Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-12
MINNESOTABRIEFS

korwood-The 100 acre farm Of
Fred Tanke, three miles west Of here
was purchased by Herman Schultz
for $4,000. The property is improv.
ed.
virginia-Large delegations, many
of whom are coming with special at
fractions, have sent word to head
quarters here that they are coming to
the state convention of the Loyal Or.
der of Moose.
Mankato-Approximately 1000 Wal
Their League members will attend the
annual state convention of the league
here August 20 to 81. The league is
an association of young peoples So
cieties of German Lutheran churches
Rochester-Felix Seligman of Du-
luth was elected president of the Min
nesota division of the National Assoc
citation OF Stationery Engineers at
the close OF their 18th annual three.
day convention here.
Belle PIaIne-Building of an cleo.
trio transmission line from Belle
PLANE to LIE Sueur Center, through
st, Dames, is proposed. an official of
the Interstate Electric Company an
nounced that the project probably
will be undertaken in q few weeks.
Center city-Marriages of IS years
ago were lasting. Take Mr.. and Mrs.
John Linn. There's couple who
just observed their 65th wedding an
niversary. They were married by
Rev. J. Hedengran here on August 2.
1861.
I. WiIImar-To teach in one school
continuously for SO years is the rec
ord of Professor S. Hatlestad in the
Parochial school at the first East
Norway Lake parish near here. Pro-
lessor Hatlestad began teaching in
the East Norway Lake school in 1888.
owatonna-A purebred Holstein
cow ON the B. e. Kuchkenbecker
farm, emilked thrice daily, was high
producer of Owatonna COY. Testing
Association No. 2. She produced IT'S
of butterfat in the month and 1.076.1
pounds of milk.
Minneapolis-One of the largest
purchases of Minnesota lake shore
properties this year was negotiated
when John F. Nichols, realtor, pur-
chased from the Saltwater Timber
Company Of Saltwater, Mimi, 2,130
acres in the Arrowhead district, near
the Canadian boundary.
Biwabik-Dave Neimi, IS years old,
was killed and Sid Aho, 40 years old,
was seriously ..;.red in cavern at
the Rudy mine. The men were
working in room of the under
ground mine when one of the walls
collapsed.
Lake city-Company L of Redwood
Falls representing the 205th infantry,
won the Minnesota national guard
state rifle shoot conducted here with
the close of the summer training
camp. The victory came on rating
of LILO points, after headquarters
company of st. Paul, of the 206th,
lost 40 points when member of its
team was disqualified after the team
had run up a total of ILL.
Minneapolis - Minnesota farmers
Joined in the fight for the cent re
duction on grain rates from the north.
west to eastern territory, which the
Minneapolis & st. Louis and 500 rail.
roads have announced. The Mime.
sofa Farm Bureau Federation sent a
petition to the interstate commerce
commission urging that the rate re
duction be made effective. The petit
ton, signed .byAJ. F. Reed, president
says that the reduction twill be large.
ly, If not wholly, reflected back to the
producers Of grain in this producing
area" and urges the need of rate re.
duction.
st. PauI-All information concern
ing embezzlement of a total of $685..
600 from the Union National Bank OF
Rochester by the cashier and the as
sistant cashier of the bank is in the
hands of the United States district
attorney. The signed statements of
S. L. Seaman, cashier of the bank,
who confessed to shortages in his &C
counts totaling nearly $4,000, with
in "a hours after Chester Southwick,
assistant cashier . of the bank, was
arrested after confessing to shortages
totaling $26,998, we're received by
James A. Wharton, assistant United
States district attorney.
- Thief River, Fails-A concerted
drive to bring about a more rigid en-.
forcement of the Eighteenth amend.
ment will be inaugurated when mem
bers of the Minnesota Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union meet for their
ffftieth annual convention at Thief
River Falls.
st. 'PauI-Governor Theodore Chris
tianson stepped into the movement
to make Minnesota highways safe by
announcing that he will call state
safety conference for some time in