Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-09-09
MINNESOTA. NEWS

ArIlngton-Many farmers who have
burned their straw stacks In other
years are saving them to supplement
the roughage ration as result of the
hay shortage.
Sank center-Dr. e. J. Lewis, Is
years old father of DR.. c. B. Lewis
of st. Cloud and of Sinclair Lewis,
world famous novelist, died at his
home here.
Duluth-Amalgamation Of the Du-
ldth Hay Fever social club with the
Interstate Hay Fevef association, and
election of officers for the ensuing
year took place here.
Minneapolis Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, son of "T. R." big game
hunter and a World war veteran,
pleaded for conservation of Americas
wild life at a mass meeting at the
Kenwood armory.
MinneapoIis-Half a dozen crews
are at work on the upper Mississippi
river, rushing work on $2,250,000
program aimed at putting the chan
mel in the best possible shape for in
auguration of the new river traffic
next spring.
OrtonvilIe-Two new cases Of rab-
les have been reported in this section
of the state, both near Correll. Two
dogs on the William Miller farm, just
across the line in Swift county, devel.
oped the disease and attacked mem
bers of the family.
Mankato-The Rev. F. L. ODER
schultz, st. Paul, was reelected to
his seventh term as president of the
Walther League of Minnesota at a
business session Of the organization
whose meetings are being attended
by $500 delegates.
So. St. Paul-Honors In the first
carload baby beef contest, conducted
by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders
association at South st. Paul, were
won by James Ellsworth of Magnolia
Rock county, judges of the contest an
nounced.
St. Paul-Fifty-eight boys and girls
in 10 counties have been selected to
represent their districts in competi-
ton with the experts in dairy calf and
pig club work at the Minnesota State
fair, T. A. Erickson, state leader of
the All clubs announced.
HinckIey-Forest fires raced from
two directions 80 years ago, met
here and cost the lives Of 400 Mime
sofa settlers. Wednesday several
score of "old timers" survivors Of
Minnesota's greatest fire tragedy, gath
cred here for reunion in response
to invitations sent out to all known
survivors.
Observation-Disclosures of reg.
ular passenger and express air lines
from Minneapolis to Chicago, and
from Minneapolis to Detroit, within
the next year, were forecast by Post
master Arch Coleman, following a
conference with w. Irving Glover,
second assistant postmaster general,
who visited the city to discuss the
air mail situation.
New Sweden-Boasting 100 years
of life in which he never has been Ill
and never has had physician call,
- Ole X neoIro, etill heS his own tooth,
and never had to visit dentist until
he was 81 years old. Mr.. Decko Is
one centenarian who enjoys the
modern world, and believes that this
day and age is no more wicked than
were those when pioneers were young
and spry.
MinneapoIis-A project for recrea-
tional development of the Superior
national forest by dividing 1t into
three areas to be designated as wilder
ness-canoe areas, motor boat areas
and automobile areas was outlined by
A. L. Richey, supervisor of the forest
at a hearing on the proposed road
building program at the preserve. The
conference was attended by state Off
Gals, and representatives Of civic and
outdoor life organizations.
Minneapolis = Minnesota farmers
collected an additional 100000 dur
ing August, as a result OF increasing
price of butter with production at
normal, at the same time that favor
able weather conditions frightened
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tatoes and fax, farm experts reported.
Reports showed that Minnesota dairy
farmers produced 100000 to TO-
100000 pounds Of butter during the
month.
ST. PauI-Of a total Of 401,912 loans
made to farmers Of the United States
by banks of the federal land bank
system, 38,767 have been made to
farmers of Minnesota, North Dakota
Michigan and Wisconsin by the Fed
eral Land bank of St.Paul according
to H. X. Jennings, president of that
institution. The loans of the st. Paul
bank totaled $145,650,500. while the
total amount of the loans by the fed
eral land bank system was $1,247, $685.
039.
st. Paul-General Walter F. Rim
ow, northwest prohibition administra-
tor, says he will ask General Lincoln
Andrews, national prohibition admin
istrator, for Is more agents for en-
forcement work in the Twin Cities,
at the conference Of state and district
dry chiefs to be held in Washington
September 20. 1.-THE northwest de-
oo,4rooo& hoe haop carinuc1v handt.