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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

apolis on business Friday in the
interest of the Askov Lumber
and Supply Co.
/ Chris Sorensen and Roy Chris
Jensen and child of Extra, Iowa,
visited over Sundayat the Jorgen
R. Petersen and Andrew lessen
homes.
! Peter Petersen of Looking
Glass, Nebr.. came here Friday
and visited a few days at the
Clemen Christensen home north
of town, and also with other for
mer Nebraska citizens.
The A. Gravesen family and
Svend Petersen motored to Min
neapolis Saturday for few days
visit and to take in the State
Fair. They returned home Tues
day. much pleased with the ae-
roplane exhibitions.
! S. D. Dye and Chas. F. Robin
son of Bruno, were in Askov on
business Monday. Mr.. Dye will
have an auction on his place
Tuesday. Sept. II, and ordered
sale bills printed at the Ameri-
can office. He will move to Rem
vile county.
Henry Larsen returned home
Monday from Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanburg, S. c.. having re-
ceived an honorable discharge
from the army on account of
poor eye sight. He was well
pleased with army life and says
that Uncle Sam knows how to
take care of his boys.
l.. c. Petersen and family re-
turned Friday from their trip
to Tyler. While there Mr.. Ped
ersen assisted for several days
in the clearing away of debris
caused by the big storm. A big
community building is now be-
ing built at Tyler where the
business men will have tempo
rary quarters.
The Carl Miller and Niels B
Miller families motored over to
West Denmark, Saturday, to be
present at the marriage of their
youngest sister, Dagmar, to
Niels Hede of Minneapolis,
which took place Sunday. Mr..
Hede is a Minneapolis contrac-
tor. The newlyweds will make
their home in that city. Niels
Miller and family returned to
Askov Monday while Carl Miller
and family went on to the Cities
to spend few days at the State
Fair.
County Agent w. j. Corwin
will be present at the next regu-
lar monthly meeting of the
North Star Farmers Club. which
will be held at their club house
on Saturday evening, Sept. 14th.
Mr.. Corwin will give a short
talk and will also Judge pota-
toes and garden vegetables and
canned goods raised by the boys
and girls club in that neighbor-
hood. A few prizes will be
awarded. The boys and girls are
asked to bring their exhibits to
the hall. Some of the best ex-
hibits will be shown at the As
kov Fair.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

Thrift begins With little say-
ings. Buy War Saving Stampa.
Don't put or TIM tosl,oEsow 4
Buy War Saving Stamps.
The Askov American publishes
the official proceedings q Pins
County. M 4
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

Mr.. ana MRS. Will OlcSen lett
yesterday to take in the State
Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Rasmus-
sen motored to the State Fair,
Tuesday.
Miss Paula Petersen from east
of town, left yesterday for Min
neapolis, where she has secured
employment.
Mrs. A. Bobjerg returned to-
gether with the Niels B. Miller
family, Monday, from West DEN
mark, where she had visited for
a week.
Peter Jensen and family of
Minneapolis, visited here over
Sunday at the home of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs Hans Jensen,
north Of town.
John Sorensen and Anton Sc
bald who are stationed at the
State University, visited at home
Sunday and Monday. John is a
member of the band of his COM
pany.
Miss Marie Andersen returned
yesterday to her work at Mime
apolis, after having spent a few
days at home. She came up to
bid her brother, Martin, good
bye. He leaves in the draft to-
morrow.
A real enjoyable afternoon
was spent at the Jens B. Jensen
home, east Of town, Sunday,
when the Busy Bee Red Cross
Auxiliary gave their shadow So
cial. The house was decorated
and the word welcome" in ever
green's sewed onto a white back
ground was hung on a wall in
plain view Of a person entering
the building. Coffee and ice
cream were served and the total
net income, including the sale Of
baskets was about $33. Geo. G..
H. Jensen was the auctioneer
and had no trouble in disposing
of the shadows.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
ASKOV MARKETS

Butter, creamery, per lb. 80. ~
Eggs, per doz. 80
Spring chickens, per ID. ~
Heavy J" over 4 lbs. per ID. 10
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches. schools. societies. lodges.
ETC.. for the purpose Of announcing
G:eetiiIgs where no admission iA ~
be charged. such meetings IN are
held for social or educational bur
poses and not for the purpose Of
earning money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
Gudstjeneste Degerstroms
Skolehus paa Sendag XII. 81.
Sangkoret begynder Dvelse
igen Mandag Aften, XII. s.
Kr. Andersen.

Sunday school services at the
H. C. Andersen school. Sunday.
Sept. s, at 1890 a. m.
Scout meeting Sunday at 200
10. m. Meet at school house.
Fourth Liberty Loan discussed.
There will be no sewing for
the Askov Red Cross girls until
further notice. No material.
The Willing Workers Red
Cross will meet with Mrs. Fred
Hansen Thursday afternoon, Sep
TENDER IL.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

Where is your w. S. S. button?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

Gudstjeneste paa Sendag XII.
103. Kr. Andersen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
AUCTION

will offer for sale at auction
on Thursday. Sept. IL, my hay
on the south half Of Sec. 1913
is and the east half of the
NE4 of Sec. 25-43 10. will
also offer the 80 acres Of land in
Sec. 25-43--19 for sale. Sale to
commence at one o'clock p. m.
SILT Chas. T. Swain, owner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
KING GEORGE WILL
ENTERTAIN WILSON
FORMAL DINNER
President Will Visit Church
Where His Grandfather
Was the Minister
TO LODGE IN HISTORIC HALL
WHILE STA YING IN LONDON

London, Dec. 24.-The visit
of President Wilson to the home
of his maternal grandfather in
Carlisle on Sunday will be al
most coincidcnt with his sixty
second birthday, which occurs
saturday His visit will have a
double object
The President will attend worship
in the Lowther street Congregational
Church, of which his grandfather
was pastor for fifteen years. and win
visit the scenes of his mothers early
childhood. The pastor of the church
mas invited him to make an address
at the morning service.
Finds Old Landmarks
The Presidents grandfather left
few records of his ministry here.
Doubt regarding the house where
the Rev. Woodrow lived was dis
PEELED yesterday by man ninety
years old who was a pupil at Rev.
Woodrow's academy. Documentary
evidence also has been found.
Arrangements for the banquet to
be given Friday night in honor of
President Wilson are similar to
those made for the king of Den
mark during mis- recent visit to Lon
don. The banquet room in Buck
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Last Hour Shoppers Flood
Stores in Search Of Christ
mas Joys; Streets Jammcd
From Curb 10 Curb by the
Throng of Men and Women

Weather that savored of spring.
time temperatures sent a challenge
to Harrisburg shoppers yesterday and
thousands upon thousands of people
surged the streets and thronged the
stores, purchasing the eleventh-hour
gifts they had forgotten before.
Rivaling the Saturday night crowds
in the shopping district, these hordes
swept down on the mercantile estab-
lishments of the city, depicting the
stocks of every merchant.
Sales of toys and candy to these
'oleventh-hou shoppers ran high in
the thousands of dollars. War toys
were the big sellers. Machine guns,
deadly in appearance. but harmless
in reality, were eagerly purchased to
bring kiddies the thrills of Chateau
Thierry. Trucks covered with the
khaki canvas of the quartermaster
corps, submarines, transports, camou-
flaged railway cars and armored au-
tomobiles We'd for popularity in the
eye of baby and younger brother.
Even poor old Dobbin is supplanted
by a wooden tank, perfect in every
detail, which wabbles along with the
same grace as a hobbyhorse.
Dolls. dozens upon dozens, and
then some more dozens of them,
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
CITY GRIPPED WITH
SPIRIT OF HOLIDAYS:
SHOPS OVERFLOWING
of Beautiful Christ
mas Carols About Munich
pal Tree This Evening to
Open Formal Celebration;
Returned Soldiers Add Joy
rrARRISBURG will begin its
II Christmas celebration this year

rrARRISBURG will begin its
II Christmas celebration this year
with u community Christmas
tree service to start this evening at
9.15 o'clock, in Market Square.
Thousands are expected to be pres
ent to participate in this big COM
munity event.
The large municipal tree in the
Square has been decorated with
hunreds of colored bulbs, and these
lights will be turned on early in the
.evening.~szAttszsS.lA eielRekszthe Mu-
Frank Blumenstein. will give a con-
cert of both patriotic and Christ
mas numbers.
The community singing will begin
at 9.15 o'clock after the stores
which are open during the evening,
have closed. Flavel l.. Wright, chair
man, will have charge, and will an
nounce the order of the carols. On
both sides of the Christmas tree will
be the Moorhead Knitting Company
chorus, and the Harrisburg Rotary
Club mem bers, to take the leading
part in the singing. soldiers
chorus also is being arranged for,
and other small organizations, such
as glee clubs and choruses are to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
CIVIC CLUB TO
GIVE DINNER IN
SOLDTES' HONOR
Well-Known Harrisburg En-
tcrtainers TO Have Part
in the Program

The Harrisburg Civic Club will
entertain tomorrow evening at the
clubhouse North and Front streets,
$50 soldiers from the nearby can
tonments at a Christmas dinner. The
clubhouse has been beautifully dec
Grated for the event and the tables
will be spread in the large dining
room on the second floor. Ladies of
the club will assist in the serving
and well-known Harrisburg enter
tainers will provide the program un-
der the direction of committee
of the Harrisburg Rotary Club.
Among those who have agreed to
give their Christmas evening to the
soldier guests are: Miss Edith
Rourke, vocalist; Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Hobbs-Ley, who have sung be-
fore large audiences in all parts of
the country; Miss Ross, who will
sing; Miss Essick, who will play sew
eral piano solos and Charles T.. De-
lone and T. r. Shuey, with their de-
lightful Xylophone and piano duo.
Preston Crowell, of the Rotary
Club, will preside and Haywood NJ.
Butler, also of the club, will make
an address. The Rotary committee
in charge, is made up of Robert
Hunt Lyon, chairman; Howard G.
Fry, Captain George +. Lumb, Frank
b. Musser, Preston Crowell and G..
M. Steinmetz. Captain Lumb adj
dressed the soldiers at the Civic Club
Sunday evening on tho period in the
soldiers life between his discharge
and his re-entrance into civil life,
speaking from his own experience.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
No Carriers
Greetings

Telegraph agents and car
riers this year will depart
from a Ong-established custom
and deliver no Christmas greet
ing to subscribers. There are
a number of reasons for this.
In the early summer, when
the Telegraph usually pur-
chased its supply of calendars,
the Government was strongly
urging the conservation of
paper and newspapers were
restricted from issuing supple
ments not really a part of a
newspaper.
Then, too. the past year has
brought many demands upon
the purses of Central Pennsyl-
Vania people in the form OF
war fund drives, and since the
custom of having carriers de-
liver calendar to all their
patrons on Christmas rather
lends an impression of an ad-
ditional payment for service, it
was decided to discontinue the
custom.
SO there will be no calendar
this year.
If your carrier, by his faith
full service of your favorite
newspaper during the tickle
weather of the past year, has
won your appreciation and you
choose to remember him at
this time, without his solicita-
ton, do so. lie will appreciate
it very much. The Telegraph.
too, will remember him for his
faithfulness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
RULING On RUM M.
CONFISCATION Is
ASKED BY MAYOR
KeiSter Alarmed at Decision
of Pennsylvania Court on
the Booze Question
APPEALS TO SOLICITOR
Return of Liquor TO Dissolute
Characters Would Mean
Increased Disorder

The Harrisburg police department
is confronted with an interesting sit
uation now that an opinion has been
handed down in a Pennsylvania court
declaring that it is illegal to confis-
cate the liquor OF disorderly charac-
ters.
1t has been the custom of the local
police to confiscate the liquor found
in the possession of bootleggers and
drunks, and donate it to the Harris
burg hospital for medical purposes
of quarts of liquor thqs
far furnished the hospital yearly
Beer, confiscated in raids on speak
casies and other disorderly houses,
generally is thrown away, and only
whisky of good quality devoted to the
hospital.
But in West Chester, Judge J.
Frank T.. Hause has ruled that il is
Illegal to appropriate liquor, no mat
ter what the condition of the arrest
ed person to whom it belongs. The
Court, in its opinion, says that liquor
is personal property and is a recog-
nized article Of commerce. 1t says
further that:
The Courts Ruling
"He might have INDUCED in its
use to such an extent as to have
impaired his health, or make him
self temporarily a nuisance to the
community, but that did not Justify
the defendant, Gin this case the Mayor
of West Chester who was made de-
fendant in a suit brought by the per-
son arrested) however commendable
his motives, in confiscating the prop
erty."
Mayor Keister, when he learned of
the opinion, said it would be looked
into, and the opinion of the City
Solicitor would be asked. He said
that in most cases the liquor was
confiscated for the benefit of the
prisoners, who probably would come
back into the clutches of the police
within a half hour after their re-
lease if allowed to so away with
their liquor.
I'VE try to better the condition of
the unfortunates we arrest" Mayor
Keister said, And that is the main
reason we take their booze. More
over, we try to better the community
by reducing disorderliness to a mini
mum. That is best accomplished by
taking away the liquor of the in
corrigibles. l feel it would be a very
bad thing to return liquor TO arrested
men we know to be unaccountable
for their conduct"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
CITY SURGING
FORWARD IN RED
CROSS CAMP PATGN
32,548 Harrisburg Men and
Women Have Set Con-
sciences at Rest
HOPE TO BREAK RECORD
Pennsylvania Now Has En-
rolled Million Members
During Drive
HOPE TO BREAK RECORD

With Harrisburg and the balance of
the Harrisburg Red Cross Chapter
district on its toes yesterday, the
membership total lDr che Christmas
drive made surprising gain, with the
following result:
To-day year ago 800. 27,4G1
To-day at noon ........32,5iS
There are indications that the total
for the Christmas drive will reach the
5000 mark before the close OF the
week.
Last year the campaign was con-
tinued quietly until the middle of
January, when the $4,000 mark was
reached, and it is possible that the
same thing will occur this year.
Headquarters in the old Postoflce
building were open until o'clock to-
day and many people, seeing the spurt
that was taking place. decided to
vote for a winner" rs is customary
with human nature, and volunteered
their memberships Although the spe-
cial headquarters is closed after to-
cay, members who wish to renew. or
those who wish to join for the first
time, may do so at headquarters ut
Front and Walnut streets.
Pennsylvania to-day has about q
million Red Cross members, and. out
side of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg leads everything. Such
cities as Johnstown. Altoona. Will
LCOntinucd on Page A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
ShOpmen Not Paid Enough
Says Federation Chief;
Investigation Is Ordered

Philadelphia, Dec. 24.--Denial that
certain shopmen OF the Pennsylvania
railroad are being overpaid through a
misinterpretation of general order
was made here yesterday by II. s. JEFF
fiery. chairman of the advisory board
Of the Philadelphia and Camden Fed
Grafton of Pennsylvania System Lines,
affiliated with the railway employees
department of the American Fedora
tioE of Labor. On the other hand.
MIR. Jeffery declared that $4,000 OF
these men are being uuderpaid be-
cause the order is not being properly
applied. NJ. /. Blauvert, assistant
Federal director of the Allegheny re-
gion, admitted yesterday that the
question of oNerpay or underpav is
heing Investigated by the Federal
railroad authorities and that the mat
ter will be adjusted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
WOMAN MISSING
MONTH Is FOUND
DEAD in RIVER
Mrs. Ida Weaver Believed to
Have Drowned Herself
While Despondent
HUSBAND DIED OF FLU
She Disappeared After the
Funeral; Body Recovered
Early Today

The badly decomposed body of Mrs.
Ida Weaver, SO years old, of Indian
alley, who is believed to have flung
herself into the SuGquehanna river
one month ago when half-craaed
by the death of her husband, Car
ence Weaver, during the influenza
Epidemic was found to-day.
Her husband died after few days
Illness. He was buried on n Thurs
day afternoon one month ago and on
the following evening Mrs. Ida Wea-
yer disappeared suddenly and moth
ing more was heard of her until this
morning when the body was identi-
fed az the morgue of Undertaken
Charles II. Mauk, Sixth and KelRer
streets, by her sister, Mrs. Jennie
Farling, G12 Showers street.
Found by Watchnan
The body was recovered early this
morning from the deep water of the
Susquehanna by employees of the
Central Iron and Steel Company.
When Thomas Marcy, a watChman,
went on duty, he saw the body bob
bing up and down in the water about
three feet from shoe and about n
qHaTter-mile from where the tenn
porariiy deranged woman is believed
TO have thrown herself into the
stream. With the assistance of
George WetZcl. another employe.
they managed to drag the body
ashore with the aid of a long hook
procured from a nearby plant
The body, so badly decomposed
that the features could not be read
ily distinguished, was turned over to
Undertaken Mauk. 1t was identified
late this morning by Mrs. Farling,
but only by means of the clothing
which the woman wore at the time
o. her disappearance.
She is survived by two children.
q married daughter and 16-year-old
son residing in Pond Bank, Pa.
Another Disappearance
At first the body was believed to
be that of Mrs. Rose Grand. 43S
Cumberland street, who mysteriously
disappeared from her home last
week, but Mr. Grand quickly dis
posed Of that theory when he saw
the body at the Mauk morguc. 70
facilitate the securing of information
relative to her mother, Miss Fanny
Grand this morning offered a reward
OF $40 for Information that viii leaC
TO the discovery of the location of the
mother
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
[Continucd OH Page Al
Dismal Weather May
Bring Snow Before
Christmas Is Over

Young Americas prayers for a
white Christmas may be granted after
all Snow may arrive in Harrisburg
late tomorrow and cover the ground
tomorrow night. the weather bureau
forecast told to-day
Half of the storm which caused the
rain here on Sunday, which moved
towards Texas when divided by an
anticyclone from the northwest, has
swirled about is now over the CEN
trail Ohio Valley, moving in this di-
roction accompanied by colder wealth
er which Is expected to cause snow.
The rain of to-day will continue
tomorrow to make the morning dis
NAL, but this is expected to turn to
snow later in the afternoon. 1t will
he much colder on Christmas night,
the forecasters affirm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Cost of
Turkeys Reach
NeU Record
" URKEYS were higher to-
day than ever before in the

IN URKEYS were higher to-
day than ever before in the
history of the city. Farmers
sold them as high as 75 cents a
pound and fowls at $12 and S15
each were not unusual.
There was n fairly large sup
ply of turkeys in the hands of
local dealers yesterday and they
sold at 4S to SO cents a pound
for undrawn fowls. In the mar
kets to-day farmers and butch
ers first asked 55 cents a pound.
After a short time when the de-
mand grew prices scared 20 cents
higher. The markets were filed
with geese, ducks and chickens
at high prices.
one reason given for the high
prices was the scarcity caused
by the great number of birds pur-
chased by men operating rafting
matches. This form of gambling
was permitted openly by Cum
berland county officials all along
the West Shore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Protest Filed Against
Rockville Fare Zone

The controversy which has been in
progress for years over the fare zones
on the Rockville line OF the Harris
burg Railways Company wab revived
to-day. when j. b. Garman, of Luck
now, filed a complaint with the Pub
lie Service Commission on behalf of
residents of Lucknow, Green Hill and
CoXestown against the charges. He
declares that the round trip to Mar
ket Square is "a cents. whereas by
railroad from Lucknow il is 20 cents.
Exception Is taken to the fare ilin-
its as discriminatory. while the Scent
fare is declared to be unreasonable.
The complaint will be sent to the COM
pany for answer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
CHURCHES
TO CELEBRATE
CHRTSTMASDAY
Services to Be Held by Virtu-
ally Every Congregation
Tonight and Tomorrow

Services of iubilant praise for the
birth of the Prince of Peace will be
held in churches throughout the
entire city beginning tonight. Con-
tinuing through the Christmas Day,
these services will be filed with
thankfulness for the great gift of
peace that has come to America and
the world.
At st. Patrick's cathedral the SER
vices will be especially interesting.
Prof. Louis d. Brodeur, prominent
organist and chorister will lead the
choir in services. A new boys choir
will be inaugurated at st. Paul's
Episcopal church and an inspirine
series of services will be held there
Among services to be held tonight
and tomorrow are:
st. PauPs-Christmas Eve. II.
Half hour carol service, followed
by the celebration of the Holy Com
munion. The Rev. Floyd Appleton
will give the Christmas message.
Miss LeNora Fry will assist the full
choir in the rendering. of Allu's
[Continucd OH age 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Traffic Regulations
For Tree Celebration

Traffic regulations which will be
enforced by the police department
during the celebration around the
municipal Christmas tree tonight,
were issued this morning. They are
as follows:
No parking in Market street, be-
tween Front and Second sereets.
No parking in the west side of
Market street
No vehicular traffic between Front
and Second in Market.
All the rules take effect at Z
o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Rain
and warmer tO-niEhtj lowest
temperature about 40 degrees,
Wednesday rain, probably turn
Ing to snow, cOlderi much
colder Wednesday night.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Rain
,tO-nlEhtJ warmer In south pOr-
tiOn; Wednesday rain, probably
turning to snow In north and
west pOrtiOnSj colder In west
pOrtIOnI much colder WedneS-
dny night mOderntc to fresh
enat to south winds, shifting TO
west and northwest by Wednes-
dny night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
YOUR FAITHFUL NEWsBOy

will receive his Harrisburg Tele-
graphs free of charge to-day. If
you. choose to remember his un-
failing devotion to business by re-
naming on his corner in all kinds
of weather by giving him a larger
coin than usual and forgetting the
change, this is the day to do it.