Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-28
ASKOV

Carl Miller and family visited in
West Denmark, Wis.,, Saturday and
Sunday.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Clegg Saturday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Birkholm came
over from Midtown, Wis.,, Sunday and
visited with friends and relatives
here until Wednesday.
Walter Simonsen who is employed
in Minneapolis, visited here Sunday
at the home of his brother, Anker M,
and father, H. Simonsen.
J. r. Petersen commenced last week
to learn the art of running the local
hardware store so as to be more able
to take full charge June LIST.
Chr. Hyldahl has been busy the
last few days cleaning up on his lot
and stalking out the location of their
house. They will start excavating for
the basement this week.
The Askov Construction Co. crew
that went to Medford, Wis, last week
to start construction of a school build
ing there returned again right away
on account of some delay IN having
the contract signed up.
Ralph Gravesen has taken position
as lineman for the local telephone
company, starting at same last week.
He was in Minneapolis the first of
the week and drove up a new Ford
roadster with light delivery body for
the company.
Mrs. J. ]. Jensen. is having an auto
matte water pressure system install
led at her home, which includes hot
and cold running water in the kitchen
as well as in the basement, and a
complete bath room outfit. An addi-
tional large cistern is also being con-
structed to insure plenty of water.
The section crew of the Great Nor
thern railway have been busy lately
planting a string of willows along
the west side of their track through
town, which will make good snow
fence in time, besides improving the
appearance materially. They plan on
making several more improvements
along the right-of-way this summer.
Miss Ellen Sorensen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sorensen, came
up here from Minneapolis Monday and
is now busy becoming acquainted with
the local telephone switch board as
she will be one of the operators after
May first when her father takes
oh oho
rarily staying at the A. Gravesen
home. Miss Sorensen has had several
years experience as operator in a
Twin City telephone office, so is not
new at the job.
Carl and Henry Hyldahl started
out this morning for Solvang, Calf,
with G. L. Wosgaard's furniture on a
one-ton Chevrolet truck which is also
for Mr.. Wosgaard. The trip has been
postponed several times on account of
impossible roads, both locally and
further south; even under present con-
ditions they will very likely have diff
ficulty in getting through. They are
well equipped for emergencies as they
have a nice bed arranged at the top
of the load under a canvas. They eX-
pect to be back in about three months
Viggo Jensen and Robert Kuhle,
who have been taking course at
Grand View College, Des Moines,
Iowa, the past winter, came to Askov
Friday, via auto, for a few days visit
at the home of the formers mother,
Mrs. J. J. Jensen. They left again
Monday in auto for New York City.
Mr.. Kuhle has a position as second
engineer on a White Star line excur-
sion boat and Mr.. Jensen will also
be employed on the same ship. The
excursion leaves New York the first
part of May on an IS months trip
around the world, making stops at
all ports and places of general in