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Missing Child
Makes Bed In
I4-Inch Gun

PORT TOWNSEND. July 3o.-
Louise Obrine. 10. missing from her
home all night, was found at day.
break asleep inside the muzzle of a
14-inch gun of the shore batteries
at Fort Worden. other runs at the
fort had been fired just before the
girl was discovered.
According TO the military author
tiles, h had gone for a horseback
ride the previous afternoon. Far
from bone. while she was dis
mounted. the horse ran away and
she losing lNr way and weary of
wandering in the darkness. took
refuge in the long black object that
suddenly doomed in her path.
Officers at the fort said 1t was
only by chance that this gun was
not fired.
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escaped.
The robbery occurred between Cal
litzen and cassandra- while the train
vas in motion. two robbers having
boarded the train when II stopped TO
drop the helper" an engine which
assists heavy passenger trains over
mountain grades.
They climbed down over the coal
into the tender and while h other
two werc at work in the mail car.
ordered the engineer to stop the train.
THIS he did, M at almost tho samc
moment a series OF shots sounded
from the mail car.
Two OF the bandits upon boarding
the car, ordered seven mail clerks "a
throw up their hands. They quickly
complied. and the bandits. selecting
Lantz. demanded to know from him
where tho valuable mail was kept.
Lantz told them there was no vaiu,
able mall on board. ut which one oil
the bandits opened fire on him. shoot
ing him through both legs Then
selecting n sack OF foreign registered
mail. the two robbers and their two
companions on the locomotive
dropped off at Cassandra.
Federal Ind county authorities and
state police soon were searching the
mountain country and n mail bag.
slit open and empty. was found soon
after daylight.
Neither railroad nor civil author
tiles were able early today TO give an
estimate of the value of the loot.
Lantz. the wounded maii clerk. is
expected To ecove He lives at
Thompsontown. Pa.
Officials Of h Pennsylvania rail-
road here said that the robbery is
the first of a mail train in the long
history of the Pittsburgh division.
The Manhattan limited. and its
rival. the Twentieth Century limited.
of the New York Central lines, We're
on an 1S-hour schedule before the
war. Both trains were taken off but
after war were restored on a 20
hour schedule.
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uusiy against ach other after all OF
Inferior skill or daring had been
wecded out during three days Of pre-
~liminaries.
The results in tho championship
contests follow:
Mems rough rldins-Phn vedor,
Meriden. wyo., first: Dave White,
Las Angeles. second; Ray Bell. chcy-
enne third.
steer roping-Fred Lowry. Okla.
homa. first; ED Burgess. Oklahoma.
second; Billy Kinsman. Cheyenne.
third.
womens rough riding-Lorena
Trick.ey. Pendleton. Ore. first; Jessie
Roberts, wray. Colo. second; KITTY
canutt. Pendleton. Ore. third.
Steer bulidogging-Jim Massey,
Snyder. Texas. first; Slim Friendthai,
New Mexico. second: Takima Canutt.
Pendleton. Ore. third.
cowgirls' relay race-Lorena Trick
ey, first; Mary stockum. Sterling
Colo. second; Pauline Irwin. Chey
emo, third.
Calf ropins-Frcd Lowrey. first
King Merritt. LaGrange. Wyo., sec
ond: Salem Curtis. Jr. third.
Fancy ridinE-Hnrry Walters. Chcy
emo first Sam Garrctt. Cheyenne
second.
Mems re-ay-Paul Landrum, Colo
RADIO. and Bob Lee, Cheyenne. tied foi
nrst; Billy Manders. third.
Champion all-round women rider
Lorena TrlcSey.
Trick and fancy roping-Harr,
Walters, Cheyenne. first; Sam Car
rett, Cheyenne. second.
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without a WORD of warning. n fare
we'll of any kind. not even n sign. he
plunged over her head to the abyss
below. He fell fully 5000 feet in the
opinion of his wife. She saw the
body strike a rock. bound from IT.
from cliff TO cliff and on down the
side of the mountain, and when found
was 5000 fee below the point where
DIR. Stone had fallen.
How Mrs. Stone became marooned
on a ledge of rock she does not know.
She could proceed neither way. In
thai position she spent eight days.
She had no food. bu during the mid
die OF every day when the sun was
high. a tiny stream of melted SNOW
came trickling down. close enough
that she could refresh herself. She
lever gave UP the fight. Every day
she cried for help and it was because
OF this spirit hat she eventually was
discovered.
Dr. Stone seemed 10 have had a
pressntiment that the venture might
end IN disaster. When he and Mrs.
Stone departed from camp on Mount
Assiniboine, the Matterhorn of TN
Canadian rockies on July 10. they left
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ROAD REPORT

The district office of the state
highway department furnishes the
following report on road conditions
today:
Grant Highway-Nebraska line to
Shawnee good. then fair TO Grin.
Yellowstone Highway-Good from
Platte county line to Glenrock. then
fair to Casper. Good from Casper
to Shoshoni and Bonneville. The
mountain road acrc-is Birdseye
Pass between Shoshoni and Their
mopoli5 can be made without diff
Guilty with AIRS in good condition
and not overloaded.
Shoshoni-Lander Road-Shoshoni
to Rlverton is good. then fair to
Hudson and good to Lander.
Casper-Sherldan Road - Rough
from end of pavement to Seventeen
Mile, then fair to good to Sheridan.
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NEGOTIATION Of
SEPARATE PACT
Wit GERMANY
HELD PROBABLE
Meetings Between Az
lean and Berlin N
missioners In .ae a
Favorable Re- Il

BERLIN, July 80. (By
THE Associated Press.)-The
GernIa5l foreign Office ex-
presses belief that the nego-
tiations which have been pro-
ceeding for the last three
weeks between Ellis Loring Dresei,
the American commissioner in Ber.
lin, and DIR. Rosen, the foralEn min.
lister. have progressed sufficiently &c
warrant the conclusion tina a gen,
eral working basis has been estab-
lished between Germany and the
United States at an carly date.
8 understood in wellinformed
quarters hat the German govern
mcnt has assented to a proposition
submitted by tho American state de,
partment through Mr.. Dresei, in tho
way of informal inquiry based on the
essential principles ~enunciated in the
Porter-knox peace resolution. None
OF these, II is said. had been opposed
by the wirth cabinet. which Is de-
clared TO be wholly in accord with
the American attitude on the preroga-
lives and privileges and various
rights under the treaty of Versailles
10 which the United States is en-
titled by virtue OF Americas PARTED
patton in the war.
= Economic issues have not been
touched put an official memorandum,
II is forecast. probably will be ready
for publication within n few days
Upon this memorandum. It is under
stood, the formal treaty will be based
The German government is still
experiencing difficulties in its efforts
TO induce any of the leaders of finance
or commerce to accept the post OF en-
voy to Washington. which apparently
is viewed by the leaders of big bust
ness as anything but a siuecurc,
The proposition is being made that
an economic commission in charge
OF n professional diplofhatist be dis
patched to Washington for n begin
ming, as it is recognized that h re
sumption OF relations VIII involve the
settlement of numerous postswnr eco
nomfc issues.
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Smuggling OF
Gems Detected

CHICAGO. July 30.-Ripping open a
small bag found sewn In a coat lin.
ing. federal investigators today said
they found smuGgled unset diamonds
and jewelry valued at $4,000. The
coat, they said, belonged to Lyman
Finermnn.. n Los Angeles jewcier.
who was arrested yesterday charged
with smuggling.
William II. Williams. special agent
of the treasury department announced
that the coat was discovered I'm an
apartment rented by n relative of
Finerman-
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Schaefer Takes
To Golf to Aid
Billiard Play

CHICAGO. July 80. = Young Jake
Schaefer. it was earned today. has
taken up golf to improve his billiard
play. which threatened last winter to
Guido the wizardry of his father. The
young balkline player has decided to
make Chicago his home after living
for sometime in San Francisco.
Charles Tennes. his manager. has
posted n purse of $500 for a match
between Schaefer and any other bill
lard player in the world.
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HERO FINDS War In ROMANCE
Cave MAN STUNT Wins BRIDE

NEW YORK. July 3O.-SaIyaiorc
Filippo, blind hero Of the Argonne.
found nearly as many thrills in his
postwar 4 as he did in the
world war. lie said today in arriving
from Italy with his bride.
He was blinded by wounds re-
ceived in rescuins n comrade from
No Mans Land in the Argonne. 4
year ago he went TO Italy and be-
came charmed by the soft voice Of
Isabella Bruna, and began 10 svoo
her Her father objected SO Saliva
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tore and Isabella were secretly mar
ricd.
One day Isabella's relatives broke
into The house. stabbed Salvatore
lnl bore away the girl.
Salvatore induced her TO visit
him aboard the Argentine as he was
about 10 sail for home. He told her
the ship sailed at 4 y. m. At that
hour Isabella discovered they were
90 miles at sea. She did not speak
to him for n few days. Salvatore
said. but on arrival here they were
on honeymooning terms.
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Airnsan Lands
On Summit OF
Mount BIdnce

cHAMoNIX. France. July 90
Mont Blanc. the highest summit of
the Alps. was conquered today by
an aviator.
The successful airman was Dura-
four. a Swiss flicr. who had previ-
cusly failed in two attempts to land
on the summit. Today. setting out
from Lausanne. he rose TO n great
height n ultimately effected n
landing on the mountain peak,
1879 feet above sea level.
Taking off from the summit. Dur
afour made a favorable descent.
finally landing at Chamonix.
The United States. Fisheries asso-
will hold its third annual con
vention at Atlanta City, September
16 and IT.
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TOUR Is
III BY BLACK SOX

CHICAGO. July 3o.-Plans for a
'b~arnstorming tour by former
White sox payers charged with
conspiring to throw the 1919 world
series. WIRE being made today as
Edward Prindiyiile addressed the
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prosecutions closing argument in
the baseball trial.
The players selected Eddie c.
cote. captain of the team and be-
n wcrk on an itinerary which
would include most Of the larger
, 1921-07-30
REBUkE OF
BY KING STlRS BRITISH

trio British press this morning.
Political circles have been able
10 talk Of little else since Prime
Minister Lloyd George appeared in
the house Of yesterday
and read 4 statement. authorized
b. King George. in which the king
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L0SDoN, July se.-The scnsa-
pal and unprecedented incident Of
British sovereign repudiatinE 10
: iament, through the prime min
81, statements attributed TO him
: newspaper interview. is given
greatest prominence ia .hc Gu
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RS. STONE
OF CLIFF
Purdue President Plunged 5000 Feet to
Death, Says Wife Who Lay Eight Days
On PerIous Cliff at BanH

SPRAY FALLS, Alberta, July 3o-Mrs, w. F.. Stone, rest
ing in an improvised camp on Mount canon, described today
the shrill sound of her voice, caught up by the multitude
of peaks and crags and reechoing, saved her life after her
president of Purdue university of La Fayette, Ind,
had persisted in climbing the mountain, and after she had
, 1921-07-30
FAST MAIL ON
IS HELD UP.
Mail Clerk on Manhattan Limited Shot
and Wounded by Robbers Who Effect
Escape After Rfling Mail Car

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 3o-The Manhattan Limited
premier train of the Pennsylvania, lines, en- route from New
York to Chicago, was held up by four bandits at Cassandra
Pa, at 2:40 o'clock this morning. After wounding A. j.
Lantz, a mail clerk, and rihing the mail car, the robbers
, 1921-07-30
FOUR STATES Divide HON0RS
In CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED
TO FRONTIER DAY WINNERS

CHEYENNE, Wyo, July 3o-oregon, Wyoming, Okla
homa and Texas divided honors Friday in the finals of the
worlds championship riding, roping and bulldogging con-
tests of the Frontier Days celebration. An immense crowd,
although smaller than the record-breaking attendance of the
third day, saw the top hands of rengeland competing strenu-
, 1921-07-30
PREMIER
IS OPTIMISTIC.

THAMES. England. July 3o.-Lioyd
George, the prime minister, speaking
at the unwilling OF a war memorial
here today. referred enthusiastically to
the trend of the discussions between
France and England over the Siiesinn
situation.
The two countries. he believed.
were on the right road to an under
standing and tho preliminary trou-
bles which were causing the diff
Guilty had been accommodated"
1t had been arranged for the allies
to meet in a few days to settle his
vexed question. added the premier.
and he hoped the settlement would be
final.
PARIS. July 3o.-By The Asso-
ciated Prcss.) - France and Great
Britain came much nearer to an ac-
cord on the procedure with regard to
Upper Siiesia as a result o IA con
vcrsation between Premier BRAND
and Lord Harding. the British am
bassador. this forenoon. 1t Is ex-
pected now in official circles that the
supreme council will meet about Au-
gust 4, n hat in the meantime n
complete agreement will be reached
regarding Ii reinforcement of the
allied troops in Silesin.
After the III etween the premier
and the ambassador. Instructions We're
sent to General Lerond. head of tho
interallied commission in Upper Sill.
esia. urging III TO cooperate in
every way with the other allies in
order to meet any attempt at insur.
rection either by the Poles or the
Germans. Similar Instructions were
sent to the British commissioner.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

AT New York r.. II. e.
Cleveland .t....034 052 002-!5 IS 1
New York 100 001 ooo-1 I 4
Batteries-Coveleslde and O'Neill.
|Nunamaker; Shawkey, Collins, Fer
|guson and Schang, Hoffman.
At Philadelphia DIST camel r. H.. f.
Chicago ..... 900 102 103- 4 Is 3
Philadelphia ..040 90 1903 IL o
Batteries-Harris, Keefe and Per-
xins. Myatt; Kerr, Wilkinson and
Pchalk'
At Philadelphia t2na camel r. H.. e.
Phicago ...... O02 04s 010-9 IL O
Philadelphia 1000 900 o0I-1 Al
Batteries-Faber and SchallS; Hasty,
ToIfe and Perkins.
At Washington r. IL. e.
Retroit ......I0o 600 0ss-s
[ashington ..0e0 600 0ss-s
At Boston-St- Louis-Boston game
ptponed; wet grounds.
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WASHINGTON, July 3d.
American relief for starving
Russian children could begin
4S hours after Americans i'm
prisoned or detained in Russia
were released and out of Rus
STA. Secretary Hoover said today.
There could be no assurance hat the
Americans had been released. he
added. until they were out OF Rus
STA
Mr.. Hoover still was awaiting a de
tailed reply to his offer OF aid, trans
mitted through Maxim Gorky and the
state department had received no
answer to Secretary Hughes recent
demand that the prisoners be re
leased.
With the Americans out OF Russia.
Mr.. Hoover said. the American Re
lief Association would be willing TO
send a representative TO Riga to take
up with the Russian authorities de.
tails o. food distribution. There are
relief warehouses in Riga and Dan
zig and 1t would only be a question
OF transportation for the supplies to
9No'N ioilHis iHto tue iNusSlan iaHlnc
areas. The relief organization has
been ut work continuously in Europe
SO that a sufficient personnel could
be modified at Riga to handle the
work on short notice. he said.
Famine relief in Russia, Mr.. Hoover
said. would be handed directly by the
American Relief association. though
the co-or erLtion OF the Red Cross and
other organizations would be sought.
The principal difficulty the relief
association would encounter. Mr..
Hoover thought. would be the break.
down in the Russian transportation
system. Food distribution among the
children and tho sick would be lin.
tied to those areas to which t~ranspor.
tation facilities were available. he
said.
, 1921-07-30

declared that words attributed TO
him concerning the governments
Irish policy in a reported interview
in the United States. by Lord
Northcliffe, owner Of the London
-
, 1921-07-30
CRISIS
PASSES, FRENCH
AND BRITISH To
ADJUST DISPUTE
Great Britain VIII Join
in Request for Safe
Conduct of Troops if
Council Is Agreeable

PARIS, July 30.--An agree
ment on the method CT dealing
with the Silesian problem is
expected today as a result Of
the note which Premier Bri-
and handed to the British
ambassador last night. says the Petit
Parisien. British acceptance OF the
plan embodied in the French note is
looked for. according TO the nows-
paper.
Great Britain and Italy probably
Will join France in her request for
the safe paasagc through Germany OF
reinforccments for the Silasian urea.
add the Petit Parisien. while the
question OF. sending the reinforce
ments will be decided by the supreme
council at Its Boulogne session on Au-
gust 4.
IL lis considered probable by tn.
newspaper that the British prime min
lister will attend the session Of the
council.
LONDON. July 3o.-tBy The As
sociated press.EThe tension between
oftdA bflNaln unu fFdUCe over inc
procedure to be followed In settling
the Upper Silcsian problem was ma
terially lcssened. British officials de-
clnred this morning. Converting OF the
allied supreme council on Thursday
next has not been definitely deter
mined upon. 1t was stated, hut in
well-informed auaters here confidence
was expressed hat the meeting would
! he held on that date. either in PariJ
or in Boulogne.
Alienation OF the situation is un-
derstood TO have come with intima-
tons by the French of their willing
ness to waive the immediate dispntch
of troops to Siicsia. provided Great
Britain associates herself with France
In n demand on Germany for facilities
for their passage. should the supreme
council deem such n movement nee.
pssary.
The Berlin government has already
declared it's willingness to acccdc to
such a demand by the supreme coun-
ell.
, 1921-07-30

Sunstroke is caused. not by the heal
of the sun. but by the invisible violet
of the sun.
, 1921-07-30

England is said to have more rivers
in proportion to it's size than any other
country in the world. a
, 1921-07-30

CINCINNATI, July 90 Kelly
u iso New York Nationf's.
knocked out his eighteenth home
run of the season in the fourth inn
Ing of the second game with Gin.
cinnati today. There was one man
on base. Luque was pitching for
Cincinnati.
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AiG Will
Begin 4S Hours
After Terms Are
Met-HOoper

bulletin
RIGA. Letyia. July 33.-FiEhting
his broken out among the starving
hordes Of Russia and inhabitants Of
districts where the famine has not
struck. IL was learned todsy. Tween
~ thousand men. women and chill
dren arc dying daily. newspapers
admit.
scurvy and other plaques r
breaking out.
, 1921-07-30
RUTH CL0UTS
37TH HOMER

NEW YORK. July 30.-rsbe
Ruth made his 18th homerun Of the
season i'm the sixth inning of the
game with Cleveland to,.ay. No one
was on base Coveleslie was pitch
ing.
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STARVING REDS YIELD, AGREE TO RELEASE
Relief Conditions
Are Accepted BY
Sopiet; Prisoners
Viii Be Freed

RIGA, July 3o.-(By The
Associated Press-)-The offer
of Herbert Hoover to aid Rps-
~ relieving suffering due
anime on condition that all
, .nericaus now held nrison~rr
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at Boston-St. Louis Boston game
ftponed; wet grounds.
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Continued on Page 81
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At the present time. according to
latest advices reaching Washing
ton. there are eight or ten Ameri'
cans actually in prison in Russia
w lille there are many others detained
within the confines OF the Russian
frontiers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

The Parent Teachers Associa-
ton will meet 70 elect officers.
Friday evening, Sept. 9, at the
H. C.. Andersen school.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

tSept. s-is.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

For Rent-Splendid opening
at Finlayson for renting store
room in brick building with full
basement, including fixtures and
shelving, from July 1st. Hard
wood finished up to date. and
electric lights. Located on Main
street opposite the Peoples Hall.
Suitable for any kind Of a store,
or confectionery. restaurant or
speciality store. Call on or adj
dress John A. Oldenburg, Finlay-
son, Mimi. 61w39-tf.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08
Askov

Hans Koed has traded his Oak
land car in on new Ford at the
Askov Hardware Co.
Miss Agnes Paulsen left Sat-
urday for Tyler, where she will
teach again this year in the DAN
ish parochiA school.
Paul Petersen and Ejvind Fen
ger came up from Minneapolis
Saturday, the former to stay
just for the church conference,
while the latter will visit at his
home for about three weeks.
]. H. Hogan, the ke~rick
banker. stopped off in Askov
yesterday morning while on his
way to Collegeville with four of
his boys who will attend school
there this winter. They made
the trip in automobile.
Mrs. Lars Jensen received a
telegram Saturday stating that
her sister. Mrs. H. P. Johansen.
at Tyler, had died. Mrs. Jensen
left the same day for Tyler to
attend the funeral. Mrs johann
sen was numbered among the
pioneers of Lincoln County.
A meeting is called for tomor-
row friday evening. Sept. .,
at the local public school build
ing. for the purpose of continu-
ing the work of the Parent
Teachers Association and organ
izing for this year. All parents
and others interested in the
| work of our school which
means better understanding and
cooperation between teachers,
children and parents ARE urged
to be present.
The meeting Of the Asko,
Produce Association members AT
the town hall Monday evening
did not result in any definite &C,
ton being taken as to the hir
ing of manager and as II
whether or not the potato ware
house should be opened up fol
business this season and con
Quoted by the Association OF
whether it should be rented Il
other parties. These matter.
were finally left entirely in the
hands of the board Of directors
The board has as yet not met.
Miss Karen Petersen returned
home Friday from Dagmar. Mon
tana, where she taught Danish
vacation school for three months
Miss Agnes Jacobsen who alst
taught Danish school at Dagma1
remained for three or foul
weeks visit with relatives ano
friends. Miss Petersen says that
many of the farmers in that vi
entity lost their entire crop b,
hail this year and it hits then
very hard as they had had tw,
dry years without good crop.
previous to that. However the,
do not seem to be discouraged
miss Petersen is now busy Civ
ing her usual quick services a
clerk in her fathers genera
store.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

A petition for a cart road has
been presented to the. Town
Board of Partridge Township by
Marinus Jensen and others. Date
is set for hearing at corner OF
SEA of Sec. 10. on Sept. 10, 1921,
at o'clock p. NJ.
BY order of Town Board OF
Partridge Township.
J. p. Sorensen, acting clerk.
57w1-2t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

Wanted--To hear from owner
of good farm for sale. State
cash price. full particulars.D.
F. Bush. Minneapolis, MINI.
25w44-13t.>
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

For Sale-Hubbard squash, 10
to 40 lbs, and pie pumpkins, 10
to so lbs., on my farm. ! mile
north of school house between
Askov and Bruno on state road.
at &c per h., delivered to Askov
or Bruno.-W. c. Van Kirk, Bru-
no. 45w1-tf
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

will buy cattle from now on
both for killing and shipping.
Have few fall cows which /
will sell at from $50 to $50. -
John L. Madsen, Askov.
30w51-tf.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
churches. schools. societies. lodges,
etc. for the purpose Of announcing
meetings where no admission is to
be charged. such meetings as are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not dor pecuniary gain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

Carpets and Rugsl will
work your old cloths into hand
some carpets and rugs at rea-
sonable prices. Margaret Guile.
kerrick, MINI. 2lw51 At.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

For Sale Three barrels Of
used mason fruit jars in differ
ent sizes, any quantity you want.
Just as good as new. Otto Pet
ersen, Askov village. 25wl-tf
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-09-08

Lost Waterman's fountain
pen, with gold band and ring on
cover. Finder please return to
school office. 25wl-lts