first indication that
the Knights of Liberty he'd organized
in this city was when the confec-
| tionary store OF W. B. McChalain.
suspected OF being pro-German, was
panied. brilliant yellow and a sign
posted asking him to move in thirty
days.
st. Peter.-With every section of
the state participating, st. Peter held
a gigantic loyalty meeting Sunday. w.
| c Munchoff, former officer in tho
Prussian army and graduate of the
University of Berlin. was the chief
speaker. He is touring the state un-
| der the auspices of the American
| First association.
Princeton. PrincetOn's starch
| manufacturing plant has commenced
| to buy potatoes and farmers readily
| responded to the demand for them.
| In fact, so large quantity was re-
ceived that the grinding machinery
| has been set In motion. Sixty cents
| per 100 pounds. field run, Is being
paid by the factory.
Minneapolis.--The Minneapolis navy
recruiting station will send ASP en-.
listed men to the Great Lakes train
| Ing station Oil A;,u Z, s and 9,
Lieutenant G snrge .sreadwell has an
nounced, They Ire men who have
been iurloughed home awaiting the
| call to active service. Fifty-one will
so April Z, 200 April and 2O1 April
| 8.
Duluth.-Although the season OF
navigation OF 1917 opened eight days
later and closed three days earlier,
aud ice hampered shipping until
June 10, the season showed an in
crease in business over the season
OF 1916 of $S4.090.111, according to
the annual report of the United
States engineers here. reporting on
tie Duluth-Superior harbor
| 81 Faul.permis sion to Increase
telephone rates at Blue Earth, Win
nehaeo and Wells was denied by
the state railroad and warehouse
commission in an order on the appli
cation of the Blue Earth Valley Tele-
phor company, The commission
| further ordered that the company will
either discontinue its two party line
service or file new tariffs on such
service at figures Well below the
present individual line rates.
| ~ 10 x,rlNy NH
aome time ago entered the home Of
n resident here and took a picture of
the kaiser from the walls and burned
It, resumed their campaign again to
make Hawley 100 per cent loyal by
| destroying all German text books in
the school house. Certain persons be.
| lieved to be pro-German we're made to
kiss the flag and huge iron cross
was painted on the potato warehouse
| Of Herman Schultz OF Leavenworth,
kas.
st Paul.-Limited funds aud war
time prices are causing stringencies
n at least two state institutions, &C.
cording to reports from the State
Board OF Visitors filed in Governor
Rurnauists office. Because of the
financial stringency at the Mime.
sofa State Soldiers home. Temporal.
ilv relieved by recent emergency
appropriation OF $4,000, the board
recommends that the next Legisla
ture considers modifying the law
prohibiting inmates from contribut
Ing parts OF their pension money to
the support OF the home. Everyday
clothing of boys in the Red Wing
state training school is IN very poor
condition. much of 1t absolutely rag
ged. the boards report of an inspec
ton OF that institution says. and In
dicates further the pinch Of wal
conditions and limited appropria
tons.
Blue Earth.-At the first sale helt
by the Faribault County Hereford
association In this city. 81 heat
brought $a1,345. or an average o
$685.. %. The animals were In fai