Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-05-20

Alban the past few days for the
Askov Construction Co.
Arrangements are being made
for community picnic in the
local park on the last day of
school-Friday, June 4th.
Miss Ragna Sorensen who has
been employed in Minneapolis,
returned home Tuesday to stay
indefinitely. She was very sick
some time ago but has fully re-
covered.
Chris Eriksen and son, Leroy,
Mrs. Lawrence Jensen and Mrs. ].
P. Madsen were in Minneapolis
Thursday of last week for medical
attention. Mrs. Jensen is i'll at
her home now from goiter trouble
and other complications.
Rev. and Mrs. Frede Stottrup
left Tuesday for Pine City to
spend day visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Miller.
From there they went on to Ty-
Ter to visit relatives before re-
turning to their home at Brush,
Colo.
Miss Myrtle Hansen, who has
been employed at the Eriksen
restaurant for some time, and
Harold Johnson left the first of
last week for Starbuck to visit his
folks. From there they will con-
tinue west to Utah where they
will seek employment.
I. A. Holler of Pine City, was
a business caller in Askov Mon
day. Mr.. Holler is selling a
mineral food for livestock. He
canvasses the territory where it
is placed on sale. After can
wasting around Moose. Lake he ex-
poets to come to Askov.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. johnson left
several days ago for Starbuck
where they expected to visit for
couple of weeks before leaving for
Utah, where they will make their
future home. Enroute to Utah
they will visit relatives in Ne
braska and other states.
A. Henriksen loaded out his
last carload of potatoes for the
season last week, emptying his
warehouse. He will not buy
again until in the fall Louis
Olsen will open up his warehouse
the latter part of May and buy
potatoes for a few days which
will then clean up local buying
and shipping for the season.
A. J. Schwantes from the I'm
iversity Farm, St. Paul, to-
gether with some helpers, is here
again to do some more land
clearing on which accurate costs
are kept. The University is now
having pamphlets printed covering
some of Mr.. Schwantes' cost find
ings- one item, namely that of
stump fuel production was
worked out at Askov last year.
Potatoes -Inasmuch as there
has been no local buying of pota-
toes the last couple of weeks, no
market has been given. For trad
ing amongst themselves several
farmers have asked for price
so that they may have something
to go by. No definite price can
be given as long as there is no
one buying at such price, but it
is approximately $3.50 per hun
dred pounds.
Rev. Frede Stottrup of Brush,
Colo, who was here to recuperate
and build up his health, was
nevertheless made as much use
out of as consistent during his
stay. He spoke before the
''Dansk Folkesamfund" meeting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin johnson last Thursday even
ing, his subject being the Quak-
ers and VIM. Penn. The talk
was brief but interesting.
The committee in charge of
finding rooms for guests for the
Young Peoples convention at
Askov June Is, 10, and 20, have
sent cards to number of people
in the community asking them
how many guests they will have
room for. If any have been
missed call any member of the
committee and let them know how
many you can take care Of
Richard Petersen, Thorvald So
rensen, and Hans Mosbaek, Com