Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-05-06

and told the Sunrise folks that "the
Lowdens have boy"
There was 'norther" bowling down
from Medicine Hat. Fences and small
buildings were lost beneath drifts OF
snow and the trail soon became inn
passable.
The medical and food supplies which
the farm hand started out after re-
manned undelivered for thirty hours,
but "the Lowden boy" suffered no III
effects.
School House Becomes Necessary.
AS the population Of Sunrise village
and the surrounding territory In
creased the need Of n schoolhouse be-
came urgent
So Lorenzo Lowden, l. A. Par.
menter and Theodore voss. ST.. built
the little one-room schOOlhouse that
stands today In Sunrise village, only
stones throw from the LOwden
blacksmith shop. Like the shop, 1t 10
relic Of the past
Despite its boarded windows. 1t has
not been entirely abandoned. 1t Is
referred to by the villagers as the
"city hall" The men folk Of Sunrise
meet there frequently to transact OFF,
cal business and discuss politics. On
the wall hangs a recent picture OF
Frank Lowien.
The old building has been moved .
hundred yards from its original site.
where now stands a frame school OF
| a more modern type.
Lorenzo Lowden determined that
Frank should start to school a. early
| as possible. The boy had just passed
his fourth birthday when he was taken
over to the little schoolhouse.
Even the youngest children knew
the seriousness Of school In those
days." said Henry voss Of Sunrise. .
schoolmate Of Frank Lowden. 80
Frank was not slow In learning his
A. b. C's. Indeed. he was a very
bright boy. and reading and writing
came easy to him.
Frank Escapes Drowning.
| Frank used to be a great boy for
games" continued voss. HE liked to
run. jump and wrestle. He wouldn't
let any other kid Guido him. He was
particularly fond Of water. and. IKE
the rest Of us. could hardly wait for
the ice to 60 out Of the river In the
spring.
"Come IN over and take q look q
the old swimming hole. Yes. the snow
is pretty deep now and its hard to
imagine going swimming, but there ID
the place" he said. pointing TO the
ice-covesed stream.
And do You see right over there
in the center1 Well. that's where
Frank Lowden was nearly drowned.
Trying to do what the older
stronger boys did. Frank mounted thu
springboard and plunged head drst
into ten feet Of water.
Theodore voss. Jr.. an older boy
saw Franks head bob up It went
down. bobbed up q second time and
again disappeared. Theodore rushed
into the stream q few feet down cur.
rent and. diving beneath the water,
seized Frank BY the hair and pulled
him to shore. where he was quickly
revived"
The old swimming hole Is still there
and its popularity has never dimin-
ished
Sunrise Fades: lo~dens Leave.
The boom that Sunrise village had
in the early sixties began to fade: the
traders .9ere fewer. the prospects OF
rapid development Of the surrounding
country were none too good.
II was at this time that Lorenzo
Lowden sold his home and other inter.
ests In and about Sunrise and with hil
family turned southwark.
Frank Lowden. q seven-year-old boy
who already had had a taste Of the
hardships Of pioneering, one spring
morning walked out Of Sunrise behind
. white-topped prairie schooner drawn
BY q team Of oxen.
Some weeks later the Lowdera a.
Rived In Hardin county,. To- w..-.,s
young Lowden spen. his youth