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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-20
Needle Workers Moo "Wednesday

Hungarian needle trades workers
will meet Wednesday, p. m. at $50
East S1st St. Ben Gold and Louis
Hyman will speak.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
HIGHWAYS BRING
TOURISTS TO FAIR
Showing of State Products Adj
vertises Minnesota All Over
America.

Good roads, by bringing long dis
lance tourists to the Minnesota State
Fair, have become a very effective
agency in advertising Minnesota.
At the State Fair last week, there
were cars from New York, Texas, Cal
ifornia, Saskatchewan, and almost all
the other states and provinces. Cars
from the central western states were
counted by the hundreds. Ten or if
teen years ago, State Fair visitors
from other states were a rarity, ex-
cept from points close to the Mime
sofa line.
Visitors at the fair saw collec-
tion of the best products of Mime
sofas farms, forests, mines, factories,
and homes. Those who saw these pro-
ducts at first hand got a truer and
more lasting picture of Minnesota
resources than any indirect method
can give. They will go home and tell
others of the great variety and quail
ity of foods and other essentials of
life produced in Minnesota.
Many of the out-of-state visitors
at the fair were tourists on the way
back from the Ten Thousand lakes,
but hundreds of others had made the
trip specially to see the fair.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
HARD HITTING GIVES
VICTORY TO ASKOV
Final Score AskOv II, BerOun Z.
Locals Get 20 Safe Hits, Be-
roun IA. HyldahI Pitched
Heady Game.-GOod Support.

Last Sundays baseball game be-
tween AskOv and Beroun, played on
the Askov diamond. was one filled
with action. The ball was hit hard
and often and it was interesting to
watch. Simonsen, Askov's sturdy
little third baseman, the first batter
up. slammed out a two-bagger, and
that was a good beginning for the
way the home boys continued to hit
the pill during the two hours of en-
tertainment. Up to the end of the
fifth inning the game was quite even
and it was nip and tuck, the score
being then to in AskOv's favor.
Beroun had played in little bad
luck, having several times had men
on bases but were unable to connect
for the deciding hit that meant runs.
]. Hyldahl was pitching good ball
and had fine support. Jupe Johnson
was also pitching steady ball but was
not accorded the support that Hyl-
dahl got. In the sixth inning the
fireworks started and Askov hit any
thing and everything that Johnson
put over the plate, gaining S runs in
that frame, and in the next inning
when Goltz was put in to relieve
Johnson. The change of pitchers how
ever did not seem to help matters
any as the local boys were bent on
setting up their batting averages con-
siderably, and they did. ]. Hyldahl,
besides pitching well, batted a per-
feet 1000, getting three hits out of
three times to bat, one of which was
a three-bagger and another a two
Dagger. Carl Jensen got a hits out of
5 times to bat and S. Sorensen got 1
hit in once up.
In the ninth inning Hyldahl eased
up a little, the score being then II
to in Askov's favor, and Beroun
secured runs in that stanza.
Following is the box score:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
KILLED IN
The FIELD
Skull of James Jacobson at
Holyoke, is Crushed
When Hay Stacker Falls.
Death Resulted Immedi-
ately.

A fatal accident took place near
Holyoke Tuesday forenoon at 11:3O,
when James Jacobson, a single man
in the fifties. was knocked over by a
hay stacker and his skull crushed,
death being instantaneous.
James Jacobson, whose home was in
Iowa, came to Holyoke several months
ago and had since been staying with
his brothers, John and Andrew Jacob
son. the former a married man, and
was helping them with the farm
work The well known Jacobson hill
on the road just out of Holyoke, and
on the way TO Superior and Duluth,
along the Great Northern railroad
route, is alongside of the jacobson
brothers place. They were about to
stack hay Tuesday and were erecting
a tripod for that purpose, using, a
team of horses to lift the legs of the
tripod. James Jacobson was steady
ing one of the legs and in some man.
ner it slipped and the apparatus fell
on him with the result that his skull
was crushed and he died Immediately.
Two of the Jacobson brothers, John
and Andrew, are old settlers in the
Holyoke community. Funeral ar
rangements had not yet been learned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
DID WELL IN BOYS,
GIRLS CLUB WORK

Pine county again scored among
the highest counties in the state in
boys and girls club work. The
County Club Exhibit took second prize
by losing out to Hennepin county by
only two points. This is the second
year that the county has taken second
place. Muriel Ziegler of Hinckley
takes the honors by being declared
the champion bread judger in the
state. Marian Jacquis and Nellie
Nichols of Hinckley won the State
Championship in the Health Contest.
Robert Curtis of Pine City won 7th
place in large class with a grade
Guernsey calf Denver Baldwin of
Henriette took 9Th place with his
yearling Holstein heifer. Ellsworth
Carpenter took 18th place with a pure
bred Chester-White gilt. The stand
ing of the garment and poultry teams
have not as yet been received. I'm
doubtedly these teams will take a
placing when the reports return.
The boys and girls of Pine county
are setting pace for the adults and
wherever they go are giving Pine
county good advertisement. 1t is
hoped that the parents and schools
will give more time to the boys and
girls club work next year so that the
good work carried on so far can be
improved.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
ACCIDENT
is FATAL
Seven Months Old Child
Killed Near Pine City in
Auto Mishap Sunday
ROhlf Exonerated From
Manslaughter.

An automobile accident which oc-
Cured last Sunday afternoon cost the
life of the 7-months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kilgore. The &C
cident occurred about two miles
southwest of Pine City on the st.
Croix road at approximately the same
place where Mrs. B. w. Ferguson was
seriously injured some six weeks ago.
The Kilgores were driving east
when they met a car driven by George
Rohlf who lives southwest of Pine
City. The ROhlf car in coming
around the curve. skidded and
bumped into Kilgore's car, throwing
it off the road and overturning it.
The baby was thrown under the side
of the car and crushed so that death
occurred almost instantly.
George Rohlf was placed under ar
rest shortly after charged with GRIM
inally reckless driving and man
slaughter. At the coroner's inquest
held on Tuesday however, Mr.. Rohlf
was exonerated from the charge of
manslaughter but was required to
make settlement to the extent of
$1,000 and funeral expenses. He at
once paid this amount to the Kilgores
and the case was settled.
Mr. and Mrs. kilgore are young
married couple and have the SYM
pathy of the entire community in the
loss of their little child.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
PINE COUNTY REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

w. D.-F. A. Duxbury and wife to
T. V. White. Cons $4,000. NJ
of SEA of Sec. 6-41-17. Ogema
w. Outward Beaudry and wife
to Warner Wahlquist. Cons. $4,000.
Part of Lot of Aud. Subdivision of
Sec. 4-45-17. Nickerson.
w. D.-Martin Olson to Vail Barnes
Cons. $1.O0. SWA of NEA and SEA
of NWA of Sec. 27-43-2O. Finlay-
son.
w. DR.. E. Witter and wife to
John A. Oldenburg. Cons. S1.00. Lots
7 and 8. Block 3, Finlayson.
w. Deco. w. Empey and wife
to Great Northern Railway Co. Cons.
100000. Lot 10, Block 165, Hinckley.
w. D.--Aletta M. Lenton to Frank
G. Koch. Cons. $1.00. NW14 of
NWA of Sec 31-43-17. Keene.
w. DIV. P. and Jas. H. Hogan
and wives to Union Presbyterian
church, Kerrick. Cons. $1.OO. Lots
9 and 10, Block 4, Kerrick.
W. D.-Paul A. Swedenburg to
Francis c. Swedenburg. Cons. $1O0.
NJ of NE14 of Sec. 29-42-21. Dell
Grove
w. DIV. H. Hamlin and wife to
Leonard r. Ferguson. Cons. $4,000.
Lot 1 of Block AZ, Pine City
w. Dbl. P. Webb & Co. to First
National Bank, Sandstone. Cons.
$1,0S7.OO. Lot of Block 10, less part,
Sandstone Quarries.
w. D.-Emil Lindquist and wife to
Vera A. Carlson and husband Cons.
S1.O0. So of SEA and NW14 of SEA
of Sec. 1-43-21. Pine Lake.
w. D.-Vera A. Carlson and hus-
band to Geo. E. Rice. Cons. $1.00.
So of SEA and NW14 of SEA of
Sec. 1--43-21. Pine Lake.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
LARGE BARN NEAR
PINE CITY BURNS

A large barn on the Hoffman farm
northeast of Pine City. was destroyed
by fire early Saturday morning. The
fire was caused by lightning striking
the barn during the thunder storm
that occurred.
About 2 a. m. members of the Hoff-
man family were aroused by the Sc
we're lightning and thunder. The fire
was discovered shortly after it origin
ated. The Pine City fire department
was called upon but owing to the
heavy condition of the roads could
not take their equipment to the fire.
The fire was discovered in time to
enable the Hoffmans to remove all
cattle and horses from the barn but
about fifteen tons of hay were burned.
The loss was not covered by insur-
ance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
EMPEY BACK IN PINE COUNTY

Geo w. Empey who was formerly
cashier of the Farmers & Merchants
State Bank at Hinckley, is now back
in Pine county. He and Mrs. Empey
are temporarily occupying a cottage
at a lake near Pine City but will
move to Hinckley as soon as they can
get into their house For the past
four years Mr.. Empey was secretary
of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce
Association. Most of his time last
winter was spent at the state capitol
in connection with delinquent tax
matters before the legislature for the
Bemidji association. Their daugh-
ter. Miss Edith Empey, is teaching at
Springfield, S. D.
Mr.. Empey will make Hinckley his
headquarters and will look after the
banking interests of Isaac Hazlett of
Minneapolis, who is connected with
over 80 banks out over the state. Mr..
Hazlett was president of the Farmers
& Merchants State Bank of Hinckley,
at the time Mr.. Empey was cashier.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15

advantage of this occasion to tell his
guest that he had enjoyed reading his
story of Norwegian pioneer life in
America. Giants in the Earth,
which was recently published in an
American translation and Immediate
ly scared to the rank of "Best Sell
ler" Professor Rolvaag said that
he found the president far more talk
ative than he had believed on the
strength of the popular impression of
his typical taciturnity.
Found Dead.
Charles M. Lundgren. II. a native
of Sweden, known far and wide as an
inventor of mechanical devices, dis
appeared from his home in Morris
town, N j., several weeks ago. Last
week he was found dead beside a
brook in the woods about two miles
from his home. He had died from
exposure Mr.. Lundgren is credited
with having invented among many
gas mantle. In recent years he had
become an eccentric and also was a
sufferer from partial paralysis.
Spectral Film.
Carl Alstrup. famous Danish comic
actor, has sold his invention of a So
called spectral film to an American
movie syndicate for one million dol
lars; he divides the honor of inven-
tion--as well as the money--with his
collaboration. Viggo Jensen, a civil en-
gineer. The inception of the film
is described thus by Mr.. Alstrup:
"One afternoon Mr.. Jensen and 1 were
idling in field, gazing into the
clouds, and suddenly l was struck
sible to construct an apparatus that
would receive the colors in the same
way as the human eye sees them.
Well, then we made the machine, and
that's all there's to it,"
''The Shoppers" Met.
1.-The Shoppers, a society comprised
of descendants of the Norwegians who
came to the United States in 1925
aboard the Stavanger sloop. "Restau-
rationen", met a few days ago at
Sandwich, ILL.,, for their second an
nual gathering. The organization
was formed in connection with the
Norse-American Centennial celebra-
ton in 1925 and is sort of Norwe-
gian-American Mayflower society.
Paper Changes Hands.
The "Svenska-Amerikan Poster"
whose absorption of 'Svenska Folkets
Tidning" of Minneapolis has been an
nounced in these columns, last week
was sold TO an organization which is
to be known as Poster Publishing Co.
of Minneapolis. The president of the
company is Swan ]. THrnblad who
was the founder of the paper and for
3S years its actual leader until he
disposed of it in 1920. He is now
again in charge of the paper and its
plant, and has associated with him
group of prominent Minneapolis
business men, most of them of Swe-
dish birth or descent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15

sent through him. Mr. Barfod has
made his offer conditional on various
promises. for instance, that his fam
lily be taken care of in case attempts
to revive him should fail, after all.
The Sacco and Vanzetti executions
Danish press a heated discussion for
and against capital punishment, and
while there is much disagreement on
this score, there is practical I'M
animity in the opinion that electro
cution merely stuns but does not ex-
tinguish life.
Lag Election Held.
Rev. f. S. Eidesvik of Maynard,
Mimi, was elected president of the
Sondhordlandslaget at a reunion of
natives of the Sondhordland district
in Norway, at Humboldt, Iowa. last
week. 1t was the sixteenth annual
meeting of this organization. The
meeting was very largely attended,
and number of topics of peculiar
interest to the members as we'll as
pertaining to conditions in the old
home district were discussed.
p. G. Creutz Dead.
Pehr Gustaf Creutz, druggist, and
for many years a prominent citizen
of Wausa, Neb., died few days ago,
20 years old. He was born in Swe-
den and came to the United States
when II years old. Mr.. Creutz who
took active part in the work of Swe-
dish-American organizations in Me-
braska, had been the proprietor of the
Wausa drugstore for 35 years.
Weiss Back Home.
hagen, Denmark, has returned to his
home after having been a delegate
to the international Congress on Soil
Conditions recently held in Washing
ton. In interviews with the press
Professor Weiss spoke very enthu-
siastically of impressions gathered by
him. while he made a tour of the
country aboard a special train placed
at the disposal of the congress dele
gates. The immensely Of the country,
it's amazing wealth, the distances.
the crowds and what he characterized
as 1.-THE typical modesty of the Amer
cans, had, he said, overwhelmed
him.
Rslvaag Guest of Coolidge.
A few days before President Cool
idge broke camp in the Black Hills,
he invited o. E Rolvaag, Norwegian
American author Of Mortified, Mimi,
to visit him, and the president took
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
TO FIGHT INCREASE
IN FREIGHT RATES

An increase in freight rates on dali
ry and poultry products, which, if
granted, will cost the producers of the
state of Minnesota many thousands
of dollars annually, has been asked
by the carriers in petitions placed be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, according to the Minnesota
Creamery Operators and Managers
Association.
That association has entered a pro-
test against the proposal and has
joined with other dairy and poultry
organizations in filing counterclaims
for reduction from the present rates.
The officials of the Minnesota
Creamery Operators and Managers
Association have announced that a
representative of the association will
be present at the hearing of the case
which will be held in Chicago during
the latter part of September and will
assist in the attempt to secure lower
rates for Minnesota's greatest indus
try and thereby effect an enormous
saving for the farmers of the state.
The association is also expanding
every effort to Illustrate plan to
raise the minimum carload weight
from 10000 pounds to $4,000 pounds.
This, the association believes, will
work hardship upon the small local
creameries and will give the larger
shippers of butter an unfair advant-
age over the small local organizations
which join with other shippers in Or
der to make CARROTS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
mWdalm@tonLe
b. " EDaley
supsu tpnos,a ASSOCIATION stelk

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Presi-
dent of the United States is at home
in the official residence at 1900 Penn
sylvania Avenue. Politics and it's
numerous sidelines show signs of in
tense activity. The official family,
Cabinet members, are reporting for
duty after vacations. Political hy-
sierra will not be manifested until
Congress convenes three months
hence. The agitators of movements
and booms are already entrenched
and preparing for the Presidential
campaign of 1928.
Mr.. Coolidge finds himself in a re-
modelled White House. The repairs
cost approximately 100000, but the
place is worth the investment. Wash
ington society is particularly curious
to note the decorative schemes as ap-
proved by Mrs. Coolidge. Local in
terror decorators have been asked to
hold up renovations of many palatial
homes in order that their owners may
follow the White House vogue. With
many candidates for the Presidency
in the limelight the social whirl will
attempt to "lionize" the favorites in
the hope of being close to the Presi-
dent" when the lightning of elections
marks the man for the place.
Speculation turns to the future of
the organized dry" movement with
the passing of Wayne B. Wheeler.
Official Washington knew Wheeler as
a militant crusader backed by the
most powerful lobby in the world.
Senators and Congressman came to
the office of the dry" dictator to see
him which is the reverse of usual
Legislative tactics here. Those
charged with the responsibility for
prohibition enforcement, as well as
the Legislators, are watching with in
terest the reorganization of the Anti
Saloon lobby, for it means much to
the representatives from "dry" dis
trictS.
The prospects of calling a special
session of Congress to handle the
legislation necessary for the rehabil-
itation of the Mississippi flood region
are dwindling. The complete report
of the engineering commission carry
ing recommendations will not be
available until November. This
means that the Appropriations Com
mittee and the Budget Bureau must
examine the estimates which of ne
cessity call for the expenditure of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Overcome by the cold water of the
English Channel, Mrs. Clemington
Corson of New York-better known
among her Danish compatriots by her
maiden name, Mile Gade-was
obliged a few nights ago to give UP
her attempt to swim the Channel
from England to France. Last year
she successfully swan from France
to England. Mrs. Corson was too
exhausted to talk about her attempt
but her husband who was with her,
said that she had entered the water
at South Foreland S:56 in the morning
and was taken aboard the convoy
ing boat at 6:36 in the evening hav-
ing been in the water for 9 hours
40 minutes. When the iciness of the
water forced her to abandon her at
tempts. Mrs. Corson was less than
four miles from the coast of France.
New Museum Gifts.
The Observation-Disclosures Pioneer
museum at DEBORAH, Iowa, this week
received a consignment of 26 museum
articles. illustrative of life among
Norwegians in former days. These
articles are the gifts of the Sandvig
collections and the Hadeland museum
in Norway, and are all from the Hall
1ngdal district in Norway. Previous
" the DEBORAH museum received
earlier this summer-similar gifts
from the Gudbrandsdal district, and
a third consignment is about to be
shipped from Telemarken, Norway.
Olof J. Engstrand Dead.
Rev Olof J. Engstrand, formerly
for twenty-eight years pastor of the
First Swedish Baptist church in
Brooklyn, NJ Y. died last week in
Chicago, II years old. He was
native of Sweden and entered ministry
in that country. After coming to the
United States he first preached in
Three years ago he retired from &C
two service, but still filled pulpits oc-
casionally. Mr.. Engstrand at one
time was president of the Swedish
Baptist conference of America.
A Challenge.
Ahorkild Barfod, an author in Den
mark. has publicly invited the state
of Massachusetts, to electrocute him
so that he will be able to prove his
theory-and that of a great many
European physicians-that electricity
In the CHAIR" does not kill; he main
tains that the victim always dies dur
ing the autopsy and as consequence
of that, not because Of the current
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15

millions from the Federal Treasury.
The Congress in legislative assembly
must wait for the recommendations
of these agencies. 1t is argued that
the best that could be expected of an
extra session would be political talks
and little legislation
Industrial organizations and groups
of taxpayers are meeting here this
month preparatory to submitting
their arguments to Congressional
committees in behalf of a reduction
in income taxes. Leaders of major
political parties predict some revision
in rates but await the estimates of
public revenues and expenditures.
An effort is made to break down
party lines but all parties need the
credit for matters of this Importance
The budgets of the Army and Navy
will give recognition to developments
in aviation. The flights across the
Atlantic and the Pacific bring the
question of ornaments into sharp re-
lief. Some profess to see favorable
weather conditions for defense as not
one of the westward flights across the
Atlantic have been successful. The
Improvement in aviation however dis
counts hopes for immunity from this
direction. Suggestions are made for
the extended use of airplane carriers
on battleships and possibly on liners
and merchant marine. The casual
ties of recent attempted flights have
brought demand for laws to regulate
stunt flying. 1t may be necessary
to have an International conference
to cover the subject properly.
Many years have passed since
Conservation" was a live topic in
Congress. In the days when Clifford
Pinchot clashed with the then Secre-
tary Ballinger, the discussion of the
subject brought bad blood" within
the official family of President Roose-
welt. The controversy over Boulder
Dam and other irrigation and power
projects will be followed by plans for
the conservation of oil and coal. The
government engineers and other agen-
cies feel that there has been too
much waste in oil. and records show
that our supply is not inexhaustible.
The increased use of oil and gasoline
burning machines has caused drain
on the OIL fields. Legislation cover
ing these subjects will be on the cal
ender this year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-15
VETERINARIAN NOW
LOCATED IN HINCKLEY

DR.. A. w. Nylene, an accredited
veterinarian has now located perman-
emily at Hinckley to do private prac-
and is coming here with good recon-
mendations from Clinton, Illinois.
where he has done some practice
since finishing school. Dr.. Nylene
will be able to take care of the ac-
credited herd testing and will fill a
need which has been badly felt in
Pine county. Up to date there has
been only one licensed veterinarian in
the county.