Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-07
ASKOV

Miss Margaret Schroeder went to
Minneapolis yesterday to. visit over
the week end.
Mrs. Fred Olesen returned Tuesday
from Minneapolis where she had Wis
tied few days.
A little boy was welcomed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Owe Herman
sen Thursday night.
Mrs. K. A. Butler and son, Richard,
of st. Paul, are here this week for
visit at the C. M. Nelson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Nielsen left Tues
day for few days visit at various
points in the southern part of the
state.
p. L. Hamlin of Pine City, register
of deeds and candidate for reelection,
was calling on friends in Askov Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Larsen from
west of town, went to Minneapolis
today to seek medical attention for
the, latter.
Arthur Andersen returned last week
helping his father with the work
in the local creamery.
Roy Anderson and Chas. McGinnes
of Book, and Miss Peggy Cramb of
Milaca, visited here over Sunday at
the T. w. Hansen home.
Askov and vicinity has been get
ting its share of rain lately; many
&n1l hot Sc, hi
to use harvesting machinery.
Henry johnson returned to Askov
the first of the week from Starbuck
for a few days visit before going to
Nebraska to seek employment.
Carl Miller and family and Niels
B. Miller drove to West Denmark,
Wis, Sunday; Mrs. Miller and Miss
Ellen are remaining there for weeks
visit, while the men returned home
the same day.
Silo filling has been the main farm
sport the last couple of weeks here
and judging from reports most of
them have now been filled. 1t has
been a tough job in most instances
on account of the corn being so wet.
Holger E. Petersen and family
moved into the living rooms in their
store building last week, and Law
renee Jensen and family and Mrs.
Myrtle Hanson have moved into the
place vacated by the Petersen
family.
Quite a number of cribbage play
ers turned out for the meeting Friday
evening at Eriksen's restaurant and
the result of the gathering was that
tournament will be commenced at
once-the first meeting tonight at
Eriksen's restaurant. Twenty-t W o
players have signified their intention
of taking part in the tournament.
Mrs. Norman Peterson and little
daughter of Minneapolis, are here for
a visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Aug. Nielsen. Mr.
Peterson formerly worked as lum-
Der scaler in the Mill City but is now
employed in Wisconsin and Mrs.
Peterson will visit here until a suit
able house can be found at their new
location.
y Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jensen and
children and their friend, Svend Oh
sen, who visited here at the home
of Mrs. Jensen's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Niels TIL. Nielsen, northeast of town,
left Monday for their home at Laurel,
Nebr. They were accompanied back
by Mrs. Jensen's sister, Miss Louise
Nielsen, who will visit down there
and also seek employment.
Quite a delegation from here jour-
neyed over to the Finlayson town
board meeting Saturday afternoon to
discuss the matter of getting road
from Finlayson to Askov direct with
a. bridge over Kettle river. The
Finlayson town board were much in
favor of the project as was everyone
at the meeting. The result was that
the Finlayson town board in COM
pany with large delegation of citi-
zens from the township living on
both sides of the river as well as a
delegation from both the villages of
Finlayson and Askov will go before
the County Board at their next reg
ular meeting and make an urgent re-
quest for having this road put
through. Plan on being present at
this meeting.