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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20

christensen was always in good
health and was a sturdy hard work.
ing woman, providing well for her
husband and children and those near
and dear to her. She was life long
member of the Danish Lutheran
church. She leaves no other rela-
tives in America but the immediate
family.
Funeral services were held from
the home and the local church Mon
day afternoon, Rev. o. H. Dyreborg
preaching the funeral sermon. The
pallbearers were: Two sons, Emil and
Harold; Harry Mortensen, a son-in-
law; John Hansen, husband of a
granddaughter living at Northfield;
and Emanuel and Marinus Jacobsen,
Mortified, grandsons. The body was
given its final resting place in the
local cemetery amid beautiful array
of flowers.
The sympathy of the community is
extended to the bereaved relatives in
the loss of a good wife, mother and
grandmother.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
PINE CITY HIGH TO
PLAY FOREST LAKE

The Pine City high school football
team will be seen in action next Fri
day afternoon when they meet the
Forest Lake team. Little is known
of the Forest Lake squad, but if they
prove as strong in football as they
have always proved in basketball,
the Pine City boys will have a heavy
afternoon. Other games which Pine
City will have this season are those
with Cambridge and Mora, both of
which schools are reported to have
strong teams.
A large delegation of Pine City
football fans attended the Hamline-
Manchester game last Saturday, be-
ing interested because three Pine
City boys we're on the teams of the
two colleges. Ernest Wilcox proved
to be star for Manchester, which
won the game by rs to score.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20

Mr.. Forsyth who died a short time
ago, had left him 100000, according
to stipulation in his will The hap
py recipient of the money says that
he will invest it in a hotel which he
hopes to purchase and operate in the
near future.
Clan at Geneva.
M. ]. C. T. Clan, chairman of the
Royal Danish Treaty Commission, is
at Geneva, Switzerland, this week as
the official delegate of his country to
the international conference which at
tempts to abolish restrictive import
and export duties between European
countries. Mr.. Clan was for many
years consul general of Denmark in
New York and enjoyed an unusual
popularity among his compatriots in
this country. He was summoned to
Copenhagen by the Foreign Office
some years ago to become, head of
one of it's important departments, and
shortly thereafter was appointed
''Kammerherre" (king's chamber
lain). Mr.. Clan also directed the ne
gotiations between Denmark and So
Wet Russia which led to the re-estab-
lishment of diplomatic connections be-
tween those two countries.
Selvig Coming Again.
Lyder Selvig who formerly made
his home at Seattle, Wash, is ex-
pected to arrive in this country one
of the first days, to tour most of the
states with new Norway film which
has been photographed during the
summer. Mrs. Selvig is accompanied
by Erling Krog, a favorite of the
Norwegian song lovers who will give
vocal solos where the film is ex-
hibited. The tour is sponsored by the
Norwegian America Line.
Prominent Visitors.
A. o. Assar, orchestra conductor, is
expected to come to this country some
time during October to take over the
temporary leadership of the August
ana Band of the Swedish Augustana
College, Rock Island, Ill. Mr.. Assar
will direct the band on it's concert
tour of Sweden next year.-AXel La
gergren, head of the passenger de-
partment of the Swedish-American
Line, is on business visit to this
country and Canada, and Stefan Ollie
lund, editor of my It'd" at Gothen-
burg, has arrived at Winnipeg where
he will attempt to make arrangements
for the placing of unemployed Swe-
dish workers in Canadian farm settle
ments.
Receives Prize.
Eva LeGallienne, actress, director
and organizer of the Civic Repertory
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
MRS. FOLSOM
DIESAT NINETY
Lived at Hinck1ey the Past
Is Years. Family is Well
Known in Pine County.
: = Two Sons Formerly
Newspaper Publishers.

Mrs. Abbie F. Folsom, mother Of
som Hardware Co., Hinckley, passed
away Tuesday at the home of her
son, Howard, in Taylors Falls, at the
ripe age of nearly 80.
Mrs. Folsom was born at Show
hogan, Maine, Jan. 26, 1888, and spent
her childhood and youth there. She
was married in 1859 and with her
husband came to Taylors Falls at that
time and Minnesota has since been
her home. Mr.. Folsom died in 1912
and for the past Is years since his
death Mrs. Folsom has spent much of
her time with her sons at Hinckley.
She was visiting at the home of her
son, Howard, in Taylors Falls, the
old family home, when the final
summons came.
The Folsom family is a well known
family in Pine county. About 25 years
ago Howard Folsom was publisher of
the Pine County Courier at. Sand
stone. For time he was out on the
west coast and then later became
publisher of the Pine Poker at Pine
City, selling out there in 1919 He
is now travelling for the Federal Land
Bank of st. Paul, and has to do with
the appraising of land. ]. ]. Folsom
was also at one time a newspaper
man, publishing the Hinckley paper
which was then known as the Enter
prise (now the News) about the same
time that Howard was located in
Sandstone. He has been in the hard
ware business at Hinckley for many
years and his brother, Morris, is as
ISOLATED with him. Another son Of
the Folsoms, is Walter, who is 10
Gated at Brainerd, where he is in the
music store business. The four boys
are the only children.
Funeral services are being held at
Taylors Falls today.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Sinclair Lewis novel, Main Street"
was published in Stockholm in a Swe-
dish translation two weeks ago, and
the Swedish version is entitled "Stor-
gatan." The reviews refer to the
book as a description of life and man
ners in typically American city of
the Middle West, and reports indicate
that there is a heavy demand for the
book, especially from relatives of
Swedish-Americans. Some of the
leading critics in Sweden praise the
book as one of the outstanding works
of modern America, but others are
inclined to think that Mr.. Lewis has
been guilty of exaggerations.
Edw. V. Riis Dead.
Edw. V. Riis, 81, a member of the
editorial staff of the Times, Brooklyn,
N. Y, died of heart disease Last week.
A few hours before he was stricken,
he had delivered a lecture on jour-
nalism at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music Mr.. Riis was a son of the
late Jacob A. Riis who immigrated
from Denmark, became widely
and who was described by his friend,
Theodore Roosevelt, as "the best citi-
zen of the United States. The young
er Mr.. Riis had been connected with
daily papers in Greater New York for
many years. In 1919 he was knighted
by the King of Denmark for his work
in that country as representative of
the Committee on Public Information
of the United States.
New Hamsun Book.
Knut Hamsun, present-day greatest
Norwegian novelist-erstwhile street
car conductor in Chicago and harvest
hand in North Dakota-has issued a
new book, the first for several years.
1t is called, "Landstrykere" eva
grantsO, and is, in the form of fic-
ton, summing up of observations,
thoughts and impressions during the
years since he wrote his first book,
Spiritual Life of Modern America.
One critic says that "Landstrykere"
is the greatest of all Hamsun's works.
simultaneously with the books being
issued in Norwegian, is was pub
lished in eight other languages, Eng
lish among them.
POliteneSS Pays.
Alfred Kronborg came to Chicago
from Sweden fifteen years ago and
found employment as an attendant in
the building of the Chicago Athletic
club. His politeness and general
courtesy attracted the attention of one
of the members, Robert Forsyth, to
an unusual extent, and last week
Mr.. Kronborg found out that he had
not been polite entirely in vain, for
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20

ping Board will undoubtedly provoke
bitter comment in Congress next win
ter. This Federal agency has been
scource of controversy for more
than ten years, particularly since the
Armistice. 1t is noteworthy that Con-
gress has paid little heed to the re-
concentrations of Presidents Harding
and Coolidge in regard to the Mer-
chant Marine problem. Certain
groups advocate the return of vessels
now operated by the government to
private ownership, while others pro-
pose subsidies, in order that the gov
eminent ships may compete with for
eigners. Inland towns, of course, have
little interest in the general problem,
but the communities located on the
seaboard and main waterways are al
ways concerned over the future of the
Merchant Marine.
The House Appropriations Commit
tee, which is the most powerful group
in Congress, because of it's control
of the fiscal policies of the govern
ment, will meet Nov. Is. Hundreds
of organizations interested in tax re-
duction have drafted plans which
must be considered by another COM
mittee, the House Committee on
Ways and Means. There will be con-
siderable talk, but not much action
until the Appropriations Committee
brings in the fiscal measures for the
maintenance of Federal departments
for the next year. The President has
made it clear that he expects Con-
gress to slow up on tax proposals un-
til the financial needs of the govern
ment can be clearly ascertained.
Though five or six senators from
the middle west and northwest are
holding conferences frequently rela-
tive to the organization of the Seven
tieth Congress, the conservative lead
ers continue to regard the matter
lightly. 1t is said in some quarters
that these western progressives are
attempting to brighten the conserva-
tive members of the Republican ma
jority into the adoption of legislative
policies giving more consideration to
the West. 1t is also felt that these
Legislators are endeavoring to put
over procession trades" or bargain
ing for patronage and committee po-s
sitions. No one expects the formation
of another party from these meetings,
yet everyone is watching developments
because of the possible effect on the
Republican convention next summer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
ONE FARM LINE
NOWASSURED
Electric Company Will Pro-
coed at Once to Build
One Mile of Power Line
to Three FarmerS.-May
Drop Other Projects.

After having discussed with farm
ers for nearly three weeks the feas-
Utility of putting in electric service
on the farms, Mr.. Grant of the Min
nesota Power & Light Co., is almost
ready to abandon the project. He will
remain here a few days more, how
ever, so if you are interested in Sc
curing service get in touch with him
at once.
One short line has however def
nitely been decided upon and same
will commence at the S. Chr. Dixen
corner, a mile north of ,Askov, and
run east for approximately one mile
to Sebald's farm. On this mile the
company will have the required three
customers in Arnold Sorensen, Chris
Frederiksen, and C. Sebald. The line
will be built at once as will also the
work of wiring the various buildings,
and it is estimated that they will
have the service within forty days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
ASKOV SCHOOL BOY
SHOWS RIGHT STUFF

While on his way to school this
morning, Victor Jensen, a sixth
grader, and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolf Jensen, southeast of town, came
across a small pocket book on the
road. He picked it up and was sur
prised to find that it contained nearly
$50, he Immediately brought it to
Supt. Justesen who turned it over to
the American office where the right
full owner may call for it.
Inasmuch as the owner has not
been heard from yet, nothing can be
said about the above act of honesty
being amply rewarded, but the owner
will undoubtedly appreciate the re-
turn of his hard earned cash with a
proper reward.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
PINE CITY HUNTER
BAGS A BIG BEAR

William Bantleon Of Pine City,
was successful last week in bagging
a three hundred pound bear about
forty miles north of Duluth. Mr..
Bantleon went on a hunting trip a
week ago last Sunday. After hunt
ing for some time, he located his
bear and kept up the chase until one
o'clock in the morning, when with
the aid of flash light he brought
Mr.. Bear dawn. 1t took three men
to handle the animal and when hung
up in front of Mr.. Bantleon's shop
on Tuesday afternoon, it proved to be
a strong attraction for young and old
alike. The bear stretched fully seven
feet from tip to tip and possessed a
wonderful coat of fur. Mr.. Bantleon
is now the envy of all local hunters
as he has done that which many
others would like to do.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
TWO PIONEER
WOMEN PASS
Mrs. Thue Christensen Dies
Saturday and Mrs. C. M.
Keller Monday.-Keller
Funeral is Being Held at
Askov Today.
MRS. THUE CHRISTENSEN

Mrs. Thue christensen died at the
family home, north of Askov, early
Saturday morning at 1870 following
an illness of a years duration from
liver disease and complications, dur
ing which time she was in bed the
last four weeks. She had recently
celebrated her 10th birthday.
Mrs. Sophie Nicolena Petersen
christensen was born at Nakskov,
on the island of Laaland, Denmark,
on Sept. 26, 1857. She emigrated to
America as a young woman in 1880
and was, on Nov. 9, of the same year,
married to Thue christensen in the
state of Illinois. A few weeks later
they set out for Iowa, arriving at
Hampton on Jan. 1, 1881, where they
took up residence on a farm and
lived there 10 years. The country
around there was not as we'll settled
as it is now, for one day shortly af-
ter their arrival Mr.. and Mrs. Christ
ensen drove across the prairies for
seven miles to visit some acquaintan-
ces and there was not single house
to be seen along the seven miles.
In 1900 the family moved to Lake
Benton, taking up farming in Dia-
mond Lake township. Here they
remained until the spring of 1914
when they moved to Askov and have
since farmed north of town.
Nine children have been born to
this union, all of whom are living
They are: Mrs. ]. P. Jacobsen, North
field; Mrs. H. P. Christensen, Lake
Benton; Mrs. Chas. Jacobsen, Tulsa
Okla; Mrs. Laura Nielsen, Lake Ben
ton; Chris T. Christensen, Chicago;
Emil, at home; Harold, Askov; john
Barsdall, Okla; and Mrs. Harry Nor
Jensen, Askov. All were home for
the funeral except Chris and John.
Aside from the last year Mrs
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theater, New York, has received
the $4,000 award given annually by
a New York magazine to an American
woman for her contribution to the
arts, letters, science and social pro-
gress. Miss LeGalienne-whose father
is Richard LeGallienne, the poet
considers herself a Danish-American
since her mother, nee Norgaard, is a
Dane, living, most of the time, in
Paris or London. Eva LeGallienne's
theater has been praised by critics
as "the one refreshing, stimulating
and inspiring oasis in the theatrical
desert of New York"
Publishes New Book.
Among the early events of the lite
rary season is the publication of new
novel by Martha 0stens0, "The Mad
Carews". This is the third book
written by Miss 0stenso since she won
a $4,000 prize for her first novel,
wild Geese, two years ago. She is
a native of Norway and came to this
country some ten years ago, and her
literary workmanship has attracted
unusual attention. Recently, in an
interview published by a Norwegian
paper in New York, Miss 0stens0 was
quoted as saying that in a way she
wished she had never received the
$4,000 prize, for, people since then
expect much more of me than l am
capable of giving them, she ex-
planned.
DIR. c. J. Lander Dead.
DR.. Charles ]. Lander, San Fran
cisco, Cal, died last week as the re-
suit of an apoplectic stroke. He was
born at Linderaas near Jonk0ping,
Sweden, in 1876, and came to the
United States while still in his teens.
He served in the medical corps of
the American army during the war
with Spain, and in 1899 he began his
practice as general physician and
surgeon in San Francisco.
Congregations to Merge.
The Danish Lutheran st. Ansgar
and Trinity congregations, Chicago,
have voted to consolidate in the near
future, and a committee has been ap-
pointed to work out the details. This
decision is the result of negotiations
which have been going on for long
time, and it is understood that it
will be several weeks before the final
arrangements have been completed.
Both congregations belong to the Da-
nish Lutheran Evangelical church of
America and are among the earliest
organized by Danes in the Middle
West.
Pioneers HOnOred.
At the suggestion of the South Da-
kota Historical Society portraits of
Rev. o. H. Kirkbak and Rev. L. E.
Kjelaas have been permanently placed
in the state capitol at Pierre. These
men were Norwegian pioneer min
listers in South Dakota for many years.
Mr.. Kirkbak died in 1910 at Mond
City, S. D., where he had charge of
seven congregations, and Mr.. Kjelaas
lives in Minneapolis, having retired
from active work; he is " years old.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
Brook Park, Hinckley
Banks are Merged

has been established in Brook Park
for about fifteen years was merged
last week with the Farmers & Mer-
chants State Bank at Hinckley, and
all the business will henceforth be
carried on at Hinckley, the change
taking effect Oct 18th. The total
deposits of the combined banks is
about 100000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
MRS. C. NJ. KELLER

Mrs. C. M. Keller, mother of Olaf
r. Keller of Askov, died Monday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. P.
Johansen, in Tyler, where she had
been visiting since June. Death was
caused by a paralytic stroke and she
was i'll but about two hours. The
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20

Traffic cop-"What's your manner"
Truck driver-"It's on the side OF
me wagon"
Cop Crying to read name)-"It's
obliterated."
Driver-"Yer a liar! It's O'Brien."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20
COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT

Mayor Louis Olsen states that the
village council is extending a special
invitation to the public to attend the
meeting Of the council at the town
hall this evening Thursday when
matters of general Importance will
be taken up. Some road and street
matters will be discussed, plating of
the village and fees for the showing
of movies are slated to be taken up.
All interested are welcome.
Want any ice today, LADY,"
mo, thank you, your ice melts.''
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-10-20

Want Ads only 1c per word.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-04

sentative business judgment" would say had
nothing to advertise-"If anybody wants tele-
phone service, he knows where to get it."
The telephone company has demonstrated, how
ever, the fallacy of such an opinion. Largely as
the result of consistent advertising in the Amer
lean press over a long period Of years, it has
popularized telephone service in the United States
as it is in no other nation in the world. People
would never use the telephone as freely as they
do today if they had not been continuously "sold'
on the telephone idea.
There are narrow-minded individuals who claim
that the cost of publicity is not a legitimate ex.
pense of public service corporations. Publicity
that encourages the widest use of an article is
the most potent influence in reducing the expense
of that article to the consuming public. Without
publicity, the demand for an article is compare
lively mall and the cost of production is high
With proper publicity, the demand for it becomes
universal and the cost Of production drops to &
minimum.
This is why Americans enjoy the best public
utility service in the world. Such companies art
the most consistent users of advertising space
The telephone company has proved this fac
beyond a doubt.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-04
BUILD SAFER HOMES

On December q, in a California town, a three
year-old girl was trapped in her room by fire
and burned to death. The fire broke out in the
bedroom where she was sleeping during the day.
time, and spread so rapidly that rescue was i'm
possible. Other members of the family, just
finishing dinner, barely escaped with their lives.
It seems incredible that a fire could gain such
Roadway in so short a time, yet similar tragedies
are daily recorded in the newspapers of the
country.
Most of these fires start on the inside of build
ings. Every home should have proper fire stops
at strategic points. These will help to make it
reasonably safe. The National Board of Fire
Underwriters has published a pamphlet, entitled
Dwelling Houses" in which it goes into this
matter quite thoroughly.
If the manufacturers of building material, con-
tractors, and supply men would simply cooperate
with insurance companies in their endeavOrs tC
encourage the erection of buildings of a fire
resisting character, thousands of lives could bc
saved and millions in property withheld from de
struction annually. With such sad cases befort
us, is it too much to ask public cooperation in thu
campaign against fire?
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1927-02-04
SHIPPING ASSOCIATIONS
From the Montana Farmer

From the Montana Farmer
Twelve cooperative livestock shipping associ-
ations in Montana shipped 297 cars of cattle, 2OS
cars of hogs and 4 cars of sheep during 1926.
The Hill County Marketing association led with
SO cars of cattle and 81 cars of hogs. The Prairie
county association was a close second with 70
cars of hogs and SO cars of cattle. Other assOci-
atoms that made shipments during the year were
as follows: Blaine county, SO cars cattle, So cars
hogs; Teton county, 35 cars cattle; Sumatra, as
ISOLATION, Is cars cattle, Is cars hogs; Daniels
county, Ia cars cattle, u ears hogs; Milk River
Valley association, &c cars cattle, 5 cars hogs,
2 cars sheep; Phillips county, 10 cars cattle; Gus
ter county, 8 cars cattle, 6 cars hogs; Pondera
county, % cars cattle, 2 cars sheep; Fergus county
2 cars cattle, 6 cars hogs; Farmers Marketing
association Chg Horn county, 8 cars cattle.
These shipping associations were established to
give small shippers the benefits OF shipping in
carload lots. Lower transportation costs and
better prices have resulted and in most of the
counties where shipping associations are in oper.
alton there has been a marked effect in encour-
aging farmers to raise a few head of stock il
connection with their farming enterprise. Farm.
ers who belong to a livestock shipping association
do not have to depend entirely upon the loca-
market.