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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
(TOO Late for Last Week.

Otto Martinek arrived Sunday from
| st Paul, returning Monday, accompa
MED by his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Martinez. From st
| Paul they will go to Owatonna to hell
Mrs. Martinek's mother celebrate hel
birthday.
N. G. Nelson who is employed ir
st. Paul, spent the week end here with
his family.
Mr."Olson and children from Moose
Lake, visited at the Nelson, Olson, anG
Sway homes Sunday.
Mrs. Rachel and children of St
Paul, are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. Rachel's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Martinez.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Nelson of St
Paul, visited at the N. G. Nelson home
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson and daughter
Of Milaca, visited over the Fourth
at the Nels Berg home. Mrs. Nelson
is sister of Mrs. Berg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sway and family
Mr.. and Mrs. E. v. Matson, and Mr.
and Mrs. w. j. Clewitt visited at the
Emil Olson home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Southerton and
family are spending the week at the
home of the latter's parents at Brock.
enridge.
Mrs. Flagstad and daughter are
spending a couple of weeks visiting
at the home of Mrs. Flagstad's par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Rudd.
y Adolf Larson and Felix Kvasnicka
spent the Fourth at Pine City.
Park and vicinity were well repre-
sented at the Woodmen picnic at Du-
| quette on the Fourth.
Ted Rudd arrived Wednesday with
his wife and baby. They will make
their future home and farm adjoining
that of Mr.. Rudd's father.
Miss Adeline Rudd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. o. T. Rudd, and Case Mel
bour of Friesland, were married Fri
day, July LIST. After the ceremony
the bridal couple returned to the home
of the brides parents where wed
ding dinner was served to near rela-
tives of the bride and groom. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Neibour,
and Aida, REM, and Henrietta Mel
bour of Friesland; Mr. and Mrs. o. T.
Rudd, Ted Rudd and wife, and Mrs.
Flagstad and daughter. After din
ner the, newlyweds left for their home
near Friesland.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
(TOO Late for Last Week.)

Mrs. Mark Elliott is visiting at the
F. F. Vaughn home
Miss Bessie Dilley returned home
for the Fourth.
Mrs. Carlson of North Branch, is
visiting her daughters, Mrs. King and
Mrs. Kimblom.
Quite number of the young folks
spent the Fourth at Scion Springs.
Miss Lauretta Clementson is down
from Duluth for few days vacation
The Cloverton band played at Dan
bury Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. King motored
to Bass lake for the Fourth.
The Chas., o. S., and G. L. Halsted
families and the R. ]. Gamble family
celebrated the Fourth at Loon lake.
CT. Jones has opened a restaurant
in the building formerly occupied by
the meat market.
The G. o. Ables family spent the
Fourth at Moose Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.. Hughes are Wis
iting friends in Iowa.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

Oliver Wiggens, son of John and
Sigrid Wiggens, born in Minneapolis,
July %, 1892, was "a years, II months
and Q days old. He leaves to mourn
his demise, his mother and one
brother, Peter, and four sisters, Mrs.
AL Everson, Mrs. Chas. Gordon, Mrs.
John Pappas of Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Forest Ashwood of Michigan. He
served, in the World war in the 54th
Pioneer Infantry, at Camp Wadworth,
S. G. He died Saturday, July End, at
4:20 p. m. Burial was made at River
side cemetery beside his father who
died six years ago. The organist was
Mrs. P. A. Peterson. Mrs. J. d. john
son and Mrs. Skinner of Bruno, sang.
Those from out of town who attended
were John r. Johnson and mother
and brother, Walter; Mrs. Nelson and
three children; Mrs. AL Everson and
son, Harvey; Mrs. Sadie Gordon and
daughter, Gladys; and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pappas and daughter, Helen, of
Minneapolis.
The services were conducted by
Rev. Chas. Rydell. Pallbearers were:
e. H. Washburn, Alcide LeMay, John
Beaudry, John Pappas,, Ben Mahue,
and John Champagne.
Oliver Wiggens was member of
the Barnum American Legion Post.
The post was here to attend the fun
eral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
SAND GREEK

Mr. and Mrs. Ole Roland and chill
dren were callers at thesAugust Hess
Ter home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Thomson called
on Mrs. August Hessler Tuesday NOR
ming.
Gust Soderquist has finished the
basement for his new house, it being
&c by % feet.
A shower party was given Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Thomson Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. e. Heckett of Cali
fornfa, and Mrs. Jenny ~Borene and
daughter, Edna, and sons, Frank and
Emmett, of st. Paul, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Swanson.
Stanford Swanson was rushed to
the hospital in Sandstone Monday
morning with bad case of appendi-
citis.
Mrs. Oscar Swanson was a caller
on Mrs. August Hessler last Thurs
day morning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

me. She was the only person I had
to talk to, so blurted out my troubles
She thought moment and then she
came out with hers. She hated men
and didn't want to get married, or so
she said-and well, I didn't care
what l did, just so that I could get
home, in time, to Pop"
He paused, glanced at Ned, then
took up his confession. "Well, the up
shot Of it was, couldn't borrow the
money from any of the boys. / went
with her to country justice of the
peace, who didn't know either of us,
and we got married. l had promised
that for five hundred dollars I'd do it,
and never trouble her again. She
could get a divorce for desertiop
whenever she liked
He looked at Ned, as though ex-
pecting an interruption, but Ned sim
ply stared at him.
- Yes" Claude Dabbs told him
steutly, as though in answer to the
unspoken question, that's what l did.
Married for money. Sold myself for
five hundred dollars! ''
Great Scott. C. MI Get on! What
happened?"
After l married Polly, and got half
the money down, came home here,
saying nothing to anyone. The under
standing was that was to go back
at the end of the week, sign the neces-
sary papers, and get the rest of the
money. That was to end the whole
business. When l got home, Pop was
dying. He died the night l got home,
and was buried three days after.
AFTER the funeral | made an ex.
cuse to Nom that had to 90 back to
settle things, and so l got away. l
went to the lawyers office and signed
the papers. He told me that Polly's
uncle was dead, had died two days
after married Polly, and l was to
take the papers and deliver them to
her. She was staying at a little Sec
ond-rate hotel. She'd given up her
job but she didn't want to spread her.
self until she got away from the town
where she'd been servant girl. Polly
herself was to give me the rest of the
money. I'd only been paid half be-
fore l went home. The lawyer laughed,
when he told me that, and added !:
Women are women. She would have
1t So Then he looked sly, and said
Maybe this isn't such a mercenary
affair as / was led to believe. If I
were you, I'd make her see reason and
stay In America before she spends all
Of her fortune In travelling, or gets
taken in by foreigners. It's a lot of
money. If l were in your shoes, I'd
never let her co.
Il walked away from him, thinking
If he was in my shoes he'd be in bad
way. didn't know whether 1t was be-
cause l was all worn out with grief
over Pop, and sleepless nights and
worry about Nom and the future, or
whether it was because 1 was miles
away from home and lonely. Some
how ! didn't seem like myself. 1
seemed like some other person. I
tried to shake the feeling off. I said
to myself: All the time I'm with
Polly, I'm going to be just myself
the Claude Dabbs 1 feel like. she
don't know me as Claude Dabbs Of
fC,onttnued,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

Aunt Lyddy met him In the hall on
her way upstairs. Eight o'clock, or
half-past eight. was her hour for re-
tirement. She looked at Ned with
some surprise.
.Going out for walk, Aunt Lyd-
dy. Uncle Claude's busy"
suffering Saints! It's bedtime.
Well, don't get into any more mischief
than is natural and can't be helped"
She yawned a goodnight as the door
closed, and took her way to bed
Ned went past the lighted window
of the office, little guessing that
Claude Dabbs was struggling through
one of the crucial moments Of his life.
The woman whom Claude had seen
at the Iron Hand inn, might have
evolved herself out of the Polly John
ston he had known. He wished hs
had been able to study her unobserved
and for longer time. II it was Polly,
what a wonderful thing life was. To
make out Of that disconnected, am
bilious drudge, the woman he had
seen today! He commenced several
imaginary interviews and stopped
them, laughing at himself. He kept
saying "if,' yet he felt sure that 1t
was Polly. He imagined speaking to
her, meeting her. What would her
face look like as 1t turned toward
himi He remembered how 1t had
looked this afternoon when he saw
her in the Iron Hand inn as she spoke
to the girl.
The girl Absorbed in the thought
of Polly, he had forgotten the girl.
Who was she? Had Polly adopted
her, Or
Dabbs smote his desk with his fist
and rose from his chair. He began
walking up and down, trying to piece
Polly's life together, thinking, think
ing, stopping, beginning again, with
new thread each time, but all pulled
him back to the same question.
He bent over his desk, writing
numerous letters-all to one woman.
Finally he leaned back In his chair,
tore up the last note and thrust it
deep into the pile already In the
waste basket. The thing would not
solve itself. He was still at sea as
to his first move. -
Ned, thrusting his head into the
doorway to say goodnight. found a
weary-looking, grim-mouthed man.
This was so unlike Claude's usual face
and greeting that he was puzzled.
Claude stopped him.
Don't mind the way look and act
tonight. I've got something on my
mind. Something personal, and If !
find it'll help any telling it, you're
the one I'll come to-"
"I'm your man, any hour Of the day
or night, Uncle, II can really help
you out"
When he had gone, Claude closed
the door heavily and went back to the
desk. He gave up letter writing for
the night and sat there, absorbed In
his thoughts.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
PARK TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Livers returned
home from st. Paul Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Rudd and Har-
old, and Mrs. Flagstad and daughter,
Charlotte, were entertained at the
Case Neibour home near Friesland
Sunday.
Swan Matson has been remodeling
the town hall the past couple OF
weeks.
A crew of men and teams are put
ting in new stretch of road in Park
township, running east from the o.
T. Rudd farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sway, and Clar-
~ence and Harry were callers at the
Louis Livers home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John Sway was called to her
mothers home, west Of Kerrick, last
Wednesday morning, by the serious
illness of her mother. The doctor
was called and advised taking Mrs.
Nelson to hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O'Connor and
daughter, Dolores, and Irene Porkor-
ney from Minneapolis, arrived Friday
for a couple of days visit with the
latters' mother. Miss Irene and De-
lores will spend their vacation here.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Connor will return
Monday with Mrs. Porkorney who will
seek medical aid in the City.
Park Center Sunday school will
hold picnic at the w. ]. Clewitt
home Sunday, July Gath. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend. Bring
your lunch along. Ice cream and COT
fee will be served by the Sunday
school.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

"Sir, l have neither pencil nor pa
per-" reported the company clerk to
the captain when the captain asked
him to write out an order on the train
as they were on their way to camp.
What would you think of a soldier
who went to battle without rifle or
ammunition?" the captain asked. 81
would think he was an officer, SIR"
the clerk replied.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
Advertising pays-try it.

The Minneapolis Street Car Com
pany has started bus service. Start
ing at the Union Depot the buses
run up Nicollet Avenue right to the
door of the Lincoln Hotel. The fare
is ten cents. Eight minute ride, 9
city blocks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
CHAPTER vi

Though 1t was late, Ned could not
sleep. Deciding to read awhile, he lit
the student lamp, propped himself up
on his pillow and picked up book.
He looked up as Claude Dabbs en-
tered his room.
Ready to drop off, Ned7" he in
CURED tentatively.
mot a bit of 1t. All sails set for
reading half the night" Ned assured
him. "Come in and smoke, G. NJ"
Claude entered. Ned wondered
what this midnight visit meant. He
looked at Claude with smile, and
Claude, knocking the ashes from his
cigar into little blue vase, said:
Ned, l told you about my being at
Rutgers for three months and never
getting back. But I didn't tell you
ALL"
"No, don't think you did,"
"There was IA girl there"
"Ah, no man ever does tell all about
himself and woman, does he?"
"Well, 1t isn't so easy to tell"
Nothing about ones LIE and a
woman ever u.s." Ned answered, as one
deeply experienced in the world and
women. "Why, If I tried to explain
to myself, let alone you, what earthly
attraction ever found in Dorothy Sell
den, I'd just stampede"
But this Is different. It'll probably
do me good to talk it out and be done
with it. BY the way-it isn't known
In Peace Valley"
Ned nodded, Understandings.
''There was young servant girl In
the house where was boarding. Now,
this girl-well, an uncle Of hers turned
up one day with pile Of money, but
he said every girl should have hus-
band. The girl was regular terror
for hating the men. didn't blame
her, being waitress and chambermaid
at our boarding house was enough to
sour any woman on young men.
"To make long story short, the
uncle was dying and he'd had an
awful time finding the girl. She was
the last of his family. Yet he said he
wouldn't leave her a cent Of his money
unless she got married. She hadn't a
fellow. Els doctor told her the old
man was getting low and there wasn't
much time. He'd made q will and
everything. 1t was quite a pile, and
she got it all, providing she married
before he diedN She was In an awful
stew about it. She hadn't told any
one in the house yet. I doubt IL she'd
told me If 1t hadn't just happened 80.
You see, she kinda trusted me and
she wanted that money bad. Wanted
to make herself into lady. She had
great ideas.
"Well, there we were. She swas In
a funk, and / was In q funk that
night. I'd come home ready to kill
myself because there was the tele-
gram from Nom. Ishadn't got the
money to get home to Pop. and Nom
said he was dying.
"WeA, there she was fixing I'D my
room. She always left my room to the
last because she'd got to know I'd
never make the row the others did or
tell on her. guess she kinda liked
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

more'n twenty years ago, but l re-
member I thought of killing myself
one night. What just about finished
me was getting letter from Nom
telling me Pop was so sick they didn't
expect him to live, and asking me to
come at once.
"What did you dor"
Claude gazed at Ned, hesitated,
and then said slowly: "Got home, In
time, of course. Never went back
though. My father died and l had to
take on the grocery and run 1t, and
that's ALL"
Take you up on that"
Claude laughed. Its true, and
that's what's eating me tonight. Here
I've lived my forty-seven years, eau
tious and careful-like, and never once
let go and did anything real brash.
And when you get to forty-seven with
out any one really belonging to you,
why 1t makes q man think hard. At
forty-seven mans in a position to
take survey Of life, and-oh we'll,
what does 1t amount to after aIl?"
He sighed. II bet you've done
more in ten days than l have In all
my forty-seven years."
Ned shook his head. "You can't pull
that of with me, G. M. You forget
I've been watching you conduct your
life and business for awhile" He
leaned back to survey this new phase
of the versatile G. M. Somehow he
had never contemplated Claude Dabbs
as restless and discontinued.
To his establishment, Claude did not
wait to analyze or be analysed fur
ther. He rose, crossed to the door,
and Jerking his head toward the Office
announced that he had to wrestle with
an old account.
Ned, wholly unprepared for this
move, had no time to think OF any
thing to stop him but he had no de-
sire to sit there reading and smoking
alone. $500
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
THE STORY

CHAPTER III.-Next day Ned COM
mences work as a "grocer's boy" At q
residence, the White House," he de-
nvers an order marked Johnston"
There he meets girl who tells him
she and her mother are alone in the
house, the servants having left them
because of the Loneliness" He prom
ises to try to procure household help
Meeting Dorothy Selden, his erstwhi1e
sweetheart, he battles her attempts
to discover the reason for his presence
In Peace Valley. Arrangement 10 made
for cook to go to the Johnstons.
CHAPTER Iv.-The cook being I'M
able to begin work at once, Ned visits
the White House to inform Miss John
ston of the fact. Explaining the situa-
ton to her mother, the girl. Mary" is
astonished by that lady's emotion at
the mention of Dabbs' name. The cook
arrives, and Mary, with Ned, goes to
the village for groceries. They are
seen by Dorothy Selden. Mrs John
ston, worried over financial troubles
IL bothered by Dorothy, who warns her
there Is something suspicious about
Ned Carter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
MCPHERSON

The Edins had company from Cam
bridge over the Fourth.
The Norrells from Cambridge are
visiting over the Fourth here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Jacobson of Har-
lis, spent the Fourth at Nickerson.
Mike Klein of Duquette, and Clar-
ence Melancon and his sister, Leah,
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beau
dry Monday evening.
Mrs. Jim Caldwell from Kerrick,
attended the funeral of Oliver Wig
gems Tuesday.
]. d. Johnson went to Pine City
Friday to attend Sheriff Hawley's
funeral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
(From Another Correspondent

(FrOm Another Correspondent
5 John Keohler and Joe Johnson OF
Elk River, are here for few weeks
stay. Mr.. Keohler is helping Mr.
Ireland at the saw mill.
Mr.. Myrman went to Minneapolis
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Vaughn and
daughter, Mrs. Mark Elliott, and Son
ny Sandberg spent Sunday at the w.
c. Chapman home.
Mrs. Chas. Lewis and children spent
Sunday afternoon at the F. A. Smell
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Frederick and
daughter, Wilma, were in Superior
Friday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

Hotel Lincoln, Minneapolis, is the
hotel at the door of which the new
buses from the Union Depot will
stop, Fare is ten cents. What
could be handler?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
Continued from last week)

In the library that evening Claude
was far from being in his usual form.
He was f1dgety AID restless, unable to
settle down. Ned comfortably ar
ranged himself, Lit his cigarette and
asked:
"Have you always lived in Peace
Valley, G. MI"
Claude started and gave Ned q
searching look.
"Just about. l was the only son Of
my father, and he was grocer, too.
He wasn't very good one. Good
man-but not good grocer. No judg-
ment. Credit to everybody and never
pressed bill. He and Nom had ideas
beyond grocering for me. They sent
me to Rutgers to get an education, but
1 only stayed three months. I got into
a kinda wild set"
Eat RutgersY"
"Yeh. 1 got gamblin' and lost nifty
dollars and l got behind another fifty
In my expense. Gee! 1t was tough. It's
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank those who assist
ed us during the sickness and death
of our beloved son and brother and
for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. Sigrid Wiggens.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pappas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Everson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Ashwood.
Peter Wiggens.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

If you want to buy or sell try an
American Want Ad.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-07-14

Copyright. 1925. by Margaret TurnbulL
WNU Service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11

am confident this will be an added IN
centive to effect savings elsewhere.
Before turning this meeting over
to Gen. Lord, / want you to know
appreciate what you have done.
am sure the people also realize and
value your efforts. They are giving
closer and closer attention to the OPP
erations of their Federal Government
Their interest is essential to its per-
petuation. They know what has been
done and what Is being done in their
behalf. There must be no relaxation
of effort. Wiser from the lessons of
the year just closing. we should the
more intelligently attack the prob
lens facing us the coming year, and
more scientifically appraise our needs
for the year following. To do more
work and better work with a smaller
outlay of the taxpayers money is
the supreme test of successful admin
istration.
At now turn the business meeting
over to the director of the Bureau of
the Budget. If fidelity and ability,
untiring industry and consistent pur-
pose ever entitled any man to the
| considerate appreciation of his fellow
countrymen, such appreciation is due
| to Gen. Lord. Because of his effective
| leadership, supported alike by the
| Congress and the administrative
forces of the different departments,
the burdens of the people of this Ma
| ton are markedly less, their prosper
| ity is infinitely greater, their whole
| life Is richer and more abundant. He
not only breaches the word, but he
lives by the word. 1t is a pleasure to
listen to him and an honor to serve
with him, Gen. Lord"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11
UNION VETERAN SUICIDE.
Joshua Thomas, SO, Hagerstown,
Found With Throat Slashed.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, June IL
Joshua Thomas, S6-year-old Civil War
veteran and one of the most active
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, committed suicide at his
home here last night by slashing his
throat with a razor.
His wife. upon returning home,
found him dead in the bathroom. He
had been suffering from nervous
disorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-11

Working Together.
Edward Everett Hale said: ITO.
gether-one of the most inspiring
words in the English language. Com.
ing together is a beginning; keeping
together is progress; working together
is success. Here is the story of CO.
ordination in the Federal service. Get
ting the various agencies together
keeping them together and encourag.
ing and assisting them in working to.
gether Is the particular province OF
the chief co-ordinator and his capable
assistants. Centering in the various
co-ordinating agencies in Washington,
reaching into the field through the
7 area co-ordinators and the 23S
active Federal business associations
the Government unique co-ordinat.
ing organization carries the gospel of
helpful, friendly cooperation to all of
the Nations manifold and widespread
activities. BY means of this effective
| organization we are getting larger re.
turns from Government supplies
money and time. A new and remark.
able esprit has developed throughout
the Federal organization. Helpful
brotherly cooperation has given added
value to Government resources, new
zest to Federal operation, and has
heightened the interest and increased
! the efficiency of our faithful workers.
Cooperation i'm Evidence.
"People unfamiliar with pre- budget
conditions cannot comprehend the
| revolution that has taken place in the
attitude of Federal personnel and
Federal agencies toward each other.