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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-24

Peter Johansen was in Super
Tor on business Friday.
Miss Gudrun Poulsen left yes
terday for Des Moines. Iowa.
where she will be employed.
A baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. MAIDS
Nielsen, south of town, Wednes-
day last week.
The Martin Sorensen family
visited relatives at West Den
mark, Wis.,. Sunday, going over
in their Maxwell.
Andrew Primdahl of Chicago,
arrived here last Friday and is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. c. Bendiks.
Albert Clausen left Saturday
for Kimballton, Iowa, to visit
relatives and also to assist dur
ing corn husking season.
Chr. SHREDDER and family of
West Denmark, Wis, visited
here over Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Gregersen.
Jess Petersen. who has been
visiting here at the home Of his
sister, Mrs. Jorgen r. Petersen,
returned to Butte, Mont. Sat
urday.
Mrs. Mary Swanson. north Of
town. who lost all her buildings
in the big forest fire. has COM
menced hauling lumber for a
temporary building.
L. Mosbnk received a telegram
a few days ago stating that Mar
tin c. Hansen had been injured
while fighting in the front lines
in France. No further particu-
lars were given. Mr.. Hansen is
in the infantry,
N. A. Williams and Joseph
Marihart of Bruno, were bust
ness callers in Askov yesterday.
Mr.. Williams has rented out his
farm at Bruno and together with
his family will soon move to
Superior to reside. He will have
an auction in the near future.
The Askov Red Cross Branch
sent a check for $50 to the
Chapter at Hinckley last week to
aid in the relief Of FIRE sufferers.
The chapter is receiving money
from all the branches and aux
iliaries of the county and super
intending the work of aiding all
fire sufferers in the county there
by centralizing the work. The
local Branch also appropriated
another $50 for immediate re-
lief locally. which is being looked
after by the home service or
civilian relief committee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-24
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL

4 Miss Mette Sorensen left Sat-
urday for Blair. Nebr.. to attend
school.
Louis Olsen is in Chicago these
days looking after the sale of
his potatoes.
/ The Askov Mercantile Co.
has installed a pipeless furnace
in their store.
Chr. Nielsen was in Duluth
yesterday to be further examin-
ed for military service.
| Chr. Laursen, southeast of
town. is busy these days building
an addition to his barn.
| Alexander Poulsen left Friday
for Lake Preston, S. D., for a WIS.,
it with relatives and to assist in
husking corn.
Miss Sarah Jensen returned
Monday to Crystal Lake, where
she will stay at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Ball.
Bent Jorgensen. north Of town,
enjoyed visit from his brother
and a friend of Minneapolis.
from Sunday until Tuesday.
M. p. Petersen. who lives
three miles east Of Sandstone,
will have an auction on Tuesday,
Oct. %. Shortly after the auc-
ton he and his family will move
back to Nebraska.
Lars Lund. who recently re-
turned to Askov from Bowden.
N. d.. where he had worked dur
ing the summer, left again Fri
day for Laurel, Nebr.. to husk
corn.
Chr Sorensen, who has been
staying at the hotel here for
some time, left yesterday for the
southern part of the state to
work during corn husking sea-
son.
Mrs. Damsgaard from North
Dakota and Mrs. Johansen of
Hampton. Iowa, who have visited
here at the hume of their sister,
Mrs. N. c. Petersen, north of
town, returned to their respec-
tive homes Tuesday.
Cashier Gravesen reports that
he is i'll with the grippe but
still able to be on duty. If any
one has anything stronger than
water they should call around
and see him. However he is not
guilty of reporting the latter.
/ Jens Krag, who lost his barn
in the fire, is one of those kind
who do not give up. In fact he
is a real hustler as he has al
ready nearly completed a new
barn. He is bright and CHEEKY
and thinks much worse things
might have happened.
4 Walter w. Peterson, from near
Pine City. who is a candidate for
the office Of County Sheriff. was
calling in the northern part Of
Pine County yesterday. Mr..
Peterson made a pleasant call at
the American office and added
his name to the growing list OF
! American subscribers.
| While going about her work in
her home Saturday. Mrs. Holden
Hansen unfortunately stepped
into an open cellar way, falling
to the bottom of the stairs and
bruising herself severely. Lucki.
| ly no bones were broken and
Mrs. Hansen is about her house
duties as usual altho somewhat
lame.
| There has been considerable
sickness in the community the
past week. Among those who
have been confined to bed are
Cerl and N. B. Miller, Albert
johnson, VIM. Jensen, ]. C. Jen-
sen. Jorgen Jensen and Mrs.
Martin johnson. However most
of these are improving. Un-
| -. L~AL A. NR:I1~~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-24
Local Aid for Fire Sufferers

Local Aid for Fire Sufferers
Anyone who feels as if they
could contribute something to-
ward making the fire sufferers
comfortable will please notify
either Of the undersigned at
once as to what they have to
spare. A partial list Of what
may be needed is bedding,
dishes, towels, etc.
hes, towels. etc.
Mrs. L. C. Petersen.
Mrs. v. Hoiberg.
Mrs. A. Henriksen.
ASKOV MARKETS
Butter. creamery, per 10. go. IS
Eggs. per doz. ........... 20
Spring chickens, per ID. II. ID
Heavy : over I lbs, per lb. 10
4 Ks =
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
LAUGH AT PERlLS OF AIR
Men OF the Flying squadrons Have
Their Own Way Of Describing
the Days DolnpG

The unquenchable youth and vi.
tality Of our airmen, says a writer in
the London Globe. is reflected in the
slang which they invent with regard
10 their work. II is well known that,
on the lucus a non lucendo principle,
they call flying machine a bus, and
il appears that they call acting as
pilots for cadets who are learning to
hy taKicab driving for young Huns,
although it includes trailing a tar
get on a wire about twenty yards
long for the novices to shoot
rt. ''They miss the target some
times and get us; had half-a-
poEen ventilations in the tail
pf my old bus one day last
week" lightly said a young officer.
rits all in the days work, but when
you've heard Archie barking the pop
pop-pop OF Hun at practice doesn't
put the wind up. The chances ere q
million to one against your being
killed even by nervous young Hun.
The real strain is the monotony Of
waiting for them to come up. So in
the air, when they are at what a foot
slogging soldier knows ne stand
easy" it is the general habit to read
a novel. 1f it is clear sky and not
too bumPy the Old bus nearly man
ages itself. Risky Lord, no, that's
why we call il taxi-driving."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
Term THE Public"

What We understand today by the
term "the public" did not exist during
antiquity. as II presuppOses great
number OF simultaneous readers OF one
and the same writings, n condition
that could not be realized before the
invention Of printing. The first book
that may be said to have had u public
In the sense as now understood was
the printed Bible. The essential In.
strument, however, for the formation
Of "a public" journalism. did not ap.
pear before the French revolution.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
THE BUTLER RIFLE.

The Oddest Of all stories OF wal
speculation has just come TO light in
the New York courts. II shows that
dead mans plan realized a fortune
from nothing after his body was at
the bottom OF the SEA. George Ley
Peace Butler, a professional mnsi-
clan, known on the stage as George
Vernon, went down with the Lusi-
tania. His will, filed in New York,
was found to provide for the dispo-
sition among relatives Of the sum of
$103.5S8. Upon investigation, how
ever, it was found that the large sum
thus formally devised comprised only
the prospective profits from a con-
tract which the testator had 10 fur
nish rifles to the Russian govern
ment. His actual estate was exact
ly $47. After Buffers death, his
wife, alone and impoverished, COM
mitted suicide. Buffers executor,
however, continued the negotiations
about the rife contract and finally
brought the whole thing to a success
ful conclusion. Just as Butler had
calculated, when making his will, a
profit Of As cents on each rifle was
realized, the total profit being the
exact sum he had devised. The post
mortem fortune was divided among
Buffers mother, his two brothers and
his two sisters. After expenses had
been deducted, each heir received
Sl2.733.-J. NJ. Allison, in Cincin-
natl Times Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
Purely Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Howard Stowe
have returned from a months visit
to relatives at Redlands, California.
Capt. Henry j. Sites arrived yes
terday from Camp Shelby and will
return today. This brief visit to his
mother is probably his final visit be-
fore going abroad.
Mrs. w. B. Atkins and little daugh-
ter, Florence, Of Hopkinsville, are
visiting Mrs. Atkins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ellis.-Clarksville Leaf
Chronicle.
Agee Chiles has gone to Detroit,
Mich, to accept a position.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
FED ZOO ANIMALS TO HUNS.

All the beasts, numbering thou
bands, formerly in the vast supply
200 Of the Hagenbeck Brothers, at
Hamburg. Germany, have been
butchered and fed to the kaiser's SOL
diers. The zoos daily feed bill was
enormous, so instead Of feeding the
animals, the government decided it
was better TO feed the animals 20 the
soldiers. This is the story G. W.
Meredith Of Los Angeles, Cal, brings
home with him from Germany, The
collection included lions, tigers, Jag
uars, leopOrds, the rhinoccros and
hippopotamus-specimens Of almos,
every jungle beast and reptile.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14

Germans Have Ingenious Device 70 A.
r sIsf the Aim Of the Man
Releasing H.

1fa bomb be dropped from an air
plane 10000 feet up, and travelling
at a speed Of 100 miles an hour, il
reaches the ground q considerable
distance ahead Of the point at which
il was released, and the difficulty Of
judging how to hit particular
building must be enormous A ma
chine invented 10 assist the raiders
has been found on a captured Ger
man Gotha.
The main feature is a telescope
hung on gimbals and pointing
through the floor Of the bomber's
compartment. In connection with
this is a form Of spirit-level which
brings a bubble into the center Of a
glass disk when the telescope is YER
tical, 90 that the bomber knows when
il is in the position that can be
trusted. Below the telescope is a
prism, 30 that the image seen Is not
an object directly underneath, but at
any desired distance ahead. Accord
ing to the angle at which II is set
For instance, IL the sirplsne is TO-
900 feet up, and the speed is such
that the bomb must be released half
q mile from the object, the prism has
to be set at an angle Of Is degrees. :
Even then the calculation is liable
TO error, because the density Of diff
ferent layers Of air may vary, and, of
course, any DETECTION Of the airplane
from the straight line to the object
throws the calculation out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
EIectrlhed crons.

Experiments carried out In 1916 on
a farm In Dumfries 90 demonstrate the
effect of overhead discharge OF cleo
tricity on plant growth gave some re-
markable results. The tests were car
ried out on field Of oats, and the cleo
.trifed area Of one acre gave an in
creased yield Of ST3 pounds Of grain,
.or 30 per cent, over the two half acres
.unelectrlied. while the straw yielded
an Increase OF IS per cent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14

One Idea IN Mind Of German War
Lords ~ IN That Of coIored
Minister.

"The kaiser and Hindenburg, and
Che crown prince and the other Ger
man big-wigs can never mention IN,
war without saying that IL was forced
upon them. that they are fighting in
defense Of the fatherland, that their
enemies are 10 blame for all the
bloodshed, and 80 forth"
The speaker was Edsell Ford, son
of Henry Ford.
"The way the Germans irs'-. on
this defense talk Of theirs, IN season
and out Of season" he went on, "re-
minds me Of the colorcd preacher
who always preached on infant bap-
tism.
"a deputation waited on him one
evening and asked him il he wouldn't
please drop infant baptism for a
time. He said he'd try to meet the
Populations wishes, and the follow
ing Sunday he announced as his
text, Adam, Where Art Thou?'
"'This text. brethren and sistern,'
ssid the preacher, can be divided
into TO heads. Fust, every man is
somewhar. Second, most men is
whar they hsin't got no business to
be. Third. you'd better watch out
or that's whsr you'll be yourself. |
Fo'th, infant baptism. And now, !
brethren and nstern, / guess we
might as well pass up the first three
heads and come Immediately TO the !
fo'th-infant baptism"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
TooT PREFERRED TO Lutte.

He-Most girls, | have found,
don't appreciate real music.
Second He-Why do you say
that?
He-Well, you may pick beauti-
ful strains on a mandolin for an
hour, and she don't even look out Of
the window, but just one honk Of a
horn and-out she comes l-Lehigh
Burr.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
GETTING ALONG NICELY.

My small niece, Ethel, frequently
Says quite a mouthful." She and
the little girl next door were pretty
apt TO quarrel. The other evening
her grandmother asked her'how she
and Dora we're getting along, and
was rather surprised at her answer,
which was: "Fine; We don't speak. 4"
Chicago Tribune.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
A Touoh Wood.

One OF the toughest OF woods rs that
OF the so-called Usage orange, which.
however. Is not an orange at all. but
belongs TO the nettle family. Some
Idea Of Its strength may be had from
a report made not long ago by the
forest service, which shows that a
block 30 inches long and two inches
by two inches In cross section, when
bent, breaks under a stress Of 13,66o
pounds.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
Title Of Admiral.

The rank or title Of admiral did not
exist In the United States navy until
1866. when II was created by congress
and conferred on David @. Farragut.
He held II until his death. In 1870, and
his successors have been: David ID.
Porter. 1870 10 1891. and George
Dewey. from 1890 TIL his death. Janu-
ary 10, 1917. With his death the title
lapsed and has not been revived.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
HEADING HIM OFF.

'fhis law is a queer business"
"How so?"
"They swear u man to tell the
truth"
"What then?"
"And every time he shows signs
OF doing it, some lawyer objects. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
Strange But True

In spite Of the ice spell that lasted
two months. many ice houses have
not been filled The snow not only
ruined the ice, but the zero weather
m lde it impossible to harycss the ice.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
QUITE So

e may live 10 see the airplqne
in common everyday use like the eu-
Iomobile."
Sure But our chance Of living
10 see that will be better il we leave
the experimenting TO other people"
-.Boslon TrRnscTips
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
seems Rather con.srxa,Ivs

We are frank 20 say that we would
h' rdly accuse the Pittsburgher. who
81 4 his wife for divorce after she
hl left him 40 times. OF being overly
precipitous.-Narlon Star.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
THE NEXT CAMPAIGN.

Morning, jim"
Morning senator"
"Jim, | suppose you are going to
vote for me as usual Ny policies"
"Your policies are all right, sena-
tor But there was a mighty pretty
girl around today looking 'or votes"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14

''Cstslf." the Only ceuuiss. Thorough Corn
Pssi.r Ever Discovered Demand "csss-it." |"
touches n com or caiius the growth
is doomed. IL takes but two sec
onds TO apply "Gets-It" The corn
pain In eased at once. You can sit
at your desk or walk about. dance.
think. love and work with absolute
ease. You can apply "Gets-ft' con-
veniently almost anywhere whero
you can take your shoe and stock
ing on for n moment or two. Gets
IT. dries at once: then put your shoe
and stocking on again. There's no
further excuse for suffering from
corns and corn-pains.
-Gets-ft" Is sold at all druggists
(you need pay no more than % cents
a bottie), or sent on receipt of price
BY z. Lawrence a Co. Chicago. III
Sold in Hopkinsville and recon
mended as the word's let coll
remedy by L. l.. Elein.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1918-02-14
''corn.l lsss Day
for Feet, Every Day

uss ''0sts-It" the Great Corn Dis
covsryI Makes corns Peel Right on
Look at the Illustration below.
See the two nnEers peciing on q
peel And the man Is smiling while
he's doing iti All done painlessly,
joyfMly. The mcment "oeu-It'
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-05-24
For Salc-Milk COW, part Jcrsr,
La

For Salc-Milk COW, part Jersey.
GEO, u. SCHULTZ.
-cive-cive-oive to the Red
Cross. II Will help care for the boys
OF our army and navy.
-Give-Give-Civc to the Red
Cross. II Will help care for the boys
OF our army and navy.
Mrs. Jennie Boyd II IN Kansas
city with her daughter. Edith. who Il
taking u business course there.
Miss Bird rorct Is HON" from
Mitchell, Nebraska. whore she has
been teaching the past year. She
has been rc'cmplnycd for next year,
Alexander Van Dusklri of this
city, Holt county's probation officer
attended IN" national convention Of
probation officers in session at Kan
sas city last week.
Mildred Meadows, of Maitland, IN
here 10 spend the summer with her sis
ter, Mrs. George Gclvin, and that
nephew of hers. lie promises his aunt
Mildred 10 show her good time.
Mrs. Buorgcy, after AN extended
visit here with her son, ], j. Buergey
our city electrician, returned last
week to her home in Carthage, Mis-
souri,.
There will no Red Cross Sale M
New Point on Saturday, May 25, in tho
afternoon, Two or three noted speak
crs will he present. Band music and
other entertainment will be had.
r.. y. Rico, Of Fort Scott, Kansas.
after n few days visit here with his
daughter, Mrs. !. G. Buergey, has re-
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-05-24
-.Bi.hop W. A. Quaylc. Of st. Louis.

bishop W. A. Quaylc. Of st. Louis.
will give his great patriotic lecture.
America. the land Of Dreams" at the
Mound City High School auditorium.
Thursday evening, May 80, at $50
o'clock. The entire proceeds are 10 bc
given to the fund for the relief Of sup.
crannua,cd ministers.
GORDON MARYLAND. who has been
working IN the Wholesale house at
Blish. Mizr a Sillman Hardware 60 .
In htchisun, Kansas. for number at
years. II now un IN" road Tor them.
with headquarters III Wichita, Kansas.
~" has lin" territory To- work IN.
and We wish him success IN his new
position. Ills wife. sou Guy and
daughter lidnrh" are visiting ~ th"
hum" ni her parents, W \ :. prrr
and wife, AMI VIII remain her" until
they mnN" their household goods iu
Wichita, which will De- their hum"
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-05-24
Sweet Potato Plants, zoe per hun

Sweet Potato Plants, doc per hun
drcd. -
". T.. HREEE & son.
--oive-oive-oive to the Red
Cross. II will help care for the boys
Of our army and navy,
Will Mahon, Colt Clark and Jcll
Walker were -. Joseph visitors, Tue
day OF this week.
Sid Russell Is back home from
Lake Arthur, New Mexico, where be-
spent the entire winter, and We are all
glad.
For Salc--Young chickens, gar-
den plants. Mrs. James \. Murray,
Phone 2li.
Miss Lacy, daughter Of Ada
Andes, Of Lincoln district, vii attend
the Maryvile Normal tbs summer.
Bert Stuart, Of fOrtcscuc, wont
to st, Joseph, Tuesday and enlisted &
fight for Uncle Sam.
Albert J, Ilaines Of Forest CHS
enlisted In the army at st. JOSEPH
Friday of last week.
Owen Hayes, of fortcscue, wa,
taken to st, Joseph hospital, Tue,
day, and operated upon for append
citis.
Mrs. George II. Watson was IN
Kansas City, this week, visiting rclp'
lives and looking after some busnes'
interests.
For Rent--Rcsidencs property;
room house in good condition; known
as Mrs. Lyons property. See NJ. Il
Martin, Agent.
Walter, son of viii Hin and Crick
ct, son of Robert Boyd, both of For
tescue, enlisted this week in the navy
They each have brother in Company
l..
j. A. Wiley, superintendent elect
of our public schools, of FL Reno, Ok
lahoma, has been here a few days thi:
week, looking over the field.
Lester Pettijohn, our furniture
dealer and undertaken, is having som,
valuable improvements made to hi,
store building in the way Of an addi
ton at the back, 22x55 feet, with base
ment the same size, which will be uset
as an undertaking parlor and morgue
and will be fitted up in the very lates
style.
DIR. c. L. Evans and wife left this
week for journey to Hanover, New
Hampshire. where they will DO enter
tanned by their lately arrived grand
son. son of Prof. and Mrs. EldOn
Evans. Of Old Dartmouth, college
They 60 by way Of Niagara Falls and
Buffalo. and on return will visit New
York. Washington and other impor
tant eastern cities.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-05-24
Harry Pollock now holds a king

Harry Pollock now holds king
and queen good to draw To. His wife
ON Saturday last presented him with u
little daughter. and they are both sat.
isfi,d with III. way ,ne stork treated
them. Miss Ethel stone. OF 81. Joseph
trained nurse. Is with Mrs. Pollock
The elders OF the Presbyterian
church have granted Rev. Wilson n
leave Of absence in June and possibly
n part Of July. Ills doctors advise
complete rest for while with the hone
that at the expiration Of that time no
may be able to take up his duties
again with renewed strength.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-05-24
j. T. Perkins, II Downs, Kansas

j. T. Perkins. II Downs. Kansas.
Is here for few days visit with
George Gelvin. for whom Mr.. Perkins
farmed in 1857. and also for Sid
Russell In 1898. when he went to Kan.
sas. When here he and Jim Ramsay
went "girling" and Jim says he was q
rafting good fellow to be with. Jim
10 nSw married and has four children.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-05-24

Reed 8. Patterson Of Maitland.
age 10, had q prize picture. MAY
Flowers" in the Boys and Girls page
Of the st. Joseph News-Press Of last
Saturday. Charley Ramsey Of For.
tescue had q sprightly letter. and
Ruby Parsons Of Oregon had Q pic.
ture Of May Flowers" In the same
issue.
The Holt County sentinel., 1918-05-24
Piano Lessons

Wanted Piano Pupils; all grades
taught. especially primary: best meth
obs. Price. soc n lesson.
MRS. JOHN SIMPSON.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-24

80 mirth provoking that 1t is said
to exhaust even those who love to
laugh and grow fat.
/ One OF Mr.. Fairbanks stunts 10
to leap across a ten foot creek. but
this Is the least exciting Of his feats.
Many Of the scenes were photo
graphed in beautiful Bear Valley,
Calf, while others were made at
Mr.. Fairbanks country home, with
Its swimming pool and classic edi-
fices. A ten-roomed house shown
in cross section 10 another notable
effect. It is said that the athletic
star has had q role which afforded
him better opportunities for the dis
play Of his engaging personality
and powers Of vivid portrayal. while
his agility and effervescence are
continually in evidence.
Mr.. Fairbanks is spiendidly sup
ported, his leading woman being
Marjorie Daw. ,lspsyri
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-09-24
WOULD YOU RISK
TWENTY MILLIONS
ON WILD FIANCE7

II you were a ,heirs to twenty
millons Of dollars. which legacy
would b. lost to 20 II you married
against the wishes Of your family.
would ron take : long chance and
marry ''on the auist!" This 10 the
problem that Agnes Colt WAS called
upon to solve In the new Paramount
phstoesmdy ron the ouist." star
ring John Barrymore. The celebrated
comedian. which viii b displayst
q the Lyric theatre next wsdnes
day and Thursday.
II al happened thus: Agnes Col
h beQueathed twenty millions Of dol