Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-12-30
WILLOW RIVER

Among those who spent the holt
days at Willow River and home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sexton Of Green
Valley, Mimi. Frank has been To-
Gated there in the lumber business
since early summer. Miss Mabel
Sexton, employed at the Clyde Iron
Works, Duluth and Miss Lillian Wha-
len, instructor in Superior schools,
were guests at the c. c. Sexton home.
Miss Martha Lundgren, Minneapolis,
visited her brother, Albin, and family
and her father, John Lundgren, and
brother, William, at the farm. She
returned to her work Monday MORN
ing. Miss Isabelle and Marie Driscoll.
instructors in the Eveleth schools,
spent the vacation with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Driscoll. William
Ehmke, st. Olaf's college, Northfield,
came early last week and will re-
main with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
w. c. Ehmke until the close of vaca-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Olson, st.
Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter D. Lewis,
Moose Lake, Emory B. Linsley, Min
neapolis, were guests at the Linsley
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gilliver
and daughter, st. Cloud, were guests
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. D.
Laufenburg. They came Thursday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Shore
of Duluth, were guests at the A. L.
Swartz home. Mrs. Rupert Kinney,
Shovel Lake, spent her vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Joe F. Dubie. Heber
Thompson, Iron Mountain, Mich, Bill,
Grant and Hilda Thompson, Duluth,
were all at the home fireside. Heber
met Cecil Pembleton in Duluth We'd
nesday and they will return to Iron
Mt. where they are employed in the
Ford plant. John Wadley, Duluth,
was at home with his mother on
Christmas day.
The Legion Christmas tree program
was a success in every way. The
weather was little cold-just en-
ough to make Santa Claus, who was
there on time, hustle with his work
in distributing candy and nuts to
everyone.
Max Slocum and his mother drove
over from Pequot Friday to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Risness, who live on the Seekins
ranch. They left Tuesday.
Elsie Carlson returned Monday
from Shovel Lake where she visited
her folks. She is working at the
telephone exchange.
Mrs. Mel Johnson and children re-
turned Monday from Pequot where
they visited her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Anderson and
Helen visited at the Per Larson home
in Denham Christmas day. They
were accompanied home Sunday by
her sister, Ellen Larson,> and friend,
Carl Johnson, who left Monday for
Minneapolis.
Joe Stepan, Vern Pembleton, Louis
and Claude Walters, andu Roswell
Stepan, went to Sturgeon lake Monday
to try their luck fishing.
Aug. Fournier left Monday of last
week for Kalamazoo, Mich. He will
spend the winter there with his son,
William Fourier, and family.
Maud Mac Million and Walter Lar
son went to Duluth for their Christ
mas vacation and had Sunday dinner
with friends.
Mrs. B. Wadley went to Rush City
Sunday to spend few days with her
| daughter, Mrs. Burton.
Nels Nyrud was badly burned about
the hands and face, Friday when the
acetylene gas tank which, he used for
welding purposes, exploded. Even
though his left hand gives him good
deal of discomfort he is around at
tending to the detail work of his new
garage which he recently moved into
Mrs. Andrew Stocky, who fell Fri
day and fractured her hip, was taken
to the University hospital Saturday
| by her son, Sofas. This is very
painful accident but it is hoped she
will recover her former health in due
time.