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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
STURGEON LAKE

Ed johnson came in Saturday
from Belden, where he has spent
the winter cutting logs for VIM.
McHale.
Mrs, Gust Thorud arrived from
st. Paul Saturday to visit her
mother, Mrs. John D. Carlson,
| who is ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hill
brand passed through town on
Saturday enroute to Minneapolis
where they went to visit their
son and daughter.
Adolph Lemke moved a car
load of stock and farm machinery
this week onto the farm that he
purchased last fall and which is
located three miles west of town.
Chas. Carlson moved his house
hold goods into town on Thurs
day and Friday and located in the
Ahnstrom place where he will
reside this summer. C. Odegard
moved to Mr.. Carlson's farm
which he has rented.
Some of the base ball players
have dug out the gloves and balls
and have started tossing a few.
With the major leagues getting
on their way the great American
game will be the chief sporting
event for the next few months.
Glenn Olson, Phil Anderson
and Axel Carlson motored to
Askov Monday evening, repre-
senting the Sturgeon Lake base
ball team in the organization of
the Pine County Amateur Base
Ball League, which was organized
and the Sturgeon Lake team en-
tering as a member.
| The roads in the surrounding
country are getting to be pretty
fair again after the nice weather
that we have had during the past
few days. The maintainers have
been working on the county
roads running east and west
which speeds the drying up of
the roads and filling the ruts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

It's fortunate fer me this country runs
50 much to outside, fer that's all I've
any claim on
But by this time Jake's wife ap.
peared In the door. Come on in,
girls" she cried, ''and never mind that
blatherskite. He goes around half
dressed, keeping himself warm think
ing up nonsense tell him some day
he'll freeze his hair, and that's his
finish. for ! won't stay married to q
bald man, whatever happens"
"Tut tut" returned her spouse
Where Bella Ronna is put, she stays
That's her strong point"
1t was an afternoon Of much badi-
mage we spent at Jake's, but under
the surface there were evidences that
our former land guide regarded his
wife with a sort of awe which he
tried to obscure from public view by
a smoke screen of raillery. Bella, 1t
was apparent, was woman Of char
acter, and although Jake could scarce
iy be described as plastic in her
hands, his recasting was only the
harder on him on that account He
was in the mills Of the gods, and they
proposed to make job Of 1t.
II don't know whether she'll make
me good wife or not" he confided
In me, "but l reckon she's set on
maxim me a good husband"
But Bella's house was clean, and
Bella's table was well set, as pioneer
tables go, and Bella was a living con-
centration of energy such as Jake
needed to spur him into purposeful
activity. 1t was Jake's weakness that
he would drop job any day to per
petrate joke.
"He thinks he's a JOKER" said Bella,
acidly, anent this characteristic OF
her husband, whereas he's only q
joke. There's a big difference"
We left that night with assurances
from Jake and Bella that they would
visit rs twice week all winter-a
promise which they almost kept.
But not all our visiting was with
our new neighbors. Most Of 1t, as
you may suppose, was back and forth
between Fourteen and Twenty-Five
Spool we counted on to make q fifth
spoke in our circle every Sunday, and
the banjo lessons, neglected during
our absence. were now taken up In
earnest. 1t gave me little orthodox
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
TIME YET FOR EAR
TESTING SEED corn

The quality of seed corn is not
showing any improvement, says
A. H. Larson, who is in charge of
the seed laboratory at University
Farm. Some good seed is to be
found in the state, but great
quantities of the 1925 crop are
not fit for planting in 1926.
AS it costs as much to plant
and cultivate an acre producing
20 bushels of corn as one pro-
ducing 40 bushels, there should
be no let-up in the search for
good seed. There is yet time to
do large amount of individual
ear testing, which is the only
safe practice at the present time.
County agents, country bank
ers and other business men are
working on this problem of an
adequate supply of good seed.
And seed isn't good simply be-
cause it will grow-it must be of
high terminating power, well
adapted to climate and soil con-
ditions, of good yielding ability
and free from disease.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
AUCTION EAST OF
SANDSTONE

Owing to poor health, ! will
sell at public auction the follow
ing described property at my
farm, located 10 miles east of
Sandstone, on state road No. 10
(Duxbury -Markville Road). on
Tuesday, April 10th, commencing
promptly at / o'clock:
One good work team; 3 good
mich cows 1.-TWO of them to
freshen soon, and one to be fresh
in September all three cows are
bred to full-blooded Guernsey
bully; / young heifer; l good
Jersey bull; / sow pig, (not
bred); about 80 pure-bred Buff
Orpington chickens, 2 ducks and
a few duck eggs.
Two sets of work harness, /
single harness, wide-tire P & O
wagon, 1 high-wheel, narrow-tire
wagon, l spring seat, 2 wagon
boxes, / wood rack, 2 hay racks,
1 set bob sleds, 1 spring-tooth
harrow, / John Deere hay rake,
2 Dain mowers, l pillow (14-in);
l breaking pillow (12-in), 1 one
row shovel cultivator, 1 one-row
springtooth cultivator, 1 disc,
40 rods of woven wire, 100
rods of heavy barb wire, 8
sets of eveners, 8 neck
yokes, 2 good heavy log
chains, / 18-lb. post maui, 1
grindstone, l hand seeder, 1
chicken fountain, 2 fve-gallon
cream cans, l No. Is Sattley sep
arator guaranteed as good as
new, 1 Cushman air-cooled en-
CINE IL H. P, in very good con-
dition), pump, pump rod and
some hin. galvanized pipe, l
lift. ladder, l work bench, some
Lin. lumber and some dimension
lumber, such as 2x4, 2x6, etc.,
also some wild and tame hay and
small stack of straw, some SHOW
els, forks, scythes, and many
small tools too numerous to
mention, some household furni-
ture, some small potatoes (good
for seed), some seed corn, etc.
This farm will be offered for
sale and terms given on day of
sale. On other property the
usual terms to Nov. LIST.
HARVEY BACON, Owner.
Hall and Burk, Auctioneers.
First National Bank, Sand
stone, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
STATE GIVES SCHOOLS
$4,000 ARBOR DAY TREES

Climatic conditions permitting,
the state forestry department
will distribute 10000 small Nor
way pine trees for school yard
paintings on Arbor Day, Friday,
April %. Ten thousand trees
will be at the disposal of st. Paul
and Minneapolis schools and
about 10000 have been appor-
toned to the country schools of
the state.
Parker O. Anderson, forester
with the agricultural extension
service of the university, is CO
operating with the state forestry
department in distributing the
trees and supplying programs
and other printed material for
American Forest Week. The
trees will come from the univer-
sity's forestry station near Clio
quet.
Minnesota schools have pre-
pared Arbor Day programs which
will be presented regardless of
whether the tree stock can be
supplied in time for planting
April %. This statewide effort
will be carried out through the
cooperation of volunteer COM
mittees, clubs of various kinds,
American Legion posts, county
agents, rangers, and many others.
1t is hoped to make tree plant
ing week this year the most sue
cessful In the states history.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
Windemere Township

S. Larson and family called at
Elmer Mossberg's Sunday.
Gust Nyberg drove to ST. Paul
Saturday for a short visit.
E. Lidstrom and family moved
into the old Nelson home last
week.
Albert Anderson and family
called on Mrs. E. L. Mossberg
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Mossberg
spent Monday at Mrs. Anna
Mossberg's.
Brisben Street returned from
Detroit, Mich, Friday making
the trip in Ford Coupe.
Mrs. ]. P. Clickner and mother,
Mrs. E. J. Pulling, were guests
at the Street home Friday.
Miss Vivian Nystrom came up
from Minneapolis Saturday eve
ming for few days visit with
her parents.
Merle Street returned Saturday
from Huron, S. D., where he had
been employed as head engineer
in the power plant of the Huron
College.
Mr.. Overland fell and broke a
rib and injured two others last
Tuesday. Broken ribs are very
painful and Mr.. Overland has to
take an unwelcome vacation.
The Misses Hazel Madsen and
Hilma johnson spent the week
end at the Elmer Lofgren home
at Pickerel Lake.
Merle Pulling came home from
his cow testing association work
at Sandstone, Saturday afternoon.
He returned Monday.
The ice. in Lake Eleven is
breaking up. The last trip
across the lake was Saturday eve
ming, April 10th. Two years ago
the last team crossed the lake
the 10Th of April.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
Statement of the Ownership, Manage.
ment, ETC., Required by the Act
of Congress of Aug. "a, 1912.

OF Askov American, published
weekly at Askov, Mimi, for April 1,
1926.
State of Mimi, County of Pine-ss.
Before me, notary public in and
for the State and county aforesaid,
personally appeared H. Petersen, who
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the
editor of the Askov American and
that the following is. to the best of
his knowledge and belief, true
statement of the ownership, manage
ment, etc., of the aforesaid publica-
ton for the date shown in the, above
ust "a, 1912, embodied in section Ill,
Postal Laws and Regulations, to wit:
1. That the names and addresses
of the publishers, editor, managing
editor, and business manager are:
Publishers, American Publishing
Co., Askov, Mimi; editor, H. Peter
sen, Askov, Mimi; managing editor,
H. Petersen, Askov, Mimi; business
manager, S. Petersen, Askov, MINI.
2. That the owners are: American
Publishing Co.-H. Petersen, S. Peter
sen, Paul N. Frokjer, and Anna v.
Laursen all of Askov, Mimi; and V.
A. Hansen, Withee, Wis.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding 1 per cent or
more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages. or other securities are: None.
H. Petersen
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 7th day of April, 1926.
(SeaD v. S. Petersen,
My commission expires Sept S, 1926.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
Fleming Township

Ed Beavens lost a valuable COW
last week.
John Austin sold a COW to
John Armstrong last week.
William Saggau is in the Bruno
barber shop now with VIM. Davis
Dance at the Scandal club
house Saturday night, April 18th
Max Market delivered stock in
Bruno Sunday to Willow River
stock buyers.
. We notice H. A. Alters is try
ing to hustle spring along by
beginning his blowing.
Mrs. Louie Larson and chill
dren left for the Cities last week
to join Mr.. Larson there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hammer
of Minneapolis, spent Sunday a
week ago at their parents homes
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Figg OF
st. Paul, visited at the homes
of their parents here over Sun
day. They drove up Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Beavens
and baby drove up from St. Paul,
Sunday. Leon returned on the
early morning train Monday to
get their household goods, etc.
They will move onto their farm
here and make it their home.
Welcome folks!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
OFF THE RESERVATION


They were telling yarn in
the white light belt about a
small-time booking agent who
heard of an all-Indian jazz band
recently arrived in New York.
He TAXED to a Brooklyn theatre
and went backstage to the man
ager of the act.
Are all of you really Indians?"
he asked. IF you are, | think
!. can arrange a long route. You
are really Indians, hey?"
"Vat would be the use of kid
din NIT you?" replied the leader
I've are all fool-blodt." Every
body's Magazine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

shiver to think what my strict Pres
byterian parents would have said to
Jean picking so perverted an instru-
ment as a banjo on Sunday after
noon, and blending her voice with
Spoof's in "The Road to Mandalay."
But / was little happier when they
abandoned the secular for such old
airs as abide With Me" and "Blest
Be the Tie That Binds"
Toward the end Of the month we
had our first snowfall. Old Sol that
morning had a mimic sun on either,
side, and there was frosty glitter in
the air in which our neighbOrs' shanties
gradually faded out Of sight as though
hidden behind veil Of crystal tapes
try. BY noon q gray pail shrOuded
the sky and the snow began to shake
down as gently as feathers f1uttering
from the bosom of some mammoth
bird which had taken the world to
be her nest and in spring would
hatch again the ancient miracle Of
life. Marjorie and l stood in our door
and watched the big flakes descending.
slowly, silently, resistlessly, settling
on wagon and hay rack and every
blade of grass. Across the gully, as
through slowly falling curtain of
ivory lace, we saw the vague forms
Of Jack and Jean watching them, too.
By midafternoon the ground was
white.
Next morning we looked upon a
new world. The snow had ceased fall
ing, the sky was clear and bright, and
the stars were still visible at our ris-
ing hour. Then up came the sun,
splashing the heavens amber and or
ange and blood red, and suddenly set
ting million tons of diamonds ablaze
with his brilliance.
After the snow came we seemed to
cling to each others company even
more than before. It's solemn thing
to be alone In a world Of snow. Per-
haps its coldness, it's stark whiteness.
it's vast silence suggests that which
makes the heart reach out for some
warm pulse Of friendship. Perhaps
its peace and beauty stir something
In our nature that insists on being
shared
frx~~As-..>aN
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

81 said, It's our friends from Four
teen and Twenty-two'-you see how
am picking up your prairie way of
numbering your farms instead Of nam
ing them-I said, it's our friends from
Fourteen and Twenty-Five as soon as
/ heard Sandy's first bark. That was
before you were in sight, so far as my
poor eyes could see. But Jerry, who
was up in the wagon playing teamster,
cried, I see dem, Mudder; oxes and
NTH Lane He's crazy about Miss
Lane"
Jerry is young man of discrim-
nation" I said, scoring for once. But
my wit was lost in the wild and pant
ing hug which Jean was bestowing
upon my rival.
$50 he's Jerry now" said Jean, re-
leasing her embrace enough for speech
'That sounds like getting down to
earth Ever so much more chummy
than Gerald"
do you think so?" Mrs. Alton
queried. "And / vowed that, what
ever came, l never would call him
Jerry. Too reminiscent Of Jeremiah,
and lamentations, and all that sort Of
thing that wanted to get away from"
Mrs. Alton stopped short as though she
had said more than she intended then
brightly took up the thread again.
81 vowed l would leave my lamenta-
lions behind" she continued II take
it that this is country where there
is room for everything but regrets"
It was evident that Mrs. Atoms be-
reavement was filling good part Of
her mind, so Jean deftly switched the
conversation back to the boy, and
presently was conducting a foot-race
to the chicken shed with herself,
Jerry and Sandy as the competitors
Sandy won.
We had tea, of course, and after
Jerry had gone to bed and Sandy had
lain down with his chops on the floor
between his paws and his tail thump-
ing the boards occasionally In apprO-
baton Jack got out our much-worn
deck of cards and we initiated Mrs
Alton into the mysteries of pedro.
With beginners luck she and Jack
were much too successful for Jean
and me, and when 1t was time for us
to 60 we insisted that she must visit
Fourteen some night soon and give us
chance to return the drubbfng.
ST should so like to, but can't
leave jerry" Mrs. Alton explained.
"But Jerry must come, too." we
countered. "Jerry and Sandy, and, II
necessary, the COW and the chickens.
Now you simply must, or some night
we will come over and kidnap you by
s force" But Mrs. Alton would give
us no definite answer.
There was no such hesitation at
Jake's. Jake met us In the yard, hat
less, coatless. vestless, although the
temperature was flirting with the
freezing point.
WELCOMED" he exclaimed. II sup
pose you've come to c0ndOle with me
in my afiictionT"
what afiiiction" We inquired, half
misled by Jake's manner, for he was
nm expert In stimulation.
"Shs's inside-an' In possession.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15

Why seek market for that
article you want to dispose of
by losing much time asking peo-
pie directly when you can tell
it to over 1900 through an
American Want AID at small cost.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER L-Lured BY his four.
Hail. aged six. ventures on the for
s saSsn ,o wall # si% into IN . sa
and 10 saved from possible death by
clinging to jeans outstretched arms.
ssn ne naa xsGn Of
their adventure Of the day before he 10
In duty bound to marry her. He agrees,
the only proviso being. that they are to
wait until they are grownups"
CHAPTER III.-At Regina they meet
Jake" who for q monetary considera-
homesteads. He does SO, and the two
friends file claims on Sections Fourteen
and TWENTY-FIVE.
CHAPTER Wake sagely advises
the adventursrs In the purchase Of sup
pties. and IN wagon drawn by yoke
out for their future homes.
CHAPTER vI.-Spoof, on his return
visit, discloses himself a. o man Of
varied social attachments. He promises
TO give the girls lessons on the banjo.
takes an altogether unnecessary and
undesirable interest In him. His jeal-
ousy IL aroused.
CHAPTER vII-Marjorie discovers
that they have q new neighbor, and the
four drive rr, o. over to welcome s.h him.
owed Englishwoman. who. with her
three-year-old son Gerald has taken up
q claim. The three women take to each
other at once. Spool, on . visit to
new neighbors Frank imagines the
mention Of the boys name, Gerald. has
Q disquieting effect on Spool.
CHAPTER VIII.-Frank and John
leave the homesteads for time to do
harvest work for wages on a longer
established farm. They encounter Jake,
who tells them Of HIS adventure into
matrimony. After two months absence
they return to their homes. Jeans en-
thusiastio welcome stirs Frank to the
belief that Jean returns his love, but
he still has a lingering doubt.
gin to NIL up with settlers Of all ma
tionalities. Jake and his wife have
located in the neighborhood Mrs. Alton
remains strangely aloof. Winter sets in.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

conditions are fundamental in the
realization of American standards of
living.
"In the achievement of these pur-
poses all are concerned whatever
their race, creed, sex or nationality.
ITO interject issues upon which
there is wide Individual diversity is
to sow the seeds of dissension where
unity is essential and at the same
time to add no luster to the issue that
/ is projected out of its proper sphere.
"The trade-uion movement will
gain by concentrating it's energies
upon labor problems and maintaining
a fine regard for the right of individ-
ual members to decide personal mat
ters in accord with their own best
judgment.
"The same principle is essential in
the maintenance of international labor
organizations and undertakings.
'There must be autonomy upon ma
tional issues with cooperation for the
promotion of mutual interests.
"This can not be interpreted to
mean, however, that any individual or
group has right to make decisions
irrespective of their effect upon 9TH
ers.
"We decide most wisely when we
regard all relations between friends
and realize we are in truth our
brothers keeper.
''The best interests of our Amer
lean labor movement forbid deviation
from the principle of unity upon
which we have builded"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
than those upon which they differ.

than those upon which they differ.
'sThis is fact which makes for
richness in national development and
world civilization. But this rich va
riety has it's roots in units of organ
lied activities for the essential work
of the world.
"These essential undertakings in
which there is identity of interests
are, in the main, vocational.
Workers find their unit in the craft
union.
"These units are concerned exclu-
sively with production and economic
problems and situations.
"There is common economic need
among all wage earners which the
union meets despite wide individual
differences under the categories enum-
Grated
"This economic need is basic one
in the life and work of workers.
"The right to negotiate terms of
employment, adequate wages, the
short workday, and good working
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
ON LABOR UNITY
Is Trade Union Movement
Founded, Declares Labor
Chief

The great element in the strength
of our American labor movement has
been the fact that our unions rest
upon basis of common needs and
problems and our rigid exclusion of
all issues involving personal religion
and partisan politics." declares Will
liam Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, in an edi-
torial on Labor Unity" in the Amer
lean Federationist.
"Our American labor movement has
declared for the organization of all
workers, regardless of race, creed,
sex or nationality.
"The things upon which groups of
human beings agree are much fewer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03
WORKERS AS STUDENTS

Are wage-earners good students?
They certainly are laboring under
certain disadvantages not shared by
students who are not wage-earners.
On the other hand, they possess GER
tain advantages.
So far as their advantages il the
study of economics are concerned
they are well set forth by an instruc-
tor in the recently held summer school
for women workers held at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. His views will
probably be echoed by all university
instructors who have had the privilege
of teaching economics in groups of
wage-earners. He says:
working women have one great
advantage over the ordinary college
woman, when they approach the study
of economics: they have had real ex-
perience in the world of industry with
which economics so largely deals.
Their experience may nave been limit
ed to one industry. or even to one
job; but even so, ley have felt the
pulse and throb Of economic activi-
ties-they have seen and been part
of, the process which we call produc-
ton. No amount of reading or listen
ing to lectures can take the place OF
that vital experience. Teaching a
class like this is not a ma atter of fir
ing statements and questions across
a desk-top in tie hope that the same
missiles will be returned by the SUI
dents; it is more like leading a CO.
operative quest for an intelligent in
depreciation Of exl eriencc-an inter
probation which will be found stard
ing after the smok f hattle of op-
posing viewpoints l. 5 cleared away"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-09-03

ROsmarin & COnlOn
Walker Contracting Co.
Hamilton Electric Company
Haverland Electric Company
Pfotzer Electric Company
Spoerl Hardware Company
Kneizel Electric Company