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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-06
KINGSDALE

The Sunday school gave their
/ Christmas program Sunday evening
Jan. 2. Rev. Madison of Minneapolis
was here and gave talk also, which
was much enjoyed.
Martha Nelson visited at Olof Ben
sons, Monday.
Mrs. Jens Evenson has been on the
sick list for several days. DR.. Frey
miller was called Monday. All hope
for her speedy recovery.
The ladies in town gave a shower
for Mrs. r. Fagium Thursday after
noon. She was the recipient of many
lovely presents. A delicious lunch
was served to all present.
Mrs. Brogren will entertain the
Lutheran Ladies' Aid Wednesday af-
ternoon, Jan. 12 Everyone is invited
| to come.
Mrs. Carl Nelson and children
spent Sunday at the Brogren home
Mrs. Peter Westlin, Jr., and daugh-
ter left for their home in Minneapolis
Monday morning, after spending sew
eral weeks at the Oman home. Her
sister, Harriet Oman, accompanied
her for few days stay in Minneapo-
| lis.
Elsie and Gretchen Burford re-
turned Tuesday afternoon after spend
ing Christmas with their grand
mother at Webster, Wis.
Martha Nelson visited at the A. r.
Lund home in Markville Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Benson, son, Elmer, and
Thelma Dickman visited at Smythe's
Sunday.
Mrs Kavanaugh's niece is visiting
here for a. time.
Stanley Nelson and Ray Burford
were out making ski slide Sunday.
The onlookers had good time.
Frank Barton spent Sunday evening
at Jens Evenson's.
The Burford children entertained
some of the young girls and boys at
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-06
Norman Township

Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz and fam
lily and Bill Harmon spent Wednesday
evening at the Geo. Watson home, it
being Miss WatsoTs birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Kruger and
family spent New Years day at the
Omar Forsyth home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz and son,
Bonnie, spent New Years day at the
Steve Purull home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bonnin and
children spent Sunday evening at the
L. H. Kowitz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Chicos and
son, Joe, spent Sunday at the Steve
Purull home.
Miss Mena Florence and Loretta
Purull spent Sunday afternoon at the
Geo. Watson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz and son,
Bonnie, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. Devall.
Forest and Gene Watson and Leo
and Lester Kowitz spent Sunday with
Floyd Forsyth.
Steve Purull spent Thurday fore
noon at the Aug. Kruger home.
Arden Forsyth, who has been quite
sick, is better at this writing.
Bill Harmon spent Sunday afternoon
at the Geo. Watson home.
Miss Lille Purull called at the Aug.
Kruger home Thursday afternoon.
Bill Harmon spent Sunday evening
at the Steve Purull home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-06

church New Years eve was success
in every way. A large crowd was
present and good time is reported.
Miss Esther Cote returned to take
charge of her school after having a
vacation at home.
Bill, the mail man, is using the
Ford again to deliver mail, after a
long siege with the team and cutter.
Don't forget the Parent-Teachers
meeting to be held Tuesday, Jan. II.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-06

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The Real Trouble.

Som negroes were discussing the
sudden passing away of a small dar-
ky. The cause of the disaster was,
clear enough to one of the men.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-06

at the Fred Ziegler home on New
Years eve.
Miss Ramona Rostberg, Miss Cor
dula Loftness, and Miss Lillian john
son returned to Sandstone where they
attend-high school, after spending
the holidays at their respective
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Ekdale received
word of the arrival of great grand
son, Dec. 20, to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Anderson of Burlington, Iowa. Mrs.
Anderson was formerly Miss Grace
Jensen and the daughter of Mrs. Lilly
Ekdale Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Nelson celebrated
their silver wedding on New Years
day. A few friends gathered at their
home and left some handsome silver
ware as a memento of the occasion.
f., Andrew Walin who went to Mime
apolis for medical attention, has been
at the Eitel hospital. 1t was found
necessary to remove Mr.. Walin's eye,
and according to latest report he was
not so we'll.
A. P. Carlson is reported i'll.
Miss Esther Nelson left Sunday for
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Felt, David
and Eva Felt, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Swanson and children spent Sunday
at the Arvid Felt home in Groningen.
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DUOUETTE

Mrs. Paul O'Brien of Duluth, came
down Wednesday to visit with her
mother between holidays.
Harry Anderson who is employed at
the steel plant in Duluth, came home
Wednesday to spend few days with
the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Narcotic, Jr., OF
near Sandstone, are spending the holt
days with old folks here.
Mr.. Billingsley who has been Wis
iting his daughter, Mrs. Caldwell, re-
turned to Minneapolis Friday.
Peder Erickson made a business
trip to Bruno Thursday.
Arnt Aronson and Miss Clara Mar.
cote of Duluth, visited at the John
Narcotic home for a couple of days
returning Sunday.
Sunday was regular returning day
for people who have been spending
the holidays in this neighborhood:
Miss Elfrida Erickson to Sioux City
Iowa; Miss Phyllis Erickson to Moose
Lake; Miss Florence Hedberg to Proc
tor; Mrs. Neal Bonner and children
to Superior; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul o.
Brien, Harry Anderson, Miss Clara
Narcotic, Arnt Aronson, Miss Alice
Swenson, the Misses Linnea, Nora,
Ida, and Elvira Johnson to Duluth;
and Miss Anna Wagner to Sandstone.
Miss Edna Torell accompanied her
sister. Mrs. O'Brien, to Duluth Sun
day to stay for week.
Mrs. M. G. Balsam entertained the
Erickson and Edwin Johnson fam
lilies for dinner New Years day.
The New Years party at the hall
Friday evening was attended by a
large and enthusiastic crowd, who all
enjoyed the evenings hilarity.
Mrs. Gilbert Larson and baby
daughter returned to her home at
Duluth Sunday, after two weeks
stay with her parents here.
Word received from Mrs. Swanson
who used to live at Nickerson in the
old days, but who now makes her
home in the state of Washington,
states that her mother, Mrs. Moline,
had passed away at the age of 103
years, months, and II days. Those
who knew her while at Nickerson,
will remember her as very active
and strong old lady, always working.
Victor Johnson and Hiding Magnu-
son left Monday for Westholm's camp
where they will work in the woods.
Anders Anderson and George Ander-
son left the same day for Losensky's
camps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Spungh of SUI
perior, paid a hurried visit to Mrs.
Spungh's parents, the John Narcotics,
Tuesday, before leaving for oregon
where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Narcotic Jr., &C
companied them as far as Superior.
Father Zipman of Duluth, conduct
ed services in the Catholic church
here Sunday morning. Services will
be held every Sunday morning in the
future.
Rev. o. c.. Fillinger of Bruno, will
preach at the school house here Sun
day afternoon at o'clock. Sunday
school at o'clock.
Here is to the new year: May every
body be happy and prosperous. Let's
forget the mean and the false and
remember only the good and the true.
Let's forget the scowls and remember
only the smiles.
George Wagner left Wednesday
morning for West Union, Iowa.
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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20

The Northern Montana agricultural
and manual training school at Fort
Assinniboine, near Havre, will have an
opportunity this summe to function
for the first time.
In the opinion Of Attorney Genera
Foot, given a few days ago, the 5000 APP
preparation made by the Goth Legislature
Tor a summer agricultural school may be
used in cooperation with the state nor
NAL school under the direction of Presi-
dent S. E. Davis.
There is as yet no faculty Of the Havre
school, which became q unit of the Uni
versity of Montana through action of the
1927 legislature. The state board of edu-
cation at its last meeting, required that
each town seeking a summer normal
school underwrite the expense.
The summer schools referred to, the
attorney general says, are those to be
conducted by the state normal and, mas
much as the appropriation measure speci.
hes that the SIS, 900 fund shall be used
Tor the support Of said Northern Mon
tana) school" he thinks the school must
be conducted under that provision.
However, inasmuch as the definite plar
Of the school is, in his opinion. broad
enough to include virtually everythine
originally taught N a cause leading te
the degree Of bachelor Of arts or OF sci.
ence, he thinks the executive boarc
might properly authorize a summer agri.
cultural school, specifying such agricul.
turai subjects as 1t deems necessary anc
In addition, under the direction of Mr.
Davis, such other subjects as he may pre-.
scribe to meet the requirements of the
teachers summer normal schools pro
posed by the board of education.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
POISON PLANTS OF MONTANA
AND AMTDD0TE TREATMENTS

having leaflets about the same size and
shape and flowers and dover clusters OF
the same type and color. However, the
leaves offer an easy and certain distinc-
ton since those OF Stun are only once
compounded.
Distribution
Water hemlock is found in places ovel
the whole northern and western United
States. 1t does not thrive on dry hill
sides but is confined almost exclusively
to marshes and shallow bitches where
the ground Is saturated with water. From
this soft ground the roots are easily
pulled up, especially In the spring.
Animals Affected
Sheep, cattle, horses and occasionally
man, are poisoned by the roots and lower
stem Of this plant. When mature the
upper Leaves and stems are not poison
Gus Young plants often have proved
fatal to cattle and sheep. Under ordinary
conditions. however. the roots are the
poisonous factors. practically no stocE
being poisoned unless they have access
TO the roots. All cases OF poisoning thai
have been observed by the Montana Ex-
pertinent Station have occurred as FOL
lows:
/. In blowing up wet. bottom pastures
while the cattle are still on the unplowec
field. This turns up the roots and cattle
pick them up and chew them, seemingly
out OF curiosity.
2. Around springs on mountain side
and water holes INC creek banks whert
the stock tramp out the roots with theil
feet.
8. Where creek banks are washed on
In high water, exposing the roots Of hem
lock plants.
Under ordinary conditions stock ma,
Craze for years in pasture where water
hemlock is abundant and no cases o.
poisoning may occur.
Symptoms
The poisoned animal apparently I
crazy with pain, rushing about and roll
ing over and over. Cattle below auc
moan. grit the teeth, and arch the heae
far back. Death occurs in from Is min
utes to an hour or more after the 'symp'
toms appear and practically no cases re
cover.
Treatment and Prevention
There is nothing that can be lone To-
animals poisoned by water hemlock. Pre-
vention consists In keeping stock ava.
from newly plowed fields where thu
plants occur, and, II necessary, fencint
of springs and water holes where thu
roots are likely to become exposed. TIL,
plant lis easily destroyed by grubhing and
II a convenient watering place for stool
has many OF these plants growing neal
1t, a very little work with a heavy no,
will remove all danger OF poisoning.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
CERTIFIED GRAIN
ACREAGE GROWS
(From Montana State College,

w 700 delds Of registered and certl,
Wv fed grain in Montana, pure seed
growers cooperating with the
Montana extension service and the Mon
tana Seed Growers association are urged
to send their applications in to A. ].
Ogaard, extension a~gronomist, Bozeman,
by June /. Application blanks may be
secured from county agricultural agents
or from the Bozeman ONCE. A complete
list OF all pure seed fields must be In by
June l IN order to arrange for the neces-
sary summer field inspections.
Alfalfa seed growers who have had
fields inspected within the last two years
will receive their application blanks
through the mail. These too should be
filled III and returned to the Bozeman
Office by June /.
The production Of pure seed In Mon
tana has increased rapily since the. be-
ginning OF the crop Standardization pro-
gram IN the state In 1919. The year
when the work was started there were
two fields OF pure seed. last year there
were 627 fields producing registered and
certified small grain and alfalfa. The
registered and certified seed produced IL
foundation stock used In planting ap-
proved seed fields and there are several
hundred Of these scattered throughout
all OF h important grain producing Sec
lions OF the state. This improved seed Il
being used In ever increasing amounts to
plant commercial fields.
Montana's crop improvement and cror
Standardization plan is receiving atten-
ton OF many other western states. Al
ready q number OF states have adopted
ideas from the wor kin Montana and at
least n state has taken the entire plan
as 1t Is and put 1t into operation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
War ON Pine Beetle

An army Of 100 men is to be employed
in the campaign against the mountain
pine beetle infesting lodgepole pine
stands on the west side OF the Big Hole,
Assistant Forester Elers Koch states,
Twenty-four crest officers from this dis
trict have been detailed to act as leaders
OF the campaign. scouting for infested
trees and supervising the work. Clyde
Webb Of the district Offices mas gone to
the Big Hole country to assemble sup
plies and make preparations for the COM
ing Of the forestry army, which Is ex-
pected to plunge into the work soon.
The activities will be carried on until
July /. 1t is planned to cut all infested
trees in the strip OF 80 to 40 miles long
on the west side of the Big Hole, which
has been invaded by the pine beetle. The
trees will be cut in long lengths and
decked. Then the decks will be burned
SO as to destroy all the larvae and bugs.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
Road Fund Slashed

Reduction of a million dollars In the
amount authorized to be spent for for
est highways and forest development
roads has been ordered by the budget
bureau at Washington. d. c.. George
Lutz, assistant chief engineer, said while
in Missoula a few days ago. This cuts
the total amount which may be spent
for that purpose during the next fiscal
year, beginning July /. to @7,500,0 600 for
all districts of the forest service. During
the present fiscal year, which ends June
80, forest highway and development road
expenditures are estimated at %. 200 900
and the amount Of money to be spent
from all road funds will be $40. TOO. 900
While the forestry program had contem-
plated spending $8, SOC, 900. this will be
cut to $1,000. 900.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
BIG DEMAND FOR
MONTANA GRADS.
(From Montana State College)

OF THE men who will graduate in
agricultural education at Montana
" State college this spring, 10 VIII
be employed in Montana schools,
three in North Dakota and one in Ne
braska, M. j. Abbey, head Of
the department Of agricultural education
at the college. Many calls for Montana
men to teach 6mith-Hughes agriculture
In n%eighboring states have been received,
some from as far away as CALIFORNIA and
New Mexico.
Following are the men who Will teach
agriculture in Montana next year: Her.
bert Winner of Great Falls will teach at
Cascade; Adolph Hartwig OF Forsyth. at
Red Lodge; Robert Totell OF Great Falls
at Deer Lodge; Ronald Axtell OF Gala
tin Gateway, at Missoula: Louis Babe Of
Livingston, at Wilsall; Edgar johnson Of
Bozeman at Miles City; Lyle Roessler Of
Windham, at Bozeman; Ralph Mowery OF
Bozeman, at 6imms; fillmore Rick OF
Bozeman, at Browning and Paul LeCornu
OF Rtchland, at Waller.
George Finley of Mt. Vernon, Washing
ton; Fred Long Of Hanover and A. H.
Brawner Of Potosi, Wis, will go to North
Dakota, and Orlando Paterson OF Jordan
to Nebraska. Jack Travis Of Bozeman
will take up newspaper work In Great
Falls.
The demand for Montana State COL
lege graduates for Smith-Hughes work is
increasing every year, says Mr.. Abbey. So
far this spring 36 calls have been received
from eight western states-12 from
North Dakota, five from Nebraska, eight
from Iowa, two from New Mexico. three
from Washington, two from Arizona. two
from California and two from Idaho,
There are not enough graduates to meet
the demands, Mr.. Abbey advises.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
Making Pine Line Survey

"A survey for o pipe line from the Baker
gas Acid to Marmarth, N. D., is now being
made coincident with the resumption OF
drilling at the Bull Dog OIL and Gas
company's well in which a large flow OF
gas was found last year. The drilling is
under the direction Of John Langloh and
is being done with a rotary outfit. Two
crews are employed and the hole Is being
deepened at q rapid rate. The well Is
now down approximately 1000 feet. Gas
from this we'll has q gasoline content,
but 1t is not believed that the quantity
available is sufficient to make natural
gasoline production profitable unless
some new means of extraction is dig
covered.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
(From Montana State College,
Water Hemlock

w yATER hemlock somewhat resem-
\A/ bles the common garden parsnip;
w indeed 1t is often called wild
parsnip or water parsnip. 1t is
a perennial, growing from year to year
from q short, thick root-stock or under
ground stem. which bears a cluster Of
thick, 1eshy roots. The stem grows to a
height of from two to five feet and
branches freely. 1t is hollow except at
the nodes where the leaves are attached
The leaves are doubly compound and
each lealet is long, narrow and finely
toothed along the margins. The flowers
are very tiny, greenish white and borne
In dense compound clusters on the tips
of the branches. They usually open late
in July n August.
The poisonous principle. ~cicutoxin, is
found In the roots and the young plants.
1t is powerful in its action and a very
small amount Is fatal.
While 1t is commonly stated that water
hemlock is easy to distinguish from other
plants, people very frequently confuse 1t
with several other plants.
First. cultivated parsnip that has
grown wild. Some believe that parsnipa
unde such conditions are poisonous. but
1t has been positively determined that
such is not the case. They probably got
this reputation from mistaken Identified
ton. The garden parsnip has yellow
flowers. broader leaflets and a tap root
instead of a cluster of roots. Further
more, water hemlock is almost always
found In marshy land where the garden
parsnip is not likely to get a start.
Second. a kind OF parsnip known bot
anically as Westinghouse. This plant
grows In the woods and is seldom over
one or two feet high and branches but
slightly. The flowers open in late May
and June, one to two months earlier than
uyofar hornlnCk Tho loa6ofg ara broader
than those OF water hemlock. 1t Is not
poisonous to stock.
Third, a plant known ~botanically as
Stun. This plant likewise grows in
marshy places, thus adding to the con-
fusion. 1t resembles water hemlock in
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20
About Farming
(From Montana State College)

TN 1925 Montana shipped 1416 carloads
Of fruits, vegetables and potatoes.
L which wa 40 carloads more than
the year before, according to figures
-of carload shipments by the United
States department OF agriculture. This
does not include carlot shipments Of
canned fruits and vegetables. Potatoes.
apples. dry beans, mixed vegetables. on
ions and cabbage made up the greater
part OF the total for the state.
Beekeepers Of the state are holding q
series of meetings to determine whether
or not they will Join other intermoun-
tain states in q cooperative honey mar
keting plan Under h direction Of the
recently organized Intermountain Coop
erative Honey Producers association. The
meetings are being held at Stanford,
Hardin, Billings. Manhattan, Helena,
Great Falls. K~alispell. Lone Pine, Hamil-
ton and Missoula.
E. G. Ferguson. former Smith-Hughes
agricultural instructor at Havre, has been
appointed assistant county agricultural
agent. He started work early In May to
aid with the spring extension program
in Pondera county. He will be trans
ferred to other counties during the sea-
son to become familiar with agricultural
conditions In different parts OF the state
Mr.. Ferguson was brought up on a farm
in North Dakota and came to Montana
three years ago. He Is O graduate OF
North Dakota Agricultural college.
Winter wheat came through the winter
with comparatively no loss in Madison
county except In one community where
the surface method of planting was used
last fall. Furrow drill planting hal
proved SO decidedly superior this year
that it is expected that practically all Of
the next winter wheat crop will be plant
ed by this method.
The majority Of farmers Of Fergus
county arc taking nc chances with smut
his year, reports d. B.. Noble, county
agricultural agent. In the Grass Range
community practically 80 per cent Of the
farmers have treated their seed wheat
with copper carbonate dust before plant
ing.
David Lea g. Son, prominent dairymer
of Steveusville, have recently added one
of the best bred Holstein bulls In the
country to their herd. The new herd
sire's -four nearest dams have an annual
average Of 1l97.54 pounds Of butter tx
their credit.
Twenty acres of land last year pro
duced more han two thousand dollars
worth OF seed corn for j.. M. Roberts Of
Crane, Richland county. Mr.. Roberts II
the leading farmer-corn grower in the
county. He came to Montana In 1871
and has grown corn ever since then. Hi
seed corn has brought him an average Of
%. rs per bushel and he has received
from Is to So bushels per acre.
Farmers Of the Noise community, Lake
county. have started their drive against
the Mormon cricket. Poison bran bait
and sodium arsenite dust are being usec
to combat the insect. Other district,
where crickets have become TROUBLESOME
are planning similar campaigns.
A stockman OF central Montana fed ouI
a carload Of th-ree-year-old steers las
winter on alfalfa, timothy hay and cot.
tonseed cake. He received ten dollars
per hundred at shipping point and hi
steers averaged 1850 pounds.