Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-12
Neulf BfietrMm
M R State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota


Fairmont-T Farmers Co-opera-
tive creamery has called on bids for
a new creamery building to cost $40,-
900.
Roehester-Alvo Rodriguez, COVER
nor Of the state Of Sonora, Mexico.
is in Rochester for medical treat
ment.
Pine Rlver-Potatoes are money to
Aaron Zoffke, farmer near Backus
who expects to clear $4,000 On this
seasons potatoes. Zaffke raised 10000
bushels himself and then purchased
10000 bushels from his neighbors at
from IS cents to 81 bushel.
Mankato-Heroism in saving the
life of transient in the icy waters
Of the Minnesota river here in April.
1917, was rewarded when A. M. Kir-
cher, civil engineer, received a check
for $1,000 from the Carnegie hero
fund commission.
st. PauI-From 1000 to 5000 Min
nesota federal income taxpayers would
be relieved altogether from further
payments while 10000 others in this
state would benefit by lower levies.
under the plan passed by the house
ways and means committee at Wash
ington.
st. Paui-Minnesota has q total OF
22,310 miles of surfaced roads, &C.
cording to an estimate by the United
States department Of agriculture. The
total for the entire country Is 4o7,905.
In all there are 107,S16 miles Of rural
roads in Minnesota, 20 per cent Of
that mileage is surfaced.
DuIuth-General w. F. Rhinow, fed
eral prohibition Director for the north
west, and Major B. B. Wilcox, chief
enforcement officer, formerly of Du-
luth, have started activities against
rum runners and liquor law violators
in northern Minnesota with their ar
rival here.
nneapolis-Funeral services were
conducted for Mrs. Angelina Gervais,
los years old, a resident of Mime
sofa for nearly 95 years, the third of
Minnesota's oldest Inhabitants to die
within two months, and the second
of Minnesotas oldest women to die
within 10 days.
MlnneapoIis-The Gophers found the
Butler Bulldogs, trotted their way to
33 to 7 victory over the Indiana in
vaders. Twelve thousand frigid fans.
! who braved the cold weather and tried
to keep warm with fur coats, sweaters
and blankets, saw a greatly improved
Minnesota team.
Thief River FaIIs-Insufflcient vol
ume Of business has resulted in the
absorption Of the North Central Co.
operative Poultry Producers Associa-
ton with headquarters at Bemidji, by
the Thief River Falls Cooperative
Poultry Association, with head Off
ces here.
Jordan-Scott County Cow Testing
Association No. ranked eighth among
nearly 100 associations in the state
for the month of September The 3O1
COWS in the county association aver
aged "a pounds of butterfat in the
month, according to County Agent
John Sheay.
st. PauI-To enable the Minnesota
veterans of the World war to get all
information possible about their rights
Of renewal of wartime insurance, Rep
resentative Allen ]. Furlow has re-
quested General Frank T. Hines, d.
rector of the Veterans Bureau, to in
augurate an experimental campaign of
education in Minnesota, according to
| reports from Washington.
Anoka-Anoka county, with a dairy
industry which each year brings in
s1,250,000 for its farmers, has just
launched an ambitious feed producing
program intended to increase its al
falfa acreage from 1000 to 10000 acres
| by the fall of 1926 About 600 farm
ers. or approximately 80 per cent OF
those in the county, already have
pledged their cooperation.
MinneapoIis-Draft of an ordinance
| proposing to regulate airplane flights
above and within the corporate boun-
daries of Minneapolis, was before the
council committee on ordinances and
legislation. The ordinance provides
that planes must fly at least 5000 feet
| above the surface of the earth while
travelling over the city. The usual
penalty features are provided for
violations.
st. PauI-Final settlement with
members of the Minnesota Potato
Growers Exchange for their 1924 crop
will be made by the exchange, &C.
cording to the recommendations of
Public Examiner Garfield w. Brown,
made public. The report of the pub
lie examiner shows that growers in
the western district, the Red River
valley, have been "overpaid," while
| those in the rest Of the state have
$4,000 coming. The exchange has
Sill, 20s.0S in cash assets, and cover
payments" to the western district
growers are figured at $69,75950, Sc
| cured by warehouse investments val
ued at $223,745.sS.
Mankato-Pledged to curb parental
| extravaganza toward children and to
establish better child health stand
| ards. delegates to the third annual