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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09

CLOSE GAME GOES TO
STURGEON LAKE BOYS

The base ball game in Askov Sun
day drew a good attendance and the
many fans got their moneys worth
as it took two extra innings to decide
the supremacy. At times it was a
one-sided affair-in the second inning
Askov was leading by 4 to 1; they
gradually slipped and at the end of
the fifth it was to 4 in favor of
Sturgeon Lake, and still worse in
the seventh when it stood IL to 6
for Sturgeon. When Askov came to
bat in the ninth nearly every man
connected for a hit and they put
across five markers-tieing the score.
A Sturgeon Lake fielder made fine
catch of long fly to save them
from defeat and retired the SIDE In
the tenth there were no scores. In
the eleventh Beccue was out at first
via third to first; Cunningham went
to second on Thomsen's error; M. An
derson was out Nielsen to Hyldahl;
McHale grounded to Simonsen who
booted the ball, McHale safe at first
and on the throw to first Cunning
ham who had already come up to
third raced in to home base with the
winning run. Hagburg struck out
ending the game.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
JURY TRIAL HELD IN
ASkOV YESTERDAY
Case Brought Down From Bruno
Is Drawn Out Affair and With
Verdict of Guilty.

A case that has been much talked
about in the north end of the county
for some time came to a temporary
end, at least, yesterday when jury of
twelve men rendered a verdict of
Guilty" in the town hall at Askov.
Game, Warden Degerstrom in the
performance of his duty enlisted the
services of County Attorney M. B.
Hurley in an endeayor to prove that
VIM. H. Davis, H. Hamre, VIM. Rupp,
and Walter Davis, defendants, all
from Bruno, had been fishing in Oak
lake under unlawful conditions.
The case was scheduled for one
O'Clock but it took some time for
Constable Hans Koed to round up the
jury of twelve men, who all seemed
to have good excuses for being alb
sent. The jury selected consisted of
Tony Sebald, Chris Eriksen, Emil An
dersen, Harold Dietz, Peter Linn,
Martin Johnson, Geo. Lindegaard,
Martin Miller, Herman Frahs, Henry
johnson, Joseph Zoller, and O. R.
Keller. Justice of the Peace ]. C.
Jensen presided; Attorney John w.
Ebert of Hinckley, represented the de-
PENDANTS; and County Attorney Hurley
for the State.
Several witnesses besides the main
parties were put on the witness stand
and went through long drilling, the
case lasting until seven o'clock before
it was given to the jury. Before 60
ing out for consultation, however,
they recessed for lunch for 80 min
utes, converting again at 1870. The
jury was out just 80 minutes when
they returned the following verdict:
"All four defendants found guilty.
The jury recommends leniency to
Continued on Page 1O)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
COUNTY SEAT NEWS

The public schools of Pine City
closed last week and the teachers
departed for their homes. Several of
the teachers are returning for another
year, among them being Superintend-
ent F. G. Jones, Principal Adrian
Schweiger, Kenneth Healy, and Theo-
dore johnson. Miss Bingenheimer,
who has been at the head of the
commercial department for the past
four years, will not return. Miss
Bohrer who has conducted the teach.
er training department this year will
again have that work next year.
The county commissioners met in
regular session last Monday afternoon
and were busy most of the time con-
sidering applications for tax abate-
ments. In the matter of the appli-
cations of liver Stumne, Herbert Ken
dali, and others to be set off to Dis
trict No. lit, the board denied the
petition, after due consideration.
The Carlton county board appeared
before the board with the request that
State Aid Road No. IA on the county
line be advertised for bids next fall.
The board appointed a committee to
inspect State Aid Road No. and also
bridge on No. 10.
The county auditors office has been
heavily besieged by fishermen get
ting their licenses. About 200 family
licenses have been issued and about
$50 individual licenses to date, with
steady line of callers at the auditors
office each day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
TOWNSHIP.
WILL BURN BOND
Folks in Finlayson Town
ship Will Celebrate
Rare Event.

A picnic is being arranged by the
officials of Finlayson township to take
place at the school house, 5 miles
north of Sandstone, On Highway Mol,
June 18th. ]. H. Hay has been Sc
cured as the speaker of the day and
his ability is well known and should
be big drawing card. He will speak
at one O'Clock. Considerable other en-
tertainment of a humorous nature is
being planned and the main event
of the day will be the burning of the
bonds; and Finlayson township can
declare itself free from debt of any
and all kinds. A thing that can be
said by very few townships around
here at least.
The committee in charge extends
a general invitation to everyone to
come and celebrate with them and
further to bring your picnic lunch
and coffee, lemonade, ice
cream and cigars are free. Leave
your pocket book at home-we have
nothing to sell" is stated in their adj
vertisement elsewhere in this issue.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
FUNERAL FOR PARK
CARETAKER is HELD
Sad Ending of the Life Of Christ
ian Iversen.-Had Been i'm iii
Health During the Past Year.

Christian Iversen is no more but
his memory lives on.
When the news of the sad tragedy
death of Christian Iversen, a single
man, So, and living on his 10 acre
tract of land, mile east of Askov,
who ended his life by hanging, spread
over the community Monday forenoon
it was severe shock.
Brooding over ill health is appar-
emily the cause of his deed.
Christian Iversen was born in Den
mark on April 2, 1874, and grew to
manhood in his native country. He
came to Askov in 1914 but had then
already spent a number of years in
America working in lumber camps
and mines. When he came to Askov
he purchased a ten acre tract of land
east of town and this virgin, rough
and seemingly unconquerable soil was
gradually turned into a little beauty
garden spot, a rendezvous for young
and Old Mr.. Iversen raised some
potatoes and rutabagas but a good
portion of the land was a park with
pretty and well kept lawns, clean
paths, beautiful flowers, shrubbery
and trees. He was hard of hearing
when he came to Askov and used an
ear trumpet and for the past several
years was not able to hear at all and
his only way of conversation with
others was for them to write to him.
This made it difficult for him, being
alone, but yet he always seemed
cheerful and how he loved to have
the children come out and play on
his grounds. He provided swings,
teeter-totters, even an outdoor bowl
ing alley and other amusements for
them and it was his delight to see the
youngsters play and frolic about his
Continued on Page 10)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
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Washington, June S.-The Nations
Capital prepares to stage an appro-
pirate Homecoming for Captain Char
les Lindbergh on Saturday next I'm
like other American cities and for
eign capitals, the hectic atmosphere
incidental to hero-worship is conspic-
ously absent. The welcome to the
aviator will be warm and genuine,
but few expect it to take on a form
of hysteria. Official Washington
takes epochal events with the same
calm spirit of ordinary affairs as be-
fitting the mighty seat of the Federal
Government
Yet, the dignity which will char
acterize the reception by the highest
government officials, including the
President, will in nowise dampen the
enthusiasm of the tens of thousands
of citizens who are planning to ac-
claim Lindbergh for his spectacular
and noteworthy achievement. In
some respects the reception program
is beset with difficulties, due prim-
arily to petty jealousies.
Washington does not differ greatly
from other communities in the bick-
eringS for committee places and the
much sought badges of distinction in
order to be in the forefront at this
national tribute. Messages received
at the Senate and House Office Build
ings this week indicate that certain
legislators are trekking back to
Washington with the apparent intent
of paying homage to the returning
hero, but in reality they are seeking
publicity of political importance.
Some of these lawmakers who have
heretofore turned deaf ear to ap-
peals for their support in promoting
aviation are now making painful at
tempts to grab off a portion of the
spotlight. In their efforts to find a
place in the picture many of these
solons present themselves as cham
pions of aviation legislation, with the
result that they are making them
selves ridiculous.
After the President and Mrs.
Coolidge extend the governments
honors to the Flying Captain and en-
terrain Mrs. Lindbergh and her son
at the temporary White House, the
White House retinue will leave i'm
mediately for the Black Hills, where
the President expects to spend three
months. The executive offices will
be located at Rapid City, South Da-
kota, small city about thirty miles
from Game Lodge, the Presidents
summer residence. Instead of the
armed marines of other years, the
President will be guarded by regular
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
WORKING ON ASKOV
TO CLOVERTON ROAD

]. ]. Moody, Axel Sjodin, and H. D.
Enos, supervisors of the town of
Keene, and Chas. E. Videen, one of
the supervisors of Dosey township
who lives near Kingsdale, were in
Askov Monday and called on the
Partridge town board in regard to
road matters. They also conferred
with officers in Fleming township.
The gentlemen are very anxious that
the four miles of road in Fleming
township beginning at point seven
miles east of Askov village, at the
Boo corner, and running east to the
Keene township line, be opened up
for traffic. Keene township is finish
ing up their two miles of road lead
ing to the Fleming line and when the
four miles in Fleming are finished,
which it is hoped to have done this
summer, it will make a continuous
road from Askov village directly east
% miles to point 1 mile north of
Cloverton. From there the road
leads south a mile to Cloverton, then
east mile to the Wisconsin state
line and from there is a few miles
of road to highway No. 35.
Mr.. Videen said that he had not
been in Askov since 1910 when he
came up from Taylors Falls and
drove through this part of the coun-
ty to Bruno and then east on an old
tote road to Kingsdale and since then
he said there has certainly been won
derful changes here
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
FARM TOUR DATE
SET FOR JUNE %

Thursday, June %, is the date set
for the farm tour on the Pine county
farm accounts route at Askov. Two
farms will be visited, Christian Soren-
sens, one half mile west and Niels
B. Miller's, one mile south of Askov.
The program will open up at ten
o'clock and be over about four in the
afternoon.
While you are waiting for the COM
pleted announcement which will be
published in the next issue of the
American, please bear in mind:
That everybody is most cordially
invited to attend. Whether members
of the farm accounts route or not we
want you to come. Business men as
well as farmers are welcome. Women
folks of the farm will find every dis
cussion and speech of interest to
them.
That coffee, cream and sugar will
be furnished to all free of charge
at the picnic dinner in the park.
Bring your own fork and spoon
plates and cups will be furnished on
the grounds. Don't forget the lunch
basket. The day will have been big
ger and better for our having eaten
and mingled together duringethe So
cial noon hour.
That the best way by which we can
show our appreciation of the program
prepared by the university people is
to come out and hear it. They are
us be open minded and receptive and
cooperate with them to the fullest
extent
F. H. Tomlinson, Routeman.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
PINE COUNTY REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

w. D.-Reecie B Snelson and hus-
band to Iowa National Bank. Trustee.
Cons. $1.O0. So of NJ of SEA of
Sec. 2A3-19. Partridge.
@. D-Onor Magnetic to Martin
Basolo. Cons. $1.0O. VIZ of SEA of
SEA of Sec. 15-43-16. Dosey.
w. D.-Lillian Mcmillan and others
to John Dauel Cons. s1.OO. So of
NWA of Sec. 6-44-19. Norman.
w. DIP. L. Hamlin and wife to
Parrish-Boo Lbr. Co. Cons. $1.00.
Lots Z, s, 9, of Block AZ. Pine City.
w. D.-Lambert w. Larson and
others to Rudolph Larson. Cons.
$1.OO. An und. So interest in and to
the E15 of SWA of Sec. 10-45-21.
Birch Greek township.
w. D-Harrison e. Fryberger to
Oscar Allen. Cons. 100000. SEA
of SEA of Sec. 25-44-20. Kettle
River.
w. D.-Rush City Mercantile Co.
to Albert Miller & Co.. Chicago, Ill.
Part of the NE14 of NEA of Sec.
2S-3S-21. Rock Greek.
w. D.-David Haynes and wife to
David c. Karsky. and wife. Cons.
S3,350.00. Part of SW14 of SWA of
Sec. 33-39-21. Pine City.
@. D.-Theo Grove and wife to Ar
thur w. Gilbertson. Cons. $1.00.
NEA of NWA and SEA of NE14 and
NW14 of NW4 of Sec. 16-41-17.
Ogema.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09

Army troopers, including Sioux In
dfans, who have been in the military
service for sometime. The distance
between the offices and the Presi-
dents home is so great that he is as
sured of reasonable amount of pri-
vacy. The influx of visitors is ex-
pected to place strain upon the ac-
commodations of this community.
Only chosen few will get through
the lines to the Coolidge home.
The second instalment on the in
come taxes for the current year must
be paid June Is. The Treasury Of
ficials expect to have definite infor-
nation as to the prospects of a tax
reduction after this money is paid
into the Federal exchequer. The
subcommittee of the House Commit
tee on Ways and Means has given in
formal consideration to several fea-
lures regarding a revision of the In
ternal Revenue laws. 1t is believed
that special meeting will be called
in September or early in October for
the purpose of rewriting the present
tax laws. There is considerable ag-
itation for a reduction in the corpor-
alton tax, which is now fixed at 1919
per cent. Of course, politics is in
volved in all of these proposals, but
it seems some relief will be given
the taxpayers before the Presidential
conventions next year.
Aside from the fact that Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, is devoting his
entire time to the Mississippi flood
situation, little is heard of the prob
lem in government circles. The
Corps of Engineers of the Army, the
Public Health Service, and other gov
ernmental agencies are devoting their
energies to checking the spread of
the flood and the aftermath of pestil-
ence. 1t is said that the average
American citizen has no conception
of the magnitude of the disaster.
Government officials predict that it
will cost hundreds of millions to re-
stose the inundated sections and
months of toll
The work of rehabilitation will
temporarily stimulate the demand for
building materials and labor, as well
as for a large number of industrial
products. 1t is said that every eff
fort will be made to plant cotton as
soon as the water recedes, but it is
not reasonable to expect productions
in the flooded areas will nearly ap-
proximate the normal. Naturally,
raw cotton prices are expected to in
crease and find reflection in the tex
tile trade.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
DANGEROUS CROSSING,
STEEP GRADES, TO GO
State Highway Department An
nOunces Construction to Be
Started This Summer.

Eight miles of paving, Is miles of
grading, 1928 miles of crawling and
46 miles of shouldering will be
started within the next few weeks, ac-
cording to announcement by Commits
sioner c. M. Babcock. Bids on these
projects will be opened at the offices
of the Minnesota Highway department
in st. Paul at 10 a. m, June 2Sth.
Two of the grading jobs, on T. H.
Nos. and II near Morton, are part
of a plan which will eliminate the
steep grades north and west of that
city. An overhead bridge. to be adj
vertised later, will eliminate a dam
gerous grade crossing, and a new
bridge, also to be advertised later,
will be built over the Minnesota river
All of this work is on U. S. route II,
an important Interstate highway.
The character of the grading is indi-
Gated by the fact that it involves
$4,000 cubic yards of excavation on
Sc miles of road.
There is one short stretch of paw
ing at East Grand Forks and one on
No. 50 west of Fort Smelling. The
latter is part of the construction
which will eventually give Shakopee
and cities southwest of that place on
No. 5, direct paved routes to both of
the Twin Cities. Bids for 47,152
barrels of cement, to be used on these
two jobs, will be opened at 2 p. m.
the same day.
Six bridges are advertised for lett
ing. Five of them involve widening
of existing bridges on highways that
are being graded or improved. The
shouldering is on roads now being
paved. The list of projects follows:
Paving.
T. H. No. S-At East Grand Forks,
Ia miles, comprising 1857 square
yards of concrete paving.
Continued on Page Al
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09

Summary-Two base hit, McHale;
struck out by Anderson Is, Nielsen
IL; hit by Anderson Oh. Sorensen),
by Nielsen (UpgreD; bases on balls,
off Anderson 5, off Nielsen 2; double
play, Simonsen unassisted to Hyldahl;
stolen bases, Clegg, Beccue, H. Soren-
sen 2; Thomson, Justesen, Nielsen,
w. johnson, S. Sorensen, ]. Hyldahl,
StrandSkov. Time 3:15.
*Lynn Anderson out interfering with
shortstop in 5th inning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Edwin Ruud, a manufacturer of
'Pittsburg, has donated the amount of
100000 Kroner to the Technical
school of Horton, Norway, of which
he is a graduate Altogether Mr..
Ruud has now given his old school
more than 100000 Kroner. Last
year he established a foundation for
aiding Norwegian and Swedish sing
ers, and gave for this purpose one
million Kroner. He is a native of
the Ruud farm at Kykkelsrud, Askim,
Norway, who having completed his
technical training, left for the United
States when he was 26 years old.
For many years Mr.. Ruud has been
a manufacturer of gas. appliances and
is considered one of the outstanding
men in that industry. He is at
present in Norway where he makes a
visit every year.
Georg Branting Arrived.
Declaring that he had come to the
United States, not to interfere in any
way with the disposition of the Sacco-
Vanzetti case, but as friendly repre-
sentative of his people who are de-
sirous of obtaining first-hand details
of the many conflicting phases which
have attracted worldwide attention,
Georg Brandes, Swedish lawyer, and
son of the late Premier Hjalmar
Branting, arrived in Boston last week.
The Boston police refused to issue a
permit for a parade planned to ex-
tend a welcome to Mr.. Branting, but
hundreds of people found occasion to
greet him at an impromptu meeting
on the Charles street Mall.
In Memoriam.
Next Sunday Georg Brandes
memorial meeting will take place in
Lincoln Park, Chicago, for the pur-
pose of emphasizing the significance
of the Danish critic of world litera-
ture who died in February, last.
Principal speakers on this occasion
will be ]. Christian Bay, of the John
Crerar library, and the celebrated
Attorney Clarence barrow.
Farstad Goes to Canada.
Olav Farstad. former policeman
of Oslo, Norway, who last year was
one of the many swimmers trying to
cross the English Channel, has. ar
rived at Montreal where he will par
ticipate in a $4,000 swimming con-
test, June Is. When Mr.. Farstad
returns to Norway, he will make APP
plication for permission to study
medicine in the United States, and
will then take postgraduate course
at Oslo upon the completion of which
he intends to practice medicine in
that city.
CONTINUED on Page Sd
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
SandStOne-ASkOV Fair
Committees Named

The call for meeting OF the whole
committee in charge of the Sandstone
Askov fair at the town hall, Askov,
Tuesday evening, was responded to
by nearly all the members Four
representatives came up from Sand
stone and were frequently called on
for information and advice.
Chairmen in charge of the various
departments were named and agreed
on as follows:
Holsteins: A. P. Jensen.
Guernseys: j. p Frederiksen.
Poultry: Geo. C. H. Jensen.
Vegetables, greens, grasses, flowers:
Carl Madsen, Adolf Jensen, Elmer
Ecklund and Harald Thompson.
Finance committee: Albert johnson
and V. S. Petersen, assistant.
Needle work, culinary, canned goods,
etc.: Mrs. ]. c. Jensen, Mrs. H. Peter
sen, and Mrs. L. C. Petersen.
Wild flowers and weeds: Chris
Frederiksen.
Commercial exhibits and merry-go-
round: H. C. Hansen.
Sports: Conrad christensen.
Advertising: Svend Petersen.
Band music: G. K. Feyma, Sand
stone
Calf club exhibit: Rudolph Flint and
Alexander Paulsen.
Prize bull calf: Sandstone commit
tee.
The matter of inviting Farm Blu
reau Unit exhibits was discussed and
unanimously Endorsed. A. S. Larson
of Sandstone, was delegated to bring
the matter on to the proper parties.
A. P. Jensen volunteered to get in
touch with officials at the Jean Du
Luth farm and solicit an exhibit here
similar to the one in Sandstone last
year.
The matter of a speaker was up
for discussion and plans are in pro-
gress for securing top notcher, no.
thing definite on this yet, however.
County Agent Hammargren reported
that he had secured the services OF
Mark Thompson from the Northeast
Experiment Station, for crop judging
He also advised that he had official
word from the Great Northern Rail-
way that they would send their girls
quartette up to sing in the afternoon
1t was decided that all exhibits al
the fair must be entered on the first
day and exhibits will be received UP
to O'Clock in the evening of that
day. This plan was the original
idea behind having two-day fair
and the entire second day can then
be given over to Judging and will give
the visitors more time to see the en-
tire display.
The exhibits will be in both the
D. B. S. hall and the school house
and on all surrounding ground. APP
plication will be made for permission
to close off certain streets the better
to accommodate the big crowd.
1t was decided that the prizes in
the ladies' departments be the same
as offered at Sandstone last year, also
the same on sports. Prizes on cattle
will be slightly lower than offered
last year.
Concessions such as lunch stands
and refreshment stands will be grant
ed to Askov parties only on 10 per
cent basis, applications for locations
should be made to the concession COM
mittee-V. S. Petersen and Svend
Petersen.
Louis Olsen was selected as chair
man and to act as such until the re-
turn of L. C. Petersen who is absent
All present were enthusiastic and
predicted bigger and better fair
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
ILL., MINI
A Family Newspaper
DARE TO DO OUR DUTY

Let us have faith that right
makes might, and in that faith
let us to the end dare to do our
duty as we understand it.
Abraham Lincoln.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09

F. H. Tomlinson, Routeman.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
Flag Week, June 8-A

OLD GLORY
By the driven snow-white and the living blood red
OF my bars and their Heaven of stars overhead
BY the symbol conjoined of them all, skyward cast
As float from the steeple, from the mast,
Or drop DER the sod where the long grasses nod
My name is old the glory of God
So 1 came by the name of "Old Glory"
James Whitcomb Riley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09

than ever before; but the meeting
had dark ending-the power went
off.