Askov American., 1924-08-28

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puIuth--Discs itinuance Of the nisat
train over the 500 Line to Thief Riv-
or Falls. giving a through sleeoe. SER
vice daily from her to Winnipeg. was
announced here by H. NJ. Lewis. gen.
eral PASSENGER agent Of the road.
Appleton--In the worst thunder
storm Of the season the grain eleva.
tor Of John J. Hagen q Son at this
place. was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground with It's con.
tents. about 1000 bushels OF grain
Lake clty--lt is claimed for three
local residents that they are probably
the oldest citizens of Minnesota 10
acted In one city. Their total ages ap-
proximate 2s5 years. They are o. p.
Francisco. Patrick H. Rahilly and p.
Carroll. All are healthy and vigorous
men. considering their years.
Austin--A survey Of houses under
construction In Austin since the irst
Of the year apd Of contracts already
made for construction to be started
this fall reveals that by November 1
200 houses will have been started In
Austin since January /.
WInona-Barney Carson. southern
Minnesota professional golf champion
who recently resigned as professional
of. the Winona Public Golf Course As
sociation. has accepted q similar posi-
tion at the Albert Lea Country Club.
he announced here.
st. cIoud--l.Ifsifa crops can be
made to pay a. .igh as $50 al acre
and In some cases higher than that
Charles R. Hutchinson. alfalfa expert
told the members OF the Stearns
County Bankers Association at spe
cial meeting at Greenwald.
MInneapoiis--Mi provided
the second largest number Of recruits
for the U. 8. Navy during the fiscal
year which ended June 80. according
to figures issued by the Navy depart
ment at Washington. Kansas City
led the country with a total OF 5.44s
men.
FarlbauIt--Paul A. Johnson. county
agent. Is warning farmers to save seed
from their 1923 bins for planting next
year. Our corn Is far behind time"
Mr.. Johnson said, "and II It is to ma
ture for seed we will have to have at
least three or four weeks Of hot
weather"
St. CIoud--Dr. Hans Hansen, OF
Logan. Ia. who was chief surgeon OF
the SSth division during the World
war, and newly appointed medical Of
ficer In charge of the Veterans hospi
tai about to be opened here. Is now
In st. Cloud. He has been for some
time acting executive officer OF one
of the large hospitals for veterans In
New York.
Preston-Finding q power wire
down. q Preston farmer tonched II
with a match to see II II was hot"
and then picked II up and tied II
around a fence post. Linemea com.
ing along later declared the farmer
must have handled the wire In mo
ment OF temporary failure Of power
for the whole 'ence was found charg
ed with 1900 volts.
NorthheId-Debaters from Oxford
University Of England will meet Carle
ton College in Skinner chapel. No
vember II. II Is announced by DR.
e. B. Dean. chairman Of the board
Of deans OF Carleton. Among the On
ford debaters Is N. J. Macdonald. son
of the prime minister, Of Queens col
1ege. Last year Carleton defeated
Cornell University. which has also
met the British team.
HibbIng-The woods are full OF
bears, not only north OF Hibbing. but
south as well. according to farmers
coming into town this week In the
Lynwood section scouts at the Boy
Scout camp have seen several cub
bears IN the woods. The woods north
OF Hibbing contain more bears than
at any time in the last i've years. II
Is reported.
o.. cIoud-At a meeting OF Stearns
county cattle breeders q general cam.
paign to introduce better sfres into
the county was launched and given
enthusiastic Endorsement by the big
cattle owners OF the county. This IL
In line with q general program being
carried out By the Minnesota Holstein
Breeders AseOcldtiOn, Which ndS buC
cessfully put over campaigns In II
counties IN the state
MinneapoIIs-Three yachts out Of
the entire feet OF Class yachts
which started In the first race OF the
championship series OF the Inland
Lakes Yachting Association at Deep
haven. Lake Minnetonka. were left
sailing when the race neared compile
ton there. The boats. starting in the
rain. ran into q severe storm which
capsized boat after boat and made the
task Of rescuing the crews most DIFF
ncult-
oieneoe-Two iuge transformers
were DESTROY md eight miles Of ten
sion line .wned by the Northern
States Power company were blown
down By storm which swept this
section.
puluth-Chippswa Indians Of Z /,
Fond du Lac band. headed by their az
q chief Peter Lemieux. have opened
thsir Aght IN Federal Court for land
allotmsnts which they claim the gov
sFamsnt took away from them IN 1855.
a LONG iegal battle between the In