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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

The largest single gift to the
Norwegian St. Olaf college ever
received was announced last
week when Harald Thorson of St.
Paul pledged one hundred
thousand dollars toward a new
science hall to be added to the
buildings at Mortified, MINI.
1t is a condition of the gift that
the school raise another hundred
thousand dollars.
Colleges Will Consolidate.
Consolidation of the Swedish
Minnesota college, Minneapolis,
and Gustavus Adolphus college,
St. Peter, was decided upon after
a thorough discussion at the an.
nual Lutheran Minnesota con-
ference last week. The location
has not yet been determined.
Jean Martin Dead.
Jean Martin who for many
years owned and managed the
famous Cafe Martin" on Fifth
avenue in New York, died a
couple of months ago, and only
now information is received that
he was a native of Denmark who
had come to America while still
in his teens. He is reported to
have left fortune of more than
a million dollars all of which was
bequeathed to his wife.
Present Ambulance.
The last of three ambulances
donated by the Sons of Norway
was presented to the military
authorities at Fort Smelling last
week. The order, at its conven-
tion in Great Falls, Mont, last
July voted to raise $4,000 for
the purpose of buying three am
balances and give them to the
American government. The
transaction is now completed.
Mr.. Hydstrsm Dead.
Rev. Carl E. Hydstrom, pastor
of the Swedish Methodist Epis-
coal church at Mt. Vernon, N. Y,
died last Friday. He was born
in Sweden 54 years ago and as
sumed the Mount Vernon
pastorate in 1917 having come
from Lynn, Mass, where he had
charge of a large congregation
for several years.
Died in Denmark.
Ugebladet announces the death
of H. P. Hansen which took
place recently at Nykebing. F.,
Denmark. Mr.. Hansen had lived
in America for several years,
part of which period was spent
in Minneapolis. During the last
wears of his life Mr.. Hansen who
was about so years old, travelled
much on the European continent
and also paid a visit to friends in
this country three or four years
ago.
Lost and Found.
Sipurd Larson whom the Vol
unteers of Americe have been
looking for all over the country,
at the request of his mother who
lives in Norway, has been To-
Gated by the St. Paul, Mimi,
branch of the organization and
announces that he is going back
home almost Immediately. He
had kept himself more or less in
hiding owing to much adversely
from which he had suffered. Mr..
Larson is a university graduate
with dentists degree.
Attain Knigbthood..
DR.. Victor Nilsson. editor OF
Minneapolis Journals music
columns, and Hjalmar Nilsson,
widely known leader of Swedish
male choruses, have been ap-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17

Another Veterinary Surgeon
in Pine County
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17
FOUR ASkOv SOLDIERS
RETURN FROM SERVICE
Have Been in the Thick Ot
Fighting in France
Two We're Injured.

During the past few days the
community of Askov has had the
pleasure of welcoming home
four of its stern and sturdy
fighters who all saw overseas
service and assisted in making
the Hun turn his back to the
Rhine. The men are Emil
Christensen. Martin c. Hansen,
Martin Slot and Regt. Sgt. Major
N. c. Laursen. They can tell of
many thrilling experiences but
time and space will not permit
of publishing these now. How
ever a little later it is hoped the
boys will write stories on their
experiences at the front. to be
published for the benefit Of
American readers.
Emil Christensen was injured
in the thigh while in the fight
ing at the front. However his
injury was not serious and laid
him up for only short time.
Martin c. Hansen IS the one
Askov man who went thru the
mill good and proper and knows
what q high explosive shell
means. II was at the battle Of
St. Mihiel where the Americans
showed their colors and made the
Germans back water that Mr..
Hansen was injured by shrap-
mel. on the 18th day Of Sept.
He had been in the thick Of
fighting since the 18th. when
that battle commenced just six
days--and was TO have been re-
lieved the evening that he w@s
injured. After examination
surgeons were Of the opinion
that Mr.. Hansen was struck by
two shrapnels at the very same
instant, each entering Z cheek.
one Of which tore through his.
mouth and severed all Of the up
per teeth. Mr.. Hansen spent
about six months IN hospitals.
after that collision, six weeks
Of which were spent in French
hospitals after which he was
removed to America. An ex-rayI
examination recently disclosed =
piece Of steel lodged below the
skull back Of his left ear. This
souvenir was left there, doing no
harm, and Mr.. Hansen will prob
ably carry that with him for the
rest Of his days. The ear drum
was injured, but it - thought
that this will improve in time.
Aside from being . little para
lised on the left side 81 his face
Mr.. Hansen says he il feeling
tine and in excellent spirits.
He speaks in high tones of the.
excellent surgery attention the
government provided for it, sol
diers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17
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one hundred and thirty. forty or hfty
thousand co'orcd persons serving as sol.
ard ISntGs o lose ths
colored force we would be as powerless 70
save the Union as to do any other impossi-
RESOLVED. THAT We recall with thank
fulness and pride these WORDS OF the I'm.
mortal Lincoln. testifying az the 1'ne: T.,
the essential part our people bore IN win
ming their own freedom and In saving the
'"Rf-seda REsoavEp' nrS" That we cannot fail to un-
derstand the Significance Cf this statement;
nor to comprehend that " the Union, had
confederacy had been set up south OF us
the Germans, IN thu recent assault upoh
the peace ard ssrnfsw OF Snotboid ns T9riT; on
American soil that America could rot
have done her part IN saving Europe fT9m rom
first blood shed in the war Of independence
wrs that OF 4 negro. and IN every national
crisis since he has done his part. includ,
peace as farmer, mechanic and laborer
RESOLVED Now, In turn We ask our
an untrammeed opportunity and fair
chance for our industry, enterprise and IN
HflisGTff6 fa Wt6 Sqp' ali It's prSHFb human f res
prejudice, no harsher Judgment upon our
others not OF our race; and we claim the
right Of trial by Jury for all suspe cted OF
crime: IN shori' we want and are entitled
RESOLVED That we love this. our
common country. our great city. our neigh
Lincoln and invoke his noble spirit in be-
half OF the simple justice TO which every
citizen Is entitled; We shall strive to be
OF n free republic.
There was an elaborate music program
by leading negro artists.
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RIGHT JOBS in ARMY
FOR THE RIGHT MEN
Work of Finding the lndi-
vidual to Fit the Position
a Difficult One

The overwhelming increase In our
armed forces created a demand which
easily exceeded all previously known es-
Inmates. Many men skilled in civilian
trades were needed by the army. The
Germans, however had for many gen
erations trained men especially for cer-
tain tasks. We were to take men al
ready fitted to their tasks, but trained
under varying and individual condi-
tions II one were to put the em-
ployment problems of the railroads. oil,
steel, lumber and ten other industries
together and multiply them tenfold, some
conception might be obtained of the
work laid upon tho shoulders OF the
committee selected to study conditions
and provide remedies to the authorities
in command. It was fortunate that
many corporations had developed de-
partments OF employment management.
by which the labor supply was accu-
rately gauged and used in large in
dustry II also brought about a new
type of man---the employment specialist.
or what might be called the. practical
psychologist and economist.
Each part OF an army. is organized
down to the last private in the ranks
Complex tables are provided for this
purpose. specifying each position and
what is required in every case. The
problem was how to find men for the
highly graded places. the particular
trades. and for the average. The COM
mittee which took up this under the di.
rection of the Secretary of War at once
saw that nothing but a practical solu-
ton would suffice. A card was drawn
up which aimed to outline individual
records. Interviewers were selected in
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LLNCOLN'S FIRST LEVEE
DESCRIBED BY OLD MUIR SE
Germantown Woman Who Scped
in Grill Var Tells of White
House Reception
Butchers Aprons and Shopkeep-
ers' Busters in ConcOurse That
FIocked TO Greet Honest Abe

1TNCOLN'S first presidential reception
IL was described today. the 10th an
niversary of Lincolns birth, by Mrs
John II. Dye. $50 Greene street. Ger
mantown. who was a nurse in the Civil
War at the battle Of Gettysburg.
Mrs. Dye is eighty-seven years old.
The reception was New Years Day."
said Mrs Dye, land all Washington
fIocked to see the President. l was not
invited. but. like everybody else, went TO
the White House
"People came in all manner Of queer
costumes. The butcher left his store and
came in his butchers apron and the
siorekeeper presented himself in his old
duster.
MY chief impression OF Lincoln was
that he was a very kind man. have
a picture of him on my wall. which /
regard as the best likeness ! have ever
seen of him. To this day | feel the
same thrill when l look at il as / did
on that day so long age when he
grasped my hand and said, Miss Jones.
I'm glad to see you.
AT that time Mrs. Dyes maiden name
was Clarissa Jones She was principal
OF the Rittenhouse School in German
tow,r when the Civil War began. She
at once became active in various kinds
/ OF war work. When she was coming
down Chestnut street one day, as she
/ reached Ninth street she saw great
/ crowd about the Continental Hotel II
was then that she learned for the first
time Of the declaration of war between
the North and the South.
She finally went into active service a'
n nurse She previously had helped u
send bandages and preserves to The
front and. on arriving at her place a
Gettysburg. she saw the bushes. ant
trees covered with the bandages floating
in the air. Her wonderment was sat
isfled only when they informed her tina
the preserves had been broken in trans
portation and had gotten all over th'
bandages with the result that the sol
diers for the moment had turned WASH
erwomen.
The farmers used to bring barrels o
turkeys into Germantown, she said. ant
from there the women shipped them 4
the soldiers. She used TO go to the tan
neries in Philadelphia and get all tn
tails from the deer skins to give then
to the famous First Pennsylvania Re
serves known in the war as the Buck
tails"
Mrs. Dye has been trying since 100
; to obtain a pension from the govern
ment, but never has succeeded.
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2S22 CHILDREN CARED FOR
Aid Society Reviews Years Work
and Elects Officers

In the last year 2822 children have
been cared for by the Children's Aid
Society Of Pennsylvania, according to
the annual report of the general secre-
tary, Edwin u. Shollenberger.
For the maintenance OF the work there
was a total expenditure of $241,52l.67-
an increase Of almost $4,000 over the
preceding year,
At the annual meeting yesterday Dr.
George Woodward was elected president
Of the society and Mrs. Louis c.
Madeira. first vice president Mrs
Frederick A. Packard. second vice presi-
dent Miss Mary S. Buckley. secretary,
and Il. w. Clark & Co., treasurers
These members of the board of di-
rectors were elected:
Miss Katharine Newlin. Miss Mary s.
Buckley Mrs. Theodore Cuyler Patter-
son. Theodore NJ. Fitting, Mrs. Louis c.
Madeira. DR.. George Woodward Jane :
NJ Wilcox, Mrs. Frederick A. Packard,
Miss Sarah G Biddle, Mrs; Bayard
beth Smith Mrs r. Dewitt Cuyier,
George w. Elklns, Jr.. Clarke Thomson. !.
Miss Anna Randolph, T. Williams
Roberts. Edgar r. Howsrd Lincoln Cod
frey, Jr.. Miss Eleanor G. Bartol, Mrs.
John T. Zimmerman, Mrs. Hugh Nell
vain, Mrs. Joseph l.. wooston, Howard
Wood Jr.. Mrs John l.. Wentz and
Thomas S. Gates
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HADDONFIELD men WOUNDED
Charles F. Long Shot in Hip;
Everett Pharo Recovering

Charles +, Long, twenty-five years
old. in France with the 14sth Infantry,
Company @. was shot in the left hip.
He lives at 205 Lake View avenue. Had
donfield. y. ]. He Is married.
Corporal Everett Pharo. twenty-three
years old. was wounded in his left arm
by shrapnel in the battle OF the Ar
gonne and now is recovering in a base
hospital according to a letter received
by hts father, Merritt w Pharo, 242
Kings highway. East Haddonheld, y. j.
He was formerly receiving teller In the
Corn Exchange Bank, Philadelphia.
Sergeant Parker Hall, VINO was
wounded twice and gassed once. will be
Z fhonorably discharged from the army or
Friday and will be at the home Of his
family. s3l Park avenue, COllingswood
N. j., where there will be celebration
10 mark the home coming
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the various camps and each soldier per-
sonally interrogated. This record was
filed away In each case under the mans
name. II was the rough beginning OF
what has now become a highly special.
lied form of selection In use through
out the army. The old system of de-
pending upon the missioncd ON
Ger for information as to the qualities
and experience OF men in the company
was done away with and In its place
there was substituted a highly practical
and simple system for the instant find
ing of the right man for the right place.
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Making Himself Worthy
Euer Lincoln's ambition

Every man is said to have his
peculiar ambition. Whether IL be
true or not. can say, for one. that
/ have no other so great as that OF
being truly esteemed of my fellow
men by rendering myself worthy oil
their esteem"
II made a point of honor and con-
science in all things TO stick to my
word. especially II others had been
induced to act on It,"
Washington is the mightiest
name OF earth-long since the
mightiest in the cause of civil lib
erty. still mightiest in moral refor'
nation. on that name no eulogy
is expected"
THE leading rule for a lawyer. as
for the man of every other calling.
is diligence. Leave nothing for to-
morrow that can be done today. -
4 Abrahdm Lincoln.
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Lincoln advised Youths
to Improve Themselves

'As TO the young men. You must
not wait to be brought forward by
the older men. For instance, do you
suppose that should ever have got
into notice If I had waited TO be
hunted UP and pushed forward by
older men?
"The way for a young man to
rise is to improve himself in every
way he can. never suspecting that
anybody wishes to hinder him.
Allow me TO assure you that sus.
picion and jealousy never did help
any man in. any situation"
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LOYAL LEGION TO MEET
Four Candidates for Membership to Be
Voted Upon Tonight

Candidates for membership in the
Military order of the Loyal Legion of the
States States, will be voted upon tonight
at a meeting of the organization in the
Union League.
Following Is a list of candidates: Will
liam Wallace Goodwin, Jr.. Frederick
Rogers Meigs. Captain Elliott Blain, Of
the 1l1th Infantry, now In France, and
Ensign John White Geary. Jr.
The Rev. Alexander II. Leo. chaplain
of the commandery, will speak on Abra-
ham Lincoln.
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ARMY MAIL IMPROVES
General Pershins, Citing Record De
livery, Expresses Satisfaction

Washington. Feb. 12.-General Per-
shing notified the War Department to-
day that a letter mailed In San Fran
cisco January 90 reached Treves, Ger
many. February 4.
This Is regarded as record mail
service" the dispatch said. Mail from
the United States is arriving satisfac-
torily."
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Boy May Die From Horses Kick

Kick on the head from horse may
proye fatal TO George Moline. twelve
years old, of Hammonton, y, J. The
boy is In a critical condition at the
West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital suf-
ferlng from "a fractured skull.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-20
NOTICE
CALL FOR BIDS ON

PUMP HEAD FOR STATE PRISON
 SEALED proposals, addressed To Commission of State Institutions of Arizona, at State House, Phoenix, Ari- zona, and endorsed Proposals for fur. nishing Pump Head for State Prison. will be received by the said Commits sion until o'clock p. m., April 21, 1919 and will be opened in the presence ot the bidders at the above time and place and thereafter considered.
 BIDS MUST BE ITEMIzED.
 Certified check for five per cent Of the amount of the bid should be en- closed with same, to be retained as liquidated damages if successful bidder fails to sign contract. BIDS NOT MARKED ON ENVELOPE, AS RE CURED, WILL NOT BE CONSID- FRED. Specifications may be obtained upon application to the Commission of State Institutions.
 Prices must be f. o. b. The Commission reserves the right l to accept or reject part or all of any bid to divide between two or more bidders or to waive any informalities in any bid, as the interests of the State may require.
 THE COMMISSION OF STATE IN STITUTIONS.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-20
Legal Advertising
PROPOSAL FOR TEXTBOOKS

PROPOSAL FOR TEXTBOOKS
 Sealed proposals for textbooks for the common schools of Arizona for period of five years will be received at the office of the State Department of Education until 12 o'clock noon May s, 1919, and will be opened immediately thereafter. Proposals must be directed to c. o. Case, Secretary of the State Board of Eudcation, and be endorsed. Proposals for Textbooks" A certified check for $500 must accompany each bid.
 Bids are invited for text books to cover the subjects of Language and Grammar for grades to inclusive and additional text books on the sub jects of Human Anatomy and Physiol- ogy for upper grammar grades. United States History with European back ground of intermediate grammar grades, Home Economics for upper grammar grades, Reading for 7th and 9th grades Uiterary Content Readers)
 Sample copies of the books bid upon must be filed with the State Depart ment of Education and with each mem Der of the State Board of Education before bids are opened.
 Successful bidders will be required to enter into contracts and give bonds in sufficient amounts to indemnify the State in case of any delinquency.
 Bids must state a wholesale intro- ductory and exchange price on books offered and all bidders must submit bids under each of the following con- ditions of delivery.
 (a) A bid, naming price per book, delivered, freight prepaid to any rail- road station in Arizona. as directed by properly authorized state officials and consigned to County School Superin- 1 tendents, shipments to be in units oi not less than 100 pounds. (b) A bid same as (a) f. O. b. Phoe- nix.
 Co A bid same as (a) f. 0. b. pub- | fishers shipping points.
 | (d) A bid per book f. 0. b. cars al central depot. Chicago, books to be packed and labelled as ordered by l properly authorized State Officials. | Said bids shall be made with the un- i derstanding that books shall be han dled through such depository or deposi- 1 tories as may be designated by the l State Board of Education. 1 The Board reserves the right to re- 1 ject any or all bids or parts of bids.
 c. o. CASE.
 Secretary. State Board of Education
Arizona republican., 1919-04-20
Legal Advertising


 be held at the School Administration building, 331 North First avenue, in the city of Phoenix, in said school dis trict, on the 29th day of April, 1913, from the hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon until the hour of o'clock in the afternoon of said day, during which time the polls will be open: that J. c. Reed, Charles J. McElroy and J. H. Kinney are the judges ap pointed and named to conduct the said election at said time and place; that the purpose of said election is to submit to the taxpayers who are otherwise qualified electors Of said School District No. l, the question Of whether or not the bonds of said School District No. l shall be issued and sold in the sum of one hundred thousand (s100, 100000 dollars. in the denomination of one thousand ($1000.o0) dollars each, bearing in terest at the rate of five per cent per annum, payable semi annually, and to run for twenty years after the date Of issuance thereof; the proceeds of said proposed bonds to be used and eX : pended for the purchase of one or more school sites, erection of one or more school buildings in the said school district, and for purchasins necessary furniture and apparatus for the said school building or buildings, and improving the grounds thereof.
 Dated this 5th day of April, 1919. The Board of Trustees of School Dis
 trict No. 1, of Maricopa County
 State of Arizona.
 By
 SIMS ELY, President. L. D. DAMERON. Clerk W. c. HORNBERGEI: Member.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-20
Secretary. State Board of Educatio
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

The Board of Directors of the Ari- zona Deaconess Hospital and Home invite bids for the complete finishing Of a hospital building and power house certain portions of which have been constructed under contracts now near ing completion; and for the installation of plumbing heating, refrigerating and electrical system in accordance with plans and specifications therefor which may be seen at the office of the architect, V. O. Waliingford. Goodrich Building. Phoenix. Arizona.
 Bids will be received up to o'clock p. m. of Monday. April 2l, and there- after considered.
 Each proposal shall be accompanied by certified check for five per cent of the amount thereof, which check is intended to guarantee the intent of bidder to enter unto contract for his portion of the proposed work at the amount named.
 Checks will be returned to unsuc- cessful dibber on demand.
 The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received
Arizona republican., 1919-04-20
RESOLUTION NO. 354

A resolution of the Commission of the City of Phoenix declaring it's in- tention to improve certain portions of Third Avenue, in the City of Phoenix and determining that bonds shall be issued to represent the costs and ex- penses thereof, and declaring the work or improvement to be of more than local or ordinary public benefit, and that the costs of said work or improve ment shall be assessed upon a certain district and providing that the pro- posed work or improvement shall be performed under Title VII, Chapter XIII., Revised Statutes of Arizona, 1915. Civil Code, and amendments thereto.
 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX:
 SECTION l.
 That the public interest and con- venience require, and that it is the in tention of the Commission of the City of Phoenix, to order the following work to be performed, to-wit: l. That the roadway of Third Ave nue between a point 14.15 feet north of the north line of Van Buren Street and the south line of Fillmore Street (excepting therefrom that portion of the east one-half of the roadway of Third Avenue lying in front of Lots ?, and 6, of Hatcn Addition) be graded and paved with bitulithic with bituminous concrete base ae per Spec ification No. 26A.
 2. That all private drives on both sides of Third Avenue between Van Buren and Fillmore Streets be graded and paved to depth of five (5) inch cement concrete as per Specification No. BOA.
 5. That combined cement concrete curb and gutter be constructed along the west edge of the roadway of Third Ave nue between a point 14.75 feet north of the north line of Van Buren Street and the south line of Fillmore Street and along the east edge of the