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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
Home Talent Play at Kerrick
Saturday.

Playing Fair" is the name of
the rural drama which will be
presented by local talent in the
town hall at Kerrick, Saturday
night, Dec. Is. The play is in
three acts and much work has
been put in on rehearsing and
it promises to take we'll. Those
taking part are: Jas. Hogan,
Mrs. G. Nelson, George Bisso-
nette, Grace Street, Mamie John
son, Mrs. G. Bissonette, Gilbert
Nelson. Joe McGrath, Arthur
Norton, Glen Ferguson, Mrs. M.
McGrath. Doris Hogan and Ber-
nice Hogan.
There will be a dance after the
show.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

Are we public spirited citi-
zens? Then let us buy Red Cross
seals. We all claim loyalty to
country, let us extend this loyal
ty to our state and our COM
munity by supporting a cam
paign which means much in the
prevention of disease. The funds
raised from the sale of Red Cross
Seals will be used in anti tuber-
culosis and actual welfare work.
There will be a number of Pub
lie Health nurses working thru
our state during the coming year
as result of the seal sales.
What can be more patriotic
than supporting movement
which makes for national health?
Without national health we can
not support our national ideals.
Without money we cannot main
tain community health. Buying
Red Cross Christmas seals means
buying health for the COM
munity.
This county has many openly
infectious cases of tuberculosis.
Through Red Cross Seals we
have an opportunity to raise
money to cure these cases and
protect the community from
infection. We need much more
money than is available to pro-
tect our citizens from menaces
to health, and this is our chance
to get the funds. Plans are we'll
under way to make the local sale
a record one. Every county is
well covered by competent
volunteers who plan to double
the sale of last year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

denies that it has authorized its
legation at Petrograd to act as
mediator in the peace or armis-
tice negotiations between Russia
and Germany. The role of medi-
ator was assigned to Sweden by
a report scattered broadcast over
the world last week, and the an
nouncement created much sur
prise and consternation.-Anoth-
er denial is forthcoming from
Christiania occasioned by the
widely published story that Nor
way intends to declare war upon
Germany, and Copenhagen diplo-
macy denies the story that Ger
many had threatened invasion of
Denmark in case Norway became
aggressive toward the German
empire.
During the war number of
untrue stories have emanated
from the Scandinavian capitals
and been conspicuously pub
lished in the American press
which, it is to be trusted. had
taken them in good faith. 1t is
premature to charge any conspi-
racy for the purpose of placing
Scandinavia in a bad light in this
country, but it is very peculiar
that time and again sensational
stories come from Stockholm,
Copenhagen and Christiania, and
that they are promptly repudi-
ated by the authorities as we'll
as by others who have reliable
information about actual condi-
tions. It is known that a large
number of foreign newspaper
correspondents are living in
Scandinavia just now, and it is
pretty safe to assert that some
of the reports they send out are
written with malicious intent.
The mere lust for sensationalism
would hardly suffice as reason
for polluting American minds in
regard to the facts involved in
the present Scandinavian situa-
tion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

C. w. Jackson, former game
warden of this district. was here
Monday representing the Milton
Dairy Co., Of st. Paul. as field
man. He is making the territory
by auto. go. Frank Maxey
who is building up a model stock
farm q few miles this side Of
Bruno, claims that there is
money in the sheep business and
IS demonstrating his claim. He
row has a flock of sixty and ex-
,ects large bunch from south
arn Minnesota within q few
weeks. He procured three car
loads of straw at Finlayson
his week for use on the
Farm. Pine County (Willow
River) Farmer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
From the Finlayson
NeighborhOod

The new bank building in
Groningen is now all completed
and they are doing business in
the new quarters. The building
is constructed of brick and tile
with all modern equipments.
The interior finishing and fix
lures are of red oak. This gives
Gronningen a banking house that
will be large and substantial
enough for years to come.
The new Catholic church at
Finlayson is nearing completion.
This fine church building is
about 34x60 in size, with full
basement and constructed of
concrete, and brick veneer. The
building was commenced by do
nation work early last summer,
but is now being finished by
Contractor C. J. Hoaglund, of
the. village. Finlayson, is a very
lively andsprogressive town, that
should be connected with Askov,
by good road.
Frank Eglseder, Supervisor of
Finlayson township, who has
been ailing with stomach trouble
for the past few months. was
taken to the Northwestern
Hospital, Minneapolis last week.
where he had an operation per-
formed. But the doctors gave
out little hope for his recovery
and he has returned home.
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Askoy Red Cross Branch Makes
Another Shipment

The ladies of the Askov branch
have shipped another box of
articles which they have made,
to the chapter at Hinckley. The
box contained the following:
Seventeen pair socks, 13 sweat
ers, ID pair wristlets, Is bed
shirts, 6 pair pajamas, II should
er wraps, Is handkerchiefs, Is
wash cloths, Is napkins. 4
tray cloths and 10 hot water bag
covers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
COUNTY AGENT
PROPOSITION IS ON
Letters of Explanation by Tenn.
porary President, Also List
of Subscription Solicitors.


Gentlemen
Preparedness is the best foun-
dation for endurance TO over
come adverse conditions in time
of stress and need. The U. S. of
A. is faced with the problem of
feeding a larger part of the
world than ever to help win the
war. To do so, we farmers must
prepare, and plan right and CO.
operate in every way possible.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
Education Which Educates

Our dictionary says that educa-
tion is the systematic develop
ment and cultivation of the
normal powers Of the intellect,
feeling and conduct, so as to
render them efficient in some
particular form of living" The
great bulk of the boys and the
girls who are born and raised on
our farms spend the rest Of their
lives there; farming is their
particular form of living"
Then if their normal powers Of
intellect, feeling and conduct are
not trained so as to render them
efficient in farming, they are not
educated.
Too much of our school money
is spent in storing the minds Of
our children with information
which does not render them eff
ficient in any form of living
whatever; especially does it not
make them efficient farmers.
Too little Of it is spent in training
them to be successful business
farmers. And far too much of it
is absolutely wasted. if not
worse.
Some will say in reply to that
statement that the proper func-
ton of a school is to train the
mental faculties Of the children
increase their capacity to
think and to reason--and to give
them culture rather than useful
information. We agree that the
proper function Of a school is to
increase the capacity of the child
to think and to reason, also that
it is to give the child cul-
ture. But we maintain that
there is just as much mental
gymnastics and training in figur-
ing out how many bushels Of
corn will be gathered from an
acre Of ground containing a GER
tain number Of stalks, each bear
ing an ear Of given weight,
as therc-is in figuring out how
many yards Of cloth there are in
a bolt of certain dimension in
inches or feet. We maintain
that there is even more real cul-
ture in knowing how 4 seed
sprouts and develops 3 plant
which bears fruit Of some sort
than there is in knowing how 4
Latin verb is corrugated. and in
cidentally there is = heap more
usefulness in that information.
Ex.
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NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

The society, Lyngblomsten, St..
Paul, Mimi, last Saturday held
its Bjornstjerne Bjornson cele-
bration in commemoration of the
birthday Of the famous Norwe-
gian poet. Bjornson was born
December 8. 1882, and died in
Paris 1910.
Eric H. Ewertz, forty years old
and a native of Sweden, has been
appointed general superinten-
dent of the United States ship
yard at Squantum, Pa, where
more than 100 torpedo Destroy
ers are to be built for the gov
ernment within the next few
months.
Grand View College, a Danish
institution in Des Moines, Iowa,
offers instruction in French with
4 view to aiding those among its
students who may intend to go
to the west front as nurses.
Male students who expect to be
called to the colors have also been
invited to familiarize themselves
with the language of our ally.
DR.. O. T. Melde of Spokane,
Wash, has suddenly died in Chi
cago. He was born in Bergen,
Norway, and came to this coun-
try when but IA years old. Later
on he went to medical schools
and in 1892 began to practice
medicine in Spokane, where he
has lived ever since. He had gone
to Chicago early in the fall to
take up a postgraduate course
in diseases of the eye, ear and
throat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jonasson
and Mr., and Mrs. August Blom
in Center City, Mimi, last week
celebrated their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversaries on the
same day. Both of the couples
Swedes by birth-were married
At Center City in December, 1892
and have resided on their farms
near that town ever since. The
celebration of the double event
took place at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jonasson.
Victor Beaver of Kennard,
Neb., is believed to be the first
American soldier of Danish de-
scent to be killed in action on
the French battlefield. He was
% years old. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Beaver, now both
dead, lived for a number of years
at Fremont, Nebr., and were well
known to a number of people in
TIE eastern part of Nebraska. A
few days before receiving the
telegram about Beavers death in
France, his sister had mailed a
Christmas parcel to him.
Paul A. Preus. a son of c. X.
Preus, president of the Norwe-
sian Luther College at Decorah,
Iowa, has been appointed treas
urer of the Federal Farm Loan
Bank in St. Paul, MINI. Mr..
Preus had formerly been en-
gagged in banking at Stanley, N.
D., and has also been assistant
state bank examiner OF Mime
sofa. The new appointee is o
brother of the Minnesota state
auditor, ]. A. o. Preus. Recently
Paul A. Preus resigned ss vice
president of the East Hennepin
state bank.
Swedish singing is famous
thruout the world, 50 it can not
be said to be q mere accident
that it is represented at the Me-
tropolitan opera, New York, with
It least two stars" in the pres
ent season. Julia Claussen re-
pently rang in the opera, Sam
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
How the Farm Bureau Works.

How the Farm Bureau Works.
Every farm bureau is made up
of volunteer farmers from all
parts of county. Officers and
committees are chosen to repre-
sent all parts of the county and
each Of the special branches Of
farming practiced in the county.
These officers and committees
consult with each other and with
the state county agent leader re-
garding general plans Of work
and the selection of q county
agricultural agent. When q suit
able man, who measures up to
the high standard, has been
found the appointment will BE-
made. The farm bureau and the
county agent then make plans
for carrying forward definite
production or other projects in
the county. When these plans
have been approved after any
necessary modification, the farm
bureau serves as the local agency
to push work that has also the
support Of the agricultural col
lege and the Department 81
Agriculture. The plan works;
for the farmers know the local
situation and the county agent
serves as organizer Of local forces
and as agent to bring the ser
vices Of state and national agen-
cics to his people. Nearly every
country school in counties with
well organized farm bureaus can
be made useful in campaigns 10
select seed potatoes. seed corn.
to encourage cow testing. h
weed out the boarder COW and II
many other ways.
The Federal Government and
The Federal Food AdministratoR
for Minnesota. Mr.. A d. Wilson.
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delius had an important role in
Verdi's Aida" The New York
critics are enthusiastic in their
praise of the two singers, par
ticularly with respect to Maria
Sundelius. The New York Sun
points out that Julia Claussen
did not quite come up to expec-
tations in the opera by Saint
Saens.
A surplus of $1,000 remaining
of the Denmark building fund at
the worlds fair in San Francisco
has, for the time being, been con-
verted into United States Liber-
ty loan bonds by a decision of
the committee. 1t had been the
intention to use the money for
the erection of a statue of Hans
Christian Andersen, the world
famous Danish author of fairy
tales, in Golden Gate park, and
it is now said that the plans
have by no means been aban-
doned. The time is not thought
propitious, however, in view of
the unsettled conditions every
where.
DR.. H. G. Stub, president of
the recently consolidated Norwe-
gian Lutheran church of Ameri-
ca, has just returned to his home
after visiting congregations scat
tered over nearly all the states
between the Atlantic and the Pa
cific coasts. DR.. Stub was sched-
uled to deliver an address last
Sunday at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on
the occasion of the dedication of
the Lutheran Brotherhood build
ing.--Dr. Stub reports, among
other interesting things, that the
Icelandic congregation in Winni-
neg, Man., is represented at the
western front by no fewer than
eighty members.
There are heroes outside the
battlefelds. The fate of Arthur
II. Carlson, Chicago Swede,
bears testimony to that effect.
One day last week Mr.. Carlson
was driving his auto in the
streets of Chicago when he sud-
denly saw a little boy immediate
ly in front of his car at the cor
ner of Clark street and Leland
avenue. He turned his wheel as
swiftly as he possibly could and
drove onto the sidewalk with
such tremendous force that the
car was hurled against a large
building where it was completely
demolished. Carlson fell under
the car and was severely injured;
he died shortly afterward, but
the child was unhurt.
Den Danske Pioneer is respons-
ible for the statement that
among the foreign nationalities
serving in the United States
army. the Danes are. proportion
ally, leading. The percentage of
Danes is said to be higher than
that of any other nationality. A
writer in another Danish paper
estimates that there are about
10000 Danes in the country serv-
ing or elegiblc to serve in the
army. The total Danish popula-
ton of the United States is es-
timated at about $4,000. In
other quarters it is maintained
that the Norwegian and Swedish
enIistments in the arrny are con-
sidercd more than satisfactory
nv the government authorities,
altho exact figures have not been
available.
A Copenhagen message says
that there are $4,000 unemploved
men in that city, and that the
number is increased by about
1000 per week. 1t is also as
-erted by correspondent in the
Danish canital that the figures Of
.be 1917 harvest indicate A nuan-
.;tv of 62 million bushels Of
-rain. which is 20 millions 1As~
.han in 1916 and 10 millions lase
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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.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

Let us have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith
let us to the end dare to do our
duty as we understand it,"
Abraham Lincoln.
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ANOTHER DETACHMENT OF DOC,
TORS TO SAIL FOR FRANCE

Washington, September 27-In re-
Spouse to urgent cable requests from
Major Grayson NJ P. Murphy, head of
the American Red Cross Commission
to France, third detachment of child
welfare doctors and nurses will sail
for France before the end of this
month.
Physicians and child specialists to
be included in the party are DR.. ]. H.
Mason Knox, Jr., of Baltimore; DR..
John B. Manning, of Seattle; DR.. Flor
ence Chapman Child, of Philadelphia
DR., Edmund j. Liable, OF Portland,
Ore, Professor of Pediatrics at the
University of Oregon; DR.. Lyon
Heard, Of Galveston, Tex; DR.. Helen
II. Woodroffe, CAL; DR.. Dorothy Child,
of Philadelphia; DR.. o. Fl. Sellenings,
OF Columbus, o.; and DR.. Hugh Hea-
ton, of Milestone, Mont. There will be
also nine or ten Red Cross Nurses.
THE demand for children's special
lists" Major Murphy has Just cabled,
far exceeds expectations. The orig
inal unit is now serving three different
localities to meet the urgent demands
for help. These calls come from the
devastated area and elsewhere in
France"
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55th KY, Brooksvllle; Fl. M. Linville,
Co. X, 54th, Mt Olivet; Alfred Haw-
kins, Co. B, 45th, Aberdeen, O.; G. w.
Mefford, Co. X, 54th, Brooksville; T.
X. Proctor Co. l, Srd Inf; Dr. A. N.
Ellis, 49th o., Aberdeen; William
Fronk, Co. B, 7th KY, Augusta; G.
N. Orme, Co. r, 54th KY, Mt Olivet;
]. Ginger, Co. c, 54th, Maysville; j.
L Mckinley, Co. II, 10th O. Inf;
Thomas Briefly, Co. l, 54th, Mays
vile; Thomas Lacy, Co. F, Tooth KY,
Flemingsburg; Thomas Donaldson,
Co. H, 117th KY, Poplar Plains, KY;
Jerry Hicks, Co. G, 18th Ky. Art. !;
John Griffey, Co. H, 9th U. s. C. T.,
Maysville; H. Porter, Co. D, 279th
KY, Ewing; G. B. Parker, Co. X, oath
KY, Sardis; ]. w. Mastin, Co. G, 18th
Cav, Mt. Olivet; John Barnett, Co. G,
7th Cav, Mt. Olivet; John POINTER,
Co. l, goth Ky. Inf, Mt. Olivet.
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Valuable Advice for Maysvllle Readers.

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pains about the hips, blue, nervous
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and pains follow.
Then help the weakened kidneys.
Don't expect them to get we'll alone.
Doan's Kidney Pills have won the
praise Of thousands Of women. They
are endorsed-Read this Maysville wo-
mans convicing statement:
Miss Dora Edgington, Wood st.,
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they have never failed to relieve the
complaint In a short time. / gladly ad-
wise anyone to get box Of DoanS KID
ney Pills at Chanslor's Drug Store. II
roubled In that way" '-' "
Miss Edgington Is only one Of many
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THE REUNION .
(By Mrs. George W. Hook .
!. I. + + + + + + + i. !. !. j. !

The goth annual Reunion of the
10th KY. Cavalry and the 18th Ky. In
fantry Association was called to Or
der at 10 a. m. Wednesday, September
&c, 1917, by the President, Col. R. r.
Maltby of Washington.
After prayer by Captain Tom Wood,
the veterans registered with % Of the
10th, % of the 18th and 26 visiting
comrades present, making II in all.
The list of deaths during the past
year was IA, Comrades R. H. Patter-
son, Dawson Dye, W. A. Gooding, j.
W. Hammond, F. M Young, G. W.
Chambers, J. r. Cochran, John Mains,
]. B. Henderson, George Hudson, H.
c. Thomas, Noah l.. Payne, W. w.
Lynch, Captain Lewis Miller Clark
having passed away since last we
met. A touching tribute to II. c.
Thomas and his life was given by
Captain Tom Wood.
Judge Rice of the Mason County
Court, having secured through Cover
nor Stanley, the Regimental Flags of
the 10th and 18th, and being present
with them, received very enthusiast
tic reception and made appropriate
remarks concerning them and their
history. His thoughtfulness and
kindness in this matter, quite won
the hearts of the veterans who were
thus enabled to gaze once more upon
the dear old flags they loved so we'll
and which showed by their stained
and tattered condition, something of
the terrible events through which
they had passed.
After this touching scene, rising
vote Of thanks was given to Judge
Rice, to Governor Stanley and all 9TH
ers who had been instrumental in
granting this priceless boon to the
sadly depleted ranks of the 10th and
10th.
The reports of Secretary and
Treasurer were now heard and ac-
cepted followed by election of officers.
BY unanimous vote the entire set of
officers elected the previous year
were retained for another year with
the exception that R. S. Hudson, who
occupied the office of Assistant Sec
rotary and Treasurer have the added
title of General Master of Ceremonies.
An interesting letter from w. H.
Meenach, who had spoken to the
members the last two years, but was
prevented from attending this time
was read by Comrade George H.
Harding. Among other letters from
absent members was one from G, M.
brennan of Bonneville, Mo.
1t was ascertained that ]. T. Will
liams, 6S years of age, was the young
est veteran Of the Civil War present,
and H. p Stages Of Flemingsburg
aged So was the Oldest.
comrade John Cogan of Newport,
exhibited as a treasured relic, a
+, cracker issued to the soldiers in 1864
just after the battle of Franklin,
Tenn. During examination, this lit
tie piece Of war bread was closely
guarded by John ]. Hook, 10 year
old private Of Co. B. 7th o. v. l. him
self grandson of soldier of the
Civil War, the late C. G. Degman of
the 10th.
At IL o'clock the meeting was ad-
journed for lunch with coffee which
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE
M 21|fR| ne Is 117a
>.sy1uB

No. II departs 5:35 a. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 9 departs 100 p. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 10 departs $40 p. m. daily.
No. 10 arrives $50 a. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. Is arrives 2:O5 p. m. daily.
No. IA arrives $3.50 p. M, Gaily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. I'll Sunday only, leave Mays
vile a. m.
No. 214 arrive in Maysville HIPS D.
m. Sunday only.
schedule effective Sunday, June H.
subject to change without notice.
H. s. ELLIS, Agent.
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Central Presbyterian Church.

Sunday School $3.50 a. M, James
b. Wood, Superintendent. Christian
Endeavor Society 6:15 p. m. Mid
week prayer services Wednesday Z p.
m. Preaching 10:45 and Z p. m. by
the pastor. Visitors and strangers
cordially invited to all services.
LOCKE WHITE, Pastor.
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The services at Forest Avenue NJ.
L. Church as follows: Sunday
School $50, George N. Harding, Su-
perintendent. Following the Sunday
School Brother Dan Vantine will
preach. Brother Vantine is our local
preacher and is endeavoring to do all
he can for the Master Cause. Every
one be present to hear him and help
forward the Kingdom of God. Come
praying and believing for great SER
vice.
There will be service Sunday even
ing at usual hour. Let us make this
the best year of Forest Avenue His
tory. You are invited, come one and
all.
j. f. RUGGLES, Pastor.