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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
MINNEAPOLIS SELECTED As
HEADQUARTERS

The Board Of Directors of Mime
sofa Potato Exchange has decided to
establish headquarters for the En-
change AZ Minneapolis. am salts
fed that this was a wise move and
practically everyone who heard about
il expressed the same opinion.
There are several reasons why We
should locate there. MINNEAPOLIS has
the largest potato market in the
Northwest. Buyers come in season
from all parts Of the United States
looking for eating and seed stock and
from there often so ont into the
country. If they don't find what thew
want on track in Minneapolis. These
buyers will naturally drop into our
office and set acquainted. and when
they find that they can get car after
car and depend on getting standard
grade and also that our cars are a.
repre- Sented, they don't need to 60
out in the country. As Mr. Ross from
Iowa. said
] have met him twice in the Mar
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
Minnesota Potato
Exchange Column
Activities OF the Exchange as Re
ported by Its President
L. Mosbak.
MARSHALL COUNTY

| met with the potato growers in
different communities OF Marshall
county last week and found a pc
culiar situation. A few years ago
some promoters organized groups of
potato growers, the farmers signing
up shares. the promoters building
warehouses and promising to store
and do lot more for the potato
growers. The final outcome was
that these farmers had to pay an
other 500 on top Of the original
500 for a share. and they still have
no house and want to he sure on
their footing before they venture to
affiliate with marketing problem.
One Of the farmers promised to give
the history OF this for our paper
which | await with interest. | am
sure many will benefit from their
experience. At several places out
side promoters are attempting to
organize farmers under one form or
another-to have them sign up for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

ket Bank building lately. He also
said in regard to location, "When
ventured on my first business enter
prise as a young lad, ! estabiished
myself with a fruit stand where
there was no competition ana IL
nearly broke me before | reallzed
had made a mistake. Then changed
nv location to where ! found the
largest number of competitors ana
decided TO give little better service
than the next one. both in quality
and quick service, and ! made sue
cess which gave me my first KNOW
ledge OF business principles Busl-
ness cannot be built on sentiment,
he said when ! told him thar we
were considering locating our head
quarters in the middle Of the potato
growing section.
There is another reason 70 prefer
Minneapolis as the big potato center.
You would say perhaps that we 90
not intend to sell to local buyers, but
that we will have our customers near
to the ultimate consumer. True and
correct. but we do not have them yet.
And furthermore. the first year or
two we will have to contend with
large lot of more or less mixed va
rieties and would rather sell such
on sight for spot cash on track than
to ship them and risk to have them
rejected. However, it will not take
us long to secure a profitable market
for graded. one variety potatoes.
1t might he that office rooms and
some other items might come higher
in Minneapolis than for instance in
Brainerd But it is not question
Of how much it costs to sell these
potatoes. but how much we can in
crease the net returns to the grower.
The grower can sell his product to
! the lOCdI DuNtT WllHout cApSHSC diiu
get spot cash, but must contend him
self with comparative low price.
IF he ships 70 Minneapolis and wants
to be able to protect his potatoes on
arrival it will cost him considerable
more, but he will realize that and
more in his final returns. And II
we want to bring them near to the
ultimate consumer and make sure
that they will arrive and be paid for
it will cost us still more We take
the place of several middlemen and
if we have enough of produce to
ship. then it will pay us to secure
that protection, and whatever it may
cost us we can not but ultimately he
the gamers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
st. Louis County.

The Forbes Potato Exchange held
its annual meeting Wednesday even
ing, June 9th. and made arrange
ments for handling the potato crop
this fall The association voted to
join the Minnesota Potato Exchange
and II. S. Soine was elected as a
delegate to attend the annual meet
ing The following directors were
elected: r. S. Soine, Gust Lund.
Charles Borg. Andrew QUAIL John
Mobraten, Jess Mobraten. Peter Mo-
braten, Sam Johnson and II. s.
Krischer.
Many of the members present paid
for their share OF stock and signed
contracts agreeing to deliver their
potatoes and other produce to the
association. The association will
purchase potato grader in the near
future.
The directors held a meeting right
elected the following officers: pres.
r. S. Soine. v-pres. Gust Lund. secy-
treas. Charles Borg.-Reported.
The Cook Produce Association held
it's annual meeting June 9th. New
directors were elected. The asso-
citation voted to join the Minnesota
Potato Exchange and elected Peter
Burtness as delegate to attend the
annual meeting OF the Exchange
About twenty-five farmers were pres
ent and many of them turned in
their subscription for stock and
signed up contracts agreeing to de.
liver the potatoes and other produce
that they have for sale to the asso
citation. At Palo temporary loca
association has been organized. Il
will complete the organization at {
meeting to be held June 24.-Re
| ported
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
Markville has real auto experts

Markville has real auto experts
located in the Mark Andrews
barn SO do not be afraid to come
to the game Sunday. We will
start you back home happy.
Coleman got stuck in the mud
last Sunday. Henry, Henry, Ray,
Bill and Oh. don't know how
many more bent their crank han
dies on their flivers last Sunday
due to one bad mud hole. This
has since been fixed.
If you want to see a real pro-
gressive town come to the ball
game next Sunday.
Contributed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
North Dakota Potato Growers
Exchange.

had accepted an invitation to
meet with this association in Fargo
on the sth Of this month The North
Dakota Exchange is in way differ
ent from the Minnesota Exchange as
il has comparatively n small number
of large growers, while the Mime
sofa Exchange and eur locals are
generally composed of a large num-
her of small growers. | understand
they figured ON some thirty associa-
tins and about 900 ears mostly
Early Ohios for marketing this sea-
son. They organized practically on
the same basis as the Minnesota and
Michigan Exchanges. We are now
waiting for Wisconsin to take action
and line up. We regard every car
Of potatoes going on the market un-
organized as detriment and in com
petition with organized potatoes.
and we surely want to have Wiscon-
sin line up. But first Of all let US be
sure that we set all of the Minnesota
potatoes organized. There is no good
reason why we should not. 1t is a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
Markville

It has been raining here too.
Chas. Bjork is on the sick list
this week.
DR.. Hall was called to see Mrs.
Peterson last Thursday night.
Mrs. Kelch made trip to
Webster Monday of this week.
The Ladies Aid meets this
week Thursday to serve lunch.
Miss Webster of Duxbury is
helping Mrs. Peterson this week.
Mrs. Jas. Roatch went to Web
ster last Friday, to see den
fist.
Norman Allen left Monday
night for Clontarf, Mimi, to
work.
Mrs. Robes father, sister and
brother-in-law are visiting here
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Schaff are
the proud possessors of a baby
girl born June 4.
Ray Kechum's father and mo
Their visited over Sunday with
him and his wife.
Miss Ella Richardson came
home Sunday morning from Min
neapolis for weeks visit.
Mrs. Werner Carlson returned
from Minneapolis Sunday where
she has been visiting relatives.
A picnic was held by the upper
grades of the Markvlle CONSOLE
dated school last Wednesday, pri
or to Mr.. Schmiege's return tC
his home in st. Paul. A splendiC
time was the result.
An eye social (eyes sold in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

shares they in return promise to
store and sell or buy as preferred.
Beware Of the promoter that APP
proaches you representing one or
another distant organization or COM
pany and offer to organize you.
Organization should be done by the
farmers themselves locally for To-
cal organization. They might ask
for advice from the State Depart
.ment of Agriculture and the Agri-
cultural Extension Division or from
the Officers Of the Organization they
have created themselves. The Min
nesota Potato Exchange and it's
Board OF Directors have not en-
ployed any promoters and do not
themselves go anywhere but where
they are invited by farmers to pre-
sent the program for marketing farm
products
have found the same situation
at other places where attempts nave
been made by promoters in the past.
But nevertheless after we have
talked over the problem the farmers
signify their intention to organize
themselves on the basis OF the plan
outlined by the Minnesota Potato
Exchange. They did so in Marshall
county and i'm Pennington county, and
they promised to report develop
ments to our Weekly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

The Markville ball tossers
went to Bruno to play their first
game of the season. A very en-
ioyable game was played, the
score ran quite high owing to
the fact that both teams were
playing their first game the
finals being 10 to II in ia
vor Of Markville.
Next Sunday a game with ker-
rick is booked. 1t is hoped that
weather conditions will permit
the game to be played as it is
going to be real ball game.
+. J. Steinbring and Leon Cole
man ran a race to see which
would get to Bruno first last Sun
day. Coleman is still out Of
breath SO we can not say who
won the race.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

The Potato Exchange work in
Cass county is very promising. Boy
River, Shovel Lake. Walker. Jenkins,
Backus and Pillager are organized.
The Remer Association said they
were going to affiliate with the EN-
change soon That leaves only four
points in the county that are not
organized at the present time. and
believe we will have them in be-
fore fall, thus making the county
1000 for the state Potato Exchange.
NJ. P. Ostby,
County Agent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

Proper distribution of farm pro-
ducts requires. first of all, that q
common understanding exist as the
basis of negotiations between pro-
ducers and purchasers. The Bureau
of Markets, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. is endeavoring
to bring this about by the recommen-
dation of grades for fruits and vese-
tables. No. . potatoes should be
No. potatoes throughout the United
States and not. as at present. No. 2
potatoes in one section of the country
and No. ] somewhere else.
During the war period the United
States Food Administration re-
Quired licensed dealers to use Gov
eminent potato grades The results
were so satisfactory that when the
regulation was cancelled the use of
grades To a large extent was con-
tinned voluntarily. In fact. since
that time higher grade has been
demanded 70 provide for produce Of
highest quality.
Therefore the Bureau OF Markets
now recommends United States grade
fancy in addition to grades No.
and No. >.
Grade fancy consists Of sound no-
tatoes of one variety which are ma
ture. bright, smooth, we'll shanaa
free from dirt or other foreign mat
ter frost injury. sunburn. second
growth, growth cracks. cuts. scab
blight, soft rot. dry rot. and dana 90
caused by disease. insects. or mo-
chanical or other means. The range
IN size snail be stated in terms Of
minimum and maximum diameter or
weight following the grade nama
hut in no case shall the diameter no
less than 9 inches
In order to allow for variations
incident to commercial grading and
handing. per cent ny weight ~
any lot may vary from the ranga :,
size stated. and in addition 2 NOR
cent by weight of any such Ia, rr.r
be below the remaining requirements
OF this grade but not more than
one-third of such 3 per cent. tina. :.
70 say. not more than per cent
by weight Of the entire lot NAV have
the flesh injured by soft rot
Complete particulars recar3i,o
United States potato grades arc con-
tanned in Department Circular az
which will be mailed free u,on -
Quest TO the bureau of Markets
The Bureau Of Markets also rac,,,
mends grades as a standard for q--4
I ing and marketing Bermuda o,io,
in the United States. These GRAD,
are the result Of m investigator,
by the bureau covering a per;os i.
four years Full information raga-a
ing them is contained in Dena-n.r.
Circular 81. which will also no -.
free upon request TO the Ruraa,, :.
Markets.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

We have just held our first annual
meeting and elected a permanent
Board of Directors and officers and
are now ready to line up with the
Exchange. signing agreement and
note and paving 800 for share. j.
A. Marshall was elected president.
Reported.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17

disgrace to community to support
two to twenty or more cash buyers
of farm produce, and it keeps such
community back in its development
and prevents cooperation and keeps
down community spirit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02
AN INVITATION

Many people hand in news and ask
us how much we will charge for pub
fishing the same. We would like to
have it universally understood that
any item of general interest, which
is not in the nature of pure advertis-
ing, is always given free and hearty
welcome here-we charge nothing for
publishing such items. Furthermore,
we cordially invite, and urge, all Oh
our readers to contribute items when
ever they can, as it takes the coop
Grafton of all to make a newspaper
of value to the community.
1t is also often suggested to us that
we ought to publish articles about
this. that or the other thing, and GER
tain views are conveyed to us as the
only possible solution to domestic
state or national problems. The
Journal is very willing to give you all
an opportunity to express such views
to the public, and, instead OF charg-
ing you for that privilege, we cordial
ly invite you to send in your articles
and we will do the rest. We do not
insist that such articles be signed IN
the publication, but we do insist that
when sent to us they must have the
writer's name and address attached
thereto for our reference.
So. whenever you think of anything
which you feel will be of interest or
value to the community, take your
pen in hand, write it off, sign your
name. with note as to whether you
want yaur name to appear in the pub
lication), and mail it to The Journal
You will not be charged anything,
and the paper, as well as it's readers,
will be glad to hear from you. 1t isn't
necessary that you be a literary
shark to insure its proper appearance
put down your ideas and they'll
come out all right in the paper.
We sincerely hope that our read
ers will take advantage of this mvl-
tation, and that The Journal will
have the opportunity to boost the
community spirit by publishing the
opinions of readers regarding many
topics.
And remember the short local item
whenever you have an out of town
guest, a party, or if you leave for
visit-don't fail to call phone 29-2
and have it in the Journal.
We thank you.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02
A LAST ECHO

Sport writer's who at first were in
clined to favor the Stevens Point
claims regarding the memorial game
| at Mencmonie, are now better posted
and are giving River Falls a much
fairer deal in their comments, as
attest the following article by
Bangs" in the La Crosse Tribune
and Leader-Press.
les lucky thing for the officials
that it wasn't a baseball game, where
in like situations, baseball bats are
welded to great advantage to prove
a point in the rebuttal.
spectators, referees, sport follow
ers and sport writers of River Falls
and Stevens Point have not yet ceas-
ed to file their opinions concerning
the final decision made by officials of
the River Falls-Stevens Point foot
ball clash which has almost become
ancient history outside of these two
particular tows. The attack of the
Stevens Point aggregation is center
ed around the assertion that time out
should have been called by the time
keepers during Stevens Points short
conference with their captain just be-
fore play that would apparently net
touchdown for the Pointers and
thus give them a victory over River
Falls. Just as the Point players were
arranging themselves for the play
the two time keepers notified the
head-linesman that the allotted time
was up and the referee blew his
whistle ending the game.
According to comment on the al
fair as heralded by the various press
of the northern part Of the state,
Point fan rushed out to the officials
and insisted that there were several
minutes of play remaining. His ap-
neal evidently located soft spot In
the officials makeup and it was first
decided to forfeit the game to Stew
ems Point. Following lengthy dis
cussion and considerable demonstra-
ton on the part of the spectators, and
the usual .he-should- have-called-tTnle
if-he-didn't,' the time remaining was
cut to twenty seconds and the officials
again changed the decision to no
game"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02

visited at the A. Riley home Monday
Mrs. Fred Heckle visited in River
Falls Friday.
The Berry Club pleasantly surpris-
ed Mrs. w. Tabor Saturday afternoon
Oscar Anderson visited at the Good
win home Sunday
Mrs. G. Zehender visited at the j
Anderson home last week.
W. L. Goodwin motored to Newport
Tuesday.
Lou Trayner spent last week in
Chicago and Omaha.
mn. and Mrs. Oscar Binder motored
to Ellsworth Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Wolf and child
rem visited in River Falls Wednesday
Fred Heckle, Sr., visited with the
Heckle brothers Sunday
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02
VIKING

Walter Zentzis had the misfortune
to chop one of his toes quite badly
Friday while working in the woods
Mrs. VIM. Zentzis spent Saturday
and Sunday with her son Hiram and
family at River Falls.
Miss Rubertha Halvolson visited
with Myrtle Zentzis Friday.
Mrs. Carrie Halverson and Miss
Della and Rude Halverson spent
Thanksgiving Day at the H. Rudom
home in Tydalen.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Hanson, of Riv-
er Falls, and Nels Borg and family
spent Thanksgiving Day with Mrs. A
Ofstie.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02
FARGO SCHOOL
written for Last Week)

We started our warm lunches about
two weeks ago.
The children are hemming the wip-
ing towels used for the warm lunches
We will have a Thanksgiving pro-
gram Wednesday afternoon for the
children.
We have new monograph, whicf
we enjoy very much.
Hazel Buck, Teacher
1st Publication Dec. 2, 1925 wks'
SUMMONS
State OF Wisconsin, in Circuit Cours
For Pierce County.
Fawn Moe,
Plaintiff,
Charles E. Moe, Defendent'
State of Wisconsin, to the above
named defendant.
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after SCI
vice of this summons, exclusive CT the
day of service, AMI defend the above
entitled action in the Court afore-
said; and in case of your failure SO to
do, Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand of the
complaint.
Knowles & DoOlittle,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
P. o. Address: River Falls, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02
CLIFTON
written for Last Week.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Goodwin and
little jeanette expect to leave We'd
nesday for Madison, where they will
visit relatives and friends.
Mrs. John Keickler visited in River
Fails Friday.
Mrs. w. l.. Goodwin and son Henry
,notored to Ellsworth last Wednesday
where Mrs. Goodwin attended the or
ganization of Rebekkah Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Binder motored
to River Falls Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Keickler and son
Lloyd visited at Pete Feidler's Sun,
day.
Mrs. G. A. George, of st. Paul, Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. F. Heckle
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Jennings and son.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-12-02
w. S. OLIGNEY

Express and Baggage Line
Phone Your Orders to No.
467. Special attention given
to collecting baggage and de-
livering to all parts of the city.
All kinds Of dray and team
work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13

BLACKSBURG

BLAcKSBURG. VA. June l2-Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. S. Buchanan. of Peters
burg. were guests this week Of their
son and daugnterin-law. Professor
and Mrs. Frank s. buchanan.
Hon. John w. Williams. of Rich
mond. Clerk of the House OF Dele
gates, was II visitor this week at the
home OF W. NJ. Lybrook.
Hiss Elizabeth Eggleston. of Hamp-
den Sidney. is the guest OF Professor
and Mrs. Bolton McBryde.
Mrs. Dabney S. Lancaster and chill
dren left Monday 20 spend the sum-
mcr at the Lancaster summer home
In Bath County.
Mrs. c. II. woolwine and children,
OF Davy. West Virginia, are guests
Of Mrs. John l.. Eaxin.
Miss Amy Smythc has returned
from Swcctbriar; Misses Matte Nc
Conkey and Mary Kessler from Miller
School; Misses Virginia Faulkner and
Ellen Campbell. from the Harrison
burg Normal; Misses Blanche Davis
and Lois Price from the Radford Nor
NAL. and Miss Kent Kabrick from
Elizabeth College. Salem.
Anne and Henry Froehling. Jr., OF
Richmond. are here to spend the sum :
mcr with their aunt. Miss Mary Hen
derson.
Mrs. Il. c. Birkhead. Of Lenoir. "
c.. is the guest Of her daughter, Mrs.
Frances Hill. at The Flats"
Mrs. Frances Bell and Miss Eliza
beth Bell, of Dublin. arc guests OF
their cousin, Miss Minnie Thomas
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13
NEW CANTON

IT h% HA e The Times, Dispatch
liollins College. has arrived 10 spend
the summer vacation at Bear Car
den"
Bessie Williams. now OF North Caro-
lima. after Il visit TO IIollins College
SSomme, IN Is here at her old
Miss Ethel Hughes. who spent the
winter here. has left for her home
in Houston. Va. where she will be
throughout the summer.
Mrs. Joel Hannah. OF Cass. w. Va,
VIII arrive next week to spend Sow
cral months with her parents. Her
two young daughters will accompany
Mrs. Arthur l.. Pitts and Miss Edith
Puts were visitors In Richmond this
Mrs. Arthur Lee Glasgow. OF Oxford
:. G. Is spending some time at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Will
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Roberts.
.: Arvonla. mOtored TO Farmville and
remained u day or two with relatives
Mrs. E,helyn I.eGrand Morris. for
merry Miss Ethclyn Jones. OF Buck
irgham county. who spent last year
In Paio Alto and Los Angeles, Cal.
"herc she Will resume her duties as
art editor for Modern Priscilla Maya
ENC. which she held a number OF
Professor and Mrs. Stanley, of
Southwest virginia. have left for
their home. after the closing OF the
Arvonia High School.
Miss Blanche boswell. who taught
during the last session near South
Boston. has returned TO her home In
New Canton
DR.. and Mrs. Perkins and Mrs. A. L.
nus spent a day or two recently nj
the home OF Air. and Mrs. T.. Il. Glover
near Mantco
Miss Eddie Bransford. of near
Dana Mills. Is spending the week In
New Canton.