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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
STATE FARM BUREAU
AGAIN ELECTS REED
Minnesota FederatiOn's Annual
Meeting Declared Best Ever
Constructive Program Features
Three Days Session.

]. F. Reed of Lac qui Parle county,
was unanimously elected president of
the Minnesota Farm Bureau for the
sixth consecutive term at the closing
session of the eighth annual conven-
ton held in st. Paul last week.
Other officers of the federation
whose terms had expired, were like
wise reelected unanimously. They
were A. j. Olson, Renville, first vice
president; Hagbarth Bue, Mortified,
second vice president; Geo. w. Free
man, Zumbrota, and ]. W.. Stevenson,
Winnebago, members of the executive
board.
This years convention was the best
attended and had the best program
of any annual meeting ever held by
the federation, in the view of it's
officers and delegates. A wonderful
spirit of harmony and enthusiasm
prevailed and Farm Bureau standing
was never better in the state The
reports of Secretary j. S. Jones and
Treasurer E. M. Lawless showed the
membership and financial condition
of the federation to be the best in
several years.
The first days program was held
at University Farm in conjunction
with Farmers and Homemakers week.
The auditorium was filled to capacity
and an exceptionally fine group of
addresses were heard. That by G. w.
Pugsley, president of South Dakota
State College, was declared by most
of those present to be the finest ever
delivered at an annual Farm Bureau
session. Dean, w. G. Coffey gave the
address of welcome and President
Reed delivered his annual address.
Wednesdays session at the ST. Fran
els Hotel heard instructive talks by
l.. E. Tenny of the bureau of agricul
tural economics, U. S.. Department of
Agriculture; c. L. McNelly, Preston,
president Minnesota County Agents
association; Elmer Knutson, Amer
lean Railway association, G. j. Mech
erie, president State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Co.; A. e. Stew
art, professor of agricultural engineer
ing, University of Minnesota; A. J.
Veigel, state bank commissioner,
and Gunnar Bjornson, state tax COM
missioner. Mr.. Tenny's address was
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
ASKOV MARKETS

Corrected Thursday Forenoon.)
Butter, creamery, per 10. so 81
Eggs, per doz. ............ .23
Eggs, Askov Brand Selects,
per dozen .28
Chickens, under 4 lbs, lb. ID
Chickens, over lbs, perlb. 10
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
INCOME TAX IN A NUTSHELL

Who? Single persons who had net
income of $500 or more or gross in
come of $4,000 or more, and married
couples who had net income of $4,000
or more or gross income of $4,000 or
more must file returns.
When? The filing period ends on
March Is, 1927.
Where? Collector of internal rev.
enue for the district in which the per-
son lives or has his principal place
of business.
How? Instructions on Forms 1040-
A and 1910; also the law and regula-
lions.
What? One and one-half per cent
normal tax on the first $4,000 in ex-
cess of the personal exemptions and
credits. Three per cent normal tax
on the next $4,000. Five per cent nor
NAL tax on the balance of net income,
Surtax on net income in excess Of
$4,000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
ASKOV SCHOOL COLUMN

. Violet Storberg discontinued school
| last week and returned to her former
| home in Montana.
The first semester closes this week
so the high school classes are having
| half year examinations. There will
be few changes in the program the
second semester.
The debating team is putting on the
finishing touches on the debate with
Finlayson. The debate will be given
in the D. B. S. hall in Askov on Sat-
urday evening, Feb. S. A nominal
admission will be charged to cover ex-
penses. / The question for debate is:
Resolved that all international war
debts and reparation claims caused
by the world war shall be cancelled.
Askov upholds the affirmative Watch
for further announcements next week
and come out to hear this question
discussed.
Through the courtesy of the local
w. C. T. U. the school is now receiv-
ing two publications, 1.-THE Union Sig
nal" and 1.-THE Young Crusader"
Thanks.
Gene Stratton Porter's book Keeper
of the Bees" is the picture for Fri
day evening, Jan. %. A granddaugh-
ter of the author plays the part of
Little Scout. A human vital story
such as only Mrs. Porter can write.
James MacFarland, wounded in the
World War, overhears in the hospital
, that the doctors give him one year to
live and disguised he runs from the
hospital. Jamie intends to go to- sea
| and on his way toward the Pacific
| he harkens to the call for help from
an old white-bearded man, the Bee
Master, whom he takes to the hospital.
However, the Bee Master dies and
leaves Jamie half Of his estate and
apiary. JAMES partner is the Little
Scout, and together they tend the
| bees. One stormy night jamie saves
the Storm Girl' and marries her as
he is soon to die. But the fresh air,
salt baths, and Margaret Camerons
cooking revive his life and heal his
wounds. After the tangle is cleared
up jamie and Molly are reunited in
happiness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
1876 at Boston, when Bell said, "Mr.
Watson, come here; I want you!"

Watson, come here; I want you!"
A second transcontinental telephone
line reaching the west coast through
the southwest was opened December
%, 1923. This line passes through
New Orleans, Dallas, Ell Paso, Phoe-
nix, and terminates at Los Angeles.
At New Orleans this line connects
with wires running to the Atlantic
coast.
At various points along these three
lines, they are tied together by north
and south lines forming network
and making it difficult to isolate any
one section of the country by tele-
phone In case of Interruptions or
disasters on any of these three routes,
long distance calls can be re-routed.
Long distance" is a term whose
meaning has increased considerably
it's distance" during the past so
years. On October 9, 1876, Bell and
Watson conversed over line between
Boston and Cambridge, two miles
long, Today, it is possible to talk
from the Catalina Island off the coast
of southern California to Havana,
Cuba, a distance of $500 miles.
The long distance telephone line
from Boston reached New York in
1884, covering 235 miles. On October
10, 1892, it had reached Chicago, ex-
tending more than 1000 miles. Dur
ing 1903 the line reached Omaha, and
by 1911 Denver was the farthest west
point of the line.
A long distance telephone cable
from New York to- Chicago was placed
in service in 1925. This cable, $50
miles long, contains more than 500
separate pathways of communication.
Just recently, this cable was extended
to st. Louis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27

of great interest. He stressed the
need for study and investigation of
the cooperative marketing system by
the federal department of agriculture.
Mr.. McNelly gave an able talk on the
development of community leadership.
The annual banquet was a very
pleasing event at which a mastery
address was delivered by w. L. Har--
ding, former governor of Iowa, on the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep water
way project.
A strong set of resolutions were.
adopted which set forth the Farm Bu--
reau's position on many important
questions. Chief of these was an en-
phatic demand for surplus control
legislation embodying the principles:
of the McNary and Haugen bills and
one calling for treaty with Canada
to permit early construction of the
st. Lawrence ship canal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
ANOTHER TELEPHONE
LINE CROSSES u. S.
Copper Wire is Used in --latest
TranscOntinental Line, the
Third One Across the Country.
Can Talk Across $500 Miles
Today.

A third transcontinental long dist
ance telephone line, extending across
the northern states from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, was officially opened
for service January II by the long
lines department of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
This new line was opened to provide
a more direct and speedier telephone
route for the increasing use of long
distance between points in the north
western part of the United States and
cities in the central and eastern parts
of the country. It takes the already
established route from the Atlantic
coast to Chicago where it turns north
westward across Wisconsin, and then
westward across nearly the middle of
Minnesota, North Dakota, and Mon
tana. Crossing the northern part of
Idaho, it goes through Washington to
terminate at Seattle. From Chicago
to Seattle the line covers about 2,225
miles.
Almost the entire line is of the open
wire construction. Copper wires about
one-sixth of an inch in diameter were
used in constructing the new line.
The metal for this wire was mined
in Montana.
The construction work on this nor
thern talk-highway started in May,
1926, and was completed in December.
The cost of the project was about
s1,OOO,OO0. n .-s
A wide variety of country, some of
it difficult and picturesque, is ira
versed by the line. The temperatures
to which the line is subjected vary
from 100 degrees above in summer to
so degrees below zero on some of the
mountain peaks in winter. This wide
range in temperature presented quite
a problem to the engineers, for a mile
of copper wire in an outside telephone
line is ~ feet shorter at so below
than at 100 above zero. Where the
line passes through forests, steps were
taken to minimize the fire hazard.
To make it possible to talk between
the cities touched by this line, tele-
phone repeaters were installed at in
tervals of about 200 miles. The re-
peater is a device in which the va
cum tube is an essential part, which
picks up the travel weary voice cur
rent and sends it on with renewed
strength. The vacuum tubes used are
similar to those~in radio sets.
The first transcontinental telephone
line, reaching from Boston to San
Francisco, a distance of $3.50 miles
was opened for service on January %,
1915. The opening conversation over
this line was held by Alexander Ora
nam Bell, the inventor of the tele-
phone, at Boston, and Thomas A. Wat
son, Bells assistant in inventing the
instrument, at the Pacific coast end
of the line. The very first telephone
conversation in history was held be-
tween these two men on March 10,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
ASKOV

Miss Gudrun Kilstofte who has been
attending the Teachers College at st.
Cloud, returned home last week.
Thorvald Sorensen has been en-
gagged as general office man in the
Askov Garage and commenced there
some days ago. .s~ss,5zs
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Miller of Pine
City, were amongst those who heard
the lecture here Sunday evening by
Enok Mortensen. .1.t ~
Mrs. N. S. Petersen and daughter,
Miss Clara, who have been visiting at
returned to Askov Tuesday from &C.
dar Falls where they had made their
last visit at the Rev. Ottar Jorgensen
home. Ar* t.@~
AS per advertisement elsewhere in
this issue the play, Fixing it for
Father, will be presented by home
talent at the D. B. S. hall Sunday
afternoon and Monday evening under
the leadership of MogensTuxen. The
participants are working hard at their
part and it gives promise of being a
good performance; turn out to see the
home folks in action. NE 4
In spite of the severe cold the
usual-sized audience met to hear
Ross L. Finney of the State Univer-
sity, speak at the P. T. A. meeting
last night. Mr.. Finney opened his
address by stating briefly the educa-
tional ideals of Bishop Grundtvig as
exemplified in the Danish folk high
school. The agricultural problem,
as stated by the speaker, cannot be
solved through legislation by the pre-
sent makeup Of law making bodies
but through the application of science
to agriculture and all it's phases CIV
ing us we'll informed leaders and this
liberal rural education then dissem-
mated down through the rank. and
file. The address provoked consider
able discussion after the meeting
The annual meeting of the Askov
Cooperative Association (thes feed
STOREY which was held at the D. B. S.
hall yesterday afternoon was quite
we'll attended in spite of the severe
cold weather. The secretary's report
showed that the association had en-
joyed a good business during the past
year, the total for 1925 being $52,44S.-
60 as compared with $5O,319.52 in
1925. The net profit for the year,
$1,394.55, will~be divided amongst the
shareholders according to the amount
of purchases by each. The division
is $50 on purchases. All of the old
officers were reelected as follows:
Jens Arnbal, president; Christ Larsen,
vice president; Ludwig Madsen, secre-
tary; Peter Petersen, treasurer; Chr.
Sorensen, director; T. N. Thomson
and J. P. Frederiksen, revisors., Fol-
lowing the meeting lunch was enjoyed
(which was served by Mrs. v. Heininge:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27

Jud Tunkins says he guesses he'll
stop abusing the big corporations, be-
cause there's no telling what they
might do if somebody succeeded in
really making them mad.-Washing-
ton Star. 2s~i.@@
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27

Hotel Lincoln. Minneapolis, is the
hotel at the door of which the new
buses from the Union Depot will
stop. Fare is ten cents. What
could be handler? -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27

The police department complains
because when answering a call to
take charge of load of booze it found
only a pint of whisky: but a pint
might be a load-it depends on where
the man was carrying it.-Columbus
Dispatch. f...y&s
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
Happy Days

"You like fall?"
" Eyes, in summer you kick about the
heat; in winter, about the cold"
"Well?"
I'm fall you get both"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27

Give your boy or girl typewriter
they are In stock at the American
office.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
APPLE CROP IS
SATISFACTORY
New Plan OF Inspecting Fruit Has
Worked Well In State

According to w. T. Derickson, di-
rector of the Bureau of Markets of
the State Board of Agriculture, the
early and late crops of apples this
year are likely to prove very salts
factory to the growers. While the
early apples only produced about a
half crop, yet the prices began sat
isfactory and continued steadily
throughout for U. S. Government in
spected fruits.
Just what the late apples will
bring is undetermined. Those who
have first class apples and for which
there is no market at the time
have placed them in storage await
ing favorable market. When it is
realized that apples may be stored
and kept in storage for many years
without losing any of their juici-
ness or flavor, the grower who can
waits stands good chance of OBJ
tanning better prices when the de-
mand is heavy.
Delaware, this year, operated I'M
der a new apple grading law. Ac-
cording to Director Derickson lit was
successful. The law was drafted
and pushed through the legislature
by the leading apple growers of Del
aware.
The new law requires that apple
growers shall put up an hon
and also mark the contaiT
[COHfiHHed on page
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
BAYARD LIKELY TO
BE RENOMINATED
Indications Point To Senator As
Choice OF Democratic Convention

United States Senator Thomas r.
Bayard is likely to be renominated
for that office at the next Democrat
ic state convention in Dover. This
is the consensus of opinion among
leading Democrats, many of whom
have been making inquiry through
out the State. Although the conven-
ton will not be held until late next
summer, or early in the fall, the
program is assuming shape, with the
trend favoring endorsement of Sen
ator Bayard for the denomination.
Should United States Senator
Coleman du Pont resign his seat,
Josiah Marvel is among those who
will be put forth for the Democratic
nomination for the short term. In
the event of prediction appoint
ment, William S. Hilles is under
stood to be considered. Others whose
names have been mentioned for ap-
pointment are Irenee DUPONT, John
G. Townsend, Jr., William H. Head,
Mrs. William X. DUPONT, Henry P.
Scott and Captain William A. Simon
ton.
Three men are being prominently
mentioned throughout the State for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor. They are James H. Hughes,
"a. B. Magee and former Judge Will
~ Fl. Boyce, all of Kent county.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
KENT FARMERS WANT
WHEAT SMUT CONTROL
More Interest Taken In Treatment
OF Seed Wheat Than Any Other

In the preparation of the annual
report of the various projects and
lines of work which were included
in the agricultural program for
Kent county during the past year,
County Agent Russell E. Wilson
states that none of these projects
has shown a more rapid advance
with a wider spread of influence
than the campaign which was laun-
ched again this fall to control the
shrinking smut in wheat.
This is the third year in which a
smut control campaign has been
waged in the State under the direc-
ton of DR.. ]. F. Adams, Plant Path
ologist of the University OF Delaware
and the State Board of Agriculture,
in cooperation with the county ag-
ricultural agents. In order that the
prevalence of this smut in the
wheat, and the most practical and
effective methods of control might
be called to the attention of the far
mers throughout Delaware, field
meetings and seed treatment demon
strations showing the use of the
dust disinfectants were conducted in
each of the three counties by DR..
Adams and the county agents dur
ing this period of three years.
One of the main points emphasiz-
cd at each of the seven treatment
demonstrations which were held in
Kent county during the last week in
September and the first part of Oc-
tober was the Importance Of using
these dust disinfectants in treating
[COntiHnsd on page 81
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
RED CROSS DRIVE FOR
MEMBERS CONTINUES
Solicitors Are Busy In Milford In
tereSting Citizens In Work

The Red Cross drive continues,
with the following women and girls
taking an active part as solicitors:
Mrs. Wilson Vineyard, Mrs. George
W. Marshall, Mrs. John Tease, Miss
Elizabeth Collins, Mrs. Conner Nit
ten, Mrs. Lee Hirsch, Mrs. J. Lynn
Pratt, Miss Whitehead, Mrs. Hurley,
Mrs. Matthews, Mrs. Halbert, Mrs.
Dan Collins, Miss Mollie Davis, Mrs.
George Baynum, Miss Annie Rad
cliff, Mrs. c. H. Abbott, Miss Fannie
Holmes, Miss Elizabeth Carlisle,
Mrs. S. G. Evans, Mrs. c. D. Abbott,
Mrs. Frank De Armand, Mrs. Ches-
ter Marshall, Miss Elizabeth Wood
ruff, Miss Barker, Mrs. Al. Hous-
ton, Mrs. Banning, Miss Brown,
Mrs. Deputy, Mrs. Vrieland, Mrs.
Cubbage, Miss Mabel Smith, Mrs.
John H. Mulholland, Mrs. Wharton,
Miss Mary Reedy, Mrs. Balsley, Mrs.
William V. Sipple, Mrs. Herman
Johnson, Mrs. George Rodney.
Those stationed in the First Ma
tional Bank last Saturday were
Jean Varney and May Russell, and
in the postoffice Elizabeth Bennett,
Edith Affeld and Jeanette Manlove.
The ministers in the various
churches spoke of the drive at their
last Sunday services.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
HORTICULTURISTS TO
MEET AT BERLIN, MD.
Ferty.first Annual Meeting Of
Peninsula Society December
IS And 16.

The forty-first annual meeting of
the Peninsula Horticultural Society
will be held at Berlin, Md, Deem
Der Is and 16. J. F. Adams, secre-
tary of the association, is preparing
an interesting as well as instructive
program, including talks from many
prominent hOrticulturists and agri-
culturists from Delaware and Mary
land. Plans are also being made for
large commercial exhibit, the an
ticipation being that it shall be the
largest exhibit in recent years.
One of the special features of the
meeting will be "reminiscences" of
the early days of the society by some
of the charter members.
Ample hotel accommodations can
be secured at the Atlantic Hotel and
at the Hastings Hotel.
The exhibits will be shown at the
Mitchell Parker Ford Garage on
South Main street, while the ses-
sions of the society will be held at
the Globe Theatre, corner of Main
and Bay streets.
Secretary Adams requests that
any who have questions to be
brought up for discussion or expla-
nation to send them to him at once,
so that they can be arranged for the
program which will soon be printed.
The full program of the two days
is expected to be ready with
in few days.
The Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety now has a membership of
$500.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
ODD FELLOWS SOCIAL
NIGHT NEXT MONDAY
Interesting Program Arranged For
Final Of A Series OF Social Affairs

Members of Crystal Fount Lodge,
No. 10, I. o. o. F., are looking for
ward to the Social Night" which
will be held in the lodge room on
North Walnut street next Monday
evening, November %, at eight o.
clock. DR.. J. Franklin Bryan, a
prominent Odd Fellow, and pastor Of
the Methodist Protestant Church of
Milford, will make the principal ad-
dress of the evening. An unusual
program Of music has been arrang-
ed for the gala time. The celebrated
milford Quartette," composed of
Edward Evans, Robert Pierce, FL
mer Calhoun, and Dick Mason, will
render several selections. It is eX-
pected that the newly elected Grand
Master of Delaware Odd Fellows,
Daniel J. Wagamon will attend. This
is the first of a series Of informal
affairs to be held during the COM
ing winter, and every Odd Fellow is
urged to attend.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-25
TO EXAMINE ALL
DRINKING WATER
County Health Units Have Begun
Tests Of Wells, Other Sources

Eventually, all public drinking
water as we'll as private wells, will
be examined by the physician in
charge of each county health unit.
Already some of the county health
physicians have begun this work
due to cases of typhoid fever de-
veloping. The State Board of Health
is directing the work.
While the county physicians will
not treat any child they will aid the
parents by informing them of any
condition that would retard the
growth of the child mentally and
physically.
In New Castle and Kent counties
the county physicians have already
begun the administering of toXin-an-
titoxin for the prevention of diph-
iberia. These physicians hope to
treat the pupils of the smaller
schools that were not reached in the
past year. Eventually these county
health units will be able to show re-
turns in improved health that can
not be gotten in any other way, Off
Gals feel.
At the same time that all this rou-
tine work is going forward the
county physicians will handle any
epidemics that arise and will handle
the matter as a county activity.
What it is believed, however, will
be the greatest benefit from these
county units is the fact that the
county physician and visiting nurses
will have an accurate and intelli-
gent idea of sanitary conditions and
what is apt to develop in any sec
ton of the county at particular sea-
sons of the year.