Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-07
AASKOV

day visiting in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Dahl of Slayton is here for a
visit at the A. c. Jorgensen home.
Several members of the local w. c.
T. U. society are in Mora today to
attend the district convention.
Adolf Jensen left the first of the
week for Clinton, Iowa, being a dele
gate from the local congregation.
Stanley Jensen who is employed in
Chicago, came up Friday for a couple
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris JUL and Mrs.
W. H. Hill came down from Duluth
Monday for a days visit at the Ras-
mus Jensen home. ....
Miss Adela Dietz accompanied her
brother, Leonard, and family to Chat
field Tuesday and will visit there for
a couple of weeks.
Miss Anna Laursen left last eve
ming for Hibbing to visit for a few
days at the home of her mother and
attend the graduation of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Jensen of Min
neapolis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Andersen of Milaca, visited here Sun
day at the J. c. and L. P. Jensen
homes.
L. c. Petersen went to Hinckley
Monday to attend a Farm Bureau
meeting. From there he will go to
Clinton, Iowa, to attend the Danish
church convention.
Mrs. L. c. Petersen and daughter,
Miss Elna, went to Minneapolis the
first of the week. From there the
former went TO Clinton, Iowa, to at
tend the church convention and Miss
Elna returned home Tuesday evening.
]. p. Sorensen was over at Pine
Lake Tuesday to adjust fire loss for
the Pine Co. Mutual ms. Co. The
private garage of Elias w. Kanta
burned to the ground during the night
and it is believed that the blaze was
started from a short circuit in the
car The building was insured but
the car was not.
Letters addressed to the following
are held at the Askov post office, I'M
Arthur Jensen; and Miss Frances
Ballet If anyone can furnish in
formation on these, then please call
the post office.
Mrs. johanna Justesen left last
week for Hampton, Iowa, to attend
the double wedding at the Miller
home there. From Hampton Mrs.
Justesen will GO to Clinton and attend
church convention and following
that will visit for a few weeks at
various points in Iowa.
Word from Chris Hansen and fam
lily, who are enroute to New York,
states that after leaving Askov at $3.50
a. m. May 26 they arrived in Withee.
Wis, at o'clock that evening. After
visiting in Withee a few days they
left there at 6:45 one morning and
arrived in Chicago at 10 o'clock that
evening - distance of 322 miles.
Monday they will start on the last
part of the journey-Chicago to New
York-a distance of about 1000 miles.
Chris says that everything is going
fine and sends greetings to Askov
friends.
DR.. and Mrs. H. E. Levin and daugh-
ter Josephine, who left last Thursday
to attend the graduation of their
daughter and sister, Miss Berniece
from the Alexander high school at
Nekoosa, Wis, returned Tuesday night.
They were accompanied by Miss Ber-
niece. The trip home was interrupt
ed by car trouble. DR.. Levin reports
that, agriculturally, the parts of Wis
consin through which he travelled,
are behind this section of the country
In some places, he said, they are
just finishing their blowing. Like
here, rain, too, is badly needed.
The Danish national holiday which
falls on June 5th was celebrated here
in Askov at the park in the usual
manner on Sunday afternoon, June 8.
Martin Sorensen president of the local
'Dansk Folkesamfund" society which
sponsored the celebration, bid well
come after the band had played sew
eral selections and some songs had
been sung by the entire assemblage,
after which Rev. o. H. Dyreborg de-
livered the address of the day. Rev.
Dyreborg spoke on the political and
economic life of Denmark, the great
er freedom secured by the common
folk of the country about rs years
ago, and dwelt also on the new book
recently written by Henrik Pontoppi-
dan, we'll known Danish writer.
The author of the book criticized the
Danish people for not having entered
the World war but Rev. Dyreborg did
not agree with him on that point
Rev Dvrahorp said that while Dem