Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-01
ASKOV

Rev. o. G. Fillinger of Bruno, was
caller in Askov yesterday.
Mrs. MAIDS Nielsen was in Mime
apolis over the week end to seek
medical attention.
neapolis Saturday for few days visit
with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller and Miss
Ellen visited relatives in Minneapo-
lis from Friday till Sunday, and also
did considerable shopping at whole
sale houses.
The local school was closed Thurs
day and Friday to give the faculty an
opportunity to spend Thanksgiving at
their respective homes which quite
number of them did.
Frits Frederiksen is preparing to
leave Saturday for visit to his ma
tive country, Denmark, and will sail
Jens Krogh, leaving Dec. z.
After several days of fine mild
weather a cold wave came across
this territory yesterday and sent the
mercury down to as much as eleven
below zero, the coolest day so far
this season.
o. j. Bagne of Minneapolis, rep
resentative of the Minnesota Anti
Saloon League, was in Askov yester-
day and made arrangements for the
presentation of a unique program
a dramatic debate on the wet and
dry issue entitled "Can the Law be
Enforced?" 1t will take place at the
ID. B. S. hall on Wednesday evening,
Dec. IA. The debate comes well re-
commended. 1t will also be presented
at Bruno on Dec. Is and at Willow
River on Dec. 16.
The local Ford dealers have been
busy the past few days fixing up the
front part of the old hardware store
building to be used as display room
for the new model Ford and where
they will explain for the first time,
Friday, Dec. 2, the many features
of the new model and take orders for
same. They have been taking orders
for cars for some time on a money
back guarantee if not satisfied.-The
following have placed orders: Chris
Eriksen, Louis Olsen, Joseph Zoller,
v. S. Petersen, H. B. Kilstofte, and
Charlie Larsen a truck.
A. G. Rutledge, field representative
of the Duluth News Tribune, has been
in Askov the past few days. Mr..
Rutledge or doc" Rutledge as he is
better known to the newspaper boys
and girls of the state, does consider
able writing for the News Tribune,
and is right handy at it. He will
also accept subscriptions to his paper
when folks absolutely insist" that
the News Tribune is the daily news
paper that they would rather have
than any other one in the state and
are sold" on the proposition. When
folks start talking about the super
ior value of Twin City dailies then
he is ready for an argument and will
show up the good qualities of the
News Tribune which by the way has
made big improvements in late years,
but if they are subscribers of the
Duluth Herald and they like that
paper he says nothing, because that
is also a Duluth paper and neigh
bors must cooperate and work to-
gether" says Doc. Just how he
has acquired the title of DOC" is
not known to the writer, but perhaps
it is because he has been secretary
of the Northern Minnesota Editorial
Association for so many years, has
been very active in its circles and is
considered a doctor in that group.
Anyway he is a real human fellow
to meet and is frequently full of
sthe Dickens.
Through an oversight mention was
omitted last week about the burning
of a set of Askov farm buildings.
liver Holm and son, James, who have
been living one mile north of town
for several months, had just recently
moved onto the former Martin Nor
Jensen farm, northwest OF town, which
they had purchased some time be-
fore. Just week after the moving
over there they had the misfortune
to lose all buildings and contents by
fire-saving only their team of hor-
SCS. He wv AHes4 lda JaSI ldlu III
a supply of winter clothing and were
preparing to go to the north woods
to work this winter. While standing
in the yard pumping water, they dis
covered that their house was burst
ing into flames and had gained such
Roadway that it was impossible to
enter the building. The barn was
not far from the house and with the
wind in the right direction it was
only a matter of minutes before that
was in flames also. 1t was all mass
of charred ruins in a short time and
all they had left was the old work
clothes they had on and their team
of horses. There was no insurance
carried on the buildings and only
$3.50 on the contents, so their loss
is quite heavy, especially in view OF
the fact that they had just purchased
all their clothing for the winter and
also a set of new harness.
Parent-teacher meeting at the