Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-10-08
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NorthhsId-C Carleton college ID given
100000 for q memorial to her hus-
band. the late Cordinio A. Severance.
under terms Of the will Of Mrs. Mary
r. Severance.
MlnnsapoiIs-An army of between
5000 and 10000 students win attend
the nrst classes Of the ffty-eighth an
nuai fall term Of the University Of
Minnesota.
Farlbault-More than 5000 people
watched troupe OF rs cowboys, cow
girls. Indians and Juveniles do their
rodeo stun with two carloads of wild
bulls and steers, and another carload
OF horses here In competition for $1,000
In prizes.
81. Paut-Complete shakeup Of the
present prohibition force in the north
west. with removal Of virtually all
present heads. viii take place within
10 days. when General Walter =.
Rhinow. new prohibition administrator,
makes his appointments.
within an inch Of its end.
81. PauI-Trailing diamond sales
man from q Minneapolis hotel to q
jewelry store in the st. Paul loop, three
bandits strolled into the store. robbed
the salesman Of $4,000 In unset dia-
monds. stuffed the gems into their
pockets and walked away.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Ripley town.
ship have completed an organisation
to halt the theft Of poultry in their
community and have arranged for q
meeting to organize the entire farming
population Of Dodge county In similar
township units.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of ave sticks
of dynamite in the ticket Office of the
Wonderland theater, ~ Washington
avenue N. led to investigation Of a
supposed bomb plot at q place which
once was the center OF labor dispute.
The fuse Of the bomb was burned to
Belle PIalne-Anton Gansen. . far
mer near here. received ts14.l5 for 80
spring pigs, six months old. Their to-
tai weight was e.42o pounds. an aver.
age OF ia pounds each. and they
brought the top price In the South st.
Paul yards.
stilIwater-Frank A. Whittier, parole
agent for the state penitentiary and
recognized nationally for his know
edge OF criminal psychology. died Of
heart disease In Saltwater. He was
65 years old. For more than 30 years
he was active in rehabilitating men
Of criminal tendencies. and the meth
DDS which resulted from his studies
were widely followed in other states.
Of. PauI-The state department Of
administration and finance authorized
. building program appropriating
81, 900, 900. under an appropriation
authorized by the 1925 legislature.
The schedule includes construction OF
buildings at the University Of Mime
sofa, at Teachers college sites at
Moorhead and Bemidji. and an add
ton to the epileptic colony at Cam
bridge.
polis-Headed by three drum
corps, two brass bands. one Scotch
"kilties" band. a women's glee club and
a male quartet. mre than 1000 Mime
sofa Legionaries and their friends left
for Omaha to attend the seventh an
nual national convention OF the Amer
lean Legion and the national conven-
ton OF the American Legion auxiliary.
Drying racks are being
Installed in the pavilion at the Clay
county fair grounds here for the pur-
pose OF drying seed corn. Farmers
held a meeting recently to arrange for
proper facilities for drying the seed.
which Is of fine quality this year. A
heating plant is being placed In the
building and racks on which about 900
bushels of corn can be dried have been
provided. !.
e.. PauI-The Minnesota railroad
and warehouse commission took It's
arst step in q campaign to reduce the
states annual grade crossing accident
toll by ordering the Northern Pacific
railroad to place stop" signs at lss
crossings on It's lines within 30 days.
Automobile drivers who fail to heed
the order to come to q full stop be
fore crossing the track viii lay them
selves open to fine or Imprisonment
or both.
G.. paus-The par capita cost OF
maintenance and operation OF the
Minnesota state government. and the
net Indebtedness showed q downward
trend I'm 1924, according to report oy
the United States department OF com
merce at Washington. The peak was
reached In 1879. For the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1924. ssl.oso.oss was
spent for maintenance and operation
for general state departments. or
s1a.sl per capita. The per capita was
s1s. ls in 1919 and ss.ls back In lslI'
nnsapoIIs-Fifteen hundred MID
nssota county rangers were ordered
10 be on the lookout for bandits VINO
broke into the United States Welding
Company's plant LEO North Second
street. and stole an oxyacstyiens loren
and q tank Of oxygen
Minnsapoils-striking Improvement
An GENERAL business conditions was
experienced by practically all indus
tries and interests throughout me
Northwest In August this year. a.
compared to the same month In 1874.
according TO the September asricui-
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