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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
Board meeting August 6. 1921.

Board meeting August 6, 1927.
All members were present. The
election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: DIR. w. G.. Ehmke, president;
Herman Nortrup, clerk; Joseph b.
chek, treasurer. Moved by Stepan
and seconded by Demo, that the salary
of the officers be the same as last
year; carried unanimously.
Moved by Stepan and seconded by
Bochek, that we accept E. e. Lala's
resignation; carried unanimously.
Moved by Stepan and seconded by
Nortrup, that we accept the following
bids on transportation: Route No. 2,
Chester Waletzko, $4,000 per month;
Route No. 4, Rudolph Klatt, $500
per month; Route No. 5, Albert Ste
pan, $45.00 per month; carried unani-
mously. A vote by ballot was taken
on the bus driver of Route 3. Frank
Price was elected at $500.
Moved by Stepan and seconded by
Ogilvie, that the applications on
Route 1 be tabled; carried unani-
mously. A petition was read by the
president, concerning the election of
a superintendent, but no action was
taken.
Moved by Stepan and seconded Ly
Demo, that we pay the janitor $4,000
month for ten months; carried
unanimously. Then a vote for JAM
itor was taken by ballot. Homer
Taubman was elected.
Moved by Stepan and seconded by
Demo, that the minutes be published
in the same paper, the Askov Amer
lean, and at the same price; carried
unanimously.
Moved by Bochek and seconded by
Demo, that following bills be allowed:
American Pub. Co., publishing
board proceedings $4,000
E. B. Linsley, 200 BALLOTS 800
Mimi. Power & Light Co., SER
vice in 500
N. r. Johnson, work on lights - 100
Motion carried unanimously.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet again Saturday, August IS, 1927
H. Nortrup, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
Friends Insist Coolidge Will Run

Rapid City, S. D.-Whatever Presi-
dent Coolidge intends to do next year
regarding the Republican nomination,
a group of his friends, including a
cabinetmaker, senator, a governor
and several congressman, who were
his guests, predicted that he would
run if the convention dominates him.
All were convinced that Mr.. Coolidge
meant exactly what he said in his
statement that 81 do not choose to
run for president in 1929, but the
opinion was held Dy some Of them
that the President would be drafted,
and they all agreed that if he were,
he would run.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
GRASSTON

F. H. Sizer is operating his new
threshing machine in this community.
At the present, grain is yielding fair
ly good, and Frank expects a big run
this year.
The potatoes and corn are badly in
need of rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles johnson and
son, Wallace, left Saturday for Wis
consin, where they will spend two
weeks vacation.
George Breintenfelt who is en-
ployed with the Eastern Minnesota
Power & Light Co., spent Sunday with
home folks.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Latourelle
and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Tossy were
callers at the Chris Hansen home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. e. Grayson and
family were dinner guests at the
Alfred Burg home Sunday.
The Farmers Shipping Association
shipped a car of live stock to the st.
Paul market Monday.
Miss Lucille Swensen who has been
going to a summer school in Mime
apolis, came home last week to enjoy
visit with home folks, before taking
up her school duties again this fall.
The low ground potatoes that were
frosted, don't seem to be reviving
very rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Pangerl and FAM
lily were Saturday evening guests at
the 2. E. Grayson home
Quite a number from here took in
the celebration of the opening of
Highway No. 1 at Pine City and all
report good time.
Carl Anderson who is employed
with the Midwest Oil Co. delivered
gas and oil in these parts last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
COOLIDGE STUDIES
TREASURY BUDGET
President Gets Report on Farm
Conditions From Loan
Board Chief

Rapid City-An increase in. gov.
eminent expenditures next year
above first estimates was put up to
President Coolidge by H. M. Lord, d.
rector of the budget, who came to
the Black Hills with tentative bud.
get.
Various special items have contri.
buted to swell the tentative estimate
to $125,000,000 above the limit of 49,.
S00,000.000 set by the President last
June, for government expenditures in
the coming year.
!. Whatever comes of these special
appropriations, which are before the
President, General Lord gave assur.
lance that next years budget would
carry funds for the first years work
on the additional cruisers authorized
by congress. A year ago, the budget
director and the President proposed
to withhold money for starting work
on three of the eight cruisers which
had been authorized by congress, but
after bitter fight congress over
ruled the administration and insisted
upon appropriating money for the
other three, for which plans now are
being drafted.
Mr.. Coolidge also was interested in
receiving report on farm conditions
in the far west and middle west,
which was presented to him by Eu.
gene Meyer, newly appointed chair
man of the federal farm loan board.
Mr. Meyer has been on a trip
through the west, and gave the Pres
ident an intimate picture of the situa-
ton there. With Secretary w. M.
Jardine working hard on new farm
bill, which aims to set up $780,
100000 fund to be loaned to farmers,
Mr.. Coolidge is anxious to learn
more at first hand about the exact
wishes of the farmers, and he listen
ed intently to Mr.. Meyers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

lund, Robert Gaddes and family, and
D. w. Hall and family motored to
Taylors Falls Sunday.
Reuben and Walter Maaske left
Monday for Cakes, N. D., to work
during the threshing season.
Daisy Christianson spent Sunday at
home.
The Great Northern Railroad Com
pany is making special rate of
$1.60 for round trip ticket to Min
neapolis for the State Fair.
A number motored to Mora Monday
night to attend the kitten ball game.
Fred Seymour who has been build
ing nice large barn, has it nearly
completed and is now filling it with
hay.
Otto Leisinger and Andrew Pitra
have each erected a new tile silo the
past few days.
Miss Hope Shaske who has been
attending the McPhail school of mu-
sic this summer, returned home last
week.
The G. L. Wahlquist family mo-
tored to Quamba Saturday.
Crate Ellison has gone to North
Dakota for the threshing season.
Miss Mabel Zimmerman of St.
Paul, visited at the Owe Rasmussen
home last week.
Mrs. Stray and Shirley and Mrs.
Gleason arrived Monday evening for
visit at the Jim Cameron home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hi Murphy of Iowa,
are visiting at the AL Murphy home.
Mrs. Newbert and Mrs. Williams of
Mora, spent Wednesday afternoon Wis
iting with Mrs. e. j. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Harte spent
Monday visiting at the Eddy cottage
on Cross lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Brewington and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rokis
of East Moline, ILL.,, arrived Tuesday
morning for visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Stream.
E. j. Wright and family attended
the bankers banquet at Pine City,
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Harte were at
SioNSi Sou OuHudy MI I1dII6 SpOh0
in the high school auditorium on be-
half of the Presbyterian Sunday
school.
Julia Christianson who is taking
the nurses training course at the
Mininberg hospital in Minneapolis,
spent the week end at home.
Mrs. Orr and Wilma are visiting
relatives in Fairmont.
John Clark motored to Mora Mon
day with a load of cattle.
There will be services with con-
firmation in the church, Sunday,
Aug. 21st. The morning service will
begin at 1890 a. m. and in the after
noon at p. m. with communion for
the confirmants and others who wish
to partake. Those to be confirmed
are Habey Adolph Storebo and Mile
Alice Storebo, belonging to the Zion
Lutheran congregation in Bruno.
May God bless these two, brother and
sister, with faith and love in God,
Offering is taken for mission. You
are all welcome.
s. II. Palm. Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
Milwaukee Mail Train Wrecked

Sturtevant, Wis.-Two men were
killed here when a fasteChicago, Mil
yankee & st. Paul train, travelling
towards Chicago at IS miles an hour,
struck an open switch and hurtled into
q ditch. Seven all-steel mail coaches
piled up in a heap upon the locomo-
tive and tender beneath which were
buried Engineer Larry Brock and
Fireman Clarence Weber, both instant.
ly killed Investigation by Sheriff
Henry Harmon disclosed that
switch had been illegally opened. He
attributed the wreck to a plot.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
PROCEEDINGS OF
SCHOOL BOARD
District 81.

Board of audit meeting July Is,
1927.
All members were present. The
clerks and the treasurer's reports
were checked and found correct.
The clerks report showed the re-
ceipts of the year including the cash
on hand from last year to total
$3S,059.06, and the disbursements
$21, 155.48.
The treasurer's receipts correspond
ed with the clerks receipts, $38, $685.
06; paid out $2O.959.76. leaving bal
ance in the treasury of $17,O99.30.
Three orders we're outstanding. to-
tai $3O5.0O.
On motion the board adjourned.
H. Nortrup, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
Brookhart Plans New Farm Bill

Duluth-A much stronger bill than
the McNary-Haugen farm relief meas
ure, to bring the farmers to the level
of other business protected by gov.
eminent laws, will be the advocation
of Senator Smith w Brookhart of
Iowa, he declared here. Senator
Brookhart is visiting his son, ]. r.
Brookhart. He made an automobile
tour of the range cities and mines at
Hibbing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

Kiukiang, Kiangsi Province, China
Twenty-six communist labor leaders
are reported to have been shot at
Hankow, following the establishment
Of martial law there. Forty-four 9th
0rs were arrested.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
WANT ADS

Lost-Fountain pen, by a man half
full of ink
Found-A watch, by a man with a
cracked face.
For Sale-A folding bed by a lady
that doubles up and looks like a
piano.
Wanted-Man to milk and drive a
Ford car
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
oklahoman Named Kellogg Assistant

Rapid City, S. D.-Nelson T. John
son of Oklahoma, was appointed by
President Coolidge to be assistant sec,
rotary OF state. He succeeds Robert
e. Olds, who was recently appointed
under secretary of state when Joseph
C. Grew was named ambassador to
Turkey.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
FARM SPARK PLUGS

One part of water, glass, which can
be obtained at drug stores, to ten
parts of water makes a good solution
for preserving eggs. Housewives
should can surplus eggs while mar
ket values are low.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18
charinq Cross SLAYER Exeeuted

Charing Cross Slayer Executed
London-John Robinson, 36-year-oId
clerk, was executed for the murder of
Mrs. Minnie Bonnati, wife of an Ital.
ian waiter. He was found guilty on
July 10. The case was known as the
"Charing Cross trunk mystery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

cit must have been a very tender
hearted butcher who killed this
lamb" remarked travelling man in
a restaurant to the waiter who had
brought him lamb chop. ''Why?"
asked the waiter. "He must have
hesitated three or four years before
striking the fatal blow" replied the
travelling man.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

is this pest exterminator guaran-
teed?" asked lady who had been
asking questions and pricing things
in the drug store without buying
anything Tuesday, How do you apply
it," Eyes, it's guaranteed" said the
druggist, .'You take a teaspoonful of
it every half hour"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
PRISONERS SAVED
AS, CELLS BURN
Riot Averted When Blaze Is
Checked in Missouri
Penitentiary.

BY the Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, January
15.--Fre late today destroyed "A
hall, cell building. inside the Missouri
penitentiary, in which 100 negro con.
vfcts were quartered.
The cells in the building. the Oldest
one in the prison, were opened and all
the prisoners saved, officials believe.
Warden Leslie Rudolph said tonight
he hoped" all of the negroes got out.
but added that 1t was possible a. few
of the cells were not opened, and that
some of the prisoners were burned to
death.
The officials estimated the damage
between SIS, 900 and $4,000.
The entire roof of the building
burned and caved in. The stone walls
did not fall. There were no floors in
the structure, which is about $50 feet
long, the tiers of cells extending to
the top of the building, four stories
high.
After fighting the fire for more than
two hours, prison and city fire depart
ment officials bandoned all attempts
to save the building and directed eff
forts to keep 1t from spreading to ad-
Joining cell houses "E" and "F." The
most hardened convicts about 500, are
housed in "E'' cell house, and Off
Gals feared a riot if the building
caught fire and it would have been
necessary to remove them. The fire
was brought under control at 1880
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Jury TO CONDUCT
PROBE ON FL0GG|NG
Special Term Called to In
/ vestigate Mob Violence
by Hooded Men.
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, Ga, January 49,
Preparations went forward here today
for the opening Monday of a special
Hurm of Toombs County Superior
Court, called to impanel a grand jury
to investigate the fiogging Christmas
eve of Wfmberly e. Brown, an attor.
ney. near Lyons, by = band OF hooded
men.
~ The special term was called after
Judge r.. N. Hardeman and Solicitor
a S. Bradley had conducted a pre-.
linninary investigation and reported to
Gov. Walker. who offered a reward
Tor the arrest and conviction of the
first member of the mob No arrests
have been made.
In a formal report to the Governor,
Solicitor Bradley declared that a Sc
Ties of acts of violence in Toombs
County, ciimaxed by the fiogging of
Brown, had rendered ordinary pro
cesses of law inadequate to meet the
situation in which n terrorized popu-
lace has be en- overawed by a small
minority"
The attorney was beaten severely
by his masked assailants. who kid
mapped him on the main street in
Lyons shortly after he had assisted
the State in the prosecution of five
men, all OF whom WerC acquitted, on
charges of Staying Willie Wilson. The
1Atter was shot down by members of
masked band, who broke into hi9
home in an attempt to seize him
after his name had been linked with
petty thefts in the county.
When the verdict of acquittal was
returned Judge Hardeman, who pre-
sided at the trial, denounced hooded
hoodlums" who took the law into
their own hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
FIRST LADY HEADS
CHARITY BALL LIST
Mrs. Coolidge Lends Name to
Dance for Hospital at
Willard Feb. 10.

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge will head the
list of patronesses for the fourth an
nual alumnae ball of the Emergency
Hospital Training School at the VII
lard Hotel February 10. The pro
ceeds of the ball will go toward a
fund for endowing a room in the
Emergency Hospital for nurses who
become sick.
Miss Mary Virginia Boyce is chair
man of the alumnae dance committee
Miss Hazel Grove, treasurer; Mrs.
Jessie Clark, secretary, and Mrs.
Stanley DeroSki, in charge of adver-
Using.
The floor committee includes B. 3.
Sandidge. chairman; Oh. Daniel l..
Borden, DR.. Elliott NJ. Campbell. DIR.
William Earl Clark, DR. II. A. Fowl
err, DR. G. r. Gill, Dr. John II. Lyons,
DIR. James F. Mitchell, DR.. Arch L.
Riddick, DIR. F. c. Speidel
The complete list of patronesses is
as follows: Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Ev-
erett Sanders. Mrs. Curtis D. Wilbur
Mrs. Stephen B. EllIins, Mrs. w. H.
Brownson, Mrs. Mary Roberts Rine-
hart, Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. Hamilton Fish,
jr.; Miss Janet Fish, Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, Mrs. w. II. Goddard, Miss
Nobel Boardman, Mrs. Fox Common,
Mrs. Samuel Graham, Mrs. Charles
r, Wood, Mrs Charles Dewey, Mrs.
Frederick Hicks, Mrs. William E.
Borah, Mrs. Henry Chiffon, Mrs.
Peter G. Gerry. Mrs. Logan Tucker,
Mrs. Robert Stanfeld. Mrs. Chandler
p. Anderson, Mrs. Hilary p. Jones,
Mrs. James f. Mitchell, Mrs Sher-
wood A. Cheney, Mrs. Franklin III.
Ellis, Mrs. G.. ID. Golf, Mrs. Harry A.
Fowler, Mrs. Charles l.. McNary, Mrs.
Henry w. Keyes and Mrs. Perry
Belmont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
CHARGES INVOLVE
HOFFMAN JURORS
Druggan, With Two, Ordered
ArreSted-Six Who Returned
Verdict Are Mentioned.
BY the Associated. Press.

CHICAGO, January IA story
of an. attempt to influence the jury
which, acquitted Peter Hoffman, for
mer sheriff; Terry Druggan, beer
baron; and others on charges of con-
spiracy to obstruCt justice, resulted
today in an order for the arrest of
Druggan, Joseph Delehenty, poll
tician, and body guard of Druggan,
named Glover.
Delehenty Immediately was taken
into custody after telling Federal
Judge Louis Fitzhenry, in the pres
ence of Hope Thompson, assistant
United states district attorney, of
dealings with Druggan and juror.
Hoffman, Druggan and others were
tried on charges of alleged liberties
allowed the beer baron and his con-
federates while serving sentences in
the county Jail.
Juror Supports Part.
Walter Peterson, member OF the
jury which acquitted them and who
was mentioned in Delehenty's story,
was present today. He partly sub
stantiated Delehenty's story in a
statement to Prosecutor Thompson,
He said Delehenty had brought him a
Wayne, near Elgin ILL.,, and had said
something to him.
Delefienty claimed that. by prear-
rangement with Druggan. he init
mated. to Peterson that he would be
rewarded if Druggan were acquitted.
Peterson said he told Delehenty to
get away and give that package to
the bailiff"
The order of arrest was signed by
Judge Fitzhenry, who presided at the
trial and set bonds for the three at
$4,000.
Peterson is reported to have told
that six members of the
jury said to him they expected big
Christmas presents" from Druggan,
just a few hours before the verdict of
mot guilty" was returned. The names
of six jurors in question were not re-
vealed and it was not known tonight
whether they would be summoned to
answer Peterson's charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
REWARDS OFFERED
IN DERAILMENT DEATH
Southern Railway and Mills Put
Up $4,000 to Catch Alleged
Train Wreckers.
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, Ga, January 15.-Rewards
for the apprehension of persons re-
sponsible for the derailment at Lin
dale, near here. last night of the
Southern Railways Florida-to- Chicago
flyer, the Ponce de Leon. mounted to-
day as county authorities and special
agents Of the road pressed their in.
vestigation which they expected
would lead to an early arrest
The death here today of Engineer
J. G.. Watt OF Atlanta. the only per-
son injured In the wreck, was fol.
lowed by the announcement of Off
Gals of the road in Atlanta Of d
81, 900 reward for information leading
to the arrest of tamperers with the
switch at Lindale. At the same time
II. p. Meikleham, agent of the Massa
chusetts Mills at Lindale, offered a
similar reward.
The engine and three cars of the
train were derailed when they ran
through the open switch, which off.
Gals said had been thrown I'm a de-
liberate attempt to wreck the train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
WELFARE BUILDING.
IS URGED FOR CITY
Woman Delegates Hear
Pleas for Headquarters of
Activities Here.

Detailed reports of public welfare
conditions in the District and reasons
for the erection of a proposed public
welfare building here We're presented
yesterday afternoon at the closing ses-
sion of a meeting of the public wei
fare committee of the District IF Cot
1lmbIa Federation Of Women's Clubs
The meeting was held at the Grace
Dodge Hotel and was attende1 by
many guests who participated in the
meeting of the board of directors of
the General Federation OF Women $
Clubs, which closed Friday
After n luncheon meeting, which
was addressed by Mrs Waiter Nc
Nabb Miller of st. Louis. chairman Of
the public welfare committee Of the
federation. and Miss Julia K. Jaffray,
chairman of the committee on prob
lens of delinquency of the. General
Federation, both of whom discussed
national aspects of their work .thiose
participating in the meeting remained
In the dining room for the AFTERNOON
session.
The need of a public welfare fhutfd.
Ing in Washington was brought out
by the speakers. especially by Mrs
Virginia White Speel, president of the
District of Columbia Federation OF
Women's Clubs. and the other
speakers told of the practical welfare
activities which are being carried on
in the District and which enlist the
cooperation of the public at large.
George Wilson, director of the Board
of Public Welfare of the District of
Columbia, stressed the point that
public welfare building would not only
contribute to the efficiency Of the
welfare work, but would coordinate
activities and permit of greater ex-
pansiou.
DIR. Loren Johnson spoke on vel
fare conditions here, and DR.. Thomas
Parran, assistant surgeon general of
the Public Health Service, stressed
the influence of environment on
health. and detailed many methods
by which citizens may lend their CO.
operation to health societies inss the
prevention of disease. Such co-opera-
ton, he said, is not only great aid
in promoting the general health and
welfare of the community but re-
suits in the lowering of infant NOR
tality figures to- a decided degree
Mrs. Nina G. Van Wrinkle, direc-
tor of the womens bureau Of the
Metropolitan police, gave a. detailed
description of institutional conditions
in the District and Outlined the work
of the bureau. The meeting, which
was an all-day' affair. served TO ex-
plata the welfare wofk In the District.
to guests from many States ard took
the form of an Informative gathering,
there being no business program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
DIXIE COMMANDER DIES.
Gen. c.. III. Hatton of Confederate
Army Expires in New York.

NORFOLK. Va, January Is Cp).-
Gen. c. II. Hatton. G. S. A, died today
in New York at the age of II years,
according TO information received
here. Gen. Hatton, son of Daniel Hat.
ton and Cornelia Riddick Hatton, both
of well known families of this section,
was commander OF the New York De.
partment, United Confederate Vet
Grams.
He was one Of the class Of cadets
of Virginia Military Institute, which
engaged in the battle Of New Market
Va, and was wounded in the fighting
around Petersburg. He rose to rank
of major during the war, and became
adjutant general of the United Con.
federate Veterans.
Gen. Hatton was awarded his
diploma at V. M. I. three years ago.
He is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. G. II. Register of Suffolk, Mrs.
w. e. Smith of Scotland Neck, N. C.,
and Mrs. C.. r. Barnes of Crandall,