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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
DUQUETTE

Fred Hedberg and son. Edwin,
spent the week end at home.
John Burch was a Kerrick
visitor between trains Tuesday,
Mrs. Edwin Johnson and baby
returned from Sandstone Wed.
nesday.
Phyllis Erickson was a Sand.
stone visitor between trains
Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Melancon left
Saturday for Duluth where she
will stay a week.
George Beaudry of Nickerson,
is helping John Melancon with
his spring work this week.
Miss Wallen. Who has spent q
week at the Hedberg home. re-
turned to Duluth Tuesday.
Miss Linnea Johnson came
home Saturday night to stay
with her mother fora while.
Mrs. Poechman and cousin
Herbert Melancon. of Duluth
visited with the John Melancons
last week.
The recent heavy rains have
flooded the upper Willow river
to a mark higher than for goot
many years.
Laverne 0rbin, little sister oi
Matte 0rbin, who has beer
spending q few days here. re
turned home Wednesday.
A stork was seen lowering ovel
the neighborhood last week, bu'
no reliable information as Il
where he landed is at hand.
The Misses Helen Erickson ant
Myrna Norell of Duluth, spent
Mothers Day and the week enc
at their homes here. returning
Monday.
Mrs. f. Torell. secretary Of The
Oak Lake cemetery Association
on behalf of said Association
thereby requests all those wht
have lots or graves there to have
same cleaned and fixed up before
Memorial Day.
Posters are out announcing
the home talent play TO be giver
under the auspices of the Com
munity Ladies' Aid on the 31st o
this month. This entertainment
promises TO be the greatest laugl
producing event that has hap
pened for a long time. All tn
members Of the caste are talent
ed young people and all fitted 70
their parts. Look for tn
posters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
TAX REDUCTION
BILL IS PASSED
Many Republicans Vote for Bill
After Failing to Save
Mellon Rates.

washington-with the coalition of
democrats and republican Insurgents
In mistaken control. the tar reduc-
ton bill as revised by the democratic
leaders. was passed by the senate and
sent to q conference committee Of
the two chambers for reconciliation
with the house bill.
After failing to save the Mellon
rates. wringing any concession from
the bipartisan coalition or otherwise
Jar the balance Of power effectively
exercised by the La Toilette group
and other republican insurgents
most OF the regular republicans vot.
cd for the bill on the final roll call.
The vote was So for the bill to Is
against II. all the negative votes be-
ing cast by republicans as a protest
against the slaughtering Of the Mel
Ion plan In which the administration
program Of tax reduction originated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
PARTRIDGE TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS

Town board met at town hall
in Askov. Monday, May 5. 1924.
All members present.
Motion carried TO allow DR..
Fenger's bill for quarantining.
fumigating and vaccinating at j.
Arnbals. F. Jorgensen's and F.
Hansen's places.
Motion carried TO approve the
bond of Chm. Krantz as road
overseer.
Motion carried to accept III.
|Simonsen's and others proposal
to cut down the hill on the road
between Sec. % and 20, the town
to pay half of cost; estimated
cost about $4,000.
The date for the annual road
inspection was set for May IL.
1924.
The clerk had received letter
from the local American Legion
post, asking for having the town
hall free Of charge for their
meetings, Same was laid on the
table until next meeting.
II was decided TO buy one
wheel scraper. w
Following bills we're allowed:
L. A. Paulsen. dragging -. .sf3ss
Jens Abrahamsen. dragging :. tbs
G. sebaid, Jr, dragging ...... 100
Knud Plesner. dragging 1900. 24.7o
Chas. Krantx. road work $500. 1895
Chris. Henriksen. road work.. 900
Walter 8. Booth q Son. sta
tionery ...............s.. ECO
DIR. p. N. Fcngcr. health officers
salary .................. 300
DR.. p. N. Fenger. medical seryi-
ces ..........s........ bI.bo
Fred Degerstrom, town meetings 900
J. r.. Petersen. town meetings. 600
Adolf Jensen. town meetings.. 600
Chris. Fredcriksen. town meet
Ing ...........,.s..... SJb
| On motion meeting adjourned.
| Chris. Frederiksen, clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
icEBoUND SHIPS BATTLE WAY
Passengers on Trapped Steamer Re
port Little Inconvenience.

poFt LitSte Inconvenience.
Duluth - Breaking the second seri.
Gus ice blockade at the Head OF the
Lakes this spring. 10 ships, including
two Canadian passenger. liners. the
Harmonic and Huronic. reached the Du'
1uth-Superior harbor.
With the exception of the inconven'
fence caused men passengers and
members Of the crews because OF
limited tobacco supplies. every one
Jared well during the four-day i'm
prisonment. shippers reported. None
of the ships was seriously damaged.
The Harmonic. sister ship OF the
Huronic. which first reached port.
came through the ice jam under its
own power. The Harmonic was or.
dered held at Port Arthur. Ont. with
the idea Of having 1t go direct to Its
home port at Sarnia. Ont. but after
the Huronic was released, officials OF
the Northern Navigation Line. or
dered the ship to proceed to Duluth
with its heavy passenger and per.
fshable freight cargo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15

Il
all congressional districts this
year. The effect Of a personal
canvass is shown in returns from
Kentucy for 1920, where there
We're only "a absentees for each
100 votes registered at the polls,
and the result was that Cox car
ried the state by 4.0l7. a very
close margin. The statement is
made in Vermont that the per-
centage Of absentees was 113 for
every 100 votes cast for Presi-
dent in 1920. This is one reason
why members of Congress are
anxious to get home for the
preliminary campaigns.
The question Of union labor
and its influence on legislation
has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the Barkley bill to
abolish the Railroad Labor Board.
This bill was called out Of the In
terstate Commerce committee Of
the House under the new rules
by a petition signed by $50 mem
bers. 1t will be debated Monday
next and probably 60 to the Sen.
ate. II is doubtful if the Senate
will have time for a discussion OF
the measure.
The extreme methods used 10
discharge the committee has
brought complications for other
measures now pending. The
Commerce committee had 27f
bills awaiting action of which II
related to truth-in-fabric legisla
ton and misbranding. 0rganiza
tions of farmers and manufac
turers have been at odds over the
proposals effecting merchandise
but the problem will probably &c
over another session. According
to the committee. Congress car
place the blame for the neglect
on the recently liberalized rules
which offset the influence OF
committees.
The failure Of the Legislative
body to revise the immigration
bill in conference to meet the
suggestions of the executivs
branch raises an interesting
problem. How will the President
exercise his power to obtain ,
bill which will relieve the Amer
lean Government from an affron'
to Japan? The present law ex
pires June 80 and a settlement
must be reached before adjourn
ment. Some opposition has de
veloped to the proposal that tn
law be extended until Januar.
when the new Congress cal
thresh out another bill.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15

clean wrestlers and will give the
crowd their moneys worth of
thrills.
After the match big dance
will be given. Music furnished
by Wilson orchestra of Hinckley.
Ring side seats are going fast.
On sale at Anderson-Erickson Co.
store, Duquette, or by applica-
ton direct to Bert v. Bradeen.
Duquette.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
-poso- and -m.ry- In PARA.

Paris Worn out with the excite
ment and turmoil Of crowds and en-
tertainment for the last 10 days. Doug
las Fairbanks and Mary Piekford are
proceeding TO Montreux. Switzerland.
TO rest. upon adviees Of physician The
stars were forced 10 postpone their
proposed trip TO Spain. where Doug
Intended 10 pick MP the nne art Of
matador for q bull hght scene I'm .
new Aim Mary. who has been shop
ping all day. and attending social
functions nightly. had q slight fever.
so her physician ordered her 20 rest
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
INVESTIGATOR BURNS QUITS

Storm Center OF Investigations.
Washington William J. Burns,
whose activities have been storm
center In several senate investiga-
tons, has resigned as chief OF the
justice departments bureau Of inves-
tigatien.
Selected for the post three years
sgo by Attorney General II. NJ. Daugb-
erty, the world famous detective. has
borne the brunt OF much OF the criti-
cism leveled at the administration q
the chief he now follows into retire
ment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15

Washington-Mrs. Hubert Work
wife of the secretary Of the interior.
died suddenly In her automobile OF
angina pectoris. She had suffered
for several years from spasmodic
attacks Of the disease. She was 81
years old. Mrs. Work had Leen shop
ping and was returning to her hotel
when stricken. with her being only
q maid besides the chauffeur. Born
at Madison. Ind. she was married to
Secretary Work At Greeley. Colo. IN
1887. Soon afterward they went to
Pueblo. where they had since re-
stded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
FREE ISLANDS IN 20 YEARS

Washington - Absolute indepen-
dence for the Philippine islands In
20 years without the necessity OF a
plebiscite would be granted under
the Fairfield bill. rs favoraoly re
ported by the House insuiar commit
tee.
The vote on the measure was II to
9. As originally prepared. the bin,
introduced by Representative Fair
field. Republican. Indiana. would
have provided q piebiscite In the
islands after 80 years on the question
OF remaining under American sever
eighty. By action the committee
struck out the proviso and cut down
the period of American sovereignty
% 20 years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1924-05-15
WOULD VETO THE BONUS BILL
President Receives Reports OF Treas.
ury Chief and Budget Director
On Cost.

On Cost.
Washington = President Coolidge
received the reports Of the director
of budget and the treasury depart
ment on the costs Of the bonus and
its effect on the finances Of the coun-
try In its relation with a reduction
In taxes.
The report OF the budget commit
tee was submitted by Director Lord.
who had a long conference with the
president and explained many details
of the report. His visit was follow.
ed few minutes later by Secretary
A. w. Mellon. who. II was reported. pre-
scented strong arguments for the veto
Of the bonus bill
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
EYEFN TO Ro0sT


We wish we could make every
citizen Of Belington see the benefits
that come from boosting the home
town first. We have a lot Of res
pect for the fellow who says, no mat
ter If he lives in the smallest ham
let or the largest city in the world,
that he lives in the best town on
earth. He's worth whole lot to his
community. No town can be made
better by knocks from it's residents.
It isn't becoming to throw upon the
screen bad pictures of the place you
live in, no matter who you are talk
ing to or where you happen to be
when you're doing the taking. Al
ways paint the best ne to the
outsider and he'll hav better OPP
inion Of you and ber favorably
impressed with your af place
to call home. No toy perfect in
every respect. All cit12ens can be
criticised more or less. town was
ever made good by sarcasm or criti-
cism. If yuu want it t. be better,
boost it, and i soon VIII Be. Don't
knock. If you feel that you have to
then get hammer and turn carpen-
ter.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
FARM BUREAU NOTES

Better have late crops than none
Cool weather and rains have kept a
good many of us from getting our
crops planted. Occasionally we hear
farmer say am not going to plant
certain crops it is too late. / be-
lieve in most cases that is wrong;
past experience has proven to us
that late spring is usually followed
by late fall. One thing sure, if We
don't plant the seed, we can't expect
to harvest crop.
/ feel confident that every farmer in
Barbour Co. had corn grown last
year, which reached maturity, and
will be doing a wise thing by pick
ing out his seed for next year, be-
cause as late as we are getting this
years crop plated it isn't likely that
it will reach the stage maturity,
which is necessary if we expect to
use it for seed next year.
Tuesday June H. is the day set for
completion of the Potato Growers
Cooperative Marketing Association
in this county. We urge every farm
er who grows one half acre or more
potatoes to join this marketing as
ISOLATION. We have the demand let's
get together and grade, work toward
Standardization and market in amore
orderly way.
Our marketing system is the weak
est link in our farming enterprise
and here the freightful spread be-
tween what the farmer get and what
the consumer pays is due to our fault
method of distribution.
There are 100000 American
farm people and there are 100000
middle men, who traffic in the fruits
of our toll, and these 100000 col
lect on an average two dollars out of
every three dollars worth of farm
products that are consumed. Leav-
ing the farmer only dollar or a
third Of what his out put finally sells
for, To many distributors.
Today in farming as in industry
the individualist is helpless. Only
by union and work to common end
can farmers earn better profits.
o. d. SANDS,
County Agent
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
SECOND ANNUAL LIFE
CONFERENCE
Sugar Creek Barbour County

Sugar Creek Barbour County
June 27. %, 20, 1924
Friday 1880 P. M.
Devotional Service ~. Rev. Jackson.
Why Another Country Life Confid-
ence ........ Mrs. H. G. Sturm.
Report of Things Accomplished Dur
ing Year ............,J. G. Wilson.
'"The Shameless Gospel Rev. J. Il.
Hanifan.
Saturday 200 p. M.
Restoring the Community Mrs. H. G.
Sturm.
d. r Hanifan and o. d. Sands
1870 P. NJ.
Devotional Services. Rev. j. S. Cost.
What Can Our Sunday Schools Do
ID. J. Taft.
."Things Permanent" Rev. j. e. Han
fan.
Sunday Morning
Sunday School as Usual .....,...
Importance Of Choice Rev. J IL. Han
ifan.
200 P. M.
Four-H Club Work Miss Katharine
Stump.
Fhe Health Of the .community Miss
Mayo
What are Our School Worth ID T.
Eau hman
Recreation .. Mrs. H. &. Sturm
1880 p. NJ.
Devotional Service Rev r ?. Sharp.
How Sugar Creek Compares with
ether Communities-Mrs. II. @. sturn
Plan Of Work Katharine Stump.
Purpose of Lille Ree. J p. Hanifan.
Friday at Lambert Chapel Church,
Saturday at Independence Church.
Sunday at Sugar Creek Church.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19

Our idea of good sport is the
Belington man who gives his new
straw hat SO yards before he begins
chasing it.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
FoRD' FIGURES

With Ford Car NO. 100000 now
in service and making q trans-con-
tinental trip rom New York 10 Chi
cago over TIE Lincoln highway the
man enjoys figuring can have
world Of practice.
The other day one gifted gentle
man worked ous the tie problem.
He figured that the 40 million tires
used on the 10 million Fords, if stack
ed up would make a rubber colum,
1000 miles high.
Then, looking for road trouble, he
punctured each Of the tires, and then
figured that one man working eight
hours a day excetp Sundays and holt
days and repaired tire every five
minutes would finally finish the job in
400 years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
Al NARROW BELIEF

We heard Belington boy say the
other day: s'Dad is quite a church
goer. He goes in the morning, hunts
up baseball or horseshoe game III
the afternoon and then goes. back to
evening service" The young man
seemed to think his father is a
pretty good sort Of person though
there are some pious people who will
argue that "Dad" is not good
Christian.As we see religion, it should
be normal. a man cannot be re-
ligious in spots, and just at certain
times Humanity has a tendency TO-
ward fun, and the most uncomfor-
table person in the world is the one
who grieves because other people fnG
something to amuse them. It's hard
to believe that the One who puts a
song in the throats Of the birds, a
smile Of the flowers and laugh in
the waves of the ocean Will. send
person to Hades simply because they
want to sing, and smile and laugn
out loud on Sunday. That kind Of
religious belief is too narrow-and
not the kind by any means that helps
the world along to better things. But
there are six days each week in
which to work and play, Sunday
is our day of rest-A Hallowed Day.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19

W. IN alEallE1.EE JAZZ IN
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
SECOND ANNUAL COUNTRY
LIFE CONFERENCE
Stringtown. BARBOUR County
June q. Is. 20. 1921.

Stringtown, BARBOUR County
June n, rs, 20, 1924.
Friday 1880 P. NJ.
Devotional Services Rev. r. P. Sharp.
Why Another Country Life Confer
ence. .-.......... Mrs. Iva c. Gould.
Report of things Accomplished Fred
Booth Martin Ice.
''The Kingdom Come" DR.. H. I. Nc
Donald.
Saturday 300 P. M.
Restoring the Community Mrs. Iva
G. Gould, DR.. Mcdonald, Miss Kath-
arine Stump.
Saturday 1880 P. M.
Devotional Services Rev. R. p. Sharp
Bible Drill Junior Christian Endear-
er.
Farm Womens Club Work Miss
Iva G. Gould.
The Health Of the Community Miss
Mayo.
"The Kingdom of Service Dir. II. I.
Mcdonald.
Sunday Morning.
Sunday School as Usual ...,.
A Kingdom of Light, Dr. H. T. Nc
Donald.
200 p. M.
Our Farm Bureau Program. o. D.
Sands.
What Can Our Sunday Schools Do.
d. J. Taft.
How The Scoring Goes Mrs. Iva. C.
Could
81it9f 1880 p. M.
Devotional Services ..............
Importance of Our Schools. II. d. P.
Baughman.
How Stringtown Compares with
Other Communities. =. Mrs. Iva. G.
Gould.
Plan of Work. ........O. d. Sands.
The Kingdom Of Love. DIR. H. 7.
Mcdonald.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
Old Masters Of Prose.

Go thou and eat thy bread in glad
ness, and drink with joy thy wine, for
thy works please God. All times be
thy clothes white, and oil from thy
head fail not. Parfetly use life with
the wife that thou lowest, all the DAYS
Of the life of thine unsteadfastnesse
that been given to thee under sun. In
all the time Of thy vanity; for this is
thy part IN lie. and in thy travail
that thou ''asailest under sun.-Wy-
cliffs We, on If Ecelesiastes. 3. Z.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
holidays FOR HOUSEWIVES

The average man is apt to forget
that running a home is pretty hard
business. There isn't much diversion
about homework. The man swal-
lows breakfast whole and rushes a.
way to his affairs, leaving the 1T
tie woman many times with chill
dren to be made ready for school,
lunch to be prepared for them at
noon, washing to be done and Tire
preparation of a big evening meal.
The lord and master of the house
comes home tired out, as he describes
it, and falls asleep, in which state
he remains until the dutiful wife re-
lieves his agony by suggesting that
he might just as well go on to bed
From morning until night, a wo-
mans work continues without varia-
ton. Man at his worst manages to
get something out of holiday Of
course women need holidays, too, and
the right kind of husband will do a
little, thinking about this line now
that the summer months with hot
weather are approaching. And she
will see that she gets the rest and
and the breathing spell not only es-
sential to her well-being, but to
which she is always entitled
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES

Continued from page one)
attention to the fact that during the
Republican administration taxes have
been reduced; peace restored with
Germany; the suffrage amendment
ratified, Millions of dollars have been
spent on the disabled soldiers; the
tariff has been revised so as to pro
duce more revenue and lession taxes;
that there is a lack Of unemployment
that good wages obtain; that more
legislation has been enacted for the
benefit Of the farmer than during
any session of Congress for so years
(even William Jennings Bryan has
publicly admitted this fact); that
peace in Europe has been aided by
the Dawes Commission; that the Bud
get System, Republican measure
IN the first year Of its being, resulted
in the reduction of $500, 100000 from
The estimates submitted; that the
Republican Party does not stand foi
tie cancellation Of war debts owed Fl
us by foreign countries and for whieE
our people paid; that a packing BIZ
, to protect the stock raisers was pass
ed; that cooperative marketing aei
was passed.
The dominant note Of tha entire
convention proceedings was as Mr.
Burton voiced it, ''the people and
all Of the people have confidence
in Calvin Coolidge.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
"COLD IN THE HEAD,

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent colds are
generally in run down" condition.
HALLS 'CATARRH MEDICINE is a
Treatment consisting of an Ointment to
be used locally. and Tonic, which acts
Quickly through the Blood on the Mu-
cous Surfaces, building UP the System,
and making you less liable to colds"
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
r. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. O
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
SMALL TOWN HUMOR
AND PHILOSOPHY
By BUCK CAMPBELL

- = - - - = - - - - - - n - - . -
The polite man In company
may be hog at home.
The husband who comes In
like a lion generally goes out
like q lamb.
Folks who batch their own
grievances into sorrow are the
ones who have the hardest time.
1t Is hard to tell which Is the
most desplcable; the tin-horn,
the peanut politician or the kid
der.
Young man, you need have
no fear Of the girl who takes
pride In making her mother
comfortable.
As the matter now stands,
Germany seems willing to pay
il she can find somebody that
win let her have the money to
pay with.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-06-19
nlce Mirrors.

A well-placed mirror often adds
charm 70 a room. 1t should reflect
some beautiful object, such as cabi-
net surmounted by vase of flowers.
Mirrors are being used more and more
in house furnishing, with excellent re-
suits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-09-04
Artist Group Honor
Harry NOyes Pratt
Former River Fallitan Guest Or
Honor At Brilliant Social Function
At Berkeley, California-Is Editor
OF Overland Monthly

Harry Noyes Pratt, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mary Pratt of this city, was the
guest of honor recently at the third
of series of brilliant salons given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Moyle on
Hawthorne Terrace, Berkeley, Cali
fornia.
There were about a hundred guests
including prominent educators
musicians, artists and writer's, gath
cred to honor Mr.. Pratt, who is ac-
claimed there as zone of the most
promising of the younger writers OF
Berkeley" Mr.. Pratt has national
reputation as an art critic and poet
and is editor of the Overland
Monthly one of the leading arr
journals.
Mr.. Pratt read several of his more
recent poems on this occasion, in
GLIDING, Drama of Durgin's Flat
Jungle Bound,'' "Thc Pine Tree
and "Vagrancy."
The Berkeley Daily Gazette con-
cludes highly complimentary re-
view of these poems with the follow
ing quotations from "The Pine Tree
Then shall you know
That Peace is the building
Of endless tumultuous forces
In age-long succession
Destroying,
Continually rebuilding
Until in completion
Alone in completion
Is Peace.