Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-05-06
ASKOV

Miss Esther EVerSen was a
visitor in Minneapolis over the
week end.
Jens Dietz bought a used Ford
touring car from the garage the
first of this week.
Tom Rodenberger was in town
Saturday and bought new Ford
roadster at the garage.
Carl and William Jensen pur-
chased a Chevrolet coupe from
the hardware company yester-
day.
Mrs. linus Thomson is laid up
with sciatic rheumatism COM
bined with very painful neural
gia.
The Misses Ruth and Herds
Kilstofte came up from Mime
apolis for visit over Sunday at
their home here.
Hans Koed sold his Chevrolet
sedan to Hjalmar Petersen last
week and then bought a new
Ford sedan from the local dealer
Mr.. and Mrs. Johannes Miller
and Miss Mette Miller were here
from West Denmark, Wis, Wis
iting over the week end at the
Carl and Niels B. Miller homes.
Johannes Juhl is laid up with
blood poison in his right leg. The
fever is down and he is now rest
ing easier. 1t strikes In at a
rather unfortunate time as his
two grown sons, Marius and AL
bert, are at present employed in
an automobile factory at Pontiac,
Mich.
Miss Irene Christensen, north
of town, who has been ailing for
some time with heart trouble,
was critically i'll the latter part
of last week. She is now rest
ing better and is beginning to
take nourishment.
Arthur Karlen came up here
from Chicago Monday for few
days visit at the home of his
sister, Mrs. A. Henriksen. He
left again yesterday accompanied
by his father, ]. Karlen, who will
spend a month in Chicago.
Ole Wallin and two other
members of the Norwegian
Lutheran church in Birch Creek
township, were in Askov Satur-
day and called at the American
office to arrange for some print
ing matter. They also took oc-
casion to look the community
over and observed the progress
being made.
l.. C.. Petersen was called to
Chicago Monday on account of
the sudden death of Rev. H. C.
Schmidt, his brother-in-law. A
member of the United Danish
Lutheran church Rev. Schmidt
had been pastor in the state of
Maine for several years and left
there only a few weeks ago for
rest and to regain his health.
The Schmidt family were visiting
relatives in Chicago when death
overlook him. They were on
their way to the Pacific coast
and would have visited in Askov
also.
E. N. Schmitz, president Of the
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
at Stewart, Mimi, and +. M.
Hansen of the same village, were
in Askov Saturday looking over
some land Mr.. Schmitz owns
several miles east of here. They
were guests at the Martin John
son home, being acquaintance
of the Johnson family since
they were in business at Stewart
a number of years ago. Mr..
Schmitz says that there. is more
trading in land again down their
way and that prices range from
$120 to $165 per acre.
Martin Jensen and his cousin,
L. M. Larsen, both of Hopkins
were in Askov recently for visit
at the home of the formers
brother, A. P. Jensen, and three
other brothers. They came in
two trucks bringing up some live
stock for A. Jensen which he had
purchased from them, and with
which he is starting up farming
again north of town. They re-
turned in one truck, Mr.. Larsen
having sold his one-ton Ford
truck to A. P. Jensen, taking
some live stock in on the deal
which they hauled along in the
other truck.