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The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
Louisville Entries.

First Race -Three-year-olds and
up. six furlonss, claiming: Nom, 81;
whirl, "a: Bright Trash -; Brown
Eyes. s6; Lady Frakes. s6; Queen
High, 90; Winding Through, 90: Fly
Cast SO; Lieutenant Colonel. 101;
Kremlin. 101; Locust Leaves. 1902;
Pohaska. 1o7: Archie Alexander. Ill;
Blaze ZIG; Youneed. 116; ed Garri-
son. los; May Bodine. 1o6; Moon
winks. 1o2; Ringrose. 107; Approval
11o; Lady Mother 1os.
- Second -Race-Two-year-old maid
ems. fllies. five furlongs: $1,000:
Irish Rose, 112; Marjoret 112; Put
and Take, 112; Auntie Em, 112: Fer
nandos. 112; Juba. 112; Layol, liz:
Mammon 112.
Third Race-Three-year-ol and
up. claiming; mile and sixteenth;
$1,000: Semphronia, sS; Velma K.
Nurture. 10s; Black Thong. 10s; Nom-
inee 10S; Runquoi. 1os.
Fourth Race-Claiming: 2-year-olds; ;
five and a half furlongs: Fair Alice.
9S: Full Spoon, 100: Mary p. Gard
ner. 1o5: Elizabeth Jewell. los: Man
icure Maid, 1os; Rustem, 106; Leslie
106; Wild Life 116.
Fifth Race-Threeyear-old and up;
SIX furlongs. purse. $1,000: Jeanne
Bowdre. 100; Alta Boy II 103; Peg
asus 1o3; Commander McMeekin 103;
Gangway. Ill.
Sixth Race-Maiden 2-year-olds, fl-
lies: FIVE and half furlongs; purse.
$1,000: Royal Maid. liz; bPoke Bon
net. Ill; bSweet Lady. 11s; East
ern Star 112; Needy. III: Sweet
Cookie, ia; aHeskituna. 112: Arrest
ing Time. 112; Bedazxle, 112.
a-Montfort Jones entry; b-Galleher
Brothers entry.
Seventh Race = Claiming; 3-year-
olds and up; mile and a. sixteenth;
purse. 81. zoe: La Foudre. 90; Jordan,
lo1: Inquiry. 103; DIR. Gilbert. lo7;
'Whippet. 10s: Virgo. 10s; Hullo,
1os; Corson, Ill; carnarvon. 11a.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
DRUGGISTS SAY We
ALL SHOULD take
FALL TONIC NOW
You Feel Better, Stand Change
able Weather Better Too
A WISE PRECAUTlON
AGAINST SICK SPELL

The cost of sickness hasn't de-
clined any. The wet changeaole
sick spell reason IL almost here,
and after such q hot -exhausting
summer IL Is no wonder some or
us need a good bracing tonic.
A good tonic makes you feel
snappier. more energetic and
good all over. You sleep. eat.
look. feel. and digest your food
so much better. YOU wake up
strong. steady. Vigorous tonic
is worth while right now =
Come down to the nearest Peo-
ples' Drug Store and get the
clerk to wrap you up q bottle of
Hypo-Cod. There isn't anything
quite 80 good. It's economical
and tastes good too. You'd give
an auto that much care-why not
get new pep and ginger into
your own system. You want to-
|climb the winter ON High" and
Keep going strong all the time.
hvofd the ruts of sickness-Hypo-
ICod does the work.
Note: We gladly prepay Hypo-
|Cod anywhere on receipt OF price,
lone dollar per bottle.-People's
Drug Stores. Washington. D. c.
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Connaught Park Entries.

= First Race-six. furlongs: s-year-
:olds and up; claiming:> Allah, 10s;
Hohokus. 1os; Smite, 1os: icon. los:
Toy Miss. LOG: Bengore. 105; Golden
Chance, 103; Jacobean. 103; Meio-
drama. 103; Bobadil. 1oS: xMay
Maulsby. 101: Lucky Girl, "a.
Second Race-Six furlongs; s.
year-olds and up; claiming: Propa-
ganda, 1os; Cock O. the Main, los;
Mix. 10s: Glenn, 1os; Olale, log;
Tarascon, los; P. G. King, 1903: xCoI.
Murphy. 103; Ku Klux. 1903; Chino
league. 101: Dancing Girl, 101: Mad
May. So: Joyce Hoffman. 90.
Third Race-Six furlongs; 3-year-
olds and up; claiming: Chow, Ill;
Ras; Ill; Ross r.. Ill; Dancer. 10s;
Pittsburgh. 10S: Assume, 10s:
Financial Rooster, 1903; xPretender,
los; Briar Cliff, 1o1: Max Gold, 96;
Mabel Curtis. "a; xHoringa, s4;
Quaker. 103.
Fourth Race-The Ottawa Handi-
cap; 2-year-olds. foaled in Canada:
six furlongs: Prismar, no: Doc
Gaity. 10s: May Pole. los; Anaprisa,
los; Game Scrapper. 1o5; Honey's
Jewel, 104.
Fifth Race - The Parliament
Purse; for s-year-olds and up; one
mile and seventy yards: Duke John.
11o; Redstone, log; Gray Gables,
1903: Martin A. Noonan.. 102; Lads
Love. 80; San Grado. So; Harmon
ious, 80.
Sixth Race - Claiming: s-year-
olds and up; one mile and q fur
long: Taklon March, 110: Handful.
l1o: George C., jr.. Ito; Captain
Evans. 107; sJohn Archer, 102;
chefa, 101; Troma. ss; sGreat
Hawk. s6; Ferrun. 81.
Seventh Race-Ciaiming: 3-year-
olds and up; one mile and . fur
long: Panterede. no.: Mary Jane
Baker. l0S: Piedra. io7; sFixsr. los;
Doyle. 105: Secretary. .los; Kentish
Boy, ss; George Duncan. %; Yelled
Colleen, So. x s--. ss.s:s - .iss.
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ToDAY's GAMES.
oandlot aeriea.

shamrocks vs.. sherwoods. Mount Rainier,
Sis p. N.
City League.
Standard Oil VS.. @. A. O., Union sta
ton: umpires. Hughes and Doyle; scorer.
Beard.
Washington Gas vs. Registers. Grace
Field; umpires. Woodward and sutton;
scorer, Redmond.
Parks will hold a football meet
ing tomorrow evening at the club
rooms. The following players please
report: Fogerty NJ. Spencer. Adams.
Vanhorn, Abenschein, Galleher.
Crump. H. Spencer. Chisholm, Davis,
Schellen, Eaton, McGonical. lay
cock, Baumgardner. Flynn, A. Gal
laher.
Premier A. c. defeated the Havoc
Midgets yesterday by the score of
II to 9. The feature of the game
was the hitting OF Freid. Kim, Otis
and Gordon.
Kenilworth A. c. is without a
game for Sunday and would like to
hear from mines in the 1s-year-old
class. For information call Robert
Lyles, Lincoln 30S2-J.
Hilltop Reserves desire games on
their home diamond at Montello and
Oates street for Saturday. Sunday
and Monday. September 2. 3 and 4.
To arrange for games notify Man
ager Baucom. 1887 Morse street
northeast, or phone Lincoln 37S7.
Circle A has started its football.
Members Of the club will hold q
meeting Friday night at the School
Of Immaculate Conception, Seventh
and n streets, at 7:15 y. m, to dis
cuss plans for the coming season.
Candidates for the football team are
requested to report for practice
Saturday at 1880 on the Blooming.
dale Fairgrounds. The following
members are requested to report:
H. Aiken. w. Aiken, w. Baker. R.
Beall. ]. Beck. M. Beck. E. Cobb, A
Cox, r. Chamberlin, ]. Devlin, NJ.
English, r. Eyre. p. Friedrich, D.
Horton. J. Heilman. E. Johnston. e.
Juiliano, G. Killian, NJ. Lucas, e.
Myers. ]. Murrhy, c. Jacobs, ]. Mills.
w. Spittle, NJ. Terrett. W. Trussell.
NJ. Twomey. w. Watt and H. Young.
Stanton Juniors will hold a foot
ball meeting tonight at $3.50 o'clock.
Election of officers and plans for
the coming grid season will be dis
cussed. All those interested are
invited to be present.
Registers failed to put full nine
in the field for yesterdays City
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MuLdO0n to Investigate
WiILs-JacksOn "BattIe"

NEW YORK Aug. 30. - Harry
Wills, having made the erstwhile fe-
rocious Tut Jackson look like a tar
nished school boy. declared Wednes-
day he was ready to fight Jack
Dempsey for the world championship
amy place. any time
will I fight Dempsey" he asked.
will I eat breakfast tomorrow
"Ill fight the champion this week
or next week or any time he says"
While Wills was building new hopes
based on his defeat of jackson, the
New York Boxing Commission was
investigating how such a hoax" as
the Wills-Jackson bout could have
taken $4,000 in box ONCE receipts
in this usually discriminating fight
center.
Chairman Muldoon declared he had
been told jackson was a giant pan
ther. man-killer and blood-spilier
whereas the Washington Court House
black boy proved to weigh only 1SS
pounds, largely consisting Of fright.
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Connaught Park Results.

First Race-Three-year- and
up; claiming; 6 furlongs. Titania,
110 (Barnes). 800, 4.Io. 2.s5; Cice-
roman, lot (Walls). s.35. 2.65: Red
mon. 112 (Nolan), s.s5. Time.
1913 As. Black Pat, Pretender.
Laura Miller. Al Pierce, Jacobean
and Thrills also ran.
Second Race -olds
and up: claiming; 6 furlongs.
Purl. 112 (Erickson), $50, 2.8s,
$50: Vibrate. los (organ). 1900.
8.75: Viva Cuba, ITO (Boganow-
SKID, Ills. Time. 1:14. Ross R.,
Lady Luxury, Lillian O., Gallivant,
Shenandoah. Yelled Colleen and
Florentian also ran.
Third Race-Three-y -year-olds and
up; foaled In Canada; claiming:
mile and 70 yards. Mallowmot,
100 (Sharpe). lois, 7.25, $40:
Sweet Bouquet. ia (Babin), $50,
4.35: Aunt Lin. los (Rowan). $40.
Time, 1:47 SIS. Bengali. Azerael,
Primo. Myrtle Grown, Rock Silk.
Bassano Boy. Indian Prince and
Moll Cut Purse also ran.
Fourth Race-Three-year- olds ana
up; claiming: 5h furiongs. Sun
Brae. III (Erickson), 1855. sos,
$50; Feylance. l1s (Turner). 2.70
and 2.35: The Lamb, III (Gregory),
2.70. Time. 1:07. Camouflage. St.
Donard. Fusee and Blue Ribbon
also ran.
Fifth neutrality-suspicious. and
up; claiming: III miles, North
Wales, 100 (Arvin3, 1880, 1895.
40: Bonneville. 105 (wallace).
1870. 4.4o: Sailor, Ill (Erickson).
$50. Time. 7:37. Harry M. Stew
ems. White Ridge, Comment and
Sweet Kiss also ran.
Sixth Race-Three- -year-olds and
The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
HERALD SELECTIONS.
LOUISVILLE.

LOUISVILLE.
First Race-Lady Mother. May
Bodine, Youneed.
Second Race-Auntie Em. Irish
Rose, Mammon.
Third Race - Runquoi, Black
Throng. Walnut Hall.
Fourth Race-FuIl spoon, Mani
cure Maid, NJ. p. Gardner.
Fifth Race-GanEway, Pegasus.
Commodore McMeekin.
Sixth Raee-sweet Lady. Royal
Maid, Bedazxle.
Seventh Race-Inquiry, Carnnrf-
van, Virgo.
SARATOGA.
First Raee-Jocose. Zealet. Es-
quire.
Second Raee-violinist, Over
take. Broom Flax.
Third Race-Zev. Enehantment.
Curtfs.
Fourth Race-Grey Lag, Exter-
mlnator, kaf Sang.
Fifth Race-Pfbroeh Daniel A.,
kirklevington.
sixth Race Pfttston, Purity,
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=: Sandlot Notes =:

League contest with Western. I'm
ion. thereby forfeiting to the Mes
sengers by the usual 9-to-0 count.
Liberty A. c. will practice this
afternoon at o'clock on the Lib
erty grounds. Twelfth and Hamlin
streets northeast. All players are
to report.
Primrose A. c. are without games
Tor Saturday and Sunday. Teams
In the Junior division interested
call Lincoln 2S2l-w.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
C o L F
By AL CONNOLLY

The Middle Atlantic contingent
composed OF Marshall whitlack
of Chevy Chase, Chris Dunphy OF
Columbia, Guy NJ. Standifer of
Columbia. Warren and D. Clarne
Corkran of Baltimore, and prob
able r. L. Finkenstaedt of CoIum-
bia will find the Country Club
course at Brookline in fine fettle
for championship play Saturday
the opening day of preliminary
play.
The entire field of 165 golfers.
embracing the cream of this
country and the British Isles
amateurs, will all turn in Is holes
Saturday. the 81 players and ties
to continue.
On Monday the 80 who have
the lowest cards will be eligible
for match play. with all rounds
set at thirty-six holes thereafter.
The Massachusetts entry list
contains the names of many Of
the best in the ranks of the
PuA Co. WHO nave
won their spurs in competition,
and the majority of whom will
have the advantage over golfers
from other sections of the coun-
try of being more or less ac-
quainted with the Brookline
course.
Led by the present title holder,
Jesse Guilford, and Francis Oui-
met, a former champion, the Bay
Staters will have such stars as
Bill Claflin. Ray Gorton., Clark
Holder, sensational Harvard
golfer: W. G. Chick. ]. H. Suili-
van. jr.. Eddie Lowery, three
times Junior title holder; F. N.
Newton. member of the American
amateur team that invaded Eng
land several years back. and pos
sibly Freddy Wright.
The above formidable array of
talent should successfully uphold
the sectional pride of Massachu-
setts in competition with Bobby
Jones, of Atlanta. Chick Evans and
Bob Gardner, of Chicago, w. c.
Fownes and Max Marston, of Penn
sylvania. Rudy Knepper. of Sioux
City, and the rest of the sectional
champions.
Guilford. the defending champion
especially is going to take lot OF
beating at Brookline, the Siege
Gun" being credited with 6S over
conjunction with his partner
Ouimet. defeated the English team
Of Tolley and Darwin decisively in
the opening body of the interna-
tional matches for the Walker Cup
at Southampton Monday.
Should the Chevy Chase golfers
successfully repel Columbia's in
vasion of their links in the next
interclub match scheduled for Sep
tember Is, Chevy Chase will just
about have the championship for
this year clinched.
Chevy Chase leads in the point
total with A. followed by Column
bia with 38. Washington Golf is
third with 81 and Bannockburn
trails with "a.
The remainder of the schedule
follows: September II. Washington
at Bannockburn: October l, Ban
nockburn at Columbia and Chevy
Chase at Washington.
Indian Spring Club will stage its
first annual invitation tournament
on or about the first of October.
The course is rapidly rounding into
excellent condition, and many OF
the best amateurs in the District
have signified intentions of enter
ing the play.
Columbia Country Club has two
tournaments of major calfbre listed
for October. the Annual Middle At
Iantic Golf Association event COM
ing on the twelfth and thirteenth
of the month. and the District
Amateur title will be contested for
on the nineteenth and twentieth.
Guy NJ. Standifer, of Columbia, is
the present titleholder. %
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up; claiming: L mile and 70 yards.
Paula v. los (Barnes), 1885, 40,
$40; King Trojan, 1o4 (Rowan).
$40, $40; The wag, IS (walis,.
2.15. Time. l:46 2-5. Devonite.
Mary Jane Baker. Commander
Colin, Paddy Dear and Tan I'd
also ran
Seventh Race-Three- -year-olde
and up; claiming; / mile and 20
yards. Hello Pardner. 80 (Organ)
7.s5. SIS. $50: Murray. 110 (Co-
rey). $50. 500: American Eagle,
l07 NOLAN, 3.ss. Time. I:l5.
cremona. Gath. and The Inquirer
also ran.
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IotaN.. 80 II II 81 Totals.. . II .
xRan for Duck
Railway Mail Service =. 2o2 -e1o %
Postmasters appointment 900 21d O--3
Runs-Wadsworth t2J. steagail, Duck, Du-
vail. Lesieur. Phillips. Blum. Dickenson.
Newman. Errors-Simpson (o), Blum (oD.
Dickinson. Curran. Wadsworth. Home run
Duyall. Three-base hit-Galizia. Two-base
hits-Blum, steagall. Duck, Duvall. Stolen
bases-Phillips t3). Curran (2), Duvan (2l,
Wadsworth, Duck. Hargett, Blum, Dicken-
son, Newman. Left on bases-Railway Mail
Service, O.; Postmaster Appointment, 10.
Bases on balls-on Duvall, 3; Dickenson, 4.
Struck out-By Duvali, 10; Dickepson, s.
Hits-on Duvaii, Z; Dickensoa, Is. Umpire
-Bndley.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-31

Third Round - George Auibach.
Boston. defeated Thomas Malley. st.
Louis. 5 and 4: Edward Held, st.
Louis, defeated J. F. Christie. To-
ronto 4 and 2: Richard ]. Walsh.
New York. defeated William J.
Quinlan. Boston. 2 and l: Harry
Decker. Kansas City. defeated Ed
ward Curtin, Newark. N. J.. and l.
Semi-fnal Round - Edward Held.
st. Louis. defeated George Aulbach.
Boston. / up (twenty holes): Rich
ard Walsh, New York. defeated
Harry Decker. Kansas City. 1 up
The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
RaillOay Mail Hats
POstmasters, z to 3

Railway Mail Service pinned q 7-to-3 de-
feat on Postmasters Appointment nine yes
terday. Duvall. on the hill for the vie
tors. held his opponents to eight safeties
and famed sixteen batters. The scor@:
Nail p,sfrn,s,.. a A
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G. A. O., IA
Washington Gas, 2
CITY IEAGnE-GFNT n
w {
CITY

hunt-Leizear, NorveII. GiovennetU TT.
Wright 49,, Owen t2). Baldwin ,2l. Car
roll, Chaopell. Nordstrom (2). Clark. Err
rors-wright, Moran. Craven. Two base hits
baldwin t2). Clark. Leixear. Stolen bases
Wright. Owen, Baldwin t2l. Clark t.l.
Nordstrom t3D. Bases on balls-On Leib.
2; on Sweeney, 1: Carroll 1. Struck out
By Sweeney, 1; by Carroll, g. Double plays
Carroll to Baldwin; Ferguson to Baldwin.
Wild pitch-Leib. Passed ball-Giovennetti
Balk-Sweeney. Hits-0f Leib 8 in in
nings: on Sweeney. in 2 innings. Hit
by pitcher-By Leib Wright. Nordstrom) :;
by Carroll (0ldhelD. Umpires-Daniels and
Jaeschke.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-31

Registers failed to put a full nine
in the field for yesterdays City
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05

acted by Mrs. Svend Petersen
and J. X. Larsen. V. Hoiber9
was instructor for both plays
and Miss Ruth kilstofte fur
nished the piano accompaniment
for the songs. After the plays
lunch was served and later dane
ing enjoyed till ! o'clock, The
many compliments received by
the players and the favorable re-
marks by the big audience in
general bespeaks the able man
ner in which each player repre-
sented the respective characters.
Although the admission price
was very low the committee re-
ports a little profit.
The masquerade ball given by
the Askov Rebekah lodge at the
ID. Is. >. hall Monday evening
was a big affair, over 100 tickets
being sold. Many were present
from Sandstone as well as other
neighboring places. Anker
Simonsen as a Turk and Miss
Leona Mall, who was here from
Minneapolis on a visit, as queen
of hearts, received the prizes
for neatest costumes; Elmer
Johnson, cowboy and Olga An
dersen, Topsy. captured the cos
tune prizes. and N. c. Bendiks
and Svend Petersen as old man
and woman were awarded the
comical prize.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
Simple "Bath" In the Congo.

Simple "Bath" In the congo.
Chief KabongO OF the Congo has
harem as large as that of Mwata
Yamvo and a palace Of beautifully
woven basket work. a bath and a gar
den Of gods, all inclOsed In a COM
pound with an deliberately woven reed
wall about It, The royal bath Is
hole In the ground. but 1t Is the only
one used for the purpose In all the
Luba territory. land the rivers are
infested with crocodiles His maj
esty gets down in the hole, and serv-
ants throw buckets Of water at him
from every direction at once. Then
he. climbs out with mud sticking to
him and pronounces the ceremony a
complete success, which II IL not. &C
cOrding to the white mans standards.
A clay crocodile and some white pig
cons are Kabongo's principal deities,
and these he worships fitfully, mostly
for political reasons. KabongOs cum
ming has made him the logical usurper
Of the throne Of Mwata Yamvo in the
minds Of many sub-chiefs Of the Con-
60. He always manages to turn up
on top whep seemingly about to lose
out
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
Interesting Old Medal.

An ancient medal, bearing the date
1869 and an Inscription showing II to
have come originally from Mont st.
Michel, the picturesque mountain mon
astery fortress of the coast Of Nor
mandy, opposite st. Malo. the birth
place Of Jacques Cartier. has been
found at Penetanguishene. Historians
connect the medal with La Sale. He
built a boat called the Chiffon at Nj
agara. and. with Huron Indians aud
one NJ. de Monty. toured the Great
Lakes. discovering Green Bay, Mich.
The Hurons induced him to visit their
old homeland. Huronia. which he did,
and then packed the Chiffon full Of
furs and sent II back to his Niagara
encampment. The medal IL thought
to have belonged to one Of La Sales
sailors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
NOW THAT WE HAVE
MEDICAL BEER

Good morning, Doc.
Good morning, Thurstin, how
your sister?
Oh, she's better since we got
a few of your Pilsiner.
Annhauser mother?
She was restless last night.
She Blatz about her ailments all
the time.
You're having lot of sick
ness, Thurstin. Sit down till
cut some Schlitz in a Hamm and
well have a sandwich and cold
bottle and then I'll write you
prescription for three cases.
Yes, that's right, six dollars,
thanks.
And Thurstin went on his
way; not a sadder, Budweiser
man.-Exchange.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
Ashov

Eugene Perry of Gilby, N. ID.
is here visiting his friend. Mel:
Nortensen.
Ludwig Mosbek is attendin,
the short course this week al
the State University farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Laage from
near Brooten, visited here last
week at the home Of his parents
Miss Schmidt of Menominee
Wis, visited here during the
holidays at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anker M. Simonsen.
Miss Dora Rasmussen who
teaches at Cloquet this year
spent her holiday vacation here
at the home Of her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Lars Rasmussen.
Chr. Hansen, the mail carrier,
found it very difficult to make
the rounds last Saturday and
still worse yesterday on account
of the snow having drifted so
much. Some provision will most
likely have to be made to keep
the roads open if the mail car
rier is to cover the route each
day.
Members of the local church
held their annual meeting in the
church basement Monday after
noon with a good attendance.
The treasurer's report was read.
which showed better financial
condition than was really ex-
pected. During the high cost
times Rev. s. D. Rodholms reg.
ular salary of $500 was added
to with $500 additional for that
period. Rev. Rodholm recon-
mended that the $500 now be
taken off but it was unanimous
" decided that his permanent
salary now be $500. Refresh
ments were then enjoyed after
which Rev. Rodholm gave a brief
lecture on old hymn books. N. S.
Petersen was reelected secre-
tary and N. B. Miller member of
the board. Other officers who
hold over are Fred johnson,
chairman; L. c. Petersen. treas
urer; and julius Petersen, mem
her of the board.
The home talent plays staged
last Thursday afternoon and eve
ming under auspices of the local
Danish Brotherhood lodge in the
d. B. S. hall were well acted and
apparently pleased the audi
ences. The afternoon perform
ance was sparsely attended but
in the evening every seat was
filed as well as a number Of
extra benches. Those taking
part in the first play-"Der
tredie" ]. X. Larsen. Mrs
Holger Petersen. Mrs. Svenc
Petersen, Conrad Christensen, v
Hoiberg and Peter Bovbjerg. Ii
the second play-"Sagt OPP
there were only two characters
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
THE FATHER OF WATERS
by 7. T. MAXEY
Q. Western Nswspapsr Union.

THE FATHER OF WATERS
COUNTING the longest branch a.
~ part Of 1t. the Mississippi ID
the longest river In the world. Her.
nand0 do Soto lake and not Lake
ltasca, A. commonly supposed. 10 now
considered by some authorities a. it,
place Of beginning.
There 10 q difference Of 1,47O feet
between the elevations Of it, mouth
and Of Its head and during Its journey
from Minnesota to the Gulf Of Mex
leo the temperature depending upon
the season, sometimes varies ~ much
- $50 degrees.
Its waters wash the soils Of ten
states. In the vicinity Of Red river,
Louisiana. the volume Of Its how IL
estimated to exceed 100000 GAL
Ions per second.
The Wisconsin, Des Moines, Tli-
nois. Missouri. Ohio, White. Arkansas
and Red river systems, a well a. q
large number Of 'lesser lights" with
their myriads Of tributaries, dow into
It. These rivers carry drainage from
20 Of the - states. This tremendous
watershed has an area Of 1.24OO00
square miles Or AN Of the entire
United StateA
The Mississippi 10 navisabls for a.
most it, entire length or from q. Paul
to the Gulf.
Large numbers q passengers ars
transported between local points and
tremendous quantities Of freight-prin-
cipally grain. cotton. live stock. coal.
lumber. logs, provisions. stone. gravel
and sand are carried upon its sur.
face. The river freight At the port
OF New OrleanA during Z recent ysAr
Appropriated 1000, O00, 900 tons.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
An Anful Play.

"Why did you order your eggs hard
boiled. You always prefer them softf"
"Tm trying q new system" replied
Mr.. Growcher. ''That waiter has been
making q speciality Of bringing me
things the way I don't want them"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05

Whale Fat FOR 0lsomar0arine.
Whale fat Is used on a large scale In
Denmark In making oleomargarinA
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05

Saved After Long immersion.
People have been resuscitated after
being under water a. long - 20 min
utes.