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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
HONEY PRODUCTION 1917

To meet the extreme situation
facing our country of high
prices and shortage of food, the
government has issued a call for
increased production; the sugar
shortage is estimated to be 3OTo
by July 1st. 1t is therefore
urged that honey production be
raised to it's greatest capacity
this will not only help to meet
the sugar shortage at the pres
ent, but it will bring honey into
general use among the public
with beneficial healthful results.
To meet the call of the govern
ment and bring the honey pro-
duction to it's greatest capacity
and efficiency, organization and
cooperation is desirable.
1t is planned at the bee divi-
sion of the University Farm, St.
Paul, to help Minnesota in this
work with meetings and demon
strations, bringing as much as
possible of the present known
best methods of swarm control
and honey production to the
public.
Either Prof. Jaeger or Mr.. L.
V. France, secretary of the Min
nesota Beekeepers Association,
will be in Askov Friday, June Is,
at l p. m. in l.. Mosbak's bee
yard and will be pleased to meet
all who are interested in bees,
and will give advice and demon
strations.
The raw material for honey
production is free, the bees will
do the manufacturing free, you
should learn how to establish the
factory and direct the work to
best advantage.
Mo.LonL
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14

great deal Of misery in the coun-
try, and, Of course, in the upper
circles of the nation life goes on
as merrily as before. 1t is
thought now that Denmark will
accept the American Dollar as its
money standard altho there is
also a possibility that the govern
ment for the sake of financial
expediency will adopt the French
franc as it's future standard. In
that event, the other Scandinavia
an nations will undoubtedly fol
low the example as the krone
standard is in use in all three
countries.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
LIGHTNING STRIKES
BARN NEAR ASK0V
Chr. Eriksen. Owner. Rendered
Unconscious. Barn Burns.
Live Stock Saved.

During the electrical storm
early Monday morning, the barn
on the farm of Chr. Eriksen,
was struck by lightning and
burned down. At the time, Mr..
Eriksen was milking his cows
and was rendered unconscious
by the shock, but was up again
like flash which was his good
fortune as the barn caught fire.
Mr.. Eriksen saved all his live
stock.
While~it is unfortunate and a
considerable loss to Mr.. Eriksen
nevertheless the fact that he
escaped alive is miracle.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
WANTED

Volunteers for U. S. Army
Men between 1S and 40 can enlist
at this Post Office. Applicants
will first be examined by me, and
if able to pass will be furnished
free transportation from here to
Duluth, and if rejected they will
be returned to their home at
Government expense. They can
enlist for the War" only, and
will be discharged as soon as the
war is over.
Volunteers for U. S. Navy can
also enlist here.
Pay has been doubled.
Jorgen R. Petersen, Postmaster
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
NICHOLSON FAMILY RE-
TURNS TO SANDSTONE

Mrs. M. c. Nicholson arrived
here a short time ago and now
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson are COM
fortably settled on their farm.
They expect to remodel their
home and put it in first class con-
dition. They say that they have
had plenty of city life and are
now very contented to live on
their farm. There are thousands
of others living in the cities who
would like to do this if they had
a place to move onto. The H. C..
of L. falls much heavier on peo-
pie in the cities than those liv-
ing in the country.-Pine County
(Sandstone) Courier.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
FIRST BAND CONCERT
SAV( RDAY

The first of the regular band
concerts by the Askov Band will
be given at the park Saturday
evening. June 16. Commences at
s o'clock. A good program has
been arranged. Come one and
all and enjoy the out door music.
No admission charged, no collec-
ton, everything free.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14

On InOLlOn seconded: mat the
wages to be paid for road work
for the ensuing year be raised
as follows: for man, from 25c per
hour to 30c per hour; for man
and team, from SOC per hour to
6Oc per hour; motion carried.
Mr.. Boyer appeared before the
board and asked that a road be
built along the north side of the
NWa of Sec. IL. The sum of SIS
was appropriated for clearing
said road three rods wide.
James Krogh was hired to dig
bitches along the road on the
west side Of NW4 of NW4 of
Sec. 5, bitches to be 3 feet wide
in top, 18 inches wide in bottom
and 18 inches deep. at 60 cents
per rod.
On motion, to adjourn, motion
carried.
H. R. Buck, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
REGISTRATION IN PINE
COUNTY

The following are the number
of persons who registered June
5th in the various precincts of
Pine County. At present the
Board of Control is busy making
copies of each card.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
PARTRIDGE TOWN BOARD
PROCEEDINGS

Regular town board meeting
June 4th, 1917.
The board met in the town hall
all members being present.
The minutes of the preceding
meeting were read and approved.
The following bills were set
tied:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14

Of these, q are persons total
ly disabled; SOC have dependent
relatives indicated; Sc claim oc-
cupational exemptions: 632
claim no exemption; l colored
person; 86 aliens; II alien ene-
mics.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
AT SANDSTONE OPERA
HOUSE

Manager c. w. Colby says he
has something good in store for
movie patrons Saturday and Sun
day evenings, June Is and II,
commencing at 8 o'clock. The
production will be Ramona, a
Cinema-O Opera, founded by w. H.
Clune on Helen Hunt Jackson's
Romance of the California Mis-
sions and Mission Indians. Prices
15c; adults 35c.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North

The annual convention of the
Norwegian-Danish Baptist church
OF Minnesota opened Wednesday
OF this week in Artichoke and
will continue over Sunday the II.
A young Danish woman, Marie
Engelbrektsen residing in
Bronx, N. Y, died while walking
on 101st street, Manhattan, last
week. An autopsy revealed the
cause as apoplexy of the heart.
The champion diver of the
world, the Swede, Everett G..
Johnson in Kenosha, Wis, has
enlisted in the United States
navy as a private. His fame is
said to be worldwide.
At joint meeting of Norwe-
gian societies in Tacoma, Wash,
a so called scandinavian organ
ization" was formed for the pur-
pose of securing the election of
Miss Esther Burkee as Goddess
of Liberty at the Fourth of
July celebration.
Cabinetmaker and Mrs. S. Han
sen, 2636 Cortland ST., Chicago,
celebrated their silver wedding
last week. AS they are very
popular among the Danes of the
Windy City, it was but natural
that a merry banquet was given
in their honor on the eve of the
silver wedding.
Rev. Fredrik Peterson in NAL
den, Mass, who formerly was a
Swedish minister in Minnesota
and Wisconsin, was honored in
various picturesque ways the
other day when he celebrated his
sixtieth anniversary. He has
lived in Massachusetts, since
1886. Mr.. Peterson was born in
Falkenberg, Sweden.
In Elroy, Wis, Rev. and Mrs.
NJ. P. Rub have celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Pastor Rub has for many years
been actively working among the
various congregations of the for
mer Norwegian synod, and, de-
spite his advanced age, he is still
taking part in church work. He
enjoys unusual popularity.
The Danish Evangelical-Luth-
eran church of America opened
it's convention at Grant { Ash
land }, Mich, on the 9Th inst,
and adjourned last Monday. On
the 18th the United Danish Evan
gelical-Lutheran church met in
convention at Neenah, Wis,
where the deliberations will
close next Sunday. A large at
tendance is reported from both
conventions.
The Swedes in Springfield,
Mass, are planning to erect a
building of their own. Various
organizations are interested, and
plans have been designed. The
building will have an assembly
hall seating 600 persons, and will
be erected at a total cost of about
thirty thousand dollars. There
are nine Swedish societies in the
Massachusetts, capital, and spirit
ed cooperation among them.
The Norwegian Trinity church
in Green Bay, Wis. has celebra-
ted it's fiftieth anniversary and
at the same time dedicated new
church edifice. simultaneously
with this double celebration, the
opening of the Lutheran district
took place. A num-
ber of clergymen from Green Bay
and surrounding towns attended
the triple affair. The new
church was completed last year,
but dedication had been post
poned until now.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
ASKOV NEWS

kuS o. Jaf1e, Bruno, was In ASkOV
on business, yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Hansen of Du-
luth, visited here the first of the
week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Svend Petersen.
All bids received by the Askov
Cooperative Association for the
building of an elevator, were re-
jected Tuesday. Building prices
are out of sight now and the AS
sociation has decided to let the
matter rest until next year.
The delegates to the recent
young Peoples Convention at
Tyler, gave a report at the local
Young Peoples meeting Sunday
eveing. There was nothing of
very great Importance taken up
at the Tyler meeting, but all
join in saying that they had a
delightful time and heard some
very good lectures.
Bernhard Nielsen son of Carl
G. Nielsen was taken suddenly
i'll while working on the section
last Thursday. A blood vessel
in his nose bursted, which is
thought to have been the result
of too heavy lift. He was
given medical attention imme-
diately and aside from being
weak on account of loss of blood,
he is doing nicely now, being up
and around.
The American Red Cross So
ciety wants to raise $1OO,OOO,0O0,
to help the needy during the war
and of this amount Minnesota
has been apportioned $4,000, 900
Let us here in Askov contribute
our mite. A. Gravesen and
Petersen Bros. have been ap.
pointed by the Red Cross to look
after contributions from this
vicinity. A meeting will be held
at the town hall Monday even.
ing, June IS, to talk over plans
Everybody come.
Carl Miller and family, Miss
Margrethe Kilstofte, Mrs. Vii.
helm Larsen and Godfrey Lar.
sen drove over to Milltown, Wis.
Saturday, to attend the wedding
of Mrs. Miller's sister, Miss
Agnes Birkholm, to Christian
Pedersen. The auto party re.
turned to Askov yesterday with
Miss Ethel Larsen of Minneapo.
lis, who will remain here this
summer at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Carl Miller.
The Young Peoples Society
journeyed out to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Niels Olesen Fri
day evening, where party was
given in honor of the newly
wcds, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Olesen.
Dancing was the principal
amusement, this taking place in
the hay loft of Mr.. Olesen's
large barn. Fred and his bride
were presented with some lin
ems by the Young Peoples So
ciety as a token of friendship,
and a kind remembrance.
Sigurd S. Pedersen of Ruthton,
who is we'll known to many of
our readers, was married at
Minneapolis, Thursday, June 7, to
Miss Edythe Evelyn Larson.
They will be at home in Ruth
ton after July l. Mr.. Petersen
has for many years past been
one of the instructors at Dane
bod Folkhighschool, Tyler and
was at one time principal of the
public schools at Ruthton. He
has also been engaged in the real
estate business at Ruthton. The
joins with friends in
Askov in wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
oedersen health, prosperity and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14

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friends gave them pleasant
surprise party. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
l.. Hansen, also old-time residents
Of Portland, have likewise cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of their wedding, and the
occasion was not allowed to be
forgotten among the numerous
friends of the couple. Silver
weddings are said to appear epi-
demically among the Portland
Danes.
"Svenska studieforbundet" is
the name of a new literary or
ganization formed within the
Good Templar lodges of Chicago.
The league invites Good Temp
lars as we'll as others to join,
and it's future plans comprise
particularly number of lee
lures on various subjects of gen.
eral interest. Just now, the
board of officers are busy find
ing lecturers whom they intend
to ask to speak to the members
during the coming fall. 1t is
expressly said that the league
will abstain from doing prohibi-
ton propaganda, leaving this
work to the regular Good Temp
lar order.
The annual "sangerfest" of the
Red River Valley Scandinavian
Singers Association, chiefly a
Norwegian organization, has sud-
denly been indefinitely post
poned. 1t was scheduled to be
held at Moorhead, Mimi, June
21st and 22nd, but now the ex-
ecutive committee has come to
the conclusion that the most
proper thing to do under the ex-
listing war conditions is to call
the song festival off. There is
some dissatisfaction among the
individual societies because the
decision was reached at such a
late date.
'Askov Hail." the summer
home of the Danish Trinity
Young Peoples Society in New
York, opened for the season last
week. 1t is situated on the
banks of the Hudson river and
is modern and up to date estab-
lishment offering all kinds of
modern conveniences for sum-
mer boarders: Naturally, it
solicits guests chiefly from the
associations within 'Dansk Sam
mensluttet Ungdom." The open
ing was attended by a large num-
ber of New Workers and is char
acterized as a pronounced sue
cess promising we'll for the
future.
New food riots of far more
serious character than before
have taken place throughout
Sweden, and it is said that the
government is thinking of re-
sorting to extreme measures of
a nature hitherto unknown in
Scandinavia. There is great
deal of discomfort on account of
the governments disability to
deal effectively with the various
problems caused by the pro-
longation of the war. On the 7th
inst, Norwegians celebrated the
18th anniversary of the dissolu-
tion of the union with Sweden;
hundreds of thousands of Nor
wegians took part in the demon
which were all peaceful
sharp demands were
addressed to the government for
further restrictions on the price
of food. Continued neutrality
was also asked by deputation
Of demonstrators who were re-
ceived in the Storting. Denmark
is suffering more and more
poignantly from the ruthless
submarine war, and the for
tunes artificially made at the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14

$25.OO reward will be paid for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction of parties destroy
ing insulators on our transmission
lines.
General Light and Power Co.
Cloquet, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
SANDSTONE CHAUTAUOUA

Announcement is made that
this seasons chautauqua at Sand
stone will be held from July II
to %. Last year was Sandstone s
first attempt at chautauqua and
the people as a whole were so
we'll pleased that it will un-
doubtedly be made a regular
event each summer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-06-14
Job Printing

We are equipped to do your
JOB printing at the right prices.
Call and see samples. Our type
is of the latest design and the
printing is up-to-date.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
N.aro Turns states Evidence


CUnited Press Leased Wire Servicel
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 10
With the turning of states evidence
by one negro soldier charged with
murder and mutiny growing out of
the Houston riot Of August %, the
prosecution was believed today to be
rapidly reaching its close.
The most dramatic moment of the
trial came when Private Lloyd Short
er, one of the sixty-three defendants,
said he participated in the raid and
was with the troopers when most of
the shooting was done. On cross ex-
animation Shorter admitted he had
been promised immunity for testify
ing.
Private Shorter designated twenty
one of the sixty-three defendants as
men he had actually seen in the col
umn raiding Houston that night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
American Airships for Euro
pean War Will Sail Across
the Ocean in
Flocks.
NO SUBMARINE DANGER
caproni, Famous Italian inventor
Thinks Aeroplanes Can Very
Easily Mako the
Trip.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Nov. 15,-
Before the war is over America will be
delivering its airplanes at the front In
Europe by having them fly across the
Atlantic in flocks, in the opinion of
Caproni, famous italian inventor of the
big machine Of that name.
Augustus Post, secretary Of the
Aero Club Of America, returned here
on an American liner today and told
of Caproni expressing this opinion to
him in Paris.
Post brought back with him the ef-
fects OF Henry e. Meeker, American
aviator, killed at Pau while training.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
HUNGER STRIKING WOMEN
RELEASED FROM PRISON

feeding. according to Miss Gertrude
Crocker. Chicago, and Miss Gladys
Greiner, Baltimore, the released pick
eters.
OF five suffragettes still in the
iAil. four are hunger striking, includ-
ing Miss Alice Paul and Miss Wins
low. Miss Kate Heffelfinger, Sham
okin, Pa, has been on a hunger strike
seventy hours. 1t was stated Miss
Crocker charged the Jail officials with
denying her a change Of underclotn-
ing during her twenty-five days term.
Thirty suffragettes are in Occoquan
work house today. Most OF these VIII
appear in police court tomorrow 10
receive additional sentence for q
second picketing offense.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
q American Killed and Sew
ral Wounded in Front
Line Trenches OF
France.
coRE WAS EvENED UP
|troJ Fired on Party Of Germans, Kill
Ing One and Woundins
Two Of tho
Enemy.
! j. W. Pegler, United Press Staff

By ]. W. Pegler, United Press Stafi
Correspondent
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
ERS. Nov. 15.-More Americans
ave- bene killed and wounded in
risk fighting which has broken out
long the sector they are holding
gainst the Germans.
A few more men, in addition to
hose who fell in the recent German
ala have been killed and wounded
result of heavy sheliing Of their
tenches BY boche artillery, 1t was
armed today.
THE American artillery is respond
Il to the German fire, and the ex-
|anges Of the guns are increasing
Instantly.
Shipping is also increasing. One
merican has fallen victim of Ger
an sniper.. Sammies have been
biting at the Germans, but the toll
hey have taken is not known.
The exact extent of the latest
merican casualties has not yet been
nnounced from headquarters. 1t is
hown, however, that one German
hell hitting squarely in the Ameri-
N trench wounded several
The Germans are known to have
lst one dead and two wounded dur
Rg the recent activity. :,
A small number of French and
merican soldiers patrolling No Mans
md ambushed a German patrol of
superior strength and shooting
ON shell holes put the boches to
but
A mixed Franco-American patrol
as slipping over No Mans land in
e Usual reconnaissance work under
ken each night. One alert member
the party caught the sound of an
preaching enemy detachment. With
lew whispered words, the Ameri-
ms and French divided into two
cuons, Hopping down silently in
Hell holes.
ihere they waited until the Ger
ans were well into the ambuscade.
me sammies and poilus let loose.
ae Germans-even though they out
moered their assailants-turned
and ran, yelling furious1y as they
sned up and down on the pock-
lked irregularities OF No Mans
a. They only waited long enough
PICK up their dead comrade and
ss along their two wounded.
siearing weather during the last
Gays has brought about an en-
sung or artillerying. On a recent
.uns the Germans suddenly began
.allous Smelling OF one smaller
ol concentrating their fire and
sedng 1t up until it was a continu-
3 roar -" "
NY ane american artillery has been
as considerable strafing Of its
countering the German shell
II. N such splendid fashion as to
na ,.a the praise of a certain French
.a'ue activity is increasing in all
1
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
RAILROAD
DICTATOR
IS COMING
President May Appoint Such
in Case Strike Threat
Draws Any
Nearer.
PROBLEMS ARE MANY
Unions Are Demanding More Money
and the Roads Are Asking
for Increase In
Rates.
PROBLEMS ARE MANY

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-A rail
road dictator" may be appointed pS
President Wilson. Determined tina,
war transportation shall not be tiec
up by a strike, the president today
has under consideration not only tn:
refusal of the big four brotherhoods
tn arbitrate their wage demands, bu'
also the critical freight congestion
car shortage and railroad finance
problems.
dictatorship similar to the gov
arnment control OF food, fuel, priority
and shipping is being urged officially
10 turn the country's railways com
nletely and solely into war ma
chine.
The presidents closest advisers
declared today he would stop at noun
ing to keep open the rails for mum.
tions. coal and other essentials. II
he does not sway the brotherhood >
chiefs by persuasion, he has recourse
to government control with the WORK
ers drafted at army price.
Additional legislation, first neces-
sarv for such an unlocked for move,
would be granted by congress at the
presidents behest If the emergency
arose, his advisers believe.
Railroad executives, coming here
tomorrow to plead with the interstate
cnnmerce commission for more rev
enue may see the president or com
with him indirectly. A
wael- from today the brotherhood
leaders will visit the president at the
white house. That the outcome may
be some agreement for a raise In pay
With g. presidential recommendation
for increased freight rates, Is regard
ed more than possible.
If. however, the unions stand firm
ly by their demands as they d1d a
wear ago, the president will cast the
burden Of responsibility upon them.
He has already declared his view
that patriotic men cannot now ser
Iously consider imposing upon the
nation such calamity as trans
portation tieup would involve in the
midst of war. Implied threat Of
drastic action made by the president
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
Usinu Malls to Defraud.
tied Press Leased Wire s

limited Press Leased Wlre SerV1ce.I
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Elm er
Dwiggins, New York insurance man,
was arrested by postoflce inspectors
today in Montgomery, Ala, according
to information received by federal
officers here. Dwiggins was charged
with using the mails to defraud. He
is alleged to have swindled persons
who purchased Liberty bonds through
him on the installment plan. Officers
said today the discrepancy in his ac-
aount might total 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-15
MEXICAN GARRISON FLEES
WHEN VILLA DRAWS NEAR

dore Barnes, when the bandits storm
ed the town in the final assault last
night. The Mexican prisoners re-
ported the killing of one Of two
American machine gun operators
with their forces. The strength of
the Villista attacking division was
variously estimated at from 1000 to
1,2O0. Prisoners confirmed reports
that Villa was personally in com.
mand of the attackers.
Friends of United States.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The VIII
listas expressed friendship toward
Americans and promised to avoid
harming them, following Ojinaga's
fan, General Ruckman reported to the
state department today. He said 400
Carranzistas, including some wound,
ed, fled to Presidio, Texas.