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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04

Walter Frokjar is now busy
building a dwelling house on his
farm east of town. The struc-
ture is 24324.
Miss Pearl Nielsen who has
been employed in Minneapolis.
returned to Askov Tuesday to
the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Nielsen.
Jorgen Jensen northeast of
town, is now the happy possessor
of Chevrolet car, having pur-
.hased same from A. Henriksen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niels Nielsen re-
turned to their home at Nysted,
Nebr., Tuesday, after having
spent about three weeks in As
kov visiting relatives and friends
and attending the church con-
ference.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton ]. Dietz,
southwest Of town, dedicated
their new home, which is yet
incomplete, by having dance in
same, Saturday night. Friends
and neighbors were present and
enjoyed the evening.
A card from Jacob Jensen
states that he and the other
Askov boys have arrived at Camp
Grant, Illinois, and find it great"
He states further that they were
met with ringing cheers thru ev-
cry town and at Camp Grant
were greeted with, "Oh, you'll
like itw
J. J. Barritt, who was recently
appointed to the Office OF post
master at Askov. commenced up
on his new duties Monday, July
1st. The retiring postmaster,
Jorgen r. Petersen, will now
busy himself on the farm-with
outside work which is much to
his liking. Mr.. Petersen has
been postmaster in Askov for
the past 81. years and has given
very good satisfaction. It was
on account of his desire for out
side employment, and for. his
health. that he resigned the po-
sition.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04
Want Column

Rhubarb for sale, 2 cents pr.
lb.-Askov Nursery. i3-lt
For Sale-Two good colonies of
Italian bees.-Nels Matson. Dux-
bury, MINI. 43-lt*
For Sale-A good milch COW;
will be fresh soon.-Jorgen Jen-
sen, Askov. 43-1t.*
For Sale-6 pigs five weeks
old, at Sc apiece. Nels Matson,
Duxbury, MINI. 43-lt*
For Sale bicycles, / three
speed Ranger, both in good run
ming Einar Poulsen.
43-1t.*
For Single Cylinder Thor
motor cycle. Cheap if taken at
once. Martin Mortensen, Askov.
Apt.
For Sale--My farm of 40 acres
with buildings, fenced and cross
fenced, 3 miles north of Askov.
ID. j. Adolphsen. 42-tf
For Sale-Eight driving team;
also my livery and dray business
including barn.-T. N. Thomson,
Askov. 36-tf.
Wanted Girl for light house
work. Will make fine home for
good girl. Call at Klein's Store,
Sandstone. 43-lt
For Sale-My shoe repair bust
ness, including shop and tools.
Good place for the right man,
A. Jorgensen, Askov. 36-tf.
Three or 4 good mich cows for
sale, some just fresh and some
coming fresh soon. Write or call
on John N. Walby, Kerrick. 43-1t
For Sale-A nice four-piece set
of parlor furniture, mahogany
finish. Will sell cheap if taken
at once. j. c. Jensen, Drug and
Variety Store, Askov. Aft.
For Sale 10000 feet of lum-
Der at Kresten Sorensen's place;
a first class Crown Piano at $165;
and also 6 horse power gasoline
engine.-J. Larsen, southwest of
Askov. 43-1t*
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

"A. ftenrlkSen was IN Lyon
County a few days last week
looking after his ditch contracts,
H. p. Olsen of Dedham, Wis,
visited in Askov Tuesday at the
home of his sister. Mrs. r. Ped
ersen.
Rasmus Jensen is building an
addition to his farm home north
east of town. Theodor Jensen is
doing the work.
Miss Laura Juhl who is now
employed at Calumet by the
Great Northern Ry., visited at
home Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. r. Nortvig and her two
children came down from Calu-
met on the Iron Range last
Thursday to spend some time vi.
sitting friends.
Miss Marie Hansen who has vi
sited with Mrs. A. N. Sorensen
and other friends here since the
church conference, returned to
her home at Cedar Falls, Iowa,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Friis and
children of Chicago, arrived here
Saturday to spend vacation with
friends and relatives. Mrs. Friis
is sister of Peter Bovberg, one
of our new and hustling farmers
Nels Matson and Chr. Jensen
from Town of Wilma, were Askov
visitors Saturday. This was the
first time in four years that Mr.
Jensen has been in Askov and he
was amazed at the changes which
have taken place.
Lars Linn and family from the
Danish colony, Dagmar, Montana
arrived here Sunday for a visit
with his brother Peter Linn. Mr.
Inns farm on the prairies OF
Montana is a whole section OF
land.
D. J. Adolphsen returned Tues
day from a few days visit with
his brother, near Willard, in Pope
County. Mr.. Adolphsen was also
there for the purpose of looking
over farming country. He was
favorably impressed
The Martin Sorensen family
were among those who motoreC
over to West Denmark to attend
the Young Peoples meeting
Mrs Sorensen and the baby re-
NAMED for a weeks visit while
the others returned home Sun
day.
L. G.. Petersen and Christian
Hansen drove to Pine City ir
their cars Friday, taking Askov's
new soldiers down. Following
are those from Askov who were
! in the Friday draft call: jacob
Jensen, Jens H. Jensen, Martin
Christensen, Christoffer Nielsen
! and Anders B. Nielsen. As us
ual the people of Pine City gave
the whole Pine County contin
gent a good send-off, a program
being carried out.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04

FOR THE WEEK


This column is for free use by
churches. schools. societies. lodges
etc. FOR the purpose OF announcing
meetings where no admission is II
he charged. such meetings AZ are
held for social or educational Dur-
poses and not for the parpose Of
earning money.
Gudstjeneste paa Sondag XII.
1O4. Kr. Andersen.
Gudstjeneste i Degerstrems
Skolehus Sondag Eftermiddag
Kl. 2a.-Kr. Andersen.
Da Kirken nu efter Modet
tr@nger til en- ekstra Rengoring,
vii vi bede de som vii vmre. med
til dette ON at gil Mode Fredag
Formiddag d. 5. JUL. XII. $50.
Medbring Spand og Mop"
Komiteen.
Scouts meet at school house,
Sunday, July 7th,. 2 p. m.
The Willing Workers Red Cross
will meet with Mrs. Frank
Krantz, Thursday, July II.
Members of the Wilstad Swed.
| ish Lutheran church have pre-
pared for picnic at Chas. Lind.
strom's grove on Thursday, July
Ia, to-day. Dinner and ice
Icream will be served by the la
dies. Proceeds will go to the
Red Cross.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04
NOTICE

The semi-annual meeting of
the Askov Cooperative Associa-
ton will be held at town hall,
Askov, 8 p. m, July 13. 1927
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04

Thrift begins with lttls sav-
ings. Buy War Saving Stamps
Don't put Off till to-mosTow.
Buy War Saving Stamps.
The Askov American publi1hes
the official proceedings a rins
County. u:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-04
ASKOv MARKETS

Butter. creamery, per ID. 80. AS
Eggs, per doz.> .......... .B
Light hens per ID. ......... .18
Heavy I" over 4 lbs, per b. 20
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Think Quick!
Act Quick! Buy Now!

Don't wait minute longer. The oil company on the
40acre lease adjoining lease contracted two days
ago for $500 derrick to be erected Just across the
line from where we want to drill, and will start drill
ing within few days The minute this Welt is started
our stock will go up Every time drill starts nearer
our lease the more valuable our property becomes
number of large companies have been trying to nego
tate with us to drill this property for for small
interest but we believe we have the most valuable
lease IN the entire field The biologists say biggest
pool OF oil in Okmugee county is beneath the struc
ture under our lease
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
I)0yER TRIES
|ll(C WHEAT RULE
4 ON HIS OWN men
Food Administrator Finds the
Regulations Satisfactory,

\ WASHINGTON. March n.--Hsrberl
{ Hoover and 500 other employees Of
the food administration have tried out
the new wheat conservation regulations
which the public is asked to observe
and have pronounced than good |, be-
came known today that the food admin.
strator and his fellow workers have
CONC the public one better by eliminht-
ing entirely the use OF wheat In the ad.
ministration's cafeteria, achieving moi
only 100 percent saving In wheat. but
lessening the cafetefias expenses Al no
sacrifice Of nutrition or tastipem.
Rice Flour Used.
Flour made from rice, barley, pola-
toes and corn Is used In the making OF
breads and mullins Corn starch 10
used for gravies. Continuous expert
menh with wheat substitutes are being
made in the department Of agriculture
TO evolve new recipes for the use OF the
public, Results that may be unSa,is-
factory o. bread. help TO win the war
by undergoing drying process for use
as crumbs
Use More PotatoeL
Potatoes are served In quantity AZ the
cafeteria IN compliance with the food
sdmislstrationt Injunction to the pub.
lie TO uss the country, immense potato
stocks end save the grain Potatos,
here have dropped iron @e to 2e pound
recently, Use Of milk also !, eneour-
sgd b providing large bottles for Be-,
end tAfss varieties Of sponge cake, made
sf corr, barley and rice have been tried
out successfully,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Your Chance

to make a fortune within 80 days by in
vesting in our drilling allotment of stock.
$4,000 will pay the cost of putting pro-
ducer on this lease. 1t may be a 5000
or 10,000-barrel gusher instead of a 1000
barrel well Then every dollar you invest
with us to bring our first well In would re-
turn to you hundred fold, possibly 1000
for one, within few short weeks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Oklahoma
Observings

The idea that school teachers are en-
titled TO a living wage seems 10 b'
spreading Cordell IL another towr
which announces the teachers must b'
paid more money or they will leave ioi
other fields This Is something syer)
school in Oklahoma should consider
ALREADY q shortage OF teachers is fore
cast, and the only way 10 prevent that
shortage from becoming more acute i,
10 pay the price. Many men teachers
OF course have gone into the army
but the reason most teachers are leay-
lng that profession IS the prospect Of
more psy IN other lines
NJ Marietta the other day Sergt.
Charles Liddle. who was home on leave
from Camp Bowie. demonstrated hi,
notion OF what Il meaV 10 be a loyal
American when he landed on Filliam
Hair Hair had declared that tho war
is a graft on the part OF America. and
he refused 10 buy thrift stamps.
Sergeant Liddle blacked both OF Hairs
eyes, and then decorated him further
with patriotic button and the Amer
lean flag Liddle was presented with
wrist watch by his fellow townsmen
who appreciated his patriotic spirit
The following from the Healdton
Herald indicates something IL about
to happen in that vicinity; The | W
W'I seem 10 be trying 10 stir up some
thing in the Healdton field again.
Noticed or warning have been going
around rather proiusely Of late Several
OF the operators, practically all Of the
special Officers in the field and ,ome
Of the speakers at the meetings have
received one or more OF these So-ealled
warnings II is going 10 be a serious
matter Tor writers Of ths,, note, when
caught, a. they surely will he sooner or
later, for the note, have been turned
over to the proper authorities who are
now working on the case. Following
are copies OF two OF the notes;
healdton okla march the lo8
mr. gillian ! am notify you TO stay
oif the state you are doing US more
harm all the other speakers fair wrn-
ing
we or I Wv workers Of the world
hsaldon okla J 1918
udge beard you fall mouth hyannie |
aging to much last night what YOU
wood do IN you had the power you |
,etler obey this notice quit boiling a
-ound heere
We are going to win we know
where we or IA
Wv Gu --n-t-t
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

that college men are numerous among
the enlisted personnel ol that organira
ton The winner Of the contest was
Con Ernest Galbullh a University oi
Montana graduate and ihe thfd men
In the list wa Serg Mai Ouin c.
Lamport, graduate Of the University
OF South Dakotl
A young lady living near Marshall.
started TO town with sixty dozen eggs
In her motor car ran into bridge
rail, damaged thc car flO. and made
the worlds greatest omelelle OF those
sixty dozen eggs The fact that the
young lady is bride may explain why
she ran the car into bridge rail A
bride Is apt 10 he 80 happy she can't
see straight
The Oilion Gu,her gushes 10 the sl-
feet that that town hs, more motor cars
IN proportion 10 rs sire than any other
town in the state However a dodginR
pedestrian I, sp, 10 ieel that way OF
any town he visits, and proof is the
main point In law 10 establish rs
claim, the Gu,her should tell Just hnw
many motor cars there are IN that oily
burg
According 10 the Mlburn News, an
ophmist Il a young man who buys a
diamond engagement ring ON the install.
msnt plan.
Apache county makes the unusual
complaint that there Is scarcity Of
candidate, there. no one having an
nounced for the office oi county com
missioner Is II possible that all the
patriots Of that region have gone to
war;
Orrin !. Browning, editor and owner
VI the Ralston Tribune has decided 10
20 % war, and will therefore sell his
paper II he can find someone willing 10
undertake the cares and burdens Of
country journalism At q reasonable
price. This isn't the same Browning
who Invented the gun Of that name. bui
hs may get 10 use one Of those rapid
fire arguments later where II will do the
most good
Realizing the importance oi organized
effort. citizens Of Wetumka have or
gAnired their garden work elected
director and will make an effort 10 cul-
.ivate every vacant lot In the town That
IS a noble ambition and patriots who /.
iaye no gardens should keep their |
shut up in the daytime and /.
make them stay at home night,
Times are changing, and In some
Ways for the better. A country school
eacher near Cordell has signed up 10
each next term for Sl2O0. Tim, wa,
yhsn the country school board felt the
lonest taxpayers were being down
rodden II a teacher we're paid over
twenty-five dollars a month.
In which the Frick Democrat speaks
lp boldly. There is decidedly too much
gambling and other Gus
edneS going on for the good OF this
ection II is almost an imposibility for
he officials to stop this but things may
ONE TO such a pass that the people will
AXE the law into their own hands, and,
they do, there is going TO be clean
Ip" right. This country has no need or
oom at this time for breakers Of our
Avs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

or more year to he divided among the stockholders
Think what that to the stockholders of this
pany with small capitalization Of only $4,000 Your
stock should be worth
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

within ten days Don't let the wise ones gobble it
all up and leave you wishing you had taken my advice
after monstrous gusher has been brought in making
thousands of dollars daily for the stockholders.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

Byron o. Whitaker, OF the headquar.
ters detachment Of the Fourth en-.
gineers, U. S. A, is next to the most
popular man in his regiment which is
at Camp Green, North Carolina lie
formerly was a teacher Of mathematics
and history at TishomingQ high school
and was a star athlete during his school
days. Whitaker finished second In q
popularity contest recently conducted
in his regiment, and the contest reveals
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
A Sure Winning
Chance of a Lifetime

for you if you take advantage of it. If you could
stand on the companys lease and see the big gusher
filling tank after tank with the black liquid gold and
SEE the drills pounding down into mother earth on
two sides OF US you would send in every dollar you
could rake and scrape together Tor your shar, Of
waiting fortune
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
80 to 500 for One

besides your interest in from 5000 to high as $4,000
or 10000 barrels of oil daily production, You can't
afford TO stay out Get in while you can We will
never sell another share Of this stock after this first
we'll drilling allotment has been sold should this well
be big gusher. will bet you we get a bigger pro-
ducet than the Okmulgee Producing and Refinery
Companys 1000 well. We can't miss gusher
the first time, feel sure. The oil is there 1t will
undoubtedly mean fortune to you who help me drill
THIS stock should all be sold and off the market
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Ukrainians Balk
at Giving Kaiser
Bulk of Stores

LONDON, March U--A serious dis
pute has arisen between the Ukraine
and Germany over Germany's demand
that she be given IS percent Of the
Uhainian wheat according to a tels-
gram received in Peuograd from Kev
and forwarded by Reuters Limited
Germany also demanded that she he
given q large percentage OF other food
ltufts not needed by the population Of
the Ukraine
The telegram adds that there are dis
sensions IN the Ukrainian cabinet
which Is divided for and against the
German demands.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Lease Worth a Mil.
lion Dollars

This company is capitalized at only $780,
900, and we expect this lease to be valued
at several millions when drilled out and
developed Practically all this stock has
now been sold, and if you are going to
win these profits, right now is
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27

h b better TO believe all you say
than hsllsvs sll you hear.--Ths Curtiw
Flyiesi.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
Drilling Started

A great number of other drills have started
in this rich field, right near to our lease,
All the big companies are rushing devel-
opments here. Many, many gushers
should be producing very quickly and our
stock should be worth dollars within thirty
days where it is worth cents now. SOC
share today Should be in 80 days $40
or better
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-27
This Is the Last AllOt-
ment of Stock to
be Sold

If this well comes in big producer The proceeds
derived nom this first we'll should pay for drilling the
other three wells on this lease within thirty days The
proceeds from the sale of the oil from four producing
wells should give us a dividend fund of
Evening journal., 1918-12-14
SHORT SCHEDULE IS
HOPE OF American
President Johnson Trusts
National Will Agree to
l40 Games for Season
2l PLAYERS ON
AMERICANS LIST

CHICAGO, Dec. ii.-Ihe major league
season of 1919 will not open until May
4. II the club owners Of the National
League agree 10 adopt a iiO-game sched-
ule al the iolnt meeting with the Ameri-
can League in New York on January 10.
President Ban johnson, Of The Amerl-
can League, said yesterday that the CLUB
owners OF his organization voted vir-
tually unanimously In favor OF the short
season at their annual meeting here
Thursday. The National League club
owners. il is reported. desire a ioi-
game schedule, and their consent 10 a
short season must be obtained to assure
harmony.
II hope the National League will
agree to our suggestion" Mr., Johnson
said III win allow us TO do away with
the evil of playing double-headers and
will result In a great financial saving
Both leagues lost heavily I'm former
years when schedules OF i5i games were
played, because so many postpone
ments were necessary in the early
spring"
The action OF the American League in
reducing the player limit from twenty
five TO twenty-one men will go into
effect, as II viii not be necessary TO OBJ
tain the cooperation OF The National
League % enforce the rule.
Evening journal., 1918-12-14
AMERICAN FAV0RS
A SHORT SCHEDULE E

CHICAGO, Dec. ii.-Adoptlon OF a
ii0-game schedule. opening the season
ON or about May 4. is the American
League plan for the resumptlon Of
baseball In 1919. as expressed at pro-
tracted session OF the club owners at
their annual meeting.
The status Of baseball players who
deserted their clubs last season TO Join
teams In shipyard leagues will be one
OF the problems up for settlement at
The annual meeting OF the club own
ers or the American League.
President Ban Johnson would give no
lntlmation as TO the tenor OF the reso-
luton dealing with the shlpyard play
ers nor would he divulge the name OF
The club owner who proposes 10 in
troduce II. The offending players, II
was said, VIII be barred from playing
IN the league.
The player limit for each team will
be considered as well as the personnel
or the National Baseball Commission.
Evening journal., 1918-12-14
HARLAN FIVE PUTS
ONE OVER ON D0BS0N

Dobson. champion OF the American
Basketball League. 1917, lost 10 Harlan
Ave in Brownson cage last night. ~ to
81. The score:
Evening journal., 1918-12-14
TRAPSHOOTING QUERIES

Trapshooting will be the greatest
OF all outdoor sports in 1919.
Before the war there were half
million trapshooters. Inside OF am
other year the number OF trap
shelters should climb Into the mill
Hons, for every man who wore khaki
l. n potential trapshooter
There are 1000 gun clubs in the
United States. A. the boys come
home many clubs will be ni,cn re-
newed strength. Nany new clubs
will be formed. There win he shoot
ing clubs where guns heretofore
were a curiosity.
The Evening Journal, through its
expert ON trapshooting matters,
Peter =. Carney. Editor OF the Ma
tional sports syndicate, will cheer
fully answer all questions pertaining
10 trapsh0oting, It's rules. the proper
method OF organizing, equipping, and
conducting a club, the laying out of
traps. how 10 conduct shoot, etc.
II there il anything you desire To
know about the Patriotic sport drop
line TO The Evening Journal and
the Information will be forthcoming.
Evening journal., 1918-12-14
georgetown OWLS
ELECT OFFICERS
Peninsula Ministerial Asso-
citation Will Hold Meet
ing on Monday
CONGRESSMAN POLK
MOVES HIS OFFICE
speclal 10 The EyenIng Journal.

Special 20 The Evening journal.
GEORGETOWN, Dec. ii.-Georsetown
Nest OF owls have chosen the following
officers for the ensuing term; Past
President, stephen E. Riekards; presi-
dent. William Elwood Wright; vice.
president. Henry Bennett; secretary,
George Vannie Messick; treasurer
Adam Wenrich; warden, Norval VIII
son; invocator, julius Green; sentinel,
Alfred Simpler; picket. Raymond
G2vens; trustees, the Rev. John II.
Bailey. Samuel Ableman and the Rev
L. II. MeLain.
The Peninsula Ministerial Association
will hold a meeting In the FIRST NJ T.
Church Monday morning.
Arrangements are being made By me
local cornet band TO have the Holds
and Longcndyke Mlnstrels. OF seaford'
come here in the near future ana give
and entertainment, the proceeds from
which will be applied to purchasing
equipment for the band.
CONGRESSMAN Albert T. Polk, who Tor
several months has had his law oillce In
the old Eagle Hotel Building, near the
Court House. has moved 10 the oflee
formerly occupied by Joseph L.. Ca
hall on South Bedford street.
Rev. William II. Davies, who for me
past three years has been pastor OF the
Georgetown and Coolspring PresDy-
terian churches, has accepted can 70
become pastor Of Rock and Zion Pres
byterlan churches at North East, Mo.