Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-03-17
ASKOV

Miss Anna Paulsen left yesterday
for Minneapolis to seek employment.
Chris Petersen, west of town, an
auto mechanic, has been added to the
force at the Askov Garage.
Carl Miller and family left Monday
for West Denmark, Wis.,, for a short
visit, Mr.. Miller's mother being quite
ill.
Erode Andersen, principal of the
school at Duquette, spent Sunday in
Askov visiting at the home of his
cousin, Mrs. v. S. Petersen.
Nels Johnson and Oscar Rolstad
came here last week with a carload
of farm horses from South Dakota
which they are rapidly selling to far
mers here.
Quite number of Askovites Jour-
ned out to the Frank Rasmussen auc-
tion Saturday. Anker M. Simonsen
bought fine team of horses which
he paid $2S5 for
About SO carloads of hay of about
IL to Is tons each have been shipped
into Askov during the winter and on
Monday carload of straw was ship
ped here from Charlesville, MINI.
Mrs. John Meyer and two children
came here Sunday from Persia, Iowa,
for visit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Knud F'eldtmose and to
help celebrate her mothers birthday.
The snow pillow has been given a
back seat now and the road grader
taken it's place. The sun and wind
have done wonders. the last few days
but there are many places that are al
most impossible.
Mrs. c. N. Show who had visited
here nearly month at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. A. P. Jensen, left
Monday for Minneapolis to visit there
a few days before returning to her
home near Springfield.
Owe Krag who has been working
several months in the woods near
Harris, returned to his home here
last week for a short visit before go
ing to North Dakota where he expects
to do farm work again this summer.
Another farm deal was closed here
several days ago when Jorgen and
Peter Jorgensen bought the E. Mall
ing 80 acre farm which adjoins that
of their father, H. c. Jorgensen, AZ
miles northeast of town. The new
owners have already taken possession
and are we'll acquainted with the
place as they rented it last year.
The purchase price was a little over
$4,000.
l. M. Plumb, who is better known
here as a wrestler, but is a mechanic
by trade, is now working at the Gill
lespie Garage in Cambridge. He spent
Sunday with his family near Bruno,
coming up from Cambridge by car.
He left the car in Askov, on account
of the bad roads, making the balance
of his journey by train, and got the
car here again Monday morning. Mr..
Plumb plans on working at Cambridge
till July and will then, accompanied
by his family, journey back to Oregon
from whence they came nearly two
years ago.
About fifteen local business men
were present at meeting held in the
bank Tuesday evening for the pur-
pose of discussing the showing of free
movies again this summer. The Of
ficers in charge last year gave re-
port of their activities and same was
accepted The same officers, con-
sisting of F. Clarey Nielsen, president;
A. Gravesen, secretary; and Albert
Johnson, treasurer, were reelected
the coming season and it was decided
to put on a series of six free movies,
which makes a shorter season than
last year. There will be no movies
during fair week and chautauqua
week. Watch further announcements
in the American.