Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
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several years and in the governors
inaugural message to the Legislature,
he stated emphatically that compul-
sorry military training should not be
permitted in public institutions.
Due to the recent death of Rep.
P A. Peterson of EmmOns, down in
Freeborn county, Governor Olson has
ordered a special election to fill the
vacancy. The primary will be held
on March 3 and the final special cleo
ton on March IA.
Freeborn county is the Sixth legis-
lative district and has between $4,000
and 10000 population. Over $4,000
votes were cast in the general cleo
tion of 1892. M. J. Rohne of London,
who served in five sessions of the Min
nesota Legislature and was defeated by
Rep P. A. Peterson last fall, is ex-
pected to be the candidate of the
conservative forces. George Sanborn
Of Chenille, who is secretary-treas-
urer of the Freedom County Farmer
Labor Association, has been endorsed
by the liberals as their candidate. 1t
is expected that several others will file
and make try in the primary. Re-
ports from Freeborn county indicate
that the nominees will be the veteran,
Rohne, and his younger rival, San
born.
Property Owners Ask Justice.
Citizens of the village of Hibbing,
which, by the way, is not country
village but looks more like a city,
having a population of over 10000
are asking that the mining companies
give local property owners square
deal.
A few years ago, about three-fourths
of the village was moved mile
south, due to the valuable high grade
iron ore under the city. The mining
companies paid the expenses of moving
but the four or five thousand people
left in the north forty are now almost
surrounded by open pit mines; their
only road leading from the north
forty goes to the south. the location
resembling a peninsula out in the
water. Property in the north forty
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extent that the life savings invested
i'm homes and business places of many
individuals has almost been wiped
out.
During the ten year period from
1921 to 1880, inclusive, the mining
companies dug out 252,OOO.OOO tons of
iron ore within the limits of Hibbing
village. They had net profit of
$1.52 per ton, in all, amounting to
nearly S400,O0O,O0O. The citizens of
Hibbing, are now asking for a bond
issue of $3,5OO,0O0 to reimburse the
property owners in the north forty for
their isolation and financial losses.
the bonds to be paid off at the rate of
100000 annually, or in about II years.
The S3.500,000 in bonds may look like
big amount but citizens generally
In Hibbing argue that it is only a
bagatelle compared to the huge pro-
fits OF the iron mining companies and
that the property owners whose build
ings are dusty and dirty and many OF
them vacant or boarded up, are en-
titled to this consideration.
Holiday on Mortgage Foreclosures.
Farm and home mortgage foreclos-
| ures have been halted until May Isl
: of this year under provisions Of
, proclamation issued by Governor Oh
' son Friday. The governor issued the
proclamatiO as an emergency meas
ure, directing all sheriffs and peace
, officials in the state to refrain from
I carrying through mortgage foreclos
, ures until May 1. or until furthe
order."' The Legislature has beef
, asked to take necessary action t
o bring about legal means fer delaying
Y mortgage foreclosures. at is a wei
4 intended effort, no doubt" said Sen
ator Mackenzie of Gaylord, conserva
D tive leader, but the statutes fix TIN
8 duties of sheriffs and peace officials
e they give a bond that they will faith
: fully perform their duties and ar
e liable thereon to protect persons VIII
Y might be injured through their fail
9 ure to act"
I That reminds a person of the state
e ment made by Senator ROckne AM
8 other conservatives in the session o
d 1881 regarding the congressional re
: districting act. They maintained tina
: the governors signature was not nee
essary to make it legal but reader
@ will recall what the U. S. Suprem
g court ruled about that. The governo
" is a man of action and does not wan
J. to be ham-stringed here, there an
J. everywhere. In times of need Their
e must be action.
S Income Tax Had Public Hearing.
y The public hearing on the statutor
state income tax bill Monday evenin
,. in the House Chamber was well al
10 tended and proved interesting.
II number of business and professions
&c men were up from WinOna to protei
/ against the bill. Nearly all of thel
= admitted that an income tax woul
;! be all right, that it is fair tax bl
they want definite replacement PR
&c vision. A group of farmers from tn
,, same county argued for the bill an
a. the final speaker, DR.. WOOley frOl