Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-02-17
WILLOW RIVER

Evart Goranson won the Lincoln
medal at the essay contest Friday.
This program was held in the high
school room and Supt. w. w. Kirk
patrick invited the children of the up
per grades In to hear the reading OF
the essays. The contestants were
Evart Goranson, Fern, Rausch, Alton
Rausch, John Walta, Clementine Do
boszenski, and Lillion Torkelson.
Miss Eva Smith, high school instruc-
tor, in fairness to both students and
judges, numbered the essays and read
them. The judges were Mrs E. e.
Clough, Miss Minnie Bochek, and Mrs.
E. B. Linsley.
Mrs. H. p. Webb of Sandstone, was
a guest at the Linsley home Wednes-
day.
Inez Boxell went to Minneapolis
this week end to attend Christian
Endeavor convention and visit rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Lundgren and
children. Kermit and Geraldine, drove
to Minneapolis Saturday morning, re-
turning Sunday evening. They visited
Mrs. Lundgren's sister and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard johnson.
Hazel Oerke and Genevieve Harri-
son, former instructors in our viii
lage school, but now of Hinckley,
came up Saturday on the bus to be
present at the Hinckley-Willow River
basket ball game played between the
two high schools. They were guests
Of Mrs. VIM. Weekley.
The Willow River high school team
broke even when they defeated Hinck-
ley Friday night, and in turn was
defeated by the Cathedral high school
of Duluth. The game with Hinckley
was rather slow, the score at the end
of the first half being Is to 3 in favor
of Willow River, and at the end of
the game 30 to II in favor of Willow
River. The game Saturday proved
to be more interesting as it was a
fast game. The score at the end of
the first quarter was to in favor
of Willow River, but from then on
Cathedral took the lead and at the
end of the game the score stood %
to Is in favor of Cathedral. Tonight
the Moose Lake quint plays a return
game here. Willow River defeated
them the first game and they are
determined to get revenge. Come and
see a fast game!
Francis Grzybowsky went to Cloquet
Saturday to spend the week end with
her sister.
There will be services at the Pres
byterian church Sunday evening, Feb.
goth, at 8 o'clock. Rev. o. G. Fill
linger will preach. All are welcome.
Those who attended the card party
Saturday evening at the commercial
club rooms had a very enjoyable time.
There were five games of progressive
whist played. The first prize for the
ladies was awarded to Mrs. Frank
Stepan and second prize to Mrs. Ru-
dolph Klatt. First prize for the men
to ]. M. Johnson and second prize to
Frank Laufenburg. The finance COM
mittee of the community club who
prepared for the party are Mrs. Carl
Zalesky, Mrs. ]. M. Johnson, Mrs. e.
e. Clough, Mrs. Robert Boxell, and
Mrs. H. H. Houdek. A very nice
lunch was served and those who did
not attend missed very good time.
John Guessing went to Duluth Tues
day to attend to some business and
visit his children and incidentally
take in the FrOlic.
Sofas Stocky returned Monday from
Minneapolis where his mother is
patient in the University hospital.
She has been confined to her bed
for eight weeks with fractured hip,
caused by fall, but is getting along
very nicely.