Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-02-21
BRUNO
,r,.,, our Correspondent =.


Friday.
Mrs. Lingren was IN sandston.
Tuesday.
Edward Bevens returned from Wa
SEGA. Monday
Albert and Elmer BrIeInnd wen
to pine City, Monday.
The knitting club meets with Mrs
Johnson next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Frank Rodenberger and Mar
garet went to Minneapolis Monday.
The heavy wind Thursday tool
some OF the roof off the school house
A. NJ. Dougan and J. II. Lingrer
were Pine City visitors. Thursday
DR.. Boiling was called here Mon
day to care for Mrs. Churchill who
is i'll.
Miss Louise Lingren of st. Paul
spent the past week at the Lingrer
home here.
Mrs. Dye entertained the Misses
Mason. Brince and Roach, Saturday
to six o'clock dinner.
Miss Morrison and Mrs. FloyG
Fairchild spent Friday in Hinckley
with the Red Cross there.
Mr.. Tanner of Dexter, arrived
here Wednesday to spend some time
with his daughter, Mrs. Will Hill.
Thursday evening Willis Davis
gave a valentine party to Is of his
friends. Those present had a fine
time.
All Bruno business places will
close from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. or
Friday, Feb. give are all going
to the patriotic entertainment at the
school house.
w. G. Otto has been appointed ex'
plosive licensing agent for Bruno
He has received the necessary
blanks and is prepared to make out
licenses. A fee of Csc is charged.
Last Tuesday evening Francis Da.
Wis gave a sleighride party to about
IL of her young friends and after
the ride they were served a nice
lunch at her home. All enjoyed il
very much.
A telegram was received here
Tuesday telling of the death OF
Robert Hoist, age years. He died
from Black Diptheria, and Mrs
Hoist, Alice. Donald and Dorothy
also have it. Mr.. and Mrs. Holst's
friends here extend sympathy to
them in their bereavement and sick
ness.
The sad news of the death of Her.
man Messenger reached us Tuesday
and was a shock to all the commune
ty as hardly anyone knew of his
sickness. Last Friday DR.. Emhke OF
Willow River, was called and he
pronounced his trouble irisypiles. He
had a badly swollen hand and his
arm was also badly swollen. No
further news reached us till Tues
day when we heard of his death,
due to blood poison. Mrs. Messen-
gers son was buried a week ago
Saturday. The entire community ex-
tends sympathy to Mrs. Messenger
and her daughters. No arrange
ments have been made for the funer-
al yet.
Don't forget to come and bring the
whole family to the school house
Friday. Hear the fine speech, eat
the delicious dinner, hear the Askov
Band play, buy things at the auc-
ton and see Uncle Jim and Dancing
Molly and boost the Y. M. c. A. and
Red Cross work all day and help en-
terrain the boys who leave for the
camps in different places to be
trained to help win the war and each
be ready to do his bit. If you don't
you will feel small. so small you
will soon hardly notice yourself, ii
you are. not willing to do your share
to help win freedom for yourself
not the other fellow. If you are not
there Friday you will miss more
than you are missed.
The ladies of the Red Cross here
sent in to Hinckley during the last
two weeks the following: 38 knitted
socks. IL bed socks, s sweaters, 26
wristlets, hospital shirts, pair
pajamas, " handkerchiefs. sings,
6 abdominal bandages. Is 4-inch by
7-yd. bandages, IL 3-inch by 7-yd..
IL Pinch by 7-yd., tray cloths. IL
napkins. There has been from IS
to % present at each sewing day for