Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-06-03
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All n State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota


representing the 35 chapters in the
state, opened the annual convention
of the P. E. o. here.
Bemidji-A. o. Miller of Backus
was elected president of the sixth
district bankers association in ses-
sion here.
st. Paul - President Coolidge
signed bill authorizing the secre-
tary of the navy to deliver to the
set on the battleship Minnesota.
Alexandria, Minnesota pure-bred
sire campaign was launched here
when livestock breeders, bankers and
business men of the community
gathered at a banquet.
st. Paul-Lawrence G. Hodgson,
former mayor of st. Paul and for the
last two years commissioner of
finance, assumed the office of mayor
as a result of the recent election.
st. cIoud-M J. Mulligan, of st.
Paul, former state secretary, is state
deputy of Minnesota Knights of Co.
lumbus, following election of officers
at the annual state convention which
was held here.
st. PauI-Seven of the 10 Ameri-
can Legion district organizations in
Minnesota will hold their annual con-
ventions in the next six weeks, &C.
cording to Eddie Lindell, state adju-
tant.
MinneapoIis-Two men who had
been cunning for each other for a
week met on Hennepin avenue. One
was killed. The other pocketed his
gun, hailed passing taxicab and
drove to police headquarters where
he surrendered.
Bird IsIand-Thieves broke the lock
on large storage tank of gasoline
owned by the White Eagle Oil Com
pany and helped themselves. When
they left they forgot to turn off the
faucet, and 1000 gallons of gasoline
were lost.
Mankato-Bethany college, an aca-
denny for girls here, was sold to the
Bethany Lutheran College Associa-
Lutheran pastors and laymen The
consideration was less than 100000
for the college property valued at
about 100000.
DuIuth-When two men entered
fur store here and tried to sell beaver
skins, Illegally taken, they soon
learned that the customers in the
place were James F. Gould, state
game and fish commission, and sew.
eral wardens. An attempt to flee
failed, and the men were to tell
Judge about it.
MinneapoIis-On a high bluff over.
looking the Mississippi river just be-
hind the Biology building, the corner.
stone of the new s225,000 botany
building of the University of Mime.
sofa was laid with simple ceremony
while students and faculty members
looked on.
BIakeIy-Proponents of the plan to
stock the country with wild turkeys
by releasing selected groups in Ger.
tain sectionsg have been indicated
and critics have been confuted. Sew.
eral months ago II wild turkeys were
released. Today one of them in strut,
ting proudly about on the farm of J.
F. Working, while behind her trail
number of sturdy "turklets."
St. James-Thirty-si strains and
varieties of corn have been planted
in three experimental contest plots
in Watonwan, Brown and Cottonwood
counties under the direction of R.
F. Grim, of the University Farm and
the county agents, in what is con.
sidered one of the most important
corn experiments ever conducted in
this portion of the state.
lie Sueur-With the approach of an
other canning season, the Mexican
village" built by the Minnesota Val
ley Canning Company last year for
employees, is being prepared for &C.
cupancy. The Village" was designed
to provide native environment for the
employees from below the Rio
Grande.
Shakopee-Efforts are being made
here to locate the house in Louisville
township, near here, in which the Rev.
Edward Eggleston, the celebrated
author, lecturer and editor, preached
to settlers of the community in the
winter of 1857. The search is being
made in connection with preparations
for the celebration of the seventy.
fifth anniversary of the foundation OF
Shakopee, to be held here July 5.
ST. PauI-Northern Minnesota is
experiencing the greatest activity In
it's history in the transfer OF lake
shore properties for sites for colonies
Of summer homes, real estate men
say. An investment syndicate rep
resenting a group of business men In
Detroit, Mich, has acquired options
on 10 miles of lake frontage property
on Nameukan lake on the Canadian
border in St. Louis county, prepare
tory to the development of a new
summer colony for eastern residents
ST. PauI-Police, aided by the sheriff
Of Mile Laos county, discovered
stolen automobile graveyard" in the