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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17

doubtedly much property has al
so been lost over there. With
about 40 cases of Spanish influ-
enza that community is in a sad
state of affairs.
With the excitement of the
past few days and part of the
American force assisting in the
fire fighting it is impossible to
give complete details. Undoubt-
edly there are some in Pine
County who have burned out of
whom we have not heard, but
we are just attempting to give
our readers brief outline of
what has transpired the past
few days. The home guards of
Rock Creek, Pine City and
Hinckley, about 200 in all, were
all called out Saturday night and
have remained on duty since.
Citizens of Hinckley cared for
257 refugees from along the N.
T. that night.
While our material loss in
Pine County is great let us not
become discouraged. Think Of
the condition of our neighbors
in Carlton and other counties,
and we are indeed fortunate.
The state will aid those who are
in need.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17

location. Commissioner Edin
and Attorney Erwin especially
are to be commended for their
interest in behalf of the farmers
up this way and for securing inn
mediate action. l.. c. Petersen
has been appointed to look after
the distribution Of feed along
the Great Northern.
In the meantime more thoro
survey of the situation is being
made in order to find out how
much feed will be needed later
on after the temporary. relief is
exhausted. Please notify l.. C.. Pc
dersen how much you will need
in case he should miss you. But
remember, don't sell your live
stock, which ought to stay here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
STATE TO PROVIDE FEED
FOR LIVESTOCK

Don't dispose Of your live
stock because you lost your hay
and grain thru fire! The state
government is urging farmers to
hold on to their livestock and
not sell. A commission has been
appointed for this purpose to
help out the farmers, and tenn
porary sum of 100000 has been
set aside with which to purchase
feed and deliver it free Of charge
to farmers who need it.
County Commissioner Edin
and County Attorney Erwin of
Sandstone, in company with l..
c. Petersen and Carl Miller, AS
kov, and Floyd E. Cook, Bruno.
drove over to Moose Lake yester-
day to confer with Adjutant
General Rhinow and State Treas
urer Rhines. members of the
calamity commission, on the mat
ter of securing feed for farmers
who burned out along the Great
Northern. The General said:
You shall have feed there either
Thursday or Friday"
Kerrick. Bruno and Askov will
each receive a carload of hay and
a carload of oats will be shipped
to Bruno and from there dis
tributed to farmers from each
town, it being the most central
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17

At a meeting held in the H. c.
Andersen school Tuesday even
ing, Oct. Is, by the Partridge
town board. the village council,
the local member of the public
safety commission, the local
health officer and the school
board. it was decided. due to the
epidemic Of Spanish influenza
raging in Minnesota. to close for
a period Of two weeks, begin
ming Wednesday evening, Oct.
l6, all public meetings and
gatherings. church services and
the school in Askov.
The following are strongly dis
couraged and looked upon with
disfavor:
Private social gatherings.
where a number of persons come
together for pastime and pleas
ure.
Travel to other towns except
on absolutely essential business.
Entertaining out-of-town rela-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
FARM BUREAU TO HAVE
PAPER

The Pine County Farm Bureau
Association will this week COM
mencc publishing a periodical Of
their own, entitled. Pine Coun-
ty Farm Bureau News. I II will
be small four page paper. three
columns in width and will be
mailed to all the members Of the
Association. If is takes well Il
is proposed TO publish II once i,
month. Manager Corwin says he
has SO much to tell the farmers
that it is necessary for the Asso-
citation to have a paper Of their
own. Mr.. Corwin will, however.
continue to write his weekly
column Of Pine County Farm
News which is published III
some Of the county newspapers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
LETTER FROM FRANCE
Askov American,
Askov, MINI.

Dear Editor:
Have received several OF your
newspapers, the Askov Ameri-
cen. and wish to thank you for
same.
1t is very good to know that
altho far away from home we
are not forgotten. am sure
proud Of calling Askov my home
town. | don't think there is
another town of the same size as
Askov which has sent so many
men to the army and many Of
them are volunteers. And the
great work you people are doing
for the Red Cross, and for us
Askov men personally. 1t is
something we over here appre-
ciate and something we always
will remember. When we get
hack home there will be one
great big time in Askov..
| consider it to be useless to
write about the war. You peo-
pie back home are reading about
it every day in the newspapers
and magazines.
Our Company is getting to be
old veterans in France by this
time. We were among the first
175.0OO to arrive here and again
among the first rs, 900 Americans
to go into the zone Of advance.
SO you see we are quite in the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17

lead in the American army in
France, and we have been here
ever since, with the exception of
two days. understand we were
supposed to have stayed there
for six weeks rest. but somehow
they cut us a little short and we
all were glad to get back here
again. We are not like the
French, who seem to think that
rest is the main thing in war.
Well they are alright but awful
slow in every way.
The first few months our Com
pany was in France we had
charge Of camp hospital. but
during July when we made our
first drive around Chateau Thier-
ry we moved up close to there.
and had charge Of a hospital for
severely wounded. Our hospital
was located in a French Convent
which was turned into a hospi-
tai during the fight. II is. very
interesting to see those old
buildings where the monks and
nuns have been living and still
are. Our work in the hospital
is made very easy by our pa
tients, because they never com-
plain. don't matter how badly
wounded. They are not only
brave when in the trenches but
also when back in hospitals for
treatment. may tell you about
one case which is only one Of
many. We took over hospital
from another Hospital Corps.
During the afternoon ! came into
a ward where there were about
20 patients. 1t is not only that
we must give them medical
treatment but during those hot
days there is SO many flyers up
here at the front that you never
saw anything like it. We bathe
the patients and give them a
drink Of water and medicine
The biggest and hardest thing to
do is to keep their humor up
try to make them happy, talk to
them--in short make them for
get their wounds and pain. They
sure like to talk. but when we
work for them they will always
say: Don't work so hard, we
can wait awhile; we are not used
to having everything with COM
fort" There was especially one
man / took liking to and whom
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
NO BACK FIRES

People are asked not to set
any back fires before conferring
with proper authorities. Be
sure that enough people are on
hand to control same. l.. C. Pc
dersen, Louis Olsen, Carl Miller
and Martin Johnson constitute
the fire safety board at Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
PINE COUNTY ALSO IN
GREAT FOREST FIRE
Loss of Life in Entire District is Over 1OOO-Property
Damage Runs Into Millions---The City of
Cloquet Laid in Ruins---Many
Farm Homes Burned in
Pine County.

The greatest fire. in the his
tory of Minnesota has swept the
northeastern part of the state
the past few days. The Hinckley
fire of "a years ago-still fresh
in the memory of old settlers
was small compared to this, and
the terrible tornado at Tyler of
only few weeks ago is entirely
outshadowed, both as to loss of
human life and property dam
age.
The fire commenced Saturday,
Oct. 12th-a day which will 90
down in the history of Minneso-
ia. With gale of 60 miles an
hour the fire had splendid op-
portunlty to spread. 1t appears
that the fire originated at Taft,
small village 20 miles north of
Duluth. but there were also To-
ca fires thruout the district
which soon developed with the
strong wind. The greater part
of the damage was done Satur-
day night when about a dozen
villages were laid in ruins,
chief among which were Cloquet
and Moose Lake. Cloquet, a
city of 5000 inhabitants was
burned to the ground but only
few lives lost. The inhabitants
were moved to Duluth on four
special trains, box cars, coal cars,
flat cars and anything available
being used. But poor Moose
Lake that is where the greatest
suffering occurred. The people
there did not get away and the
result is that about 500 lives
were lost in and around that vii
lage, as we'll as the entire vicini-
ty being laid in ruins.
The total number of dead in
the forest fire district will be
more than 1000. Reports from
Adjutant General w. F. Rhinow
show that 800 bodies have been
recovered or located in the
woods. Of these 500 are in the
Moose Lake district, 200 in the
Duluth district and 100 at Clo-
quet.
Pine COunty's Loss.
Altho Pine County is indeed
fortunate compared to northern
neighboring counties, there was
one life lost at Bruno and the
property damage here will run
up into several hundred thous-
and dollars. The center of Pine
County, line from Askov to
Cloverton is the southern bound
ary of the great fire and south of
this line there is no damage done.
kerrick is the only village in
Pine County visited by the fire
where several residences on the
west side of the track were
burned.
One Fire Victim at Bruno.
Mrs. Ray Fairchild living five
miles east of Bruno. was burned
to death in her home. her body
being charred. Mr.. Fairchild
had been fighting fire near their
home when all of a sudden the
flames burst forth and every
thing was on fire. A hay stack
near the house was one mass of
flames. This was blown onto the
house and Mr.. Fairchild imme-
diately ran to save his wife and
four year old son. They took
some water soaked blankets and
made for the door. In attempt
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
COMMISSIONERS MEET
MONDAY

The Board Of County Commits
sioners will meet at the court
house in Pine City, Monday. Oct.
2lst, for the transaction nf regu-
lar routine business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17

ing to open the door Mrs. Fair
child pulled out the knob and
the only other place of exit was
a window Mr.. Fairchild pulled
a bed over to a window and with
the child in his arms jumped
thru and ran. Upon discovering
that his wife did not follow he
turned back but could do no
thing as the house was then one
mass of flames.
Ran Thru Fire.
With the child in his arms, Mr..
Fairchild ran II miles to the
Sandy Douglas place. Finding
nobody at home he tried to kick
open the door, intending to get
in and telephone for help. But
he was too weak to do this and
fell in his attempt to do so. He
then took drink out of the wa
ter trough and with the child in
his arms hurried on to the next
farm home, Geo. l.. Bristol. a
half mile distant, where the
folks were home and help was
Immediately summoned
It. is believed that of the IL
miles Mr.. Fairchild ran, : Of a
mile was thru smoke and flames.
His eyes were entirely swelled
shut from the heat and for the
balance of the distance he could
not see. Several times he rolled
on the ground with the child in
order to put out the flames on
their clothing. When they ar
rived at the Bristol home every
ting but about half of his un-
dershirt was burned off Mr..
Fairchild. Both he and the child
will recover. altho Mr.. Fairchild
was dangerously i'll, his face be-
ing terribly swollen. His eye
sight however was not affected.
The child was not burned as
badly, it being protected by it's
father. Mrs. Fairchild, as above
mentioned. lost her life in their
home.
Many Farm Homes Lost Near
Kerrick. Bruno. Askoy.
Following is list Of some of
the farm homes wiped out by the
forest fire in the region of Bru-
no and Kerrick: Peter Snyder,
Domning. Mccoy. VIM. Schrae-
der, Frank Pavelka, G. Gage,
Cleugh and Ray Fairchild; and
following are those who lost all
their buildings except house,
and much livestock hay and ma
chinery in the same vicinity:
Jap Hill, Churchill, John Lohner,
Earl Howey, Krohn. Fred Rupp,
John Nelson, VIM. Lepeer and
Chas. G. Lindstrom.
Those who burned out COM
pletely in the vicinity of Askov
are: julius Slott, Andrew J.
Larsen Mrs. Mary Swanson. H.
R. Buck and Niels Gade.
In the vicinity of Duxbury the
Wheeler brothers and Ables have
burned out completely.
Much Hay Lost.
Aside from the many build
ings which have burned in the
northern and eastern part of
Pine County there are hundreds
and hundreds of tons of hay gone
up in flames and a big loss of
livestock.
As we go to press this morn
ing they are still fighting fire in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17

! had a long talk with about Ger
mans lying yet unburied.
But my letter is getting too
long, so will close with best re-
CARDS.
Yours truly.
Niels r. Simonsgaard.
162 Fled Hospital. American Eff.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
Annual Meeting Of Pine County
Chapter Wednesday

% W
The annual meeting Of the
Pine County Chapter Of the
American National Red Cross
will be held on Wednesday. Oct.
23rd, at s p. m. in the high
school building at Hinckley, for
the election Of an executive COM
mittee. consideration Of and &C.
tion upon reports. and transac-
ton Of such other business -
may properly come before the
Chapter.
Mrs. R. H. Keyes. Secretary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17

The Askov American publish
the official proceedings ~ Pine
County.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-17
Official Paper Pine County
Job Printing

We are equipped to do your
job printing at the right prices.
Call and see samples. Our type
is of the latest design and the
printing is up-to-date.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
, Stop itching Eczema

Never mind how often you have tried
and failed, YOU can stop burning, itching
eczema quickly by applying a little zenno
furnished by any druggist for 95c. Extra
large bottle, S1.00. Healing begins the
moment zenno Is applied. In a short time
usually every trace of eczema. tetter,
pinples, rash, blackheads and similar
skin diseases will be removed.
For clearing the skin and malang Il
vigorously healthy, always use zeIno, TIE
penetrating, antiseptic liquid. II Is not a
greasy salVe and II does not stain. When
others fail It is the one dependable treat
ment for skin troubles Of oil kinda
Tie z. w, Rose Co, Cleveland, o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
neIav Chamn in trouble.

A. Neylon. who drove one of George
Drumheller's strings of horses at the
fair, put up a bond OF $25 in the po-
lice station last night on a charge OF
drunk and disorderly conduct. 1t Is
claimed that he created a disturbance
at a local hotel. Neylon and his wife.
the police stated. had difficulties and
she had taken a room at the hotel
and he went there seeking her and
got into an alteration with the clerk.
-Walla Walla Union. Neylon was
the mems relay champion at this
years Roundup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
pendIcton Man Arrested.

Elmore Sheldon, OF Pendleton, a
member of the military police, was
taken to Portland last night by Dep
nty United states Marshal S. f. Pace
on warrant charging violation. of the
espionage act. Pace says the ailega-
tions against sheldon are serious and
involve derogatory remarks about
President Wilson and also a refusal
t. perform his duty as a member of
the state organization.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Young Men for S. A. T. c. at O. \. C..
Eighteen young men of Umatilla
county have been listed to join the
students army training class at o, A.
G. Following are the men called;
Martin Love, McMinnville; Thos. f.
Hampton, Andrew F. Harvey. Paul
De. Forest Mortimore. Edward L, Hall,
Leon w. Lundell, Chas. L. Belts, Ed
ward L. Hayes and Theodore G..
James of Pendleton: Thomas Terie-
son. Weston; Bernard d. Beaucamp,
Freewater; Bertram @. Dick, Albee;
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Captain Fl. II. Hattery. of the medi-
cal service of the army. formerly city
physician in Pendleton. is on his way
to France. He left Camp Kearney
October and will sail from New
York. Mrs. Hatterys who has been
with Captain Hattery in California.
viii remain there until November L.
when she will 40 to Seattle to assist
in Red Cross work at Northwest
headquarters.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

The Spanish influenza epidemic in
the United States is the cause of so
many deaths that casket companies
are too busy to even acknowledge or
ders, say local undertakers. Under
takers are feeling the stress of the
times in securing enough caskets to
supply the demand.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Old Locust Cut.

A locust tree with a trunk six feet
in circumference was cut yesterday
at the sheridan place on the corner
of Alta and Thompson streets. to be
sold to the government for use in
making pins in ship building. The
trunk II considered unusually large
for a locust and the tree stood at the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Making Effort to Save deliveries.

Pendleton people are making some
effort to conserve on the delivery of
packages, says the majoTTSy of clerks
in stores in this city. When a small
bill of goods is purchased and the
package is not large the customer
often offers to save a delivery de-
clare the merchants. This is espe-
cially true of auto owners. Merchants
themselves have taken the initiative
In saving wrapping paper and are not
to any great extent wrapping package
or canned goods
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

The finding OF Justice J. II. Parkes
in the suit OF the state for the con-
fiscating OF the Ford car that had
been used in transporting liquor in
violation uf the prohibition lays is In
favor uf the state The decision sup
ports the complaint and orders that
the auto shall be disposed OF in the
manner provided by raw. The car
belonged 20 Lorenz Janik who is be-
Ing held IN the county ian Tor the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

to 81 boys who are IN .he army or
navy. she says that each boy writes
to her on an average of every two
weeks Mrs. Daniel sent "a sets OF
Round-Up editions to men inAthe serv-
ice. She recently sent 20 books TO
various soldiers and sailors. Mrs.
Daniel Is the mother of Frances Dam
fei who is member OF the navy and
Is on the U. s. S. Frederick He rec
Gently visited IN Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Lieutenant Harold Warner, former
~ of Pendleton and now member of
the spruce division of the aviation
CORDS, has been promoted and will go
from Hoquiam, Washington. to Port
land November 4 to have charge of
four companies. He will be first ass
sistant to the chief officer in Port
land. Mrs. Warner. who is at present
visiting here, will join her husband in
Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
A Sock in 80 Minutes.

II takes the Umatilla, County Red
Cross just one hour to make. a pair
of socks for a soldier In France, for
the new knitting machine recently
turned out a sock at the rate of one
in 80 minutes. This is the record es-
tabllshed by Z. ]. King, son of Mrs.
+. f. King, who has mastered the
mechanism of the machine and made
five pair Of socks yesterday after
noon. The machine does not finish
the toe but It Is a small matter 10
complete the sock by hand. says Mrs.
King. who is head OF the knitting in
Pendleton. Tho finished product is
on display in the Peudleton druG
company's window today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Petition to BE Administrator.

Petition has been filed in the pro-
bate court for the appointment of
Fred f. Schmidt administrator of the
estate of A. w. Gray, deceased. De-
ceased was resident of Kenmore
\. D., but the owner of property to
the value of several thousand dollars
In Umatilla county and it is for the
administration of the property the
petition is made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Delbert c. Ackerman son of MIR.
and Mrs. e. NJ. Ackerman of 1405
West Webb street. writes his parents
from Fort Winfield scott, California
thnt he exeots to leave for France
October %. lie entered the service
August % and is a member OF Bat
terry c. He sent two group pictures
Of his company. while win be on dis
play in Allen q knights window.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Enoch Frledley Recorered.

Enoch Friedley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Manuel Friedley of this city.
completed a course in mechanics at
the Benson Polytechnic school in
Portland as preparation for military
service. is at Fort Stevens and has just
recovered from Spanish influenza He
says that nearly all the boys from
Pendleton have been suffering from
the disease. At the time the epidem-
ic broke out the boys expectd to be
sent to Virginia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
state statIsticIan Helr.

r. L. Kent OF Portland. state stalls
tician Is in Pendleton on a tour OF
this county TO ascertain the prospec-
tive acreage of next years crops in
umatilla He will make a survey of
the acreage in this vicinity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
wllI Make Home In La garande.

Mrs. N. II, Allen ana daughter,
Miss Edna Allen, left yesterday for
La Grande, where they will make
their home. Miss Grace Allen, who is
employed by the Simpson Auto com.
pany. will remain In Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Labels from soldiers overseas for
christmas packages are expected to
arrive soon in PendIeton. as word has
been received that the boys In France
have been given the labels. These
VIII be sent home and Will serve as n
certificate for parents and friends In
sending parcels to the soldiers in
France.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
camphor Much Risen in Price.

Camphor, that popular household
remedy. formerly 25 cents pound,
is now 81 n pound. say Pendleton
druggists The reason for the ad-
vance in price il caused by Japan.
who controls the gum camphor pro-
duct and who seem to be guilty of
shameless profiteering. Druggists say
there Is no good substitute for cam
phor and that It is mucn in demand,
especially in the winter season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

The body of Mrs. Josephine Enbysl.
wife of Peter EhbyslS of Adams, ar
rived today from McCloud, where
Mrs. 11nbysk died October 22. The
body will be buried tomorrow at the
Greecewood cemetery
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Judge G. w. Phelps has granted an
order in favor of the defendant in the
suit of f. A. Rinehart VS.. Ophelia
Rinehart, giving the plaintiff 10 days
in which TO appear and show reason
why he should not pay $50 attorney
fees and $25 court costs. and $40 a
month to defendant pending the de
cision of the case. ]. b. Perry is at
torney for defendant.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Fred Marsh. well known PeudIe-
ton man, died at his home on Bluff
street last night at the age of 46
years. He Is survived nv his wife
Mrs. Marsh. There are no children.
Mr. Marsh came here about 20 years
ago from Lexington. Illinois. where
he was born in February, 1879. The
funeral win be held tomorrow at 3
p, m. from the Folsom chapel and will
be conducted by the Odd Fellows
lodge, OF which order Mr. Marsh was