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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZE
Anderson Chosen ChirWan and
Stepan Vice Chairman
American Official Paper.

The board of county commits,
sioners met at Pine City Tues
day for the first meeting Of the
new year and organized by elect
ing Gust Anderson chairman and
Frank w. Stepan vice chairman.
The salary of the county attor-
ney was fixed at $500. the
sheriff $4,000. clerk Of court
$l.l00 and fees, superintendent
Of schools $1,000 and mileage and
the assistant in his office $65
per month. All salaries are
practically the same as last year.
The Askov American was
awarded the county printing for
1922 so the readers of this paper
will herein find the official com
missioners proceedings. all other
notices required by the board
financial statement of the coun
ty and delinquent tax list pub
lished it's columns. The finan'
cial statement and delinquent
tax list will also be published in
an extra edition that will be
circulated to all personal prop
erty taxpayers of the county
about March LIST.
Yesterday the county board
journeyed over to Grantsburg
Wis, to there meet with the
commissioners of Burnett coun
ty and a representative from
each of the state highway de
partments of Wisconsin and Min
nesota to look over the site fol
the proposed interstate bridg,
over st. Croix river near Grants
burg. 1t is planned to have tn,
two states pay for the bridg'
and the counties pay for the ap
proaches and roads leadinI
thereto. The bridge is estimate,
to cost between $500 and SIS
1000.
Official proceedings Of tn
board will appear in next week
American.
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Whatever else may happen.
Although the country's dry,
The sailor still will have his port,
The farmer have his rye:
The cotton still has got its gin.
The seacoast has its bar,
And each Of us will have a bier,
No matter where we are.
Southern Ruralist.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
MANY WAR TAXES ARE OFF

In response 20 numerous IN
quiries, taxpayers are advised
that certain taxes. among them
the so-called nuisance and
luxury" taxes. are repealed,
effective January 1, 1922. by the
Revenue Act of 1921.
Patrons of soda-water foun-
tains, ice cream parlors and
similar places of business no
longer are required to pay the
tax of / cent for each 10 cents
or fraction therof on the amount
expended for sodas. sundaes. "or
similar articles of food or drink"
The small boy may rejoice in the
fact that an ice-cream cone
doesn't cost an extra penny.
The tax imposed by the Revenue
Act of 1921 is on "beveraged and
the constituent parts therof' and
is paid by the manufacturer.
The tax on the transportation
of freight and passengers is re
pealed, effective January l. 1922
also the tax paid by the pur
chaser on amounts paid fol
mems and women's wearing ap
parel (shoes. hats, caps, neck
wear. shirts, hose. etc. in exces:
of a specified price.
Taxes imposed under Section
9O4 (Which under the Rev. Act
of 1918 included the taxes or
wearing appareD are now con
fined to a 5 per cent tax on the
following articles: carpets, on the
amount in excess Of $3.50 a SO
yard; rugs, on the amount in ex'
cess of S6 a square yard; trunks
on the amount in excess of $35
each; valises, travelling bags
suit cases, hat boxes used by
travellers and fitted toilet cases
on the amount in excess of S2s
each; purses. pocketbooks. shop
ming and hand bags. on the
amount in excess Of S. each
portable lighting fixtures. in
cluding lamps of all kinds. or
the amount in excess of $lt
each: fans, on the amount ir
excess of 81 each. These taxes
are included in the manufacturer
ers' excise taxes, and are payable
by the manufacturer, producer
or importer, and not by the pur
chaser, as required by the Rev
Act Of 1918. The manufactures
may reimburse himself, by agree
ment with the purchaser. By
quoting the selling price and ia,
in separate and exact amounts
or by stating to the purchaser ir
advance of the sale, what por
ton of the quoted price repre-
sents the price charged for the
article, and what portion repre-
sents the tax.
The taxes on sporting goods
(tennis rackets. fishing rods
base ball and foot ball uniforms
etc) are repealed. also the taxes
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
SHERIFF HANlEY
SHOT N HAND
Battles with Arthur Hoffman h
Court Heuse. Hoffman
Shot n Leg.

ShENNA oO0 JSsssW ~ sS~<s vs~~
sheriff Of Pine County, r. ].
Hawley received his Rrst injury
Of any consequence in that ca
pacity Saturday afternoon when
he was engaged in 4 gun battle
with Arthur Hoffman. q young
man in the twenties living be-
tween Pine City and Beroun.
The shooting took place in the
county attorneys office in tho
court house. Sheriff HAwlcy bo-
ing wounded in the one hand.
while Hoffman was wounded in
the leg after which he was cap
tured.
Hoffman stole . Ford autOmo-
bile from Leonard MachArt, em-
ployed in the bank at Beroun.
| in June. 1920. The car was
traced to Winnipeg where Hoff-
man was arrested on other char
ges by Canadian authorities but
Pine County authorities arrested
him in North Dakota last May
on the auto theft. He was then
placed in Jail for a few weeks
but later released on $500 bail.
Since the shooting Saturday the
authorities have secured moro
evidence on the auto theft and
they now know where the car il.
Hoffman walked into the coun-
ty attorneys room which ID on
the second floor Of the court
house. Saturday afternoon with
a gun in his hand and demanded
of Attorney Roberts that he pay
him $50, ,OOO, 900 on account Of his
arrest for auto theft and the
young man looked desperate.
|Mr. Roberts collected his wits
enough in spite Of this unpleas-
!. ant surprise to say that he would
go down stairs and procure It.
Hoffman remained in the attor-
ney's room and shortly Sheriff
Hawley was there. As soon ~
the sheriff opened the door he
was greeted with a shot which
apparently is the one that pierc'
ed his hand. Hoffman immedi-
ately jumped into an adjoining
room and Hawley guarded him
self up against a wall right next
to an open door and here many
shots were exchanged, about 4
dozen bullets being fired. The
door, casing. wall and q book
case against the wall bear evil
dence Of the shots that missed
J their mark. Hawley received on
ly the one wound in his hand
which is not serious and Hoff-
man was also shot only once
in the leg.
Sheriff Hawley being a very
popular man both in and out of
: office the feeling toward this
J young desperate was very in
; tense in Pine City Saturday and
had Mr.. Hawley been killed au-
thoritics would have had tn
} guard Hoffman very closely.
Hoffman was tried before JUS
tice Stephan at Pine City, plead
ling guilty and was bound over
to the grand jury. He was taken
to Saltwater Tuesday by Deputy
Sheriff John D. Wilcox, where
he will remain at the county
D -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
New Records.

An airplane. manufactured by
the Danish aeronautical manu-
facturer John M. Larsen of New
York last week smashed all rec
ords for nonstop flying. The
nlane. piloted by army officers,
stayed in the air above the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05

Robert 0. Briggs, known to
his friends as Smiling Bob" will
appear here Tuesday evening,
Jan. 10th, as the seventh num-
ber on the University Lyceum
Course under auspices Of the
local American Legion Post
Nearly all Of the material that
Briggs uses in his platform
impersonations, readings and
cartoons is original with himself
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05

HegS SlSter Dies.
Mrs. Sophie Heg Halstad died
last week at Tonganoxie. Kan.,
IS years old. She was a sister of
the famous Norwegian Col. Hans
Heg who was killed in the battle
of Chickamauga during the Civil
war. The father of Mrs. Halstad
published the first Norwegian
paper in the United States, the
Nordlyset, which for some years
was issued at a town in Racine
county. Wisconsin.
Statue Completed.
David Edstrem, widely known
|Swedish-American sculptor. has
completed his Peace Statue
which is to be installed in the
capitol of Washington, d. c.
Mr.. Edstrem is now in that city
to confer with the building SUI
perintendent concerning details
of the stallation of the statue.
To Honor Exhibitor.
The National Committee, an
organization representing al
Danish societies in Chicago, is
planning to give a banquet or
January 10 in honor of Christian
Bgtker who for many years has
been editor of the Danish week
lily, "Revyen". This paper last
fall was merged with a new pub
iication by the name of "Dansl
Tidende".
DR.. Begtrup Dies.
DR.. O. N. Begtrup of Viroqua
Wis, died few days ago, aget
As years. He was born at Skaa
nevik, Norway. and received hi
medical education at the Christi
ania university, coming to tn
United States in 1905. Until h
moved to Wisconsin two year
ago he had been practising medi
cine for several years at Rugby
N. D.
Ge0lOgist on Visit.
DR.. Christian Thomaus,
widely known Swedish geologis
is at present touring the soutl
western section of the Unite
} States for the Purpose of stud.
ing the prehistoric age of Amer
ca through peculiar geologic!
formations which are said to e,
list in New Mexico and Arizon;
! Danish Butter Discussed.
} During last weeks hearings o
, the tariff question before tn
! senate finance committee consiC
: cradle time was devoted to tn
! problem of importation of Dar
ish butter to this country. ]
was claimed that Denmark wa
) dumping all her surplus butte
that part which could not b
, sold in England-on the Amer
can market where it could b
sold for lower prices than Amel
, ican butter at present can con
, mand, and for this reason it wa
, urged that high tariff levy b
placed on butter from Denmarl
To Speak on Russia.
!, DR.. Fridtjof Nansen, at pre-
, ent general director of relic
work in Russia, is planning a vi
2 it to the United States early
: the spring for the purpose Of e.
e Iplaining the Russian situation
:, the people Of America. DR.. MAJ
: sen has been here on several O
r casions; he is generally reco.
: Inized as the most famous No
4 wegian now living.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05

oAopl We're Being Mlsquoted.
II II reported that mems feet are
growing larger. The time may come
when 1t viii not be safe to refer TO
men generally as jackasses-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
news AMONG
SCANDINAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.


A new and very powerful
wireless telegraph station con-
Meeting the White House in
Washington. with the greater
part of the world has just been
opened. The engineer who COM
pleted the work is Ernest Alex
anderson, a Swede who for
many years has been technical
manager of the Radio Corpora
tion of America.
"Best Behaved City,"
Statistics show that Clinton,
Iowa, is the best behaved city
in the country-that is, the best
in the class of cities with $4,000
populations and over, for police
records have established the fact
that it is many months since an
arrest was made there. About
one-half the population of Clin-
ton was born in Denmark or de-
scended from natives of that
country.
Chr. S0lberg Dead.
Christian Solberg, secretary at
the Norwegian consulate in St
Paul, died last week, aged 64
years. He was a native of Flek
kefjord, Norway, and had beer
in the United States since 1887
spending many years in the edi
torial department of the Skan
dinaven, Chicago. He had beer
consular secretary in st. Pau
since 1917.
Passes Away.
Mrs. Maria Johnson who fo1
II years had been married t.
Alexander johnson, editor O
'.Svenska Kuriren." Chicago, die
last week. She was born in Os
karshamn, Sweden. and had live
in the United States since 1873:
Mrs. johnson was widely know
in Chicago as well as in some o
the larger Swedish settlement
throughout the country.
Golden Wedding.
On Saturday of this week MI
and Mrs. F. Djorup, Chicago
will celebrate their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary. Mr.. DjOru
who is a native of Denmark
lived in Austria for more tina
thirty years prior to his comm
to America Mrs. Djerup is
native of Austria.
Minister Resigns.
Rev. Ludwig Pedersen who ha
served as pastor of the Norwe
9ian Free Lutheran congregatio
at Montevideo. Mimi, and neigh
boring communities for severs
years, has offered his resignatio
IS he has accepted a call fror
Climax, MINI. The resignatio
takes effect June l, this year.
Going to Europe.
A. w. Pierson of Holdredg'
Neb., son of Swedish parents
has recently been appointed a
sistant general manager of tn
international Harvester Con
pany's north European field. n
will be stationed at Norrkepini
Sweden, which is to be a dii
tribution center for the create
part of Scandinavia. Mr.. Pie
son has for several years bee
in the employ of the company ]
its Canadian branches.
Nnxr RornrfS
An airplane. manufactured b
the Danish aeronautical MANI
facturer John NJ. Larsen OF Ne
York, last week smashed all re
ords for nonstop flying. II
plane, piloted by army officer
stayed in the air above II
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05

A scientist declares that the giraffe
n utterly dumb. Perhaps II Ii Just
looked as II II had anything Of i'm
p0rtance to say.-BostOn Transcript
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-01-05
Difference in piamonds,

4 diamond known as q brilliant"
has s. facets. rose diamond II
faceted only on the top and has q dat
haaA
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

called by hearts or diamonds, or ootn' untl
the bidding got up TO four or five. One table
played It at clubs.
When played at five spades the difference OF
the trump management settled the result ne
plav at each Of these two tables will suffice for
an object lesson in tho Importance Of beng
prepared for situation which, however I'M
probable, is still possible.
As As partner twice refused to assist MIN
in hearts. rightly concluded that he could not
hold the king so A opened with the KING oil
diamonds. This won with the ace. Now 10
the average player nothing looks simpler than
TO get out the trumps, run of the CLUBS ana
discard one Of dummy's hearts; little SIAM
Accordingly, leads small trump, plays
the lack and leads the king exhausting both A
and B. Now club from dummy and with the
maxim popular with so many women teachers
with nine never in mind, up goes the KING
only TO find that A has none. or course TINS
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Queries and AnsUerS
AUCTION BRIDGE

Queston-If the dealer makes oia ana TWO
nlavers pass what would be meant by double
by the fourth hand?-J. c.
Answer Conyentionaly il would be asking
tho partner, who had passed TO bid her oest
suit. as the doubler was weak in the dealer
suit. but strong everywhere else. II 1t Is a no
trumper that is doubled the fourth hand also
las a no-trumper. and does not want TO guess
At suit. bu. can support anything her partner
,,,.,. select. the selection being usually on
length.
ouestion-The dealer bids no-trump, second
hand doubles. and third hand bids two CLUBS
Foprth haad holds four hearts TO the KING
i,ct. five diamonds TO the ace jack and two
sroaH IN the black suits. On the theory tina,
ci.ber the original no-trumper was a bad oid
or the double was very weak he allows the two
club bid TO stand and they made IT, The douo'er
ssvs he should have called the major suit'
hearts. and they would have won me game Inc
club bid was a bust--H. NJ. d.
Arswer-The doubler is responsible for the
,c.ult. and with such support, especially as II
COS, M more to answer the double after the
.lub hid than il that bid had not been made
sourth hand should certainly have called MS
suit.
oue,,ion-Dummy secs that one Of the ao'
,..rsarics has revoked, but the error IS not oe-
t.cted until three tricks later. When may
dummy call attention 10 it!-Mrs. n
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
THE SCHOOL. OF AUCTION BRIDGE

Answer-At any time after it is established
provided dummy has not intentionally over
looked the hand Of either adversary.
Question-The leaders partner inadyert
entity drops two clubs on the table face up
takes back the small one and leads the ace
The Joclarer insists that she can call the play
of tle smaller club. Is this correcty-Mrs }.
Answer-If the two cards are played stimuli
taneously they become exposed cards and liable
10 call; therefore the declsrer has right to
call whichever he likes 20 be played first. The
other must remain on the table and is stlll
liable to call.
ouestion-After two passes third hand
holds five spades to the ace king ten, three
hearts TO the king ten. with three small clubs
and two small diamonds What is the decla-
ration?-F. A.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

Answcr-As a general rule, after two passes
third hand should have at least I'VE tricks ana
three suits stopped or six tricks and only TWO
suits stopped. This hand does not meet either
of these requirements. having only I'VE tricks
and two suits stopped Many players VIII cah
spades on such hands, TO indicate a lead, oW
this is assuming that the fourth hand VIII
bid What is there for him 90 bid on. n hf
partner had nothing TO say? The third han"
would be lucky to find the dealer with tricks
enough 10 win the game in spades. and Moth
inc short of game is worth trying for
Oue,tion-Under what circumstances or
with what strength should a player rebid =
suit that he has called IN answer 10 double
when the doublcr has refused 90 assist it,
s. A. s.
Answer-lf the double Is sound The douoler
should be prepared 20 assist the take-out or
deny IL with a good suit or double the bid that
oyercalls the take-out There is no object IN
the double except 10 get 20 game going con.
tract. and II the doublcr Is going 20 stop after
the take.out he is very poor bidder "
he thought he could make game why did ne
not 20 ON and bid game? if the take-oOt
has more than FIVE cards and as good as
defensive bid. he should certainly rebid the
hand. so As TO show that Il was not COM
pulsory takc-out from weakness.
Question-In playing pivot how should the
score be settled il the stakes arc quarter oi
a cent? Please give an example, showing bal
anced score A. B.
Answer-The usual plan is 10 throw on th'
odd points, putting down only the nearest
hundred. As two players win each time snc
two lose. they are debitcd or credited eaef
with the amount, so that the total Away
balances Suppose A and b win a rubber Of
i56 from and T.; credit both A and B viii
;. and mark both Y ard Z as losing 3. Az u'
end. suppose the score stands; plus Is,
plus 7. Y minus 10 and minus 4. Then 4
wins rs quarters, or 81. b wins $l.75, J
loses S475, and z loses dollar.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

( T THERE is one thing that distinguishes
he good player from the average or the
Il mediocre it is the habit Of preparing for
contingencies that, however improbable
sy arise in the course Of the play.
This PREPARATION may be apparent IN vari-
Us ways. Il may be in so arranging matters
at certain hand shall be able 20 lead a par
'ula' suit at a stage Of the play that is not
q. developed. and that may not arise at all.
'ae often sees a careful preparation for un-
''Ang, not so often a getting ready 10 throw
ia adversary into the lead if necessary.
10 a.. these situations there is one point Of
n-arity They are getting ready &c do
aag IN either Of two ways Among the most
'n1on Of these tactics is the habit all good
ayers have Of so arranging their trump lead
pax after the advcrsaries' trumps are gone
'nT hand can take the lead from the other
'a' Z not by tumping, by winning trump
ad
ne peculiarly Of this trump management
maj i is usually very easy. When it is not
"s IS because the declarer does not see
Use FOR 10, or because he never thought
rang about i, On the other hand, there
countless instances in which the care IN
Management Of the distribution of the
q uamps turns out 10 have been quite un-
'SaFy and the result would have been the
'-' 10 matter how they we're played.
"a boxing over the scores made on some Of
1nas IN duplicate games it is astonishing
~'ue difference it makes how the trumps
managed (when the dcclarcr can win all
1eAs anyway in the majority Of the
. Il is also astonishing what a difference
- -'1s' In some hands, not more than one in
i, ' lsihaps, and not the least remarkable
sA that The thing that made the difference
= score on these exceptional hands proba-
=. S-'sd unnoticod by those who failed 10
top in the next column Is an cN-
-'e played last month.
''sli and bid a spade. which was over
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
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lnicters that they note in their galleries But
The business Of costume is far more serious
matter for the onlookers at horse race /"
seemed. at Belmont Park
The main details Of male attire for the ln-
itiate seemed to be: Hats worn at an acute
angle: suits featuring either a check design or
a belt at the rear Of the coat; field or opera
classes; large, black and venomous cigars a
look. both knowing and reckless, seeming to c.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

press at once an tic prcscicncc Of the Dclphc
Oracle with the audacty Of steve Brodie.
The description Of what the women wore
must be omitted since this is not the fashion
page. Suffice IL to say that some Of The gowns
were striking and that their materials must
have bocn bought al the same stores patron
ired by the gaudy young fellows that rode
the horses. Femininity figures that a race
lasts only three or four minutes, whle lis
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

half an hour tin the next ono and folks will
be looking around some IN the mean time Rae
ing may be the sport Of kings. but during the
intcrmissions the queens have their time.
And there are other points Of attraction al
the park. For instance there are all the signs
out in the middle Of the field. There are the
clock dials which tell YOU the time each race
begins-within fifteen minutes. There is tho
board with the score made by each morse ''
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

the race. and that is very necessary; FOR while
the audience votes unanimously They're OF
or Hes down" there is always an argument
about the finish
We were astonishcd at the number Of spe-
eial police we saw at the park, husky chaps
in gray uniforms like the officers you see
Guarding banks. We decided there must be
quite lot Of money around that needed
watching.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

No matter what does now, he is set two
tricks. as he must lose two clubs and two
hearts
The player at the other table who knew no"
20 manage his trumps. did not play the mana
that way After winning the first trick with
the ace Of diamonds he led the nine Of trumpS
not the deuce Dummy won il with the JACK.
Then he led the king from dummy and put the
queen on it..
Now. dummy can win the four and deuce
with the five and trey. or the declarer can
win five and trey with the ace and four.
Either hand can take the lead away from the
other hand twice or can keep the lead itself
twice.
The nest lead IS the nine Of clubs. playing
small. Il ducks this trick, because # has
club all the clubs are good and the dummy
cots heart discard II leads a heart rs
king is good. Il is impossible 70 fail IN max
ing dve.odd. no matter how tho cards lie, and
five is the contract When the nine held B
had 70 cover the seven. Now comes the use
fulness Of being able 10 put dummy back into
tho lead with the deuce OF trumps. Dummy
Gets the heart discard trumps the second
heart and makes a little slam.
This is the solution Of Problem No. los, ~
which hearts were trumps, Z to lead and II
to win all the tricks.
starts with the queen OF trumps II \
d,cks il T. follows with the queen oi ciuO''
which Y wins with the ace. then leaos TWO
rounds OF trumps, forcing the decisive as
card from i.
II A covers the queen OF trnmps on inc
e,., trick Y wins with the ace and ieaas inc
ace and lack Of clubs. so as to get down 10