Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-01-31
ASKOV

Miss Agnette Nielsen who has been
employed in Minneapolis. returned
home Sunday.
The Askov basket bali team goes
to Willow River Tuesday. Feb. (. to
try conclusions with the locals there
that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Lunde's boy.
yiggo. 10. was taken i'll with
pneumonia last week. He passed the
crisis Sunday but has been very Ill
again since.
Mrs. Martin Slot and baby girl left
yesterday for saltwater where Vim
cent has been staying with his grand
mother. Mr.. Slot is working in a
lumber camp east OF Bruno.
]. c. Jensen was taken IN last
Thursday and was obliged to get un-
der covers. He remained home sew
eral days but is now back on duty
in the drug and variety store again.
Chr. Frederiksen returned home
last Friday evening from few days
sojourn in Minneapolis with medical
men which resulted in him having
less teeth and not so much bone In
the nose. While in the city Mr.. FREE
deriksen secured a man. Niels Mel
sen. to help with the work on the
farm. Mr.. Nielsen came along up
Friday and is now busy getting ac-
Quainted with the good herd OF Hol-
stein and Guernsey cattle on the Free
deriksen place.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. p.
Christensen. northwest OF town. has
been a veritable hospital the past 10
days or more. Mr.. Christensen also
developed pneumonia very rapidly
last week and spit blood for few
days. Fortunately the disease had a
short duration and he has passed the
crisis as has also three OF the chill
dren. In spite OF all the work Mrs.
Christensen is still on her feet but
is given good help by Mrs. Marie
Dahm and several neighbor ladies.
Neighbors are also kindly assisting
with the chores and other outside
work.
The Tyler Journal comments as
follows on Askov's pastor who recent
ly visited there and another local pro-
duct: "1n spite OF the cold weather
many people came Sunday morning ut
Danebod to hear Rev. Rodholm and II
was a splendid sermon. He has a
peculiar ability to lead his audience
onward and upward as he shows the
wonderful Transformation of the
human heart through the influence
Of the Christ spirit. Rev. Rodholm is
president of the Danish Church 81
America and was for q number OF
years instructor at Grand View Col
lege. ..... Tuesday forenoon we
took in the gym class at Danebod and
saw a fine exhibition. Mr.. Harold
Petersen puts lot OF pep into the
work. II seems as IL the spirit OF
viggo Tarnow prevails"
A. p. and Geo. Jensen and Victor
Carlson were among those called to
Pine City this week as witnesses on
the fire case resulting from the fires
Of 1918. While on the stand and be-
ing crossexamined up and down and
forth and back A. p. Jensen caused a
little merriment to all those in the
court room. even the serene and
elderly judge. J. N. Searles, could not
help but smile. The attorney kept
asking Jensen from what direction
the wind was blowing at this hour. at
that hour and the other hour, and he
wanted to know from what direction
the wind was blowing when Jensen in
his Ford car on that memorable
night OF Oct. IL drove against big
tree and came to a sudden stop. At
this point Jensen thought he had been
questioned enough about the wind and
turned on the attorney and said: DO
you think you would know In what
direction the wind was blowing when
you had had a steering wheel almost