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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15

AuuItoT OIUCes Etne SiIy, Mluu.S
Dec. 9th. 1921, nine o'clock. A. NJ.
The county board convened this
day pursuant TO adjournment; all
members present.
A communication was received and
read from the State Highway De-
partment calling attention to meet
ing called In Grantsburg, Wis. Jan.
4th. 1922, for the purpose Of con-
sidering the building OF bridge
across 81. Croix river. On motion
the county auditor was instructed
to notify the Highway Department
that Pine county would have no
funds to use for that purpose during
the year 1922
On motion duly carried Commits
sioner Siepan was authorized To sell
some lumber owned by the county
and stored I'm Stanton's Lumber Yard.
On motion duly carried . personal
bond will be accepted on the con-
tract OF G. II. Ramsey and Frank
Hart Project 1902. provided they
deposit with the county treasurer a
certified check made payable to him
In the sum Of $4,000 and provided
the sureties are approved by the
county treasurer.
On motion committee consisting
Of the whole board was appointed to
inspect bridge No. 1864. constructed
by Chas. Franklin.
A committee consisting Of Com
missioners Anderson and Stepan was
appointed to take an inventory Of the
property belonging to Pine county
and they were also authorized tn
employ assistance In carrying out
this work.
A commune alton was received
from the town board Of the town of
Glover complaining Of the condition
OF the bridge across Sand creek on
State Road No. 8.
The following statement Of cost Of
building. sewer. electrical line and
electrical fixtures was submitted by
the county auditor. same was on mo-
tion approved and ordered filed.
Statement Of Cost Of Building, Flee.
trfc Line and Sewer 1t Cosaty
Farm.
Main building. general construO
tion. Interstate Lumber Co.. contrac-
tor.
Bid price DECENTRALIZATION .$4O.321 .06
Extra material and labor ). 226.k
40,547.4o
Deductions for changed steel
and defective floor ...... 1880
34O,35o.49
Heating. Al Oman. contractor.
Bid price 3.523.O0
Total cost ................$ 3,623.00
Plumbing. Cy d. GibsOn, contractor.
BID price ..,.............$ 4,387.00
1 inch pipe from pressure
tank for supply to barn.. 1913
4.401.zS
Sewer contract price, cost
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LECTURE NEXT

NJ. c. Elmer Of the State Uni
versity, will lecture at the ID. b.
S. hall Wednesday evening, Dec.
q, as the sixth number on the
lyceum course under auspices Of
the American Legion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15

II. c. Jepson is busy these days
moving the building on Main
street which he recently pur-
chased from A. w. Gum Of Pine
City, onto a vacant lot on Com
mercial avenue, next to Hall s
second hand store. The building
while on Main street was occu-
pied by Albert Johnson as law
office. Mr.. Johnson has now
moved to the Webb Wingerberg
furniture store building near
there where a nice law office has
been fitted up.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15

What do you think were the IL
outstanding features of 1921?
Jot them down now, and when
you get the American of Dec.
90, compare, and count in how
many of your choices agree with
Frank Parks. Maybe your pick
will be better than his!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15
THE STORY OF 1921 TOLD IN
PICTURES

In its last number of the year
the American will print large
cartoon from the pen of our
special cartoonist. Frank Parks,
picturing the chief events of
1921.
Everybody has different opin-
ions as TO what were the chief
events of the year just closing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15

John Ruckstuhl, young lad
about Is, living with his mother
a short distance east Of Sand
stone village, died Tuesday, the
cause Of death being compllca-
tions following scarlet fever.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15

Has lOuIlu Tie DO(llGS OI hnuuSSI
and lessen, two members of the
Norwegian Amundsen expedition
who lost their lives in the ice
fields two years ago.
"Denmark Today.
Frederik Rytz. a Danish news
paperman who formerly made
his home in Minneapolis and
Oklahoma City, and who has just
returned to Minneapolis from a
lengthy visit to Denmark, last
night gave a lecture before the
Minneapolis Danish Young
Peoples Society of 1905 on Den
mark Today.
Pioneer Woman Dies.
Mrs. Augusta Oren, a native of
Ostergetland, Sweden, who had
lived near Dassel, Mimi, since
the early pioneer days, died last
week at Marshfeld, Oregon. She
was n years old and made her
home in Oregon since 1907. A
widely-known brother of the
deceased is the Oregon lumber
man, c.. A. Smith.
Church will Celebrate.
The Norwegian Lutheran con-
gregation at Portland, Ore, will
hold a celebration on December
20 in commemoration of the
45th anniversary of the install
lation of Rev. Emil Christensen
as pastor of the church. The
church is now served by his son,
Rev. M. A. Christensen.
To Build Factory.
C. T. Sorensen, a Danish
engineer, who is manager Of the
extensive Ford automobile plants
in Detroit, Mich, has been sent
to Germany for the purpose of
preparing the construction of
a Ford factory in that country
so that the European market can
be served from this new center,
There are several Ford assemb-
ling stations on the European
continent, but the projected
factory in Germany will be the
first Of it's kind.
Get Nobel Peace Prize.
Premier Hjalmar Branting Of
Sweden, long leader of Euro
pean Social Democrats and ar
ardent peace advocate, has beer
awarded the Nobel peace prize
for 1921, but must share it with
a Norwegian peace champion
DR.. Christian Lange. Both mer
have been representatives OF
their respective countries at the
gatherings of the League OF
Nations.
English s. n. Lodge.
A Sons of Norway lodge using
the English language principally
has been organized in Minneap
oils. This is the second English
speaking lodge of the organiza
ton, the first having beer
formed in Chicago some time
ago.
Expects Appointment.
Former Senator Niels Juul OF
Illinois. who is a native of Ran
ders, Denmark, is slated for the
appointment of collector OF
customs for the Chicago district
according to a Washington dis
patch. 1t is said that President
Harding intends to place the
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news AMONG
SCAND|NAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
nd Near About People
From the North.

Statistics for the month of
October just published by the
United States immigration serv-
ice show that 994 Swedes immi-
grated to the United States
during that month"; number
which is far below maximum
allowed under the laws now in
effect. From Norway ISL per-
sons we're admitted, and from
Denmark 376.
Lost in the Wilderness.
Sidney Vikoren. a young Nor
wegian-American, whose home
is in Grand Forks, N D., has sud-
denly appeared at Riga, Latvia,
after having been lost in the
wilderness of Russia and Siberia
for more than a year and half.
He was serving in an American
troop detachment early in 1920
and claims that he lost his way
while under the influence of
vodka. Since then he has been
roaming about Russia until he
finally turned up at Riga. He
will now be sent to Coblenz,
Germany, to be hailed before a
court martial.
Back Home.
Anne Kromann, a young Dan
ish girl who left her native
country eleven years age, and
who acquired fame as an Ameri-
can film star under the stage
name of Ann Forest, is at
present visiting her native
haunts on the island of Fano.
Going to Sweden.
Rev. Johan Erik Eriksson, a
pastor of a Swedish Lutheran
church in Minneapolis, has been
ordained pastor of a church in
Vesteraas parish. Sweden, and
will leave for that country short
ly after New Years. Mr.. Eriks-
son who came to United States
in 1907, is a graduate Of August
ana college and was at one time
pastor of congregation at Rich
land, Mimi.
Wins QvaIe Prize.
Miss Alma Ohnstad of the ST
Olaf College, Northfeld, Mimi.
last week won first place and the
gold medal in the annual Sigvald
Qvale Norwegian gold-medal
defamation contest held at
Augsburg seminary, Minneapolis
Dancing in Prague.
Gerda Gulda, the Danish
danseuse who a few years
ago created a sensation with her
dancing at the New York Hippo
drome, has recently appeared in
Copenhagen and just now is Civ
ing a series of dances at Prague,
the capital Of CzechoSlovakia
Miss Gulda (whose off-stage
name is Guldbjerg) has com
posed several of the dances with
which she now entertalns the
Prague citizens.
Swedish Marriage Laws.
Mrs. Ruth Edstrom of Vester-
aas. Sweden, is touring this coun.
try with a lecture on the subject
of the recently enacted marriage
laws in Sweden. These laws are
said to be essentially different
from those in vogue in America
and stipulations IN regard tc
divorce action are said to be
unique.
Bodies are Found.
A dispach to the London Times
from Christiania quotes a radio
gram received from Moscow say
ing that the Russian Begetchefl
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Swedish Marriage Laws.


A dispach to the London Times
from Christiania quotes a radio
Gram received from Moscow say
inc that the Russian Begetcheff
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American Want Ads pay.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15
Expects Appointment.

Former Senator Niels Juul of
Illinois, who is a native of Ran
ders, Denmark, is slated for the
appointment of collector of
customs for the Chicago district,
according to Washington dis
patch. 1t is said that President
Harding intends to place the
nomination before the senate
some time during next week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-15

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English S. \. Lodge.

A Sons of Norway lodge using
the English language principally
has been organized in Minneap-
oils. This is the second English
speaking lodge of the organiza-
ton, the first having been
formed in Chicago some time
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-30
Perslling To
Place M edaI
/, For Unknown

Paris, Sept. 3o.-The French
government has arranged one OF
the most elaborate and impressive
ceremonies since the armistice for
next Sunday morning, when GEN
eral Pershing places the medal Of
honor voted by the United States
congress. on the tomb of the ''un-
known soldier OF France"
Plans announced today by the
war department include an e. en-
sive military review OF all the
chief branches of the French army
to be led by composite battalion
from the American forces In Ger
many. The battalion which has
undergone rigid training for the
event, will arrive in Paris with
General Pershing tomorrow.
President Millerand, Premier
BRAND. Marshal Foch, mem oers
OF the cabinet. the senate and
chamber OF deputies and nearly all
the French military leaders who
are in France, will participate In
the ceremony.
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L, ion and development Of Its poli-

ton and development Of Its poll
cies.
Feeling that she ought to get
into work more closely allied with
the war. Miss Abbott transferred
her abilities to the War Labor
Policies board and rendered able,
efficient service until the war
closed.
"And there's the story" she con
cluded.
That was not quite the end, for
a few days ago President Harding
selected her from horde OF ap-
plicants to head the Children's
Bureau, in which she has labored
So diligently as a divisional chief
The position pays $4,000 a year
and is one Of the most eagerly
sought positions in Washington.
She has entered upon her new
duties with vigor and close ap-
plication to duty that set hard
example for her associates.
"Education is the keystone.
she said simply. THAT is our
principal aim. You see, our funds
and our personnel are too limited
to do direct contact work, SO we
must content ourselves with
preaching, teaching and instruct
ing.
"You would be surprised at the
number of letters we receive every
month asking information on
child welfare. Last month there
were 5000. Many Of them came
from mothers, many came from
students. One thing In particular
they want--a pamphlet on infant
care"
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Plans For /
w orking
Idle M en-

Washington, Sept 30.--Tenta-
tive recommendation for provid-
ing work for then atoms jobless
workers, estimated at four million.
were completed today for submits
sion to the National Conference on
Unemployment.
The recommendations. drawn up
by the conferences steering COM
mittee on the basis of reports FROM
the various other committees, were
characterized as an emergency pro-
gram, and said to be based on the
principle that unemployment is In
the main a problem for solution by
the individual communities. the
federal and state governments aid
ing in such ways as possible.
Establishment of representative
emergency committees in the COM
munities to coordinate the work
of finding jobs for the involuntary
idle and for registration of the
unemployed was understood to be
recommended as the initial step In
the relief program. other recon-
mendations were understood to in
clude:
Recommendations Made.
Publlcation of the number OF
unemployed by the individual COM
munities.
Establishment of part time
work by manufacturers, thus in
creasing the number of workers
used by each plant.
Operation Of factories and mills
in the making of stock where pos
sible.
Continuation of repair and sim
liar work on a normal scale.
Doing of repair and alteration
work by office building, hotel and
home owners during the coming
winter instead of in the spring as
usual.
Expansion OF street, sewage, re-
pair and building work by muni-
cipalities to the maximum volume.
Part Time Work.
Establishment of part time work
by municipalities. Ell
Cooperation by state officials
with local leaders in the unem-
ployment relief movement through |
the Fastening of road building and
similar construction.
Construction Immediately by
the federal government of build
ings and ther works for whicn ss.
preparations are available.
Action by congress at the pres
ent session on road construction
legislation.
Enactment by congress Of the
pending railway funding bill with /:
Of funds conditioned
, ar increase in employment.
The full conference will receive
he steering committees recon-
at session to be held
ate In the day.
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NE'E,DOF
SCHOOLS
URGENT
Education Greatest
American Need Says
Head of New Federal
Bureau

Washington, Sept. 3d. Ask
Miss Grace Abbott. the new Gov
ernment mother to some 10000
900 American children, what is
the crying need for the American
child of to-day and you get an
answer quick as flash:
"Educatfonl"
OF course there are other things
that are vitally needed to benefit
the child life of America. But
first and foremost stands educa-
ton. After that comes hygiene,
the abolition of child labor and
kindred matters. Education will
eradicate the other ills afflicting
American child life. With educa-
ton, hygiene will take care of it.
self, and with education there can
be no child labor, because the evils
OF 1t are clear to the educated
mind.
No idle dreamer is this new
god-mother to the children of
america, who has taken over the
Children's Bureau of the Depart
ment OF Labor. It is one of the
biggest jobs woman can hold
In Washington. except perhaps in
point Of salary.
And Miss Abbott brings to it no
lofty theories and idealistic no.
lions about what can be done to
better the child life of the nation
There is little of feminine fluff
ness about her, either personally
or the manner in which she has
tackled her job. Rather she ra-
dlates efficiency-not the cold
steel efficiency of the machine.
but the understanding sort OF ef-
ficiency that bespeaks a love of
her work and an unusual knowl-
edge OF human nature.
TO use her own expression. Miss
Abbott came up from the ranks"
10 her present position.
She learned early in her welfare
work that to accomplish the most
good welfare work must be start
60 with children. So in 1917 she
came to Washington as director
OF the Children's Bureau of the
department of labor.
Champion of Children.
rms division administered the
first Federal child labor law, and
MISS Abbott was. from the begin
ming, responsible for the forma-
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Landlords
Continue to
Profiteer
Rent Gouging Unabat-
ed Despite Sumptu-
ary Laws Dealing
With Relief Subject

New York, Sept. 30. 80 Rent
gouging by proflteering landlords
continues unabated throughout
the nation, according to country
wide survey just completed by the
international News Service.
Building Of new houses and ap
artments is going forward-if it
can be said to be going forward at
all-in slow, hating fashion.
v In scores of cities where high
rents and unemployment have
forced many families to abandon
expensive shelters, despite many
apartments being idle.
y Few states have been able to
grapple with the rent or housing
problem with any degree of sue
cess. The landlords have won all
the battles.
Decrease / Percent.
The survey shows that, while
foods have declined 32 percent
from peak war prices. fuel IL per
cent and clothing has gone down
As percent, rents have gone down
only / percent under peak war
prices. Where wages have been
clashed--and where have they not
been slashed ?-the rent burden
placed upon the heads of families
has been made all the heavier. 1t
has amounted, in effect, to an ac-
tual increase in rent, because pro-
portionately larger amount of the
monthly income must be devoted
to shelter than when war wages
were available.
To gain some idea of how big
cities are in the grip of the land
lord, official stimates published In
New York from realty operators
show that each year $S75, 900, 900
nearly the value of the entire
American wheat crop--is paid out
by wage earners for rent. This
does not take into account those
persons who own their own homes.
N. X. Grants Tax Exemption.
~ New York state, which has en-
deavored, with slight success, to
limit landlords to rs percent pro
fit by legal statute, appears to
have gone ahead Of most states In
giving ten years tax exemption
TO the person who builds a new
home. Under this stimulus many
apartments and tinylot homes are
being built In Greater New York
some $6,600,000 week going in
to such work, although official es-
Inmates show this is but half the
sum required weekly to inaugurate
a building programme that will
relieve congestion and bring down
rents. Most Of this building is GO
ing on ON Long Island.
While the situation obtains,
New York landlords are prepar-
inget to ask further rent increases
in October. according to Junius
who heads the Mayors
committee on rent profiteering.
Stewart Browne. head of the Uni
ted Real Sstate Owners associa-
tion. estimates 1t will require
further three years to remedy the
New York housing condition.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-30
Two Killed by
Railroad Officer

Visalia. Cal, Sept S0.-Two
men were shot and killed at Gesh-
en- Junction. eight miles south Of
here today. after they had attack
ed N. 7. Greence. special officer
for the Southern Pacific company,
when requested to leave a freight
train during switching operations.
One Of the men was identified as
l. Duran.
According to officials here
Greencs requested the men to
leave the train. saying they could
resume their places after the
switching operation had been con-
pleted. They answered by leaping
On him and the shooting followed
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fair. He is a life member.

idlT. ne ~ lile mcHDcI.
George A. Mansfield, a promi-
nent politician at Medford. is at
the fair these days.
If everybody wasn't so happy
with the fine weather and the
great fair in all its departments,
and the CHEEKY good nature of
Secretary Lea under all his wor-
ries and duties, the active news
paper reporters w0nld be inclined
to make kick about the hoggish-
ness Of one newspaper man Of
Portland, who filled the press box
with his family and batch of
Portland politicians yesterday,
forcing the reporters to stay out
entirely except a few who stood up
to perform their tasks.
]. e. Hinkle, veteran OF the
First Oregon, now living at Phi
llomath, is an attendant at the
fair participating In the G. A. r.
exercises and recalls with pleas
ing viyidness the fact that on
those same fair grounds he was
mustered In to Captain Follett's
company 81 years ago.
F. Rollo, a Salem veteran Of the
Civil war of 1876, has an In
teresting relic of those days in
the shape of piece of newspaper
printed in Vicksburg on wall pa
uer during the siege of that city,
The editorial notes ON the sheet
are hot with rebel abuse Of Pres
ident Lincoln and praises Of Cen
eral Lee and the bravery of the
southern soldiers.
1--WE consider ourselves unusu-
ally fortunate this year in hand
ling the traffic coming and going
fro mthe fair" T. A. Raffety.
chief traffic inspector of the state
said this afternoon. 80 far as /
know there has not been one ac-
cident of serious nature since
the week opened. Considering the
fact that thousands upon thou
sands of cars have been on the
road, believe the traffic men
have done exceptionally WELL"
At least one magazine salesman
on the grounds met his match this
morning when he accosted an ell
derly farmer near the horse barns.
II want to give you this pocket
book Free" he said as he handed
out handsome leather case.
Thank you," said the farmer. He |
pocketed the book. INV with |
that pocket book l want you to
buy" the salesman began. mo
thanks" the farmer interpolated. |
I'm not buying anything today,
hank you. And by the way, I'm
going to keep the present you gave
ne. II there's any argument may
,e we can get policeman to set
lie 1t for u.s." There was no argu-
nent, according to the farmers
tory to the police. He kept the
rocket book
Jim Linn, a member of the state
air board, with special officer,
we're busy on the grounds this
morning warning those in charge
# questionable concessions that
heir businesses must be operated ]
n accordance with the ground {
ules. A number of concessions '
vas visited. s
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
JOURNAL WANT ADS PAY
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Wesley Butler, farmer of the
Eagle Point district in jackson
county, was killed when car he
was driving overturned at a curve
on the Brownsboro road.