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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18

de Ia Forge has won champion
ship. She has been first in Min
nesota classes at Hamlinc and
first prize senior and grand
champion at the Montana State
Fair and Gold Medal prize win
ner on the Western Canadian
Grand Circuit. The sweepstake
prize on bull was also won by
Jean Du Luth Farm on Flying
Ace No. 52454. IS of whose dams
average 1853 lbs. of butterfat in a
year. John ID. Connor, Barnum.
won first on his bull, Golden
Noble of Fairview.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18

there with his family. A. J. Nc
Guire and he County Agent did
the judging. Good talks on com
munity team work, good music,
and sports made up the program.
Kerrick held it's first fair and
this community surprised itself.
1t was unfortunate that the
judge and speaker we arranged
for missed train connections at
Superior. Beroun and Chengwa-
tana combined their fair and
then each community put up
some exceptionally fine booths at
the county fair.
Sandstone community made a
record for itself. They showed
more and better potatoes than
were seen at the Barnum County
Fair. We know this because the
Pine County Agent judged the
potatoes at both places.
This week Monday Duxbury
community, twenty miles east Of
Sandstone had their third annual
fair and the quality of exhibit
and community spirit showed a
decided improvement over last
year and we predict that the Sc
rious attitude these people are
taking is going to mean more
community team work on the
livestock and potato problems.
Pine County farmers are begin
ming to ask themselves what are
the main sources Of their farm
income. what factors are actually
limiting their net returns, what
ought to be done to improve the
net return and are deciding
which items they should, as a
community, tackle first.
Askov will have their annual
fair this Saturday. Grasston and
southwestern Pine County will
have their ninth Harvest Fair
the 9th. Before the season is
over there will have been over
eight or ten Of these exhibitions
in the county. 1t is quite safe
to predict that all these in time
should and will work together
for a greater Pine County thru
greater cooperation sometimes
called the larger selfishness). 1t
is easy to imagine how in the
near future we will see many
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18
Pine County
Farm News
Edited by w. ]. Corwin, Manager
Pine County Farm
Bureau.

The County Agent is a wander
ing animal. The community ac-
tivity in Pine County has called
him to nearly every township in
the last four weeks. Local fairs
seem to be the popular event of
the season. Their number and
quality shows a decided agricul-
tural improvement over last year.
There has been as high as three
community fairs in a single day.
At Cloverton the exhibits were
of decidedly better quality and
practically every settler was
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18

Following is the program for
the Fair to be held at the school
house in Askov, on Saturday,
Sept. 20:
9 a. m. Receiving exhibits. Com
mittee will not guarantee that
things received after II a. m.
will got in on prize competi-
tion. excepting that of live
stock which can be brought in
up till 2 p. m.
II a. m.-~Judging begins.
II a. m.-Noon. Take lunch
baskets to grounds west of
school where tables will be pro.
vided and coffee served.
12:45 y. m.--Dinner at hotel for
judges and members Of COM
mittee.
I to 2 p. m.-Concert by Askov
Band.
2 to 4 p. m. Talks by judges.
All Afternoon Coffee served in
basement Of the school. Peo-
pie in the community of Askov
are requested to bring along
cream. sandwiches and cake
and if any should happen to
have a lump of sugar to spare
might also bring that along.
4:30 p. m. Auction as in former
years. The committee expect
that the exhibitors as usual
will donate some of their ex.
hibits to the committee to be
sold at public sale to help de,
fray expenses of the fair.
There will be two unusual ex.
hibits in the Women's Depart
ment at the Fair, to which ar
admission of Sc will be charged
at each.
Prizes will also be given on cut
flowers and it is hoped that many
will he brought in. Things to be
exhibited IN the Women's De,
partment may also be brought ir
between the hours Of 4 and 6 p
m. on Friday, the day before the
Fair, when several of the ladies
will be there to receive exhibits
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18
THE ASKOV FAIR
NEXT SATURDAY

A most hearty invitation is extended to all the
people of Pine County to attend the Askov Fair on
on Saturday. Sept. 20. See what the farmers Of
Askov have to show you, their cooperative spirit
that goes through all and everything here. This
spirit will manifest itself at the Fair in this way, that
from every home in and around Askov will be
exhibited one thing or another.
FAIR COMMITTEE.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18
Forty Years Old.

Yesterday was the fortieth an
n;versary of the opening of the
Norwegian Lutheran Red Wing
Seminary at Red Wing, Mimi,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18
ASKOV PINE COUNTY,

which was formally dedicated on
September II, 1879. The ami
versary was made the occasion of
the large gathering of alumni
and other friends of the school
from many parts of the north
west.
GOlddiggers Come Back.
John Brynteson and Japhet
Lindeberg, who some years ago
were successful while digging
gold near Nome, Alaska, and who
since have made their home in
Sweden, are journeying through
out many sections of the United
States on a pleasure trip this
summer. Mr.. Brynteson is ac-
companied by his children who
may remain here for some time
as it is the intention to have
them attend an American college.
Foreign Order.
The reputation for first-rate
workmanship which the Askov
American printing shop has en-
joyed for five years, has now ex-
tended to far-off Denmark, for
last week an order was received
for a large quantity of stationery
material to be consigned to the
Amerikansk Korrespondancebu-
reau, Nylandsvej 40 Copenhagen.
The printing matter made here
will arrive in Copenhagen about
six weeks from the day when the
order was sent from that city
which, by the way, is some re-
cord.
Now i'm Chicago.
J. G. Langfeldt, who until re-
Gently was city editor of St. Paul
Tidende, St. Paul, Mimi, has ac-
cepted a position as city editor of
the Norwegian newspaper, Skan-
dinaven, in Chicago, almost ST.
multaneously with celebrating
his twentyffth anniversary as a
student graduate of the Christia-
MIA university.
Church Celebrates.
The Swedish "Missionsforsam-
lingen" at Crookston, Mimi, cele.
brated it's twenty-ffth anniver-
sary last Sunday, and members
and friends from all over the dis.
trict attended the gathering
which was held at this occasion
Danes Thrifty.
Deposits in the Danish savings
banks, according to information
distributed by the United States
department of commerce, during
the last few years have been as
follows, the amounts given in
American currency: 1914: 1929.
$4,000; 1915: $241 ,307, 900; 1916:
S262,S27 900; 1917: S29S, 445, 900;
1918: 1866, 259,OO0. This repre-.
sents an increase of about As per
cent during the last five years.
Many Norwegians
Norwegian Consul General Au.
bert recently made the statement
in a Canadian newspaper, that
about one hundred thousand Nor.
wegians live in the British Do.
minion; here and there they are
gathered in settlements, but most
of them live scattered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18

which was formally dedicated on
September II, 1879. The ami
versary was made the occasion of
the large gathering of alumni
and other friends of the school
from many parts of the north
west
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18
news AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS

Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.
Count Adolf av Rosen whose
home is in Stockholm, Sweden,
last week visited the Swedish
club in San Francisco. went to
Los Angeles the same day, and is
now somewhere in Mexico where
he is heavy investor in oil pro-
perty.
Mails Delayed.
Considerable quantities of first
class and parcel posts mail pas
sing between the Scandinavian
countries and America are sent
by the ships of the Danish line.
Much delay has lately been oc-
casioned in the arrival and de-
parture of the boats, the reason
being that very serious harbor
strike has broken out at the
port of Copenhagen. The entire
schedule of the Scandinavian
American line, therefore, has
been upset.
Hannevig Married.
Christoffer Hannevig, the Nor
wegian millionaire broker and
shipbuilder in New York, was
married last week to Miss Eileen
Singleton of Dublin, Ireland. The
ceremony was performed in the
private office of Mr.. Hannevig.
Goes to Sweden.
Rev. E. Ringehjelm, pastor of
the Swedish Methodist church at
Superior, Wis, has left for Swe-
den where he intends to spend
some time, partly in the interest
of Swedish Methodists in Ameri-
ca, and partly for personal
reasons.
4. Nielsen Dead.
Andrew Nielsen at Bristow.
Neb., was reported dead last
week. aged 50 years. He was born
near Assens, Denmark, was a
veteran of the last Dano-Prussian
war. and had lived in the United
States for forty years. Six chill
dren and % grandchildren are
among the survivors.
Pilgrimage to Norway.
At the recent convention in
Minneapolis of Gudbrandsdals-
laget definite steps were taken
toward the realization of a plan
which is to the effect that as
many members -Gudhrands DER
as possible prepare to visit
Norway next year on the ninth
centennial for the introduction
of Christianity into that country.
To Study at UpsaIa.
Miss Irma Lenegren, a dadgh-
ter of F. w. Lonegren, publisher
of Oregon-Posten, has left for
Sweden where she will take up
studies at the ancient Upsala uni
versity having just been awarded
scholarship by the American
Scandinavian Foundation. Miss
Lonegren will devote her atten-
tion to sociological researches.
Closing Thanksgiving Day
The central committee for
funds for Danes in Slesvig an
nounce that Thanksgiving Day is
to mark the close of the sub
scription campaign which has
been in progress all over this
country for some months. Ac
cording to the last reports pub
lished little more than eighteen
thousand dollars has been sub
scribed, but reports are still mis-
sing from large number of colo
nies and cities.
Forty Years Old.
Yesterday was the fortieth an
niversary of the opening of the
Norwegian Lutheran Red Wing
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-09-18
FAIR PROGRAM

Following is the program for
the Fair to be held at the school
house in Askov, on Saturday,
Sept. 20:
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22
j. H. Kirrball

j. H. Kimball was born in New
York State near Elmira in the yea,
1850 and died Aug. 18th, 1919 a!
Yankton, at the age of 6S years.
When boy of 13 years he moved
with his parents TO Russelville, III.
where he grew to manhood.
When 25 years Of age he was united
in marriage to Miss Lydia Ann Brant
Of Clinton, Wis, in the year 1875.
This union was blessed with fiys
children three giAs and two boys.
He next moved to Iowa where he
resided ten years and later journey.
ed to South Dakota where he resided
until his death, thirty two years.
He united with the Christiaa j
Church Of Russelville where he re.
sided when young man. He was Of
a generous disposition and hard
working man.
Funeral services were held Sunday
Aug. 18th. from the NJ E. Church, Rsy
Hess ofaciating, and he was laid to
rest in the Sisseton cemetery.
Angel voices from above
BeckOn to the Land Of Rest
Where the Savior's tender love
Welcomes the redeemed and blest
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22
A Lesson in Geography
Roberts County
Roberts County
BY Alfre Wenz, in Dakota Farmer

The study Of geography never in
terested me much in school-probab
ly because the te ashers made us mem
orize lot of stun like Bounded or
TIE north by Turkey. ON the east hs
Persia and the Persian Gulf, on tha
south by" and thct was about as far
as I'd get. did like to draw maps,
though and find out about people and
where they lived.
Still, geography has place in the
curriculum. 1t makes an excellent
camouflage. 1t would hardly be fair
to rob youngsters of its protection
Many a time has the broad and inno-
cent back of my geography reassured
the teacher-while studied some
thing else on the other side.
GeOrgraphy at First Hand
Studying geography never occur
red to me until quite awhile after l
was out of schOol-when went onto
the road and saw geography. found
il to be a wonderfully interesting
subect.lsomething which seems never
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22

tile valley washed by the lakes, Big
Stone and Traverse. naturally tilts
toward Minneapolis and into the Red
River Valley, and the people rather
consider themselves tributary to the
Twin Cities. But then why shouldn't
they? Many of them are Scandina
vians-and where is Scandinavian
more at home than in Minnesota and
Minneapolis? Mt even in his native
peninsula perhaps
Becoming Acquainted
South Dakota hardly knows this fat
valley with its splendid farms, eve D
though it lies within our borders. We
are ignorant of It as we are of tn.
Black Hills. Many times glimpse of
its beauties ara flashed by me as i
have swung down. from Summit on
the train as have guided a car
along the Mer dian Road where II
follows the sky line on the overhang.
ing hills to the west. But few weeks
ago went in to SPY out the land-.r
lyarn something of its geography
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22

try we have" he said. "These hiphe,
prices are wakin, us up, and now we
begin to hear men talk as though the
land amounts to something. Where !
lived in Iowa, the average farmer
when asked about the country. wou,d
say, Yes sir, this is the best farming
land you can find anywhere. He be-
licved 1T and jumned right in to make
the thing true. Here men told me
when was looking for a farm, that
IL was a pretty eoir country, but then
it wasn't worth the price being asked
Consequence Was that bought for
2 fraction of what I'd have to pay in
Iowa-and have as good land as aay
ever worked on in Iowa, just as pro-
ductive and Nv, done as we'll on it
We ought to appreciate what we have
light at home. Then outsiders will alss.
;-ve it proper vlh'c :.
His brother lives nearby and runs
to Shorthorns. Both Of these boys
have studied the geography of their
home county and understand the
value Of the land.
My visit to Roberts county was
shortly after .,aavy rain amounting
almost to clou1burst. Not only wa:
there excess water where It fell, bu.
much poured OF the hills upon the
vclley, the rtorea.s rising out of the
streams and sweeping in food across
the land.
The Flow Of the Water
What becomes Of such huge vol
umes Of water which inundate farms
floats on buildings and even tears out
railroads, bending rails like wire. H.
answering this le. US study geography
Suppose q single or a chip had
started out from some farmyard above
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22
The Life of Machinery

1t has been estimated that the ay-
erage life of farm machinery is only
ten years. II this IS fair estimate.
1t shows one ason for the high cost
OF food production. The average lie
Ct machine in a factory. protected
from weather a,d carefully cleaned
and repaired by skilled mechanics. u
probably good deal more than 10
years. n
The eficient farmer will not leave
his machinery ont in the weather. AMI
he will acquire akill in It's care so It
will not deterio.ate.
But some OF the town people Who
make fun OF the farmers carelessness
will leave their own lawn mowers out
on the lawn to get rust.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22
Indian Fai- Sept. a5.aa.aa

The sisseton Indian Fair will b..
held'at the Sisseton Agency ON Sent
2o-26-H this y,.r. Arrangements
are being made for bigger and bet.
ter fair than ever and liberal prizes
are being offered for all kinds Of ex-
hibits.
The entertainments will surnase
al other fairs in this section and
every effort is being put forth to eiva
the fair visitors fine entertainment.
There will be ra:es and sports of all
sorts, and the 'tpske" will be alive
with amuseme 9 of various kind,
Don't fail to attend the Indian Fair
this year. The people are entitled to
your support and attendance.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22

to have attracted the attention of thu.
makers and teachers of geography
Dumping around the world and see.
ing it makes us realize how importan,
how fascinating is geography, liter
ally description of the earth-the
science of earth and its life, the mu
tual relations Of plant and animal
life including man and his Industries,
all played upon by the conditions We
find on land and sea and in the air.
Looked at in that light, South Da
kota is not hlnc square in q book
with some names around it-and on Il:
that have to he n1emorized, but a
place where folks live who are neigh
bors to each other and to folks in
North Dakota and South Africa. They
live and MAJ Il living in different
way from that found where coal is
mined or fish are taken-here they
must farm. But rot all farming -
alike, even in South Dakota. The
level and we'll watered stretches in
the eastern part of the state hav.
little in common with the steep slopes
and river bottoms and divides which
rise sharply to the westward from the
Missouri river.
AS man knocks about in Sout.,
Dakota, he finds many geographical
points usually not mentioned in books
Take the diagona'ly opposite corners
oe the state, the Hlack Hills and the
valley along Lake Big Stone and Lake
Traverse. The southwest corner is
mountain country. wild and rough
and magically beautiful; the north
east corner is 4 placid valley. Yet
these two dissimilar sections have
this in common in many ways thew
are not part Of South Dakota. They
lie within the boundary lines of the
state, but these lines were drawn by
man-and occasionally man~drawn.
lines do not divide peoples in accord
ance with their conditions and cus.
toms. Such things sometimes cause
war.
The Black Hills lie on the other
side of the Wsst River country, a
section which was not settled during
the early history OF. the state and
which was not crossed by railways
until recently, These mountains
touch upon Nsbpaska Wyoming andi|
~ 7 7
Montana and the railroad connectioxs
the natural flow OF travel have made
people in the rich valley and min
ing districts which mark the Hills
lcok to Miles City. Denver ind Omaha
instead of to Aberdeen and sious
Falls. On the other hand, South Da
kota that is, the eastern and more
pSpulous part-has been overlooking
the Black Hflls. falling to learn and
appreciate this magnificent mountai.,
country.
Northeastern South Dakota, the fer |
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22

through my own eyes.
Speaking about failing to apprec-
late such things as the Black Hills and
this valley, John Thyme told me an
interesting thing. He came here {?
few years ago from Iowa and nov
has new farm home and location
looking out ovac Big Stone Lake on
one of its finest beaches. Poland
Chinas and Shorthorns have made
this possible-purc-bred livestock OF.
rich land, plus the owners skill and
good hard worlr.
A Point In Appreciation
n.lsoseps esseCN ea('a kud( ctsdn
1--WE don't appreciate what a coun-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22
BIG TRICK TOUR

ID. NJ. Wright, advance man for tho
great 60 day motor truck tour thru
Illinois,. Iowa, South Dakota, North
Eakota, MINES III and Wisconsin.
was in the city Tuesday making ar.
r&ngements for a demonstration here.
The tour will covcr a 5000 mile route.
There will be - trucks In the tour
Only one truck entered from each
factory. All trucks will be pneumatic
tired and will cange in size from 1 Il,
211 tons.
In onder to denaonstrate the truck.
practtcability for farm use there viii
be a trnck body in the tour capable
ofcarrying wheat, corn. oats, potatoes
and other crops. There will be a
truck with bal designed to carrv
loose hay. TAere will be truck
body to carry hogs. CATTLE, ETC.. In
fact. a body for every farm purpose.
Numerous demonstration loads will
be carried. Trucvs will carry loads Of
hogs, wheat, ETC., to town for farmers
showing them how quickly it can bss
done, thus saving time which is vital
ly nreded ON the farm. The demon,
stratiDn win shaw the economy Of
transporting farll products by motor
truck over that by horse drawn yehl.
cles
| This tour was organized solely 10
show the farmer the BENEFITS 10 Lc
derived from til. rurchasc OF . pneu-
matte tired truck. Time means
money on the farm as I'm every other
industry. There 's a labor shortage
and consequent speeding up nf all
farm activities To 'lll the gap Trucks
are not essentially city vehicles. They
are beng purchased by the thousands
by farmers. This .oar is being run On
schedule time, ara with the assistance
OF the newspapers anc farm periodt-
Gals. each city AMI vicinity will be kept
informed as to Just what tins the
tour will arrive.
The Dapartment o. Agriculture. In
Washington is deeply interested in
the tour and is cooperating throug:,
agricultural colleges and county
agents. Moving pictures viii be tax
en- en- route anc will be exhibited all
over the Americ n continent to show
the value Of the truck to the farms !.
A naval band has been donated by.
the Government. and by this act thu
Washington on .ials have put the..
stamp of approval on the tour.
The possession will arrive here a.
about O'Clock Monday afternoon.
September 18th and remain Over
night. They will put on demon.
stratfon of the trucks at 1880 altho
II anyone is inte "csted in any tank Tor
any purpose they will gladly demon
strate them ANYTIME after their ar
rival here. The fine thirty piece naval
band Will furnish music during tn,
evening. A loc,l committee consist
iIg OF j. A. Robertson, w. F. Carlberv
Emil Aker, Gay Osmundson. q s.
Ophfem, G. w. Miller, w. L. John.
son and R. r. Bl,hanan has been an
pointed to hand the local work ana
are planning considerable other en-.
tertafnment for the people who come
mere to witness hts great demons,ra.
tlon. More comr'cte information VIII
De given in our next issue. Watch for
tne posters and she Standard for full
particulars and make arrangements
to come. The tour will only stop ct
sisseton coming direct from wahpe-
ton, N. D.. and tsen to Watertown
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-08-22

vians brought to this fair valley their
ideas of home, of building for their
children and their chi!dren's children
Another interesting geographical fa,t
Wheat has bee3 wonderful crop
in Roberts county and many fine
farm homes have been made to grow
out of it. The soil has produced wheat
In abundance aud has held out we'll
against the griet that comes with a