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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19

The day dawned somewhat cloudy
and dark, but in spite of that about
200 club members, : parents and
leaders had gathered by noon in large
and small groups, under the beautiful
trees bordering; the lake, for picnic
dinner. III
About 200 p. m. w. F. Hammar-
gren, "the best county agent in the
-state", called the folks together ON
the green knoll where an interesting
and entertaining program was rem
dered. Practically every community
in the county where clubwork is
carried on was represented. Mr..
Hammargren first displayed two low
ing cups: one, given by the Pine
County bankers, will be awarded at
the Sandstone fair to the boy who
shows the best calf with the best
record; the other, given by Mr.. Ham,
margren, will be awarded the district
or club doing the best work and COM
pleting best. This was followed by
recitations by three club boys and
various Stunts" consisting of demon
strations, songs, etc.; the Askov can
ming, sewing and baking girls pre-
sented several folk-dances in costume.
Following a short, pointed talk by
Mr. T. A. Erickson, the popular State
Club Leader, the club leaders from
the various communities were pre-
scented and introduced. The last per-
son presented was the modest but
energetic county leader, Miss Evelyn
Bergman from Markville.
After the program Mr.. Hammar-
gren took several pictures of the var
ious groups; these views will help to
decorate the Pine county booth at the
State Fair in the Club building. An
hour or so was pleasantly spent in
social visiting, wading, swimming,
diving and boat riding. Mr.. Richards,
club leader, agricultural instructor, in
Sandstone, brought his group in a
large truck; so filled was the truck
that standing room seemed at prem
ium. At five o'clock practically
everybody had departed for home,
feeling that the afternoon had been
profitably and pleasantly spent.
Incidentally, Myrtle Jensen, Askov,
individual bread baker, Marie Kill
stofte, Askov, individual sewing mem
Der, and two Finlayson girls, Ethel
Malloy and Hilma Mattson, sewing
team Glass B, will represent Pine
County at the State Fair.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19
CELEBRATE TWENTY-FIFTH !.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
MLF:van Zelna
cWsstssa Nswspspss unisa

Under auspices of the local 7. o. O.
F. and Rebekah lodges and friends
and neighbors from east of; town, a
silver wedding celebration was ten
dered Mr.. and Mrs. I. A. Ecklund last
night at the D. B. S. hall.
Tables had been laid for 1875 per-
sons and they were neatly and appro-
priately decorated with flowers and
various good things to eat. Svend
Petersen, as POSTMASTER of the even
ing, bid the guests of honor, as well
as the whole audience, hearty well
come. A program was then enjoyed,
same being as follows: Violin and
piano selection by Hjalmar Petersen
and Mrs. P. N. Fenger; reading by
Mrs. Myrtle Hanson; vocal solo by
Mrs. Svend Petersen; another violin
and piano selection. At this point in
the program coffee was served and a
delicious lunch enjoyed. After the
big wedding cake had been served as
finale to the lunch, the program
was continued. The POSTMASTER made
few remarks on behalf of the Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs; Miss Dagny
Wosgaard gave a reading; Carl Mad
sen, on behalf of friends and neigh
bors; made. short speech and also on
behalf of neighbors presented the
guests of honor with set of silver
ware, and the POSTMASTER, on behalf
of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs,
presented them with fine silver, COT
fee pot. Short talks were called for
and L. Mosbak and Mrs. Fred Hansen
responded. Mr.. Ecklund, in few
we'll chosen words, thanked the aud
fence for the honor and friendship
shown. Mrs. Ecklund also expressed
her appreciation in the Swedish, Ian
guage. After the program, the even
ing was spent in a social visit. a. few
played cards and others enjoyed ring
games.
Miss Alma e. Resell and LA. Eek
lund were married in Chicago in 1901.
there until 1912, when they took a
trip to their native country. Sweden.
After six months visit, they, re-
turned to the States and came to
Askov in 1913, settling on their
present place month after coming
here. Their four children, Erying,
in Chicago; Almer, Harry and Miss
Verna at home, were all here last
evening but Erving. 80
During the evening, Erving talked
to his folks over the telephone from
Chicago; two kilograms of congratu-
lations were also received, one from
Decatur, Ill, and the other from
Cambridge, Mass. az -. IL.
The Ecklund family are of the hard
working and progressive type and
with constant pluck have hewed a fine
farm out of the wilderness, built large
and modern barns and fine home.
The American joins with many others
in extending them congratulations and
best wishes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19
SANDSTONE-ASKOV FAIR

The Askov members of the general
fair committee wish to announce to
the Askov people that many exhibits
are expected from here. The Sand
stone members of the committee have
expressed their hopes that they would
see some fine live stock exhibits from
Askov. '.st.r
Your local committee is also in
hopes of seeing a representative ex-
hibit from here. In order to over
come the difficulty, of getting your
exhibit to Sandstone the committee
has arranged to receive the Askov
exhibits Except live stock) at the
town hall and will take them all in
one or two trucks to Sandstone; the
committee will be at the town hall
and receive exhibits up to noon Fri
day, Aug. q. Arrangements are, be-
ing made to take down live stock
also but in order to know how many
trucks will be needed those who wish
to exhibit animals will please list
same with either Carl Madsen or
Svend Petersen. Live stock should
not be brought in before Saturday
morning and it will be brought back
the same day. However, the commit
tee hopes that many will exhibit
stock and make their own arrange
ments for transportation. -
The general committee. requests
tho variouc rnomhorc of tho Ackov
committee to get out and solicit ex-
hibits in their various departments.
Committee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19
ANDERSEN-EKBERG

Geo. w. Ekberg, who has been
patching it for the past six years
on his farm, miles northwest OF
Askov, has grown tired of making his
own meals and living alone so last
week journeyed to Minneapolis, where
on Friday he was united in marriage
to Mrs. Esther X. Andersen, who had
been employed in the city.
After a few days spent in the Mill
City the happy young couple came to
Askov Monday and have gone right to
housekeeping on the farm prepared
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Fred F. Hansen has been laid nm


with poison in the leg which also
spread over the entire body.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Hyldahl and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. P. Frederiksen went to
Sturgeon Lake today to camp for a
couple of days.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Miller and two
children and Mrs. L. Mosbak drove
to Hayward Wis, Sunday, for visit
with the latter's son, Gunnar.
Miss Gertrude Kilstofte is ill at
home. with poison ivy acquired last
week while out with other girls at
Low Landing. She is better now.
= Mrs. MAIDS Nielsen has been ill the
past week with inflammation of the
ear She has been advised to seek
relief from a specialist and will
likely go to Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Thomson and
twoSehildren of Albert Lea and Aage
Thomson of st. Paul, visited Monday
and Tuesday at the j. P. Frederiksen
home. They went to Sturgeon Lake
Tuesday to camp there for few days.
Among those from Askov attending
the. Ringing Bros. and Barnum &
Bailey circus at Duluth Saturday
we're the following families: Holger
r. Buck, Jens B. Jensen, Jens Hyl-
dahl, Martin Miller, and H. Peter
senI-G 80 IT,. t-...s-
~ Erode, Hertel and Vermund Ander-
sen and "a friend, Milo JAMS, all of
Motley, visited here Monday at the
Geo. :Lindegaard and v. S. Petersen
homes. Erode Andersen is to teach
at Duquette this year.
Al group of nine girls camped at
Low, Landing on Kettle river several
days last week under the leadership
of Miss Gudrun Kilstofte, and enjoyed
the great outdoors to their hearts
content. They broke camp Sunday
night. 49,
A fair sized crowd was out Fri
day evening to see the play, "A
Drunkard's4 Home" presented by the
Salvation Army of Superior, at the
d. B. S. hall. The part of the
| drunkard, the chief character in the
play, was we'll acted by Mr.. Henning-
sen, depicting the misery that he
and his family were in when he could
not leave alcohol alone and the hap
piness and cheer that resulted after
reforming.
Mr. and Mrs. Axel Rasmussen and
their three children and Christ Mel
sen of Minneapolis, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Rasmussen's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Rasmussen.
Mr.. Nielsen was formerly pioneer
of Pine county, owning land some
years ago, miles northwest of Bann-
ing At that time, he says, they
had only government road. He was
amazed to see the changes since.
SETwenty-four persons were examined
at ithe T. B. clinic conducted Tuesday
by Dr. H. F. Wahlquist of the Min
nesota Public Health Association, at
the local school house. Few had
tuberculosis which goes further to
prove that the dreaded white plague
is greatly on the decline. Some
had heart trouble and were given
advice as to how best to care for
fhoir health
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19
WILSTAD CHURCH
NEIGHBORHOOD

Wilstad Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs
Carl Blomquist Thursday, Aug. 26.
Annual Sunday school picnic at the
Chas. G. Lindstrom grove, Sunday,
Aug. %. No Sunday school that day.
The Nath Degerman family have
had a number of visitors lately. John
Lindgren and Miss Thea Grinder of
Duluth, spent Sunday there as did
also the Werner Nelson family OF
Sandstone. Nels Holmstrom and son,
Leonard, and Mr.. Dahlgren and son,
Chester, of Ogilvie, spent Monday
with the Degermans. Mr.. Lindgren is
a nephew of Mr.. Degerman and Mr.
Holmstrom is brother of Mrs. D.
If you want to buy or sell try
an American Want AID.
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ASKOV

Niels B. Miller and family visited
in the Twin Ports Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen were
callers in the Twin Cities Tuesday.
Charles Krantz bought a used Ford
car from the local dealer the first
of the week. "a M
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Sorensen, and
Mrs. c. P. Nielsen visited old friends
in Luck, Wis, over Sunday. .g1u.
V. Heininge came home Saturday
from Park Rapids, expecting tore
main home for about ten days, ,s,,,1
Carl S. Sorensen bought Carl, Mil
1er's Studebaker coach Tuesday, trad
ing in his Ford sedan on the, deal.,o
Peter Molby has ordered j, Ford
truck from the local dealer and ex-
poets same to be delivered next, week.
w. c. Van Kirk from Bruno, was
in Askov Tuesday and purchased a
used truck from the Askov Garage.
Jacob Hansen and family are en-
joying weeks vacation most ,,of
which will be spent camping on their
farm near Kettle river. f6D7yx
Paul Miller of Chicago, came here
last week to join his wife and children
in visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Mosbak. ,.gr.,
o. r. Keller had the misfortune. to
cut his thumb quite badly on a piece
of tin Tuesday and as result. will
take a couple of days vacation.
Jens Arnbal and daughter Rather
inc autoed to Albert Lea Saturday for
a few days visit at their former place
of abode, expecting to return home to-
day. 80. src..
Peter Roland and family of Albert
Lea who had been on a camping trip
to northern Minnesota visited, here
Friday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jens Arnbal.
Mrs. Oscar Boiling and two children
Oscar, Jr., and Edith, of Minneapolis,
visited here at the Fred Jonson home
last week. Mr.. Boiling came up Sat-
urday, and joined his family in the
visit and they all returned home Sun
day. ~ ST. !s -, =,
T. w. Hansen came up from: Book
yesterday and looked over his new
restaurant quarters. The place is
nearing completion and Mr.. Hansen
expects to move his household goods
up here next week into the rooms
over the Mercantile store.
Carl Miller and family returned
Friday from their camping trip &C
companied by Johan Johansenr and
family of Tyler, who had been with
them on the trip. The Johansenj fam
lily visited friends and relatives here
till Monday before returning home.
The Askov Live Stock Shipping
Association shipped out two carloads
of stock Monday. A number of far
mers have found it necessary to dis
pose of some of their dairy cows. and
these are bringing good prices. One
dairy cow in Mondays shipment
brought 500 and two others brought
SIS each. TX *
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Johnson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson and
baby girl from Mitchell, S. D., came
here Friday for visit at the home
of the former Mrs. Johnson's sister,
Mrs. Martin johnson. They report
that in their section of South Dakota
they have had practically no rain
this summer and as a result they
have neither hay nor other crops.
The cattle there feed principally on
rag weeds and as this can be tasted
in the milk the bulk of the milk
is fed to the hogs. This is the third
dry summer in succession in that
territory.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19

by the groom for his lifemate. After
serving in the World War Mr.. Ekberg
came to Askov in 1920 and has since
been busy developing 120 acre farm.
He is a hustler and is making good
job of it The. bride is also we'll
known in the community, being a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Jen-
sen. She experienced the sorrow
and misfortune early in life of los
ing her first husband following an OPP
Grafton over four years ago.
The American joins with friends.
in extending congratulations and best
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Ekberg. =
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19
PINE COUNTY BOYS AND
GIRLS CLUB PICNIC

Last Friday at Harty's Lodge, Pine
lake, directly west of Finlayson, was
held the annual picnic of Boys and
Girls Club members with their
parents and friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19
WILSTAD LUTHER LEAGUE

The Bruno Wilstad Luther League
will meet at Wilstad church, Sunday
evening, Aug. %, at o'clock. Every
body welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19

A Want AID in the Americans
will bring results. 4
results of a little Want AID.
cost is small. .-,-~-'.:. =. : ~ -,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19

A sure, and quick way to find
out if there is a sale for that.
second hand article you have is
to try an American Want AID. The
cost is small.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19

D 4-H livestock club meets at the
school Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19

American Want Ads do the
business.
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HOW TT STARTED
''scraping Acquaintance.
BY JEAN NEwToN.

There II one logical association to
which we would turn for. IN explara.
ton OF this expression. That would
make 1t nm Ailusion to ''scraping'' iii
that other coliouuialisfa, blowing ana
scraping. m However. sscraping an
acquaintance" had absolutely no con.
nection, in its original use and sig.
nificarce, with the other phrase.
For the origin Of 'scraping an &C.
quaiiitance. we must 90 back to an
episode that has come down to us
from the reign Of Hadrian, Emperor
of Rome. 1t Ii said that one day in
visiting the baths OF the classical
city, Hadrian noticed an old soldier
who, for lack Of q, brush, was using
potsherd. The emperor asked him
why, and was told that he could not
afford to buy q, brush. Thereupon
Hadrian tossed him sum sufsicient
70 keep him In brushes for some
time!
The next time Hadrian visited the
baths, the emperor found q great
number OF soldiers, al ostentatiousIy
laboring with substitutes for brushes!
''Scrape on, gentlemen the emperor
remarked, "but you cannot scrape an
acQuaintance with mer'
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Clear Soup-Egg Balls.

Chop pounds Of round steak flne
without any fat and put in kettle
with q piece Of butter. Brown the
meat In butter and add one-half o
grated onion. Then beat six eggs and
add to the meat, stirring all the time.
When the meat IL In balls, add pints
or cold water. Cook very slowly for q
whole day. Strain and serve in cups
with q thin slice OF lemon.
Egg Balls.--Boil four eggs for 20
minutes, put in cold water and when
cool put the yolks In bowl and rub
them to, paste. Season with one
saltspoonful of salt, pinch Of pep.
per. one teaspoonful of melted butter,
- few cracker crumbs and moisten
with the white Of one egg, using
enough to shape into balls about the
size Of q marble. Roll in hour and
fry In lard. Roll on cloth to absorb
the grease. These may be made II
the morning. Add to the soup Just
before serving ~
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words. indicated by the numbers. In
this corresponding spaces therwise
trafiic might be a. bit more congested
than IL II. The answer and another
"PuzZlick" will be here tomorrow.
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An amusing young person from Butte
Who wouldn't, or couldn't, be mute,
Persistently spluttered
And suffered and mauttered;
TIL every one else followed suit.
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CHAPTER xI.
Ordeal.

Directly after luncheon on that
drst day. Mona went out. Leila
helped her to dress, and succeeded in
pleasing her. with the adept manner
In which she had arranged her hair,
30 that Mona was in a good humor.
When she was ready for the street
in q dark blue suit and q small blue
hat crushed down over her golden
hair, her beauty was startling, and
perhaps the expression in Leila's eyes
made her suddenly gracious.
II shan't need you until dinner
time she said sweetly. $50 spend the
afternoon ~ you wish.
Leila was In her room about 4 o'clock
that afternoon, when Knwa knocked
at her door and told her that Mrs.
Kingsley wished her to serve tea In
the living room. The news filled her
with CONSERVATION, for she knew that
the serving Of tea was Kuwa's job
and not hers. Besides, Mrs. Kingsiey
had generously offered her the after.
noon of and was now withdrawing
her offer. which certainly was not
fair.
For moment she hesitated and
then she. said to Kuwa:
Don't you usually serve tea?''
The Oriental nodded, and with an
inimitable gesture shrugged his shou1-
H1ders. In that moment Leila realized
that Mona had some reason for max
ing her do this: some whirn had
persuaded her to change the regular
order OF things, and Leila was afraid,
Ii was one thing to attend to
Mona's personal wants. but quite an
other to serve tea when other people
were present. Suppose some one she
knew were present: 1t was not i'm
probable. II only she dared refuse to
do 1t, IL only she had the courage to
plead illness. anything to escape.
But she did not dare refuse; shs
couldn't risk the chance Of losing hei
position, and 1t was with a fast beat
ing heart that she changed her apron
and cap for a fresh set and went
downstairs. :. .s>
In the pantry Kuwa was arranging
things on an elaborate tea cart
There were plates of wafer-thin sand
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n. =. Makes It's Unanimous.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y, July 9.
i7a6.--New York at last stands soiidly
witch her IL sister States for inde.
nendence. 4 When the Declaration OF
independence was adopted on July 4,
New York alone withheld her. ap'
nroyaI because her delegates had no
instructions to assent to a separation
from Great Britain. But all Is now
well, and Independence is in strict fact
the unanimous choice Of the CONT
nent, for Kew York's convention has
TODAY approved the Declaration with.
cut dissenting vote, and pledged the
lives and fortunes of her patriots in
supporting it.
Army Hears Declaration.
NEW YORK, July 9, 1875. The
Declaration of Independence was read
before the Army OF the United States
Of America at o'clock this evening
on the common. The troops formed
hollow square Gen. washington,
on horseback, took his station within
thefsuuare. The Declaration was then
read. The troops being placed In this
manner, With the soldiers standing
rigidly at AttentioR, no public demon
sfration OF celebration was possible,
and the ceremony was thus a some:
what solemn one, as the general
doubtless desired.
But the celebration came later
Those who have visited New York
VIII remember the little park between
the fort and the city proper, encirciec
by an iron rail fence and known 81
the Bowling Green. IttWas here thai
SIX years ago a wonderful leader
statue OF George III was erected
with his majesty on q fiery steed
which pranced on a marble PEDESTAL
This king of lead with q complexion
az gold is no more. In the evening
after the celemony at the Common, 9
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PALE HANDS.
BY HAZEL DEYo BATcHELoR.

witches, delicious. looking cakes and
tea and hot water In heavy silver
pots. How often In the old dayS
Leila had sat lin peoples living rooms
while trim maid wheeled In Just
such tea cart with just such de-
licious things upon 1t. Looking back.
she couldn't help remember noticing
what the maid looked like; she was
just 80 much background. that was
all. But for some reason she could
not help feeling that today things
would be different. II wasn't that
she was %. conceited about her looks
that she FELT she would draw un-
necessary attention, but she could not
help knowing that for one in her po-
sition she was unusual. Then, too.
II amused Mona to embarrass her.
That morning she had been deliber-
ately cruel. Suppose something Of
the same kind happened this after
noon. Leila felt that she would sink
through the floor.
At last Kuwa was satisfied with
the appearance Of the cart, and with
a little nod stepped back. This was
Leila's signal to wheel the thing into
the drawing room. over the, miles Of
polished floor and heavy Oriental
rugs. She could have walked into
that room with perfect poise and en-
tire self-possession just short time
ago, but now she was in perfect
agony Of embarrassment and terror
because OF the strangeness Of her Pc.
sition and the fact that she was to
enter q drawing room as a servant
for the first time In her life.
She started across the hall wheel.
ing the cart carefully before her.
~ 4,
the murmur OF subdued voices, broken
occasionally by the sound Of Mona
high, sweet laugh. And then ut last
she had reached the doorway, she
was in the room, the terrible mo-
ment had arrived.
fCopyright 1921
Continued in tomorrow's Starr
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