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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
Town of Norman
From Our Cerrespondent-

Wallace Ogilvie has begun his
new house.
Miss Agnes Nelson is working
for Mrs. Bonnin at present.
The A. F. Forsyth and Frank
Duvall families spent Sunday at
Bruno.
Lydia Fritsch and Ruby Bruce
We're Sunday callers at the Olaf
Nelson home.
VIM. Bonnin is improving the
looks of his place by shingling
his granary and house.
The Omar Forsyth family and
Mrs. A. F. Forsyth were Sand
stone visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Peterson and son of
Duluth. were visiting Mrs. Has
chinski the fore part of last
week.
Ardon Forsyth and Eugene In
hofer returned Saturday from
the West, where they worked
this fall.
Frank Duvall has purchased
the Frank Schleip farm and Mr..
Schleip and family expect to
leave our midst soon.
Several of the neighbor ladies
met at Mrs. Messengers Wednes.
day afternoon, Oct. 2. to remind
her it was her birthday.
Ed Kaschinski and family left
Saturday for their home at Du.
luth as they got their crops all
harvested here on their farm Sc
will live in Duluth during the
winter.
Mr.. Novak and the Wood
brothers had some teams go east
of Bruno, Monday, after some Of
their hay. which they made over
there this season. They return.
ed on Tuesday.
The Red Cross Auxiliary was
not very well attended last week
on account of such a busy time
and some were kept at home on
account of forest fires. The next
meeting will be held Thursday
afternoon. Oct. II, at Mrs. OLAF
Nelson's.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
Rig PUBLIC SALE

| will sell at public auction on
my farm. two miles from Ker.
rick, on Tuesday, Oct. Is, com.
mencing at l1:OO a. m.
Free lunch at noon.
Two horses. s cows 2 heiffers
2 steers. set sleighs, new Colum.
bus wagon and Double box, new
De Laval cream separator, NOV.
err. hay rake, spring tooth har-
row. smooth harrow, plow. root
cutter, disc harrow, cutter, har-
ness, cream cans, 40 chickens, IL
geese, large amount Of hay and
numerous articles of furniture.
Terms: All sums of $1,000 or
under are cash. On sums over
$1,000 six months time will be
given on bankable paper at $50
interest. 2% discount for cash
on sums over $1,000.
julius Nightingale. owner.
Kerrick State Bank. clerk,
Jas. H. Hogan. auctioneer.
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Duquette
From Oar Corresponlent-

From Our Cofre0D0n0eAt-
Mrs. Lundy spent Sunday in
Nickerson.
Miss Laura Hanson spent the
week end in Duluth.
Albert Anderson was bust
ness caller in Moose Lake, Tues
day.
Arnt Aronson is presently en-
ployed at the Anderson-E Erickson
Company.
Erick Hellstrom has been
called to the colors and will
leave this week.
A number of Duquette young
people attended the lance at
Bruno Saturday night.
Miss Oddhild and Pearl Erick-
son of Sandstone. spent the week
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Windemere
From Our CorresponAant--


G. f. Carroll and family spent
Sunday at Ben Greens.
Nybergs had their car re.
paired by Olson Bros.
Some of the Windemere young
folks visited in Kerrick Sunday
Earnest Nyberg and Charlie
Swanson hauled grain to Kerrick
Monday.
Ida and Hilma Olson and Miss
Hopkins visited at Streets Wed.
nesday evening.
Oscar Carlson and Carl Dahlin
delivered cattle at Kerrick Mon
day to be shipped to the Cities.
Martinsons and Mygrens sold
some cattle to Mr.. Klein, last
week, to be delivered at Kerrick
on Monday.
Several of the young folks at
tended the dance at Willow River
Saturday evening and reported
a good time.
A few of the neighbors gath
cred at the c. f. Anderson home
Sunday afternoon to help cele-
brate Mr.. Anderson's birthday.
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town, while his friend, Rev. Far.
rel of Minneapolis, left on the
o'clock train.
There will be a farmers meet.
ing at Bruno, Oct. 10th at |
o'clock. County Agent w. J. Cor.
win will be here, also Prof. A. ].
Mcclure and Prof. Andrew Bass
of the Extension Division, Min.
nesota University Farm School.
This will be very interesting
and profitable meeting and it is
hoped that every farmer for
miles around will be here.
Rally Day in Bruno
Next Sunday will be Rally Day
in the Bruno Sunday school. Let
us rally around the flag of Christ
with just as much enthusiasm as
we rally around the flag of our
country. Rally Day is the be-
ginning of the new Sunday school
year, let us all be there and
start the year right. Those who
are old enough and have finished
their course will be promoted,
those who have not finished
their course will remain in their
department with perhaps the
same teachers but new lesson
leaves. The departmental lesson
leaves will be used after this.
There will be an examination at
the close of the year and those
who finish their department and
pass the examination will be
given a diploma.
The Sunday school and the
church services will be combined
next Sunday. A temperance
talk will be given. Rev. A. ].
Kamman will give a children's
story sermon. The classes will
meet as usual so that each pupil
will know where to meet during
the coming year. A very inter
esting and helpful patriotic pa
geant will be given, which con-
stitutes the main part of the
program. The Bruno church
choir will sing for the first time
next Sunday. Let us begin this
Sunday school year with the
largest rally that we have ever
had.
Next Sunday afternoon Rev. A.
]. Kamman will preach at the
Messenger school, in the evening
at the DeMaris school. The
Lords Supper will be admins
tered in both of these places next
Sunday. All those who love and
serve the Lord are cordially in
vited to this Supper.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
MINNESOTA CALL IS 6,75o

Registrars VIII Entrain Tor Camps
Beginning Oct. 81.
st. Paul. Oct. 8.-The ffrSt Of the
Sept. IL registrants have been called
to the colors.
In = telegram from Gen. Crowder.
federal provost marshal, to Adjt. Gan.
Rhinow. Minnesota was called upon
TO sentratn $3.50 registrants the ave.
day period beginning Oct II. The
call fulnlls Gen. Crowder's promise
that registrants Of the new class would
be called TO service In October.
The call tor $500 men TO ontrain
TO Camp Forrest, Lytls. Ga, and $3.50
to Camp Cody, Deming, N. nj.
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NiCkerSOn
From Our Correapondcnt-

Ted Raymond is expected to
attend school in Superior.
Hugh O'Niel from Holyoke,
was at Nickerson recently.
l.. Hermel of Mankato, visited
the Jean Du Luth farm Monday
jim Linfesty spent Sunday in
Duluth and returned on the
evening train.
Messrs. Green, McKinnon and
OConnor were in Nickerson ear
ly in the week.
The rainfall for September in
the vicinity of Nickerson was |
and 11-100 inches.
Miss Cecil Hermel of Cleve.
land, Mimi, is visiting at Nicker.
son for a few days.
Potato week is being observed
at Nickerson and farmers are
rushing in their spuds.
Miss Dora LeMay spent the
week at the Duluth farm. re.
turning Saturday morning.
Mr.. Deison of Carlton, motored
over to Nickerson, Saturday. and
from here went to Holyoke.
l.. f. Reeves, a Guernsey fan.
cier from Nemadji. visited the
Jean Du Luth farm Monday.
Ole Jensen and family of Holy.
oke. have made application for a
position on the Jean Du Luth
farm.
William Crosby and Miss LIE.
May spent Sunday afternoon in
Superior. returning on the even.
ing train.
Theodore and Evelyn Raymond
were among some of the Nicker.
son children who attended the
Holyoke fair.
Frank Jensen, Edward LIE May
William Crosby, Alice McClusky
Mrs. Raymond and Jim Linfesty
of Nickerson, attended the an.
nual fair at Holyoke.
Thad T. Grout, who has been
spending the summer on the Du.
luth farm will be employed in
the dairy barn at Nickerson until
the Agricultural school opens.
Miss Thomas agricultural pu.
pills from Duquette, will spend
Wednesday afternoon at the
Jean Du Luth farm, studying
beef and dairy cattle. Several
automobile loads will leave al
1:15 for the farm.
Thaddeus Grout attended Sun.
day school at Duquette Sunday
and assisted with the music. I,
is hoped that Thad may be Sc.
cured to play a banjo-mandolir
solo Friday evening. He is q
member of the Agricultural
school string orchestra.
The Duquette and Nickersor
young people will give a Sunday
school social at the Duquette
school house on Friday evening
All are cordially invited. Come
at z o'clock and have a good time
A short program will be rem.
dered after which the children
will have an opportunity to play
uapooc
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Dssth l.lss % q.

Perth Amboy. N. j., Oct. s.--Ninsty.
four men. missing IN the sxploeion
which destroyed the Gillespie shall
loading plant ct Morgan, N. u. N1Fo
believed 70 have persisted. Inve&i.
gatof1 fear that only TWO or three 81
The missing zen. 1t tho outside. la1
chance d escape from tho huiIdlnS
where the blasts came. RAin hae
ansnch0d fhe m n tho Ollloat1o
plant ruins and Ne international e1-
plosions have ccssed. Work q clenzA
ing away the debris = q - staxte1 ~
ones.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10

end at their home in Duquette.
Mrs. T. p. Thomas of Minnea-
polls, has been a guest at the
Peder Erickson home for few
days.
Miss Thomas and her mother
were guests at the Albert Be-
LANCER home Monday evening for
dinner.
James Stephenson and family
are rejoicing over the arrival of
baby girl. Congratulations are
extended from friends.
Mrs. Peterson and children of
Braham, spent the latter part of
the week with Mrs. Peterson's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Be-
LANCER.
The chairman of the Duquette
Red Cross Branch announces that
the annual meeting and election
of officers will be held Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 18th. All men,
bers are requested to be present.
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Dahlgren entertained a number
of young folks at party. Pea
nut hunt and other games were
played, and delightful refresh
ments served. Everyone had an
enjoyable time.
Friday night under the aus
pieces of Duquette Sunday school
there will be given a patriotic
program, and a good time is
promised all who come. No ad-
mission, but lunch served for five
cents. All welcome-Friday
evening, Oct. 18th, at the school
house.
Last Tuesday fire treatened to
wipe out the whole town. The
fire which originated from the
railroad swept the swamps south
of town, entered the big sawdust
pile and came very near setting
fire to Melancon's residence and
the creamery. Everybody was
out fighting and the railroad
crews helped until it was sub
dued. On Thursday, again, a
fire originated from threshing
rig, started near Kerrick and
swept northeastward right a.
gainst Brager's. Dahlgren's and
Boomers places. Another call
for firefighters went out with a
liberal response. Before night,
the fires were under control bat
these three places mentioned
had a close call. Mr.. Bloomer
wishes to extend his apprecia-
ton to the section crew and
neighbors for the help extended.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10

Read and wise up. You can't
afford to get along without the
American. 1t covers a very
large field for a weekly news
paper Only $3.50 a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
BRUNO
From Our Correspondent

VIM. Gellatly spent Sunday at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Stanton left
for Tama, Iowa, Friday.
Hubby Lund left for Duluth,
Monday, to look for work.
Rev. and Mrs. Kamman and ba-
by spent Friday in Sandstone.
Evelyn Plaisted went to Du-
luth Sunday to look for work.
Doris Williams spent Sunday
at home and returned to her
work Monday.
Mrs. Billman's sister of South
Dakota, is here to spend some
time with her.
Mrs. M. Plaisted of Duluth. is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Spra-
que. this week.
Don't forget Rally Day at Bru-
no, Sunday at II o'clock. A pro-
gram will be given.
Raymond Otto was home over
Sunday returning to his work in
Superior Monday morning.
Ludwig Marihart, who spent
the past week with his parents,
returned to his work in North
Dakota.
Thee will be a Sunday school
program Friday evening at 8
o'clock at Duquette; everybody
welcome.
Geo. Ball spent Sunday with
his father and mother near Ano-
ka. He found his father much
improved in health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Erickson
are home from Daisy, N. D.,
where they have been working
the past two months.
Wolves south of town killed
four sheep from Mr.. Miller's
flock and five sheep from Frank
Rodenberger's flock last week.
Mr.. Kellett is home helping
his family get ready to move to
Duluth; he is working for the
railroad company in West Du-
luth.
Mrs. VIM. Gellatly's cousin of
Lindstrom, called at her home
Tuesday. They returned to their
home Wednesday, taking Marie
with them.
Mrs. And. Peterson went to
Sandstone Tuesday to see her ba-
by. who has been in the hospital
for four weeks. The baby is
slowly improving.
Miss Zana DeMaris was home
over Sunday, Margaret Gould re-
turned with her. Margaret has
been visiting the DeMaris home
for the past week.
Mr.. Hagen has opened up a
shoe repair shop and fruit store
in the former drug store build
ing, and is prepared to take care
of your wants in his line.
Word was received from Willie
DeMaris, who is sick at Camp
Grant with the Flu" stating
that he is on the gain again. His
father and mother are with him.
Rev. Hare, when on his way
home from the Methodist Con-
ference held at Duluth, got as
far as Kerrick when his car broke
down and he had to have it
hauled to Bruno to the garage to
be fixed. He spent Tuesday in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10

Time is money. Save time by
using the American Want Col
umn.
Learn economy and you start
on the road to success. Buy
War Saving Stamps.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
WOUNDED YANks JuBILAnT
German Prisoners Dsspondsnt ana -
End Near.

: London. Oct. s.. - American troops
are among the wounded who are ar
irving In large numbers at Z Southern
English port every day. They are
flushed with victory and jubilantIy do
clare:
The Allies have Fritx beaten % .
'frazxle.'"
Wounded German prisoners on the
other hand arc most deapondent They
admit the end Is not far Of and say Il
Is Impossible for Germany to hold out
much longer
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
AMERICANS ARE ATTACKING

Assati German Lines Between NJ
Mouss and Arponns.
Berlin. Oct. 8.-The Americans ~
gan m attack against the Germans ~
tween the Arsonne forest and Ihe
Meuss. according to the GERMAN a.
fetal communication issued.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

the land. Here it had been day for a
long time, ever since the summer sun,
hidden for while behind the low, dis
tant hills, had come blazing forth again
in a saddle between two peaks.
Gordon had reduced his pack by dis
carding a blanket, the frying-pan, and
all the clothing he was not wearing.
His rifle lay behind him in the swamp.
He had cut to a minimum of safety
what he was carrying, according to his
judgment. But before long his last
blanket was flung aside. He could not
afford to carry an extra pound, for he
knew he was running a race, the stakes
of which were life and death.
Afternoon found him still staggering
forward. The swamps were now be-
hind him. He had won through at last
by the narrowest margin possible. The
ground was rising sharply toward the
mountains. Across the range some
where lay Kamatlah. But he was all
in. With his food almost gone, a wa
ter supply uncertain, reserve strength
exhausted, the chances of getting over
the divide to safety were practically
none.
He had come, so far as he could see,
to the end of the passage.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
CHAPTER VIII.
Gid Holt Goes Prospecting.

AS soon as Selfridge reached Kamat-
lab he began arranging the stage
against the arrival of the government
agent. His preparations were elab-
crate and thorough. A young engineer
named Rowland had been in charge of
the development work, but Wally re-
arranged his forces so as to let each
dummy entryman handle the claim en-
tered in his name. One or two men
about whom he was doubtful he dis
charged and hurried out of the camp.
The company boarding house became
a restaurant, above which was sus-
pended a newly painted sign with the
legend, "San Francisco Grill, J. Glynn,
Proprietor" The store also passed
temporarily into the hands of its mana
ger. Miners moved from the barracks
that had been built by Macdonald into
hastily constructed cabins on the in
dividual claims. Waliy had always
fancied himself as stage manager for
amateur theatricals. Now he justified
his faith by Transforming Kamatlah
outwar6ly from a company camp to a
mushroom one settled by wandering
prospectors.
Gideon Holt alone was outside of all
these activities and watched them with
suspicion. He was an old-timer, sly
but fearless, who hated Colby Macdon-
aid with a bitter jealousy that could
not be placated and he took no pains
to hide the fact. He had happened to
be in the vicinity prospecting when
Macdonald had rushed his entries.
Partly out of mere perversity and part
ly by reason Of native shrewdness, old
Holt had slipped in and located enc of
the best claims in the heart Of the
group. Nor had he been moved by per-
suasion, threats. or tentative offers to
buy REIMBURSEMENT He was obsti-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15
CHAPTER Vl-Continued.

The latter lady, Paris-shod and
gioved, shook hands smilingy with the
Scotch-Canadian. "Of course we're
intruders in business hours, though
you'll tell us we're not" she suggested.
ave just been reading the Transcon-
tinental Magazine. A writer there says
that you are a highway rObber and a
gambler. l know you're a robber be-
cause all the magazines say so. But
are you only a big gambler?"
He met her raillery without the least
embarrassment.
"Sure l gamble. Every time take
a chance I'm gambling. SO does every
body else. We've got to take chances
TO live"
"How true, and I never thought of
&c." beamed Mrs. Selfridge. what a
philosopher you are, Mr.. Macdonald"
The Scotsman went on without pay
ing any attention to her effervescence.
a'Ive gambled ever since l was a kid.
u bet I could cross Death valley and
get out alive. That time 1 won.
bet it would rain down in Arizona
DG1Ore my cdLJIe uleu. L IOSl. All
other time / took a contract TO run a
tunnel. In my bid l bet l wouldn't run
into rock. My bank went broke that
trip. When l joined the KlOndike
rush I was backing my luck to stand
up. Same thing when l located the
Kamatlah field. The coal might be q
poor quality. Maybe 1 couldn't inter
est big capital in the proposition. Per
haps the government would turn me
down when came to prove up. l was
betting my last dollar against big
odds. When 1 quit gambling it will
be because I've quit living"
"And L suppose I'm a gambler, too?''
Mrs. Mallory demanded with a little
tilt of her handsome head.
'Of all the women l know you are
the best gambler. It's born in you"
Mrs Mallory did not often indulge in
the luxury of blush, but she changed
color now. This big, blunt man some
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

uN HE WAY TO KAMATLAH, ELLIOT WANDERS FROM THE
TRAIL AND FEARS HE CANNOT ESCAPE DEATH

o ms way to Alaska investigate
interested fellow
Nel also going in"
graphing syndicate under investigation
attacked by labOre
intervention OF Elliot probably his life Elliot Macdonald
become IN friendly,
Elliot mission
acquire millions of dollars through
mensey valuable coal fields Elliot
occupied by Waly Sefrdge Macdonalds righhand
in
convince authorities
metnods Elliot introduction
BOAT taking freight the
mountain They venture too high and reach position from which
is impossible Miss ONeil
leaves Sheba
meets Macdonald who had become their
Sheba. Landing Kusak,
friends of his Mr. Mrs Paget the
Shebas
Macdonald
ally also become rivals the
donald failure of his financial Elliot
situation.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-02-15

slipped his erms through the Sits lie
had made. Painfully he labored for
ward over the quivering peat. Some
times he stumbled and went down into
the oozing mud. minded to stay there
and b" done with the struggle. But
the urge of life drove him TO his feet
again. 1t carried him for weary miles
after re despaired of ever covering
another hundred yards.
With old, half-forgotten signals from
the football field he spurred his will.
Perhaps his mind was already begin
ming to wander, though through it all
he held steadily to the direction that
alone could save him.
When at last he went down to stay it
was in an exhaustion so complete that
not even his indomitable will could
lash him to his feet again. For an
hour he lay in a stupor, never stirring
even to fight the swarm of mosquitoes
that buzzed about him.
Toward evening he sat up and undid
the pack from his back. The matches,
in tin box wrapped carefully with
oilskin, were still perfectly dry. Soon
he had a fire going and coffee boiling
in the frying-pan. From the tin cup he
carried strung on his belt he drank
the coffee. 1t went through him like
strong liquor. He warmed some beans
and fried himself a slice of bacon,
sopping up the grease with a cold bis
cult left over from the day before.
Again he slept for a few hours. He
had wound his watch mechanically and
it showed him four o'clock when he
took up the trail once more. In Seattle
and San Francisco people were still
asleep and darkness was heavy over