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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
PLANTING COMPLETED
IN WISEMAN MEMORIAL
PARK IN PINE CITY

Most of the nursery stock, trees and
shrubbery has now been planted in
the Wiseman Memorial park at Pine
City in memory of DR.. Wiseman,
Pine City's departed and beloved ply
stefan. The major part of the nur-
sery stock was obtained from the
Ferndale Nursery at Askov, as the
park committee wanted to get pro-
duct grown in Pine county that can
better stand the rigors of this climate.
Harald Thompson of the Ferndale
Nursery, also had charge of the plant
ing of same. The park was laid out
by Prof. Cary, landscape instructor
and artist at the University of Mime
sofa. His services were obtained
through the efforts of County Agent
Hammargren. There are other fea-
lures to be added to the park in the
near future.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26

It is we'll for all citizens of our beloved state to
make especial occasion for celebrating the fact that
they have the happy fortune to be residents of Mime
sofa. For Mlnnesotans are fortunate.
Day after day and week after week. men and women
come back to Minnesota from tours and soourns COW
ering the East the West and the South of our own
great country, and various European countries.
And when these people come back they come with
greater pride in Minnesota greater confidence in the
solid background Of her life and with expressions of
thankfuness that the ways of their lives have fallen in
our pleasant land of sky blue water.
The capable pens of Minnesota editors and Mime
sofa writers this week will be turned to gorifcaton
OF the many, many things in which Mnnesotans justly
take pride. And this is well.
In picture poem and story Minnesota will be laid
before all in such wise that he who may read.
But great is Minnesota's record of the last half
century, it will be exceeded many fold by the history
of the next fifty years.
Situated at the head of the Mississippi River and of
the Great Lakes, Minnesota occupies strategic stu
alton of vast import in American affairs In the years
to come the Importance of this situation will become
clearer to our vision and to that of our children
With the coming of the St. Lawrence Canal and the
renewal of river navigation Minnesota is due to receive
an access of trade and profitable enterprise that will
be OF benefit to every resident of this state.
Meanwhile we in Minnesota have at our very door,
yards region which residents of dozens of other states
travel hundreds of miles each year to visit Are
alert to the advantages of own situation? Do we
get from Minnesota what Minnesota has to offer?
There is in Minnesota particular tang of vibrant
outdoor life in ideal setting which of itself brings
TO mankind and to Womanklnd new vlgOr, courage
and peace-the peace of Minnesota's hills and Valleys
rivers and lakes, fields and forests.
Minnesota people need to know more about Mime
sota Residents of southern Minnesota should visit and
become acquainted with northern Minnesota Residents
of the North should travel the regions the Iowa
boundary. The people the borders of the Dakotas
should become familiar with the Minnesota that lies
along Lake Superior and the Mississippi Residents of
the Twin Cities should take in which to dis
cover Minnesota outside of Hennepn and Ramsey coun
ties When they do they will open to themselves the
gates of new land of happiness. That land awaits
them
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
DOCTOR COMING TO
ASKOV'TO LOCATE

Definite arrangements have recent
ly been completed with Dr. H. E. Lee
vim, now located at Browning, Mont,
to have him move to Askov. DR.. Le-
vim has had many years of experience
and states in communication that he
will bring his family right with him
and expects to be here some time in
June. Since the death of DR.. p N. Fen
ger half year ago this community
has been without local physician
and the news of doctor coming here
to locate soon will be welcomed by
the community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26

also all the Protestant clergymen of
Brockton, and addresses by DR.. Gustav
Andreen, president of Augustana COL
lege, Rock Island, ILL.,, and S. G.
Haegglund, president of the New Eng
land Conference, were special fea-
lures of the two-day celebration.
Boy Scout to Denmark.
Edgar Pierson of Excelsior, Mimi,
has been elected one of the two Amer
lean Boy Scouts who will represent
the United States on a five-week tour
of Denmark, which will be made this
summer under the auspices of the
Danish Rotary club and some Danish
American organizations. The occa-
sion has been arranged in connection
with the international Rotary con-
gress which is to be held in Brus-
sells and part of whose program is
likely to be a visit to Denmark by
most of the American Rotarians.
p. ]. Eikeland Dead.
P. J. Eikeland, rs years old, pro-
fessor emeritus at st. Olaf College,
Mortified, Mimi, died last week at a
Minneapolis hospital. He was born
in Norway, and came to the United
States when 25 years old, just as he
had completed his studies at the
Norwegian university. Later he stu
died at Luther College, DEBORAH, Iowa,
and the University of Minnesota. In
1900 he became member of the fac
ulty of st. Olaf College. Professor
Eikeland was the author of number
of Morse textbooks, many of which
are widely used at American educa-
tional institutions.
To Reform Mankind.
Peter Swenson of Caddo, Texas, a
wealthy native of Sweden, who has
become known not merely as a sue
cessful oil producer but also as a
nurseryman, is planning to issue this
year an educational work in which
he gives suggestions concerning the
future bringing up of the race. The
special significance of the coming
work lies in the fact that his methods
for several years have been tested in
boys and girls colonies founded by
Mr.. Swenson in Arkansas. The au-
thor, rated as a millionaire, is "a
years old but described as being still
hale, hearty, and energetic. He was
formerly resident of Minnesota.
SMILE" HOnOred.
Mrs. Mile" Gade Corson who
swan the English Channel last year,
arrived in Denmark, her native coun-
try, the other day, and was received
in special audience by King Christian
who bestowed upon her the gold
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Charles Lindbergh of Little Falls'
Mimi, who last Friday and SATURDAY
flew from New York to Paris, is
Swedish-American, his father being
the late Congressman Charles August
Jjndbergh from the Sixth Minnesota
district. MIR. Lindbergh's mothers
maiden name was Evangeline Lodge
Land, and both his parents were
graduates of the University or MICH
ipan. The father of the aviator was
horn in Sweden in 1860 and came 10
the United States while an infant.
Danes Celebrate.
The annual Danish national cele-
bration of the Constitution Day OF
Denmark-June 5-will be held IN
Chicago on that day, and extra prep
arations are being made with the in
tention of beating all previous at
tendance records. Speakers OF the
day will be Consul R. A. Baumann
and Rev. M. F. Blichfeld of Copen-
hagen, formerly a pastor of st. Ans
gar Danish Lutheran congregation,
Cbicago.-Danes in the Twin Cities
are planning an impressive summer
festival for June 26, and an elaborate
program is being considered.
Gone to Norway.
Professor S. A. Mitchell and DR..
Michael S. Kovelinko, representatives
of the Smithsonian Institute, arrived
i'm Norway last week; from Oslo they
will proceed to Fagernes where they
will attempt to photograph the spec
trum of the solar atmosphere during
an eclipse which takes place in June.
The observations can at best extend
over but few minutes, but scientists
have concluded that Fagernes is the
best site from which to try to make
the photographs which, if successful,
are expected to add considerably to
the knowledge of the suns atmos-
pheric conditions.
Sixtieth Anniversary.
The First Swedish Lutheran congre-
cation at Brockton, Mass, recently
celebrated it's sixtieth anniversary.
Numerous ministers of the Swedish
Augustana synod were present as were
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
WILL HAVE FORMAL
OPENING ON MONDAY

Members of the Askov Hardware &
Garage Co. will take full charge of
the Carl Miller hardware business
Monday Elsewhere in this issue they
are extending an invitation to the gen.
eral public to come in and visit them
on that day and have a treat on the
new firm. Just what the treat will
be is not definitely arranged at this
time, but it will likely be good one.
The force has been busy the past
few days and will continue so at TAX
ing inventory, expecting to finish same
in few days and thus be ready for
rushing business Monday. 49,.
The Ford business will not be
moved up there completely by Mon
day, the new building not being quite
ready.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
Will CELEBRATE THE
FOURTH AT Pine CITY
American Legion Making Prepar-
atoms for Big Countrywide
Observation-Disclosures Day to
be Observed as Usual.

The Leon Heath Post of the Amer
lean Legion entertained the members
of the Ladies' Auxiliary at the Ar
mory Wednesday evening last week,
there being about forty couples pres
ent. Following several hours of
dancing, a lunch was served by the
Legion members. The local post will
ial day with parade to the cemetery
and decoration of the graves. The
local battery will also take a leading
part in the parade, being mounted
for the occasion.
On June 16 and II the Legion will
have charge of the local theatre at
which time they will stage 1.-THE Lost
Battalion. This is a picture which
has drawn large attendance wherever
shown as it is one of the official pic
lures of the American Legion, being
shown under the auspices of local
posts throughout the country.
The Pine City post of the American
Legion will stage a Fourth of July
celebration again this year as the
other posts, Askov and Sandstone, did
not wish to put it on. Efforts are
being made to have the uniform flag
decorations for the streets of Pine
City completely installed by the
Fourth. The flags will be mounted
on a twelve foot staff and uniform in
size and spacing. The matter of put
ting up and taking down the flags will
be under the auspices of the Legion,
assuring the putting up and taking
down of the flags in prompt and ap-
propriate manner.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
ASKOV HIGH SCHOOL
HAS EIGHT GRADS

Invitations have been sent out by
the graduating class of 1927 from the
Askov high school for Friday even
ing, June 8, at the D. B. S. hall. APP
propriate exercises are being pre-
pared and it will be time we'll spent
to attend.
The class this year consists of the
following:
Gertrude B. Kilstofte.
Hazel ]. Martin.
Sigvard A. Sorensen.
Werner B. Johnson.
Raymond Jensen.
Harry V. Ecklund.
Hans Nielsen.
Holger Dixen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY TO BE
OBSERVED ON SUNDAY
American Legion and Auxiliary
Have made Preparations for the
Celebration at AskOv.-Alva
Gay to Speak.

Memorial day will be observed in
Askov on Sunday, May Goth, under
auspices of the American Legion and
Auxiliary. Folks will gather at the
park in the village and march to the
cemetery at one o'clock to decorate
graves. Rev. o. H. Dyreborg will Of
fer prayer At 2 o'clock in the park
the Memorial address will be deliver
ed by Alva Gay of Hinckley. Mr.. Gay
was in the Y. M. c. A. service over
seas in the World War.
At three o'clock there will be sports
for the youngsters.
Free coffee will be served at noon
to those who bring their lunches
along. Coffee and refreshments will
be sold during the afternoon.
All are invited to attend and take
part in the days festivities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26

ways gives me feeling of reverence
for they speak the love that is in
their little hearts never so fully as
when the dark has come. Listen!'
There was a moment of tense ST.
lence, then a shrill whisper:
Mama, Willie found a bedbug."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
LOSES FOOT in ACCIDENT

Victor Maxi of Sandstone, who has
been employed in a quarry at Red
granite. Wis, had his foot crushed so
badly a few days ago while at MS
work in the quarry that it was nee
cessary to amputate it. He is still
in a hospital.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
WHY MOTHERS TURN GRAY

There was company and as the
hostess heard the patter of tiny feet
upstairs she raised her hand. Hush"
she said softly, "the children are go
ing to say their goodnights. 1t al
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
AsKov PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY, MAY g. 1927
A LAND OF HAPPINESS
BY THEODORE CHRISTIANSON
Governor of Minnesota

Minnesota, tn i S
year of 1927, stands
on the threshold of
its greatest era of
advancement and de-
velopment.
1t is fitting and
timely that the Min
nesota Editorial AS
ISOLATION and the
Ten Thousand Lakes
Association should
join hands this year
to set aside a special
week, May 22nd to
28th, to be celebrat-
ed e very w h e e
throughout the state
as Greater Mime
sofa Week."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
A BRIEF HISTORY OF
Pine COUNTY SCHOOLS
In 1873 There Was Three Schools.
At Present 100. = Twelve
County superintendent Have
Served i'm 81 Years.

The first county superintendent of
schools in Pine county was Morton
Bryan who assumed the office on Jan.
1, 1873. Mr.. Bryan resigned later on
and r. Butterfield finished out the
year. When the first county super
intendent of schools took oath of Of
fee there was but three schools in
the county. In 1882 there was 10
school districts; in 1889, II; 1890, 20;
from then on the districts were
rapidly organized until in 1919 when
the present superintendent of schools,
J. P. Miller, came into office, there
was 112 and now they number 1872
districts with 100 school houses.
The value of the three schools in
1873 was $4,000. There was 1853
pupils and the combined annual SAL
aries of the teachers was $1,269.35.
Today the 100 schools represent a
value of $S42, 226.OO. The pupils
number 5,452 and the annual salary
to teachers during the school year
was 1921, $3.50. Pine county has
IS consolidated schools.
The American is indebted to County
Superintendent of Schools ]. P. Miller
for the data contained herein on the
public schools.
A list of the county superintendent
of schools of Pine county from the be-
ginning and until the present and the
year in which each took oath of Of
flee is as follows:
Morton Bryan ..................1 1873
r. Butterfield northumberland 1873
j. Cochran NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1874
F. A. Hodge NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1876
J. D. Wilcox 1877
L. H. McKusick ................1S 1879
]. D. Wilcox ...................1 1880
Ella GOrtOn 1854
Ella GOrton Thompson ......... 1888
(Same party who had married.)
j. H. Hay NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1889
E. L. Stephan .................1S 1898
r. H. Blankenship ..............1897
Herman G. Otis 1911
r. H. Blankenship 1912
j. p. Miller 1913
J. D. Wilcox who served as super
intendent from 1877 to 1879 and again
from 1880 to 1884 was the father of
the present county commissioner, E.
L. Wilcox, of the Second district.
]. H. Hay is now the assistant state
commissioner of agriculture.
E. L. Stephan is at present physi-
clan at Hinckley and has been located
there for a long period of years.
r. H. Blankenship who was super
intendent for 20 years is at present
teaching in the Sturgeon Lake village
school.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-26
LEAVE OF ABSENCE

"Is your daddy home, sonny?"
mo, sir. He hasn't been home
since mother caught Santa Claus kis-
sim the cook"
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Minnesota is the Great Bread and Butter STATE

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, 1927-05-26

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home reception to Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh.
Writing to John Hays Hammond,
who served as chairman of the COM
mittee, Commissioner Proctor l..
Dougherty, president of the Board of
Commissioners, said:
"The Commissioners of the District
OF Columbia, who appointed you
chairman of a citizens committee to
arrange to receive Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh on his arrival in Wash
ington, after his memorable flight to
Europe by airplane, desire to express
to you and the other members of the
committee their sincere appreciation
of the splendid way in which the re-
ception was handled. The personal
sacrifice which you and the other
gentlemen of the committee made in
Evening star., 1927-06-15
TRIBUTES TOC|Ty
GIVEN RECOGNITION
Col. Grant Notes Commenda-
tionS for Efficient Handling
4 of Lindbergh Ceremonies.

Communications from the President
of the United States, Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh and from many other peo-
pie for the efficient manner in which
the ceremonies in honor of the trans
atlantic aviator We're conducted in this
city have been made the basis OF
general order issued today by Lieut..
Col. u. s. Grant, Sd, director of the
Office Of Public Buildings and Parks
of the National Capital, to the other
officials and employees in that office.
'Many letters have been received
by the director commencing the ar
rangements made for Col. Lindbergh s
reception and the manner in which
they were carried out. Col Lindbergh
himself made a special point of COM
menting on the better management
Of the crowds and the more orderly
and smooth running of the ceremonies
here than he had previously expert
enced.
Presidents Suggestion.
The President considers the occasion
and management Of the exercises in
the Washington Monument Grounds
deserving of a few words of special
appreciation to the undersigned. The
order follows:
that whatever success was achieved
In the part taken by this office was
entirely due to the efficiency and team
work of the personnel of the office.
and would not have been possible
without the zeal and self sacrificing
devotion with which many of its en-
ployes threw themselves into the un-
usual work called for by the emer-
gency. To have provided on such
short notice for so unprecedented
crowd and to have handled it in so
orderly and effective manner. that
the ceremonies could be carried
through with the dignity befitting the
occasion was indeed an achievement
to which the office can justly point
with pride.
THE director therefore desires to
express his appreciation Of the as
sistance given him by the members
of the office in connection with the
recent reception of Col. Lindbergh.
Special commendation is due the park
police for their management of the
traffic. and, with the help of the Reg
ular troops, of the crowds at the Sat
urday ceremonies in the Monument
grounds, as well as their management
alone of the unexpected and unusual
crowd and traffic the same evening
during the fireworks and the next day
in East Potomac Park.
''Similarly, those who handled the
distribution of tickets, the construction |
of stands and the roped lines, and the |
prompt cleaning up of the ground |
after the initial exercises merit special |
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'L|NDy'S" MOTHER
TO QUIT NEW YORK
Will Travel Tonight in Train
Section Named in Honor
of Sons Plane.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Mrs. Evan
geline L. Lindbergh. mother of the
viking of the air, will bid New York
adieu at 5 o'clock this evening, day
Iight-saving time, when she will leave
the Pennsylvania Station on a spe-
cial section of the train, named in
honor of her sons plane, the Spirit of
St. Louis, for st. Louis. She will be
accompanied on the trip by about 80
persons, all of them st. Louis resi-
dents.
Prior to the departure Of the train
il will be christened by Mrs. Harry Fl.
Knight, wife of the chairman of the
St. Louis Lindbergh committee and
president of the Ryan Aircraft Cor
poration. which built the plane.
The christening exercises, in which
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Scores Seek to Use
Lindbergh's Name
In Corporations

ALBANY, n. Y, June 15.-Scores
of applications seeking to use the
name "Lindbergh" in connection
with incorporated business enter
prises are being received at the
Corporation Bureau of the Office of
the secretary of state.
If "Iindbergh" is not available.
the prospective incorporators ask
permission to use "Lindy." while
one or two companies are seeking
to incorporate and use the terms.
1.-THE Lone Eagle" or "Slim." The
companies range all the way from
financial concerns to laundries, and
requests for use of the flyers name
are pouring in by telegraph and
special delivery mail.
Evening star., 1927-06-15

Mrs. Lindbergh will take part, will
consist of the unveilihg of an illu-
minated keystone on the observation
platform at the rear of the train bear
ing the inscription 1.-THE Spirit of st.
Louis"
Mrs. Knight will pull the string that
will release an American flag. which
is draped over the keystone.
Evening star., 1927-06-15
N. U. Opens Summer Term.

Reporting its largest registration,
National University today begins
classes for the Summer term. Courses
are offered in both the law school and
the school of economics and govern
ment. Several of the classes are in
the nature of pre-legal study, so that
students may prepare to enter the law
school this Fall.
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Mine Supports Schools.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
VIRGINIA, Minn.--A State owned
iron mine in Minnesota nets the State
school fund S1,500000 a year in royal
ties.> 1t is the Mesabi Mountain mine,
rated the worlds heaviest shipper of
iron ore. From it 100000 tons were
shipped last year.
Evening star., 1927-06-15
HAMMOND PRAISED
BY COMMISSIONERS
Letter Sent by Dougherty to Chair
man of D. c. Lindbergh
Committee.

The District Commissioners sent an
expression of appreciation yesterday
to members of the Districts official
citizens committee appointed by them
to arrange Washington's welcome
Evening star., 1927-06-15

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Evening star., 1927-06-15
Woman Seeks Senate.

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nounced that she is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for United
States Senator.
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