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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31

turned to her home Saturday, after
visiting for several days here with
her mother. Mrs. Marie Forbes.
The senior class play, Deacon
Dubbs," was given Wednesday night
last week. A large crowd was in
attendance, and some over $41.00 was
realized from ticket sales. The play
was fine, laugh from start to finish,
and proof that the Finlayson high
school has some good talent. Credit
is also due the coach, Miss Emily
Logue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gardner and
family of Duluth, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
fred Larson and family of Grants
burg. Wis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Metz and family were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Nordstrom Sunday.
School closed in district 81 Friday
with a picnic. Games and races for
the youngsters, and bountiful picnic
dinner with lots of ice cream and
lemonade were the order of the day.
The teacher, Miss Nellie Mccain, left
for her home at Litchfield Saturday
morning.
Remember the Children's Day pro-
gram and Sunday school at the NJ. f.
church next Sunday.
The program for the baccalaureate
services Sunday evening were as fol-
lows:
Song-----American Lutheran Choir
"The Son of God Goes Forth To War"
Invocation----Rev. Andrew Doe
Jesus, Priceless Treasure
Scripture Rev. Doe
Vocal solo--Miss Winnifred Buggie
Resignation"
Address Andrew Doe
Song The Choir
Beneath the Cross of Jesus"
BenedictiOn----- Mr.. Doe
A capacity crowd was present to
hear this splendid program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31
FINLAYSON

H. l.. DeMerit, who formerly lived
OIL the south side of town here, passed
away at his home in Minneapolis.
May 18th. He was buried there May
10Th. The only surviving relative is
his widow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Albion and fam
lily motored to Harris Sunday.
Robert Esboldt left Thursday for
Jordan and st. Paul on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Woods and son, Louis,
and Mr.. and Mrs Hammond of White
Bear, accompanied by Miss Florence
Piffle, drove up to the George Beck
home Sunday. They all returned the
same day except Miss Piffle, who will
visit at her grandparents home for
two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Holl and family
spent Sunday at the George Beck
home.
The Peace Lutheran Aid society
will meet at the home of Mrs. Kraetz-
ner, Thursday, June 7th. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Shafer and Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. H. Newbert of Mora,
motored to Tower, Saturday. Here
they visited DIR. Lester Shafer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anderson. Mrs.
Anderson is a sister of Mr.. Newbert.
They returned Monday.
+, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Meidlinger. Gus
Meidlinger, and Aug. Miller mOtored
to Duluth Sunday to see Joe Meid-
linger who is in st. Mary's hospital
there. Mr.. Meidlinger is gradually
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. McAllister and
family visited Mrs. McAllister's sis
ter, Mrs. A. H. Johnson, in Barnum
Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Nelson of Minneapolis,
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Lockwood, and her sister, Mrs.
Tony Faudskar, left for her home
Monday.
Mrs. Toole and son, and his lady
friend, also Mrs. Toole's daughter
Mrs. Bergstrom, all of Minneapolis
were callers at the D. L. Samuelsor
home Sunday.
Mrs. H. c. Christopherson enter.
tanned number of ladies Saturday
afternoon, in honor of Mrs. Arthur
Nelson, who has been visiting here
Miss Heggerty who has been home
on account of illness, returned t.
her duties in the local high schoo
last Thursday.
Mrs. A. Mobroten of Virginia, re
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31
ACHIEVEMENT DAY AT
SANDSTONE

Don't forget the date of the Pine
County Clothing Project Achievement
Day, June IA, 1928, at Sandstone.
The exhibits will be in place in
the gymnasium of the high school
by 1920 a. m.
Bring your picnic lunch and eat
with US on the school grounds. Bring
cups for all, as coffee and milk will
be furnished. After lunch, the
Achievement Day program will be
held in the New theater. Our pro-
gram will be over in plenty of time
to go home for the chores, so bring
the whole family and make this q
real County Achievement Day.-Ger-
da Wheeler, Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31
DUXBURY

Miss Wheeler of Danforth, met
with the Keene and DuXbury ladies'
at the hall last Saturday and gave
the Project lesson which the ladies'
missed in February.
r. L. H. Britain and son, Ralph,
of GAINESVILLE. were looking after their
interests here Sunday and Monday
Chris Rudisuhle and son, Ed, were
callers in Duxbury Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selhaver and Warren
Shute were business visitors in Min
neapolis Saturday.
The picnic held Friday, was we'll
attended and all report good time
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson and children
were callers at the L. Larson home
in Danforth Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31
VerificatiOn of Current Tax Collections
BY Board of Audit.


To the Honorable Board of County Com
miSsionerS, Pine County. Minnesota
The board of audit of Pine county.
report to your honorable
body that they have examined the
books accounts and vouchers of the
county treasurer, counted and ascer-
tanned the kind. description and amount
of funds in the treasury of said county.
or belonging thereto. for the period
from January 1. 1927. to December 81.
1927 both days inclusive. We find the
treasurer charged with the tax levy
for 1926 as follows:
Levy for 1926 ----s760.543.SS
Additions to the
levy ---------- ZZU51
Taxes collected = 5S5.O9O.O3
Taxes abated - 2.64S.O3
Total credit $5S7.739.O6
Balance uncollect-
ed Jan. l, 1928 S113.O25.13
We hereby certify that we have veri-
statement by checking the duplicate re-
ceipts with the tax books for the period
above named.
Miscellaneous minutes: We also
checked the delinquent tax receipts.
mortgage registration tax receipts,
teachers insurance and retirement fund
receipts. miscellaneous collections. pri-
Board of audit adjourned to meet on call
of chairman.
ANDREW p. EDIN.
county auditor.
NELS MATSON.
chairman board county com'rs.
A. w. GUM,
clerk district court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Carlson and fam
lily were dinner guests Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Delaney.
Miss Elsie Koski left Sunday for
White Bear, where she will be en-
ployed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Granville and
daughter of Proctor, visited Sunday
afternoon at the Hugo Wichstrom
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31
NurSery-StOck Men
Get Straight Warning

A. G. Ruggles, state nursery in
Farm, st. Paul, has issued warn
ing to growers and other persons
against selling raspberry plants and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY BOARD
Official Minutes From Coun-
ty Commissioners Meet
ing Held at the Court
House in the Village of
Pine City.

Auditors office. Pine City. Minnesota,
May 81, 1928. One o'clock p. m.
The board of county commi .Si ,r,,
pursuant to adjournment. All members
present. ~
that he with his lands. SWA OF SWA a.
Section 10, and SEA of SEA. section y.
all in Township AZ. Range II. be set
off from School District No. &c to school
District No. 81. came for final hearing.
AS no one appeared in opposition. ms
application was on motion duly carried
granted.
No. elss we're Ier s reeeived Rs sf follows:
Gilbert & TomcZak 495.oo
Lundberg & Sandy ---------- S,an.00
For graveiing part of state road No.
II following bids were received; On
Allen p. Boyd ---------------S2.7l5
Gilbert & Tomczak 49, a.IIs.oo
No bids were received for grading on
state road No. II, so the bids for gray
cling on said road were on motion re-
jected.
road No. 9 was awarded to Gilbert X
Tomczak. they being the lowest bidders.
The county auditor was instructed TO
readvertiSe for bids for constructing
Job 2S:O3. state road No. II.
The county auditor was also ON mo
ton unanimously carried. instructed TO
renew the Workmen'S compensation IN
surance carried with the Ocean Accident
and Guarantee Corporation.
State Bank of Markville presented
surety bond in the amount OF $4,00O.00,
same was duly approved the said mark
VILE State Bank having previously beeh
designated as a depository Tor county
funds. 80
torney for Mrs. Munich, notifying the
county board that said Mrs. Muncn
makes a claim against the county Tor
the sum of s1.500.00 damages to her
land by reason of the negligence OF the
county This letter was ordered placed
on file.
Mr.. ]. D. johnson from town OF
Nickerson appeared before the board
asking for aid in fixing up the ROAD
leading to Harris. No action taken
The county board authorized the set.
ting of a headStone on the grave OF
Henry Austin, deceased Civil war vet
eran.
The engineer was instructed to make
a survey of the So-called PanSy bridge.
The boars of audit filed following
reports:
To the Honorable Board of County Com
missioners. Pine County. Minnesota
Gentlemen:
The undersigned board of audit OF
said Pine county. met at the office OF
the county treasurer of said county,
on the 9th day of February A. ID. 1928.
ing the accounts. books and vouchers
of Frank Poferl. treasurer of said
county, and to count and ascertain the
kind. description and amount of funds
in the county treasury and belonging
thereto. We respectfully make the 1ol-
lowing report thereon:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31

Excavation amounted to apprOXimate-
ly 120 Gu. yards; cost per yard 1910.
Concrete poured. 41.6 Gu. .yds.;- cost per
imately $500 pounds; cost per pound
SOC Filling amounted to approximately
23O Gu. yds.: cost per Gu. yd.. Csc.
Respectfully submitted.
H. v. JORGENSEN.
County Engineer.
Report approved and ordered filed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31

During the summer months, COM
mencing June End our local Bank
the First State of Finlayson will not
be open after IL o'clock Saturday af-
ternoons. During the months of June
July and August. 32w37-2t
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31

other nursery stock that has not been
inspected and found free from dis
ease. According to Mr.. Ruggles one
grower in the Lake Minnetonka re-
gion was arrested and fined recently
for violation of the nursery inspection
law.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-05-31

Engineer Jorgensen filed following
report:
Office of Pine county highway en-
gineer. Pine City. Mimi. May 81. 1928.
To the Hon. Board of County Com
missioners. County of Pine. State of
Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
The undersigned herewith submits
for your approval a report of expend-
itures incurred in repairing waShout
and the construction of one WAC con-
crete culvert on state road No. Is. Said
job being constructed by day labor
forces.
Preliminary work such as blowing
road in and the construction Of tempo
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
RACER FATALLY BURNED

SAN JOSE, Mar 20. P)-Whlle 1z,00o people looked on in horror. Sam Palmer, well known auto race driver, was probably fatally burned yesterday. Palmer's auto caught oa fife when a mechanic spilled some gasoline on the hot exhaust pipe when he stopped at the pits to refuel in the a50-mile race here The driy. CT WIS critically burned before he could extricate himself from the m l. chine.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
RUBBER RAILS?

Little Willie asked the 'bone-head editor" last night if the rails on the road were made of rubber because he had overheard some one say rail be- came bent yesterday and the train could not come thru. Fer goodness sake!" ;,
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
CITY MONEY IS UP

An additional $7,0O0 was set aside at last nights meeting of the City Coun- cil, for the Lowell Creek project, bringing the total up to $15,000 the full amount of the Cty's appropriation for the work. Word has been sent the War Department that the full amount is not available.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
OFFERED $1,O0O,OOO

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 20. (P)-The board of Harbor Commissioners yes terday offered the Mayor and city council $1,OOO,OOO from it's surplus reserve fund for immediate use by the city of Los Angeles in rehabilita- ton of the area devastated by the St. Francis dam break.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
TWO MANDATES ISSUED

SHANGHAI, Mar. 20. P-News cespatches from Ranking said the Nationalist government has issued two important mandates calculated 10 clear up the aftermath of the 1926 ortrages in which several foreigners including an American educator were killed.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
WiTHDRAWs REWARD MONEY

HONOLULU, Mar. 20. (P-After seven months without sign of the :ix men and one woman lost in the Dole air race, lame Dole, sponsor Of he race, yeste, day withdrew the s2O,OOO reward money posted to stim- ulate search for the missing fliers.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
TELEGRAPH BREWT|ES

GENE AND TEX GET TOGETHER
 MIAMI BEACH, Mar, 20.P)-Gene Tunney and Tex Rickard will get to- getber Monday on the muddled situ- ation for the first time since it be- cfme apparent that Richards elimi- nation tournament had not produced an outstanding contender or chal lenger
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
FIGHT FOR THEIR PALS

WASHINGTON, Mar, 20. R--A group of House members who are World War veterans, plan to oppose ne Senate Bill making disabled emergency officers of the World War elig.b.' for regular army pay, when the measure is brought before the .4ouyc for consideration
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
N. Y. MARKET FIRM

COTTON MARKET, Mar. 20. lPl- New York market showed increased activity, firmness on buying that was supposed to be for both trade and speculative purposes. Prices made a new high ground for the current mo- ment.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
EIGHf TO FINISH

AKRON, Ohio, Mar. 20. (P-Cleve- land. fifth city of the United States, and Akron the Rubber Capitol" of the world, are staging a finish fight 'or honors and opportunity of being u worlds aerial gateway to Ameri- ca.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
DEMOCRATS ALL SET

NEW YORK, March 20. R-The State Democratic Committee will be ready to place Governor Alfred Smith formally in the Presidential race early in April. He has already signed the Michigan primary entrance certificate.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
TWO ARRIVE IN PLANE

The Anchorage Air Transport plane No 2, arrived in Seward this morning from Anchorage bringing MT. Gucker, travelling man, and MT. Bragaw, young Washington banker, who was called to Fairbanks as government witness.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
NEW LOOP RECORD. 14as

ST. PAUL, Mar. 20. (P-A new worlds record of 1433 consecutive loops in an airplane was established l.ere by Charles Holman of Minnea- polls. This beats the former mark by more than 300.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
BACK TO PIONEER DAYS

Plane arrivals today from Anchor age bring the report that dog teams will soon be leaving the metropolis by-t1ne-sea for Seward bringing pas sengers for the next Southbound steamer.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
HOW DARE THEY?

Foot-runners from Los Angeles to New York re gardess of the cash prizes awaiting them at the New York end probably will not be given much publicity by the California papers. Any sef-respecting California editor is reluctant to admit that anybody would away from the Golden State.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20

Pilot Merrill took-off for McGrath this morning at 10 o'clock carrying two passengers.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20

The U S. Senate is against third terms providing in this respect at least that lawmakers agree with lawbreak ers.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20

An automobile may usually beat train to railroad station, but seldom to railroad crossing.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20
NEW MYSTERY MOTOR

Recent press dispatches and exchanges from the States give accounts of motor invented by Lester J. Hendershot of Pittsburgh which said to without fue being an electromagnetic affair which draws it's power "from the air or ground
 Preliminary tests made at Selfridge Field, Detroit reported to have excited the interest of several we'll known aviation experts including Colonel Lndberg who witnessed the demonstration Great secrecy surrounds the details of the nvenon which has not yet been made pubic which has yet been patented Major Lanpher Army Flight Commander, visitor in Seward two-years ago. quoted saying that while appeared to have great possibilities it too early to tell what night of 1t.
 That motor could be without fuel seems pre- posterous at first glance still many seemingly mpos- sble feats have been accomplished in harnessng the forces of nature that is hardly justified in being too skepca When first proposed the Fray radio and other many epoch-nakng inventions appeared just incredible
 On the other hand, the new device may be found to have practical value Further tests and developments will be necessary determine whether is to revolution ize the automove world be discarded just another dream which failed of realization
 Too many people are out in the car when opportunity knocks at their door
 An automobile may usually beat train to railroad Station but seldom to railroad crossing
 The U S. Senate is against third terms providing in this respect at least that lawmakers agree with lawbreak ers
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20

Too many people out in the car when opportunity knocks at their door
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20

Paul Regal has been assigned as mate on the U. s. Biological Survey vessel Seal.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20

Frye-Bruhn's Baby Beef is unex- celied.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-20

Eastman Kodaks and films. Schal lerer's Alaska Shop.
The Washington times., 1928-09-12
How Parents Spoil Their
ch;ldron
Children
Thousands Of ways We Mention One.

HIS editorial written in response the request
reader He asks point the harm that parents do
by giving conflicting orders to children.
Many thoughtless fathers mothers bewilder their
children and hinder their development in the way
complained Of
In the system of laws which govern grown men, the
first essential is UNITY laws should conflict
no would be expected to live to develop properly
under them
The Will and the instructions of the parents the
LAWS which govern children.
The child IS unfortunate whose parents Whimsical
Still unfortunate the child whose father mother
disagree important poins-one saying you that
another YOU shall not do thatone ordering thing
the other forbidding it.
The idea of education is first of all develop what il IN
the child bringing out what is good in him. with little
oppression ard coercion possible from without The child
should be controlled mainly by making him feel personally
the uncomfortable results of a harmful action
Nature correcs grown children solely by making
suffer the of deeds Children should
be corrected in the wayno arbitrarily not by threats
but through their their of Justice and their
respect for inevitable consequences.
Above all the child should be made thoroughly TO respect
laws ard rules There should be thing as conflict
single order from father contradicted
by mother enough to destroy all respect for parental
authority.
this subject hope to write very fully at future
time We carry reader request today urging upon
parents be CONSISTENT by discussing and settling
of opinion among themselves DESTROYING
the cbds respect for authority by conflicting
The Washington times., 1928-09-12
FALSE LOGIC

<6AT OW" the tricker "h the spirits did help
~ do that, tell me how it done.'
But because you cannot explain his method Is proof
that his aid supernatural 1t is simply proof that he
eeverer than
bottle Hokums Universal Ointment. It's
thousands The
that thousands They
salts the best of medicines qusck
had discovered it, it would be worth millions
It is mistake to that thing must be black
white 1t be
said lawyer question that could
be answered by What" said the lawyer The man
replied: "Have stopped beating wife"
doctrine that has impeded lines has been
the doctrine of "either-or."
Either thing true and the other
and the other true
middle road cancellations; possibility
to the mixture of truth and error in both.
Christianity points out the impeding effect Of the eheror
attitude in the field of religion.
In 1915 Pope Paul and the 1nquson that either
aleos surrendered which that the earth
moved false else the whole Christian faith ship
wrecked.
His tested by argument Animals
limbs and muscles the limbs
therefore it does move"
That settled it. The old
heresy of the movement of the earth"
when only the unenllghtcned
that the earth stands STILL the of Christianity has
far abolished.
Hutchinson professor Cambridge
Newtoan theory of
clear of either Newons teachings
Yet the law of gravity accepted influence of the
Bible has just the same
ohn Of witch
craft is in effect the giving of the Bible"
Yet his right mind today believes the
Bible widely read than
In almost every the the horns of the
of the
in the understanding Of physical laws has been
without detriment to religion
injured individual religion
they affected religion itself The little bayou
have but the boundess has remained
The Washington times., 1928-09-12
The knowledge Test for
Readers of The Times

Match correctly
Liberia Scene Of fighting Spanish Americsn War
g. Vancouver Capt. of Haiti
Juneau of Alaska
Portau Prince ific o. Canada
Santiago republic Of West Africa
DO
6. What
II could love thee dear much
I1ov'd NOT more?
no discovered vaccination?
How long is the term Court
: United States?
is dryad?
the mean Of be expression cathedrs
H. What amendment United States Constitution
do WITH prohibition?
A. the naval of the American Revolution?
blank:
A dory s flat botomed -
is the oft the Jester in SCOTS "lvanhoe."
rs the of Baptis
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The Washington times., 1928-09-12

LHcky Toe Long
By Elsie Robinson

Maybe I'm not much as II is
but I'd have been complete
washout IL things had been easy.
know me! Given comfort ard
kale ] Just naturally accumulate
cussedness like a. pup accumuiaies
fleas. But knock me around ard
I'm almost human.
So, I'm glad my life is uncsr-
tain
I'm glad shall never eat
steady enough 10 forget the ndu.
sea of hunger
I'm glad I shall never laugh
long enough to forget the taste
of tears
Or love so hard thar r. shall for
get how 10 bear loneliness
For, it not only keeps me
tough and quick on the jump
But it also keeps me close to
Reality
Close TO the great adventures
which men must fight with bare
fists and women must face viii
bare hearts.
Close TO hunger and hope. close
10 love and hate and faith anil
fury and horror and despair-and
rare, rare beauty.
You can never. never know
these things in t!ieir fierce. sally
intensity IT. vol have power TO
pave your way p id a checking a,
count in a good bank. You car
only know them X you're poor ar3
lonely and outcast and fighting
like mad to live.
The meek Shall inherit. the
earth, my son. They've got it
now. They've got all the inner
ness of it righC now. And they
are the only ones who have got it.
Us guys with good jobs-we lose
the common tonch. But J. wort
lose mine for Ing. I never DO.
Any day now, il thar editor con
tinues to feel tie way he does, I
may be out on my ear. For which
praises be TO Allah. For ] sure
get soft and peesish when I'm
hIckN too long