Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-03
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men here 10 organizing to finance the
construction Of Q canning factory.
LaksvllIs Partially destroying the
business district. IRE here caused ap-
proximately $4,000 damage and re-
suited IN injury to two persons.
DuIuth--Fire which threatened to
spread through long row Of ware
houses and docks on the Lake Superior
front destroyed lime kiln. with dam
age Of 100000.
Thief River FaiIs--Nearly 100 bank
ers Of the ninth district met In an
nual session here. A. y. Labuddie,
cashier Of the First State bank Of
Gully, was elected president.
Hastings Formal dedication Of the
new st. Matthias Roman Catholic
school win be combined with the an
nuai harvest festival at Hastings. The
building cost $4,000.
Rock cresk-Paving was begun on
No. 1. highway between here and Pine
City. and the work will be rushed as
fast as conditions permit the grading
on the north end Of this stretch
MinneapoIIs--Go shopping for
everything from radium to rats cost
the University of Minnesota Just 81.
$4,000, for the year ending June 30.
Roy s. Galloway, purchasing agent.
announced.
Notwithstanding gone more than
six months without contagious dis
ease being reported. Crookston is be-
1ieved to have established record for
health conditions.
Winona-Fifty thousand yellow
perch have been planted In Lake WI
mona at the request of the winona
county LEAK Walton league to i'm
prove fishing in this vicinity.
Luverne-United States Senator
Smith w. 'Brookhart OF Iowa will be
the principal speaker at the Rock
county fair here from September IL
to 16. Senator Brookhart will speak
September Is.
tiibbino--D Donald McReady Of Min
neapolis. was chosen president Of the
Order Of De Molay at the closing bust
ness session here when Mankato was
elected as the next convention city.
MarshaIl-Reports coming in from
the rural district show that hail dam
age in Lyon county was more severe
than had been estimated. Near Dud-
ley and Milroy the loss In crops ran
as high as 100 per cent.
6ralnerd-Contract for the paving
of the state highway between Belle
Prairie and Brainerd. about 25-mile
stretch. was let at q price Of $1.40 a
square yard. This is the lowest price
known for reinforced concrete pave
ment In Central Minnesota.
Alexandria, mass meeting, spon-
sored by the Alexandria club. was hello
here to discuss proposed dam at the
outlet of Lake Carlos into the Long
Prairie river for the purpose Of rails
ing the water level OF lakes here.
Wadena-Todd and Wadena County
Bankers Association met jointly here
and unanimously adopted the county
ranger plan of the Minnesota Bankers
Association. The sheriffs and county
attorneys from both counties were
also present.
neapoiis-Busines men, ship
pers and representatives OF cities on
the upper Mississippi river decided at
a conference at the Nicollet hotel to
proceed with plans to put barges on
the river to carry freight at lower
costs.
Mime apoiis-Members OF the Min
nesota, North Dakota and South Da'
kota railroad commissions agreed to
cooperate In the fight which the mid
die west IL making against freight
rate increases proposed by western
carriers.
Minneapolis Minneapolis Chi
nese IL dead and a white girl wound
ed In q general revival Of tong war
activities which swept over the Uni
ted States. with gunner and Ratchet
men killing i've and wounding several
others in the first outbreak since last
spring.
Winthrop-Work Of Installing the
city's new lighting system viii be
completed about September 20. A. j.
Olson. who ID In charge Of the pro
Ject, announced. The distribution sys-
tenn comprises 30 miles OF wire and
235 poles and 1900 feet OF cable. A
white way" IL Included In the pro
ject.
Minneapolis-Two hundred seventy.
five persons were injured In automo-
bile accidents In Minnesota within
seven days, setting a new record for
the year. when warm weather and
scores Of outings took thousands OF
motorists over the states highways
through the last week. II was revealed
by survey made public.
Redby-when the state OF Mime
sofa. In Its efforts to increase the avail
able supply OF food In the war. sstab-
iished the fishing industry on Red
lake. II put into operation one Of the
best institutions that could be located
among the Indians In this part Of the
state The state nsh-buying station
gives them q cash market for their
catches.
Mlnneapolis-G Grounds win be broken
at once for the new 100000 home Of
the Minnesota Cooperative Cream
cries Association. Inc. in Minneapolis
II win be finished about Jan l. max
ing Minneapolis the headquarters for
=. L. In