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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
TERMS WILL RUIN GERMANY
British Independent Labor Party De-
ounce Treaty.

BFIt1sh INDEPENDENT Labor PaFty De:
ounce Treaty.
London, May 10.-The Independent
Labor party made public the follow
ing resolutions regarding the German
peace treaty:
1--WE strongly denounce the docu-
ment as a misnamed peace treaty.
The terms violate the condition of
the armistice and are opposed to
every public statement of Allied aims,
exposing the real aim Of smashing
Germany politically and economically,
and involving the impoverishment
and economic ruin of Europe. The
treaty does not end ~militarism."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
WORK ON AUSTRIAN TREATY
Conditions Call for Surrender of the
Entire NAVY,

Paris, May 12.-Work on the Aus
trian Peace treaty is nearing compile
ton, it was learned.
1t is said the terms Of the almost
completed treaty wipe out the Aus
trian navy. All the ships of that navy,
large and small, are to be surrendered.
Their disposition among the Allies
is to be adjusted later.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
CAPTAIN TARDIEU REPORTS

Finds More Than Half Of Frances
Youth Slain in War.
Paris, May 1O.-Captain Andre Tar.
dieu, head Of the general commission
for Franco-American war matters, re-
Gently announced he had made an
investigation into the number of
French soldiers killed between the
ages of 20 and 81. He found that SO
per cent had lost their lives. That is,
that more than half Of Frances youth
has disappeared.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
MAY BRING REVOLUTION
Rejection of ItaIy's Demand for Fiume
May Cause Trouble.

way VdUSC TTOQUTSs
Paris, May 12.-With the Austrian
peace treaty rapidly assuming form
the belief prevails that reconsidera-
ton of Italy's territorial claims is i'm
minent. Thomas Nelson Page, Amer
lean ambassador to Italy, who has ar
rived here from Rome, is expected to
tell President Wilson that he believes
final rejection of Italy's demands will
precipitate a revolution in that coun-
try.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
BASEBALLS BRING 100000
Players Campaign Wall Street for the
Victory Loan.

Victory Loan.
New York, May 10.-Baseballs sold
for 100000 apiece in Wall Street.
Campaigning for the Victory loan,
'Christy" Mathewson, Arthur Fetch
er and Larry Doyle of the New York
Giants invaded "the Street" and auc.
toned off a score of horsehides bear
ing their autographs.
Purchasers who paid $1,000, 00O
apiece for balls we're John D. Rookie.
Teller, j. P. Morgan and J.. w. Har.
riman. The rally netted more than
$40, 900, 900.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Damage at Munich $50, 900, 900.

Munich, May 10.-It is announced of.
flcially that the damage done in Nun.
ich incident to the communist regime
and its overthrow amounts to $780,.
100000.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
frankie Mason Is Beaten.

Detroit, Mich, May 10.-Using the
aggressive, Jack Sharkey of New York
0 owe frankie Mason, Fort Wayne,
In eight fast rounds here.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
RIO GRANDE VALLEY STORM

siderable Damage Done.
Brownsville, Texas, May Ire.
ports from the storm swept area OF
the lower Rio Grande valley increased
the death list in Wednesday nights
storm to 81, persons, Hundreds Of
small buildings were demolished
throughout the affected area, but the
crop damage will not be so severe as
at first believed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
Stuart Piggott, Actor, Dead.

London, May lO.-Stuart Piggott, an
American actor, died here. He was
playing in the Lilac Domino"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
He Won the Case.

S. Lange-Jensen in Chicago has
,von 4 suit instituted for the pur-
nose Of testing the patent he had
aahtained for the manufacture OF
folding bed, and he has now
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
TELEPHONE MEETING

The committee selected at the
telephone meeting held in the
assembly hall Tuesday, July %,
has to report that a Mr.. N. C.
Roos Of Finlayson, has offered
to put in telephone service in
Askov at SITS for business and
$1.5O for village residences and
farmer line phones, per month,
and to commence work on same
at once, providing he can get
125 subscribers.
Now. therefore. the committee
hereby calls a general telephone
for Monday night, Aug.
IL, at the town hall at 8:45 sharp.
All who wants telephone will
please come in that evening and
sign up, if an agreement can be
arrived at with Mr.. Roos.
Things to think over and dis
cuss at the meeting will be:
Shall we give a telephone fran
chise to an individual party?
Shall we wait with telephone
service until the Tri-State is
ready to put it in? Shall we or
ganize a cooperative company
and run it ourselves?
Come in and express your OPT
MON and let us have it over
with. If we decide to accept Mr..
Roos' offer what guarantee for
service must he give us.
Mr.. Roos will try to be here
for that evening 30 it can all be
settled right then and there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
HYMNS TRANSLATED

Hymns of the North" is the
title Of a book containing 26
hymns translated from the DAN
ish language to the English by
Rev. s. D. Rodholm, local pastor
in Askov.
Rev. Rodholm has selected the
hymns that are best known and
that are the dearest to Danish
church people. While it is by no
means an easy task to translate
songs from one language to
another and yet retain the same
meaning and value Of the words.
after a perusal Of this book one
will note that Rev. Rodholm's
work is very commendable. The
American takes pleasure in re-
commencing it for use in homes
and at religious gatherings,
where the English language is
used.
If the sale of this book meets
with success and it proves that
there is a popular demand for
it, it is likely that the work will
- aA- i --
be carried on and larger editions
printed.
The price Of the book is 25c
and can be secured at the Askov
Drug & Variety Store or direct
from the publishers. Danish Book
Concern, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
Proceedings Of School Board II
District M. "A

Proceedings Of School Board In
District M a
School Board meeting July 5.
1919.
All members present.
Minutes Of last meeting were
read and approved as read.
Moved. seconded and unani-
rnously carried to have q full
high school course the coming
year.
On motion to pay clerk 4 sal
ary of $50 for past year. car
ried.
The following teachers have
been hired: John Sorense1.
principal, 5000. plus house rent
and moving expense. Elizabeth
Ammentorp. 9th and 7th grade,
$50 per month. Agnes Rasmus-
sen, primary. sS5 per month,
Ada Stenberg. Danish, $50 per
month. A. Laura Dorweiler.
high school, 500 per month.
On motion meeting adjourned.
Jeppe Sorensen clerk.
d Il Il /.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
Young Peoples Society to Picnic
at Low Landing

The Young Peoples Society is
preparing for it's picnic which
will be held at Low Landing on
Sunday. August 10. The church
will join in and have services
and Sunday school at IL a. m. on
the picnic grounds. In case of
rain the services will be held as
usual in the church.
Bring your lunch baskets
along to the picnic, including
sugar. cream and dishes. The
committee in charge will serve
coffee at noon and again in the
afternoon to those who desire it.
The band boys will be on hand
to help entertain with a few Sc
leetions. Several songs will be
sung by the entire assemblage.
Bring d. F. S. song books,
Games and sports are also being
arranged for during the after.
noon.
There will be no Young Peo.
pies meeting in the evening or
account of the picnic. but q
meeting will be held in the as,
aembly hall the following Sun.
day evening. August II.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
ASkGV CREAMERY DOING
GOOD BUSINESS

A comparison of figures at the
Askov creamery for the first six
months in 1918 and the same
period in 1919 shows that that
institution is enjoying a good
and steady increase of business.
The tables below show the
amount of butter sold and the
receipts from same during each
month.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07

VII WIidG UdSiS. liC al Ill
Bureau is holding a number. of
meetings this week on this SUBJ
ject, and has written to about
400 farmers in the county for
their opinion. A state conferen-
ce will be held in st. Paul next
Monday and the Farm Bureau
will send one or more delegates
to represent the general opinion
of Pine County farmers.
So far all replies to our letters
indicate that Pine County farm
ers believe potato grading to be
one step in improving the mar
.ket quality and reputation of our
cash crop. AS to size of screens
to use, there is some difference
of opinion. In deciding this
point we should remember that
nine-tenths of the market pota-
toes in Minnesota are sold final
ly outside the state and will
come under federal grades. Con-
seauently state grades on a very
different size might cause some
mix-up, misunderstanding, or
discrepancies among dealers.
Some feel that we should adopt
state grades similar to federal
grades and then work for gene
raj modification if necessary.
We have heard farmers who
are well acquainted with the
potato game say that in favor
able years for a large crop. strict
grading will enable us to get as
much for the firsts alone as we
would if all the firsts and the
seconds were dumped on the
market ungraded. We take the
same view and add that what
feeding value there is in the
seconds is so much extra to the
farmers, while in years of short
crop, the seconds will sell nearly
as high as the firsts and that
both grades will sell better any
time if they are properly Sc
parated. There should be q
second screen used on every
grader to separate these seconds
from the very small ones and the
dirt.
Some good grading systems
will be worked out. The only OBJ
jectors to such a system land
they are few in number) are
those who usually have medium
to poor quality stock, which
under past conditions have held
down the price on the farmers
who really bring in medium to
extra good potatoes all the time.
Consequently grading should be
of benefit to everyone, the pre-
sent directors included.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07

You cannot afford to drive
around to this and that party ~
find ont IL they want TO pufchase
something which you have No
more use for when You can I'M
sert 3 want Ad. in the American
for the small price Of lc 4 word,
which gets before hundreds of
buyers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07

Total, 6 mo. 95,75s $47,sos.o2
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07

If you have found anything
which has been lost, advertise It
in the American Want Column.
Four months trial subscription 70
the American for 6Oc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
Pine County
Farm News
Edited by w. ]. Corwin, Manager
Pine County Farm
Burean.

Potato Grading.

The new State Department of
Agriculture, Capitol Building. st.
Paul. has asked the Farm Bureau
to get farmers opinions as to-
whether or not potatoes should
be graded. also if q state grade
should be established and if so
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAv|ANS
interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.


N. P. Johnson, a Swedish
truck farmer near Crookston.
Mlnn., claims to have grown a
potato which natures much
earlier than any other known
variety. He has also conducted
a series of experiments with
corn to find a method by which
1T will be possible to insure
early ripening.
Starts Business.
Louis Birk, a,Danish civil engi-
neer in New York, has started
the firm, Superb Bronze & Iron
Co., Inc, and announces that in
the future he will be unable to
participate in the activities of
Danish organizations as exten-
sively as he had done before. Mr..
Birk has been especially active
in the interests of the singing
society, Dana"
Back From Java.
S. Elstad who has spent twen-
ty years in Java where he owns
commission house specializing
in diamonds, pearls and cocoa
nuts, is in New York on a busi-
ness visit. Mr.. Elstad who is a
native of Eidsvold, Norway, has
not been away from that country
more than thirty years.
Admits Arson.
Ruth Erickson, a 24-year old
Swedish girl in Grand Forks, N.
D., has startled the entire coun-
try by confessing to having set
more than a dozen fires the total
damage of which amounts to
about half a million dollars. The
girl was very cheerful and seem
ingly unconcerned when she
made her confession. and it is
thought she is mentally un-
balanced; if that is the case she
will be sent to the state hospital
for insane at Jamestown where
she formerly has spent one year.
Judge May Go Abroad.
Judge Belden in Racine, Wis,
may have to go to Denmark to
unravel the mystery connected
with the estate of the late Bull
dog johnson, an eccentric Dane
to whose more than $4,000 a GER
tain Mrs. Hahn lays claim. The
case is an unusually intricate
one.
Forty Years. Service.
Christian Ravn, Norwegian
consul general in New York, this
month celebrates his fortieth an
niversary as consular officer in
the service of his government.
Not only that, but Mr.. Ravn has
spent all these years in New
York first as secretary of the
consulate, later as vice consul
and consul. and finally as consul
general. He intends to let the
day pass unobserved.
Got His Money.
Swan Johnson-Lindblad. a Swe-
dish woodsman who came to Spo-
kane. Wash, on a visit, was sur
prised one day last week when
man entered his room saying
be was a detective who wanted
70 make sure that the woodsman
concealed no liquor about the
nlace. When the stranger had
left. Mr.. Johnson-Lindblad pain.
fully noticed that q wallet con
tanning 5000 had left at the same
time.
He Won the Case.
s Lange-Jensen in Chicago has
won a suit instituted for the pur'
nose of testing the patent ne hac
obtained for the manufacture q
r,.:c bod and he has now
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD or
EQUALIZATION OF PINE
COUNTY. MINI. FOR
THE YEAR 1919

Auditors Office. Pine City. Minn.
July 81, 1919. o'clock. p. m.
The Board OF County Commission
ers Of Pine County. with the County
Auditor. met this day pursuant to
law. as Board OF Equalization.
Members present were: Gust An
derson, JOS, e. Zimmerman. Nels
Oakland. N. A. Anderson and Robt.
Derr and Andrew p. Etiin. county
auditor.
On motion duly carried Robt. Derr
was elected chairman and Andrew
r, Edin clerk. each member having
taken and subscribed to an oath to
fairly and impartlaliy perform the
duties rs required by law Of men,
bers OF such Board.
Board then proceeded to examine
and compare the returns OF the per-
sonal property Of the county an re-
turned BY the assessors and equA-
lized by the different Town Boards
and Village Councils.
On motion Board adjourned to
meet at the same place July 90. 1919.
at o'clock a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
AsKoV PINE COUNTY, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY AUGUST

opened shop to make beds on
a large scale.
Greiner is Home.
Ulrik Greiner, technical ex-
pert who has been in the service
of the Argentinian government
for 80 years, is visiting Norway
which he had not seen for all
these years. At. one time Mr..
Greiner supervised the regula-
tion of the borders between
Chile and Argentina.
Dies in Kansas.
Jonas Printz, who was born in
Sweden 58 years ago, died last
week at his home in Clay Center,
Kansas. He had at one time
lived in Illinois but for many
years made his home on home
stead near Clay Center. Mr..
Printz was a prominent member
of the Swedish Methodist church.
Detective Killed.
Hans Rasmussen, Dane who
for several years has been work
ing for the Pinkerton Detective
agency, was found dead a few
days ago in an alley in Chicago.
He was 49 years old. The Pinker-
tons are making strenuous efforts
to find the murderer of Rasmus-
sen.
Norway House.
Norwegians in New York are
planning to erect building cost
ing 81, 100000, which is to be
known as Norway House. A
number of Offices will be install
led in the building which will be
erected partly under the auspi-
ces of the Norwegian chamber
of commerce and partly by the
Norwegian societies in Greater
New York.
The Radicals Gained.
The Swedish conservatives
who controlled the first chamber
of the parliament in Stockholm,
lost its majority in the elections
last week and will have only SO
of the $50 seats of the chamber
as compared with their previous
S6. Socialists gained % seats,
now having 48 as compared to 19
in the old chamber.
Germans Are Warned.
Premier Clemenceau as presi.
dent of the peace conference has
sent a letter to the German
peace delegation protesting
against the action of Germany in
selling national properties in
Slesvig in which plebiscites are
to be taken for decision by the
population as to Union with Den
mark. The note gave warning
that all the properties in ques.
tion were considered possible Sc.
curity for the payment of Ger.
many's indemnity, and that the
peace conference would hold the
German government responsible
for the proceeds of such sales.
New Harb0r Planned.
The Norwegian government is
planning to establish a large free
port at Christianssand, the cost
of the construction being esti.
mated at about ten million kro-
ner. 1t is understood that the
project will be carried out in the
very near future.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07

lized by the different Town Boards
and Village Councils.
On motion Board adjourned 10
meet at the same place July 90. 1919.
at . o'clock a. M. ,s
Auditors Office. Pine City. Mimi.
July 90. 1919.
The Board met pursuant to ad-
journment.
All members present.
The Board proceeded 10 further
examine and compare the ASSESS
ments OF the several assessment dis
tricts OF the county NJ returned By
the assessors.
1t was on motion ordered that the
following changes be made:
Item {, Glass :.
Household goods. furniture and
utensils and wearing apparel.
Towns Of Barry. Dell Grove, Nick
crson, Norman. Partridge. Pine City,
Pine Lake. Rock Greek, Royalton.
each be increased 25 per cent. Towns
Of Bremen. Munich and village of
Banning each be increased 80 per
cent. Towns of Sandstone. sturgeon
Lake and the village of Sturgeon
Lake each be increased rs per cent.
Town Of Ogema be Increased 100 per
cent. Town Of Danforth and the VIII
lage Of Askov bc each increased 30
per cent: and the towns Of Chengwa-
tana and Fleming be decreased 50
percent: and that the village 81 wis
low River be decreased 26 per cent.
Town Of Windemere be Increased 33
and one-third per cent.
Item s, sewing Machines.
Town Of Clover be Increased psr
cent. Towns of Bremen. nrunO.
Dossy. Munich. Ogema. Pokesaina aiad
village pi Pine CITY each ~ nv
creased 10 per cant. T0wn ol Pine
City be increased i6 per cent. Towns
Of Brook Park. Finiayson zach be in-z
creased 70 per cent. Towns q
Munich. Sturgeon Lake and the VIII
lage Of Sturgeon Lake each be In-'
creased 90 per cent. Towns of DELL
Grove and Mission Greek each be In
creased 36 per cent. Towns n
IIinckIey, Kerrick. Pine Lake ana
Sandstone each be Increased "A per
cent. Towns Of Crosby and R0ck!
Greek each be increased 50 per cent.
Town Of barry be increas4d 100 per
cent. Town Of Arlone be increased
i30 per cent and town 0f Windenaere|
Increased IT'S per cent. The towns
III Arna. Royalton and village n WI
low River decreased 10 per cent
Village Of Rutiedge decreased 2S per
cent. Towns of Chengwatalia. Wil-
ma and village OF Sandstone de-
creased 10 per cent and town d
Fleming ~ decreased IS per cent.
Item I.
Watches and clocks.
Town q Fleming decreased SO Der
cent.
Item 4.
Pian0A.
Tovns 81 Arlone, Bruno. Kettle
River. Norman, Rock Greek and VII
Iage d Rutlsdse sach - increased
IS per cent. Town q Royslton n
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-08-07
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.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01
MORROW COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
OUR GREATEST NEED-BUS-
MESS ADMINISTRATION

The greatest need of our country
is injection of business principles
into public administration.
We must have a system of gov
ernment and we must have men to
administer and execute that govern
ment.
All this being true, government
therefore resolves itself into bus
mess, pure and simple, and tn.
offceholders who conduct that bus
mess are the employees of the public
and nothing else.
But we must recognize that we
have among US a distinct class
known as politicians. They are
afflicted with an itch for Office, which
is really disease.
The mercenary Office seeker
should be the easiest to deal with
when we have made up our minds
to clean this whole business up. 1t
should be no trouble whatever to
obliterate from the atmosphere the
stencil of the cheap professional
politician.
Every community is we'll acquain-
ted with that species. What they
seek is an easy living at the public
expense. Their idea is to sit in an
Office smoking cigars with their feet
on desk and get salary for it out
of the taxes that the rest of US pay
on what we have acquired in prop
erV by endless industry and hard
work.
Industries and business must not
only pay the bills for the services
of the professional but suffer in
tolerable interference from that
class.-The Manufacturer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-05-01
TWELVE CYLINDER SPACE.

How often do we hear or read in
the public prints: What a difference
between the first gasoline buggy and
the 1919 super-accessoried multi
cylindered automobile." One excla-
nation mark hardly suffices to record
the degree of our wonder. Yet
there are other developments
equally astonishing, Take adver-
tising for instance.
In 1908 or Whereabouts the quarter
page was the large unit of space If
the Saturday Evening Post, 1t cos
somewhere in the neighborhood O
$500. Only few of the daring
advertisers ventured forth so boldly
and they were the admiration O
their times. Now the unit is ths
double page at cost Of $4,000 O.
$4,000, as you take it with or with
out color. And there is a waitin,
list as long as your arm to get within
the sacred spread of those mucl
courted center pages.
Take the color pages in the wo
mems magazines-S9,000 or there
abouts at a clip, and as many 0
them as the mechanical facilities 0
the publishers can handle, The
form more interesting feature O