Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-06-21
ASKOV

Paul Monday and will visit there for
a week.
P. Miller of West Denmark, Wis,
visited here from Saturday till Mon
day at the homes of his sons, Niels
B. and Carl Miller.
Many friends and neighbors called
on Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Borgesen
Tuesday evening to help the former
celebrate his birthday anniversary.
OLeo Nelson and family visited
relatives here over Sunday. They
were accompanied to Askov by Mrs
Maurice Nielsen who had visited at
the home of her folks in Sebeka.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olav Jensen and
two children of Grand Forks, N. D..
visited here from Sunday till Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Jensen's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Jensen
When the current went off Friday
evening the movies had to be post
poned Those in attendance were
given free passes for the following
evening when the same show was
put on again.
Viggo Jensen who has been work.
ing in the East for quite a while
returned to his home here Saturday
and will remain with his mother
Mrs. ]. J. Jensen, while his sisters
are in Denmark.
o. H. Wiedemann and his father.
in-law, ]. F. Engler CT the Pine City
community, and E. L.. Birkeland Of
Minneapolis, we're in Askov Saturday
to attend the organization meeting
of the Holstein Breeders association
They paid a call at the American
office
Chris A. Jensen has been engaged
to take care of the grounds around
the D. B. S. hall for the summer
commencing on the job the first Of
this week. Mr.. Jensen is very handy
at this kind of work and marked
Improvement is already noticeable
around the hall.
Mrs. H. A. Libby of Grand Forks
10 days at the home of her son an6
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Joy
Libby, will leave Saturday for hel
home, and will be accompanied by
June Libby who will visit at Grand
Forks for some time.
Rev. o. H. Dyrebrog, Mr.. and Mrs
S. Chr. DiXen and Mrs. Holger E
Petersen visited in West Denmark
Wis, from Saturday till Monday. Rev
Dyreborg conducted church services
there both forenoon and afternoon at
two different places and lectured
again in the evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Holger Koch and
child of West Denmark, Wis.,, visited
here from Saturday till Monday a,
the home of his cousin, J. R. Peter
sen. Rev. Mr.. Koch conducted church
services here Sunday forenoon and
lectured before the Young Peoples
society in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Paulsen and
daughters and Mrs. Anna Madsen OF
st. Paul, visited from Saturday till
Monday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. J. Krogh, coming up princi-
pally to help celebrate the formers
birthday. Many Askov friends and
neighbors also called at the Krogh
home to join in the celebration.
A letter from Chris Hansen and
family, recently received by friends
here, states that they arrived in Mil.
ton, N. Y, June Is and are now To-
Gated there. They report a fine trir
all the way, having no car trouble
whatever, and only four punctures
Their trip, including side trips anG
visits, amounted to nearly 1000 miles
They send greetings to old friends
here.
The board of directors of the Pine
County Mutual Fire Insurance Co
held their regular annual meeting al
Markville Saturday. Those from
Askov attending were C. Sebald, ]. P
Sorensen and ]. r. Petersen. E. A
E. Laage was chosen a vice presi
dent of the company and he ant
]. P. Sorensen as adjusters again
The annual routine matters were
taken care OF.
The third annual Danish-Americar
National Festival will be held Sun.
day, June "a, at the Minnesota State
Fair grounds, together with the an.
nual summer festival of the Danish
Brotherhood Lodges of Minnesota
Many prominent speakers are on the
DrOQram IN the afternoon besides
various kinds of sports. Three bands
will play. There will be a historical
pageant; and many other entertain
ments. Good eats can be secured on
the grounds. The gates open at 10
a. m. and the program continues all
day with an elaborate evening enter
tainment in the big hippodrome
There will also be dancing.