Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-09-29
Hans Mosbak is nursing an infected
hand hut iS hettar at this writing


hand but is better at this writing.
Elmer Mortensen was taken sud-
denly ill last Friday at his home
southeast of town. He is somewhat
| improved now and is able to be up
and around the house.
Anyone interested in a whist tour
nament to begin soon is invited to
attend meeting at the Eriksen res
taurant Friday night, Sept. 30th, at
s o'clock. Last year there were two
successful cribbage tournaments.
Jens Krabbe who was injured two
weeks ago by kick of a calf in the
abdomen, and who was removed to
the Sandstone hospital shortly after,
was taken home Tuesday and is con-
tinuing treatments by DR.. H. E. Levin.
He is still unable to work.
A miniature Tunney-Dempsey battle
took place at Askov Saturday forenoon
but instead of going ten rounds it
lasted but one, and was fought with
out any decision being rendered. S.
H. Krogh who had worked a few
weeks at the Ferndale Nursery, and
is a recent arrival from Denmark,
was being leased by some of the
younger folks working there. Peter
Serritslev, a 16 year old lad, was
slapped by Krogh and when he fought
back Krogh gave him whale of a
licking, blackening both eyes and
causing an abrasion under the left
eye. Perhaps it was a lesson against
teasing but evidently Krogh's temper
got the best of him and he carried
it too far. Peter was dressed by the
local physician and put to bed at his
home northeast of town, where he has
been resting since. The fever ran
quite high for several days and he
was in pain but is now down to nor
NAL and he will soon be. out again.
Krogh left Monday for Cedar Falls,
Iowa, where he has accepted posi-
ton on Dannevirke, being printer.
The meeting of the Parent-Teachers
Association last Thursday evening
was opened with the singing of a
song, after which the president, Mrs.
J. Albert Johnson, bid the new and
former teachers welcome in our midst.
She also spoke about the problems of
the teacher, the child and the home
and said that through the parent
teacher meetings is good place to
keep abreast of the school work and
it is a good place for the exchange of
ideas. After another song Supt. ".
Justesen said that the teachers will
do their best to make it profitable
year and spoke some on the changes
that had been made and some of the
changes that they proposed to make.
A change has been made in recess
periods so that the smaller children
get out first-thus making more play
ground room for all. AS published
before in the American the state
eighth grade examinations count only
for one-fourth of the points required
for passage to high school. Mr.. JUS
tesen explained that it is unfair to-
ward the child that the state exam
ination count for all as the child is
often under a nervous strain at the
time it is taken and it often works
as a test on nerves instead of know
ledge. The work in all grades is ar
ranged so that it can be accomplished
by the average child in $50 days and
it is therefore important that they
attend all of the $50 days each year.
Some changes had been made in the
text books and there are also changes
in the method of promotion. Mrs.
Johnson refused to accept the office
of president for another year, and sew
eral others also declined the office
L. C. Petersen was chosen president;
Miss Melin, secretary; and Miss Ror-
Wig, treasurer.