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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

Congratulations to Duluth on it's
civic pride and progressiveness. On
Tuesday work began on a new $685.
900 city hall when Mayor S. F. Snive-
ly turned the first shovelful of dirt
following a short address. An adj
dress written by a real pioneer,
Luther Mendenhall, was also read.
The pioneer stated that he came to
Duluth when it was only green hills
and settled by Indians, on the morn
ing of July Z, 1868, nearly 60 years
ago. 1t is wonderful progress that
this man has lived to witness, but
the progress in the next 60 years may
be many times as great. 1t is diff
ficult to say just what is in store for
Duluth, but chances are good for it
becoming one of the largest cities in
the country. If the deep waterway
gets through-and this is almost a
certainty even if delayed somewhat
for thing that spells economy in the
long run is bound to come-yes, with
the deep waterway-the st. Lawrence
and Great Lakes-Duluth will be the
westernmost point of navigation and
will thus become a great center for
further distribution of lake and ocean
freight. Hail Duluth, success, pros
perity, and happiness to our nearest
big town neighbor!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

ing the nearest rail Of the railroad
track and to cautiously proceed over
said crossing.
Vehicles carrying school children,
explosives or inflammable LIQUIDS or
passengers for hire, or any truck or
vehicle having in tow any other We
hicle or equipment, or any vehicle
of a tractor or caterpillar type shall
be brought to a complete stop before
crossing the railroad tracks.
A penalty is provided for violation
of the law and the regulation there
under.
The object of the law, of course, is
to protect the occupants of the auto
mobile as well as the travelling public
in general.
If automobile drivers will co-ope-
rate in the observance and enforce
ment of this law and it's regulations,
death and injury from grade crossing
accidents can be materially reduced
in Minnesota. Such a result is we'll
worth special effort on the part of us
all.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31
STRONG MINDS MEET

Down in the State Senate they ap-
pear to have a lively time, some of
the senators apparently being of the
opinion that Governor christensen
is too much on the dominating order.
Whether one agrees or does not agree
with the governor, it must be admit
ted that he is man of strong char
acter and knows what he goes about,
of course subject to err, as are the
best Senator Rockne represents the
opposition. One political writer puts
it thus:
Taken by and large, it looks as if
the old saying when Greek meets
Greek is going to be paraphrased to
when Morse meets Norse'-meaning
of course, Gov. Christensen and Sen.
Rockne, both of whom are of Morse
ancestry and heirs to the well known
Viking stubbOrnness. -.
Its going to be a real fight and
no mistake"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31
BOTH GOOD AND BAD

The American has as yet not
adopted a strictly cash in advance
plan on it's subscription payments,
finding that nearly all Pine county
subscribers wish to continue taking
it even though their subscriptions may
run a little past due at times. The
other day a check was received from
one subscriber who had run quite
a little behind. He sent $3.50 which
paid him we'll into 1923 and wrote
as follows: "This pays my subscrip-
ton up to April, 1928, and thank you
for waiting so long. We can't get
along without the American" An
other subscriber who had run a
month over time and never given no
tice to stop, after receiving a state
ment wrote: 81 thought you knew
enough to STOP" In other words
credit makes both friends and enc
mics.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31
STANDING ROOM ONLY

Every court session they do it. Peo-
pie crowd into the court room. Men
drop their work. Women leave the
children at home. They come to lis
ten. Some of the trials, some of the
criminal proceedings, are vile. By
necessity they are so. Yet people at
tend. 1t gives little more scandal
to talk about. Court often divulges
peoples personal and business affairs
and one good court session will serve
as the basis for wagging tongues and
whispered Islander for months to come.
1t is no crime to attend court. You
can get in. But the morbid curiosity
of many people is astonishingly large.
Grand Rapids Herald Review.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31
ATTENTION AUTO DRIVERS

The Minnesota Railroad and Ware
house Commission is appealing to
citizens throughout the state to drive
carefully not only at grade crossings,
but all the time.
1t will be interesting to note that
with an increase of 10.5 per cent in
the number of Minnesota automobiles
(from 576,476 to 637,OOO) in 1926
over 1925, the relative percentage of
killed and injured at railroad eros
sings decreased 14.7 per cent and So
per cent respectively in 1926 under
1926.
During the next few months the
automobile traffic will very greatly
increase, and safety work NOW will
prevent a great many railroad grade
crossing accidents in Minnesota that
would otherwise occur during the
coming automobile season. Follow
ing information is contained on a
card sent out by the commission:
Pursuant to Chapter 1886, Session
Laws of Minnesota for 1925, certain
railroad crossings throughout the
state have been designated STOP"
crossings. The crossings have been
marked by signs as illustrated here
in. A full stop by ALL automobiles
is required at crossings so marked.
The law further provides that the
speed of all vehicles approaching any
crossing shall be reduced to such a
rate that it can be brought to a full
stop in case of necessity before reach
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

relish for the morsels Of scandal
about poor mankind they provide.
they have become the victims of an
acquired taste for this sort of thing
And some, at least, will not read it
at all because they do not wish to
witness young smart Aleck whose
only god is Mencken libelling the
most precious thing in the lives of
millions of people.
The most that this book can do, be-
sides making some more money for
Sinclair Lewis so that he never again
will have to turn out potboilers for
the Saturday Evening Post, which
pays so ridiculously well for them, is
to contribute a little more confusion
to situation that must make the
devil hilariously happy.
This situation is created by these
facts:
First, that those who profess to
have no religion and to despise it have
built up a concept of religion that
nobody really holds, at least any
more, and spend their time ridiculing
this sham figure that no longer exists
if it ever did exist.
Second, that many of those who pro-
fess to have a religion have built up
false concept of the other fellows
religion, and are scorning and hating
something that is as far from being
true picture of the other fellows
creed as ELMER Gantry" is from be-
ing photograph of any clergyman,
not to speak of the average clergy
man, and his creed.
Anybody who contributes to the
business of creating false pictures of
religion or of religions may be getting
reputation for smartness, and he
may be making great deal of money;
but he isn't contributing to peace and
harmony and good will among men
but to discord and confusion.
And therefore he is engaged in a
very grimy trade that is somewhat
baser than that of the man who gets
rich selling putrid food made palat-
able by poisonous drugs.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31
SINCLAIR LEWIS'S GRIMY TRADE
Duluth Herald,)

Duluth Herald.)
Sinclair Lewis is a young author
who started out to be a pleasant ro-
manifest and has turned-very prof
table for himself-to the business
of what is called realism. His most
recent work is a good example of how
far what literary critics call realism
is from reality.
In Elmer Gantry" this bright
young man is undertaking the
churches just as he muckraked med
icine in "Arrowsmith," the American
small town in main Street" and the
American large town in Rabbit"
The method of this business which
has so profitably engaged the talents
of this Minnesota author, is very WV
idly illustrated in ELMER Gantry."
First he gathered with his trained
muckrake all the salacious episodes
and nasty traits that he could find
about scattered individual preachers.
Then he nodded the material thus
gathered into a figure called ELMER
Gantry," hero with the morals of
monkey; and he calls this figure a
typical clergyman.
By the same process he took all that
is worst, and perverted all that is
best, in the American small town, the
American city and the medical pro-
fession, and then he called the syn
thetic result the typical small town,
the typical large city and the typical
doctor.
The Pollyanna school at its most
| cloying stage of sweetness does not
distort the truth so outrageously as
does this so-called realism, lately so
| much in fashion.
Many will read Elmer Gantry" be-
cause the intelligentsia will declare
it to be wonderful. Many will read
it because they think it the thing
to do. Many will read it because,
having waded with great difficulty
through it's predecessors with some
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

The Carlton County Vidette issued
splendid 16 page special edition
last week to further the Calf Club
work, and Farm Bureau efforts in
general in that county. The aim as
indicated in a streamer heading way
across the front page is a 100000
cream check for the farmers during
the year. No little amount of work
was put into this edition and it car
ries much information. 1t is credit
to the hustling editor, w. H. Hassing,
and his good wife who is associated
with him in the publishing of the
Vidette. The paper is good boost
to the various undertakings of the
Farm Bureau and farming in gen.
eral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31
OPINIONS OF OTHERS
OPEN LETTER
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
We people out here on the north
Pine county line want to know if
we are going to have anything done
on that state road No. IA.
Now, we, or lone of 236-want to
know if our county commissioners
will only say yes. And next time we
have a meeting we are going to let
it out for bids.
Say, can we live on such promises?
Now, the No. IA, that mile is only
a COW trail left to go on. Nothing
has been done on it since we had
a poll tax. We like to know what
you are going to do about it.
Oscar Ohlin.
Sturgeon Lake, Mimi, Mar. %, 1927.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

Bureau. The gross Understanding
debt of Minnesota was $52,99O,70O.
Assessed Valuations and Tax Levies.
For 1926 the assessed valuation of
property in Minnesota subject to ad
valorem taxation was $2,365, 9SO,29
the amount of state taxes levied was
$15,245,760; and the per capita levy,
1919. In 1925 the per capita levy
was $4.51 and in 1917, $2.5S.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

The President said he was opposed
to the McNary-Haugen bill and he
vetoed it. He also said that he was
opposed to the cruiser program, and
he signed it. Funny, isn't it?.-Sioux
Falls IS. d. Argus Leader.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31
DO you KNOW THESE BIRDss


oyes birds and studies their habi
nd every reader will be interests
n his list of 90 song birds whit
ONE to this section. Maybe you CT
id to the list which appeared recen
Y in the Hibbing News.
Hairy woodpecker.
Belted kingfisher.
Pileated woodpecker.
Yellow bellied sapsucker.
Wood pewee.
Yellow bellied flycatcher.
Phoebe.
Swamp sparrow.
Fox sparrow.
Lincoln sparrow.
Tree sparrow.
White throated sparrow.
Slate colored juncO.
Canada jay.
Red-winged blackbird.
Brewer blackbird.
Baltimore oriole.
Pine grosbeak.
Chimney swift.
American crossbill.
Redpoll.
Cliff swallow.
Tree swallow.
Purple martin. :,
Loggerhead shrike.
Warbling vireO.
Ruby-throated hummingbird.
American goldfinch.
Pine finch.
Water thrush.
Hooded warbler.
Blackburnian warbler.
Black and white warbler.
Pine warbler.
Chestnut-sided0 warbler.
Parula warbler.
Wilson warbler.
American pipit or titlark.
House wren.
RedStart.
White-breasted nuthatch.
Ovenbird.
Golden-crowned kinglet.
Veery or Wilson thrush.
Hermit thrush.
Robin.
Bluebird.
Cat bird.
Ivory bill woodpecker:
Red-headed woodpecker.
Downey woodpecker.
Flicker yellow hammer).
Olive-sided flycatcher.
Kingbird.
Horned lark.
Chipping sparrow.
Harris sparrow.
English sparrow.
Vesper sparrow.
Song sparrow.
White winged junco.
Cow bird.
Rusty blackbird.
Purple grackle.
Evening grosbeak.
Purple finch.
White-winged crossbill.
Towhee.
Rose-hearted grosbeak.
Bank swallow.
Barn swallow.
Cedar WaXWing.
Red-eyed vireo.
Blue-headed vireo.
Yellow-throated vireo.
Western goldfnch.
Snow flake.
Scarlet tanager.
Tennessee warbler.
Yellow warbler.
Myrtle warbler.
Blackpoll warbler.
Bay-breasted warbler. Z.
Canadian warbler.
Bob-o-link.
Brown thrasher.
Winter wren.
Brown creeper.
Red-breasted nuthatch.
Black capped chickadee.
Ruby crowned kinglet.
Olive-backed thrush.
Wood thrush.
MeadOWlark.
Tufted titmouse.
Night hawk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

It matters not if you are not so wise
for you will meet people daily who
know it ALL
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

1t is a deplorable fact that idle
curiosity keeps lot of people busy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

When a man compliments a woman
she admires his frankness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

Some society snobs doubtless pity
Adam because he had no ancestors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-31

Politicians are always willing to
give the people things they don't want.
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19
PROMINENT HOTEL MAN HERE

Harry M Hamilton, vice president
of the Arizona division of the Charles
B. Hamilton Hotels chain and resi-
dent manager Of the Hotel Reynolds
at Riverside, is a guest at the Hotel
Monte Vista and expects to remain a
week or so getting acquainted with
the new hostelry He is a brother of
Senator Charles B. Hamilton Mr..
Hamilton brought along his fish pole
and a hearty appetite for Mormon
Lake bass. This is his first trip to
Flagstaff and Mr.. Hamilton is de
lighted with the climate, scenery and
the Monte Vista. He is a mighty
likeable gentleman and a hotel man
OF wide experience.
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19

Dr. Henry Norris Russell of Prince
ton university spoke on what we
know about the age of the earth be-
fore the Business and Professional
Woman's club at the dinner meeting
Tuesday evening at Hotel Monte
Vista. DR.. Russell is head Of the de-
partnent of astronomy of Princeton
university, director of tbs university
observatory, and research assistant at
Mt. Wilson observatory, Altadena,
Calf. He was introduced by C. O.
Lampland, of Lowell observatory,
where DR.. Russell is spending the
summer doing special research work.
DIR. Russell realizes what Coconino
county has to offer scientists of every
kind. His appreciation of the won
ders and beauties colored his story.
ing future in which culture, education
and recreation will be features, rather
than popular amusement.
Coo onino county win US bounds
contains striking evidences from
which can be learned the pageant Of
the earth's whole history and approx
mate age. In the Grand Canyon can
be seen strata telling the story of the
earth back to the beginning, estimated
to be hundred million years ago.
DR.. Russell dwelt little upon the
subject of the atomic disintegration of
radium and uranium, in which he ex-
planned how scientists arrive at the
comparative ages of rocks By this
theory physicists believe that the age
of the granite walls of the Colorado
river gorge are the Oldest The lava
beds near Sunset crater are of most
recent date.
The Peaks were formed after all
other layers of earth's surface were
deposited on the bed of the ocean and
raised above it. Volcanic action forced
an opening through which lava and
cinders poured to build huge noun
tain originally much higher than now.
The lava beds are believed to be of
comparatively recent origin, doubt
less deposited only thousand, or two
thousand, years ago.
Contemporary history, now in the
making, may be read in the Laguna
canyon. Those living near tell how
20 years ago there was a level plain
where now there are deep side can
yons, cut by floods loosed since the
slopes have been over-grazed.
Mrs. Pearl Cree, program chairman
for the evening and publicity chair
man for the club, asked for material
of every description for the club scrap
book.
Dean Tom o. Bellwood's musical
numbers were enthusiastically encored.
Starting out to be male quartette,
accompanied by Miss Selma Aas at the
piano, the first number, as Mr. Bell
wood expressed it, hitting on but two
cylindersy was a duet by himself and
Chester Deaver. Later Alex Johnston
sang with them
Guests: DIR. and Mrs. Russell, Mr..
and Mrs. c. o. Lampland, DIR. and
Mrs. v. N. Slipher, Miss Selma Aas,
Tom o. Bellwood, Chester Deaver,
Mrs. Jess r. Smith, Mrs. ]. P. Eden,
Miss Eunice Babbitt, Miss Edith
Perry, Mrs. Samuel Hamilton of Chi
cago, Miss A. Peterson of Ajo, Miss
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19
Fall Goats Shoe Vide Range of Styles
MANY SOLUTIONS OFFERED TO OLD PROBLEM OF WHAT TO BIZ
FOR THE GIRL WHO is GOING AWAY TO SCHOOL
BY HARRIET
WHAT kind of a coat shall

WHAT kind Of coat shall sl Sue Sue
w wear back to school this fall?
That annual clothes problem al
ways confronts Mother and Sue in
August, when they are planning
Sues winter wardrobe.
Usually it is a poser, too. For
the coat must have swank, it must
stand up well under the hard SER
vice of protecting Sue from all
kinds of weather, as she passes
from class to class, and often it
must serve for informal social wear
to the matinee or faculty tea.
This season Sue will find a thou
sand delightful solutions to her
problem. { While she may have
wished she could afford fur coat
before she started shopping; she is
sure to realize that for smartness.
serviceability and individuality
some of this seasons perfectly
tailored cloth coats take second
place to none in chic.
Many New Features
Fall cloth coats have decided
newness. 1t comes in the varied
materials, in odd colors and color
combinations, in the swaying sill
houette and in the yoke, collar and
cuff treatments that show tremend-
Gus imagination in their design.
Sometimes an odd belt or COM
bination back, front and sleeve
yoke adds intriguing individuality.
Plain, smooth-surfaced materials
are out this season. Fashion de-
mands nappy materials, in checks
or flecks, such as two-toned nubbed
tweeds, diagonal chevron stripes,
modernistic bordered homespuns or
worumbo fabrics in softly toned
diamond or checkerboard design.
One of the most pleasing and
most practical of fall coatings is
pure camers hair cloth. 1t comes
in exclusive designs and color treat
hents. In addition to its warmth,
smart beauty and appealing soft
ness it has waterproof qualities
tHdl CIluCdL II " tAO AANoAN VI OAN
who must venture out in all kinds
of weather.
For colors,-blues, browns, pur-
pie and gray. The browns that will
get approval this season are those
autumn tinted browns with the
cheerful cast of eolorful leaves sug-
gested in their shade. Russets,
hennas and a new shade called
ripe figs" stand high in favor
Blue Is Popular
Blues cast their spell over
autumn fashionable wear fully as
efficaeiously as they did over the
spring and summers styles. They
range from penetrating mariners
blue to the purply shades and pur-
pie itself and catawba are exceed
ingly good. Greens have lost their
caste. it would seem, though one
blue-green called "avacado' wins
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19

some favor.
Shown today are two pure camel's
hair coats admirably adapted to the
needs of the school girl or the smart
young business woman who knows
the value of clothes as a business
asset.
Both show the tendency toward
new fullness, the step away from
the swathed, pencil-line silhouette
toward the flowing, swaying sill
houette of late summers dresses.
The little double breasted swag-
ger trench coat is hand-tailored
from rust and beige checked camel's
hair cloth. It has a deep box-pleat
in the back, stitched yoke depth
and then pressed down. It's patch
pockets, srug shoulders and self
material belt all give it youth and
dash It's smart collar can be but
toned up or left open as shown in
the picture.
The other coat is Of novelty pure
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19
A Good Way To Kill
Off The DetOur Liar

It remains for st. Louis tourist,
physician by profession, to invent a
method Of showing up chambers of
commerce, garages and other places
which give misinformation to travel
ers.
This traveller makes an affidavit and
sent it to the newspapers and cham
bers Of commerce to places along the
line which he had been misinformed
about and testifies on oath to where
he secured the misinformation.
If misinformed, detoured tourists
would only take the trouble to follow
a similar procedure it would not be
long before places making a practice
of giving out such malicious "detour"
information would be smoked out and
given the reputation for dishonesty
which they SO richly deserve. 1t
would not be necessary within very
short time for towns along the route
to pay ambassadors to protect their
interests east and west Of them.
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19

camel's hair cloth, in the new san
dune shade, Aecked with brown, 1t
spells autumn's new smartness by
featuring the diagonal front OPEN
ing, wide fiared cuffs ending tight
sleeves and pockets that take nov
city by the pin-tucked route.
Uses Otter Fur
This coat uses otter fur to fash
ion its sGrplice collar and a single
big bone button fastens it to
swathed hip-line tightness. But
wide front width and a slightly
faring back width give some full
ness below the hip-line.
Both these coats are topped by
turbans combining felt with velvet
or grosgrain. For nothing is love-
lier to look at in winter than young
checks that are reddened by the
weather. 1t seems wrong to even
think of big hats for young folks
in winter.
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19
JUDGE LOCKWOOD
DIDN'T BRING HOOK

Judge Albert G. Lockwood of the
supreme court of the state, is spend
ing part Of his vacation at Mormon
Lake. Judge Lockwood intimated
that he was refraining from indulging
IN piscatorial sports owing to the pos
sible reports which might be circu-
lated by jealous or envious friends as
to the size and quality of his catch,
which is very delicate compliment
TO the judges prowess while off the
bench and on his feet.
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19
MRS. A. ]. MACKEY
AT MERCY HOSPITAL

Ms. A. J. Mackey underwent a ma.
jor operation Saturday morning at
Mercy hospital. DIR. William Thomp-
son, a family friend spending the
summer here with his family, oper-
ated. 1t was a serious operation but
the patient is doing as well as car
be expected
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19

A rodeo is to be held at Webb, To-
Gated on the North-South highway in
the Sulphur Springs valley, on Labor
day, September 5. A calf roping
contest, bronco riding, steer riding and
an old fashioned barbecue are part
of the program.
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19

Mrs. Grady Gammage gave a de-
lightful tea Monday afternoon at
the presidents cottage on the college
campus in honor OF members of the
summer school faculty. She was aided
in receiving by her house guest, Miss
Elizabeth purser Of Blue Mountain,
Miss, Mrs Catherine Walsh of Red
lands, Calf, and Mrs. T. o. Bell
wood, while college girls poured. Mrs.
Gammage used a profusion of cut
flowers throughout the rooms.
The Coconino sun., 1927-08-19

"My mother-in-law has sore
throat which prevents her from talk
ing"
''Do you want something to cure
it?"
mo, something to make it last"