Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-06
MORE ACTION FOR
EASTERN Pine co.
Iowa National Bank to Sell Land
Along the 500 New Set
tiers Will be Aided in Several
Ways.

With a good creamery at Markville,
and now that special efforts are to be
munity as well as the other commune
| tiles along the, 500 line in the east
ern portion of Pine county, it is very
likely that big improvements will be
made there.
| The Iowa National Bank as trustee
for the bondholders, has engaged the
services of Charles F. Mahnke, for
many years resident of Moose Lake,
where he was at one time newspaper
man and has been auctioneer for a
number of years. Mr.. Mahnke will
be land commissioner for the bank,
with offices at SOC Andrus Building.
The bank will assist people, who can
take financial interest in the pro-
position, in the erection of buildings,
help them to purchase cattle, chick
ems, and in various ways assist them
to be successful in their project.
Mr.. Mahnke states that it is their
intention to clear at least five acres
in each tract, putting 27a of it under
the pillow and seeding to clover the
other 212 acres. They will require
a certain acreage of alfalfa to be put
in to insure such feed as will be
needed from the start. Mr.. Mahnke
also states that they will have moth
ing but full blooded Holstein and
Guernsey cattle in the community, so
| far as their own land buyers are con-
cerned. They already have reg
istered Holstein sire at Cloverton and
also five registered Holste1n COWS,
| which will be used on their demon
stration farm.
Regarding Mr.. Mahnke's acquiring
this position as land commissioner
/ and his long residence in Moose Lake,
the Star Gazette writes as follows:
Charles F. Mahnke announces this
week that he is leaving Moose Lake
for Minneapolis where he will have
Offices and be connected with the
Iowa National Bank as land commits
ioner. While Moose Lake folks will be
sorry to lose Mr.. Mahnke, they never
theless wish him the best of success
in his new undertaking. While Mr..
Mahnke will live in Minneapolis, it is
not proable, he said, that he will
move the family there. at least not
for some time to come.
Gas land commissioner of the Iowa
National Bank, Mr.. Mahnke will have
charge of colonizing about $4,000
acres of land in Eastern Pine county.
1t is the intention of the bank, who
/ owns this land, according to Mr..
Mahnke, to "boom" this part of Pine
county, sell land to new settlers in
small tracts, erect buildings, etc., as
sist them in clearing the land and
put it under cultivation; in fact, rem
der them any and all assistance posi-
| BILE. This land is located around Clo-
verton, Markville, Kingsdale and Bel
den and is considered very good pro-
perry by men who know land values.
The soil there is about the same as
is found west of Moose Lake in the
Split Rock territory, very well adapt
ed to diversified farming and easily
cleared. Mr.. Mahnke estimates that
it will take about ten years for him
to complete this project
"Mr. Mahnke came to Moose Lake
more than twenty years ago and has
always been good booster for Moose
Lake and surrounding country. Es-
| pecially has he been interested in the
! development of the public schools. He
has served on the school board as
clerk for sixteen OR seventeen years
and occupies that position at this
time. The advancement of the local
schools is due in large measure to
his untiring efforts, and this commun-
ity is greatly indebted to him for the
high standing our schools occupy at
the present time.
During the winter after the fire in
1918 Mr.. Mahnke was at the head of
the Red Cross Relief work and assist
ed many to get back on their feet
after losing everything in the fire.
For many years previous to this time
he was connected with the village
council and during his term as mayor
did much for the improvement of the
village. Through his untiring efforts
came the first waterworks system, the
first electric lights and the first con-
crete sidewalks, as well as many
other improvements of civic nature
"Mr. Mahnke's office is at SOC An
drus Building, Minneapolis, and will
be open for business on January l."