Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-05-27
NsuuC Blietrdam
All h State
Condensed Stories d Happenings
Of the Week n Minnesota

southwestern Minnesota at their an.
nual convention August IL.
Detroit-Mrs. George e. Davis OF
Warren was unanimously reelected to
serve the Ninth District Minnesota
Federation of Women's Clubs as its
president for the next two years.
Sank Center-Clergy from central
Minnesota and hundreds of laymen
witnessed dedication of the new $780,.
600 Church of Our lady Of the An.
gels here.
Brainerd-A petition asking the re.
call Of Mayor George A. Cain Of this
city was presented and accepted by
the city council June 81 was set as
the recall election.
st. Paula score of persons were
injured, four of them seriously, when
an Omaha passenger train sideswiped
a freight train engine at switch in
st. Paul.
Minneapolis = Federal prohibition
agents seized 263 cases or body-rub
alcohol stored in the Colonial ware
house. The body-rub is valued at
$4,000.
Minneapolis Re-establishment of
the reserve officers training corps as
a first class unit is hoped for as the
result Of the scheduled inspection by
regular army officers on the campus
of the University of Minnesota.
Little Falls-Seyen hundred tons
Of wood pulp owned by the Itasca Pa
per Co. are burning here. The fire
started at a. m. and after an hour
and half of work the flames were
brought under control. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Winona-A plea for the support of
bankers for the proposed Great Lakes
st. Lawrence river waterway project
and the thorough organization of
county ranger units in every Mime
sofa county was made at the twenty
third annual convention of the Min
nesota Bankers association here.
st. Paul twenty-five Minnesota
towns will be visited between June IA
and June rs by the Better Beef Spe-
cial," in which the University of Min
nesota will cooperate with the 500.
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railroads in an effort to induce cattle
men to raise better cattle and to In
form the public how to select the best
beef cuts.
Duluth-Funeral services were con-
fa1 MI II 10
prominent railroad man, hero of the
Hinckley fire in 1894. Mr.. Williams
was temporarily blinded while aboard
the first and only relief train run
through the burning districts IN an
attempt to rescue survivors of the
devastating Hinckley fire in 1894.
DuIuth-John L. Morrison, publisher
Of the Duluth Rip-Saw, and stormy
petrol of range and Twin Ports poll
tics, died at st. Francis hospital, after
a warrant was issued for his arrest
on charge of violating the Mime
apolis obscene literature ordinance on
complaint of Mayor George e. Leach.
He was So years old.
st. PauI-The Northern Pacific rail.
road announced placing a $1,300,000
order for IL of the largest and most
powerful locomotives ever operated
in the northwest, to be used on the
railroads crack North Coast Limited
and other transcontinental passenger
trains.
Minneapolis-A bomb, exploding
with such force that the entire neigh
borhood felt the percussion and resi-.
dents five blocks away were awak.
ened, damaged the Main Street thea.
tire, motion picture house. This was
the fourth time within less than q
year that local motion picture thea.
tres have been the. targets of bomb
ers.
nneapoIis-Nearly 10000 Masons
and members of the order of the
Eastern Star from all parts Of Min
nesota saw the hopes of 20 years re.
allied when Albert F. Pray, grand
master of the Minnesota grand lodge
of the Masonic order, laid the corner
stone of the new $350,0O0 administra.
ton building of the Minnesota Ma.
sonic home near Bloomington.
Chaska-Marked increase in the
sugar beet acreage in the territory
covered by the Minnesota Sugar Com.
pany, which operates large plant
here, are reported by district man.
ayers employed by the company. The
borders of the sugar beet belt are
pushing eastward, northward and far
to the west and southwest, reports
show.
Minneapolis-A conference between
members OF the Minnesota Medical
Association and University Of Min
nesota officials, to consider the fu.
ture policy of the University hospital
in regard to paying patients was an
nounced by the association, after a
resolution had been passed at final
sessions OF the 58th convention OF
Minnesota physicians, expressing dis
approval Of the hospitals policy OF
admitting pay patients.
Observation-Disclosures Of the crow
opposition to bounties for its death
and declaration that If the crow is
destructive element man is to blame