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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08

"a. The Partridge town board
decided to inspect said proposed
road before any work is to be
done.
Motion made and carried that
Emil Christensen be appointed as
road overseer for coming year.
The following wages will be paid
for road work this year., Over
seer, 40c per hour; man 3Oc; and
team Soc per hour. Emil Chris
Jensen gave bonds as road over
seer to the amount of $4,000
which were duly approved. The
following bills were allowed and
paid:
Road and Bridge Fund.
j. P. Frederiksen ..........$ 3.O2
Albert Rasmussen ............ 1920
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08
Paul Frokjer visited over Sun
day with his folks at Centuria,

Paul Frokjer visited over Sun
day with his folks at Centuria,
Wis.
Frank Krantz purchased new
Chevrolet coach car from the
Askov Hardware Co., last week,
trading in his old Ford car on the
deal.
A new beautiful embroidered
cloth covering for the altar was
seen in the local church Easter
Sunday. The cloth represents
much exacting work and on it
is design of a white lily-a sym
Dol of the resurrection. The work
was done and donated to the
church by Mrs. H. C.. Hansen.
Friends gathered at the farm
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Voet-
mann Monday evening. the
gathering being a farewell party
to the Voetmanns who are soon
leaving this community for Mill
town, Wis, where they are to
take up residence on farm re-
Gently purchased by them. The
evening was pleasantly spent
with conversation and songs and
later refreshments were en-
joyed.
Jens Dietz came here Sun
day from Minneapolis and is now
getting ready to locate on the
Sigurd ]. Simonsen farm which
he has rented for a period of five
years. Mr.. Simonsen is making
some general improvements on
the place, the house is being re-
modelled, new 28x40 #. barn
will be constructed, etc.; Peter
Linn and O. R. Keller are work
ing there now on the house and
expect to have it ready for oc-
cupancy by next week. Mr.. ST.
monsen is also to furnish stock
and machinery for the place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Jacobsen
and baby came here in auto
Saturday from Wheelock, N. D.
near which place Mr.. Jacobsen
was temporarily employed as en-
gineer and where Mrs. Jacobsen
had visited her parents in the
meantime. They were accom-
panied to Askov by Mrs. Chris
Olsen of Wheelock, who came to
visit at the home Of her niece,
Mrs. Geo. Lindegaard, and with
other relatives. The Jacobsens
visited at the home of his mother,
Mrs. L. P. Jacobsen, and with
other relatives. They left again
Monday, going to their home at
Minneapolis and were accom-
panied to the Mill City by Mrs.
Olsen. The Olsen family who
have been farming at Wheelock,
| N. D., are moving to Sidney, Mon
tana, onto a bigger farm. While
the moving is going on she is
out on a little vacation and will
spend some time with a daughter
at Poysippi, Wis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08

bagas and many took part in the
discussion but no definite action
was taken. 1t was left to the
secretary to find out if the local
potato warehouse can be bought
back from the Minnesota Potato
Exchange by local farmers. Lo-
cal produce dealers expressed
themselves in favor of village
scale. Although no actions were
taken at this meeting it will
nevertheless result in farmers
thinking along those lines and
perhaps later some actions may
be taken. The idea is to improve
the. rutabaga market from Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08
GRADING OF RUTABAGAS
DISCUSSED BY FARMERS

Between Is and 80 farmers at
tended the meeting at the D B.
S. hall Tuesday evening, called
for the purpose of talking over
the rutabaga situation. Jens
Arnbal opened the meeting.
Chris. Frederiksen was elected
chairman and Damgaard Thyge-
sen secretary. Practically all
were in favor of grading ruta-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08
ASKOV

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen
spent Sunday in Minneapolis, re-
turning home Monday.
A little snow now and then
these days just reminds a fellow
that summer has not arrived yet.
Julius Petersen is confined to
his home with serious attack of
mumps and other complications.
Miss Helen Hansen, student at
Carleton college, Mortified, came
home Friday to spend the Easter
vacation with her parents.
]. P. Miller, county superin-
tendent of schools, made an Of
= fetal visit in Askov Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Alexander Paulsen came up
from Minneapolis last week and
is staying at the home of his
parents here.
Owe. Hermansen was a business
caller in Pine City Tuesday.
Thorvald and Miss Helga Jacob
sen accompanied, him.
Miss Clara Petersen, assistant
at the bank, purchased new
Ford coupe last week; Uffe
Strandskov was in Minneapolis
Friday to drive it up.
Fred F. Hansen was in Sand.
stone Monday and purchased a
fine looking team at the horse
sale. l. A. Ecklund also pur-
Chased a horse there.
Elmer Morgensen purchased a
new Ford coupe from the local
dealers this week; V. S. Petersen
and Elmer are in Minneapolis to-
day to drive it home.
Word from Minneapolis states
that Johan Sorensen, former
Askov resident and known to
nearly everyone here, is very i'll
and confined to a hospital in the
Twin Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. S. Petersen
visited in Minneapolis Thursday
and Friday and drove home a
new Ford Tudor sedan which will
be for their own private use Gf
it is not sold).
Mr.. Wilkinson, general MAN.
ager of the Minnesota Power &
Light Co., and Mr.. Colburn, con-
tractor, both of Cloquet, were
callers in Askov Sunday, relative
to the construction jobs here this
summer.
|. A. Ecklund and son, Almer,
were in Hinckley Saturday and
I purchased a cow and two heifers,
all three of them being pure bred
Holsteins. Albert Rasmussen
was along and brought the ami
mails home in his truck.
Hans Clausen, south of town,
has rented his 80 acre farm to
his son, Albert, for a period OF
one year, commencing April LIST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clausen are plan
ming on an extended vacation
during that time and will likely
take. trip to Denmark. Albert
takes over everything on the
farm except the chickens which
Mr.. Clausen has sold to Axel R,
Buck.
Word has just leaked out here
that Miss Jutta Paulsen and
Leroy Jorgensen have recently
been married in Chicago. Miss
Paulsen is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Paulsen and has been
working in Chicago since Christ
mas; Mr.. Jorgensen is a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Jorgensen,
former Askov residents, who now
live in Michigan. The newly
weds are making their home in
haywood, a suburb of Chicago.
Mr.. Jorgensen has milk route
in the big city. Their Askov
friends will be somewhat sur
prised and hasten to extend con-
ordinations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08
PARTRIDGE TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS

. April 5, 1926.
Regular town meeting in town
hall at Askov. All members
present.
The Fleming town board ap-
peared before the Partridge town
board and asked to have road con-
structed between Sections 13 and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08
FerndaIe Nursery
We doubled our sales last
year, compared to our
sales in 1924.

We offer this spring same as
last spring, Pine county grown
Apples and Plums--1st size, 10
for $500; End size, 10 for $500.
Latham Raspberry, $500 per
100. We have Evergreens for
windbreak and ornamental pur-
poses. We have Flowering
Shrubs and Perennial flowers,
and we have as usual Danish
Grown Rutabaga seed mailed
postpaid for soc per pound.
Also other Danish Grown Gar
den and Flower seed. The Gar
den and Flower seed we have in
Minneapolis and will be mailed
to you from there. Send your
order at once. We will send
you our list of Seeds and Plants
free, ask for it. If you patron
ize us this year we will likely
have a greenhouse and o nice
<catalog next year. Then we
can give you more extensive
: service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08
ASKOV MARKETS
j? !? Ut?

Butter, creamery, per lb. so. 40
Eggs, per doz. -. 20:
Eggs, Askov Brand Selects,
per dozen ...... ct
Chickens, under a lbs, Id. :. IL
Chickens, over 4 lbs, perlb. .21
Potatoes, per cWt. ....... 400
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-08

In the long run printed sta
tionery is the more economical.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
BOY ON MOTOR CYCLE
DEPARTS TO ELOPE
Mother Asks Police to Halt Bud
ding Romance When Lad
Leaves City.

Mounted on motor cycle win
$3.50 in his pocket for honeymoon
expenses, 17-year-old Robert l..
Fleming of 1922 Lamont street, rode
out of Washington last night bound
for Fredericksburg, Va, and his To-
year-ol fiance, Miss Bertha Camp
bell, who has been awaiting him Tor
several days there TO carry out
elopement plans.
This was the information given the
Women's Bureau last night by Mrs.
Grace Fleming, mother of the pros
pective bridegroom, in an endeaVor
to check the wedding.
Mrs. Fleming said last night that
her son had told her he intended to
marry Miss Campbell, who is the
daughter of John Campbell, captain
of the guard of the District Jail, of
224 Eleventh street northeast. Mrs.
Fleming said that she was Informed
that the girl had gone to Fredericks-
purg earlier in the week.
The romance, which police have
been asked to check before fulfill
ment, has been proceeding for about
two weeks, so far as Mrs. Fleming
knows. She said that her son had
been employed in n local garage, but
that 1t was understood his employ
ment terminated last night.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Girls Will Sell
Flowers Tomorrow
At Base Ball Game

Although the fans may find small
reason for rejoicing over the re-
treat Of the Nationals from New
York, they will find plenty of cheer
in the beautiful flowers attractive
young members Of the Junior
League will beseech them to buy
tomorrow. And the appeal will
have an added touch of cheer in
that all Of the money will be de-
voted to keeping hundreds of little
children well.
Through arrangements with
Clark Griffith. eight members of
the Junior League who have been
working for the Child Welfare
Society will be at Clark Griffith
Stadium tomorrow when Bucky
Harris and his still stalwart heroes
come home from the war" They
will circulate through the crowds
and sell posies for small sum, the
money to be devoted to the Child
Welfare Society.
Every penny contributed will go
to help the children. Not even the
flowers cost anything, all having
been contributed gratis by the fol-
lowing florists: J. II. Small and
Sons, Blackstone, Inc; Louise
Flower Shop, George II. Cooke,
George c. Shaffer, Oehmler Floral
Co., Guide Brothers Co. and Robert
Bowdler.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
DECLARES FLORIDA
BOYCOTT|NG OHIO
James NJ. Cox Says Indus
tries Suffering RepriSaIs
for Land Sale Ban.
BY the Associa1ed Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, May 1.--James
NJ. Cox, Democratic candidate for
President in 1920 and former Governor
of Ohio, today declared Il boycott has
been effected by Florida interests
against Ohio industries as n reprisal
for Ohio's official attitude against
Florida real estate. Mr.. Cox said that
while a Tampa, Fla, trade body re-
Gently voted down resolution calling
for reprisals against products from the
Buckeye state, "a boycott can be -
fected without official sanction ana ;
is effective now" Two Dayton plants,
the former Governor declares, recently
suffe-ed severely from the psyche
logical boycott"
Cox's statement was made in reply
to utterances by Gov. Vic Donahey.
Democrat, and State Director Of Com
merce Cyrus w. LOcher, in which tncF
outlined reasons for not permitting the
sale Of Florida land in Ohio. Locher
is a candidate for the Democratic NOM
ination for United States Senator.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
CHEMISTS WOULD GUARD
EXPERT WITNESS RANKS
Propose That Courts Accept Only
Testimony From Those With
Records of Integrity.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, May 1.-So-called ex-
pert witnesses, willing to testify in
favor of any criminal with sufficient
funds, were attacked today by the
American Chemical Society. 1t called
on reputable chemists all over the
country to aid in keeping expert court
testimony from falling into disrepute.
The criticism was not confined to
criminal cases.
"Suits on contracts have brought
to the witness stand experts in all
sorts of engineering, building and
trades" said a statement issued by
the society.
1.-The suggestion has been made"
the statement continued, that a
group of professional expert witnesses
should be established with admission
contingent upon their records Of in
tegrity, honesty, experience and
ability; that the courts should approve
persons to be admitted to this group,
and that only members of such quail
fed body should be permitted to give
testimony in court"
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Max Aberbach Will Filed.

The Will of Max Aberbach, who died
April %. has been filed for probate.
lie leaves 500 each to Ohave Sholom
Synagogue, Adath Israel Synagogue.
Jewish Consumptive Relief Society of
Denver, Colo: United Hebrew Relief
Society, and the Hebrew Hospital and
Aged Home. He gives 5000 to Israel
Aberbach, his brother. of Libau, Rus
sia, and $50 to sister-in-law, Rosa
Dabsovtch of New York. Bequests of
1000 each are made to his daughters,
Martha Woll. Rosa Chesavoir and
Bella Aberhach. The remaining es-
tate goes to his wife, Jennie Aber-
bach. The widow and Attorney
Joseph l.. Topper are named as the
executors.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
PLANS SUMMER COURSES.
University of Berlin Models ClasssV
ON u. S. System.

BERLIN. May l CP).--A Surnnsr
session for foreign students modelled
after Summer schools in American col
leges and universities will start at the
University of Berlin July u. The
courses include political economy
sociology, art, civilization. German
language, literature ard social andt
political history. Among the lee
turers will be Prof. Alois Brandt
noted Shakespeare authority Of the
University of Berlin. The courses Will,
run for six weeks to August %.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
TEARS ASSIST SWINDLE.

Police are On the lookout for a
check swindler whose fearful story of
dead mother caused the florist es-
tablishment of Frederick H. Kramer,
916 + street, to cash a worthless
check for a floral tribute, with con-
siderable cash change in the trans
action going into the swindler's
pocket.
The porter who delivered the flow
ers to the "bereaved" home, the ad-
dress given by the swindler, who was
Evening star., 1926-05-02

said actually to have shed tears in
the florist shop. was told there had
been no death there for some years,
but that several other mysterious
floral tributes had been delivered
there.
Among numerous other check
swindles which the police believe have
been committed by the same person,
operating under the names of John
Fossett and Russell Fisher, was one
in which an overcoat and sum of
money were obtained at the Fashion
Shop, Ninth and Z streets.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Man Charges Desertion.

Simon Proctor yesterday sued his
wife, Helen Proctor, for limited di-
vorce on . charge of desertiOn. He
claims that his wife left him April s.,
removing in his absence nearly all the
furniture in the house, except a suite
not yet paid for. She also took their
child, the husband complains. They
were married at Marlboro, Md, No
vember "a, 1921. Attorney Robert f..
Lynch represents the husband.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
PUGET SOUND RAILROAD
AUCTION SALE ORDERED
Court Grant Follows Foreclosure of
Western Lines of st. Paul
System.
BY the Associated Press.

!
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May l.
Sale at public auction at Butte, Mont,
on a date not yet determined, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
Railroad properties was today ordered
by Judge Charles y. Pray in the
United States District Court here.
The order terminated foreclosure
litigation in which the United States
Mortgage and Trust Co. and other
were joint petitioners with the Guar
anty Trust Co. Of New York.
The decree signed today is sequel
to similar orders already issued in
courts in Chicago and Minneapolis,
and covers practically all of the west
ern lines of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railroad. of which system
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound Railway is a part
Evening star., 1926-05-02
FRENCH RAIL FARE HIGHER
10 Per Cent Increase to Go Into
Effect as Tourist Season Opens.

PARIS, May CF).-Summer vaca-
tions in France will be more expen-
sive for tourists this year with a new
10 per cent increase in all railroad
fares going into effect, probably early
in May. The new rates will make
journeys more than three times as
costly as they were in July, 1914.
The 10 per cent increases now being
prepared by the minister of public
works added to those put in force
the first Of the year, make a total of
25 per cent since January /. The
new first-class rates work out at
virtually cents per mile.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
PARALYTlC HEARS WORK.
Bedridden Composer Hears Her
Operetta by Radio.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May Miss Janet
B. Williams, paralytic, who composed
and dictated an operetta from her
couch in her studio at Carnegie Hall,
lay tonight on the same couch and
listened to it's first performance. Each
note was carried from the stage of
Guild Hall, in the Steinway Building,
direct to her bedside by radio.
Miss Williams has been unable to
move her body for two years. Her
case was given up by physicians as
beyond possibility Of recovery. From
her couch she has earned her living
giving vocal music lessons.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
SOCIALISTS FAIL
TO ACT ON LEAGUE
Table Resolutions Dealing
With Body and Court
at Convention.

PITTSBURGH, May 1.-Resolutions
dealing with the World Court and
the League of Nations were tabled
until the next convention by the So
cialist party of America at its nation
al meeting here today. The resolutions
were laid aside to permit members to
study further the issues. The con-
vention opened today and will con-
tinue until Tuesday. The resolutions
declared that whether the United
States joins the World Court and the
League of Nations at this time are
of no immediate concern to the work
ing class of the United States"
During the debate that preceded the
action on the league issue, Morris
Hillquit. socialist attorney of New
York, defended the league against at
tacks that it would strengthen the
power OF Capitalists" and imperial
lists" while Representative Victor l..
Berger of Wisconsin asserted there
were more militarism and more men
under arms today than ever before" "
Evening star., 1926-05-02
Debt Resolution Referred.

A resolution on the allied war debts
question was referred to the commit
tee on resolutions, which is composed
Of Representative Berger. James
O'Neal of New York and Joseph
Shartz of Cincinnati.
The convention, with delegates
present from all parts of the United
States, also adopted a resolution
affirming the party's solidarity with
the Chinese workers in their struggle
to obtain a higher standard of liv-
ing" and denouncing 1.-The use of
American gunboatS to oVerawe the
Shanghai strikers"
Another resolution approved de-
nounced "the continued attempt Of
our Government to bully the gov
ernment of Mexico" and affirmed the
party's belief that "the Mexican
Evening star., 1926-05-02

Nearly 100000 worth Of knitted
cotton undershirts. the only under
wear to be imported into the country
to any extent, was received into the
Philippines in the past year.
Evening star., 1926-05-02

The delegates went on record as
directing the national executive COM
mittee to draft bills providing for the
naturalization of the coal mines,
electric power and railroads and un-
employment insurance.
John w. Slayton, Socialist candi-
date for Governor of Pennsylvania,
opened the convention with an ad-
dress of welcome. DIR. Marc Slomim,
Russian scientist and lecturer,
brought greetings, he said, from the
Sovicts Of Russia.
Tonight May day celebrations were
held by the Italian and Finnish fed :
erationS.
Evening star., 1926-05-02
For Naturalization of Mines.

people have a right to control their
own natural resources in the way
they see fit"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-15
ONE IS "ONLY As Old AS
ONES BRAIN FTBRES" SAYS
Observation-Disclosures

NEW YORK. July Is. - "Only as
old as ones brain flbres.' may take
the place of "a woman's as old as
she looks" and "a mans as old as
he feels" according to new labora-
tory evidence found by Dr. Louis
Casamaior. professor of neurology at
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-15
INVESTIGATION
vOLSTEAD LAW
is SUGGESTED
Mayor Of Chicago Makes
Recommendation to Amer
can Bar Association.

DENVER, Colo, July 15.-"The
Volstead Law has created national
problem of immense consequence to
the country" Mayor William Deyer,
of Chicago, told the delegates at
tending the FOrty-Ninth Convention
of the American Bar Association.
He asked for an unprejudiced
scientific Investigation of facts by a
committee with authority to repre-
sert findings. facts and conclusions,
and how best to deal with existing
conditions. Conclusions of such a
committee would satisfy the ele-
dissa tisfed."
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-15
COUNTY JAIL.
is DESCRIBED
AS HELL-h0LE
William Games Visits Brother
Then Condemns King
County Bastile.

SEATTLE. July Is. William
Gaines, chairman of the King County
Commissioners, has renewed de-
mands for new Jail. He was
aroused at the conditions he saw
when visiting his brother, Wallace
c. Gaines. who is awaiting trial for
the murder of his daughter, Sylvia
Gaines.
William Gaines described the jail
as a "hell-hole blot on the county S
good name"
Later, William Gaines said; ut is
a strange twist of fate that | who
worked 50 long and hard for a de
cent place to confine men waiting
for trial. should have a brother con
fined in that hell-hole which | am
attempting to wipe out"
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-15
DIR. Walker Discusses
Needs Of Territory

SEATTLE, July 15.-Dr. n. X.
Walker, of ketchikan. said govern
mental cooperation permitting agrl-
cultural and mining exploitation is
necessary for Alaska development.
Removing of restrictions would also
open new area,
DR.. Walker reports the tourist
travel to Alaska is increasing this
year over last year and eventually
Will be one of the Territory's big
gest assets,
The Alaska daily empire., 1926-07-15
PENNSYLVANIA
CONGRESSMAN
IS HERE TODAY
Is Important Member of Con-
gress Connected with Fu-
ture Appropriations

4 believe Alaska to be a land of
W nderful possibilities, Il e cl ar ed
Congressman Milton W. Shreye, of
Pennsylvania who arrived here to-
da with his son Lyman c. Shreve
with U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries
Herry O'Malley. Mr.. Shreve will
cover all of coastal Alaska as far
west as Seward, the Government
Railroad belt to Fairbanks and the
Richardson Highway to Valdez.
The party came here from Seattle
on the new Fisheries boat, Brant.
visiting at Ketchikan, Wrangell and
Petersburg enroute. 1t was joined
at Ketchikan by Agent Dennis Winn
who returned here with it.
Visit Not Official
Although not an official visit Mr.
Shreve said he was gathering infor-
nation relative TO various Federal
activities in Alaska that would have
a bearing on the matter of Con
gressional appropriations in the fu-
ture. AS he is member of the
highly important House Committee
on Appropriations, he feels that all
the first hand knowledge he can OBJ
tain on Alaskan conditions and its
needs will be of service to the Ad
mnistration in carrying out its
Alaskan policy.
Mr. Shreve is chairman of the
Subcommittee on having control Of
appropriations for the departments
of State, Justice, Commerce and
Labor This, of course. includes their
various bureaus. He is more particu-
larly interested at this time in the