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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

tractor for supplying bread to the
army at the outbreak Of the Civil war.
when the politicians refused to make
him an officer.
The first time Grant came In sight
Of the enemy in the Civil war he frank.
~ tells us that his heart jumped into
his throat. II had not the moral
courage" he said. ito halt and con-
slider what to do; kept right on"
That Is the whole story Of how
Grant got to AppomattOx; he kept
right on. Starting without a friend
ut his back. and with only long, un-
broken trail Of disappointment be-
hind him. he never asked for promo
ton, an assignment or favor, vet this
unambitious man rose to be general
In chief.
No conQueror ever was higher sOuled
than Grant ut Appomattox. Sad
and depressed. a. he tells us. at
the downfall Of a valiant foe, he met
Lee rs II that foeman In war were q
neighhor In trouble.
When he became president II was
Grants misfortune to know no one ex-
cept his associates In the war. The
self-respecting among them kept away
from him. But the eelf-seekers and
the camp followers crowded about
man who never forgot and never dis
trusted a friend. not even when he
came bearing a Greek gift. and Sena-
tor Charles Sumner spoke sccrnfully
Of the administration as a gift en-
terprise."
The many scandals Of the admins
tration were mostly traceable to the
betrayal Of Grants childlike conf
dence In unworthy friends. BLACK
Friday" In Wall street cast its
shadow on his family circle itself.
The whisky ring" involved the
presidents private secretary. A men,
Der Of the cabinet was impeached for
equalid transactions. but by accepting
his resignation Grant let him dodge
the conviction.
A liberal section Of distinguished
Republicans revolted against Grants
election to a second term. but they
were mostly leaders without follow
era. The popular revolt did not come
until the panic Of 1878 had plunged
the country into six years Of hard
times and . tidal wave In the cleo
don Il 1874 swept the Democrats
Into control It the house
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

venture he put what little money he.
had and most of all his name.
After three years he was rudely
awakened from his dream Of wealth
BY the "young Napoleon's" request
that he go borrowing from William III.
Vanderbilt to save the bank from
crashing. He was lame from a fall
on an Icy street when the truth was
broken to HIM. but he limpesi into
the Fifth avenue palace Of the multi.
millionaire and came out with $4,000.
Az he entered the bank, two days
later, he was met with the crushing
news that the firm of Grant 4 Ward
had gone down In a shameful failure.
Hours afterward a clerk found the
broken man still sitting at his desk
In silent despair. his head dropped
forward. his hands gripping the arms
Of his chair.
Out Of bad came good. Grant opens
his Personal Memoirs with a frank
admission that he consented to write
that great narrative only because he
was living on borrowed money when
q publisher proposed the undertaking.
As he pursued his theme ne was graf
ined to discover an unsupported gift
for unfolding q moving tale Of his ad-
ventures and achievements In the field.
He wrote on until he had finished q
story as imposing In Its directness and
simplicity as his own nature. And
the first sales Of It brought his wife.
when he was gone. more money than
al the earnings Of his lifetime.
One day. In the midst Of his writ
ing. ~ he was eating a peach, he
felt a stahbing pain in his throat. A
deadly cancer had him in Its clutch.
With grim heroism. he fought It I'M
I'll he had completed the two volumes
Of his Memoirs" although he was re-
duced to the necessity Of whispering
his dictation In the ear Of stenog-
rapher. Finally he was left speech
less and had to write out the closing
chapters on q pad In his lap.
AT the coming Of summer. he was
taken MP state to a cottage on Mt. Nc
Gregcr. There he silently welcomed.
a. he sat on the piazza. the visitors
who came to see him. among them Cen
eral Simon Bolivar Ruckner. To that
classmate at West Point and foeman
at Fort Donaldson. Grant gave his last
message OF rejoicing that his suffer
ings had united North and South y
2 ccmNoo sympathy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
U. S. TO PAY FIRE CLAIMS
Will Settle With 27o Residents ot
CloQuet For Losses Sustained,

Will Settle With 27S Residents Of
Cloqust For Losses Sustained.
Duluth--Thc United States Railroad
Administration will settle Immediate
~ with 27S residents OF CloQuet, at
50 per cent Of their actual losses sus-
tanned In the forest fire OF October IL,
1919. according to letter from James
G. Davis. director general, made pub.
lie by local attorneys for the admins.
tration.
The as suits were tried before ave
district judges at Duluth. In these
cases II was found that fires In the
CloQuet district were started by
sparks from locomotives, and that the
United States Railroad administra.
tion was liable.
Payments on these 27S claims will
cost the government $1,000, 900. II 10
estimated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
Legal Notices
ORDER LIMITING TINE TO FILE
CLAIMS. AND FOR HEARING

State of Minnesota. County of Pihe-ss-
IN PROBATE COURT
In the Matter Of the Estate of George
A. Starch. Decedent
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to Henry A.
Starch:
1t Is Ordered. That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
his estate in this Court. he, and the
same hereby is. limited to three months
from and after the date hereof: and
that Tuesday. the 27th day of Decem-
Der. 1921. at one o'clock p. NJ. in the
Probate Court Rooms at the Court
House at Pine City. in said County, be.
and the same hereby is, fixed and ap-
pointed as the time and place for hearing
upon and the examination. adjustment
and allowance of such claims shall
be presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof he given by the
publication of this order in the Askov
American, as provided by law.
Dated August 23rd. 1921.
Robert wilcox.
Judge of Probate
Court Seal)
(Sept. 1-15).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
Family Exemption Increased by
$500 by Senate Finance
Committee.
FINAL VOTE ON FRIDAY
0rouohtsmsn and Experts viii Then
Put Tax Measure In shape For
Presentation 70 Senate When
Il Rsconvenss Sept. 81.

Washington--Two OF the four major
provisions Of the House tar bill were
approved by the Senate Finance com.
mittes. One fixed the maximum in.
come surtax rate ut % per cent %
compared with the present 66 per cent,
and the other increases by $500 the
exemption allowed to heads Of families
having net incomes Of 5000 or less
and By $500 the exemption allowed ON
account Of each dependent.
Chairman Penrose announced that
the committee would vote soon on the
effective date Of the repeal Of the ex.
cess profits tax. Even those senators
favoring Secretary Melons proposal
20 make tho repeal retroactive to last
January ! were of tho opinion that
the committee would accept the House
provision for repeal - OF next January
!, 1872.
Tax Repeats Ferssssn.
Should the House date be approved,
Il was said the committee probably
would approve repeal Of all OF the
transportation tax ~ Of next January
]. and most Of the other tax repeats
provided for In the House bill. Secre-
tary MELONS proposal for retention Of
the transportation levies next year at
one-half the present rates and the res
toration Of tar on cosmetics, per.
fumery and proprietary medicines
were predicted upon retroactive re-
peal Of the profits tax.
In voting to reject Secretary Mel.
Ions proposal that the maximum In.
come surtax rate be reduced to Is per
cent. tho committee took under con.
alteration . treasury plan to reduce
the rate In each Of the income surtax
brackets by per cent.
Final Vote Friday.
Chairman Penrose said II had been
decided to have final vote on the tax
bill next Friday. Craftsmen and ex.
perts then will put the measure In
shape for presentation to the Senate
when Congress reconvenes September
81.
The question of the amount Of the
increase to be made In the corporation
income tar Al an Offset to the repeal
OF the excess profits tax has not yet
been reached by the committee. The
House bill dxes the total at 12k per
cent instead Of the Is per cent recon-
mended by Mr.. Melon. and the opinion
at the Capitol seemed to be that the
House rate would be accepted II elimi.
nation Of the profits tau were put Oh
until next January.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
Chester, Pa, Disaster Caused by
Crowd Watching Search For
Boy Drowned in River.
ONLY IS Save LIVES
victIms, Struggling In Water Drag One
Another Under; Horrifylne Scenes
Enacted-Rescue Work De-
layed BY Sight

Chester, Pa.-At least twenty-four
persons we're drowned, including men,
women and children, when one end Of
the fo0twalk of the Third street bridge
In Chester collapsed. throwing them
into the Chester river.
The disaster was caused, police re-
port. by the presence on the foot path
Of an immense crowd. watching the
operations OF rescue crew graphing
for the body OF boy drowned In the
river q short time earlier.
Lsaps to Rescue Boy.
The boy tipped over in hia trail
boat just below the bridge.
Abraham Asnes Of 121 West Third
street, Chester, leaped to the rescue
from the bridge. A crowd quickly
gathered on the paths at the outer
edges Of the bridge and this was aug.
mented by more persons pouring from
q nearby theater. without warning
there was q sharp crack and then the
slow, steady splintering Of the col
lapsing wooden path. The shrieking.
struggling mass Of humanity was
dropped into the swift waters below.
Men, women and children, fighting
frantically for safe footholds AZ the
structure gave way. we're dumped bod
lily from the death trap. A few who
managed to grip the edges of the
bridge az they fell were torn from
their holds by their desperate COM
panions and pulled to their death in
the water.
Bridge DrIps Humanity.
For few minutes after the path
gave way the bridge literally driped
humanity. Then tho struggle ON the
structure ceased and the mad fight
for life was transferred to the crowd.
ed water.
Frantic In their plight. the drown.
ing people clutched desperately at
each other. Many of whom would
have been saved otherwise were drawn
down into the death vortex by those
about them.
Paralyxed with horror at the TRACE.
dy, those on the shores were slow in
coming to the rescue. In q few min
utes. however, score OF rowboats
swarmed to the scene and the work of
rescue was begun. OF the sixteen
saved twelve were good swimers.
They said afterwards that the only
way they managed to keep above wa
ter was by fighting on their struggling
companions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
FAILURE at thirty-nine, at for

A FAILURE at thirty-nine, at for
IA ty-one Grant was the most
successful soldier Of his gener-
alton. War was his element, but
he did not suspect 1t. On the
contrary, he hated warfare, was
bored by army life and never read
books on the military art. In the Mex
lean war he had been contented to be
side-tracked from the fighting line In
the quartermaster department. That
experience inclined him to be q con-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

NOTICE OF HEARING UPON PETE.
TION OF FREEHOLDER

WHEREAS. A petition signed by
sahdo DIST h 1,c; rel freeheldsr Of
the following described lands. situated
s Y said SEP District nf sw to-wit; sW Of
SEN. section 80, twp. 80. Range M -.
And that he desires to he set off with
MS ~ $, said LANDS lands; from said District, No.
Kanabee and Pine Counties fe nc for the he
following reasons: The distance to
District No. i6 is four miles. with poor
No. is three miles. with a good road
The transportation bus of Dist No
passes within fifteen rods of my door.
and between 4:3O and i:45 i'm the af-
ternoon: while the bus from Dist No.
as passes between 7:l5 and 1880 in the
IN the evening; has been presented to
the County Board of Pine County; and
a ASKING 9s that his said lands may be set
District No. 2 and the said Board has
appointed time and place for hearing
thereon. Therefore
NOTICE
Is hereby given that said petitiou
VIII be heard 10y said Board, at ses-
SION thereof. commencing on the 26th
day OF Sept. A. ID. 1921. at one o'clock
County Auditor in the Village of Pine
CITY, in said County. at which time
and place the said Board will hear the
'ios'',e ''hu tIie Oh all per-
sons interested. Tor or against grant
ing the prayer Of the petitioner
Dated at Pine City Aug, nth. 1921.
BY order of the County Board
Andrew =. Edin
of Board.
tSept. S-15)
American Want Ads will bring
results if anything will.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
3 HIBBlNc OFFICERS KILLED

Trio Shot Down In Attempt to Serve
. Warrant.
'Hibbing. Minn.--Chief OF Police
Daniel Hayes and Chief OF Detectives
Gene Cassidy were shot to death and
William Kohrt. \ traffic officer, all Of
Hibbing. died In = local hospital, sew.
eral hours later from rifle shot
wounds, inflicted by John Webb at
Nelson. just south OF Hibbing.
The three officers were attempting
to arrest Webb an a statutory charge.
Webb escaped in \ southerly direc-
tion toward Wilpin. and Is being pur.
sued by 4 posse consisting Of several
hundred men,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
STRIKES FOLLOW PAY CUTS

Chicago - Unauthorized sporadic
walkouts Of the various building crafts
resulted from Judge Lands decision
cutting wages and reforming working
rules.
Despite the efforts OF union officials,
hundreds Of workers threw down their
tools in protest against the decision
OF the arbiter. Both contractors and
union officials, however. declared the
situation will adjust itself in . few
weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
WHEAT EXPORTS INCREASED
August Shipments Largest In Years,
Hoover Reports.

August Shipments Largest In Years,
Hoover Reports.
Washington Unprecedented exports
Of wheat In August should react favor.
ably on agricultural and business con.
ditions throughout the country. Secre.
tary Hoover declared. According to
his reports wheat exports the last
month amounted to 1885, 900 bushels.
or about four times the volume of any
pre-war figures for the month Of Au.
gust.
Increase In the movement of wheat,
he said. should particularly ease the
credit situation through q lessened de-
mand on the War Finance Corporation
for advances.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
PARTRIDGE TOWN BOARD
PROCEEDINGS

Regular town board meeting
was held in town hall on Mon
day, Sept. 5. All members pres
ent except F. Stottrup, and j.
P. Sorensen acted as clerk.
A petition was presented by
Marinus Jensen and others ask
ing for a cart road. The board
decided to have a meeting for
hearing and fixed the date to be
on the 10Th Of Sept, 1921, at
one o'clock p. M, at the corner
of SEA of SEA, Sec. 10.
A letter from John Prather
seeking advice concerning fence
lines was read, and Supervisor
N. p. Nielsen was appointed to
find out conditions and try to
settle question.
Committee on roads reported.
Said report was accepted.
1t was unanimously decided
that town hall be let free of
charge for band rehearsals.
The following bills were ex-
amined and duly allowed:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
UNDERWOOD TO TAKE POST

Democrat says There u No Party Po-
lltics In Arms Conference.
Birmingham. Ala.--Senator Under.
wood, the Democratic leader who has
been selected by President Harding a.
one OF the four American delegates to
the conference on limitation Of arma.
ments and Far Eastern questions at
Washington. said here that he would
formally accept the appointment a.
soon 10 he had received the official
notification.
There should not aud cannot be any
party politics at the conference, Sen.
ator Underwood said.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

oenators 20 90 TO West virelnla.
Washington--Ths special subcon.
mitee Of the Senate education and L.
Dor committee win meet Monday to
make arrangements for going to West
Virginia to Investigate the recent
miners warfare.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
Two Nsaroe, Lynched.

Aiken. 8. C.--Two colored mon were
lynched In . cornheld near here. They
had been charged with an attack on .
white woman. The men were tied to
. stake about 200 yards from the
scene Of the alleged attack and their
bodies riddled with bullets.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

Army ouildlHe AlWsost Given Away.
Rockford. Buildings which cost
the government approximately Sa.sO0,
labor included. were sold at Camp
Grant for - lCw - $40 cents On
the 81.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
CITY o. Quebec Votes Wet z 70 I.

City 81 Quebec Votes Wet Z TO I.
Quebec. Que.--The city OF Quebec
voted Itself vet BY IN overwhelming
majority. estimated at $4,000 in total
Poll Of $4,000. The effect Of the vot-
ING win b 70 repeal The existing local
optios la1
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
oandholtx Quits Coal War Zone.

oandholtx Quits Coal War Zone,
Charleston. w. va.-Brig. Gen. H.
II. Bandholts. commanding troops in
the Southern West Virginia coal tields
where recently disturbances and
classes occurred between armed men
On the border Of Logan and Boone
counties. left for his headquarters at
Washington.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

On motion meeting adjourned.
]. P. Sorensen, acting clerk.
There is no easier or cheaper
method of selling than through
the American Want AID medium.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE

WHEREAS. A petition signed by
Emil A. Ceaglske F'reeholder residing
in school District No. SIS. asking that
he. with his land. to-wit: NEL of
NWh:. Sec. So. Twp. "A. Range 10 he
set off from the said District No. 65.
to School District No. 81. also the NW1
Of the NEA. Sec. 35-44-19. said land
being unoccupied. and lies between his
said land and the said District No. 81
And he asks to tie set off for the
following reasons: The distance by
road to school in District No. IS is
about three miles. and the distance to
van of District No. "a is but one-half
mile. and but two and one-half miles
to the school house in the last named
district; was presented to the Board
Of County Commissioners of Pine
County. Minnesota, at a session OF said
Board held on the 18th day of Aug.
A. ID. 1921. for the action of said Board
thereon:
Now. Therefore,
Is hereby given that hearing of
parties interested in the matter of
next session of said Board, commence
ing on the 26th day of Sept A. ID.
1921. at the office of the County Audi
tor. in Pine City. in said County.
BY order OF the Board of County
Commissioners.
Andrew p. Edin.
co. Auditor and Clerk of the Board.
(Sept. s-15).
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

1e22-ApriI ~, Hiram Ulysses
Grant born 1t Point pIsas-
ant, q.
103e-EnrolIsd at West Point
Military academy ~
Ulysses sImpson Grant.
1o4S-SEln the Mexican war.
tS4S-Avg. ~, married Julia
Dent
1eS@-Rssiensd from he army.
1oo1-Coionsl 81 Twsnty-Arst llll-
nois volunteer regiment o.
infantry.
1oe1-AuousA brioadIsr general.
1se2-Aprii, fought bsttIe ~ ehl.
loh.
1o63-JuIy 4, took vIelsburo.
1oS4-March, lieutenant general
In command 81 the armies.
May, opened HE campaign
In The Wilderness In vlrL
0lnla.
1oo5-April Q, rseslvsd lee's
surrender 1t Appomattox
Court House.
1o6e-March 4, lnauourated
eighteenth president aged
Is.
1o72-orant reelected.
The Credit Mobiiloe ocan.
dal exposed.
fo7e-Fsbruary, 'AwhisD<y ring"
exposed.
March, Dell<nap, eecretasy
Of war, lmpsachsd.
tS77-Mareh 4, Grant retired
from the presidency.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15
ULYSSES s. GRANT

Copyright. 1890. by James Morgan,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-15

American Want Ads will bring
results if anything will.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-12

Kodak finishing. Scarborough.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-12

to go into Red Cross medical work soon.
 Under the new training in the schools women will enlist for three years, and they are liable to be called up for service al any time within that period should the peace of Poland be endangered. Women with one or more children under the age of seven may be exempted from military duty.
 The school will take the best-edu- cated women of the battalion. It now includes all classes. Thus we have 500 young women who were gover nesses in the best families of Poland already enlisted in the new training scheme. The az, limit is thi,'t" five years.
 The spIit of tha Women's ;.cg:ou will not die with domoblization, but will be perpetuated through the schools, wbich will get the pick of the original 5000 members. Our country is merely counting on us to do our duty in peace, as well as in war. and, like the women of Amerita who braved the dangers of the seas and later the battlefields to come to us in time of peril, the women of Poland will not be found wanting when the vii lnot be found, wanting when the call comes again.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-07-12
THINGS WEkTHINk
THINGS OTHERS THINK AND WHAT WE THINK
 OF THE THINGS OTHERS THINK

Doing mischief is pleasanter than mending 1t.
 Love is blind but experience is mighty good ocuist
 The longer the engagement the shorter the marricI life
 Where there is a will there's always an heir and a few hungry lawyers.
 If you have half an hour to spare don't spend with who hasn't
 Many woman has been made happy for life because some proposed to her
 The danger in telling lies is that you always remember what lies you have told and to whom.
 Iris said that people who have had any of their kin elecrocuted for capital crime discuss the usages of electricity
 An Idaho man advertses for a lady who left a hand bag in his auto and she have back if she for the advertisement. He'll pay the adver tisement she'll call his wife and prove ownership of the handbag Evidently he is unable explain"