Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-07
MINNESOTA NEWS

the Memorial Stadium here Saturday.
$4,000 fans saw the game.
MinneapoIis-Attenda at the Uni
versity of Minnesota for the fall quar-.
ter reached new mark, with 9,436
students enrolled at the close Of the
third day of classes, an increase Of
456 for the same period last year.
st. Paul-State employees ex.
penses in travelling by automobiles
were standardized by an order of the
department Of administration and
finance, effective October 1. The
mileage charge for travelling in pri-
vately owned automobiles was limited
to a maximum of 8 cents a mile.
st. Paul-Every car of grain held
up at Minnesota sampling points for
sampling will pay charge of 81, or
three-tenths Of cent bushel, start
ing October IS, under terms of tar
if set up by three northwest rail.
roads, as a compromise proposed be-
fore the state railroad and warehouse
commission.
st. PauI-Minnesota received rat
ing of "very good" in the courses
being offered in it's elementary
schools as the result of a survey con.
Quoted by Columbia University, j. M.
Mcconnell, state commissioner OF
education, said, following receipt Of
a statement by the survey bureau.
Chaska-Paving the way for manu-
featuring, the Chaska plant of the
American Beet Sugar Company began
receiving beets. Manufacturing oper.
atoms will be launched Wednesday.
Tonnage Of beets is running unusually
heavy and will average Is tons to the
acre in many districts.
Roehester-A colony of beavers, Sc
cured from the state game and fish
commission by j. R. Foley and J. H.
McCracken of Wabasha county, is
thriving on the lower Zumbro river.
Days of old, when beavers were a
common sight, will be duplicated
next year if the animals thrive as ex-
pected.
Fergus FaIs-Governor Theodore
Christianson, opening his campaign
for reelection here, gave the people
of Minnesota the first big news as to
results Of his budget system and CEN
tralized control of state expenditures.
He gave facts and figures as to money
saved, and promised further econo-
mics for the future.
St. PauI-Public lands on either
side of or upon islands in the Mis-
sissippi river between Rock Island,
ILL.,, and Wabasha, Mimi, were order
ed reserved for incorporation in the
Upper Mississippi river wild life and
fish refuge in an executive order is
sued at the White House in Washing
ton. 1t said the lands had been found
to be marsh and overfowed areas
suitable for the refuge as defined by
congress.
MinneapoIis-More than $4,000 per-
sons attended the Northwest Radio
show, which established mark,
equal to the combined attendance at
the four previous exhibitions. The
exhibitions contained in 200 booths
were valued at more than 100000
and 300 radio firms of the Twin Cities
and the northwest participated. Rec
ords in the office of the manager re-
vealed that a 100000 business was
done during the exhibition.
Minneapolis - Thorough inspection
30 ,,nror Miccic innf riuoY ond IF
barge line terminals from Minneapo-
lis south will be made by Major Gen.
eral John Jadwin, chief of army en-
gineers, who is the chief supervising
officer in charge Of all army engineer
ing work. General Jadwin will be
taken by boat down the river, and
shown the work that has been done
this summer to make the river navig-
able.
Hibbing-State mine shipments this
year are breaking all records, accord
ing to Frank Wildes, in charge OF the
state department of mines. The quar-
ter ending September 80 was the big
gest Of the year. For million tons OF
ore left the Mesaba range mines of the
state during the three months, CIV
ing the state treasury revenue Of
more than $1,000,OO0. State owned
mines have central headquarters in
Hibbing.
st. Paula brief, summarizing the
evidence submitted by the state OF
Minnesota in it's fight in support OF
the proposed Scent reductions in
eastbound grain and flour rates, was
completed and will be filed with the
interstate commerce commission. In
this summary the state contends that
the proposed rate cut would work a
benefit to agricultural, milling, and
grain marketing interests, not only in
Minnesota, but through the entire
northwest.
st. PauI-Copies of the resolution
adopted in st. Paul by the business
mems conference on farm. relief are
on their way to New York, to be con-
sidered by the National Industrial
Conference board. The resolution
recognizes that agriculture "is in
less prosperous condition than other
branches of the industry and COM
merce," and recommends the appoint
ment Of a commission to cooperate