Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-19
WILLOW RIVER
(Mrs. E. B. Linsley, Correspondent

/ (Mrs. E. B. Linsley, Correspondent
Mrs. Ed Miller and son, Junior,
were here visiting Maud Macmillan.
They returned to st. Paul Sunday.
/ Mrs. /. G. Fremouw and daughter,
Francis of Minneapolis, spent the
week end with her brother, Joe Sau-
Der, returning Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Guessing served lunch to
a large number Saturday afternoon,
the occasion being the entertainment
of the Lutheran Ladies' Aid.
Grant Thompson and Valentine
Joswiak drove here Saturday from
Minneapolis to visit relatives and old
friends. They both have work in
the city and returned there Sunday
afternoon.
Tilly Tarnowskf left Monday for
Duluth to make arrangements to at
tend school this fall. She is Junior
student at the College of st. Scho-
lastica and will live with private
family this year.
Mrs. Harold Olson (nee Alice Lins-
ley), who underwent an operation for
appendicitis, Wednesday, Aug. II, at
Mounds Park sanitorium, st. Paul, is
convalescing very nicely and will be
out of the hospital in another week.
John Blackwell and family Of
Grand Marias, stopped here Saturday
for brief visit with the Linsleys
while making a drive to Minneapolis.
Mr.. Blackwell publishes the Grand
Marias News, the only newspaper in
Cook county.
c. H. Mckinley and party drove up
from st. Paul Saturday and are en-
joying weeks outing at Kozy camp,
Mr.. McKinley's summer home on
Clear lake. Mr.. Mckinley is one of
the leading stock buyers at the South
st. Paul stock yards.
Mrs. Leo Brabenac of Chicago, and
family of six children, spent the past
month on the John Brabenac farm
east of town, to escape the heat of the
city. Mr.. Brabenac and a niece,
Lucille Rouse, came Saturday. They
all returned Thursday by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Norm and
daughter, Elizabeth, and her grand
mother, Mrs. Johnson of Minneapolis,
stopped here Sunday on their way
home from a north shore drive to say
hello to the Linsley family. A. J..
Norm is engaged in newspaper work
at Olivia.
Those who attended the circus at
Duluth Saturday from here were:
The Sherrick family, Rendina Thomp-
son, Joe Stepan and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Guessing and Carl and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Nyrud,
DIR. and Mrs. w. C. Ehmke and Mrs.
e. B. Linsley.
Gilbert Ogilvie of Shell Lake, Wis,
is visiting his parents east of town
this week. He was calling on ac-
quaintances in the village Monday.
He says his sister, Adele, is spend
ing her summer vacation in the West
visiting the Parks and is at present
at Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Weekley and
Peggy Ann and friend were here
over Sunday from Minneapolis and
spent the day with Orrin's parents.
He has a good position with the
Normal Packing Co. and Mrs. Week
ley is employed at Whitney-McGrego
Peggy Ann and her grandmother
keep house.
Lester and Royal Pickett of Crosby,
spent a few days here with their
sister, Mrs. Orrin Eaton. They will
leave Wednesday with their parents
for Washington by auto. The boys
have been working the past four
years in the mines at Crosby and are
taking this way to spend their vaca-
ton. They will tour other states on
their trip.
The Commercial Club is having the
underbrush and fixed up for tour
list park and will have it ready for use
within a short time. 1t is a beau
tiful spot, situated on the bank of the
lake and an ideal place for bathing
and fishing. The tourist and camper
will find this shady retreat one of the
most attractive ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Thompson and
son, Heber, made a trip to Detroit to
see her sister, Mrs. John Erickson,
and to Fargo, N. D., to see Mr..
Thompson's mother. Heber went on
to Hannaford, N. D., to visit with old
friends and while there he found
some of the Willow River boys work
ing in the harvest fields. They were
gone about ten days, returning Sun
day.
A. J. Rausch moved his family
from the Merchants hotel to his beau
tiful new home on Second lake,
Thursday. He came here about s
years ago from Mankato and ran the
hotel and planning mill while he was
improving his land east of town.
About year ago he began to pre-
pare lumber for his new buildings
which are now nearly finished. They
will develop modern farm.
Dorothy Price was seriously in
iured Sunday night when her father