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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25
Pine CITY FOLKS
DISCUSS TAX ISSUES
Resolution Passed Against Twea.
~ Million Dollar noad Bonds.
Other Resolutions.

A mass meeting Of taxpayers
was held at the village hall in
Pine City Monday afternoon. at
tended practically only by men
Of that immediate community,
about 100 being present. County
Commissioner Frank w. Stepan
and the editor of this newspaper
were the only two present from
the northern part Of the county.
J. C. Hancock. commissioner from
the Beroun vicinity. was also
present. J. J. Madden was
chosen chairman Of the meeting
and w. S. McEachern secretary.
Mr.. Madden in quiet and de-
liberate manner. yet with the
force Of authority, explained for
what purposes the meeting had
been called-to discuss tax prob
lems county and state-espcc-
tally several measures now. or
soon to come, before the state
legislature He said that all mea-
sures should be discussed from
an angle Of lettering conditions
and not that Of fault finding ard
also suggested the passing Of
several resolutions 80 that repre-
sentativcs Of the people might
know how the Pine City commu-
nifty stood on various public ques-
tions. The chairman also sug-
gested that like meetings be held
in other parts of the county
where people could get together
and discuss public matters to
mutual benefit and advantage
and thus not be in the dark 30
much on important legislation.
Resolutions should also be passed
at those meetings SO the peoples
representatives may know what
they want.
Among the matters for discus
sion at the Pine City meeting A.
suggested by the chairman were
the following: Twenty million
dollar road bonds. county poor
farm, too much aid for State
Fair and the beautifying of Min
nesota lakes.
John Nordstrom, numbered
among the oldest settlers in the
Pine City neighborhood and
known as the Lone Pine" was
the first man to call for the floor
and spoke in no uncertain words
as to his attitude on road build
ing. bringing out that the pio-
neers who built their own roads,
hewing them out Of the forests,
stumps and stones were inter-
ested in roads, but that system
has been changed today to where
the state has taken over the work
of through routes and are build
ing for tourists.
County Commissioner Stepan
made a few remarks in opposi-
ton to the state road bonds, ex-
pressing the fear that it would
take a long, long time before the
bonds, if issued. would be taken
up by auto taxes. Fred McKu-
sick rather spoke in favor of the
bond issue and said that If car
ried Federal Highway No. l
would be paved. Others wanted
to know what assurances we
have for that, which was left
unanswered. County Commis-
sioner J. c. Hancock said that
the building of state roads-pav-
ing--is yet much of an expert
ment and it is well to go slow.
u. F. Pehler said that not enough
money was spent on feeder roads
and that when big trucks got on
to those farmer roads they tore
them all to pieces.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25

fit aboard the vessel, unable to
work for some time, is now
functioning regularly once moro.
Ancient Cloak Found.
American archeologists have
been informed that a woolen gar
ment discovered by peat cutters
in Goran Fen, near Skara,
Sweden, is probably the oldest
piece of clothing ever found in
Europe. The garment which is
supposed to have been a cloak,
is estimated to be 5000 years old.
1t was we'll preserved.
Excursion Abroad.
Definite plans have been for
mulated by the Racine, Wis,
lodge of the Danish Brotherhood
for an excursion to Denmark dur
ing the summer of 1925. Ar
rangements have been made with
the Scandinavian-American line
for the chartering of an ocean
liner for the voyage to Denmark
and return.
Painter is HOnOred.
Jonas Lie, Norwegian painter
living in Plainfeld, N. j., recent
ly was honored in an unusual
way when his fellow-citizens
purchased for $1,000 one of his
paintings which has been placed
in the Plainfeld city hall carry
ing the following inscription:
Donated by Jonas Lies fellow
citizens in recognition of his art,
and for the decoration Of the
city hall"
DreHCu III TOulISe OuUs
Peter B. Erickson, Swedish
resident of Los Angeles, Cal, is
being sued for $4,000 damages
for alleged breach of promise.
The plaintiff is widow who says
Mr.. Erickson had promised to
mary her, and while he does not
deny that, he alleges that he dis
covered she had not obtained a
divorce from her first husband at
the time the promise was given.
Music Through the Air.
Recent Copenhagen newspa-
pers tell of dancing being ar
ranged in Danish cities with
music furnished by radio tele-
phone from London, Paris, and
Berlin. Also, it is claimed that a
young man in Roskilde recently
heard President Harding deliver
an address in Washington, the
words being carried all the way
across the ocean through wire
less.
Gets Pension.
S. Peterson, a native of Nor
way, who for "a years has been in
the service of the Standard Oil
Company at Portland, Ore, has
resigned, and will now receive a
pension of $50 per month as long
as he lives.
Immigration Grows.
Swedish immigration to the
United States is said to have in
creased very materially during
the last few weeks, one reason
being the fact that the industrial
situation in Sweden is so disrupt.
ed that 435, 900 persons are with
out employment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25
BIG CREAM CHECKS

Below is given a list of those
farmers who received more thai,
500 for cream delivered to the
Askov creamery during the
month of December. One Of the
patrons. Jens Arnbol, went above
the $500 mark. receiving for
December delivery $2O8.86.
The list follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-01-25
news AMONG
SCANDINAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

John M. Larsen, New York
aviator and airplane manufac
turer, who recently arrived in
Denmark, his native country, for
a visit, has been appointed a
knight of the Dannebrog order
by King Christian the Tenth.
Mr.. Larsen is expected to re-
turn to the United States some
time this month, and may then
make an attempt to cross the
Pacific ocean by airplane.
Is Back From Russia.
DR.. Lauritz Larsen, prom-
nent member of the Norwegian
Lutheran Church of America, and
president of the National Luthe-
ran council, has just returned
from a visit to Russia where, he
reports, economic and industrial
conditions still necessitate the
extension of practical aid from
other countries.
Plan New Bank.
Plans for the opening of a new
Scandinavian bank in New York
have been perfected, and an
effort will be made to interest as
many prospective stockholders in
it as possible. Most of the CAPT
tai SO far has been subscribed by
persons of Swedish descent, and
the initiative has also been taken
by Swedes.
May go to Bornholm.
Ole J. Stevns, who a number of
years ago was president of the
Danish folk high school at Tyler
Mimi, will take over the leader.
ship of the Ekkodal high school
on the island of Bornholm. Den
mark. some time this spring, ac-
cording to report just received
in America. The Ekkodal school
for many years was under the
direction of N. p. Jensen, who lr
1905 went on a lecture tour
through Danish settlements ir
America
Sue for $4,000.
Edwin Haugdahl and Tom
Moen. Observation-Disclosures resi-
dents of Minot, N. D., are suing
the Great Northern railroad fol
S15 900 each as damages for In
ilries which they claim they re-
ceived while in the employ of the
road last year. Both the plain
tiffs have since been unable tt
work, they claim.
New Consul.
Christian J. Hedeman has beer
appointed consul of Sweden a
Honolulu which is part OF the
San Francisco consular district
Mr. Hedeman who is a prominent
Hawaiian business man. Is alst
the consul for Denmark.
Says He Cured Her.
Mrs Bertha Sorensen, Danisf
woman living in the Bay Ridg'
section of Brooklyn, N. Y, claim:
that she has been almost com
pletely cured of paralysis by ap
nlv;ng the auto-suggestion cure
which has for its best known ex
moment Emile Coue, a pharma
cist of Nancy, France, now IL
this country on a lecture tour.
Wireless Again Working.
The Maud. Roald Amundseni
exploration ship now icebound II II
tho Arctic sea, and slowly DRIFT
ing in the general direction Q
the North Pole, has been locate,
at 70 degrees A minutes nortl
latitude and l73 degrees longl
tude east from Greenwich &C
cording to a wireless dispatch re
ceiyed at Spitzbergen' direc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
Fights Should Not
Go Over Is Rounds
(By United Prc>s)

Paris, March 81 - Fifteen
rounds of fighting in the ring
represent the limit of human en-
durance, according to DR.. Sc
benz, one of the three official
medical representatives on the
consulting committee of the
French boxing federation.
DR.. Sebenq, after witnessing n
twenty-round private exhibition,
in which both men fought for all
they were worth, declared that
the last five rounds were nothing
in regard to expenditure of en-
ergy.
after ten rounds" he said.
cts up to the man with the stay
ing power. If he can go ten he
can fifteen, twenty, forty, sixty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

, to him and told him that De For
est was Dempsey's trainer and
that Jimmy would teach him
wrong, so that Demphey could
beat him. Firpo became suspic-
ious and quit De Forest.
If he continues to suspect ev'
cry one he will make the way
harder. although it might not ne
cessarily keep him from winning
the title. De Forest is about the
one trainer in the country who
knows enough to make a great
fighter out of the South Ameri-
can.
Nearly all of the veterans who
have looked over the South Amer
lean find in him a striking re-
semblance to Jim Jeffries when
he first came out. Tex Richard,
who is one of the most enthusiast
tic boosters of Firpo, says that
ne really is another Jim and that
ne will be the next champion.
The most impressive things
about Firpo are his ability to
take punishment and his tremen-
nous hitting power. He also has
a great fighting heart-and little
else is needed.
Firpo must learn to box lit
tie, but that is only a minor de-
tail. His left hand also needs at
tention, but that can come with
training.
1t seems now that Dempsey has
only two men as real cOntenders
for the title-Firp0 and Harry
Wills.
Perhaps Wills is only promi-
nent contender because he has
been advertised as one and every
one thinks so. Many competent
Judges of boxing have expressed
the opinion that Wills couldn't go
three rounds with the champion.
Without any more training,
Firpo could 90 six or seven
rounds with Dempsey just as he
is today. He was little fat
around the waist in the Brennan
fight and he didn't like the pokes
to the mid-Section, but he had a
very short time to train, and the
next time he will be in better
shape.
Bill Brennan has been called
the old "war horse" and ne is
one. Certainly ne one in the
game has a stouter heart than
"old" Bill Brennan. Why he IS
generally regarded a. old and
worn is hard to understand, as he
is younger than Tommy Gibbons
and he has been fighting only
about ten years, which isn't so
long in these days.
Firpo. no doubt, will get a
chance against Dempsey in South
America. The usual steam will
be expelled around New York,
but the money is in the native
land of Firpo, and his fellow
countrymen have gone so mad
about him that they would pay
any amount of money to see him
with the champ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
Civic Bureau of Com,
merce Body to Take
Up Matter
HIT WALK DISPLAYS
Complaint Made About
Fruit and Vegetables
Want Sidewalk to
Cemetery Improved

The question of members q
the police force being compelled
to serve sixteen hours with SIX
teen hours off was taken up and
discussed by the members Of the
civic bureau of the chamber or
commerce at a meeting held last
night and it was decided to taEe
the matter up with the city mana
ger and see if some arrangement
cannot be made whereby they
will work eight consecutive hours.
1t was also pointed out that
the policemen frequently are
compelled to be in court severaf
hours and this time is not al
lowed on their lay-otf time.
Complaint was made regarding
{ the placing of fruit and vegeta
ibles on the sidewalks in front O:
the places Of some Of the mer-
chants. This matter it was de-
cided to take up with the health
denartment. Attention was di-
reced to the bad condition of the
road leading to the cemeteries on
Wilkes street and this matter
was refer ed to the committees on
roads and streets. Announce
ment was made that orders have
been placed for the historical
tablets.
No plans were made by the
committee for cleanup and paint
up week. Other business of a
routine nature was disposed Of.
X. W. Ogden presided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
TRAINING CAMP TABS

New Orleans: Six rockies have
been picked by Miller Higgins
to start the season on the bench
with the New York Yanks. Har-
vey Hendricks, Hinkey Haine2
and c. d. Tucker will do outtield
reserve; Johnny Wight will serve
as utility infielder and Bernie
Bengough and George Artus will
fill in the catching department.
Higgins has made no decision
about tie pitchers.
San Antonio: After giving i
private workout to Jack Bentley,
the $65,O Baltimore pitcher,
Manager McGraw said he felt
confident that he would make the
grade with the Giants. Bentley
said his arm felt fine but tina;
he would like to take off more
weight before starting the sea-
son.
Clearwater, Fla: The Mobile
Southern Association club prob
ably will get the first crack al
the discarded rockies of the
Brooklyn Robins. Spencer Alb
bot, manager Of the Reading In
ternationals, looked over the lo1
but the non-draft regulation in
his league will prevent any deal,
with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
Firpo Has a
Big Chance
Argentine's Destiny as
Fighter Lies in His
Own Hands
CBy United Press)

New York, March 27.-Where
the path leads for Luis Fipo, the
Argentine giant, depends largely
on where Luis chooss to turn his
steps.
Firpo has more natural fighting
ability and ne is the best pros
pect of any of the young heavy
weighth who have come to the
front since Dempsey got his start
Firpo has everything promising
but he has one of the Latin tenn
peraments that may spoil what
looks like sure fame and fortune
for him.
Because some Of his fellow
countrymen in South America
warned him to beware of schem-
ing Americans, Firpo is suspic-
iOuS of everyone. He looks upon
all who approacrh him as cOnniv-
ers who are out to do him harm.
Even with Jimmy De Forest
who trained him for few
weeks when he first came to this
country and who handled him in
the Brennan fight. he is restrain
cd and wary and it does not per-
NIT him to get the full value out
of the excellent education that
De Forest is capable of giving
him.
As an example of the peculiar
type of a pupil that FirpO is, De
Forest tells the htOry that when
he was working with him' last
year. one of Firpo's friends went
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
ERNEST c. DAVIS DIES

Ernest c. Davis, twenty-siX
years old, died last night at the
Alexandra Hospital. The de-
ceased lived at III Gibbon street.
He was formerly employed in 4
shoe factory in Baltimore. The
body was taken to WheatIcy's
mortuary chapel from whence the
funeral will take place at two o.
clock Thursday afternoon. Bur
ial will be in Bethel cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
MEETING TOMORROW

The regular monthly meeting
of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. f. Church South
will be held tomorrow afternoon
between two and four O'Clock N
the Sunday School room of the
church. Much business of i'm
portance is to be transacted and
it is desired that large num-
her of the membership be pres
ent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
RICE HITS GOOD

Tampa, Fla, March 27-Sam
Rice. veteran Washington out
fielder. has found his batting eye
early this season. tle has been
smuggling for an average of well
over 400 in the practice games
thus far.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
PUBLIC SALE OF REAL Els
TATE AT ROSEMONT

BY virtue Of a decree OF the
Corporation Court of the City
of Alexandria, Virginia, rendered
December i, 1922, in the chancery
cause of Carroll Pierce, Trustee,
etc. VS.. W. A. Crawford, the I'M
dersigned will sell at public auc-
ton in front of the Roya! Street
entrance of the Market Building,
Alexandria, Virginia, on he 3lSt
dav of March. 1923, at twelve o.
clock noon, all that lot of ground
known and designated as Lot
Numbered Nineteen 90, in
Block Numbered twenty-one CD,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
BASEBALL MEETING

Former members and those IN
terested in the formation OF Il
Sunday School Baseball team
from the Southern Methodist
Church will hold meeting at s
O'Clock tonight in the Young
Peoples Building for the pur-
pose of electing officers and form
ing plans for the coming season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
UNKNOWN LIES WORK
INV Emitted BrcSSl

Berkeley, Calf. March 81
According to statistics from the
University Of California here,
over one-fourth of the students
graduated from Universities 60
out into life undecided in their
life vocations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
CIRI. SCOUTS

Troop No. >, Girl Scouts of the
Methodist Protestant Chul ch will
meet in its weekly drill and
meeting in the lecture room OF
the church at 7:30 O'Clock. All
members OF this troop are re-
ouested to be present and bring
a friend with them. Social even
ing.
A representative of the Ma
tional Girl Scouts OF America
will be present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
GRANDPARENTS AT 81

Bloomsbury, Pa, March 81
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shaffer, of
Glen Avenue both 35 years of
age, believe they are the young
est grandparents IN this part OF
the State. They have one grand
son, born recently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
Flowers in PrOfusiOn
For Easter; Prices Firm

Flowers are the accepted trl-
butte to friendship at Easter and
this Easter they are going to be
available in great profusion ana
variety with but little change in
prices from last year. A great
variety of flowers are to be found
in the shops of this city.
Many orders have already been
placed with the florists for
Easter Saturday, and the indi-
cations are that the florists will
do a thriving business between
now and Easter Sunday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

Lent is nearly over and we
may soon go back to our old fav-
orite forms Of amusement. My
favorite form which | gave up so
graciously was singing. Soon,
however, | shall again agonize
the neighborhood with NY bath
room melodies-minus all melody.
A banker should be a good pool
shot but | Tucked out on one last
night beneath the shining lights
Of an emporium that graces the
main thoroughfare of this his
toric city. The banker was also a
teller but he couldn't tell me why
| told him to pay the man.
That "hoss" doctor that's going
to start the riding school is be-
yond me. Certainly the "hoss"
isn't to suffer. If he was an
other kind OF doctor, | could see
the method in his madness.
Speaking of horses: A colored
man went through Potomac
Yards the other day with two
horses. He said that Bill Dow
ney from Washington was his
jockey. On follower of the Sport
of Kings objected that this
Jockey must not be much and
that possibly he was an appre-
tice. The negro said he was wrong
all wrong and that Mr.. Downey
was a German.
:The wages Of prominence is
publicity" according to the Nit
chell's and Daughertys this
morning.
4 A new inventor has announced
that he has made a motor that
will get IS miles out of gal
Ion. We saw a doctor the other
night who wished he had had
one of those things and a gill
of that elusive fluid upon which
the State of Virginia is about
to place a three-cent tax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

Sarah Bernhardt has played the
last scene. 1t was SAID that this
wonderful woman was the great
est portrayer of emotional roles
the world has ever seen. She was
so good, in fact, it is said, that
she could by repeating the French
alphabet, bring an English audi
ence to tears. That may have
been sign, but for me, any
Frenchman can do the same
thing. | feel so sorry for anyone
who has such an awful time ivy
ing to talk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

Tn Teller that stops [ make
sure he's right before he goes
ahead needn' be surprised if he
finds that somebuddy else has
beat him to it. When you see two
pedestrians talkin' t'gether it's a
cinch they're discussin' how close
they come t gittin' killed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

And this morning ! made an
important discovery. more so than
the one Brother Einstein has just
said he has made. BY hook or
crool-mostly hook-someone got
me out of bed at an unseemly
hour this morning-nearly be
fore sunrise-and as was walk
ing down the street ] was sur
prised at the number of beautiful
ladies who were out so early.
Then | happened to think that
early church was being held this
week and therein lies my dis
coycry. I shall come out early
each morning of this week if
Big Ben sticks by me and does
his duty.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
n Rzm n 10 u ID q q a
TDlease Don't
l. :: Laugh :: ::
BY THOMAS TRAMPS
'Not much copH
BIT o! PoppH
Amt IRE got GtuG!
Grind all day Iopg,
Singing no song,
GOSH! ! fee' rough."
SEE RaR9 q e q d "a

EKNEVER mind where l
HNW have been for the past
KSsI S few days. Isn't it
NSeflGSe bad enough that I'm
H&SXsE9H back on the job to-
day? To tell you the
truth though. | met q logger
the other day and / got some
stuff. They didn't teach me TO
drink this corn at college be-
cause I went to college before
Mr.. Volstead had made his bld
for fame. That, | should THINK
would be explanation enough TO
suit the most fastidious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
WAN rs
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Young lady, expert
enced in dry goods store pre-
ferred. Apply III King st.
74-1c
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27
LANES L. CATON, Jr..

Special Commissioner Of Sale.
!. Elliott F. Hoffman, Clerk Of
the Corporation Court Of the City
of Alexandria, Virginia, do rer-
tify that bond with approved Sc
curity has been executed by the
above named Special Commissioner
rs required by the decree of sale.
ELLIOTT F. HOFFMAN.
Clerk
66-12c BY Earl r. Sullivan. D. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

Section Numbered four 1l), in
the subdivision of Rosemont, an
addition to the City Of Alexandria,
Virginia, upon the terms follow
ing:
One-third Of the purchase money
in cash on the date Of sole, and
the residue thereof to be payable
at six and twelve months front the
date of sale, the deferred in-tall-
ments to bear interest at the rate
of six per cent until paid, and TO
be evidenced by the notes Of tn"
purchaser bearing even date with
the sale and bearing interest as
aforesaid. The title to be retained
until the payment Of the purchase
money n full. All conyeyancing
to be at the expense Of The pur-
chucnr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

| have another reason for not
having written. The other morn
ing | met a banker-not so proml-
nent. but a banker all the same
and he said he would like to meet
that guy who wrote that column.
| was elated or, in other words,
tickled' most to death. Naturally
| asked. "Why :" Then he said he
would like to tell him personally
how rotten he was. 1t was then
to drown my sorrow, the logger
met me.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

A twig catching young lady's
dress meant Il beau.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-27

The Editor gave me q gnetle-
balling-out for not being on duty
for the past two issues--he talked
as if he had slept on a pool
table and got all balled-up.