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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01
Plucked From the Plains
CAN the Referee

Mr.. BOOM and Mrs. Steddy were
business enemies, but chance or fate
had placed them on the same board
of directors of one of the athletic
clubs
One day after an important meet
ing Mr. Boom was holding forth.
There are hundreds of ways of
making money" he said provocatively.
"Yes," said Mr.. Steddy, "but only
one honest way"
What ways that asked Mr.. Boom
shortly.
"Ah," retorted Mr.. Steddy, promptly,
Il thought you wouldn't know it,"
Black Beauty
Two statesmen were swapping tales
on the relative faults of two of our
prominent railway systems. The first
traveller finished up by saying:
"On my last trip through here it
was so smoky that we had to leave the
door at the rear of the coach open in
order to let the smoke out
That's nothing" came back the
second. you get SO covered with SCOT
on our line that the last time 1 got
off the Pullman one of the women on
the platform handed me her suitcase
and tipped me q quarter!"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01
Black Beauty
Too Lnte

Warner Orland, screen villain, has
an amusing story about Whistler,
whose dilatory business methods were
proverbial.
One day a certain duke commits
stoned this famous artist to paint his
wife and infant son. whistler began
the portrait, and after a while an
nounced that no more sittings were
required and that the picture would
be delivered shortly.
But weeks, months, years passed and
despite repeated applications, no pic
ture was forthcoming. Finally the
duke met Whistler one afternoon and
asked for an explanation.
II find that one more sitting is
necessary" said Whistler. "If the
duchess will bring the baby to my
studio some day next week"
'"The duchess" interrupted the duke,
will be most happy to give you an
other sitting. The baby, however, is
serving with the Horse Guards"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01
Knockout

Mrs. Baggot was angry with King.
and the director, hoping to avert the
storm, turned the conversation to
Junior.
Ruth" he said, do you believe that
the greatness of the father is liable
to prove stumbling block to the ad-
vancement of a son?'
yes, I DIP" snapped Ruth, "but
thank heaven our boy will never be
handicapped in that way!'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01
As be-

flight destroyed her
Justice
criticism that newspapers dealing with crime
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01
High Speed

Henry Fl Huntington's collection
of rare books and manuscripts is
probably the finest in the world" SAID
Mason Mitchell, who in the old days
trouped with Booth, Barret, Boucicault
and Mansfield. and is now a local
broker.
"How many of today's writer's will
leave books and manuscripts of value
behind them? Very few. Today's
writer's are too businesslike, too fond
of money, too much given over to sci
entific argument.
mo doubt Shakespeare and Keats
and Flaubert were guilty of a lot OF
lost motion in the production of their
masterpieces, but then what master.
pieces they produced!
WRITERS after all, ought to go slow.
1t isn't the time a book consumes in
the writing that counts; nothing
counts but the books quality. And
so I'm of the opinion that the scien
tific management writer's of today arc
as far off their reckoning as the chap
with the new watch.
"IsI that new watch of yours any
good?' he was asked.
"'Any good?" he answered Well.
should say so. Why, friend, last
week it gained enough time to pay
for ITSELF"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01
High Addition
Only Fair

1t never is so noisy in Paris thai
you cannot hear the franc drop.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-01

Let's see, that child movie star we
used to see so often must be getting
ready to cast his first vote in the next
election.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
HAGEN TWO UP AT
 THE TURN TODAY
Diegel 5 Up on Golden at the
 18th Hole

Garden City, N. Y, Sept. A LP)- CT, was two up on Johnny Farrell of Mamaroneck, N. Y. at the end of the first round of their 36-hole semi-fnal match in the professional golf championship at Salisbury to- day.
 Hagen, who has been out driving all his~opponents thus far in the ti- tie event, crashed his ball 300 yards off the first tee. Farrell was 40 yards behind him. Hagen was safe ly on with his second, while the Mamaroneck player was short. Far rell clipped up within two feet of the cup on his third, however, and dropped his first putt for a half in fours.
 Farrell became one up at the sec ond hole when Hagens tremendous drive bounced off the fairway into a wagon track. His recovery was short and almost into a trap, while Farrell was on. Hagen, reaching the carpet with his third, was sty- mied. He made a clever attempt to loft the ball with his mashie, but failed, and took a five to Farrelrs par four.
 They halved the third in birdie threes, Farrell holing out a 15 foot putt after Hagen had laid his sec ond within three feet of the cup.
 Hagen, outdriving and out-ap- preaching Farrell, appeared to have the match in hand after the fifth hole. The sixth was played in smooth par fours, best at the sev- enth, both were trapped near the green. Farrell's third was 60 feet beyond the pin, but Hagen missed his 12-footer for 8 win after com ing out of the sand nicely and the hole was halved in lives.
 At the eighth Hagen's approach struck the flag and bounded 20 feet away but he sank his first putt to become one up for the first time.
 After a poorly played tenth in hNes, during which both pitched
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
58 YEAR OLD MAN
 WINS GOLF TITLE
"Sandy" Herd Captures British
 Professional Grown

Richmond, Surrey. England Sept. A P-sandy Herd, grand old man" of British golf, today captured the British professional champion- ship on the SSth hole in the final round with J. Bloxham of Conyen. try, another veteran of the links.
 Abe Mitchell, Archie Compston and George Duncan were among the famous younger professionals elim- mated in the preliminary round.
 Sandy Herd, whose first name is really Alexander, is 57 years old and has long held prominent place in the world of British golf. He won the open championship in 1902 after being runnerup as early as 1892 and 1895. He was runner-up again in 1910 and captured the same place in 1920.
 He has appeared in many cham pionship matches In Scotland and England, both against professionals and amateurs with varying success but always well up among the leaders. He played for Great Brit ain against the United States in 1921.
 Herd has the distinction of hav- ing made 17 holes In one stroke during his many years of play. His favorite stroke is full shot up to the hole and his favorite links St. Andrews.
 READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
 FOR YOUR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
l2-MONTH WINTER HAS STARTED. IS
 LONG RANGE FORECASTER'S OPINION

oneco, Conn, Sept. 24.-Cold and parlous days; twelve months with none free from frost; severe snow storms, following closely, were pre- dicted yesterday for the United States, and particularly New Eng land, by the Packerville Cloud Dig ger in his seventy sixth semi-annual prediction. The twelve-month period of malevolent weather began yester- day.
 The months of fall and early winter will alternately be very dry" the cloud digger" declared, "and severely cold, with several of the worst storms we have had in years to get here early, and from the first great storm in mid-December, right up to March 21 you have one thing certainly before you. and that is a very bad winter. Storms follow one another in such rapid succession that one is hardly conquered before its successor arrives.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24

T feel confident this equinox, in saying what I have never in my whole thtrty-eight years of long dis tance predictions said, and that is that most of the storms after early November will be snow., January, February and well late into March old Mother Earth will be continual ly covered with snow and ice.
 Just when winter winds and blasts are the most searching in the early part Of January, a sudden warm wave of two or three days duration, accompanied by terrific rains, high winds and tides, sharp lightning and heavy thunder, will be with us. l account for this by the position of several of the solar family and the moon changes at that time. It would not surprise me if those two or three days in early January would see the thermo- meters of Connecticut and Rhode Island go soaring up among the SOS"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
CATHOLICS LOSE AGAIN
Second Effort to Have Mexican Deputies Amend Religious Laws Also Meets With Failure,

Mexico City, Sept. 24.-P>-The chamber of deputies today again re- jected the petition of the Roman Catholic Episcopate to amend or re- peal some of the religious clauses in the Mexican constitution.
 The vote was I'll for rejection of the petition and one for accepting 1t. The name of the only deputy voting in favor of the appeal was not an- nounCed.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24
DISCUSS CHARTER REVISION

Meetings of the charter revision committee to prepare amendments for submission to the general assem- bly, will begin about October 1, Sena- tor Edward F. Hall, who will head the committee announces. More than the usual number of charter changes were put through two years ago and on this account it Is not expected that the 1927 session will be asked to consider a great number.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24

short out of traps near the green, Farrell drew even with Hagen at the 11th. Here he dropped his second within six inches of the cup and was down for birdie three to the champions par four.
 The next four holes were halved in fours, although Farrell was fore ed to drop a saving 40-footer at the 18th, here his drive hooked to the rough, while he shanked his mid iron approach into a trap at the right, his third was well over the flag but he dropped his first putt.
 Hagen squared his match against Farrell with a 25 foot putt for a two at the short 129 yard fifth and then became one up by winning the eighth with birdie three. Round ing the turn at the tenth, the cham pion held his advantage. going out in 34, two strokes under par. The cards:
 Hasen-Out ,....-a 453 424 534-34 Farrell-Out .. 443 434 544-35
 In the other match ot the semi finals today. Johnny Golden of Paterson, N. J., the surprise of the tournament, was matched against Leo Diegel of New York, the former Canadian open champion. Diegel survived a keenly-zaged struggle with Abe Espinosa of Chicago yes VbiIa A New Jersey professional closed with a brilliant afternoon rally to rout George Christ of Rochester, N. '. ' and 6.
 Diegel made the outgoing nine against Golden in 34. Two under par, beginning with an eagle three on the first and taking the second with a par four while the Paterson player was spading his ball out of 8 trap for a five, The New York contender then halved the remain ing holes to the turn in par The cards:
 Diegcl. out 3 1 4 4 3 4 4 1 4-34 Golden. out 5 4 3 4 4 4 4-36
 Diegel continued his terrific pace after rounding the turn, becoming four up by winning the eleventh and thirteenth In birdie threes. He was laying his seconds we'll up on the pin and rolling his approach butts to the rim on almost every hole to play the first thirteen Tn four under par.
 He was up at the turn.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24

The chamber first rejected the petition on Wednesday, the rejec- tion asking the stand that the peti- ton was not in proper legal form. Yesterday plans were made to con tinue debate on the question result ing in today's adverse vote.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-24

For leaving a newspaper lying on the grass in London park man was fined five shillings.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
Oak Lake Neighborhood

The Ladies' Aid will meet at S. c..
Johnsons Saturday afternoon, Nov.
goth.
There will be Sunday school and
services at the usual hour Sunday.
All Sunday school children, and any
others who are willing to take part
in the Christmas program, are asked
to be present as the parts will be
given out at that time.
A large number of friends gathered
at John Swenson's Saturday after
noon to help Mr.. Swenson celebrate
his sixtieth birthday anniversary.
S. G. Johnson, with a few well chosen
words. presented Mr.. Swenson with a
purse as a token of the esteem in
which he is held.
John Miller helped Robert Balsom
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Swenson is visiting her
daughters in Duluth this week.
John Koecher and MIR. and Mrs.
Herman Koecher of North Branch,
and William and Eddie Koecher Wis
tied at Gust Koecher's Sunday.
Signe Swenson helped Nora Wolby
with dressmaking the latter part of
last week.
Victor Johnson has been laid up
with sprained ankle the past week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
DENHAM

School AZ, Dist. 10, will present
'Bobs, General Manager" at the
Fraternity hall, Wednesday evening.
Nov. oath. The Nelson Twins" will
furnish music for the dance given
after the play. Don't forget the date
and place. Be sure to come.
John Anderson, who has been TAX
ing treatments at st. Mary's hospital,
Duluth, returned home Monday, much
improved in health.
The Nordland Ladies' Aid meeting
at Gregor Anderson's Saturday was
well attended in spite of the bad
roads and weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Weinberg enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kron, Mr..
land Mrs. Swan Leaf, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels Johnson at dinner Sunday,
following the Christening of their
little daughter, Delphia Pauline, at
the Oak Hill church.
Saturday evening, fire destroyed
the buildings, hay and feed on the
place north of town owned by Edwin
and Runo Larson. The fire supposedly
started from an overheated alright
stove, and 1gnited some dynamite
stored in the shack, which spread the
blaze to the out-buildings, and hay
stacks. Edwin Larson, who was there
at the time was unable to save any
thing.
Mrs. Geo. Johnson went to Duluth
Saturday to visit her father, Mr..
Hoyede, who recently underwent an
operation for ulcers of the stomach.
We are glad to report that Mr. Hovede
is on the road to recovery.
On Nov. 2, Steve Swarmer was ac-
cidentally shot while making hoops
near Kingsdale. He was taken to
the Sandstone hospital, and his people
here notified. At first it was feared
that the wound would prove fatal, but
the last reports were that he was i'm
proving.
Mrs. C. ]. Anderson called at F. E.
Anderson's Saturday afternoon.
M. ]. Halla of Isle, and Attorney
Erickson of Minneapolis, were Den
ham callers Saturday morning.
The Misses Rose and Ann Stepan
spent Friday and Saturday in Duluth.
Joe Pavlock, who has had a light
touch of typhoid fever, is again able
to be up.
Don't forget the sale at the Oak
Hill church, Saturday evening, Nov.
goth.
Mrs. David Goranson, and Mrs. H.
c. Blasjo were Hinckley visitors Fri
day.
+ Among those from here who at
tended the county school board men,
bers' meeting at Hinckley, were the
following: J. o. Anderson, Aug. F..
Johnson, julius Olson, Eskel Andep~
son, Olof Alberg, J. B. Nelson and
John Blasjo.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
HARLIS

The Thompsons of Spur 124, had
as their guest Saturday, Miss Jean
Meyers.
E. Trester and AL Sorenson spent
a couple of days in Superior last
week.
Mrs. Paul e. Hansen and daughter,
Lucille, visited at the Trester home
Wednesday,.
The Trester boys spent the week
end at their home. They have been
cutting Christmas trees for Paul Han
sen.
Everett Lund was a caller at the
Johnson home Saturday.
Mrs. Paul E Hansen visited at
Trester's Wednesday,.
John Harrigon of Spur 124, spent
Friday afternoon in Harris, receiving
all of the Harris gossip.
Mr.. LaDuke of Lyman Lake, spent
from Friday afternoon till Saturday
at Jack Moody's.
Mrs. Geo Lund and daughter, Ang-
cline, visited few of their neigh
bors Wednesday.
Nels Swanson visited at Ed John
sons.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
Windemere Township

Park Johnson returned from Duluth
Sunday after a short visit with rela-
tives and friends
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Mossberg Thursday, Nov. IL.
Mother and son are both doing well.
Mr.. Overland and j. w. Anderson
attended the meeting of the school
officers at Hinckley, Friday.
Nels Anderson and family drove up
from st. Paul Tuesday after few
days visit with relatives.
The program committee for the
Farm Bureau met Monday evening
with Miss Ellen Anderson.
C. S. Pulling has been quite sick for
the past week and is still confined
to the house.
Mrs. Carl Dahlen is staying at the
Elmer Mossberg home, caring for her
sister, Mrs. Mossberg.
Carl Schmoltz visited Sandstone
Wednesday.
Several young people surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Pulling Tuesday evening,
the occasion being Mrs. Pulling's
birthday.
The sales at the two churches last
week were very we'll attended and
neat sums were added to the church
treasures.
Miss Jennie Anderson is staying at
the Pulling home this week.
Remember the Thanksgiving pro-
gram and pie social at School &C"
Tuesday evening, Nov. %.
A large crowd attended the May
gren sale Monday. Prices were gen.
orally good. All regret to see the
Maygrens leave and shall miss them
very much. Mrs. Maygren's health
is the cause of their leaving the farm.
Mrs. ]. w. Anderson, son, Melvin,
and daughter, Astrid, were shopping
in Sandstone Wednesday.
Tracy Street and Miss Alice Kock-
um were dinner guests at Mrs. Anna
Mossberg's Sunday.
There will be an oyster supper and
Thanksgiving program Thursday eve
ming, Nov. Is, at the Methodist church;
everyone invited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
Mrs. Christina JOnsOn

Christina Johanson was born in
Slaka, Ostergotland, Sweden, Feb. q,
1897. In 1861, she was married to
Carl Jonson who preceded her in
death. In 1900, she came to this
country, and lived with her daughter,
Mrs. Nels Person, at Moline, ILL.,, NOV
ing with the Person family to Den
ham in 1908.
Up to the last few years, she has
been hale and hearty, doing her share
in every way around the home,
among the neighbors and in church
work.
She leaves to mourn her, one
daughter, Mrs. Nels Person, this place,
four grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren, besides a large num-
Der of friends.
The bereaved family have the
sympathy of the community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
HOLYOKE

Mrs. A. H. VanGuilder returned
Thursday from Duluth, where she had
been visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Ilsley.
C. C. Boyd of Duluth, was busi-
ness caller here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. ]. Wheale and
daughter, Mildred, left last week for
Minneapolis, where they will remain
this winter.
Francis Wilson and Henry Van
Guilder who left Holyoke in company
with Richard McCuskey early this
fall, returned to Holyoke Thursday.
They had been employed by The
Great Northern Railway Company at
Rugby, N. D.; work was reported as
being scarce out west. Richard left
Rugby for Eugene, Ore, where he will
visit with his sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Becker, for
merly of this community. 1t is hoped
by the young people, that Dick will
return soon.
MIR. Scott and Mr.. Nickerson, Carl
ton county officials, spent Thursday
afternoon in the vicinity.
James Crandall visited at Superior,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Lull and Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Erickson visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCuskey Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Willcuts of the
Twin Ports, spent the week end in
this community.
Erick Wicklund was very fortunate
in being able to kill wolf Friday.
1t was reported as being one of the
largest killed in this vicinity. =
The Misses Otteson and Lindquist
motored to Cloquet with Ted Lind
quist, the latter's brother, Friday ev-
uch~weather-they came back on the
midnight train.
A number of friends of Mrs. John
jacobson gave party in her honor
Thursday evening, the occasion being
her birthday. Mrs. Jacobson re-
ceived many beautiful gifts, and
good time was enjoyed by all. A de-
licious lunch was served to the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jacobson and son, Walter; Andrew
Jacobson: Mr.. and Mrs. John Rykken
and sons, Nordahl and Clarence; Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Nelson and family;
Lewis Swan; Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
o. Ronning and family; and Mr.. and
Mrs. e. A. Lindberg.
The dance at Holyoke Saturday
night was great success. Good
music and good time was enjoyed
by all except the few who didn't at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Erickson were
Friday evening callers at Chas. EN-
bree's.
John Soderberg received the man.
dolin guitar given for first prize, and
Adolph Oltmanns received the man.
dolin guitar given for second prize by
Lewis Swan, the merchant, for the
largest number of tickets given away
for cash purchases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Lull were Fri
day evening callers at Mrs. Ellen
Lazzaris.
Miss Signey Soderberg visited with
Mrs. A. E. Stadin Friday afternoon.
Joe Lillion was a business caller
at Kerrick Thursday.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society
will give a Thanksgiving program,
followed by a pie social, coffee, and
cake; and sale of goods-aprons,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18

dresses, etc., at Holyoke town hall.
Friday evening, Nov. 10, 5 p. m.
Everybody is invited. Let's see you
there.
M. C. Hurley and son, John, from
Barnum, visited here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Allen visited
with relatives and friends at Duluth
over the week end. They motored
to Duluth, but returned by train on
account of the bad condition of the
road between Foxboro and Holyoke.
A. L. Hortlund left for Superior,
Monday.
Victor Swan left Monday morning
for Grasston, where he will visit with
his brother, Ernest Swan, who in
jured his wrist recently.
John Hill was a Twin Ports caller
the first of the week.
John Rundgren and Chas. Johnson
who were employed on the bridge
crew here this fall, returned Sunday
from Stanchfield, where they are
employed by Louis Johnson of Aitkin,
who is constructing school house
there. They will remain here this
week, as they are removing forms and
putting the finishing touches on the
new BRIDGE
Mr.. Rath, well known tailor of
Pine City, was a business caller here
last week.
w. B. McCuskey was Carlton and
Twin Ports caller the first of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Eng of Isanti,
motored Tuesday to Holyoke where
they will make their home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-18
Norman Township

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bonnin and
children spent Sunday afternoon at
the Wallace Ogilvie home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mathews and
children from Bruno, were Sunday
dinner guests ct the Leonard Kowitz
home
VIM. Harmon bought a fine COW
from H. Tengesdal, Friday.
Steve Purull was in Askov, We'd
nesday.
Frank Devall came home from An
Okla, to spend the winter here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Kruger who
have been visiting with Aug. Kruger
for a few days, left for California
to spend the winter there.
Steve Purull visited at the Geo. M.
Hyatt home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Watson moved
into their new home Saturday.