Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-12-08
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MIS-. MdgnuS Hansen, northeast OF
town, is ill with pneumonia.
Einar Mosb@k of Chicago, visited
at the home of his parents here Sun
day and Monday.
Axel Birkholm of Luck, Wis, Wis
tied over the week end with friends
and relatives here.
Mrs. C. P. Nelson left Tuesday for
Minneapolis where she will visit
friends and relatives for a short
time
Tilman Larsen left last week for
the northern part of the state where
he expects to work in the woods this
winter.
Chris Eriksen and family moved
into their new home (the former Mar
Jus Hansen residence) Sunday and
Monday.
Carol Mae, the little two and one
half year old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hedge B. Kilstofte, is ill with
pneumonia.
Bennett Larsen and Clarence Jen-
sen returned Sunday from Nebraska
where they had been husking corn
for few weeks.
Einar Nielsen and Jorgen Jorgensen
who have been husking corn near
Newell, Iowa, for several weeks, re-
turned home Friday.
Thorvald S. Jensen bought slight
1y used Chevrolet coach from the Ser
vice Garage Tuesday, turning in his
used touring on the deal.
Erode Brus writes the American
that he and his family are now 10
Gated at Veneta, Oregon, where he
is occupied at his trade as barber.
Miss Cecilia Rorvig of the local
school faculty, was confined to her
bed the first part of the week; Mrs.
Manford Nelson substituted for her.
Miss Alta Clausen who has been
employed in Minneapolis for some
time, has returned home. Her sister,
Miss Alice, will remain in the Mill
City till Christmas time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigurd Mosbek, across
the river in Finlayson township, are
the proud parents of another baby
girl which arrived on Nov. %. They
now have a nice family of four child
ren-two girls and two boys.
Sunday, Dec. 4th, marked the
birthdays of three persons in this
communicates. Ludwig Mosbak, J.
C. Jensen, and Thorvald S. Jensen.
Relatives and friends called at each
of the homes and good social times
were had.
Phillip Wilkinson who works with
the Minnesota Power and Light Com
pany construction crew, fell off the
truck Tuesday and dislocated his
right shoulder. He had it attended
to by the local physician and while
the arm is sore, he is able to do some
work.
Werner Clausen and Hans Petersen
returned Monday from the Elk Horn
and Extra, Iowa, neighborhood, where
the former has been doing farm work
since last spring and the latter has
worked for several weeks at husking
corn.
The electric light crew Is work
ing full force here again and expect
to have the various farms hooked up
for service in the course of four or
five days. The first farmers to get
the service we're Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
christensen, the current being turned
on there Tuesday evening.
A real old time snow storm swept
down over this territory Tuesday eve
ming and increased in severity yes
terday, resulting in that the local
school was closed Wednesday,, the
rural mail carriers did not attempt
to make their rounds, and the rail-
road trains were delayed several
hours. The temperature yesterday
was about 10 degrees below zero and
and this combined with strong gale
and drifting snow made traffic almost
impossible.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. C. Holz and
children came here Friday from
Spring Brook, N. D., and Immediately
took charge of the C. Eriksen restaur-
ant which they have rented for per-
iod of three years. Mrs. Eriksen has
conducted the business for nearly
five years. Mr.. and Mrs. Holz are
experienced restaurant and hotel
people, having been engaged in that
business at various places for many
years. They are living in the rooms
over the Eriksen warehouse. Later
on Mr.. Eriksen will rearrange the
rooms over the store and install heat
and running water in six rooms that
will be used for transit trade; there
will also be bath and toilet on the
second floor, and it is planned that
Mr.. Holz will be in charge of the
rooms.