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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
THE INNER WORKINGS
OF THE TELEPHONE

Martin Sorensen. manager of the
Askov Telephone Company. has Sc
cured through the courtesy of North
western Bell Telephone Company.
some stereopticon views on the tele-
phone, the title of which is Number
Please in Eighteen Languages. which
will be shown free of charge at the
Askov park Saturday evening, August
9Th. A. E. Anderson, manager of the
Sandstone exchange, will be here Sat
urday evening and cooperate with
Mr.. Sorensen in the showing of the
views. An announcer will also ex-
plain them. Likely also a two-reel
picture will be shown. Everybody is
invited to come and enjoy the educa-
tional program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
QUALIFIED CATTLE
FIND GOOD OUTLET
New High Mark Established for
All Weights Since Sept. 1885,
Grassy Cattle Sell Slowly But
Steady.-Fat Lambs are Again
Lower.
(By u. S. Bureau of Agriculture
Economics and Minnesota Dept. o
Agriculture

(By u. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics and Minnesota Dept. of
Agricultural
South st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 2. 1927.
Qualified fed cattle met a good out
let at South st. Paul today, two loads
of choice grain fed steers and heifers
of lightweight selling at $13.25 today
or the highest price paid on this
market since September 1925. Sew
eral other loads of steers averaging
from light to heavyweights sold at
$1,000 to $12.25, while bulk of the
grassy kinds sold on a slow but about
steady basis at $3.50 to around $500.
She stock met a mostly steady re-
ception and sold at $3.50 to $3.50 with
most cutters at $4.25 to $500. Me-
dunn bulls cleared at 1928 to $3.50, a
few $6.75. Stocker and feeder BUSH
ness was slow and steady, bulk steers
$3.50 to $3.50. Vealers cashed with
in spread of $1,000 to $500 for
good lights, bulk around $3.50.
Light and underweight hogs were
steady to strong with packing sows
10c to Csc lower. Sorted lights sold
mostly at $1,000, a few $10.65, with
butchers mostly $3.50 to $1,000.
Packing sows cashed at $7.25 to $7.75,
bulk $3.50 Pigs bulked at $1,000.
Fat lambs were again lower, and
most of the fat lambs sold at $11.75
to $12.75, with culls largely at $500.
Most of the desirable lightweight
ewes sold at $3.50 to packers, few
$6.75.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
BIDS ASKED ON FIVE
TRUNK HIGHWAY JOBS
Low Bidders on Dozen Projects
Also Announced by State Road
Department.

Bids on five trunk highway projects
will be. opened at the offices of the
Minnesota Highway commission at 10
a. m, August %, according to an
nouncement by Commissioner c. M.
Babcock.
There are two graveling jobs, both
on routes which have recently been
graded. One is on T. H. No. 81. between
Randall and Lincoln. This stretch
of 1915 miles will require 10000 cubic
yards of gravel. The other is. on T.
H. No. 50, between Annandale and
Maple Lake, 6.3 miles, and requires
0,450 cubic yards of gravel.
Two stretches on Trunk Highway
No. which are now being paved, call
for bids on shouldering. One is be-
tween Freeport and Albany, ST. miles,
requiring $4,000 yards of material.
and the other between St Paul Park
and Hastings, Sc miles. requiring IT,
400 yards of material
Bids are also asked on one mono
Iithic culvert ten by six by forty feet.
on T. H. No. 90, between Swanville
and Little Falls.
Announcement is also made that
bids will be opened August 16, at 10
a. m, for the construction OF IA
tContinued on Page Al
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

The prosperity of the larger cor
porations engaged in the steel and
motor car industry argues we'll for the
country as a whole. yet it is bound
to have an echo in the halls OF Con-
gress next winter, especially in view
of the proposed mergers. OF late
years Congress has revived it's interest
in the study of interlocking director
ates and their inquiry has produced
some interesting information.
There is a small but active group
in Congress which has a reputation
to maintain as a big business" bait
|er. Therefore, we may reasonably ex-
pect resolutions demanding inquiries
into so-called monopolies and de-
Imands that the antitrust laws be
| frightened The farmers through
their cooperative organizations are
finding it to their advantage to COM
bine in the interest of economy and
price maintenance so that the old
plant of class legislation cannot be
confined to the Legislators interested
in business promotion.
1 Though the conference on ship
ratios held at Geneva has POSSIBLE
tiles for international discord, no one
in Washington, except the State De-
partment and few ranking officers
of the Navy Department are per-
turbed. Somehow the American pub
lie is indifferent to foreign affairs UNI
less there is an eminent possibility of
"a call to the colors. The situation
is considered sufficiently grave for
the Secretaries of the State and Navy
to remain at their desks while every
other Cabinet member is away from
Washington on his vacation. Wars
start in foreign offices, not with the
rank and file of the people.
Leaders of the major political part
les are holding conferences here and
in other sections of the country for
the purpose of discussing ways and
means of enriching the party excheq-
'ter. 1t is generally recognized that
xie preliminaries to the party con-
|ventiOns, as well as the actual con-
test, will require millions of dollars.
One of the factors that bothers the
leaders is the attitude of the indie
pendent voter, who is legion. The
line of demarcation between parties
is not pronounced as in other years.
AS consequence it is impossible to
determine the fate of political pro-
jects. At various times leagues and
clubs have been formed for the pur-
pose of arousing the non-voting pop
ulace, but their campaigns have
hardly denied the surface. There is
an unlimited field for missionary
| work in an effort to "get out the
| VOTE.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Preliminary announcement was
made last week of an exhibition of
Danish art which will come to the
Brooklyn, N Y, Museum of Arts in
November for a stay of six weeks,
and will then be sent on a. tour for
which a schedule has been arranged
clear to Los Angeles. 1t is said that
this will be the first adequate pre-
sentation of Danish art in this coun-
try The exhibit will comprise
paintings, sculpture and products of
arts and crafts, and the Danish gov
eminent has contributed 100000 Kro-
ner toward the realization of the plan.
Official character is lent to the en-
tterprise by the consent of Crown
Prince Frederik to serve as patron,
and "'Kammerherre" Constantin Brun,
Danish minister to the United States
government, has been elected honor
airy president of the committee in
charge of the preparations.
NOrwegfanS i'm Canada.
]. A. Aasgaard, president of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church of Amer
lea. who at present is visiting Nor
way. is making an attempt to interest
state officials in that country in the
project of establishing some sort of
an information bureau in Canada
where Norwegian immigrants, conn
ing to the Dominion, may secure ac-
curate information in connection with
working and living conditions. 1t is
felt that at the present time such
point of contact is sorely needed.
liars Peter" Dead.
Lars P Nelson, affectionately
known among his colleagues in Swed-
ish-American newspaperdom as Lars
Peter, died in Denmark last week
having gone there to visit daughter.
He was 83 years old. Mr.. Nelson
was born at Nyrup, Scania. Sweden.
and came to this country in 1869.
He was publisher and editor of sew
era1 Swedish-American newspapers,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

Our Wdsf)h,ct Letter
8y " pDaley


Washington, August 3.-Every pos
sible source of political patronage~is
being closely examined by our nation
al Legislators with view to heav-
Ter yield. Though the Presidential
election season is a year in the offing
it is highly important to all parties
to- have their local henchmen active
One caustic observer here has said
that if the Limitation of twenty cents
per mile per session were lifted there
would be larger colony of congress
men and senators in Washington, de-
spite the weather Those who cannot
assign to their secretaries the diff
cult task of drawing water from a
political we'll when it is generally
recognized that the spring is dried
up.
The Civil Service has played havoc
with gifts of Federal jobs. AS evil
dence of the crying need for more
government positions you will note
proposals made by various legislators
for the creation of some new govern
ment activity or the extension of some
enterprise which will provide berth
for some deserving party man back
home" The motto is keep up the
fences in my district" That is one
of the problems confronting the ap-
preparations committees when they
meet here next month On one hand
they have the demand from the Adj
ministration for economies in govern
mental operation in order to bear out
the Chief Executive pledges of thrift
to the country, and on the other they
have the plea for a pork barrel" or
party patronage.
Inasmuch as every governor con-
siders himself the logical candidate
for the Presidency, the recent confer
ence of state executives brought forth
little Of political significance. Those
whose business it is to watch national
political trends failed to detect any
heavy contributions to political
thought which might affect move
ments within the various parties.
Considering the fact that the aver
age governor considers himself the
party standard-bearer. it is not UNI
usual that they should engage in the
hodge-podge discussion, farm relief,
and the third term issue as it affects
the Presidency only Their remarks
at the business session last week
therefore may be compared to lesser
oracles in the political firament
Just talk. There are so many prom
inent men running around the country
shouting their virtues and views that
everybody knows they are waiting for
the lightning of nomination to strike
them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
ATTENDING CITIZENS
MILITARY TRAINING
Six Sandstone Boys are at Fort
Snelling.-Rev. Glade Family
Leaves. = Other Quarry City
News.

Roy Knox. Adolph Larson, Clifford
Gagnon. Robert Dredge, Henry Inge-
britsen, and Eldon Hawley, left Sun
day for Fort Smelling where they will
attend the Citizens Military Training
Camp until August Goth.
The Vasa Lodge had picnic out
at Grindstone lake Sunday. The
Swedish Mission Sunday school also
held their annual picnic at Grind
stone lake Sunday.
l. K. Antonsen is installing Koh-
Ter electric light plant on the Fred
Dahlberg farm west of town, and one
on the John A. Larson farm east of
town.
Rev. Edwin B. Glade and family
left Tuesday morning for Minneapolis,
where they will locate. Rev. Glade
has resigned as pastor of the Trinity
Lutheran church here and will be SUI
perintendent of Lutheran Children's
Friend Society for Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, and Montana, with
headquarters at Minneapolis.
DR.. B. S. Boiling is driving new
1928 Buick sedan, purchased from the
Underhill Garage Company.
Miss Pearl Nickerson, a teacher at
Sandstone last year, returned to Elk
River Tuesday morning after visiting
a few days at the Fritz Gabrielson
home.
Miss Helen Frederickson went to
Minneapolis Monday. She will take
a course in nursing at the Fairview
hospital.
Ethel Pearson spent a few days in
Duluth last week visiting with her
sister, Esther, who is employed in
that city.
Mrs. H. d. Stokes and her sister,
Bess Lamberts, drove to ST. Paul early
Tuesday morning to visit with friends
for few days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
PINE COUNTY REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

w. Dr.. e. Lane and wife to First
State Bank of Henriette, Mimi. Con-
sideration $1.O0. Lots 1 to inclu-
sive and Lots IL to 20 inclusive in
Block 3, and Lots 1, 2, 8. 10, H. IL,
in Block 6, Townsite of Cornell. Al
so the SWA of NEA. Sec. 1892.
Pokegama.
@. De. w. Splittstoser and wife
to j. D. Boyle. Consideration $1.00.
Lot 10 in Block 10, Pine City.
w. D.-Emil Carlson and wife to
VIM. H. Barnick. Consideration $1.00.
NEA of SW14, Sec. 1-42-21. Dell
Grove.
w. D.-Frederick w. Prouse and
wife to Nels B. Kragness. Consid-
Grafton $10O. SEA of NEA, Sec.
4-43-1S. Fleming.
@. D.-Mary Moloney Heisler and
others to Rose Moloney Considera-
ton $1.0O. Lot in Block 1 of Gums
First Addition, Sandstone, Mimi. AL
so the VIZ of NW14. Sec. 25-42-20.
Sandstone.
@. D.-Albert Larson and wife to
State Bank of Hinckley, MINI. Con-
sideration $1.00. Part of Block 81
and go and vacated FELTON, Avenue
Townsite of Hinckley.
w. D.-Fred w. Benz and wife and
Thos. e. Benz and wife to Alfred Tor
ell. Consideration $4,000. NJ
of SEA and SWA of NEA, Sec.
S-45-17, less Railway and roads
Nickerson.
w. D.-Mathilda Anderson to Oloi
Dickson and wife. Consideration
s1.OO. NWA of NEA and NEA OF
NWA, Sec. 2S-39-22. Pokegama
Adm. D.-Chas. Olson to Glenn E.
Olson. Consideration $275.00. Lots
16 and II and west half of Lot Is. all
in Block 1, Cunningham's Addition to
Sturgeon Lake.
w. D.-Delmont L. Whitehouse and
wife to Roy L. Smith. Consideration
SIS, 10000. VIZ of SW14. Sec. %, and
VIZ of NWA. Sec. 1880.
Chengwatana
w. D.-A. B. Chalupsky and wife to
John Pulkrabek. Cons. $4,000
Lot of Townsite of Beroun.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

also the author Of book, published
in Swedish and English, president
Wilson. Worlds Peacemaker". Mr..
Nelson was member of the Ford
peace EXpedition"in 1915. Having
spent more than 40 years in America.
Lars Peter" in 1910 established his
home in Stockholm where he made a
comfortable living as free-lance
writer
Emil Staal Dead.
Papers from Denmark carry the
announcement that Attorney Emil
Staal died two weeks ago. He was
at one time widely known among
Danes in this country, having made a
lecture trip through settlements of his
compatriOts here more than Is years
ago. Mr.. Staal who was widely
known as a temperance speaker as
we'll as newspaper writer, had for
many years taken active part in Dan
ish political life, being a pronounced
Liberal. He was one of the first
Danes who yentured tour of Danish
American settlements, and his lee
lures here created a great deal of
comment.
appointment Expected.
Appointment of a Norwegian minis
ter to the United States government
is expected at almost any day. Hell
mer Bryn who had been the official
representative of Norway in Washing
ton for many years, resigned some
months ago as the result of a disa-
greement with the Foreign Office in
Oslo, and since then F. Herman. Gade,
Norwegian minister to Brazil, has
been temporarily in charge of the
Washington legation. As Mr.. Gade is
now about to return to his post in
South America, a definite appoint
ment of a successor to Mr.. Bryn is
considered a matter of the very near
future.
To Enjoy Rest.
Robert Lundell a, native of Stock
holm, Sweden, has retired from &C
tive business after being engaged for
36 years i'm the invention and per-
lection of electrical motors and dy-
namos. Most widely known of all
his inventions is the so-called tram
way motor, now in use in street cars
all over the world. A split-pole gen.
orator. also one of Mr.. Lundell's in
ventions, in its time practically revolt
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
MOOSE LAKE MAN rs
HURT BY TRAIN, DIES

Moose Lake, Mimi, Aug. PERRY
after both legs were cut off by 500
Line freight train at a local grade
crossing. Boltman, long 500 en-
ployee, was walking down town.
Blocked by the freight, he tried to
cross the track between cars when
the train started. His widow and
seven daughters. between the ages of
PA and Is years, survive.-Minneapo-
lis Journal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
EXPECT BIG CROWD IN
Pine CITY SATURDAY
Formal Opening Of Highway No.
1 Pavement Will Bring Thou
sands.-M. E. Church Dedica-
ton Aug. 14.-Many Auto Mis-
haps.

Pine City will probably entertain
one of the largest crowds in the his
tory of the village when the formal
opening Of highway No. 1 takes place
next Saturday. The newspapers of
both Duluth and st. Paul have given
considerable publicity to the event and
a strong program Mas been arranged.
The Police band OF St. Paul. will be
present and also the 125th Field Ar
tillery band from Duluth. Activities
will start promptly at ~ o'clock and
continue throughout the afternoon and
evening. There will be speaking a
base ball game, and water sports near
the bridge. The barbecue to be
staged by the American Legion is ex-
pected to draw crowd as also will
the pavement dance to be staged in
the early evening. Many of the bust
ness houses of st. Paul. will be repre-
scented in the caravan of cars that
will arrive at noon and Duluth is also
expected to send down large dele
cation.
Dedicatory services for the new
Methodist church of Pine City, will
be held at the church on Sunday,
August A. The building is nearing
completion, the painting and varnish-
ing now being under way. Several
members of the congregation have
been busy evenings, leveling up the
yard about the church. A home COM
ing will be staged on Saturday even
ing, August 10, at which time men,
bers of the church and their friends
will hold banquet in honor of the
new church home. The speakers
during the dedicatory service will be
DR.. Roy L. Smith of Simpson M. E.
church, st. Paul; Bishop William
Locke of ST. Paul, and Rev. F.. w.
Harron, district superintendent, of
Minneapolis. Special music will be
arranged for and the congregation is
eagerly looking forward to the event.
The new church was built at cost
of approximately $14,0O0.00. 1t is a
brick and tile construction and built
along modern lines of church archi-
lecture, with full basement, kitchen
and extra room for entertainments in
the basement. Provision has also
been made for the installation of a
pipe organ at a later date.
Sunday was record day for auto
mobile accidents in the vicinity of
Pine City. Altogether thirteen &C
cidents were reported along highway
No. 1 with no serious injuries to the
persons concerned but considerable
damage to the cars. One accident
occurred at the court house corner
when a Ford driven by Frank Van
Gall collided with larger car driven
by John Hawley of Sandstone. In the
mix-up one of the cars was thrown
against the court house yard fence
demolishing about a rod of the iron
fence. Although this accident seemed
to be rather a violent collision. both
cars were able to be driven away on
their own power. Service trucks from
several garages in town were called
on during the day to bring in cars
that had either collided or gone in the
ditch.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
NO MOVIE NEXT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The free outdoor movies which are
being shown on Wednesday nights in
the Askov park by the local business
men will not take place next Wednes-
day night, August 10th, on account of
the Home Talent Week The next
picture, and the last one of the sea-
son. will be shown Wednesday, August
18th. The attraction for that night
will be "A Maker of Men"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
LAKE WINS
FROM ASKOV AGAIN

An interesting game of base ball
was played on the Sturgeon Lake dia-
mond Sunday between Askov and
Sturgeon Lake. Askov played a good
fielding game, making but one error
while Sturgeon Lake made Z. but
Sturgeon was stronger at the bat, con-
Meeting for 10 safe hits while Askov
got Z. The game ended s to 8 in
favor of Sturgeon.
Here is the box score:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
EASTERN MINNESOTA
BASE BALL LEAGUE
Second Half Standings.

Results Last Sunday.
Cambridge 2. Grasston 1.
Mora 6, Ogilvfe O.
Princeton 9. Hinckley o (forfeft).
Isanti IA, Braham 1.
Games Sunday, August Z.
Princeton at Cambridge.
Isanti at Mora.
Ogilvie at Braham.
Grasston at Hinckley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

why are you looking so glum?"
asked one citizen of another ON the
street the other day.
1.-The terrible high cost of living;
constant bills for materials, paint,
shingling, etc."
What, your house?"
mo, daughters"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04

XX W6HC III TOT II. MCF1dIt III TN.
Summary-Two base hits, B. Up
gren, Beccue; three base hits, J. Cum
ningham; stolen bases, N. Swanson;
sacrifices, C: Jensen, H. Nielsen,
Thompson, w. Cunningham 2. A. Skog;
left on bases, Askov s, Sturgeon Lake
6; bases on balls, Askov 1, Sturgeon
Lake 1; struck out, by Clegg z, by
Lee Anderson ~; hit by pitcher, Up
gren,- Swanson, Gay and Warloe by
Clegg; umpires, Hagburg and Clegg;
time of game, 2:35.
Score by Innings r H r
Askov ------100 0i0 OPS 7 1
Sturgeon Lake OBJ 2O2 00x-S 10 z
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-08-04
GRONINGEN SUNDAY

The Groningen baseball team will
be at Askov to play with the local
team Sunday afternoon, August 7th.
Game starts at $50.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
GAS BLAST WRECKS
BUILDING; 7 KILLED
Five Injured in Toledo Disaster
Shock of Explosion Is Felt
Two Miles.

BY the Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio, January 22.-Seven
known dead had been taken early
tonight from the ruins of a two-story
brick building wrecked by a gas ex-
plosfon in Point Place, a suburb, to-
day. Five persons were injured. The
dead are believed to be- Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Kleis, Mrs. Anna Conrad,
Donald Becker, 5 years old, and
Thomas Hunter.
Unidentified dead: One woman and
one girl.
The injured: Mrs. Blanche Jennings,
46, both legs broken; Phyllis and
Buddy Roach, both cut and bruised.
Irene Ebert, 7. bruised. John Butler,
truck driver, minor cuts and bruises.
Ffremen said the explosion resulted
from a leaking gas main. The gas in
the building had been turned off dur
ing the morning while repairs were
made and was turned on again shortly
before noon. Two blasts were heard
about 80 seconds apart The building
which contained grocery store,
pressing shop and barber ship, was
completely demolished and the occu-
pants buried in the burning wreckage.
The shock was felt in Bayview
Park, two miles distant. Mrs. Jen-
nings, who lived in an apartment on
the second floor, and Kleis, proprietor
of the grocery store, both seriously
injured, were among the first taken
from the wreckage. Butler, repair
ing an automobile tire in front of the
store, was also buried beneath the
wrackage