Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-05-06
Mrs. Esther Andersen who has

| Mrs. Esther Andersen who has
been employed in Minneapolis a
few months, returned Saturday
to the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Jensen.
| Holger E. Petersen is now on
the road again selling wooden
goods for the Minneapolis Wooden
Mills Co. He is presently can
wasting in Aitkin county.
Hans G. Larsen who has worked
in Chicago the past winter, re-
turned to Askov last night and
will help with the farm work
at his home here again this sum-
mer.
At meeting Of the base ball
team last evening O. R. Keller
was selected as captain, J. E.
Clegg and Albert johnson as UNI
pires, and other routine matters
were discussed and agreed upon.
The Eaton school, north of
town, closed for the present term
of eight months last Friday.
The teacher, Miss Dorothy Swan
son, who lives right in that
neighborhood, arranged for a pic
mic for the children and their
parents the last day of school.
Carl Pearson sustained a broken
bone in his left foot last Thurs
day and as a result is laid up in
bed. 1t happened on his farm,
northwest of town, while loading
brush onto a wagon. The hor-
ses became frightened, causing a
runaway He was stunned for
a while from the fall.
| About so people enjoyed a
social dance and supper arranged
by the bachelors of the American
Legion which was held Saturday
night at the assembly hall. The
boys prepared and served the
supper and those who were there
say it was good. Bill Saggau's
orchestra of Bruno furnished
poppy music:
! The household goods of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Micke'sen, Racine, Wis.,,
arrived here by freight Tuesday,
and the family is expected here
the latter part of the week in
auto. They have land northwest
of town. Gradually new sett-
lers are coming to Askov one, by
one and it looks now again like
the days before the war. There
is growth and life. The new
settlers are welcome. Mr.. Mick
elsen is an uncle of Mrs, John
| Krantz.
The J. P. Hyen family from
Giese, in Aitkin county, visited
here Sunday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen R. Petersen.
The Hyens would like to move
to Askov if a satisfactory deal on
their present farm can be made.
| improvements are to be made
at the local cemetery Friday and
Saturday and all those interested
| in the work are asked to come
one of those days. Several teams
are needed for hauling dirt and
gravel. Cards have been sent
out instructing folks which of
the days it is desired they come:
| About dozen business men ap-
peared before the village council
last evening and made an appeal
, to have some improvements made
on Main street to eliminate dust
and dirt. After some discussion
lit was decided to have all the
loose sand and dirt removed from
the street and in the meantime
secure prices on various methods
of permanent improvement. Jor-
gen Paulsen was engaged to dig
a ditch across his land to take
care of the water which naturally
| flows into the low spot between
| his place and the J. P. Sorensen
residence.
Rev. Austin L. Stowell of the
Norwegian Lutheran church at
Sandstone. and Norman Evans
were in Askov Tuesday advertis-
ing sacred concert to be gwen
at the Sandstone Opera House,
Tuesday evening, May II, by the
Augsburg Glee Club from the
Augsburg college and seminary at
Minneapolis. The concert is ar
J ranged under auspices of St. Ans
CARS Young Peoples Society of
the Norwegian Lutheran church.
The Glee Club consists of Is
members and is directed by
] Henry P. Opseth formerly assis-
tant director at st. Olaf College,
Mortified, under F. Melius Chris
Hansen.