Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-02-07
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

MiHs Hattie Nielsen who teaches at
itu'iedgc visited at home over Gun
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omitted this week.
Mrs. n. &. Rendiks returned Sun
| mother n Chicago.
Andrew Andersen returned Friday
from Chicago where he had been with
two cars Of snuds for Louis Olsen.
| Anton Andersen and family re-
turned Monday to their home at Cal
gary, Canada, after a two week
visit here with their brother, Emil
Andersen, and family.
Mrs. Martin Mortensen, northwest
of town, enjoyed a visit this week
from two of her" brothers, one from
Alta, Iowa, and the other from Storm
Lake, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. Nielsen re-
turned Friday from Laurel, Neb.,
where Mr.. Nielsen has been busy for
some time husking corn. They are
again living on their farm northeast
of town.
Adolph Jorgensen, who recently
came here from Omaha, Nebr., was
in Minneapolis last week to purchase
a shoe repairing outfit. Mr.. Jorgen-
sen has rented the Mosbak office
across from the farmers feed store
where he will conduct shoe and
harness repairing business. He has
also rented J. r. Petersen's residence
the former Thomas Christensen place
where he and his family will re-
side temporarily.
The news has just leaked out that
Jens Abrhamsen and Miss Mabel Lar
sen were married at Pine City Jan.
uary %. They slipped quietly away
and surprised their friends. Miss
Larsen is the youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens M. Larsen, miles
northeast Of Askov. who came here
about two years ago from Ord, Neb
Mr.. Abrahamsen also came from Ord
some years ago and has land in the
same neighbOrhood, where the Lar.
sens live. Mr.. and Mrs. Abrahamsen
have gone to housekeeping on the
Peter Vildsoe place. The American
joins with friends in extending con.
CALCULATIONS.
At the last meeting Of the North
Star Farmers Club election of off.
GERS was held and following are
those who were elected for the en-.
suing year: President, Hans Koed
vice president, N. c. Petersen; secre.
tary and treasurer, A. p. Jensen. II
was decided to change the regular
meeting nights from the last Satur.
day of the month to the Saturday pre-
ceding full moon. The club will pu,
on play. entitled "A Poor Married
Man or too Much Mother-in-law," or
Saturday evening, Feb. 49, at the MIS-
sen place. The club has spent some
money in repairing and putting the
Nissen place in shape and have also
put up barn on their lot adjacent
which will accommodate IL horses.
The Askov Creamery Assn hel(
their annual meeting Tuesday ant
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President. J. p. Soren
sen; vice president, Fred Deger
strom: secretary, l.. p. Jakobsen
treasurer. A. Gravesen; directors
James Frokjer. Wilhelm Nielsen ant
Peter Petersen. 1t was also decided
to call a meeting for Saturday, Feb
%, at p. m. in the town hall, fol
the purpose of organizing COW
testing association. l.. Mosbmk was
asked to invite j. w. Corwin, mana
ger of the Farm Bureau, to attend
this meeting. Mr.. Corwin has beer
asked to attend meeting of the
North Star Club the evening of the
same day. The creamery showed q
good increase of business durine
1917. having paid to patrons in that
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