Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-04
WILLOW RIVER
Mrs. E. B. Linsley, Correspondent)

(MrS. Il. b. LinSley, correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Pierce and chill
dren were here over Sunday of last
week, to visit at the Taubman home.
Mrs. Taubman and Mrs. Pierce are
sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Johnson of
Minneapolis, are the happy parents
of a baby boy born to them at Eitel
hospital, Saturday, Oct. 80. Mrs.
Johnson is daughter of Geo. w.
Kinney and sister of Mrs. Albin
Lundgren.
A large number of young folks
attended the Halloween festival
dance at Moose Lake Saturday night.
Joe and Albert Stepan, veteran
wolf hunters of northern Pine county.
were out west near the Alois Hemza
farm Sunday, and were fortunate
enough to get wolf. This is the
first one gotten this fall.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dubie,
a 9 pound boy, Monday morning.
Mother and child are doing very well.
Clarence Carlson of Shovel Lake,
is guest at the Houdek home this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Grimm of
Mahtowa, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Dubie and Elsie Carlson.
In a recent letter from e. w. Doe
of Stockton Calf, he states as fol-
lows: miss Margaret Blockburn is
in splendid health, happy and con-
tented in her southern home. She
often speaks of old friends and wants
to be remembered to all. She has
spent most of the time with me at
Stockton, but this winter she will
live with Mrs. Clintsman at Alameda,
Calf. Mrs. Henderson (Mrs. H. S.
Akin) was at my daughters wedding
in September. She is looking fine and
is very happy. My daughter gradu-
ated from Stanford university this
summer and married classmate."
Mr.. Doe wishes to be remembered
to all the good old Willow River
friends.
The basket social and entertain
ment put on for the benefit of the
high school athletic association Sat
urday night was we'll attended. The
baskets sold we'll. Vern Pembleton
was auctioneer. Proceeds were $48.50,
which is to be used for sweat shirts
and few suits, knee pads, and other
things that the boys may need. The
first basket ball game will be played
in Willow River with the Barnum
team Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the gym.
Turn out and give the athletic asso-
citation the support they should have.
The Anderson-Miller Post No. 1853
completed the organization at meet
ing that was held Wednesday evening,
Oct. 9th at Amundson's hall. Elec-
tion of officers was as follows: Victor
King, post commander; Eddie E..
Clough, vice commander; Victor Tar
nowski, adjutant; Barney Amundson,
finance officer; Stephan Music, sar-
geant-at-arms; ]. A. Striber, histor-
ian; and Fred Polivka, chaplin.
Membership cards were distributed to
charter members and 2 to new men,
bers. The aim of these members is
to make this the best post in Pine
county. An entertainment will be
put on at the gymnasium of the
school house, Thursday, Nov. II. Be
sure and come out and give the boys
a good audience.
Four committees of three Legion
naires each, are busy with the ar
rangements for Armistice Day pro-
gram.
Congressman Goodwin was here
some weeks ago and took up the
matter of daily service on Route
No. 2, and his recommendation has
been favorably acted upon. Daily
service on Route will therefore, be-
gin Nov. 18th, as per an order re-
ceived at the post office. This is a
matter that patrons of the route have
been greatly interested in as tri-
weekly service is not very satisfactory
after ALL They will now get their
mail every day, beginning with the
10th.
Mrs. Mary Wiseman, sister-in-law
of Mrs. Thomas MacMillion, and her
daughters, Mrs. Herbert Swazee and
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Munroe, drove
down from Duluth, Sunday, to spend
the day with the MacMillion family,
they returned in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Murphy, Lillian
Whelan, Mabel Sexton of Duluth,
and Will Whelan from Ontario, Can
ada, were guests at the Sexton home
over Sunday.