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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
Other Sandstone News.

Little Jimmy Bisset, 4 year
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Bisset, had his leg broken above
the knee yesterday while trying
to climb into a delivery wagon
in front Of the Peterson-Sand-
wick general store. His leg
became caught in the spokes Of
the wheel.
Large audiences greeted both
the Carsten Vol Concert Com
pany which appeared at the Nor
wegian Lutheran church Tues
day evening and the Hamline
Glee Club which entertained at
the Opera House last evening.
Both concerts were good and
were well received.
The high school will present
q Japanese operetta, "Yanki
Sam" on Friday evening, May
9Th.
Sandstone has organized .
base ball team and will this year
be members of the Eastern Min
nesota league which takes in
owns in Chisago, Kanabec and
Pine counties. A grandstand i
oeing built on the local grounds
md a practise game will Be play
ID with Finlayson next Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

Editors Note: ''.' 4
John H. ! cry. who insists
that Country America never
will get il fair share Of the
wealth L produces until Il 10
represented Through Is pub
fishers in the form Of : coun-
try newspaper bloc, 10 Presi.
dent Of The American Press
Association and Of The Pub
fishers Autocaster Service
Company. Here Is his record
in brief:
Born in Kentucky. edu-
Gated in law in University Of
Virginia.
As 4 States Prosecutor won
more than 90 per cent. Of cases
tried.
Tried more newspaper cases
than any other lawyer in
America. Won more than
FIVE million dollars in suits
without losing . case.
Has owned or partly owned
several large daily newspa-
pers. the values of each Of
which increased from 4 very
small amount TO rs high IS
three million dollars for one
paper.
Made the greatest circula-
tion record in America by in
creasing the Sunday circula-
ton of one daily from 81 1000
to 100000 in nine months.
Is director and co-controll-
ing owner of several strong.
prosperous banks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

some days before he will be
looking for more moonshine evil
dence.
The affair took place last
Thursday evening about 8 or q
o'clock when Mr.. Percy, armed
with search warrant, went
alone to the home Of Charlie
SukolA who lives in Sandstone
village. Complaint had been
made Of the manufacture Of Ii
quor.
Az the story ID told. the mar
shall went into the house. pre-
scented his warrant and proceed
ed with the search. He saw no
one there but Sukola and his
wife. He went through the
house, upstairs and down. with
out result until he went into Z
small shed built against the
house. Here it ID said he found
a barrel Of mash and while down
on his knees was struck over the
head. placing him in such Z
daxed condition that he could NJ
member nothing further. II Is
thought he was struck with 4
bottle which broke and then
jabbed with the sharp glass, ~
he was severely cut about the
head and shoulders, one ear be-
ing almost completely severed
from the head. q nail torn from
one finger and in other ways
badly battered. In addition to
this, he was shot through the
left leg near the hip, the bullet
having glanced the bone and was
removed on the opposite side.
The marshal was either thrown
from the house or staggered out
and = short distance up the
street when he was found by Pc
destrians. He was rushed to q
doctor but all he could say was
"Sukola". On this, Sukola and
his wife were arrested and the
next day after . hearing before
Justice Tomhave. where they
pleaded not guilty of the A.
sault, were bound over to the
grand jury. County Attorney
Roberts and Sheriff Hswley ar.
rived from Pine City next morn.
ing and Sukola was taken to the
Washington county Jail but his
wife was permitted to remain al
home to look after the small
children.
| The marshals revolver and
spotlight were found. in q bu,
reau drawer of the Sukola home
Mr.. Percy is an old citizen oi
Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
SANDSTONE MARSHAL
RECOVERING

VIM. Percy. the new village
marshal of Sandstone. who had
been on duty but four days when
he was shot, knocked unconsci-
ous, kicked. cut. battered and
bruised in . bad shape. Is recoy-
ering at his home. after his Sc
we're initiation He Is lucky to
get away with his life in the
shape he was in and it will Be
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
RUSSIAN RELIEF
A List of Contributions Sent
From Pine County to
State Headquarters.

Below is given q list of the to-
tai contributions toward Russian
Relief from Pine county to date
which has been sent to state
headquarters at Minneapolis by
l. c. Petersen. Askov. treasurer
of the county organization. In
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

We ars equipped 10 do yoof
job printing It the right prieee.
Call and - samples. Our type
u Of tho latest design and the
printing h up-todats.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

Can You conceive Of ! cheaper
way Of selling your COW Or horse
than By spending ! quarter 81
70 on N American Want IA.
American Want Adj are only
1c Per word per insertion. H,
result get4egu.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
SHOULD eNcouRleE
MORE SCI TlE||S n6|f
Nerthsrn Mlnneaeta ~ I1on1
u Oppsrtanlty IIas nsslA
fsr lls1y.

A good article on The further
ing and boosting a. the oppor-
tunities 81 northern minnesota.
written BY Dr. James Slaven 6
Sandstone. appeared Ii ~ D.
hlth Herald ! few days 30. Ihe
Doctor brings 70 tho attention q
settlers hare The fast that ibis
3 the opportune time - 0ive
northern Minnesota much eood
publicity and turn the tide q
immigration this way = there
are SURE 10 b many rentsSs and
young men from tho prairis
states looking for places 70 ~
tie during the next few years.
Following II Dr.. Slavsnb o.
ticle - II appeared In tie Hsr-
aid:
If you will remember back !
few years the tide Of immiera-
ton was TO Oregon. then 70 Mon
tanA, and later TO Canada. peo-
pie were passing by tho thous-
ands through our transfer points
to some far distant land and PEI
sing by what w who lived here
thought was Z Far bettsr land
than the one they were moving
10.
1T took the organised efforts
Of the Northern Minnesota De-
velopment association to stop
the tide Of immigration and d.
rect il to northern Minnesota.
This organization accomplished !
wonderful work and new settlers
and new capital came 70 every
section Of the central and north.
ern part Of the state. The news
papers were the best asset q
that time and an sure they
can again be relied upon TO put
Minnesota on the map.
The young men and the rem
tiers are soon to look for lands
and new homes and If we can be-
gin . campaign Of advertising.
we will have q chance at the
first movement rather than to
wait and later try to turn the
immigration to us after it has
started somewhere else.
Conditions now are 80 much
better than when the develop
ment association started to ad-
vertise.
We have the best dairy coun-
try in the world. Only last week
a cow at Nickerson. in Pine
county, finished a years test and
took the place Of champion. She
had 2O,ON pounds Of milk and
1924 butterfat. Test 4.76 per
cent. The milk production wan
third of all the Guernseys Of the
world.
What an advertisement TO let
60 by when she was owned and
fed in northern Minnesota. II
she had been in California, she
would be advertised far and
wide and would have her picture
taken under an orange tree
while she would be eating
raisins.
Every locality in the central
and northern part Of this state
has something that il exception
ally good and If advertised would
make people living in that local
ity more satisfied and would
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
news AMONc
SCANDINAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

EEOn the NOfC1s
The Norwegian government
has appropriated 175.OOO kroner
for the purpose of defraying the
cost of Norway's participation in
the worlds fair at Rio de janet
70, and $4,000 kroner of this
amount will be spent in coopera-
tive advertising ofNorwegian ex-
port commodities.
Charged with Fratricide.
Victor Anderson of Anacor-
tes, Wash, a Swedish laborer, is
charged with having killed his
brother, Enoch Anderson, dur
ing a quarrel which took place
in a small rowboat. 1t is said
that the quarrel was the climax
of long series of disagree
ments between the brothers.
Chr. Porst Dead.
Christian Porst, director of
the laboratories of the Corn Pro-
ducts Refining Co., at Englewood
Cliffs, N. j., is dead at the age
of So years. Mr.. Porst who was
born in Copenhagen, Denmark,
enjoyed considerable reputation
as an expert chemist, and had
recently perfected a process by
which it is claimed that one hun
dred per cent grape sugar may
be developed for industrial pur-
poses.
N. o. Wee Quits.
Professor M. O. Wee has ten
dered his resignation as presi-
dent of the Norwegian Lutheran
National Association for Young
People in America. The resigna-
ton takes effect May 10. and as
the general convention of the
organization will be held in Min
neapolis about that time. it is
expected that a successor will be
chosen without delay.
1O4 Years Old.
Frank Gullstrom of Kansas
City last week celebrated his
1O4th birthday anniversary. He
was born at Gefle, Sweden, in
1918, and came to the United
States in 1888. During most of
the time spent in this country,
Mr.. Gullstrom has made his
home with a son in Kansas City.
Transferred.
Major Knud Hartnack. M. D.,
who for some time has been in
the government service at Wash
ington and New York, has been
transferred to Chicago where he
received an appointment as sur
geon to the bureau of veterans.
DR.. Hartnack, native of Kold-
ing, Denmark, at one time was
a well known Danish-American
newspaperman.
Rsdvig 1t Winnipeg.
Sigvard Redvig. who for some
time was editor of the Norwe-
gian st. Paul newspaper. Prem
tiden," has been appointed edi-
tor OF NOrr0na which Is pub
lished at Winnipeg. Man. He
succeeds Ingvar Olsen who has
resigned for the purpose Of max
ing an extended visit to Norway.
Sculpture Exhibit.
Bror Chronander. a sculptor OF
Gothenburg, Sweden. has ar
ranged an exhibition of q series
of his works at the halls OF the
Engineer Club of New York
where they attract a great deal
Of favorable attention Mr..
Chronander Is planning to make
the United States hs future
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27
Reunioa Held.

"A kIOuP VA DoiECc WIN VI a
veled together when immigrat-
ing to this country fifty. years
ago, held . reunion in Chicago
last week. The group making
the voyage in 1872 numbered Is
persons, ten of whom are still
living in Chicago and some in
Racine, Wis. The affair was de-
scribed as unique.
Pioneer Dies.
Andreas C. Dahl of Rushford,
Mimi, died last week of pneu-
monia. He was born at Name
stad. Norway, in 1845 and came
to this country in 1866. having
lived for Al years on the farm
in the Bridge Creek district
where he died. Mr.. Dahl is sur
vived by his wife and ten chill
dren.
To Repair Records.
Olaf Nystrand of Los Angeles,
CAL, who came to America from
Stockholm, Sweden, few years
ago, claims that he has invented
a process by which it is possible
to mend broken grammophone
records. He has applied for
patent rights and intends to
establish factory in San Fran
cisco.
A Ford Center.
The Ford Motor company's as
sembling plant in Copenhagen,
Denmark, has turned out fifteen
thousand finished cars during the
last two years. Most of these
were sold in Denmark. The
Ford company is now expanding
the Copenhagen plant SO that
that city will become the chief
distributing point for all of
Scandinavia and Germany.
To Import Steel Clamps.
Manufacturers in the United
States have recently started to
buy Norwegian bulldogs, a
commercial bulletin announces.
Bulldog" is tire name applied to
a specially made steel clamp
which has recently been invent
ed in Norway. and which is find
ing a ready market all over Eur
ope. One consignment recently
arrived at New York, containing
10000 of these clamps.
Potato Import.
Swedish potato raisers an
nounce in their official public ca
ton that they recently have
found an excellent market for
their product in the United
States. It is claimed the south
Swedish variety of the "spud"
which is being raised for export
purposes. is superior to most Of
the American brands.
Singing Festival.
At the Danish singing festival
which takes place in Chicago on
May 5 and 6, Carl Antonsen of
Chicago and Ivar Kirkegaard of
New York, will be the principal
speakers. Carl Busch. composer,
will direct the orchestra (Chi-
cago Symphony and Reinald
Werrenrath, a son of a Danish
opera singer, will be the vocal
soloist. Singing societies from
Chicago, Racine. Kenosha, Mus
kegon, Mich, Detroit. and other
cities will take part.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-04-27

the Askov community a regular
canvas was made by several men
and the result was a good con-
tribution toward the needy Rus
SLAMS.
The list for the entire county
follows:
BY Ellen c. Rydberg. Danforth
and Sand Greek Sunday
SCHOOL ~ $It.oU
BY Elma H. Dredge. Sandstone 1850
BY Mrs. John Stafford. Bruno. 1900
BY Brook Park State Bank.
Brook Park ................ 1000
BY Kerrick State Bank. Kerrick 1926
AsKOv CONTRIBUTIONS
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

same period that the Bonner-Alex-
ander alliance endured.
Miss Walton charged cruelty,
nonsupport and neglect, and she,,
too. appeared In person. casting
her eyes. which have been de-
scribed by admirers as divine"
about the prosaic courtroom.
Just before the gallant Judge
signed a decree for her he leaned
over and. with the memory OF one
Rudolph Valentines adventures
still in his mind, he demanded:
IF give you this divorce you
won't get married again, win your"
And with every feature register
ing horror. Miss Walton replied:
II should say notr'
Whereupon the decree was signed.
The reference to Mr.. Alexander's
airplane ambitions recalled that
when he married Priscilla, just q
fortnight after Gladys won her de-
cree last year. he promised to take
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
Brought Fair Weather

You have brought us fair
weather." smiled Mrs. Boeld in
greeting the Flambeau party,
who stayed at her house. Last
week It rained. but the players
must perform their parts, no mat
ter what the weather. although
they are mostly out of doors dur
ing the play"
We learned that the Thomas"
first chosen had not lived to fill
his place, so another. Anton Mayr,
who served in the war and lost a
limb, had been given the part,
which he acted with extraordinary
grace and charm, the character
being a distinctive one. Paula
Rendl, the Mary Magdalen Of this
year. is a girl Of rare beauty, who
also played with distinction. and
is bound to be widely known. The
Annas Of this time is Sebastian
Lang, father Of Mrs. Boeld, and
his important part was also rem
dered with marked ability, An
dreas Lang, the st. Peter, played
also the same role in 1910. and 10
Of exceptional power.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
RAGE HAS MADE HER SO SLIM SHE CAN'T GET WORK,
MOVIE STAR TELLS COURT I'M PETTTIONENG FOR DIVOR

a honeymoon trip to New York
from FINLAND In a biplane. But
something or other went wrong.
and instead they stayed on the
Western location.
And all that is worrying Pris-
ciila's lawyer now is the fear that
his little client will gain weight be.
fore the alimony award Is ad-
justed! ....
But after two days conference
with lawyers. Priscilla found that
she would not have to depend on
: the courts decision to retain her
weight, With all the evidence in
and q favorable decision looming.
the slender star astonished her
friends with the announcement
that she would withdraw the appli-
cation for divorce. Rumor had 1t
that Mr.. Alexander had capituiat-
ed, and that his wife would no
longer find 1t necessary to undergo
enforced dieting.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

Continued from First Page.)
free the Gagged doves, which in a
white flock fly away to the neigh
boring woods. as the stage is quite
open to the out-of-doors. This
scene gives the theme of the play.
as the anger Of the high priests
and scribes is inflamed to the
highest pitch, and they swear to
take vengeance, which they pro-
ceed to do. the following scenes
developing the plot.
We see Jesus at Bethany, with
His disciples. Mary Magdalen and
, Martha, and Lazarus. He takes
leave Of His Mother. the Virgin
Mary. and goes with his disciples
toward Jerusalem. Judas, who
has been incensed at the scene Of
the Magdalen amounting the feet OF
Jesus with the precious ointment,
now plots with the high priests,
and agrees to betray his Master to
them for thirty pieces Of silver.
The Bible text is closely followed.
and the Last Supper Is celebrated
by the Saviour with His disciples.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27
Washes Their Feet

It Is on this occasion that He
washes their feet, a scene which is
enacted with all the aesthetic
grace that may be imagined. Each
disciple removes his sandals, a few
drops Of water are poured over the
feet by another disciple. the
Saviour kneelins and wiping the
feet Of each in turn. Judas with.
draws from, the feast and plots
with the priests. while we see
Jesus with his disciples. and alone.
in Gethsemane. when an Angel ap-
pears to Him.
He Is betrayed. The soldiers at
first are almost overcome by an un.
seen power. but Jesus makes no
resistance and Is led away, after.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

The judicial precedents indicate
that It IL often embarrassing.
80 Priscilla explained. with her
large, fawn.like eyes Clustering
and not with giycerine. either:
II just can't get job. Not a
casting director will employ me.
I'm too, thinr'
STARTLING STATISTICS.
Judge summerfieid was not to
be blamed II he did polish his
glasses once more and stare at
the svelte young woman confront.
Ing him. And as he looked he
seemed unable to quite under
stand. but Priscilla explained,
pathetically:
:when I married I weighed 105
rounds. When my husband left
me I dropped down to eighty.two
pounds, and now
At that point Priscilla's husband
stated cyniaally that she weighed
ninety-sight, but the witness con-.
tinued:
IT weigh only ninety.two now.
not ninety-eishty. and I-don't-
know-what-to-do"
Twsnty-three pounds light at one
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

Flambeau was fortunate in the
time Of his visit. as he found many
American friends at Oberammer-
gau. including Congressman Funk
Of Illinois. well known in Washing
ton. who, with Mrs. Funk and
their two daughters. are touring
Europe by automobile and were en-
route to Vienna. Another was Mr..
Evans. chief Of the Associated
Press, with other members of the
service. Had the Flambeau party
. been q week later. however. they
might have met Bishop Curley Of
Baltimore, who has been in Rome
and is expected to arrive with the
papal nuncio, who comes at the
Pope's behest for the second time
In history to the Passion Play, 1910
being the first occasion when the
play received official recognition
from the Vatican.
At the bureau for visitors reg.
istration Victor Flambeau met also
another American who is playing a
valuable though silent part, as she
has written the first book in Eng.
lish by an outsider on the Passion
Play. giving many interesting and
unknown facts. Mrs. Louise Parks.
ican artist formerly resident in
Munich, Samuel Richards. She
tells us that sixty-eight former
players in the Passion Play during
the war found graves In foreign
soil. and twelve others never re.
turned Her book can be obtained
by addressing her directly at
Oberammergau
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

one turns down to her house
without a word Of command from
the old woman who follows far
behind. Through the town. runs
a cold mountain stream where
trout may be discerned and the
ducks often take a dip. Little
shops are everywhere and the
whole place had highly festive
air. The charge Of commercial
ism has been made, but this is
readily refuted by the extreme
honesty of the people in all their
business transactions. by the low
prices charged, and by the cor
dial and sincere welcome which
they give to every guest.
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

ward to be arraigned before
Caiphas. Herod and PLATE, who is
a grand actor and whose part in
oludes the famous washing Of his
hands Of the matter. The Saviour
Is condemned and crucified, dies
on the cross, Is buried and rises
again in accordance with Biblical
accounts. and appears first to the
Magdalen, afterward to His dis
ciples. tho ascension being the
closing scene.
Interspersed between the acts
are tableaux Of important subjects
from the Old Testament. some of
them being taken from the
Apocryphah, and including such
themes as these: THE Sons of
Jacob Conspire Against Joseph"
"The Departure OF Tobias From
His Home" "The Lamenting
Bride In the Song Of Solomon"
'.vashti Rejected and Esther
Chosen Queen" "The Mamma in
the wilderness" "The Grapes
Brought by the Spies From
Canaan" Joseph Sold by His
Brethren" Adam and Eve at
Work" "~Joab Murders Amassa,"
"Micaiah the Prophet Receives a
Blow on the Cheek for Telling
Ahab the Truth" "The Innocent
Naboth Is Condemned to Death by
False Witnesses" Samson Is
Made Sport Of by the Philistines,"
Joseph Made Governor Over
Egypt" The Goat Sacrificed az
Sin Offering" Isaac Bearing the
Wood Up Mt. Moriah." THE
Brazen Serpent" and the final
tableau, The Ascension"
The Washington times., 1922-08-27

THE angler. or fishing'fros.
with its mouth almost as
wide as its body IL long, IL
one of the very queerest Of
fishes. On it's back It has .
number Of thread-like append.
ages which other fish think are
the small organisms which form
their own food.
Before they have discovered
their mistake they have fallen a
prey to the frog, which does
not miss much. with such
capacious mouth. Its appetite,
too. is enormous; for in the
stomach Of one as many as
seventy-five herrings were found.
The sea-horse Of Australia
lives amongst seaweeds, being
canouflaged by q floating fringe
resembling the weeds, which
enables 1t to lure its prey close
enough to be captured.
Another instance of camou.
flage for the sake Of obtaining
food 10 that Of q prawn and q
small fish which live inside the
mouth Of a gigantic anemone.
They are both white. with red
lines, and these colors act as
. snare to numerous small
creatures which the anemone
kills, and all three have q share
in the spoils.
There is a curious family Of
fish to which the climbing
perch Of India belongs. They
are constantly in and out, Of
the water, and often travel over
land. In the rainy season they
pass from stream to stream,
and from pool to pool. When
the hot weather comes they
bury themselves in mud. from
which they emit . surgling
sound. II put in an aquarium