Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
MINNESOTA NEWS


ton of the Minnesota State Horticul.
tural Society at the state capitol.
st. cloud-St. Cloud teachers college
won the Little Ten conference cham
pionship here by defeating Mankato
Teachers. to 6, in the most sensa-
tional and spectacular battle wit
messed in the Granite City in 20 years.
NorthfieId-Playing on soggy
gridiron, the Hamline football team of
st. Paul slipped through to 10 too
victory over st. Olaf. The victory
gave the Pipers undisputed possession
of second place In the state conference
standings.
st. Peter-Purchase of land and ap-
pointment of a finance committee are
steps already taken toward erection
of dormitory for men at Gustavus
Adolphus college here. Need for ad-
ditional housing quarters has been
felt some time.
st. Paul-Several legislative cleo.
tions were very close, and recounts
may be asked for. Senator L. P. john
son won by 35 votes in the twelfth
district over C. F. Norwood, and Sen.
ator K. K. Solberg's margin in the
thirteenth district over A. L. Almen
was only Al.
st. Paul-Replying to deputation
from northern Minnesota and south
eastern Manitoba requesting that an
all weather road be constructed from
Winnipeg to the Minnesota boundary
through Piney and Woodbridge, the
Manitoba government announces that
such a proposal will be carried out.
MinneapoIis-Min buried the
light Butler football team under an
avalanche of touchdowns at Memorial
stadium, the Gophers winning by a
score of 81 to 0 before 5000 rootefs
who tired of watching Doc Spears
men race up and down the field at will
against the so-called Bulldogs from In
dianapolis.
ST. Paul-Amendment No. 2 the
forestry tax measure submitted to
Minnesota voters November 2, was
adopted and now is part of the state
constitution. Nos. 1 and were de-
feated. These results were made GER
tain by checking the official votes Of
70 counties, now available at the Of
flee of Secretary of State Mike Holm.
MinneapoIis-Complete hospitaliza
ton, with treatment ranking as the
finest in the world, will be ready for
nearly ATS Minnesota veterans OF the
World war March 1, when the huge,
$1.850,000 United States Veterans bu-
reau hospital at Fort Smelling is open
ed. Work on the 20 buildings is rush
ing along at ton speed, the contractor
is seven weeks ahead of schedule.
Minneapois-What is planned to be
the biggest Homecoming event in the
history of the university is scheduled
with the Michigan-Minnesota game.
With $4,000 invitations out to the grad
yates of the school the crowd is ex-
pected to reach record proportions.
"Blaze the trail back to Minnesota"
has been the motto adopted by the
committee in charge.
Brainerd-Tourist traffic is a mat
ter of supreme importance to Mime
sofa, Governor Theodore Christensen
declared at the dedication of paved
road, the middle gateway to northern
Minnesota's share of the ten thousand
lakes. Encouragement to summer va
cation visitors should be given by the
state and it's citizenry, the chief execu-
tive pointed out in the main address
of a full days program marking the
opening of the pavement.
st. PauI-Suffering but little dam
age from frost the Minnesota corn
crop will amount to 152,592,000 bush
els in 1926. gain Of more than A.
100000 bushels over the government
forecast month ago, according to
the November crop estimate Of the
United States department of agricul-
ture. For the country as a whole
corn gained 100000 bushels dur
ing the month and crop Of 2,693,963,.
900 bushels was announced as the pre-
liminary estimate.
So. st. Paul-Price records fell In
South st. Paul, at the auction sale
which marked the close of the ninth
annual Junior Livestock show, the
biggest and best" event of it's kind
in Minnesota history, in which more
than 600 members of boys and girls
clubs participated. Lydia Potter, a.
year-old girl from Springfield, re-
ceived $1.20 a pound for her grand
champion baby beef, the highest price
ever paid for a calf at junior show
in Minnesota.
ST.. PauI-The federal government
owns 220, 492 acres of land in northern
Minnesota which now is subject to en-
try. Anyone wishing any of this land
can go to the land office at Cass Lake
and file for it. There. are 82,092 acres
in Koochiching county, described as
timbered and swampy. In Lake OF
the Woods county there are 66,161
acres listed as agricultural, timber,
and swampy. Roseau county has ~.
4OS acres, swampy, partly drained.
There are 1856 acres in st. Louis
county, 1885 in Beltrami county, and
small acreages in other counties,