Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-02
ASKOV

VIM. T. Jensen is expected home
today from Pontiac, Mich, for a
couple of weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Hansen and son.
Kenneth, and Peter Jeppesen spent
Sunday at Zimmerman.
Miss Two Nedegaard went to Poke
CANA yesterday and will be employed
at the sanatorium there.
DR.. Thorvald Petersen and family
of Minneapolis, spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives here.
George and Johnnie Larsen were
among those who spent the week end
at the convention in Withee, Wis.
Miss Clara Petersen came down
from Duluth last, week for an indeti-
mite visit at the home of her parents.
Mrs. Hedge B. Kilstofte and children
visited with her folks at Centuria,
Wis, from Saturday till Wednesday.
Mrs ]. P. Brandt and children from
Minneapolis, were visiting over Sun
day at the homes of George c. H.
Jensen, Jens ]. Jensen and Jacob
Jensen.
In a news item last week it was
stated that ]. P. Frederiksen accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Mickelsen
to Racine, Wis. 1t should have read:
Mrs. j. P. Frederiksen.
A. Henriksen who is ordinarily hale
and hearty, was taken suddenly i'll
Monday morning and confined to his
bed. He got over it just as fast,
however, and was up and around again
Tuesday.
In renewing their subscription to
the American, Mrs. Bert Smith, Pom
tiac, Mich, wrote recently that Mr..
Smith has not been in the best of
health of late. They send greetings
to Askov friends.
Among those going to Cambridge
yesterday to see the House of David
ball team cross bats with the Cam
bridge boys were the following: Mr..
and Mrs. Jens Hyldahl, Carl Hyldahl,
Leo Larsen, Louis Olsen, T. w. Han
sen.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Steensland, the
former president of the Union Trust
Co., Madison, Wis, who live at the
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day and Saturday on an inspection
tour of the company's farm loans here.
While in Askov they were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. E.
Laage, the former being their repre-
sentative in this territory.
About eighty Askovites journeyed
to Duluth Sunday to join the northern
Danish Brotherhood lodges in their
annual picnic at Lincoln park. The
forenoon was spent in viewing the
Duluth Zoo and taking 40 mile auto
ride over their famous boulevard and
through the residence and business
sections of the city, terminating at
the park for picnic lunch. The af-
ternoOn program of speeches and the
municipal band concert was enjoyed
by something over thousand visitors.
Emil Fenger who was sent out by
the federal agricultural board of Den
mark to instruct the Japanese in
methods used by Danes in developing
agriculture and cooperation, will
speak in the assembly hall at Askov
on Sunday evening, August II, at s
o'clock. Mr.. Fenger has been in ia
pan five years and is on his way
back to Denmark, stopping on the re-
turn at some of the Danish colonies
in America. He will speak here in
the Danish language and dwell upon
progress made in Japan in the agri-
cultural line.
Harold Thompson and family and
Marcelle LePage came here Friday
from Rochester for a few days visit
with old friends, being guests at the
Jens Arnbal home where their oldest
son, Abel, has been visiting for some
time Mr.. Thompson also came up
to act as judge for the local flower
show. Yesterday they left for trip
along the north shore and plan on
going as far as Port Arthur to spend
the rest of the week. Mr.. Thompson
is interested in floral business at
Rochester and says that his enterprise