Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-21
NEWS Of STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings IN Minnesota
Given In Brief Items For
Busy Readers.

and resold until II brought the total
OF S4,69S.
| ST. Paul.--Nearly $4,000 cords OF
fuel wood will be cut on state-own-
| ed lands before fall in the coal con.
| servation movement, Oscar Arneson,
| superintendent of state timber. estim-
ated in report to State Auditor
| Preus.
Albert Lea.-At the opening of the
| Freeborn county Red Cross auction
| sale in this city United States flag
| feet by feet, without standard,
was the first offer. The flag was start.
| ed at 500 and sold for $500 cash to
William Nelson of this city.
Minneapolis.-In a special appeal to
farmers Of Minnesota, Herbert c.
Hoover, federal food administrator.
asks that they market their surplus
wheat before May Is as a war pro-
| noting measure. The appeal was an
nounced by A. d. Wilson, Mr.. Hoov.
sofa.
Minneapolis.-App for box cars
to move baled hay awaiting shipment
along the Great Northern lines in
Minnesota have resulted in movement
Of 300 cars within ten days. Judge
j. F. Nc Gee of the Minnesota State
Public Safety commission was mott
fed by w. G. McAdoo, director gen.
st. Paul. - Minnesota permanent
trust funds. which total $39,000,0 900,
with nearly S3,6o0,OOO increase during
the last IL months, will reach the $780,
100000 mark within ten years, and
exceed the combined total of similar
funds in all states east of the Missis-
sippi river, according to a statement
issued by State Treasurer Henry
Rines.
Minneapolis.-A contract will be en-
tered into at once between the Un:-
versity OF Minnesota and the War de-
partment whereby the former will I'm
dertake to house, feed and instruct
SEQ National army men for two
months, beginning April g. Iustruc.
ton will be in general airplane me-.
chanics and will be given by the de.
partment Of agriculture on it's camp.
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Nadelia.--Por', sold for $55 a pound,
butter SO pound chickens s93 each,
eggs 500 crate, cakes $40, apples
at so cents apiece, corn S25 bush
q. These are some of the prices paid
for food at Red Cross drive here
for the benefit of the local chapter.
a 20-pound hog was sold under the
hanna" for s1100. Even the squeal
was saved and canned on a phono-
granh record to be forwarded to Ma
della soldiers at the front. The auc-
ton netted $4,000.
Moorhead.-G. S. Barnes. Jr. mana
ger OF the large Barnes farm near
Glyndon, Mimi, was arrested by Sher-
liz Mcdonald of Moorhead at a Fargo
hotel charged with manslaughter in
the first degree. Barnes is accused of
hitting NJ. Magnus, farm hand, while
operating his automobile at high
rate of speed, killing him. Barnes
pleaded not guilty and was released
under $4,000 bail when arraiened be-
fore James Witherow, court commits
sioner
Ninneapolis.-Wa Savings Club
week came to a close with a quarter
OF the total population of Minnesota
enrolled in War clubs and pledged to
give the United States government a
steady weekly income of approxim-
a:ely 100000 which, for the remain
ing weeks of 1913 would mean $780,
0Oa Gao for Minnesota. There organ
hed 1000 War clubs, with an average
membership of Is persons to club,
which would give total membership
OF $4,000 out Of population in Min
nesota of little more than 2,O00,-
0C0
Washington.-Civil service examina.
lions are announced for April Ii by
the Postoffice department to fill va
cancies at the postoaices at Crooks
ton. st. Cloud and Virginia and Far
go, n. ID. This will be the first time a
postmaster receiving a salary of more
than $4,000 year has been designated
by civil service. Salaries Of the elf
ferent officers are: Crookston. 81.
500: st. Cloud, $3.lo0; Virginia, So.
500; Fargo, $1,000. Only persons who
live In the postal limits of the cities
named are eligible to take the exami.
nations.
st. faul.-Resignation OF John Lind
tIom the minnesota Public Safety
IoIGl-aSs.oh @..l u. continent OF Tho.
+. Eastman OF Uwatonna to ill the
place OF the former governor is an.
nouncad by Governor J. X. A. Burn
Quist. MIR. i.inds resignation, ex
pected for some time, was necessary
because OF his appointment as chair.
man OF the advisory commission ere
ated by the federal government OF
labor. which required that he spend
practically all his time in Washing
ton. .dr. eastman is former state
senator.
Winona.-Six thousand organized
boys and girls clubs, thriving this
year. especially under the impetus Civ
EN- them through patriotic conscious
ness OF members, are prepared in
Minnesota TO throw their full strength
with the government in helping to
win the war. That was a statement