davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
NORTHWEST OF HINCKLEY
School District SO.


Otto Gruett left on Wednesday
morning last week for Anoka, where
he is receiving medical attention at
Klein's Sanitarium. 1t was found that
Mr.. Gruett had ulcers of the stomach.
He will remain there for three weeks,
after which time he is expected to be
so far recovered that he can come
home Gordon Gruett is assisting with
the work at the Gruett home during
Mr. Gruett's absence.
Otto Zuadtke's little daughter had
the misfortune of breaking her arm
last week. However, she is recover
ing as quickly as can be expected.
Peter Rosga and son, Edward, who
have been husking corn at some point
in Iowa the past season, returned to
their home Sunday.
A number of friends enjoyed a
pleasant evening last week at par
ty given by the Zieglers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Legion Not To Take Dry Poll

Indianapolis-The American Legion
poll on the "wet and dry" issue will
not be taken, Edward e. Spafford, ma
tional commander, told state adju-
tants and commanders, meeting in a
national conference here. Spafford
said the poll would have to be ordered
by the national executive committee
and he will not bring the matter be-
fore the committee, which meets here
in January. with me-" Spafford
said, "the question simply is one of
UNFOLDING the Constitution of the
United States, of supporting the
hands Of the government"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
.DUXBURY

FritzKalley has been quite sick the
past week, and has been under DR..
Freymillers care Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Schmidt have been helping him
during his illness.
Mr.. WATSON and ]. Ludwig made a
trip to Markville Friday, snow-plow-
ing the road. They returned Satur-
day.
Mrs. WATSON, Lillian Anderson,
Mrs. Norman Matson, Elsie Glienke,
and Mrs. Van Alstine spent last
Thursday at the r. Shute home. 1t
was the Clothing Project day, but as
only half of the class ventured out
through the snow drifts, the lesson
was postponed until next Tuesday.
The day was spent in visiting and
sewing quilt.
Albert Anderson, Jr, is working in
the print shop in Markville.
Russell Anderson returned home
last Saturday from Elkton where he
has worked since last spring.
Lillian Anderson and Donald and
Minnie spent Sunday afternoon at the
A. M. Anderson home.
Harlo Matson of Fort Smelling,
came home last week to spend a
month with relatives and friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
ENGAGED FOR
FARM WEEK AT THE "U'

University Farm is preparing fol
the annual Farmers and Home.
makers Week Short Course which
will be held January 16 to Fl inclu.
sive. This course is chief, in point
of attendance and variety of subject
matter considered, of the Is short
courses held through the year at the
farm, all in charge of DR.. A. v
Storm, director.
Several outside speakers have been
engaged to assist the university staff
in presenting the programs of in.
struction and entertainment. Those
who have already made pledges tt
speak are:
F. D.. Farrell. president of the
Kansas State Agricultural College.
William OXley Thompson, former
president of the University of Ohio.
DR.. L. D. Coffman. president of
the University of Minnesota.
| w. G. Coffey, dean of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. University of
Minnesota.
H. N Wheeler of the United
States Forest Service. Washington.
d. {.
George c. Humphrey. chairman of
lH0 ulNlSlOIl Oh animal nuSDdnufy,
| University of Wisconsin.
J. F. Reed. president of the Min
nesota Farm Bureau Federation.
A. j. Ogaard of Bozeman, Mont,
president of the International Crop
Improvement Association.
Miss Eloise Dawson of the Ma
tional Electric Light association of
New York City.
Mrs. Bess NJ. Wilson. member of
the board of regents of the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Sewell of Indi-
ana, chairman Of the home and
community work of the American
Farm Bureau.
The Minnesota Farm Bureau Fed,
Grafton will open its annual meeting
at University Farm on Tuesday, Jan,
uary II. A dozen or more livestock
breeders associations will meet or
Thursday, January 10, and the Min.
nesota Livestock Breeders association
will present a special program the
following day. sThe Minnesota Cror
Improvement association will have 6
program and show. Many other
statewide organizations are planning
meetings for the week.
All the daily classes, entertainments
and shows will be open to the public
without charge. The visitors from
the farm can find lodgings conven.
lent to the campus and can board al
the cafeteria at nominal cost. Re-
duced rates will be given by the rail
roads of the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
A BIT HASTY

The owner of a dry goods store
heard a new clerk say to a customer,
mo madam, we have not had any for
a long time"
With a whitening glance at the
clerk the employer rushed up to the
customer and said, 1--WE have plenty
of everything in reserve, ma'am; plen-
ty upstairs"
The customer and the clerk looked
dazed. Then the proprietor, seeing
that something was wrong, said to the
customer: Excuse me, what did you
ask for?"
The woman answered, why, I said
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
FINLAYSON

Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Shafer and
Eleanor and Mr.. and Mrs. V. E. Sha-
fer visited Sunday at the Geo Newbert
home in Mora.
At meeting of the village council
Monday evening, Ed Arth was APP
pointed mayor to fill the unexpired
term of D. P. Lockwood
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph McAllister Wis
tied at the Emil Nordstrom home
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Hugo Wickstrom left Monday
morning to visit a week with her
daughters in Duluth and Proctor.
Miss Winifred Buggie left Sunday
afternoon for the Cities where she
visited friends and relatives.
The Elbow Lake school is giving a
Christmas program on Dec. 10th, to
which all are invited. Lunch will
be served after the program.
The ladies of the Catholic Guild
wish to thank all those who helped
make their food sale Saturday such
a great success.
Word was received here that Mr..
and Mrs. Earle Blomquist, who live
in West Duluth, were very unfortu-
nate in losing their home by fire We'd
nesday night of last week. Mr.. Blom-
quist had gone to work when the
fire was discovered, and Mrs. Blom-
quist just had time to call for help,
pick up the baby and get out before
hn1cn hI1y. int
was saved. An overheated furnace
was thought to have caused the fire.
Mrs. Blomquist was formerly Miss
Fern Wickstrom of this place.
Mrs. George De Young returned to
Minneapolis Saturday, having been
called here by the serious illness and
death of her father, D. P. Lockwood.
Owing to the bad road conditions
the D. P. Lockwood funeral was held
Friday from the village hall, instead
of out at the church. A very large
crowd attended and there were many
beautiful floral offerings.
Miss Ada Bowser who is employed
in town, spent the week end at her
parental home.
DR.. Ehmke called to see Mrs Rose
Teich Sunday. She has been quite
i'll with the flu.
Remember the Christmas sermon
at the M. E. church Sunday, Dec 10,
by Rev. Clark. Sunday school will be
held at 1000 a. M, and preaching
at HOO. You are invited to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Arthur Nelson returned to
Minneapolis Monday. She was called
here by the death of her father, D.
P. Lockwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Nordstrom Wis
tied at the Otto Neitz home Saturday
evening.
The local school was closed last
Thursday on account of the severe
storm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
M'Nary Bill Is Reintroduced

Washington-The ground work for
another farm relief battle was laid
with the reintroduction by Senator
McNary, Republican, Oregon, of the
McNary- Haugen bill, slightly modified
from the form in which it was vetoed
last spring by President Coolidge
Senator McNary, who will be chair
man Of the senate agricultural com
mite, met some of the objections
which the President voiced to the old
McNary-Haugen bill, but he is stick
ing by the controversial equalization
free provision as a means of raising
funds to market the surplus crops.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
COOLIDGE Saves $4O0,00O.00

Washington-Calvin Coolidge will
not have to worry about keeping the
wolf from the door when he leaves
the White House on the fourth day
of March, 1929. Practicing the same
economy in his private life that he
has insisted upon in governmental
expenditures, President Coolidge will
go out of office with a moderate for
tune, amassed for the most part dur.
ing his occupancy of the White House.
Personal friends estimate Mr.. Cool
idge's stake" at somewhere between
100000 and 100000, not large for
tune as fortunes go in these boom
times, but amply sufficient for the
Coolidges' quiet tastes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Merchants Association To Meet

Minneapolis. Minn.-Merchants of
every retail classification and from
nine Northwest states and several
parts of Manitoba will have the ad
vantage of reduced rail rates Of one
and one-half fare for the round trip
in connection with the National
Merchants associations fourth semi
annual convention to be held in st.
Paul and Minneapolis February 6 to
II. The convention will be held
simultaneously with the twelfth semi
annual Twin City Market week and
visiting retailers will participate in
both activities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Kansas City Gets G. O. P. Meet

Washington-The 1928 Republican
national convention will be held in
Kansas City, beginning Tuesday, June
IL. Deadlocked for hours, the nation
al committee made the choice on the
twentieth ballot. Seven cities figur-
ed in the voting, but for the most part
it was a fight between San Francisco
and Kansas City. At the start, the
Pacific coast city, which had an
nounced it was ready to offer $250,OO0
to defray expenses Of the convention
lot was within four votes of major.
ity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
To Request New Barge Study

Minneapolis-A special bill provid.
ing for a survey of the Minnesota
river will be introduced into con-
gress this session, according to a
message from Congressman August H.
Andersen Of Red Wing, received by
Joseph ]. Moriarty of Shakopee, presi-
dent of the Minnesota Valley I'm
provement Association. The telegram
reads: Introducing special bill pro-
viding for survey of Minnesota river
with the view of providing adequate
channel of six feet in the river and
also providing for construction of
dams and reservoirs to maintain the
channel. The bill will be considered
by the rivers and harbors committee
during the present session of con-
gress." .zt3 .. T. ,p.seseia
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15

Detroit-The wake Of the blizzard
which swept with sub-zero weather
across the country found more than 20
storm-ridden vessels in the Great
Lakes in distress, wrecked or limping
toward port.
Although no deaths were reported,
thousands of dollars of damage was
done shipping, the gale leaving trail
OF smashed shore property, wharves
and ships.
At least one steamer was wrecked;
four were torn from their moorings
and damaged; II others, including
two rum runners, were missing or
over due at ports of destination,
seven were locked fast in the ice, and
six were reported safe after desperate
struggles with the storm.
Wreckage, believed to be from the
steamer Agawa, was washed ashore
at Providence bay, Manitoulin island
although the crew was reported safe
The Canadian steamer, Marian, was
also reported in trouble near Port Ar
thur.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15

Sydney Strike Nearing Settlement.
Sydney-Watersid workers have
agreed to resume work on the basis
of the terms of the existing award
Of the arbitration court. The ship
owners are awaiting a decision by
the principals in London, but are ex-
pected to agree to a resumption Of
work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Mrs. CooIidge's Mother III

Northampton, Mass.-Mrs. Elmira
Goodhue, mother of Mrs. Grace Good
hue Coolidge, wife of the President,
was removed from her home to the
Dickinson hospital, suffering from
severe attack of influenza. DR.. Elmer
II. Copeland, Mrs. Goodhue's physi.
clan, said that her condition was seri-
GUS because of her advanced years.
She Is 70 years old.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
ChippeWas Get Interest Payment

st. Paul-Chippewa Indians at Ball
Club, Mimi, have received annual in.
terest payments of $12 each from E
A. Allen, superintendent of the con.
solidated Chippewa agency at Cass
Lake, MINI. Mr.. Allen paid an
nuities to Indians at Federal Dam, at
Onigum, Mimi, December 9, and at
Bena. Approximately $3S,4O0 will be
distributed to Chippewas of northern
Minnesota and Wisconsin. About
1,400 members of the tribe are at
tached to the Cass Lake agency.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Sale of Toys Total ESQ Million

Washington-This Christmas will
find American children plentifully sup
piled with toys. The commerce de.
partment estimated that toys with a
retail value of $3.50, 100000 will be sold
this year and that hardly one-twen.
tieth Of them would be the products
of foreign countries.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15

Geneva-The treaty of friendship
between France and Jugo-Slavia, the
signature of which was followed by a
treaty of alliance between Italy and
Albania, was registered with the
League of Nations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Crew Of Wrecked Ship Rescued.

Halifax, N. S.-Through a storm
tossed sea, the life-saving crew a:
Herring Cove rowed half a mile of
shore and rescued the captain and
crew Of the schooner Chataqua,
which had run on to the rocks dur
ing the storm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Plane Crash Kills Tws

Memphis, Mo.-Lee R. Briggs presi
dent Of the Pheasant Airplane Com.
pany of Memphis, Mo-. and orion
Oliver, student fiier, were killed when
their rlane overturned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
LIVE STOCK SHIPPING

Tuesday is our shipping day, so
look for date at creamery or ask man.
ager.-Finlayson Farmers Live Stock
Shipping Assn, Harold Mack, Mgr.
Phone No. 318. 29w33tf
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Dry Agents Arrest goo

Omaha, Neb.-A cleanup" cam.
paign Of alleged liquor resorts here
has ended with 200 persons under ar
rest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
Two Killed When Plane overturns

Two Killed When Plane Overturns.
Memphis, Mo. = Lee r. Briggs,
president eff the Pheasant Airplane
Co. of Memphis, Mo-, and w. L. DIV
er, student f1ier, were killed when
their plane overturned after taking
of about four miles from here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15
MANY LAKE SHIPS
MISSING in GALE
IL Steamers Missing as Batter
ed Crafts Limp to Port, 7
Locked Tight.

Providence Bay, Manitoulin,
lsIand-One member of the
wrecked steamer Agawa was sue
cessfulIy taken off the wreck,
and the captain and 20 others are
safe on the ice covered ship, the
stern of which is submerged and
battered. The men are reported
In good condition despite IS
hours on the storm swept boat.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-15

to your clerk that we hadn't had any
rain lately."-Girl's Companion.
Nogales international., 1927-11-11
NJ 4 r B LIE

symbolic of the strength of American manhood
which knew no Welding: living
nua who made the sacrifice the bae
of
future generations nation with ideals
resolve at the tomb that great soldier ER
GAS UNKNOWN!
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Benefit Dance
Plans Progress

Plans for the benefit dance to
be given Sunday night at Palm
Garden, Heber, to provide a fund to
care for Miss Flora Hernandez,
who is a patient at Banning sani-
tarium, are progressing splendidly
according to M. Marcot, the spon-
sor of the dance.
As related in the Press last
week, Miss Hernandez has been i'll
for nearly a year and is unable to
care for herself. Her fellow en-
ployees have provided for her for
several months past and have asked
the public to help them.
The dance will start shortly after
I o'clock and n large attendance
is expected. Tickets have been
placed on sale in all parts of the
valley and the response from the
public has been most generous,
Marcot states.
Various agencies throughout the
valley are cooperating to make the
dance success and it is hoped to
realize goodly sum to care for
Miss Hernandez.
Wheat delivered at Fallon. Ne
vada. last week brought $40 ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
HetZel's Work Gets
Highest Praise

Leo Hetzel, pioneer FL Centre
photographer, is exhibiting consid-
cradle pride over a letter received
from Bryan n-Brandenburg Company
of Los Angeles, praising the high
quality of photographs made by
linn to be used for cuts in ola So
lana,' the Central Union high
school annual.
"When anyone produces work
that is unusual as far as quality is
concerned, the letter states, 'we
think they should be told of it. We
human beings are too prone to men
ton the faults Nof others and never
teH them of their good qualities.
"The photographs which you
Lave made for La Solona' to be
used by us as the subjects for the
photo-engraving in this book, are
without doubt some of the best
pieces of the photographer s art we
have ever received. Photo-engrav
crs too often receive COPY which will
not reproduce satisfactorily for
rpaking cuts, but this certainly is
not true of the work which we have
received from your firm.
Leo modestlv states that the sub
iects with which he had to work
Fl Centre students and valley scenes
are as much entitled to praise rs
h:s ability as n photographer.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
.HOn0rs Awarded
TO Local Scouts

Eagle Scout badges. presented to
Chester Collins and Roy sweeney,
We're the high awards given by the
Boy Scout Court of Honor at its
first fall meeting, held at the Will
son school Tuesday night. Field
day prizes, won at the field day
last May, and number of regular
merit badges were also awarded.
In presenting the Eagle rank to
young Collins, it was explained that
he has been n scout for seven years
and is registered as a life member
Of the Five Year Veteran Scout AS
sociation. He is now assistant
scoutmaster of Troop No. 3, FL Cen
trO, which is sponsored by the Ro-
tary Club. of which Frank Bowles
is scOutmaster. He now has 33
merit badges.
Roy Sweeney has been Scout
for four years. He formerly belong
cd at Westmorland, transferring in
to Troop II when his family moved
to FL Centre. He is now senior pa
troll leader for Troop IA, the XII
VANS AiNb' VI tHiS I'll,
Field day awards made were the
prize for the troop making the most
points. which went as for the two
preceding years, to Troop % of Me
Cabe. Milton Finley, who made the
highest individual score, received
the gold medal offered by Scout Ex-
ecutive S. L. McCrory. Wilbur
Coggins, who placed third, was
awarded the silver medal offered
by K. p. Moore.
Other awards made by the Court
included: Norman A. Coggins, see
ond class; Norman Ferguson, first
class and Standlee Rank, swimming
and camping, these lads being from
Troop Z; George Conner of Troop
q, cooking; Henry Moline, first
aid to animals, Evert Moline, cleo
tricity and Burton Brock, woodcarv-
ing, the three latter from Troop %.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
BEWARE THE
COUGH OR COLD
THAT HANGS ON

Persistent coughs and colds lead
to serious trouble. You can stop
them now with Creomulsion, an
emulsified creosote that is pleasant
to take. Cremulsion is a new medi-
When they tried the effect of
Jazz music on the inmates of the
Philadelphia 700, an elephant spilled
a trunkfull of water on the orches-
ira. Consider the elephant as a
friend of man.
cal discovery with twofold action;
it soothes and heals the inflamed
membranes and inhibits germ
growth.
OF all known drugs, creosote is
recognized by high medical authori-
agencies for persistent coughs and
colds and other forms of throat
troubles. CremulsOn contains, in ad-
dition to creosOte, other healing
elements which soothe and heal the
infected mem branes and stop the ir
ritation and inflammation, while
the ereosote goes on to the stomach,
is absorbed into the blood, attacks
the seat Of the trouble and checks
the growth of the germs.
Creomulsion is guaranteed salts
factory in the treatment of prsis-
tent coughs and colds, bronchial
asthma, bronchitis and other forms
Of respiratory diseases, and is ex-
cellent for building ~ the system
after colds or flu. Money refund
ed if any cough or cold is not re-
lieved after taking according to di-
rections. Ask your druggist. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Stiff Punishment
;. For Bootlegger

Staging a raid on the establish.
mont conducted by George DandvS
rs, Greek, on the alley at the rear
Of the Imperial Music store this
morning Deputy Sheriffs McClel-
land and Sharp with Chief Sterling
Oswald brought a small quantity Of
Whiskcv and Dandys back to head
quarters.
Dandys lost no time in getting n
plea of guilty to the charge across
the desk when brought before Judge
Perkins. He told the judge that he
lad never been in the bootleg game
before and asked for the mercy of
the court.
~ II impose a fine of $3.50 with
the privilege of serving it out at
the rate of 81 day in the county
jail and let it serve as a lesson to
you,' the court replied.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Another Paper On
i. p. Circuit


LOS ANGELES. Oct. 27.-The
Huntington Park Signal, following
a steady, progressive growth, today
joined the Southern California fun
leased wire printer circuit of the
United Press.
The Signal was started as a
weekly in 1901. In 1917 it passed
into the hands of J. A. Bowen, its
present publisher and editor. He
changed the Signal to semi-wcek-
" publication in 1921 and to a daily
in 1925.
The local staff of the Signal COW
ers Huntington Park and adjacent
cities in the territory between Los
Angeles and the harbor district.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

On Friday Of last week a doll
parade by the 1-B class proved of
such interest to the lower classes
that the third and fourth grade
teachers asked that the parade Ia
allowed to pass through their rooms.
Twelve little folks brought their
dolls in their arms and in doll ear.
riages. The carriages were decorat-
ed in CAV colors. One little Japan
csc girl had japanese doll dressed
IN the national costume. Each room
considered the parade n real treat.
Those taking part in it were Jean
Prown, Ellen Marie Gianola. Mary
Ellen King, Virginio Mattino'v.
lean Agnes Munsen. Betty Nusiki,
Iouann Nuttall, Mildred Reid, Mary
Ann Riddle. Trudena Seeberg and
John Ehmke. Louann INITIAL
Planned the parade and Mary Ellen
King won the prize.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
No. 1275-Dept. 2
NOTICE
In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial

County of Imperial
In the matter of the Estate of P.
F. Nice, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
administrator of the estate of P. F.
Nice, deceased, has filed petition
herein praying for authority TO
lease real property belonging TO
said estate and consisting of a
dwelling house and lot and further
described as follows:
Lot Eight (s) Block Sixty
One (6D in the Townsite of
Brawley, said County and
State.
and that said petition is hereby re
ferred to for further particulars.
And further notice is hereby Civ
en-, that said petition will be heard
on the Eleventh day of November,
1927, at ten o'clock of said day at
the court house in El Centre, said
County and State and in Depart
ment II of said Court.
And further notice is hereby Civ
en- to all persons interested in said
estate to appear at the time and
place hereinbefore mentioned and
show cause, if any they have, why
the order prayed for in said petition
should not be granted.
C. G. MOUSSEAU,
Clerk of Said Court
C. P. Harrison, Deputy Clerk.
Dated October 21st, 1927.
Oct 26t10 |