Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-28
WILLOW RIVER
lMrs. E. b. Linsley, Cerrespondent)

Mrs. E. B. Linsley, Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor King and lit
tie son, visited Mrs. Kings parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stoller at Nemadji, Sun
day.
Ben Walters returned from North
Dakota, Saturday night; just a few
jumps ahead of the stork that Wis
tied their home Sunday morning and
left nice baby boy.
Mrs. Harold Olson returned from
St Paul Sunday evening and is con-
Quoting the Sturgeon Lake school
this week in Mr. Blankenship's room
Mrs. Arthur F. Laird, part time
field secretary of the State Public
Health Association called ON Mrs. e.
B. Linsley. president of the Pine
county Public Health Association,
Monday to complete the organization
for Pine county. There has been
general satisfaction in past years the
way the Christmas Seal sales have
been handled. This year each local
volunteer worker has been asked to
put forth as much effort to cover
their respective localities and to give
every one an opportunity to buy seals.
1t is hoped that this will be the most
successful sale the state has ever con-
Quoted. Mrs. Laird is the wife OF
DIR. Arthur F. Laird of the Nopeming
Sanitorium of St. Louis county. She
is an educator and very fine woman
to meet. Miss Eva Smith is our local
manager here and will call on the
business places as soon as the sale
starts and put up posters and leave
stamps.
j. A. Strieber came back from Min
neapolis, Friday, where he was at
tending business.
Services will be held in st. Mary's
church next Sunday at 9 o'clock. Al
so Monday at 1890, and Tuesday at
9 O'Clock. Rev. ]. Ahern.
Mrs. Vern Pembleton returned FRI
day from the University hospital.
where she has been the past three
weeks.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid was
entertained by Mrs. Joseph Bochek
Thursday at the church parlors.
large number of ladies were present
and enjoyed a very delicious lunch.
After the social gathering the mem
beers held a business meeting. Mrs.
Melberg resigned as treasurer and
Mrs. VIM. Weekly was elected to I'LL
the position. The Christian EndeaVor
convention for Pine county will be
held at the church parlors, Nov. 18th
and 14th. The Aid, with the help
of the Endeavor members, will serve
the banquet Saturday night. There
will be about 30 delegates.
M. B. Elstad of Mahtowa, who has
been ill nearly all summer with
rheumatism, passed through here Sat
urday with his mother from Sand
stone, on their way home. Mabel
and her mother have good positions
in hotel at Minneapolis. The En-
stads had charge of Barney Amund-
sons pool hall and lunch room for
about a year, when Mr.. Elstad's
health failed and they moved back
to their farm near Mahtowa-
Barney Amundson and Martin
Thompson left Monday for the nor
them part of the state to do some
trapping. They will have their trap
line near Two Harbors and will be
gone about ten days.
Eddie E. Clough, Victor Tarnow-
ski, and Victor King drove to Cam
bridge Saturday night to attend the
Legion meeting held at that place.
The Minnesota Department Of the
American Legion was represented by
Rufus R. Rand, commander; Edwin
L Lindell, adjt.; Mr.. Haferman. post
commander; Mr.. Branton, member
ship director; Stafford King, national
vice commander, and Victor Carl,
commander of the 10th district. The
speakers included our present con-
gresham, Godfrey G. Goodwin. He
emphasized on the benefits obtained
from these different Legion posts and
Legion auxiliaries. The boys had a
good time meeting former "buddies".
A fine lunch was served. The An
derson- Miller post will complete
its organization here this week.