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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
DENHAM

John and H. C. Blasjo were Duluth
visitors the latter part of last week.
Emil Ramsey, who has spent the
winter in Wisconsin, is back for a
brief stay.
The Oak Hill Ladies' Aid will be
entertained at julius Olson's Saturday
afternoon, April End. Everyone is
welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hohensee and
son, Lawrence of Isle, spent a few
days of last week at the Swan Leaf
home.
Mrs. Martin Olson visited in Duluth
last week.
Olga Hanson is quite ill with an
attack of pleuro-pneumonia.
Alfred and Esther Lundberg of
Winthrop, came Tuesday of last week
to attend the funeral of their cousin,
Sigfrid Larson. Mr.. Lundberg re
turned home Saturday, but Miss Lund-
berg remained for longer visit at
the Per Larson home.
Mrs. Jos. Suk and Edward and Hell
en- drove to st. Paul last Friday, re-
turning Sunday.
Mrs. A. L. Johnson spent the week
end in Duluth, visiting her mother
and sisters. One of her sisters has
been quite ill, but is now better.
Ellen Larson and Carl Johnson re-
turned to Minneapolis, Sunday, hav-
ing spent the week at the Per Larson
home.
Axel D. Olson was a Duluth visitor
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ribar enter
tanned the Misses Rose Stepan and
Rundquist at dinner Monday evening.
Arthur Evans motored to Duluth.
Sunday, and spent the day visiting
relatives.
Mr.. Fenus, who has been employed
in Minneapolis during the winter ar
rived home last Thursday.
Helmer Larson is on the sick list
this week.
Rev. Ternberg, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Anderson and William, Mrs. Nels Mel
son, and Ernest and Leonard were
dinner guests of Annette Shoberg Sun
day.
Oscar Nelson and Miss Helmarson
of Cloquet, were down Wednesday of
last week. -.-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Acker entertained the
F. e. Anderson family at dinner Sat-
urday evening.
Mrs. ]. D. Carlson went to Duluth
for medical treatment Tuesday of last
week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
Federal Costs Cut PAP Million

Washington-A total of $4,211,201,-
270.41 was provided for current ex.
penses of the government for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, Chairman M.
B. Madden of the house appropriations
committee announced in summing up
financial activities of the recent SEES
sion of congress. While the amount
is $242,6OO,525 below that made avail
able in the present fiscal year, the
chairman said the reduction would
have been only about $100,000,000 if
the senate had passed the second
deficiency supply bill and the public
buildings measure.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24

Northeast quarter of the Southwest
quarter (NEA of SWA) of section
sixteen (16), in township forty-three
(43), of range twenty coy, will be
sold at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash by the sheriff of said
Pine County, at, the front door of the
Court House in the village of Pine
City, Minnesota, on the End day of
May, 1927, at one o'clock in the. after
noon, to satisfy the debt secured by
said mortgage, including said taxes
paid, with attorney fees in the sum
of fifty dollars ($50.00), stipulated in
said mortgage, and the costs and dis
bursements allowed by law upon such
foreclosure.
Dated March 18th, 1927.
ARTHUR H. PEACOCK,
Assignee of Mortgage.
By ALBERT JOHNSON,
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage,
Sandstone, MINI.
MAR. 17-April 2I
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
Life Term for Robbery Upheld

st. Paul-Ruling that the law which
makes bank robbery punishable by life
Imprisonment does not violate any
constitutional guaranty, the State
Supreme Court affirmed conviction OF
Tom Colcord, Johnny Anderson and
Clarence Salmey, sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the $11,5OO robbery of
the Anoka National Bank, Dec. Sth,
1925.
The court held evidence in the
life term imposed upon the convicts
case justified the verdict, and that the
by Judge Arthur E. Giddings was not
cruel punishment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
500 In Mine Trap Escape

Libertyville, Ind.-Between 400 and
500 miners employed in Shirley mine
No. 1, at Shirkeyville, a mile east of
here, crawled to safety through the
airshaft when the ropes lifting the
cages snapped and dropped one of
them 20 feet to the bottom. With the
cages out of commission the miners
only way out was through the main
way. The men filed through this shaft
in orderly fashion and not one was
injured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
League Opens Arms Farley

Geneva-The preliminary converse
lions on President Coolidge's three
power naval limitation. conference be
gan here with the arrival of Lord Rob
ert Cecil, chief British delegate to-, the
disarmament conference. He conferred
with the American ambassador to Bel
GUM, Hugh Gibson.
At the same time the committee on
disarmament of the League of Ma
tons Council, composed of IA nations,
convened for the purpose of working
out a tentative plan for world dis
armament, including the financial and
economic aspects.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
Mexican Rebel Chiefs Executed

Mexico City-The vigorous cam
paign of the government against re
bells goes on undated. Execution of
seven rebel leaders in the states of
Michoacan and Guanajuato is an.
nounced. Two of the men were cap
tured at Paracuaro. They were iden
titled and summarily executed. Four
others were captured after pursuit by
federal forces and shot Immediately
at Sierra Gorda. Fifty-six of their
followers surrendered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
Sinclair Convicted of. Contempt

Washington-Convic by jury
of contempt of the senate, Harry F.
Sinclair was determined to fight his
way to the highest tribunal in the
land in an effort to keep out of Jail.
The multi-millionaire oil operator was
found guilty on each Of four counts
in an Indictment charging him with
refusing to answer questions in the
now historic senate Teapot Dome oil
investigation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Continued from Page u
Fear of Epidemic.


The fact that a student at the Swe-
dish-American Augustana College,
Rock Island, ILL.,, recently died of
scarlet fever and pneumonia prompted
the management to Immediately do
everything possible to avert the pos
sibility of an epidemic; the first step
taken was to order the school closed,
and the next to vaccinate all the 800
students. Since the quarantine was
made effective, one more student is
reported to have died, and several
others are said to have been attacked
by scarlet fever.
Rev. I'll. I'll. Frost Dead.
Rev. H. H. Frost, native of Forst-
macs, M0en, Denmark, died last week
at hospital in Lacrosse Wis; he
was born in 1871, came to the United
States in 1889, studied at Norwegian
theological schools, and was ordained
a Norwegian Lutheran minister at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1894. He
also had been pastor of congregations
at South Omaha, Neb., Sheyanne, N.
annex congregations at Riceford and
Newburg.
Inviting Olav.
Last year it was a Sons of Norway
lodge at Minot, N. D., invited Crown
Prince Olav of Norway to pay North
Dakota visit. Now committee has
been organized in Winnipeg, Manito-
ba, to ask His Royal Highness to come
to that city to attend Norwegian re-
union in the summer of 1928. The
encouragement of Canada has ac-
copied an invitation to the gathering,
and the committee hopes that the
crown prince of Norway may see his
way clear to come, too. In 1925 the
management of the Norwegian-Ameri-
can Centennial celebration made
strong efforts to persuade the popular
crown prince to come to the Twin
Cities. At that time, however, it
was said he could not very well in
terrupt his studies at Oxford univer-
sity in England.
A Mission of Charity.
Rev. Georg Swenson who for many
years was pastor of Swedish con-
gregations in the United States, but
who since 1912 has devoted all his
efforts and time to the alienation of
suffering and poverty in the Bohus-
laen district of Sweden, has arrived
in this country for the purpose OF in
teresting his compatriots in the work
which he directs among the sick and
the INDECENT of Bohuslaen. Mr.. Sven
son appeals to Swedish-Americans
through lectures, sermons and news
paper articles, and is expected to
travel through the greater part of this
country before he returns to his home
New Sailors Church.
Plans, long pending, for the pur-
chase of building suitable as Nor
wegian Lutheran sailors church in
Brooklyn, N. Y, are now being carried
out, advices from New York say. The
edifice now acquired is an Episcopa-
liam church at Clinton street and
First Place, and the price, including
the cost of .remodeling, amounts to
about $4,000, part of which money
mission building now owned by the
Norwegian Sailors Society of Greater
New York. An annex to the newly
purchased church will be converted
into club and reading rooms for Nor
wegian sailors who seek temporary
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
Train SnoWbound for So Hours

Ruthilda, Sask.-Warmer weather
came to western Canada after three
day snowstorm. Seventeen passengers
on Canadian National train who
were threatened with starvation were
released when a snowplow bucked its
way through drifts to clear a path
The passengers had been snowbound
for So hours.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all of our
friends for their kindness during the
illness and death of our beloved son
and brother. We also wish to ex-
press our thanks for the beautiful
floral offerings by our many friends,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
DR.. Cooks Parole Plea Granted

Fort Worth, Texas-A plea for pa
role was granted by Federal Judge
James c. Wilson to DR.. Frederick A.
Cook, explorer, who is serving IA
year term in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth for use of the mails
to defraud. Cooks application for
parole now must go to President Cool
idge for final action.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
California Kills Evolution Bill.

Sacramento, Calif.-The Heisinger
anti-evolution bill, designed to pro
hibit the teaching of Darwinian
theories in the public schools, is dead.
defeated in committee
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24

More Funds for River Improvement.
Washington-.Secretary Of War Da.
Wis approved the report of the chief
of engineers, allotting $2,225,000 for
Improvement of the Mississippi river
between the Missouri river and Min.
neapolis. Another $3,000,000 is al
lotted for work on the Mississippi be
tween the Ohio and Missouri rivers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24

Benton, Ark.-Eight persons were
reported dead and Is o. 20 injured as
the toll Of a tornado which struck
two miles northwest Of here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
$4,000 Rounds of Ammunition Seized

New Orleans-Three men we're ar.
rested, fleet af IL automobiles seized
and $4,000 rounds of pistol ammun
ton confiscated here by federal ma
cotic agents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24
GRONINGEN

Mrs. Ed Swartz and son, Kenneth,
left Saturday for visit with friends
and relatives at St. Paul.
Miss Mae Benson who teaches at
Dennison, is spending her spring va
cation with her sister, Mrs. A. Erick-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Nystrom and sons
motored up from Minneapolis Satur-
day and are visiting at the Oslund
and Nyberg homes.
Mrs. G. Pearson and daughter ar
rived from Duluth Monday and are
staying with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Severt Haglin.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. Rayner and
family motored up to Cloquet and
spent the week end
Remember the Community club
meets Friday evening, April 1. Come
and bring your friends A program
and debate will be the main features
for the evening.
Miss Ruby Loken of Friesland, Wis
tied school Friday afternoon.
Mrs. George Nelson spent a few
days visiting at Duluth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-24

by the Ladies' Aid, Luther League,
and the Royal Neighbors, and to Mrs.
Hohensee, Mrs. Rye, Mrs. weinberg,
and Miss Person for the music and
singing during the church service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Per Larson.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ L. Anderson.
Leonard Larson.
Ellen Larson.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
Many Volunteered
But FelU Accepted
For Spanish Var
(Coconino Sun of May z, 1899

(Coconino Sun of May z, 1898)
The quota of volunteers from Flag
staff was fourteen men. So many
wanted to go that twenty-one men
were selected to go to Prescott for
examination, and the result was that
twenty out of the twentyrone weres ac-
cepted. The one man not accepted
was j. B. Smith, who was not taken
on account of his age, although he is
able to stand the life of a soldier
probably as well as one of those ac-
cepted.
Colonel Brodie, who will go with
the boys as major, says that the finest
body of men in the two Arizona troops
came from Flagstaff.
The following is the list of the
Flagstaff boys who passed and will
go to the front:
Will F. Wallace, C. C. Jackson, John
A. Morrison, Robert Hicks, c. L. Dan
forth, Howard Marine, j. D. Raude-
baugh, F. B. Sorners, Henry Sell, H.
Howland, Dan Hogan, Lewis P. Petit,
A. H. Klingman, Frank Mccarthy, w.
H. Danforth, w. T. Slemmons, M. A,
Brady, Walter d. Wallace, G. A.
Scharf, Fred Champlain.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
Tests PrOUe This Best
Place for Observatory
Coconino Sun Of Nov. Is, 1866

Coconlno Sun of Nov. Is, 1896)
Two years ago Mr.. Percival Lowell
of Boston, after searching throughout
the west for a suitable place for the
establishing of an observatory found
by testing the seeing" here that it
came more nearly to perfect condi-
tions than any other point, and the re-
suit was the erection of the Lowell
observatory on the hill west of town
Mr.. Lowells special study is the
planet Mars, and the work accom-
plished in Flagstaff in 1894 brought
the Lowell observatory into promi-
nence throughout the world.
In June last Mr.. Lowell commenced
the work of putting up the new tele-
scope, with twenty-four inch glass,
and on July 23rd the study of Mars
began.
For work with the new instrument
the staff Of the observatory has been
considerably increased. DIR. T. j. j.
See of the University of Chicago,
who has done much work on the re-
duction of the orbits of double stars,
undertakes the search for and meas
urement of double stars in the south
ern heavens. He is assisted by Mr.
w. A. Cogshall of Grand Rapids,
Mich. Mr.. D. A. Drew was added to
the staff in the department of Mars.
Many interesting reports on the OBJ
servation of Mars have been reported.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
TlUO GirLs Killed Wild
Cat With Bare Hands
(Coconino Sun Of May 20, 1897

(Coconino Sun of May 20, 1897
Last Monday morning while Muir
ray Carrow, the six year old son of
J. A. Carrow of the Big Sandy, was
playing in swing in the almond or
chard near the house, a ferocious lynx
sprang upon him, pulling him to the
ground. A life and death struggle
now took place between the little fell
low and the animal Taking the lynx
by the ear and one foot he succeeded
in throwing it to the ground and held
it there for a moment, at the same
time calling for help The lynx was
biting the boys hands in a horrible
manner, but with Spartan courage he
held on until his sisters, Josie and
Mary, attracted by his cries, arrived
on the scene. (Josie is now the wife
of Major j. B. Wright of Flagstaff
Ed. note) The animal was now get
ting the better Of the boy when the
two young ladies with their naked
hands as weapons gave battle to the
now infuriated brute, and by throw
ing it to the ground succeeded in hold
ing its paws and head SO that it could
do no damage and then slowly choked
it to death. To overcome the animal
in its death struggle took all the
strength at the command Of the young
ladies, but when it was all over they
did not faint or go into Mysteries, but
proceeded to bind up the wounds of
the injured boy. Miss Josie's arm was
badly lacerated by the brute's teeth
and claws, and the boy shows the eff
fects of his terrible struggle in a
mangled hand and decorations on the
face, head, shoulders and body. His
clothes were almost torn from him.
The animal was one of the largest Of
it's kind and was very fat, indicating
that it was not hunger that drove him
to attack the boy. The young ladies
should receive the government medal
for bravery, for no braver act than
this is recorded in the annals of
American history.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE
HAD l2Xl4 ROOM

(Coconino Sun of Jan. 2S, 1889
The early history of the publi
school of Flagstaff is but a memory
of the first settlers Of the town, ano
from one Of them the information j,
CLEANED that the first school here was
taught by Mrs. j. A. Marshall The
school house was a 12x14 room, bull
of logs, and was built by subscription
and the school teacher was paid by
voluntary subscriptions, everybody
giving literally, so that there was nI
lack of funds TO carry on the school
Five pupils attended the first term
The town soon outgrew the log schoo
house, and q new frame building waS
erected on the present site Of the elec.
tric light plant. Tha building was
added to from time toAtime until ii
consisted Of three rooms. IN 1894 tn
schoolhouse was crowded to its ut
most capacity, and more rooms mus
be had or a new school house be built
It was decided to build a modern
school house and one large enough tC
admit Of a considerable increase in
the school population before over
croWding would again take place The
frame school house was sold to the
Flagstaff Electric Light company and
is now used by them for their plant.
Bonds to the extent of $4,000 were
voted for the erection of a two-story
brick building, and the result is the
finest and most convenient school
building in northern Arizona.
The building is 1880 feet. The
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
Bloody Work By An
Indian Desperate

(Coconino Sun of Feb. 26, 1889
8 A few days ago Samuel Rucker, a
well-known cattleman of blackberry,
discovered the burned fragments Of a
two-horse wagon in a ravine about
ten miles southeast Of blackberry.
The ironwork of the wagon and har-
ness had been covered with earth.
Rains had uncovered part of the re-
mains and by a little exertion Mr..
Rucker brought to light parts of the
harness, wagon springs and iron, sill
yer knives, forks and spoons and
pieces Of calico Under a oush nearby
was found two revolvers that had
been through the fire. A few feet
away from the wagon was depres-
sion in the ground resembling hast
ily made grave Not having tools nee
essary to prosecute his investigation
further, Mr. Rucker thought it best
to notify the officers of his discovery.
Under-sheriff Cohenour was told quite
recently by an Indian that Indian
Kate, Wallapai, who lives at Hack
berry, had killed four white men, the
bodies Of two of whom had been found,
but he was unable to state where the
bodies of the other two were. Our
readers will remember the finding of
the remains of man named Welch on
the track a few miles east of Hack
berry a few days ago, and at that time
foul play was strongly Suspected, but
nothing was developed by investiga-
ton. The Indian alleges that the
unfortunate man was killed by Kate,
in blackberry, his body placed on a
horse and carried up the track several
miles and then left to appear that he
had been killed by the cars. The 9TH
er murder was that Of q prospector,
whose bones were found two years ago
and several Indians arrested for the
crime. Nothing came of the investi-
cation into this crime, the Indians
being discharged. The sheriff's office
will make a thorough search in the
matter and if possible Indian Kate
will be punished for his crime. The
men who met death at his hands have
all been strangled and their identity
will probably always remain secret.
blackberry people report that the In
dians are saucy and impudent at that
place and need curbing badly. A lit
tie toning down will do these aborig-
ines good.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
Rough Riders Leave
For Spanish Var
(Coconino Sun Of May Z, 1898)

(Coconino Sun of May Z, 1898)
There was an exciting time at the
depot Saturday morning on the de-
parture of the volunteers for the cow
boy regiment.
The platform at the depot was
crowded with relatives, friends and
patriotic citizens, all encouraging and
cheering the brave boys in their start
to the front.
A short talk was made to the volun-
teers by E. S. Clark, and three times
three cheers were given the boys who
soon expect to don the blue. The day
coach of the train was decorated with
bunting by a crowd of cur enthusias-
tic citizens, and the train pulled out
amid the cheers of the crowd on the
depot platform.
The Winslow quota of ten men were
aboard the train.
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
GOVERNMENT FARMER
WITH INDIAN AID TRIES
TO CAPTURE TUBA CITY
Continued from Page 4l


may lead to a collision between the
Indians and the settlers.
This much can be said in favor of
the condition of things. Before the
government sent sub-agents and farm
ers among the Indians there was no
trouble between the Indians and set
tiers, and that trouble is due largely
to the officiousness of the agents.
Parties who arrived from Tuba City
Wednesday say that Rogers goes
around with an armed guard Of six
Navajos and it is intimated that if
Ashton Nebeker returns he will prob
ably be sent to the happy hunting
grounds and that if officers are sent
to make arrests they will be made to
leave that section in a hurry.
Since writing the above, telegram
has been received by E. S. Clark from
the secretary of the interior saying
that the agent for the Navajos had
been instructed to restore Mr.. Nebeker
the land taken away, pending investi-
cation.
The secretary of the interior has
also ordered a rigid investigation
made in regard to the action Of In
dian Farmer Rogers in taking an
armed force Of Navajos and forcibly
taking possession of the lands of set
tiers. Rogers will probably have
enough to keep him busy explaining
his actions to the department, SO that
before he has his report completed
the settlers will have their crops
gathered without further interference
from him.
lPaoers was fined 5000 and given
six months in jail by Justice of Peace
Milligan Of Flagstaff, and appealed
the case.--Ed. note.)
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
Sassy Conductor

(Coconino Sun Of March 81, 1922
There is conductor on the A. &
P. road who is principally noteworthy
for the absence of two natural quail
fications, viz, hearing and politeness.
Noticing the new stream that lately
made its appearance from the San
Francisco mountains, he asked of a
Iounger on the depot platform, what
is the name of that creek? The
stranger replied, River de Flag. The
ticket puncher looked at him sec
ond, with a scowl upon his counten-
ance, and exclaimed in stentatorian
tone of voice, Instead of tagging a
river to find out its name I'll flag
some other id fool and see if he
is as big a chunnp as you are"
The Coconino sun., 1927-11-25
Shot Woman, Released
Because He Vas Drunk
(Coconino Sun of Aug. 6, 1898)

(Coconino Sun of Aug. 6, 1898)
John Drane, while intoxicated, shot
and killed young colored woman at
Williams last Sunday afternoon.
Drane visited the home Of his vic
tim and because Of his drunken con-
dition was elected from the house.
This angered him greatly, and in his
drunken frenzy he procured a Win
chester rifle and started for the house
from which he had been summarily
dismissed On his way he met the
colored girl coming up the street, and
without a word he leveled the gun at
her and shot her between the lungs,
killing her instantly.
There were witnesses to the muir
der, and in few minutes the officers
of the law and about half a dozen
citizens Of the town were in pursuit
of the murderer who was soon cap
tured back of Clancy's saloon
(Drane was acquitted en- the ground
that he was Temporarily alcoholical-
~ insane. Ed note.)