Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-03
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All Me State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

COMMISSIONERS nave JOln6u Will -SIdIo
authorities in plans to keep the county
roads. of this county open during the
coming winter.
Tracy-The best examples Of farm
produce in Murray, Lyon. and Red
wood counties were on display at the
opening of the Tri County Farm I'M
provement Associations twelfth an
nual corn and grain show.
Candy - The Ferguson Brothers
farm, south of Candy, has been leased
by 0. A. Lende Of Candy, former state
senator, at reported. rental of $4,000
for five years. It will be maintained
as Hereford farm.
st. cIoud-Lawrence johnson is
celebrating the anniversary of his vic
tory over science. A year ago ply
sicians gave him day to live when
he fell and broke two vertebrae in his
neck. With the two still broken he is
as active as usual year later.
MinneapoIis-Wit $4,000 worth Of
radium sealed in lead ball on hand,
equipment has been completed at the
cancer institute, University of Min
nesota, to use it in treating cancer
without disturbing the precious cura-
tive or its container.
Minneapolis Plans for a statewide
reunion Of veterans of the famous
Rainbow or 42d Division were under
way, as leaders Of the divisional as
sociation launched new campaign to
get in touch with veterans of the divi-
sion in the state.
st. PauI-Minnesota will oppose
federal regulation of commercial mo-
tor vehicle transportation, Ivan
Bowen. member of the state railroad
and warehouse commission, said. He
added that he expected this state to
be the only one to make such a fight.
MinneapoIis-Police located and
notified an uncle, j. R. Vindsvall at
Shevlin, Mimi, Of the death of Aas-
mond Vindsvall, who was killed when
hanging scaffold fell, plunging four
men to their deaths inside a 90-foot
concrete grain elevator.
Brainerd-R. R. Wise, wealthy
hotelman and one of the founders and
president of the Minnesota Ten Thou
sand Lakes Association, died of heart
disease at Shakopee hospital. He
was 70 years old. Mr.. Wise also
was former mayor of Brainerd, for
mer president Of the Northern Mime
sofa Development Association.
Northfieid-Mrs Anna Dickie OLE
sen of Mortified has been chosen one
Of the vicepresidents of the Bryan
Memorial Association, of which Jose
plus Daniels is president. The pur-
the erection Of memorials at Wash
ington and at Bryan's grave In 'Arl-
ington national cemetery.
Minneapolis Just as soon as plans
can be worked out and put on paper.
construction will be started at Uni
versity Farm on a new $250,000 build
ing for the biochemistry division OF
the University of Minnesota depart
ment of agriculture, under an approp-
ration authorized at recent meeting
of the university board of regents.
Minneapolis = Professor Andrew
Boss, head of the farm management
division at the University of Mime
sofa, will leave December l., on his
first leave of absence in 80 years as
faculty member. Professor Boss will
go to Washington for three months. at
the request of the United States gov
eminent, to conduct survey and
draft plans for development of inves-
jtigational problems throughout the
country -
Worthinston-Sugar beet raisers
in this section of the state did well
last season despite unfavorable wealth
er conditions The crop was heavy
and of good quality, and there is an
indication that the acreage will be In
creased next year. The growers were
guaranteed $3.50 ton for the beets
and the price next year will be Sc,
it was said Fifty-five carloads at
beets were loaded here, 81 carloads
at Reading, IS at Round Lake.
Minneapolis = Northwest shippers
luOlI dlICAGlOA W ObIdlhlA6 q
contract from the federal government
through which the Inland Waterways
Corporation would operate barge
line fleet between Minneapolis and st.
Louis, which would be financed and
constructed by the Upper Mississippi
River Barge Line Company, a $1,000
600 corporation incorporated by upper
river business men.
Minneapolls-A new fieldhouse at
least a block long, two new gymna-
Sums and all the land possible are
imperatively needed at the University
Of Minnesota, to give students the ath-
letic activity and recreation they
should have, L. d. Coffman. president
Of the University, said. adding that
thousands of university students are
denied the activity they need, and only
an extensive program. started at once.
will remedy the present situation
Minneapolis -Boyish cuts and flap
per neck shaves are pushing a lot
more work onto Minnesota's 5000 bar
bers. Hair bobbing now represents 80