Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-01-28
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at a cost of $125,00O.
Taylors FaIIs-High school students
occupied temporary quarters after
last nights fire which destroyed the
Consolidated high school building.
6raInerd-M. e. Gardner of Wa
SEGA was awarded first prize for the
best dairy butter on display at the
Minnesota State Dairymen's conven-
ton here. He scored a5A per cent.
Sank CONTRIBUTIONS of northern
Minnesota muffled to the ears to Off
set 10 below weather, were hero for
the annual meeting of the Northern
Minnesota Editorial Association.
| Fergus FaIIs-Rev. /. T. Aastad Of
Detroit was reelected president of the
Northern Minnesota Conference Of
Ministers of the Norwegian Lutheran
church here.
| st. PauI-Representative Knudson
of Minnesota introduced bill in the
house which would set aside 276
acres at Onigam, Leech Lake. for a
| Chippewa Indian townsite.
Duiuth-Word has been received
heer that dry law enforcement Off
/ GERS are considering series of new
regulations governing sales of malt
| by grocers, wholesalers or shops that
specialize In these products.
Little FaIIs-Members Of the Win
| nipeg pine to Palm" touring party
arrived here on their 2,194 mile trip
| to New Orleans Five Little Falls
residents joined the party for the trip
| to New Orleans. Officials Of Little
Falls met the tour at Staples and es-'
corted them here.
| st. Paul-More than 1000 enlisted
men have dropped out OF the Mime
sofa national guard. owing to restric-
tions imposed by the federal govern
ment, curtiling armory drills and
making 1t difficult for national guard
officers to maintain their units. Colonel
e. A. Walsh, acting adjutant general
/ of Minnesota, announced.
Crookston - Farm problems will
have their day here at the Red River
Valley Winter Shows to be conducted
February to IL, when an array OF
nationally known speakers will dis
cuss the various problems confronting
1.-THE farmer. Former Governor Frank
o. Lowden Of Illinois will come to
Crookston to talk on "The Farm
Problem" February 10.
MinneapoIis-Agricult fiaes bet
| ter returns for brains and energy
than any other business in the world,
Perry G. Holden, crop expert, told the
class in farm management and crop
production at the Farmers and Home
makers short course at University
Farm. More than LOO farmers and
homemakers have registered for the
| course.
st. PauI-Total deposits in all state
banks and trust companies on Decem-
Der 81 were s19.376.136- more than on
| the same date III 1924, A. ]. Veigel,
state banking commissioner, an
-nounced. Estate banks are in a much
better condition than they were year
ago, and there is every reason to be-
| lieve this Improvement will continue"
Mr. Veigel said.
Brainerd-By culling poor producing
cows and feeding the remainder prop
erly, 100000 pounds of butter
| production. Such is the opinion Of
c. H. Eckles, chief of the division Of
dairy husbandry, University Of Min
nesota, expressed at meeting of the
| Minnesota State Dairymen's Associa-
I ton here.
ST. Paul. F. Reed again heads the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation,
| following the annual business meet
| ing of the organization at the Capitol.
| ALI officers were reelected without
| opposition. Other officers include A.
j. Olson, Renville, first vicepresident,
| and Hagbarth Bue, Mortified, second
| vicepresident. Mrs. q. v. Ripley, Me-
nagha, and j. D. Pyle, Madison, We're
| reelected directors for three years.
ST. Pau-Whi1e Minnesota opera
| tors of automobiles and trucks are
spending $500 for every machine in
1926, government units will be spend
| ing $50 for each Minnesota-owned car,
| to maintain and improve roads Of the
| state, a survey by the state highway
| department showed: The department
estimates an expenditure for road
work of $30,000,000, including state,
county and local funds. AS there are
/ 100000 cars, the average will be $50
StlIIwater-Un1ess some prisoners
are discharged from the state peni-
Tertiary at Saltwater, Warden j. j.
Sullivan will be compelled to put out
the IS. r. O." sign as the institution
is now crowded beyond its normal
limitations. Warden Sullivan, who
| conferred with members of the state
| board of control on routine matters,
stated that the present population at
| the institution is LIS, the largest
| ever recorded in the state.
| MarshaIl-Judge A. B. Gislason of
| the ninth judicial district announced
that he had resigned from the bench
| to enter private law practice. 81 sent
in my resignation to Governor Chris
| Hanson and it will be effective as
| soon as my successor qualities" the