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White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-20
Eastern Valley Trees
in Leaf ahead Of Ely

Leaves on the trees In Spring and
Snake valleys are about two weeks
ahead of those in the vicinity OF Ely.
The first of the week poplar leaves
here had barely unfolded themselves
from the buds. but during the week.
With weather none too favorable,
hey showed a surprising growth.
Over IN the eastern valleys the
trees have been In full leaf for more
thai ten days and their soft and
brilliant green color is most refresh
ing TO the eye after the long end
trying period of winter.
Alfalfa there Monday was an ay-
erage OF six TO ten inches In height
and Is growing daily in inches. In
a couple of weeks. with continued
warm weather, some OF the ieldc
VIII be ready for their first cutting.
The season has been late In every
part but not 80 much so in those
favored valleys as in the higher al
ttude Of the valleys nearer to Ely.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-20
Drilling Stops for
Casing and Tools

Drilling was suspended this week
at the Elko oil well, the object being
TO put in some more casing and to
await the arrival of a new string of
tools to he ordered. Upon an inves-
tigation by DR.. Hook. oil geologist,
it was determined that these i'm
provements would be necessary be-
fore work could proceed effectively.
DIR. Hook and President HI. B.
Kuntz have gone to California to
make the purchases.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-20

FOR S~ALE-Nhitlock house. In
East Ely; furnished complete; three
rooms; shrubbery. shade trees and
lawn; chicken house Cheap for
cash. Phone ok. d. p. Curto.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-20

IF YOU WANT a fine watch or
jewelry of all kinds call ut Linds-
kog's McGill store. Sam Bernstein,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
SPECIAL MEETING
OF COUNTY A

The sale Of the proposed Sl40,-
900 county bonds which together
with federal appropriations are
proposed to be used in paving on
Federal Highway No. 1. and the
location of the pavement are a
little up in the air and hence a
special meeting Of the board of
county commissioners has been
called for Saturday, Sept. s. The
sale of the bonds should have
taken place at the regular meet
ing last week. but had to be post
poned and re-advertised on ac-
count of the original resolution
by the board not designating the
location of the paving. Highway
Commissioner Babcock favored
paving the south end of the coun-
ty first but a majority Of the
county commissioners favored
placing the paving nearer the
center of the county between
Sandstone and Friesland.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
CURTIS JOHNSON AT
SANDSTONE FAIR

Curtis M. Johnson of Rush
City, has been secured as the
speaker Of the day at the Sand
stone Fair tomorrow friday.
Mr.. Johnson is well known over
the state and is even nationally
known. being at one time presi-
dent of the National Implement
Dealers Association. He is now
president of the Minnesota State
Fair board. 1t is likely that
there will also be another well
known Johnson at the Sandstone
Fair tomorrow and he is the
much heralded U. S. Senator
Magnus Johnson. who is expected
to at least visit the fair for a
half hour or more. Senator
Johnson is scheduled TO speak at
Aitkin that day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
SECOND HOTEL AT
SANDSTONE SOON
Present POST Office Build
ing Will be Made a
Hotel.

The Reinholdson building on
Main street in Sandstone where
the p~ost-office has been located
for several years. has been pur-
chased by Mrs. Della Murphy. a
resident of that village for many
years, and will be remodeled into
a hotel. The Madison Hotel
which was formerly the CONNER
cial, has been doing a flourishing
business since it was partly de-
stroyed by fire a couple of years
ago and then remodeled-in fact
they have been turning trade
away--so il has been found that
hotel accommodations are made
quate and hence the second hotel.
The Albert Edstrom building
which is now the only vacant
building on the business part Of
Main street is being fitted up for
the post-offce and Postmaster A.
S. Webb expects to move his
office there next week.
1t is expected that the new
hotel will open to the public
about the middle of September.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
SEARCH MADE FOR
PINE CITY GIRL

A IA year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Francis of Pine
City, has disappeared in Mime.
apolis while returning home from
a visit with relatives in the
southern part of the state. A
report from one of the daily
newspapers reads as follows:
The girl dropped out of sight
in the Twin Cities Sunday. just
before she was to take a train for
her home.
The crew of the Northwestern
train on which the girl came
from Mankato to the Twin Cities
reported that a girl answering
her description left the train at
ST. Paul in company with a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
PATRONS
GET NEARLY $13, 900
Askov Creamery Keeps Up
Good Business
in July.

The Askov Creamery Associa-
ton paid out a total Of $12,926.35
to its patrons for the month of
July. This is a small decrease
compared with June when the
patrons received $13,591.7 ~, but
is the natural decrease expected
at this time of the year when
many of the dairy cattle are
going dry. II is however a sub
stantial increase over the same
period last year, the patrons be.
ing paid $9,027.22 for the month
of July, 1922.
The price received for butter.
fat by the patrons during the
past month was 45c while in
July. 1922, it was CSC which goes
to show that butter prices are
holding up IN good shape and is
the product on which no farmer
can go wrong in producing. II
gives a steady and dependable
income.
During the past month there
we're 30 patrons who received
more than 500 in cream checks.
Following is the list:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
N
AT COUNTY FAIR
Will Appear Last Day Of
the Fair, Wednesday.
September II.

Announcement has just been
made by the management Of the
Pine County Fair at Pine City,
that they have secured the SER
vices Of U. S. Senator Magnus
Johnson to speak there on We'd
nesday, Sept. ~. Many who have
not heard Mr.. Johnson speak will
want to avail themselves of this
opportunity to hear the message
that the newly elected Senator
will bring.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
OF A r
BUREAU TO MEET

Enough Farm Bureau men,
bers having beer secured in Pine
county to insure receiving Of the
county. state and federal appro-
priations the officers of the as
ISOLATION will meet at Hinckley.
Saturday, Sept. LIST. to proceed
with the work and lay plans for
the future.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
BROOK PARK AMI
ASKOV TO CONTEST

Arrangements have just been
completed to have the Brook
Park and Askov base ball teams
furnish the main event in the
sport line at the Kerrick Com
munity Fair next Saturday.
They will play for a purse of SIS.
Those teams have played several
holly contested games in the
past, the last of which was a 10
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30

inning game at Askov, so a good
game is looked for at Kerrick.
The Askov Band will also be on
hand to furnish music and a large
attendance is expected from all
over northern Pine County.
Saturday. Sept, l, is the date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
l. o. o. F. LODGES OF
COUNTY WILL PICNIC
Festivities to be Held at
Grindstone Lake
Labor Day.

All the Oddfellow lodges OF
Pine county are combining on a
big picnic to be held at Grind
stone lake, west of Sandstone. on
Monday. Sept. 3-Labor Day.
There will be a picnic dinner at
noon and the committee promi-
ses all sorts of sports for the
afternoon. The combined Sand
stone and Askov Bands will fur
nish music and there will be a big
dance in the evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30

'flashy looking girl about 20
years old.
Sheriff Edward Afro of Man
kato, Blue Earth county, arrived
in Minneapolis today to aid
Sheriff Earle Brown in a hunt
for the girl"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
FAIR DATES

Sandstone-Aug. 81.
Keryick-Sept. /.
State Fair Sept. ! TO 8.
County Fair, Pine City-Sept.
10, II and IL.
Willow River-Sept Is.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
NEWS AMONG
CANDINAVIAN
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Negotiations have been COM
pleted for a Norwegian govern
ment loan to be made by a New
York bank syndicate, and the
amount involved is $40, 0O0, 900.
This loan is the third subscribed
the Norwegian government in
this country since October, 1920.
the two preceding loans having
consisted of 0.O0O,O 900 and
SIS, 000, 600, respectively.
Doug" and "Frithiof'.
A seemingly well authenti-
Gated report coming from Swed-
en- is to the effect that Douglas
Fairbanks. American movie
actor is planning to screen
"Frithiofs saga, famous nara
tive poem written by the Swed-
ish poet, Esaias Tegner. The
actor is said to plan to take the
titular part himself.
Tired of Life.
Johannes Gelert, noted Danish
sculptor whose works adorn pub
lie places in a number of Ameri-
can cities, last Friday attempted
suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. The attempt took
place in a room in the Danish
Home for the Aged, Brooklyn,
N. Y. The motive given by Mr..
Gelert was that he had lost his
health, his family and all his
friends. He is 20 years old.
To use Oil.
The Stavangerfjord, flagship
of the Norwegian America lines
fleet of vessels in the t~ransatlan-
tic service, will be rebuilt as an
oil-fuel consuming ship and coal
will be completely abandoned by
.he vessel. The Bergensfjord,
sister ship of the Stavangerfjord,
has used oil for the last three
years.
Plan is Cancelled.
Some time ago plans were
made by the Swedish navy de-
partment for a visit at San Fran
cisco of a squadron of Swedish
warships, but they have now
been cancelled owing to the fact
that the naval appropriation for
the fiscal year is too small to a
rant the sending of the warships
to the Golden Gate.
En- Route Home.
]. F. 0iesen, Danish minister
to China, and for many years a
high official in the Chinese Gus
toms service, has left for Den
mark after having spent some
time in the United States. Mr..
9iesen, who is a native of Rome
Denmark, is a member of the
Corean nobility and also a high
rank Chinese mandarin.
Holmstrsm in L. s.
Oscar Holmstrem, head of a
Jenkeping match factory, Swed-
en-, has arrived in this country
for a pleasure trip that will take
him through most of the famous
national parks of America. Mr..
Holmstrem is accompanied by his
family and three business friends.
Will be Represented.
The Swedish government will
have an official delegation in at
tendance at this years inter-
national agricultural convention
to be held at Kansas City. The
delegation will be composed of
diplomatic and consular officials
stationed in the United States.
Argues Against VolsteAd.
At the anti-alcchol congress
held in Copenhagen, Denmark
last week. Professor Jens Warm
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
AsKov. PINE COUNTY. MINNESOTA. THURSDAY. AUGUST so, 1928

ing. recently returned from an
extensive visit in the United
States. argued against the pre-
sentation of prohibition enforce
ment facts as made by former
Congressman Andrew Volstead,
a delegate to the convention.
Prof. Warming thought that Mr..
Volstead exaggerated in claim
ing that America had become
bone dry as a result of the
prohibition laws.
L~kensgaard to Outlook.
Knute Lekensgaard, editor of
the Norwegian Canton, S. d.,
weekly, "Visergutten', has been
appointed a professor of Morse
language and literature and also
of religion at Outlook college.
Outlook, Saskatchewan. Profess
sor Lekensgaard will take over
his new duties at the beginning
of the next semester.
Adam POulsen Coming.
Adam Poulsen, Danish actor,
will arrive in New York Septem-
Der 25 for a tour of Danish set
Elements of the United States.
Mr.. Poulsen is one of the best
known younger actors of his
country, and is also known as
the leader of the open-air thea
ter in Dyrehaven, near Copen-
hagen.
Rack From Sweden.
Hjalmar Nilsson. head of the
state oil inspection service OF
Minnesota, has returned from
Sweden where he appeared at a
number of concerts as the direct
or of a Swedish-American male
chorus, consisting of SO singers,
Mr.. Nilsson says that the singers
were enthusiastically received
everywhere.
Neumann is Back.
Carl Neumann of Chicago, for
merly a Minneapolis resident for
many years, has returned from
the first visit he has made to
Denmark, his native country,
during a period Of 60 years.
While in Denmark Mr.. Neumann
met two of his sisters whom he
had not seen since 1853.
Dies at Bergen.
DIR. Johan lrgens, 81, who Tor
four years was a practising ply
stefan at Sioux Falls. S. d., has
died at Bergen, Norway, where
he had made his home since he
returned from the United States
in 1885. DR.. Irgens was for some
time editor of the Norwegian
"Medicinsk Revue.
Morse Shipping on Lakes.
The Norwegian steamer, YES
la, leaves Chicago on Saturday
to inaugurate a regular freight
steamer service between that
city and Norwegian ports. This
is said to be the first time an
attempt has been made to sail
on the American Great Lakes
regularly under the Norwegian
flag.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30

American Want Ads are read
by buyers and sellers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
Subscription Price s1.50
Job Printing

W. are equipped to do your
job printing at the right prices.
Call and see samples. Our type
is Of the latest design and the
printing is up-to-date.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1923-08-30
Dare to do Our Duty

Let us have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith
let US to the end dare 10 do our
duty as we understand it."
Abraham Lincoln.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
Exhibition Of Babies
in Store Window
Draws Crowds

Hustling business men and
hurrying women shoppers are
stopping to gaze at this city's
greatest responsibility, the
babies, as they pass the window
of the Globe Wernicke Com
pany, at 1918 F street north
west. The window has been
turned into a model nursery,
filled with children's furniture
and toys. It is under the super
vision of the superintendent Of
the Florence Crittenton Home,
Mrs. Katherine Gardner. The
children create great interest
IS they eat. play and sleep.
This baby exhibition and re-
ception will continue today and
tomorrow from 10 a. m. to 5
p. m: and is being held in con-
junction with the drive by the
home to raise 5000, 900 for inn
provements. Visitors have con-
tributed $1,000 in two days.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
NORFOLK JURY INDICTS
ALLEGED RUM RING HEADS

NORFOLK. Va, Nov. Q. - The
list Of indictments returned by the
Federal grand jury here includes
four alleged members of the
Atlantic rum fleet" which operated
off the Virginia capes last Nav.
Rex d. Shelton, William f. Baker
w. L. Van Dyke and S. L. Osborne
said to have been Shore agents:
for the runners. The men indicted
are out on bail which they furnished
when arrested.
They are alleged to have con.
spired to sell shiploads of wbiskav
in this city and Washington five
rum runners being off the canes At
the time, including the Istar and
StrandhIll, large speedy vessels of
British registry. Sheldon is alleged
to have deposited $3.50, 900 in y
Norfolk bank and to have boupbt
supplies for the runners, and also
to have slipped considerable LIQUOR
through the coast guard.
The date for their trial has NOT
been set.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

" claimed that forty-eight years ago
he was a pill roller, and Charles
L. Meyers, president Of the Maryland
Pharmaceutical Association, were
other speakers.
Enjoy Song and Dance.
Jack Mullane was in charge Of the
entertainment for the evening. He
secured several dancers and song
artists and Edward Parlett, Of Balti-
more, led the banqueters in singing.
The committee in charge Of the
banquet was composed of William
p. Herbst, chairman: Norman
Parker, Ralph judd Richard l..
Quigley and Charles s. Walter.
The officers Of the D. C. Retail
Druggists Association are Paul
Pearson. president; William p.
Herbst, vice president; Norman
D. Parker, secretary, and Wymond
H. Bradbury, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
CHO|R|S To SING
At ARNSF|CE
SERVICES
Many Leading SoIoists on Pro-
gram for Arlington Ex-
ercises Sunday.

Having prepared q program OF
three numbers, a choir Of seventy
five voices will participate in the
memorial service in the amphithea-
ter at Arlington, Sunday. Armistice
Day, the War Department an
nounces. The choir will include
many of the leading church soloists
of the city.
Adolph Torovary, organist and
choirnaster of the Church Of the
Epiphany, will train and direct .he
chorus.
Members of the choir are Mrs,
Hugh A. Brown, Mrs. Fannie
Shreve Heartsill, Mrs. M. r. Coe,
Mrs. r. Rocks, Mrs. J. c. Pyles,
Mrs. III. w. Rector, Mrs. T. r.
Charshee, Mrs. b. Pain, Mrs. Z.
Whaley, Mrs. B. Flagg, Mrs. II.
w. Ireland, Miss A. CruicAshanks,
Miss M. Wills, Miss s. Jones, Miss
A. Clarke, Miss Nj. Fischer, Miss
l.. Gerhardt, Miss M. Clarke, Miss
v. Murray, Miss A. Tennyson, Miss
e. Brock, Miss J. Birkhead, Miss
M. Byler, Miss X. Wheeler, Mrs. F.
e. Hodge, Mrs. C. Rector, Mrs. =.
Juneau, Mrs. c. E. Berry, Miss
Nancy Stillwell, Miss J. Huber,
Miss D. Berry, Miss A. Nye, Miss
j. Meetz, Miss K. Baird, Miss
Marie Koontz, Miss M. Renwick,
Miss Mabel McCalip, Miss Cecile
Sale, ]. c. Brock, Fred Roberts,
John w. Martyr, H. Bursley, A.
Walling. r. Williamson, H. Mac.
Names, George Myers. @. Marshall,
c. Ruhl, Charles Myers, William F.
Raymond, E. E. Wadbrook, C. Rec
tor, Ambrose Durkin, e. Juneau, r:
Grigg, M. r. Coe. r. Rocks, ]. p.
Rodekor, J. B. Fischer, r. H. Rath-
Won, F. E. Hodge, Francis Heart
sill, w. S. McBreen, c. H. Nc
Kienzle, Mr.. Skeen, J. McLain, j.
Monroe, Charles Moore, Fred East.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
q MARYS ARRAIGNED
ON LIQUOR CHARGES

= WILMINGTON. Nov. 9.-Three
women, all named Mary, were the
only alleged violators OF the liquor
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
ASTORS SETTLE LIBEL
SUIT OUT OF COURT

LONDON, Nov. 8. Announce
ment was made today that the libel
suit brought by Hugh Bayley
against Lord and Lady Aston has
been settled out Of court. Each
party will pay it's own costs.
Bayley was Lady Astor's oppon-
ent at the polls last election.
Lord and Lady Aston announced
in a statement that the remarks
Bayley termed libelous were not
meant to apply to him personally.
Bayley had charged that statements
attributed to Lord Aston in an In
terview contained personal imputa-
tons.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
END
MEET WITH
BANQUET
Retail Men Praise Paul Pear
con for Able Conduct of
Annual Affair.

Three hundred Washington drug
gists last night celebrated the an.
nual banquet Of the District of Co.
lumbia Retail Druggists Associa-
ton at the Raleigh Hotel. When
Paul Pearson, president Of the as.
ISOLATION, and POSTMASTER of the
evening, banged down his gaval
and announced that the hour of
the night justified him in ending
the banquet, the 800, aided ana
allotted by some fellow druggists
from Maryland and manufacturers
agents, rose and gave him a cheer
for the manner in which he mao
conducted the affair.
A few minutes later the 800, bear
ing heavily laden baskets, trooped
YEARLY out Of the hotel. They car.
r1ed with them quantities of manu-
facturers' products which the va
rious drug concerns had given for
the occasion. Each package was
valued at approximately $35.
In addition to these packages,
some one-third of the banoueters
were presented with prize packages
that were made up by the commit
tee In charge Of the banquet.
1St~NAAe~9CO
and the lucky members were pre-
scented with their prizes, each OF
which was worth at least $25 in mer-
chandise. e. X. Braselton drew the
BOBBY prize. It was a stuffed replica
Of Spark Plug"
Want Center in Washington.
Frank A. Rohrman, president Of
the Philadelphia Drug Exchange, de-
clared that the executive offices Of
the National Association of Retail
Druggists ought to be located in
Washington. r. L. Swain, deputy
drug commissioner of Maryland,
claimed that Of forty-eight analyse1
made of compounds in Maryland in
last few days only three were found
to be defective. He praised the drug
gists as being conscientious business
men. Mr.. Swain declared that laws
governing drug stores the country
over were too stringent.
Advocating 100 per cent co-opera-
ton between his office and local
druggists, DR.. William c. Fowler,
District health officer, said that To-
cal druggists were above the average
in their conduct of their business.
e. c. Brokmeyer, counsel for the
National Association of Retail Drug.
gists, declared that the local drug.
gists had been instrumental in hav.
ing the too stringent laws regarding
sterilization Of soda fountains made
less harsh. He asserted that drug
gists have suffered wrongly the
stigma of being bootleggers. He
charged that legislation that should
have been aimed at bootleggers fell
on responsible druggists instead.
Col. Robert N. Harper, who proud
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
MAY PRESTON, ACTRESS, IN
ITEM NIGHTS" DIES AT 90

NEW YORK, Nov 9.--May Pres
ton, an actress who is said to have
played the part of Mary in the
original production of "Ten Nights
in a Barroom," is dead. She was
sixty-nine years old and had lived
for the last nine years in the Ac-
tors Fund Home on Staten Island.
Miss Preston played with John
Morgan, Edwin Forrest and e. L..
Davenport. Her last stage appear.
ance was with David Warfield in
THE Auctioneer," in 1914.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
AUTOMOBILE CRASHES
: { THROUGH WINDOW

- washington automobiles are SUI.
fsring from an epidemic that
PROMISES to provide good dividends
sfor manufacturers Of plate glass
Wandowss For the past. several
hweeks there have been daily re-
PORTS of automobiles going into
stores, after informally crashing
gthrough the windows.
last night was not without its
automobile.plate glass window in
cident. At z o'clock an automobile
driven by Leo Hancock, OF 1917
Thirteenth street northwest, was
being cranked at 2026 Fourteenth
street northwest.
The machine started up and
ran over the curb. stopped
affer smashing a large window be-
longing to John Doonis, 1914 Four
teenth street northwest. No one
was hurt.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
RESTRICTION or COTTON
GRADES TO BE ORDERED

The Federal Trade Commission
probably will recommend an amend
ment to the Lever act to restrict
the number of grades Of cotton
tenderab1e under future contracts,
1t was learned today. Under the
act ten grades are now provided
for.
On the question Of Southern
warehouse delivery there was con.
siderable diversity Of opinion among
cotton men attending the confer
ence. A numbered favored the pro-
posal to perni. delivery Of cotton
on future contracts at points other
than New York, while others OBJ
POSED the plan.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09
INSULIN DEMAND BOOSTS
PRICE OF SWEETRREADS

LONDON, Nov. 9.-Sweetbreads
are as rare and costly as caviar In
London nowadays, owing to the
great demand for them for the
manufacture Of insulin, the diabetes
cure.
The French government has pro-
hibited the export Of sweetbreads,
which have really been killed as
dish by medical science.
The Washington times., 1923-11-09

laws arraigned in Municipal Court.
Mary Rocco, the first arraigned,
was charged with selling intoxicat.
ing liquor. Her case was continued
until Thursday.
The case Of Mary E. Brown, col
ored, also was continued until then,
and that of Mary Wis, q saloon.
keeper, was continued.