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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12

Jaeger says that he came to this
country from Sweden less than
six months ago. 1t is said that
he may be deported as an unde-
sirable alien.
Nine. Oda Coming.
Oda Nielsen. popularly known
as Madame Oda". popular Copen-
hagen actress. is scheduled to
leave Denmark on September 8
for tour of the United States.
Nine. Oda was in this country in
1907 under the auspices Of the
then existing Danish-American
association. In May Of this year
she celebrated her fiftieth ami
versary as an actress. Although
her itinerary has not yet been ar
ranged. it is expected that Mmc
'Oda will visit number of places
in the Northwest.
Specially Honored.
Miss Agnes Hammer, a daugh-
ter of the Norwegian sculptor
Trygve Hammer in New York.
last week was the recipient of
special honors at the transloca-
ton taking place at the summer
course at Erasmus High School.
because she passed the most
brilliant examination on record
at the Institution.
r. F.. JeansOn Dead.
r. f. Jeanson. 86 years old,
died last week in Los Angeles,
CAL, after having heen in failing
health for a number of years.
Jeanson was at one time master
of sailing ships, but when he be-
came en- enthusiastic member of
the Baptist church. he left the
sea. About forty years ago he
organized the Svea settlement in
Kossuth county, Iowa, and was
for some time pastor of a Bap-
tist congregation there. A pa
ralytic stroke suffered in 1894
forced him to resign.
A Longer Journey.
Mrs. Dagmar A. Hansen, Min
neapolis. left her home July 25
for the purpose of visiting Dem
mark; it was her plan to sail on
the steamer Oscar II on July %,
but on that day she died in Chi
cago, having been taken i'll
aboard the train from Minneapo-
lis. Funeral services were held
in Chicago where interment took
place.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12

vsNsosvsn Hi0hsy important
Vor the latest types Of engineering
works, such ~ alrpianes. submarines
f"Tpedoes and similar work. the p0s-
session of . msterist Of high resist
anre TO stresses Of xll kinds enshles
some q the most di6ieuIs elements Of
the work to b. soIved. While the %
psication Of vanadimm 10 steel does
'his. snd thus constitutes n present
~ most smportsnt use. II has aIso
marked tnhuence upon cast iron and
upon copper.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
FsellsA ceust oeeoeaaA

One Of the most frsnkly 1po1leA -
impossible ssntences q $780, UInr
inst Imposed upoa chilA mun1oeoe u
Germany. who was tfied aG 0ploGnura1l
70 iSO6 He wss seatence1 ~ ~ ~.
Needed twice. tlsen - eueoevo -
years iIDprisOnmenf. an6 onSIlS no
sunes the loss Of III his polluc61 n H1l
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12

Rand Concert Saturday.
The Askov Band will give one
Of their open air concerts in the
local park Saturday evening, Au-
gust 18th. commencing at $50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
school Ba~rd Proceedings.
District NJ. u.

School board meeting July ..
1920. Present were Carl Miller.
Carl Madsen. 8. Chr. Dixen. +
Petersen and Jeppe Sorensen.
Minutes Of last meeting ware
read and approved ~ read.
Moved. seconded and carried -
hire Anna c. Rathburn = teachsr
for $50 per month.
The following Mills were Il
lowed:
Askov Lumber and Supply
Co, ................x 6O.36
Christensen Bros. ....... 1880
S. p. Putnam .......... $50
Askov o-OpcrAtive Assn 1910
On motion meeting adjourned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
HinckIey Msn Dies Suddenly.

UIWckWy Won Dies SudtItnJy.
Godfrey Schott, a farmer near
Hinckley. died suddenly from
heart failure Monday after saw
ing his daughter from being run
over by Northern Pacific train.
Both escaped injury. but as soon
as the train had passed Mr..
dropped dead.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
NEWS AMONC
SClNDINAYIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

c. j. Halnbroe, editor of the
old, conservative newspaper Nor
genbladet in Christiania, Nor
way, is planning to visit this
country some time during the
autumn. Mr.. Hambroe who is al
so a member of the Norwegian
parliament, has been in the
United States upon a former oc-
caSiOn.
Sven Wallander Here.
The prominent Swedish archi-
tect, Sven Wallander, whose
home is in Stockholm, is touring
the United States just now for
the purpose of studying archi-
tectural construction in a num-
ber of states. Mr.. Wallander who
at present is sojourning in New
York City, is making the trip un-
der the auspices of the Swedish
government.
To Send Greetings.
A group of Danish firms, and
American firms with Danish con-
nections, in New York. are plan
ming to send greetings to King
Christian X of Denmark, on the
occasion of his fiftieth birthday
anniversary, September 26. The
greetings will be in the form of
volume of hand-painted New
York souvenirs.
= Popular Minister.
Rev. S. Gunderson, who for 80
years has been the pastor Of sew
eral Norwegian congregations at
Mount Horeb. Wis, recently re-
ceived from church members a
purse of $3.480. At a gathering
which took place in honor Of his
thirtieth anniversary, more than
one thousand persons were pres
ent.
Golden Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Nelson,
widely known Swedish residents
of the settlement near st. James,
Mimi, last week celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary.
The wedding took place at Man.
kato in 1870, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson lived in that city until
1902 when they moved to St.
James.
Export and Import.
During the month of June, this
year, Denmark exported to the
United States 81. .O66, $50 worth Of
goods. as compared to $623, ,251
during June of last year. The
total exports from Denmark to
America during the fiscal year
ending July l. aggregated $13.-
10000. as compared to S2,125.-
600 during the preceding fiscal
year. Imports to Denmark from
the United States which in June,
last year, totaled s27 200. 900 had
been reduced to $3.359,657 in
June of this year.
Immigrants Arrive.
A large number of Norwegian
immigrants arrived last Friday
and Saturday at various cities in
Minnesota and North Dakota. a
few Of them travelling on to
Montana. 1t was reported that
the group, consisting of about
$50 persons. is the largest single
group Of Scandinavian imml-
grants to come to the Northwest
since the summer of 1914.
Jailed in Boston.
Albert Jaeger. a young elec-
trician, who claims that he is a
native of Sweden, was arrested
IN Boston last Saturday on the
charge OF having forged checks
70 the amount Of about 5000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12

Askov Fair. SATURDAY. So q
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
Look After the Eggs.

the zoo we gaze upon the people who
pass, and people help to make up the
world, and SO l say we gaze at the
world.
ITS far easier than saying each
time that we gaze at people and that
people help to make up the world.
"We come from Australia, you know,
and they call us birds, believe. We're
almost as large as the ostrich family,
but not quite. ! mean that each OF
us is almost as large as an ostrich,
that is what l mean.
"Of course, | don't mean the South
American ostrich, for we are each
larger than each of them. But I
meant that we We're almost as large
as the African ostrich.
do you agree, Mr.. Emeu?"
Certainly, certainly" said Mr..
Emeu.
II was speaking" said Mrs. Emeu,
''of the fine way we act and of the
way the first Mrs. Emeu taught us all
to act.
ave lay the eggs and then we make
our mates look after the eggs and
care for the young. All we do is to
| lay the eggs. We don't do ANY of the
sitting or watching or waiting or train
ing of the young.
"The first Mrs. Emeus said, young
Mrs. Emeus, and young Miss Emeus
who will soon find your mates, do not
wear yourselves all out in working.
Change the scheme of things and make
your mates do the work.
"'You will find that they can do IT,
too. Mr. and Mrs. Ostrich take turns
in sitting on the eggs, but don't even
do as much work as that. Just let
Mr.. Emeu do everything but the lay
ing of the eggs.
"'And you will be interesting and
different, and creatures will say,
"'"Gracious, aren't they the bosses
thought"
$50, remember my words, for these
are the ways that emeus should do
"And we have remembered. Even
here In the zoo where we also lay the
eggs, we get our mates to do all the
work. and creatures think it Is most
interesting.
"Ah, we're queer looking with our
great long legs like stills, and our
bodies which look like hay stacks.
And we're cross in the spring--we get
sort of cross spring fever. The
fever Is lacking, but the crossness
Is present.
"But we're interesting, for we make
our mates do practically all the work,
| heigh no, and we are the lazy, curious
Mrs. Emeus."
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
'YoU scoUNpRELl"

Synopsis. Searles, sue
cessful American playwright, con-
fides to his friend. Bob Singleton.
the fact that. inspired by the
genius OF young actress whom
he had seen In London. he has
written a play. Lady Larkspur."
solely with the thought that she
should interpret the leading char
acter. This girl. Violet Dewing.
has disappeared. Singleton. an
aviator. has just returned lin
valided) from France. His uncle,
Raymond Bashford. had contracted
a marriage a short time before his
death. while on a visit to Japan.
He left Singleton a comparatively
small amount Of money and the
privilege OF residing in the gar
age" OF his summer home. Barton
on-the-Sound. Connecticut. Mrs.
Bashford is believed to be travel
ing in the Orient. The household
at Barton is made up of broken
down employees of a New York
hctcl. where Bashford made his
home. Singleton goes to Barton,
taking with him the manuscript of
Lady Larkspur." There he finds
the household strangely upset,
some Of its members being suspect
ed by their comrades OF pro-Ger-
manism. Antoine, head of the es-
tablishment. informs him that he
las been perplexed by the some-
what mysterious visits of a
stranger. apparently foreigner,
seeking Mrs. Bashford. Antoine
has formed the male members of
the household into a guard for pro-
lection. Singleton reads Searles'
play with approval. AUNT Alice"
arrives Unexpectedly. meets with q
lively reception and turns out to be
young and charming. Mrs. Farms
worth is her travelling companion.
Terrence, Bashford's lawyer, sus-
poets the two women and warns
Singleton Aunt Alice" may be an
impostor. The mysterious stranger,
Count Montani. makes a call and
Is seen to be very much interested
in "Aunt Alice's" ostrich-plume
fan. which has been repaired by
jeweler in Japan. Singleton is fas-
cinated by Aunt Alice" Antoine
reports a spy" has been tempting
woman servant to steal the fan.
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cannas. This would have been less
melancholy If Flynn, hard behind,
hadn't stumbled over me and, believ-
ing he had captured the enemy, grip
ped my legs until could persuade him
to let go.
The lights now flared on all the
walks and driveways. and Antoine was
believing orders to the guards to sur
round the sunken garden. l surmlsed
that the fugitive, surprised by the at
tack. had lost his bearings and was
now far from the boundary wall back
of the garage from which presumably
he had entered the grounds. With the
Sound cutting off his exit beyond the
residence, there was fair chance of
catching him If Antoine's veterans
were at all vigilant.
found Antoine, armed with club
and swinging lantern, majestically
posed at the nearer entrance to the gar
den. With a swallow-tail coat over his
nightshirt and his nightcap tipped over
one ear, he was an enthralling figure.
AS he strobe toward me his slippers
tapped weirdly upon the brick walk.
''There's somebody In the garden, SIR"
|. he whispered huskily. "The troops has
1t surrounded" No general In all his
tory, reporting In some critical hour
the disposition Of his army, could have
been more composed.
"You have done well, Antoine. Shall
you dig In until morning or go over the
top nOw?"
"As you say. sir. It's better you
should take charge"
walked round the garden and found
his men well distributed. but the old
fellows were exceedingly nervous. "It's
bit suspicious, sir, that he broke for
the garden" remarked Antoine.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
Will Fight the Bolshevists

Maj. Gen. Sir Charles We're Fer
rers Townshend, hero of ten cam
paigns and one Of Engand's most pop
ular veterans, has resigned from the
British army in order to make effec'
tive his protest against any compro
mise with the Russian BOlshevists.
He has rendered his services to Gen
eral Wrangel and will join him in the
struggle to redeem Russia. He is
nearly sixty, but as full of fighting
spirit as ever.
General Townshend comes of good
military stock, being a descendant Of
Lord Townshend who fought with
Wolfe at Quebec. In the recent war
General Townshend distinguished him
self in Mesopotamia. where, acting on
his own initiative, he conquered half
the country. He fought and won the
battles of Kurna. .Amara and Ctesi
phOn, as commander of the Sixth di
vision. Then, acting under superior
orders and against his personal judg-
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
Copyright By Charles scr,bner's Sons

avert the disturbance and the exposure
Of the foolish woman when the whole
matter was taken out of my hands.
"You fool! You scoundrel! |" she bel
lowed in German. "That you should
think me plaything to commit rob-
berry for you! That should steal
from my mistress to satisfy you, you
piece of swine.flesh!"
had often heard Elsie vocally dis
ciplining her Irish husband and knew
the power of her lungs and the vigor
Of her invective, but she seemed bent
upon apprising the whole common
wealth Of Connecticut of the fact that
she was vastly displeased with the
person she was addressing, who was
certainly not Flynn. Amid sounds OF
scuffie and the continuous Outpouring
Of billingsgate the light over the
garage door flashed on suddenly and
disclosed Flynn in the act Of precipi-
tating himself into the fray. Elsie had
grasped, and was stoutly clinging to
tall man who was trying to free him.
self of her muscular embrace. Her
cries meanwhile included some of the
raciest terms in the German dictionary
and Others-mouthfuls of frightfulness
that didn't recognize.
When reached the open Flynn was
dancing round the belligerents like an
excited boxer, occasionally springing
in to land blow; and all the while
Elsie continued to address her captive
and the world at large in her native
tongue. Flynn was rather more than
sixty, and Elsie was not much his ju-
nior. while the invader was young and
agile. The man had loosened one arm
and drawn revolver with which he
was pounding Elsie in the face. l
knocked the gun from his hand with
my walking stick and shouted to ElsiL
to let go of him. Her shouts had reused
the guards and. hearing answering
cries and the beat Of hurrying feet on
the walks, he redoubled his efforts to
escape. had hardly got my hands on
him when with twist of his body he
wrenched himself free and sped away
in the darkness.
! hadn't gone far in pursuit of him
before | tripped over the skirts of my
dressing gown and fell into bed Of
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
'ER;assSaiyGsa Rasays
.Eai!y !! Ii, y.,,!!a9l Tale ( s,,,~,
~WARY GRAHAM BONNER

6yWIARY GRAHAM BONNER
MRS. EN- EU.

"How I've improved things" said
Mrs. Emeu.
"Might be so bold as to ask what
you have improved?" asked Mr.. Emeu.
swell, I've seen to it that the Mr..
'Emeus didn't become spoilt."
Haven't all the Mrs. Emeus seen
to that?" asked Mr.. Emeu.
"Ah yes, they have. They have been
fine lot. 1t has all been because
Of the first Mrs. Emeu. She was
leader If there ever was one. She told
what she had done to the Miss and
Mrs. Emeus who came after her, and
she asked US all to follow her ex-
ample which we all have done. We've
all helped improve things.
"NOne of us have ever changed.
We've all been as she was, and as
said before, she was great leader.
"Just think, thousands or hundreds
or some such number of Mrs. Emeus
have followed in the footsteps of the
first Mrs. Emeu.
'Of course they haven't exactly fol-
lowed in her footsteps. That is. they
haven't walked where she has walked.
'They have gone in different yards
and walked on different grounds, but
their ways have been the same, and so
we say they have followed in her foot
steps.
"We're queer looking creatures and
our funny heads often make people
laugh. Our uecks are covered with
collars which look like hay, ard our
heads are quite amusing. Our beaks
are rather pointed and our little eyes
look out at the world in a funny
way"
"We don't look out at the whole
world" said Mr.. Emeu.
"Well, you know what mean," said
Mrs. Emeu. "From our yard here in
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
independence by Divine Right

1t will be the mission of Isauro
Gabaldon, who has arrived in Wash
ingtOn as Philippine resident commits
sioner, and as the representative of
his people in congress, to advance the
cause of Philippine independence.
That realization is of the utmost i'm
pOrtance, in his view, as the means
OF preserving the friendly attitude of
the Filipinos toward the United States.
for, as he says, the officials and the
masses in the islands are alike insist
ent that independence be granted.
Not only do we feel entitled to
independence by divine right. as the
American colonies felt themselves en-
titled, but the United States promised
us Independence upon the establish
ment in the Philippines of stable
government. Such government eX-
lists.
81 wish to emphasize that our
people have very friendly feelings to-
ward thp United States We fully
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
Our Railroads Slams Model

Prince Purachatra of Kampeng-
petch. half brother to King Rama vi
of Siam, arrived in New York the 9TH
er day. He Is here very much on
business. Prince Purachatra was ed
lcated in English schools and speaks,
English tluently. He is brisk and
cheerful in demeanor and the only
thing that strains his optimism is to,
he treated like royalty.
81 am here to study American rail-
roads in order to ascertain what i'm
provements can be made in our cwn
SYSTEM" he said, before anyone could
ask him any questions about white
elephants, teakwood or other oriental
topics. "As commissioner general Of
he state railways ! want TO keep our
lines up to date. At present we have
300 kilOmeters of lines and we are
adding about 800 kilos more. 1t Is,
now possible ia travel from Bangkok
to Singapore by rail-"
The rnilrOalS of Siam have al
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
CHAPTER lil-Continued.


| had noticed that she had substi-
tuted tiny japanese fan for the one
hat Montani had inspected so eager
y. When | spoke of the change she
lad said the other was too precious
Tor everyday use, and she meant to
keep it locked up.
II hate to bother you, sir, knowing
'sou-"
The mention of the fan had brought
ne to an abrupt halt. l resented hav-
ing the thing thrust at Inc in the
scstatic mood In which l left the
house. but the visit of the German.
speaking stranger was serious, and
Antoine knew that his story had
startled me. He told me further that
the man had carefully outlined to FL
sic just how she could take advantage
If her freedom of the house to appro-
pirate the fan when the ladies were
put and the servants off the second
floor. She was to be paid for her as
'istance; two hundred dollars had
been promised; even more had been
suggested. Elsie and the stranger had
left the garage and passed out of ear
shot before Elsie fully consented; but
Pierre had given Antoine the impress
sion that she would make the attempt.
1T was to he for the kaiser, for Ger
many" declared Antoine bitterly.
And she was to be careful about
Flynn. always thought Flynn was
straight did indeed. sir!"
II think Flynn and his wife are both
honest, but we'll take no chance. Warn
the guards to be on the alert. We
don't want Elsie to get the idea that
she's being watched; so tell the men to
keep away from the garage. I'll keep
an eye OH the Flynns. You 90 home
and go to bed. :"
The deep calm of the country night
had settled upon the shore, and the
Flynns' quarters were perfectly tran
quill. Ii didn't seem possible that an
international episode was in process Of
incubation Ia that quiet neighborhOOd.
! began to think that the general dis
trust of the German woman by her as
sociates might he responsible for
Pierre's story. But, viewed In any
light. had duty to perform. If Elsie
had visited the house and purloined
the fan, she would be very likely to get
rld Of IL as quickly us possible and de-
termined to keep watch. drew the
blinds. got into my dressing gown and,
reinforcing the lampshade with a
newspaper to deaden the light, pro-
ceeded to read.
1t was ON toward one o'clock and /
was doing when sound reused me.
A door OH the Flynn side of the hall
creaked; there was silence, then
heard furtive steps on the stair.
snapped out my light and peered out
of the window just as EIsie's robust
figure disappeared into the shadows.
WAS about TO follow when the creak-
ing of the Flynn door was repeated. In
moment another peep through the
shade showed me Flynn himself, and
he, TOO, quickly vanished. Here was a
situation indeed II Elsie was keep
ing tryst with her co-conspiratOr of the
afternoon and her husband was spying
upon her, row OF large proportions
was likely TO result at any moment.
leaned from the window as far as
dared and saw the woman close to the
wall al the nrther end OF the building.
The scene was well set for trouble, and
p", vont"rlne What ] could do ts
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
A Tragedy of the Great War

The grand duchy of Luxemburg, q
little state 99S square miles in area,
lies between Germany and northeast
ern France. When the Germans
launched their raid upon the world
their armies poured through Luxem-
burg to strike France in the back
The ruler of Luxembourg, the Grand
Duchess Marie Adelaide, formally pro-
tested. but nothing more was DONE
During the war it was reported that
the grand duchess was pro-German,
also that she was engaged to marry
Prince Rupert of Bavaria. The war
lost to Germany, a tide Of feeling
against the grand duchess arose.
among her own people, and the
betrothal being broken, she abdicated
on January IA. 1910, in favor of her
sister. Charlotte. the present reigning
grand duchess.
The eX-grand duchess, who iS
twenty-six years of age, has now TAX
on the veil I'm the Carmelite Convent
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
Edward Was Parked.

Mother was without a maid, so she
found 1t necessary to leave Edward
In her mothers care quite often.
One day a neighbor of grandmother
asked Edward If he was living with
his grandmother now.
"Oh. no." said the little fellow; (;
mother Just parked me with grand
ma while she went to card party"
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25
"Aunt Alice" Count Mon
tani and the mysterious fan.
GRO BE CONTINUED
Heads and Hearts.

Some people carry their hearts to
their heads; very many carry theii
heads to their hearts. The difficulty
is to keep them apart, yet both active
ly working tOgether-Hare.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25

walked
Mother
Then the
disappeared through which closed
heavily with
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25

realize that rendered us nesnlle serv" assisting us to prepare
in Philippine republic"
in
to
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25

occupied kueA Amaa with l5'0O
whe he
he the O
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1920-11-25


prince a
in
other o the