Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-19
ASKOV

Mrs. o. G. Nielsen and son of Mime
apolis, came here Tuesday for a visit
with relatives.
T. N. Thomson went to Minneapolis
Tuesday to attend the annual lumber
mems convention.
Lester D. Valley of Royalton, came
here Friday and is working for Mr..
Andersen in the Askov creamery.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Tomlinson Tuesday night
Mother and child are doing well.
Holden Hansen had minor oper-
alton performed on his nose Monday
when a polipi growth was removed.
H. c. Hansen drove to Minneapolis
Tuesday to attend the three day ses-
sion of the lumbermen's annual con-
vention.
Mrs. Glen F.. Andrews and son came
up from Minneapolis Tuesday for
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
M E. Nielsen.
A brother of Mrs. A. c. Jorgensen
came up Monday evening from Mime
apolis for an indefinite visit at the
JOrgenSen nome.
A baby boy arrived Friday morning
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Axel
Brus. (Friday the thirteenth is good
for something, after all.)
Anker H. Petersen went to st. Paul
yesterday to take in the last part of
the Farmers and Home Makers short
course at the University Farm.
At this writing Mrs. 1. A. Ecklund
who was reported as being very low
last week is somewhat improved, but
is still in a precarious condition.
Mrs. A. P. Jensen who was taken
seriously ill with a stroke last week
is much improved now and is up and
about the house part of the time.
Albert Thomson and family re-
turned the first of the week from
Truman. Albert is looking after the
lumber yard during his fathers alb
sence.
Emmy, the youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell, was operated
on Tuesday for the removal of in
fected tonsils and adenoids. Mrs. j.
c. Jensen assisted DR.. H. E. Levin.
Mrs. George Ekberg and son, David,
came home Friday after spending two
weeks visiting relatives and friends
i'm Minneapolis. She is now attend
ing to her mother who is recovering
from a stroke.
The Misses Anna, Edna, and Laura
Rasmussen and Arthur Andersen left
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cago, where Edna will be employed
and Anna and Laura will go to Larch-
mont, N. Y, to work, while Arthur
will go to Pontiac, Mich, to seek en-
ployment.
w. ]. Mitchell, manager of the An
decentralization general merchandise
store at Duquette,, was a business
caller in Askov yesterday. Mr..
Mitchell took charge of the Duquette
store Jan. 1st. He came from Min
neapolis and gives the impression of
being a progressive and alert young
man.
Harry Mortensen and Emil Christ
ensen helped Fritz Holm the first
of the week unload and store away
four carloads of ice that he had
shipped up from Sandstone. The to-
tai amount of ice put up by Mr. Holm
for summer use was nearly one hun
dred tons, same coming in cakes of
$50 pounds each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Hyldahl and Ar
don and Carl Hyldahl returned Sun
day night from their trip to South
Dakota and Nebraska. They were
gone about ten days and had fine
weather all the time; the roads were
better than expected, although they
ran into considerable mud; there was
practically no snow south of the Twin
Cities.
The married folks dance at the as
sembly hall last Thursday evening
poor roads and everyone apparently
enjoyed the evening very much. Mu-
sic for the occasion was furnished
by local musicians Margaret
Schroeder at the piano, Sigvard So
rensen, cornet; Herluf P. Rasmussen,
LdWISHCS JSuSSli,
drums. They did we'll and should
keep it up so as to have local dance
orchestra.
The local branch of "Dansk Folke-
samfund" held its annual meeting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Peder-
sen last Thursday evening. Election
of officers resulted as follows: Mar
tin Sorensen, president; ]. r. Peter
sen, secretary; r. Petersen, treasurer;
T. N. Thomson and Charlie Laursen,
revisors; Martin johnson, L. c. Pc
dersen, Charlie Laursen, Mrs. A.
Gravesen, and Mrs. Martin johnson,
park committee; Rev. o. H. Dyreborg,
Mrs. P. N. Fenger, and Mrs. Christ
ian Sorensen, library committee; J. C.
Jensen, librarian. Rev. Dyreborg
spoke on the nationality question and
property problems of Synderjylland,
Denmark, that have come up since
the new boundary line was established
following the World War. Approx
imately $4,000 German voters are liv-
ing north of the boundary on Danish
soil and about ~ 600 Danish voters