Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-14
ASKOV


H. A. Kolstad of st. Cloud, spent
Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Kol-
stad.
Mrs. A. G. Danielson was in Duluth
from Saturday till Monday for med
ical treatment.
Miss Margaret Schroeder went to
Sandstone Tuesday and will do house
work there for few weeks.
Miss Ellen Paulsen has taken
position as clerk in the r. Petersen
& Son general store, having COM
menced there last week.
: Miss Clara Petersen who has been
employed in New York for some time,
returned to the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mikael Petersen, Sat-
urday and expects to remain home
for a few months.
A. e. Anderson, manager of the
Sandstone telephone exchange. and
Miss Bennett, chief operator at the
Pine City exchange, were in Askov
yesterday and made fraternal call
at the local telephone office.
The county road crew is now in
full swing on the first two mile
stretch on the road running east
from the village. It's tough look
ing road right now but a few days
will make wonderful difference.
The Ben Dietz family was up from
Minneapolis Saturday and Sunday to
visit at their homes and also to join
the merry party at the John F. Dietz
home in honor of the newlyweds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred C. sDietz from
Lac Qui Parle county.
A number of friends spent social
evening Friday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Johnson, the occasion
being their thirtieth wedding ami
versary. Although the kind of people
who have done their share of work
and never complaining, they still ap-
pear young and aggressive.
Leroy Lindgren of Minneapolis,
came here Saturday and will be per-
manently employed at the Great Nor
thern depot, his official title there
being warehouseman. A. G. Daniel
son, the agent, has been crowded with
can make good use of some help.
Mrs. Jens Larsen who went to Min
neapolis last week remained there
and is confined at Fairview hospital.
She will be treated for ten days or
possibly couple of weeks prepare
tory to undergoing an operation for
goiter. Mrs. Larsen has been ailing
with goiter for some time but it was
just lately that she started to lose
weight and became nervous.
r. p Maynard, Great Northern sur
veyor, and a helper came down from
Superior yesterday to survey the pro-
posed dirt removal job at the west
crossing in the village. Whether or
not he will make favorable report
on the project was not stated. Never
theless, that crossing is a dangerous
one and considerable amount of
dirt should be moved so as to give
a clear view to both sides.
Soren G. Andersen, the local blind
piano tuner, is steadily gaining more
orders for his services. AS time goes
on, people find out that he is doing
good work. Last week among other
pianos, he tuned the one in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hansen. Mrs.
Hansen reports that they have had
piano for over 80 years and have
never had a better job done. In fact,
some of the best piano tuners are
blind people.
Members of the local Danish Sis
terhood society are now busy prepar-
ing for their annual bazaar, which
this year will be held on the Goth of
October. In previous years the sale
has been conducted both afternoon
and evening, but the attendance in
the afternoon has generally not been
good so this year it will be in the
evening only. The society will be
thankful for donations of all kinds
and same may be left with Mrs. Chr.
Hyldahl. See their advertisement
elsewhere in this issue.