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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21

primarily serve agriculture. that
would give sdequate service to
farmers.
The convention pledged itself
to help editors obtain relief from
the burden imposed on them BY
the present excessive second
class postage rates.
Continuation Of the war on the
common rust bearing barberry,
the European corn borer and
bovine tuberculosis Wa urged.
Frank o. Lowden, former gov
ernor Of Illinois, told the dele
gates that only better marketing
would save the Thousands Of goot
farmers. farming good land =.
well a. they could, who have
been unable to make both end
meet
Official reports showed thai
while the organization has beer
going through the settling pro
cess during the last year. its cash
receipts has been 20 per cent
more than in 1921.
During the convention, womer
delegates held several sessions
at which home economics prob
lens were considered.
The convention. admittedly tn,
most important gathering o
farmers in the history of tn
Farm Bureau. served to clarif.
the atmosphere Of conflicting
opinions as to remedies tina
should be applied to the agricul
tural situation and outlined Al
aggressive campaign to be fol
lowed in 1923.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21
ROAD NEEDS GRASP
WINS BOND SUPPORT
Correctly Informed Taxpayer
Sees Economy In Legislative
Proposals, Ayers Com.
missioner RsbcOek.

Minnesota citizens viewing the
road needs from a broad, state.
wide standpoint and seeing the
waste and injustices which can
be stopped by issuing bonds are
strong supporters Of the new
highway legislative program
Charles n. BAbcock, state high.
way commissioner. asserted in q
recent interview.
The few objections heard arv
from men who Judge by condi.
tions in their own immediate 10.
calities and do not understand
the situation over the entire
state, Commissioner Babcock said
IT have lived in . small town
and know the tendency to gage
things by local conditions" said
Mr.. Babcock. But know Min.
nesota highway needs over the
entire state and am confident
that every taxpayer WHO soea to
the trouble Of getting all the
facts will agree that first issues
of state trunk highway bonds
should be authorized by the next
legislature.
"Whils ! prefer 70 drive on
ecnn6anue1 = Hass -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21

marketing should be the major
theme of the organization in the
future, as in the past, and the
other that educational and re-
search activities should be
stressed. Before the convention
was two days old, the marketing
men were far in the majority and
soon passed resolutions which
placed the Farm Bureau more
than ever at the head of the CO
operative selling effort in this
country.
The convention. time and
again, expressed itself as deter
mined to obtain relief for farm
ers, who find themselves con
fronted with the fact that their
dollars worth are only 81 cents
while those of other industries
are worth $1.54.
Bernard M. Baruch, New York
financier, suggested to the con
vention the formation of a
nationwide banking structure
patterned after the Federal
Reserve system, but designed tc
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21
NEWS AMONC
SCANDINAvIANS
Interesting Items FROM Far
and Near About People
From the North.

DR.. Fridtjof Nansen of Nor
way, Arctic explorer and diplo-
mat, who since the organization
of the League of Nations has
been connected with the philan-
thropic work of this group. has
been awarded the Nobel peace
prize for 1922, especially in re-
cognition of his effort to aid
starving Russians.
A Drastic Sentence.
John Swanson, a 2O-year old
Swede, who recently killed John
Bolt by running him down with
his auto, has been sentenced to
pay Bolts widow half of his earn
ings for Is months; also to sell
his car and surrender the sales
money to Mrs. Bolt. Swanson
makes $3.50 per day at the pres
ent time.
Kvist Resigns.
Anton Kvist who for seven
months has been editor of the
Danish Chicago weekly. Dansl
Tidende, announces in the cur
rent issue of the paper that he
has resigned his position because
his editorial individuality was
not permitted to assert itseli
without interference on the part
of the owners.
Awarded $lOyo
SSren and Anna Larsen, Nor
wegian-Americans and parents O.
Anker Larsen who was accident
ally killed by a falling chunk O
coal near his home at Towner, N
D., while employed in a lignit'
mine, have been awarded DANA
ges in the amount of $1O,352.5'
by a jury in the Towner distric
court.
Succeeded ct Last.
Harry Willing, a 35-year oil
Swedish farm laborer who TO
reasons unknown to the publi
had become tired of life, recent
" has made three attempts Il
commit suicide. Each time tn
attempt was frustrated, but tn
fourth time he succeeded, for hi
body was found on a railroa'
track near Lake City, Fla
Brings Books.
DIR. Max Henil,s who TO
several years was president o
the board of trustees OF the Chi
cago public library. brought wit
him $4,000 worth of Danis'
hooks for that institution whel
he returned to Chicago from
trip to Denmark a short tim
ago
Peter Egge Coming.
Peter Egge. a popular Norwe
cian author of short stories an
novels. is planning to make
visit to the United States durin'
the winter. He has a cousin liv
ing in Chicago-Mrs Anna Dil
ner-and will be her guest Will
in that part of America
Mellander Dies.
Axel Mellander. head of tn
seminary department of Mort
Park college, Chicago, died las
week, 62' years old. He was Dor
At Brcnnestad. Skaane. Sweder
and came to America after grad
mating from a Swedish norma
school. From time to time Pro-
Nellander had been affiliate
With several prominent Swedish
American colleges.
Niels Grsn Defendant.
Niels Gren. a former Dams
newspaperman, whose name wa
injected into the earliest negot
-. aho,,t the sale OF DAMS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21
MINNESOTA THURSDAY DECEMBER e.

is being sued for divorce By his
wife, a sister of Edgar Lee
Masters. author Of the Spoon
River Anthology. The case at
tracts . great deal of attention
in the New York daily press
although the court action takes
place at Portland. Maine.
Radio Weather Reports.
Norway is making arrange
meNts to send weather reports
by radio to all Morse ships in the
North Sea, the eastern Atlantic
ocean. and the Baltic sea. The
reports are to be sent out daily
from stations which will be
erected along the Norwegian
coast.
Many Swedes Abroad.
Professor v. Lundstr0m of
Stockholm has issued a report
which shows that at the present
time about three million Swedes
are living in foreign countries.
The largest number, 2 million,
are in the United States; there
are 100000 in Norway. and the
rest are scattered all over the
earth.
I'D. ID. p" 50 Years.
Den Danske Pioneer, Omaha,
Neb., the largest Danish news
paper in the United Staes, last
week celebrated its fiftieth ami
versary; a special section accom-
panying the regular issue con-
tanned a good deal of material
illustrating the early history Of
the only paper of its kind that
has lived to the ripe old age
of SO.
NJ. X. Bleken Dies.
Rev. M. X. Bleken, pastor o1
the Norwegian Lutheran church
at Sande, Iowa. died Dec. 10 II
st. Paul, at the age of IS years
He was a native of Faaborg
Gudbrandadalen, Norway, ant
had come to the United State
in 1883. Mr.. Bleken had been al
ordained minister Of the Luthe
ran church for 80 years at th'
time of his death.
Textbook Coming.
| A group of Swedish-Americal
literati in New York and Wor
cester, Mass. are preparing th'
publication of a textbook OF
American literature in the Swed
ish language. The book will b
published in Stockholm. and th'
sponsors of the enterprise expec
success because Swedish interes
lin American literature has in
creased very noticeably during
the last few years.
i GeleFt 20.
Johannes Gelert. Danish sculp
tor, now a resident of the Dan
ish Old Peoples Home in Brook
lyn. N. Y, recently celebrates
his SEVENTEEN birthday. Geler
is the sculptor of the H. C. An
dersen statue. Lincoln Park. Chi
cago, the Haymarket monument
The Struggle for Life" group
and number Of other notabl
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-12-21
MARKETING FIRST
IN BUREAUS PLAN
National Convention Outlines
Work to be Followed by
Movement During
Coming Year.
Reed. Minnesota President, Nam
ed On Executive BOARD
--Bradfute Succeeds
Howard.

Energetic prosecution of a
nationwide cooperative market
ing program viii be the watch
word in the Farm Bureau move
ment in 1923. This was deter
mined at the annual convention
held at Chicago. Dec. IL to IA.
O. e. Bradfute was unanimously
elected president after j. H.
Howard, who had held that Office
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
KenOshan's Father
is Dead in Ohio
William Simpson Balm, Well Known in
Kenosha, Died at Home in Penns-
vile, Ohio, on Monday.

Word received in Kenosha this
morning brought news of the death of
William Simpson Balm, aged eighty
four years, pioneer resident of
Pennsville, Ohio, and frequent visitor
in Kenosha, at his home in Ohio after
long illness from the weaknesses due
to his advancing years.
The deceased is the father of Howard
W. Balm and Harry E. Balm, of Keno
sha; John M. Balm, formerly of Keno
sha and now Of McConnellsville,, Ohio;
Mrs. James Davit, of Cleveland, and
Robert E. Balm of Pennsville, 0. He
is also survived by his widow and by
one sister, Mrs. Albert Ham, of
Pennsville. ,xel
William Simpson Balm was a pioneer
of Pennsville,, Ohio, and was one of its
most prominent citizens. He had been
frequent visitor at the homes of his
sons in Kenosfa and had wide circle
of friends here. The sons in Kenosha
left for Pennsville this morning to
attend the funeral services there on
Thursday afternoon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
Divorce Granted
to Sophia Jones
Judge Fowler Hands Down Decree in
the Circuit Court on Monday
Afternoon.

A marriage of middle age which did
not pan out we'll, was featured in the
circuit court on Monday afternoon when
Judge Fowler heard the violence in the
Judge Fowler heard the violence in the
old, for a divorce from her husband,
Anthony Jones, who is sixty.
The couple were married on October
26th of last year and it was the declar-
alton of the wife that the married life
had been very stormy and had been
featured with much cruelty on. the part
of her husband. She charged him with
making assaults on her on several oc-
casions and declared that he had not
furnished money for the proper main
tenance of the home. She said that
on account of the treatment she had
received from her husband she had
suffered from nervous illness.
The court granted the decree and
awarded Mrs. Jones $3.50 in lieu of
alimony. The complaint said that
Jones had property valued at ten
thousand dollars and under the stipula-
ton he retains the title to it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
GOVERNMENT FORCES
MAKE NEW ADVANCES
Government Forces in South Africa
Make Notable Advances Against
Striking Miners.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Johannesburg, South Africa = Gov
eminent forces have captured Brakhan,
entering the town yesterday after
noon.
Brakhan is coal mining center %
miles east of johannesburg and has
been a revolutionary stronghold. A
Cape Town dispatch last night stated
that General Van Deventer was march
ing on Drakhan after having captured
Benoni
Advices from the western district
yesterday afternoon showed the gov
eminent forces were sweeping in from
both sides upon the commanders fight
ing at harrisburg, the advance gov
eminent forces having reached the
ridges overlooking the town.
1t was believed the lull in the fight
ing meant that Premier SHUTS was
trying to obtain the surrender of the
strike commanders so as to avoid the
loss of life which would be entailed in
overwhelming them with his forces.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
Long Illness is
Ended by Death
brook Sanatarium After a
Long Illness.

Mrs Mary Ferenchik. aged A years,
the wife of Joseph Ferenchik, 213 North
Rowland avenue, died Monday after
noon at the Willowbrook Sanatarium
after long illness. She had been in
q critical condition for several days
and death was not unexpected.
Mrs. Ferenchik was born in Czecho-
Slovakia October II, 1877, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Zuffa. She came to
America at an early age and had lived
in Kenosha nineteen years. She was
a member of the First Catholic Slovac
st. Mary's Society No. 273, which or
der will meet his evening at the St.
Anthony hall to arrange for attending
the funeral. The deceased is survived
by her husband, Joseph Ferenchik,
three brothers, Thomas Zuffa, of Ke-
nosha and Michael and Alex Zuffa of
Czecho Slovakia, and one sister, The
resa Zuffa, also in Europe.
The funeral services will be held at
the St. Anthony church Wednesday
morning at nine-thirty with interment
in the st. George cemetery. The re-
mains were taken to the home at 213
North Rowland avenue this morning.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
Fail to Agree on a Slate for Commission and
Finally Decide That They Will En-
dOrse No Candidates.
WON'T SWAP VOTES WITH ANYONE
Women Refuse to Be Drawn Into Any Entangling AL
Eances When Candidate Offers to Swap
1000 Votes for Theirs

in responding, but finally told the wom-
Ell that in their opinion it was not
best to attempt to dictate to the voters
as to whom they should vote for at
the election.
Consequently the women failed to
endorse any slate whatsoever. It is
possible, however, that some of the
women who are interested greatly in
the work will continue privately to en-
dorse the slate of candidates which
each of them has picked.
Refuse to Swap Votes.
An interesting feature of the meet
ing was that the women absolutely re-
fused to "swap votes" with any candi-
dates. One candidate was present and
in a short address offered to deliver
1000 votes for any four other candi-
dates which the women might make in
the event that the candidate be placed
as the fifth man on the women's slate
The women refused to be drawn into
the political alliance. They gave no
answer whatever to the suggestion
other than that they were not there to
"swap votes"
The meeting at the Coliseum was not
the only political meeting held in Ke-
nosha on Monday evening. 1t was de-
clared that several meetings in the
interests of various candidates were
held throughout the city but no report
from them could be secured.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
STOP ISIAH MOORE'S
TWELFTH MARRIAGE
Instead of Going to the Altar He is
Waiting Hearing for Bigamy
and Embezzlement.

Indianapolis, Ind. = Isiah Moore's
twelfth marriage was to have taken
place in Minneapolis today, according
to local authorities who arrested the
man yesterday on charge of bigamy
and embezzlement. Moore is alleged
to have had several aliases, among them
being George S. Melrose.
Moore was arrested on charge of
ENLIGHTENMENT preferred by his last
wife, Harriet Evans, a Hoosier school
teacher and his eleventh bride. He de-
serted her after they had been mar
ried a week and took $500 which she
said belonged to her, it is alleged.
Miss Evans said when Moore desert
ed her she reported the case to de-
tective association who traced George
Melrose, the name under which she
married him, to Eogansport, Ind, and
then back to indianapolis where he was
arrested.
According to the story Moore told
the police that he had proposed to
several Indianapolis women since his
arrival last week.
Of the eleven girls he said he mar
ried, he could not remember the last
names of two.
His first wife was Flora Dolf of Wy
oming, Pa, whom he married IL years
ago. They had one child he said.
He is said to have confessed to mar
rying the following women:
Amelia Werner Of Detroit, Mich.
Sue Harris of Houms, La.
Bessie, Che could not remember her
last name) of Wilson, N. C.
Gertrude whose last name he could
not remember of Findlay, Ohio.
Laura Shields, Spokane, Wash.
Florence Johnson, David, Neb.
Helen Hardgraves, Augusta, Kans.
Up to this time it is alleged he de-
serted each bride within few weeks.
He is said to have married Irene Hale
three years ago in Chicago. He Sc
cured $1,000 Of her money, it is al
legged.
Last June he is said to have married
Laura Hertzberg at Peoria, I'll. His
last venture was that with Miss Evans
of Vincennes, Ind, whose father is in
the newspaper business at Coldwater,
Mich.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
ADOPT TREATY
LENROOT'S PLEA
Senior Senator from Wis
cOnsin Urges Ratiica-
ton in Speech.
SEES NO ALLIANCE
Declares All Value of Arms
Conference Lost If Most I'm
pOrtant Pact Turned Down.
BULLETIN.

Washington, d. C.-In it's first
roll call on any issue of the four
power treaty fight, the Senate re-
jected today the amendment, of
Senator Robinson, Democrat, Ar
kansas, designed to extend the
benefits of the treaty to nom
signatOry nations whose interests
are affected.
The amendment was defeated,
SIS to 80.
Four Republicans, BOrah, France,
Johnson and LaFOllette, supported
the amendment, and four Demo-
Gratis, POmerene, RansdeIl, Under
wood and Williams voted in the
negative.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
Mrs. Carrie Anderson
Died This Morning
Charter Member of st. Paul's Swedish
Lutheran Church Died at Home
This Morning.

Mrs. Carrie Anderson, aged so years,
widow of the late Oscar Anderson and
a charter member of the st. PauIs
Swedish Lutheran church, died this
morning at the home at SO North Ridge
street after a long illness.
The deceased was born in Sweden,
June 80, 1861. She came to America
at an early age and had lived in Keno
sha for many years. She was one of
the leaders in the founding of the St.
PapPs Swedish Lutheran church at the
corner of Third and Pearl streets,
where the funeral services will be held
at 2:S0 o'clock Friday afternoon fol-
lowing services at the home at 200
o'clock.
The deceased is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. John Hartwig of Keno
sha; one son, Charles Anderson of Ke-
nosha; twin sister, Mrs. Sigrid Jor-
gensen of Breed, Wis; another sister
Mrs. John Neve of Lake Forest, H.;
and one brother, Nels Swanson of
Braham, Mimi; and by four grand
children
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
Ken0sha Street Car System
Lost Most Money for
w. G. & E. Co.
OTHERS MAKE MONEY
Electric Utilities and Gas Ser
vice to Kenosha Patrons
Show Large Earnings.

The claims of the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company that the street rail
way system here is being operated at
loss are borne out in the annual
financial report of the company which
shows that there was a deficit of
$16,819.38 on the local line in 1921.
That the local line is the worst
lemon" which the company has is
demonstrated by the fact that only one
other line, the Watertown extension
division of the electric utility division
shows a deficit in the electric opera
tions of the company.
The report shows that in general the
financial condition Of the company is
very good inasmuch as the deficits on
these two lines are more than made
up by the aecured earnings Of other
departments of the company. The Ke-
nosha street car system is the only
street railway line operated by the
company. The complete report shows
net income of $347,203.45 with a
surplus of 1929 ,889.74.
The figures on the Kenosha Street
Railway system show the deficit in de-
tail. The total operating revenues of
the line were $185,999.93 during 1921;
during the same period the operating
expenses exclusive Of taxes and depre-
citation were $196,98057. The depre-
citation in the line is listed at So ,423 .26,
which loss is not included in the
$16,819.38 deficit The taxes are $9,312
bringing the total cost of operation
to $202,819.31.
These figures bear out the state
ment Issued recently by Manager D. T.
Calendar of Racine, manager of the
company, explaining why cut had
been made in the wages of men employ
ed on the street car lines in Kenosha
Makes on Electric Service.
The report has more roseate hue
when it comes to showing the earnings
of the electric service furnished to
Kenosha patrons. This branch show
ed a revenue of $156, 440.42 with a nom
operating revenue of $379.64, bringing
the gross income to $156,82O.06.
The total revenues for electric serv-
ice to Kenosha patrons was $716,827.73
with total operating expense of
$560,587.31, inclusive of $4,000 paid in
taxes. This puts Kenosha far in the
lead of any other cities served by the
company, Watertown, the nearest to it,
giving a gross income of $33, 955.57 and
Burlington, Fond du Lac and Menomi-
nee Falls trailing far in the rear.
Reports on Gas Service.
The report also shows the figures on
the furnishing of gas to Kenosha pat
rons which are as follows: Total oper-
ating revenues, $4O1, 1856; total oper-
ating expenses exclusive of taxes and
depreciation, $242, 1881; depreciation,
$33,651.23; taxes, $19,956; total oper-
ating expenses, 1926, 965.54; net operat-
ing revenues, $105,970.01; non operat-
ing revenues, $4,145.16, a defcit;
gross income, $101, 824.85.
The total utilities operations of the
company show gross income of
S576, 7O2.69.
The earnings on the gas service to
Kenosha and to other cities was pre-
dicted by the cut ordered several
months ago by the Wisconsin State
Railways Commission.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
Former KenOshan
Dead in Iowa
Mrs. George w. Snyder Died at Spencer,
Iowa, After a Short Illness
This Morning.

Mrs. George W. Snyder, the widow
of the late George W. Snyder, of Ke-
nosha, died this morning in Spencer,
Iowa, where she has been living for
several years. She had recently re-
turned to that city from a visit in
Kenosha at the home of her brothers,
Frank and Joseph Holderness of Ke-
nosha. The remains will be brought
to Kenosha.
The funeral services will be held at
the Hansen Funeral Home on Thurs
day afternoon with interment follow
ing in the family plot in the cemetery
here
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
High Court Upholds
State Speed Laws
lBy Associated Press Leased wire.l

Madison, Wis. The constitution
atty of Wisconsin's automobile speed
laws was upheld by the supreme court
today in sustaining the lower court
decision which found Frank Mulkern
guilty of violation of the statute and
imposed fine of S25 and costs.
The state law prohibits driving sun
lawfully and recklessly so as to en-
danger life and limb" Mulkern claim
ed that the statute was so broad, I'M
certain and indefinite that it was in
capable of enforcement. Chief Justice
Vinje upheld the lower court finding
that the state under its police powers
has authority to regulate the speed of
an automobile and the manner in
which it is driven.