Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-06
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Ports today.
Fred Christensen bought 1925
Ford touring car from the Service
Garage. last week.
Harold Sorensen and ALT Utoft of
West Denmark, Wis, visited here
Sunday at the Martin Sorensen home.
DR.. H. E. Levin reports the birth
of baby boy last Friday morning
at the o. Plaisted home, south of
Bruno.
Mrs. l. A. Ecklund's mother who
has been visiting here for some time,
returned to her home in Chicago,
Sunday.
B. Rasmus Petersen has completed
a new silo on his place southwest of
town, and now has it we'll filled with
ensilage.
The Rebekah lodge is to have a
whist party at the town hall next
Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th, to
which all are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niels M. Mortensen
of Luck, Wis, visited at the home of
the formers father, Morten Morten-
sen, from Friday till Tuesday.
Rev. Valdemar Brus who is visit
ing relatives here, was operated upon
a few days ago for the removal of
infected tonsils by the local physician
and surgeon.
Miss Hazel Martin came home Sat-
urday from Palisade and visited with
her folks until yesterday when she
left for some point in Montana where
she has secured employment.
e. o. johnson has rented the Ra
mum farm, Az miles southeast of
town, for a period of three years,
commencing March LIST, 1928. Mr..
johnson rented the same place pre-
vious to their departure for Utah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Levin visited
here Tuesday at the home of his
brother, DR.. H. E. Levin. They were
on their way home to Crookston
from Chicago where they had visited
a married daughter. Mr.. Levin is
travelling salesman for the National
Candy Company.
A couple of car deals were mis-
sed last week, same being as fol-
lows: Hans Koed traded his Stude-
baker sedan to Pine City dealer
for new Chevrolet sedan, and the
Pine City dealer in turn sold the
Studebaker sedan to Chris Eriksen,
taking in the latter's wrecked Dodge
car on the deal.
Carl Ranum came up here from
Chicago last week for a visit with
old friends and to look after his
farm interests southeast of town.
He drives milk wagon in Chicago
and is spending his annual two
weeks vacation here. During the
summer of 1926 Mr.. Ranum visited
his native country, Denmark.
At the Young Peoples Society
meeting Sunday evening it was de-
cided to make some repairs on the
assembly hall, the plastering having
fallen down in places, the roof leak
ing and some windows being broken.
L. C. Petersen gave a talk on his
recent trip to Denmark as he did
before recent "Dansk Folkesamfund"
meeting, and explained about the
trip that is being arranged for next
summer to Denmark when several
hundred are expected to make the
journey from all parts of the United
States.
The local American Legion party
at the D. B. S. hall Monday evening
was we'll attended and appeared to
be success from start to finish.
Some we'll chosen games put the en-
tire bunch in the good old laughing
humor which was maintained
throughout. Various comical con-
tests were put on but the one that
probably scored the biggest hit was
the milk sucking contest between Joe
Hald and Laurits Steffensen-each
was given regulation baby's bottle
complete with nipple and filled with
milk and it was some treat to see
them suck. Coffee and lunch was
served and the party ended with
dance.
Frank Krantz returned home Mon
day from a months visit in the state
of Washington. He reports a de-
lightful trip and says that the west
ern country looks good. Most of the
time was spent at the home of his
brother-in-law, ]. A. Peterson, at
Burlington, Wash. Mr.. Peterson has
a Is acre farm on which he keeps
from six to eight cows. The grain
for them is purchased. Mr. Krantz
also visited Matt Degerstrom, at
Sedro Wooley, a brother of Sheriff
Fred Degerstrom. Mrs. Degerstrom
is daughter of Mr.. Frederickson of
Sandstone. On his return trip Mr..
Krantz spent three days at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Niles Jensen, in
Minneapolis. He is now back with
his son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and