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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-03-17

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bitang besurrano tolvaj kivAlasz-
totta a harem hgjobb kaibatot 5
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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1927-03-17
HA HAZAT

HA HAZAT
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ingatlana van; vagy Jo telket, far
mat ohajt vasarolni-en megbiza
tasat lelkiismereteSen elinteZem.
Hazak berbe kiadok.
Ha tolem telket vesz S annak
arat kifizeti, penz nelkul epitek
ARA.
SZILAGYI IMRE,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

COMMISSIONER TO BE
APPOINTED MONDAY

Now that Fred Degerstrom, who
was county commissioner from the
Fourth district, has been appointed
sheriff Of Pine county another person
must be appointed to fill the unex-
pired term of county commissioner
and County Auditor Andrew P. Edin
has served notice on all the township
chairmen and village presidents of
the Fourth district to meet at Pine
City on Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
to make the choice.
Former County Commissioner
Frank w. Stepan of Willow River, and
E. B. Greenwald, chairman of the
Finlayson township board, are leading
contenders for the position. There
was also some talk of Ed Olson of
Sturgeon Lake. coming out for the
position but it is understood he has
withdrawn. There is nine townships
and five incorporated villages in the
Fourth commissioner district so if all
those eligible to vote on the appoint
ment of a commissioner are present
Monday there will be fourteen votes.
Much politics has been in the air the
last few days and the situation has
been well canvassed by the leading
aspirants The appointment will be
for a year and half. up to Jan. 1.
1929.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
SANDSTONE DEFEATS
BASS LAKE BY 4 TO /
Close and Interesting Base Ball
was Played.-Payilion Opened
at GrindstOne Lake-0ther
Quarry City News.

The much footed baseball club OF
Bass Lake played at Sandstone last
Sunday and the score was to / in
favor of Sandstone The Bass Lake
boys did very well to hold the score
down as low as they did. Shuler did
the pitching for Bass Lake and was
in great form. Ed Larson threw fol-
Sandstone and performed in his usual
heady manner. Manager Carlson is
negotiating with the Greedy baseball
team for game here next Sunday.
Ruby Dutton and Nellie Briggs
formerly of the Rubinell Confection-
cry & Lunch, have discontinued their
business here and opened The Dine
and Dance Inn at the pavilion at
Grindstone lake. Refreshments and
dancing every afternoon and evening
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Bulls of Mime
apolis, accompanied by Mrs. Husband
arrived at Sandstone Tuesday even
ing. They will accompany Mr.. NJ
Bulls and his daughter, Mrs. Daisy
Martin, on a few days outing on the
Great lakes.
Miss Violet Mulholland is having
two weeks vacation from her duties
at the First National Bank
d. T. Dunweber of the Minnesota
Power & Light Company, left Satur-
day for Echo, Mimi, where he will
spend his vacation.
Miss Venita Jones returned to Min
neapolis Sunday after spending few
days visiting at the Fritz Gabrielson
home.
Miss Edythe Moll of Minneapolis,
is spending two weeks vacation at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Walfred
Peterson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
CAR CRASHES BURNS
TWO WOMEN ESCAPE

While returning to Askov from
Sandstone Friday afternoon, Mrs.
Chris Eriksen, driving their Dodge
sedan, accompanied by Miss Peggy
Cramb of Milaca, who is visiting
here, had a very narrow escape from
serious accident.
Just after passing Mrs. A. Madsen's
place, Mrs. Eriksen said she thought
something went wrong in the steering
gear. and started to slow up. They
were travelling at a fast rate of
speed and the car started swerving
from one side of the road to the other
and just after striking a small hole
it made turn to the left and plunged
head-on across foot ditch, striking
the opposite embankment with such
force that it turned a somersault and
bounced back onto the edge of the
road, landing on its side. Miss
Cramb was sitting beside the driver
but after the car came TO stop she
found herself in the back seat and
at first thought her neck was broken
but it was only a cord that was
sprained. Both extricated themselves
from the car which caught fire and
together they ran over to Mrs. A.
Madsen and were given first aid there.
Help quickly arrived and the wo-
men were taken to Askov but Mrs.
Eriksen was soon taken to the doctor
at Sandstone for an examination as
she was suffering considerable pain.
1t was found that blood vessel was
burst in one leg and that she was Sc
verely bumped and bruised all over
her body and will have to rest
for at least a week Miss Cramb
had only a few scratches and minor
bruises.
The gasoline line On the car evil
IDENTIFY broke as the machine was in
a mass of flames almost at once and
was totally destroyed before anyone
arrived there. The car was not in
sured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
COULDN'T FOOL HIM

The attenuated, almost cadaverous
appearance of Senator ingalls, was
once the occasion of turning a joke On
him in a most unexpected manner. A
friend of his, a doctor in Atchison,
h ad been much pestered by a newsboy
who was accustomed to rush uncere-
moniously into his office and persist
emily urge him to buy paper. One
day the senator and his friend were
seated in the latter's Office when the
boy was heard coming up the stairs,
and the doctor determined to play a
trick on him. Going to a closet he
got an articulated skeleton and placed
it in his chair. Then the two con-
spirators quickly withdrew to an in
ner room. In came the newsboy, and
his precipitation carried him directly
up to the desk before he saw what
was in the chair. When he caught
sight of the skeleton grinning at him
a cry of terror. fled through the door
and down the stairs to the street.
The doctor, who had suffered from
the boys persistence, was highly
amused; but ingalls, felt some SYM
pathy for the unfortunate urchin, par
ticularly when he saw him standing
below crying.
Come up here. my boy" he called
from the window. I'll buy paper"
But the newboy crying harder than
ever, blubbered out between his sobs:
mo. stree! i won't come up. You
can't fool me, even if you have put yer
clothes on!"-Every body's.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
Our Wddinpt
3y " KDaley
upp~l lpnussa assocsse. sze9

Washington, July 13.-Perhaps the
most closely guarded telegraph wire
in the country is the connection be-
tween the White House here and the
temporary executive offices at Rapid
City in the Black Hills. Two trusted
operators are kept busy during the
business day and work more than reg
difference in time between the two
Offices. These private lines carry
messages which, if known to interested
parties, would play havoc with the
plans of the government and some
times the information could be used
to financial advantages as inside tips
are always in demand at good prices
in the investment markets of the
country.
In other years when the President
was on vacation he was located with
in a nights ride of Washington which
permitted special messengers to bring
his special mail direct in sealed pack
ages but now distance prevents the
expeditions exchange of written COM
munications. The air mail. at its
best, is still uncertain as recent ex-
periences of White House officials
have shown.
Though the large oil companies
have signed a truce on the gasoline
price war the furry will undoubtedly
have an aftermath when Congress
convenes in December There is talk
of legislation dealing with the conser-
walton of oil and the Tightening of
leases, especially with the obvious
need of increasing naval oil reserves.
The Federal Oil Conservation Board
has been giving close study to this
problem with view to recommend
ing certain legislation to the Seventh
eth Congress In the hope of con-
serving our domestic supply of oil
and Oil products, the Board, through
its chairman, Secretary of the Inter
ior Hubert Work has advocated that
American citizens and capital should
seek production abroad in order to
better adjust conditions of world sup
ply and demand by supplying foca1
markets of the various countries in.
stead of drawing on the American
supply.
The question Of our relations with
Mexico will naturally be involved in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
GAS TAX AMENDMENT
MEET HELD AT PINE

Representatives of % townships of
Pine county met at the court house
in Pine City Tuesday afternoon, and
perfected an organization to work
for the passage of the Gas Tax
Amendment at the next general cleo
ton The meeting was called by
John Ettel. county commissioner from
the First district, who is also chair
man of the Pine County Good Roads
Committee The purpose of the
amendment is to allow the legislature
to pass a law to place one-third OF
the gas tax money in the town and
county road funds.
Officers elected were: John Ettel,
Rock Greek, president; George Rash,
Kingsdale, secretary; e. E. Ellis.
Markville, treasurer:
1t was decided that each township
be asked to contribute $40 toward eX-
penses to carry on a campaign for
the passage of the amendment
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
PASTOR
TO LEAVE AUGUST 1

Rev. Edwin B. Glade, resident Eng
lish and German Lutheran pastor at
Sandstone the past five years has ac-
cepted a call as superintendent of
the Lutheran Children's Friend So
ciety (child welfare work. for Mime
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota.
and Montana with headquarters at
Minneapolis. He will begin his new
work on the first of August. The new
position carries great responsibility
but Mr.. Glade feels sure that the
work will be intensely interesting.
Besides serving the Lutheran congre-
cation at Sandstone, Rev. Glade also
labored with the congregations at
Finlayson. Willow River, Bruno, and
Holyoke.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
SHERIFF APPOINTMENT
GOES To DEGERSTROM
Several Applicants for the Posi-
tion.-DegerstrOm Takes I'm
mediate Charge.-Appointment
Holds Till Jan. 1. 1881.

Pine City, Mimi, July 13.-Special
to the American.-At the regular
meeting of the county commissioners
Tuesday, Fred Degerstrom of Askov,
was appointed sheriff of Pine county
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of R. ]. Hawley. In appoint
ing Mr.. Degerstrom the county board
showed fitting recognition of man
| who has already served his county
well as county commissioner
The board met last Thursday as
per call for the purpose of making
an appointment but adjourned until
Friday afternoon after the funeral
Of Mr.. Hawley had been held. 1t
was first thought that the funeral
would be Thursday, but did not take
place till Friday forenoon. At the
Friday meeting the board did not
come to an agreement on the choice
of a sheriff so adjourned till Tues
day when the choice was made.
Mr.. Degerstrom was born in Sweden
in the year 1874. When young man
of eighteen years he came to America,
coming direct to Minnesota in the
year 1892. He settled first at Sand
stone where he worked in the logging
camps for several years. He became
attached to Minnesota and to Pine
county and decided to take up home
stead in this locality. He selected
an available tract of land near Part
ridge where he settled and has re-
sided since. He is thus one of the
pioneers of Partridge, now Askoy, and
has cleared up and improved farm
much as the average settler in that
community has done. 1t was in 1895
that Degerstrom took his homestead
and he has since increased his land
holdings until he now has a fine farm
OF 40 acres.
Although busy with his farm work,
Mr.. Degerstrom has found time to
serve the public He was elected
to the board of supervisors of Part
ridge township on several occasions
and in 1912 he was elected to serve
as county commissioner. He was
commissioner until 1916 when he was
appointed game warden which posi-
tion he held until 1924 when he was
again elected to the county board
AS commissioner he has devoted
much time to serving his district and
the entire county in an efficient and
business-like manner. He has also
been a member of the school board in
consolidated district number II and
is strong supporter of the public
schools.
Mr. Degerstrom is considerably q
family man having a splendid family
of eight boys and four girls. all of
whom were born on the home farm
near Askov and reside there. He is
known throughout Pine county to be
progressive citizen and well quail
fled to handle the position of sheriff,
being a man of good judgment. Mr..
Degerstrom at once took up the duties
of sheriff and is now actively engaged
in getting a line on the work required
in that office.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

this matter of oil supplies. Mean
while. the Government continues to
press its suit against Albert Fall,
former Secretary of the Interior, and
Harry Sinclair, oil promoter, under
the charge of conspiracy to defraud.
The case will be brought UP in Oc-
tober and three or four other legal
proceedings which were the out
growth of the so-called oil scandals
In Congress of few years ago will
also be aired in the higher courts
within a few months.
One of the busiest Federal agencies
in Washington is the Board of Tax
Appeals. The average citizen is
quick to demand protection and aid
from the Federal government, but
usually rebels at the idea of paying
taxes. Normally honest in business
dealings with other men somehow
there is tendency to cheat in making
out tax returns to the government
The Board of Tax Appeals is not a
prosecuting agency but rather trib-
unal wherein an effort is made to rem
der justice to the taxpayer in instan-
ces where he believes that he has
been oper-taxed The number of these
cases is surprisingly large, and as a
result a considerable organization is
maintained here. Getting money from
tax refunds is truly a difficult and
prolonged task
While the State Department is at
tempting to give its full attention to
the deliberations of the conference on
Naval Armament, now in session at
Geneva, Switzerland, certain groups
Of so-called liberals with headquar-
tiers ia this town are claiming the at
tention of the diplomats by criticising
our relations with Latin-America and
smaller nations. The old cry of i'm
perialism" is revived because Amer:
lean investments are growing in for
eign countries. 1t is expected that
considerable discussion will be given
these subjects in the Senate and House
next winter.
Government departments are work
log quietly and without the interior
ence that usually marks the presence
of the Congress. There is little de-
mand for political favors from the
executive branch of the government
when Legislators are busy at home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
Y. M. G.. A. INVITES
PUBLIC TO SERVICES

The Y. M. c. A. will have a Sunday
service at the Swedish Lutheran
church on Sturgeon lake. July oath.
at 1920 a. m. This service is con-
Quoted by the members of the Y NJ
C. A. Mems Camp each year. The
men will be in camp from July 18th
to 25th.
This service will be featured by
special quartette music and sermon
by DR.. B. D. Edwards, executive secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A. of Duluth.
His topic will be Qualities Essen
tial for the Achievement of Success.
The general public is extended a cor
dial invitation to attend by A. F. Oh
son, director of physical education of
the Y. M. c. A.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
Pine CITY MAN IS
SEVERELY INJURED
Brace in the Hands of Ed Hakes
Slips With Resulting Accident.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Elect Officers

Ed Hakes was severely injured
Monday morning while repairing a
wheel barrow. Mr.. Hakes was en-
deavoring to drill a hole through an
iron strap when the brace slipped and
he was thrown forward with his full
weight on the brace. His chest was
severely bruised and it was thought
for a time that he might have suf-
fered a broken breast bone. He was
unable to speak for over twenty-four
hours, but is now recovering slowly.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekah LODI
ges of Pine City, held joint installa-
ton of officers Tuesday evening at
their hall. The following officers
were installed in the Odd Fellow
lodge: Hubert Hinze, noble grand;
F. W. Eastman. vice grand; Elmer
Carlson, secretary; Harry Haynes,
right supporter; S. Streigl, left sup
porter; L.. F. Appleby, chaplain.
The following were installed by the
Rebekahs: Mrs. Henry Neville, noble
grand; Alice Herdina, vice grand;
Mrs. Ed Hakes, warden; Carmen Kel-
ly. chaplain.
Following the installation cere-
monies, a short program was given
consisting of speeches from the var
ious officers, a pianologue by Beth
Appleby, and musical selections by
seven ukelele girls. w. A. Kenfield,
member of Minneapolis lodge No. 80,
was present and gave stirring ad-
dress on Odd Fellowship, after which
a social hour was enjoyed by all
present.
The board of county commissioners
met in regular session Tuesday and
transacted considerable business in a
short time. After appointing the
sheriff the board took up considera-
tion of the petitions for setting off
the lands of Jens J. Jensen from Dist.
No. IS to II. The petition was al
lowed. The petition of Peter Miller
to be set off from Dist. No. IS to II
was on motion denied. The child
welfare board was given an additional
appropriation of $500 to carry on its
work John Ettel was granted a
license to operate a ferry across the
St Croix river.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North. =

Georg Kirkegaard, civil engineer and
inventor, died last week in New York
where he had made his home for over
forty years. He was born in Copen-
hagen, Denmark. in 1853, and came
to the eastern metropolis when a
young man. After being employed
by Thomas A. Edison in his labora-
tories for some years Mr.. Kirkegaard
started a business of his own, and
during the years that followed patent
ed a number of valuable inventions.
Mr.. Kirkegaard was very active and
prominent in Danish-American af-
fairs. and also was the founder of the
Frederik VIII Masonic lodge in Great
er New York, said to be the only
Danish Freemason organization exist
ing outside Denmark.
On Their Way to North Cape.
On Saturday of this week a party
of eleven American and Norwegian
American newspapermen viii arrive
at Bergen, Norway. whence they will
Immediately proceed to North Cape as
the guests of the Norwegian govern
ment, the Norwegian-American line,
and the Norsemen's League. The
twelfth member of the party. Kristian
Prestgard, editor of ''Decorah-Posten.' v
DEBORAH. Ia, left New York month
ahead of his colleagues whom he
joins at Bergen Saturday. The re-
turn trip from Norway will begin
August TO- Among the editors now
bound for North Cape is Herman Roe.
of Northfield, Mimi, president of the
National Editorial Association.
Arrived at Stockholm.
Having toured parts of Denmark
and the southern districts of Sweden,
the Swedish ladies' singing organiza-
ton of Chicago last week arrived in
Stockholm where they were received
by the American minister, Leland
Harrison. The Swedish-American
Foundation gave a banquet in honor
of the Chicago ladies, and several
concerts were given in the Swedish
capital city. The choir now is trav-
cling northward in Sweden and will
complete the tour late this month,
returning direct to Chicago.
STARS. I'm Denmark.
John Olsen, Danish film director,
has returned to Copenhagen from a
visit at the Hollywood, Cal. movie
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

studies. He announces that Milton
Stills and Colleen Moore will visit
Denmark during the summer for the
urpose of studying at the university
archives some of the unique source
material connected with the early
history of Iceland. This will be
done in an attempt to create histor-
ical atmosphere for the Forthcoming
Left Erickson film. intended to de-
scribe pictorially the discovery of
the North American continent
Fortieth Anniversary.
Rev. E. B. Slettedahl. affiliated
with the Norwegian sailors mission
in Seattle, Wash, this month cele-
brates his fortieth anniversary as an
ordained minister. For eleven years
Mr.. Slettedahl served as pastor to
congregations in Duluth and Fertile,
Mimi. and in 1898 went to the Pa
cific coast where he has been filling
pulpits in San Francisco, Tacoma and
Seattle. He is the founder of the
sailors mission in Seattle and has
been its active leader since its organ
ization in 1915
Industrial Arts Agency.
Recent exhibits in this country of
industrial art works made in Sweden
and imported from that country have
encouraged group of business men
in Chicago to form an organization
/ for the purpose of Introducing Swe-
c OF io1 Y~fc m
public. The company. now about to
be formed. will put the import of
such articles on a large commercial
scale, and feels that it will be pos
slbe to create an extensive demand
for quality articles of this character.
A Son of the Founder.
Rev. DR.. Gustav Christensen who a
few months ago resigned as pastor of
the Holy Rood Presbyterian church
in New York after having served that
congregation for upward of fifty years,
is spending the summer in Denmark,
the native country of his father,
Georg Christensen who founded the
famous Tivoli Amusement Gardens in
the Danish capital DR.. Christensen
has been signally honored by the
present management of the Tivoli
Gardens, for an evenings entertain
ment was designed especially in his
honor, and to commemorate, in his
presence, the name of his father.
Georg Christensen after founding IT,
vo1 went to New York to build the
Crystal Palace, long since demolished.
He returned to Denmark after a few
years, and died in that country.
A. A. Tr0vaten Dead.
A. A. Trovafen. formerly widely
known Norwegfan-American newspa-
per editor, died recently in Fargo, N.
Continued on Page -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
STATE ROADS GET
BULK OF TRAFFIC
Ohio Survey Shows Primary
Highways Carry 57.7 Per Cent
of Total Vehicle Burden.

State highways in Ohio, although
they constitute only Is per cent OF
the rural highway mileage, carried
ST. per cent of the total traffic, &C
cording to survey made by the Ohio
division of roads. County highways,
constituting 27.1 per cent of the road
mileage. carried 1916 per cent of the
traffic, and township highways, which
comprised 500 per cent of the mile
age, carried only 1877 per cent of the
traffic
There are 1900 miles of state
highway in Ohio and the average
daily traffic was 53S vehicles. The
22,991 miles of county highways had
an average of 1872 vehicles per day.
There are 50,S93 miles of town roads
and they carried an average of 26 cars
per day.
In other words. the II, 900 miles OF
state highway carried about one and
one-half times as much traffic as the
73,SS4 miles of county and town roads
combined. Traffic on state highways
was four times as dense as on county
roads and twenty times as dense as
on town roads.
The figures are interesting in Civ
ing an idea of the relative traffic on
trunk highways and secondary roads
in Minnesota. The average traffic on
Minnesota trunk highways at the
last traffic census was 919 cars per
day, or 20 per cent greater than on
the Ohio state highways. Even
though Minnesota has only 1000
miles of trunk highways as against
1000 in Ohio, the total traffic is So
per cent greater on the trunk high
ways in Minnesota than in Ohio. Yet
Ohio has 1.4S0,000 cars registered, or
more than double Minnesota's 635. 900.
Either Minnesota motoristsdrive more,
or traffic is much more concentrated
on trunk highways here than in Ohio.
No traffic count has been made on
secondary roads in Minnesota.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
EASTERN MINNESOTA LEAGUE
Second Half Standings.

Results Last SUNDAY.
Cambridge, Hinckley 8.
Mora 1, Braham 0.
Princeton s, Grasston 0.
Ogilvie II, Isanti 2.
Games Sunday, July LIZ.
Cambridge at Braham.
Mora at Hinckley.
Grasston at Isanti.
Ogilvie at Princeton.