Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-04-12
WILLOW RIVER

happy to have their family all to-
gether on Easter Sunday. Mrs. Will
liam Wernowsky and daughter. Gene
of Duluth, Miss Gofdie who is EN-.
ployed as stenographer, of Duluth
and their eldest son, Cecil, returned
from Dubuque, Iowa. Saturday for a
few days. He is employed by the
Eiggs boiler works and has been
working at Akron, Ohio, for the past
two years. The crew he is working
with will be stationed at Appleton
Wis, where it will have summers
work. William has charge of the
farm.
The teaching force was back Mon
day and ready for work on the last
eight weeks of the school year. Miss
Eldora Bakken was suffering with a
bad cold and Florence Linsley taught
her room Monday. The school under
the leadership of Maurice Weinberg
er, has much to it's credit. The bas-
ketball team did excellent work and
brought home trophies and hOnors
as did the debating team. Honorable
mention can be made of contests like
the Lincoln essays, and the question
aire on the flag, its history and code
Besides the pupils of the high school
entering into these contests, they
have kept their grade of work ur
to the required standard.
Miss Adele Ogilvie who is teaching
school near Pine City, spent the week
end with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James o. Ogilvie, returning Monday
William Ehmke who is attending
college at St. Olaf's at Northfield
spent Easter at home, returning to
his school duties Monday. He has
learned the French language to the
extent of being selected as one to
take part in one of the French plays
that the school will put on. He fin
ished his first and second year in
German under the instruction OF
Miss M. Irland when she was prin-
cipal of our high school.
Geraldine Lundgren has been too
ill with a cold this week to attend
school.
Mrs. A. Bondin of Duluth, was here
the past week looking over property
recently purchased, with a view of
locating permanently. The Bondins
have purchased the Dederick farm re-
Gently sold to Ben Julfs, and will
make it their home.
Mrs. Albert Klatt and Mrs. A. L.
Swartz attended court Monday as
jurors. Not being selected for the
Snoek murder case, they were dis
missed until Thursday morning.
Neil James and Albert Stepan who
went to Havana, N. D., to hunt
wolves, returned Saturday. The Ste
pans. Joe and Albert with their four
trained hounds, have come to be
known as expert wolf hunters. The
farmers near Havana asked them to
come there and kill the wolves that
were bothering their sheep. Albert
went but was unable to locate the
pack, as he only got shot at one
wolf.
J. H. Ray and family and Mr.. Thei-
sen of Minneapolis, who have recently
purchased the Frank Drahos farm,
moved their household goods here
Monday and will soon be comfortably
located.
Grace Hanson who recently has
been in the Northwestern hospital for
an appendicitis operation, came home
Tuesday for week with Grandma
Hanson She said she had to come
back to Willow River and her grand
parents to get her strength back. She
will return to her work next week.
Nels Nyrud went to Minneapolis
Wednesday and will bring home a
Willys-Knight for Barry Burak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Addington had
as their Easter guests ]. L. Wallen,
son and daughter, and Mr.. Wallen S
mother of St. Paul.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
meet in the church parlors next
Thursday afternoon.
The Guild met Thursday at the
home of c. c.. Sexton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. LaPage and SON
Maurice, Mrs. Florence Anderson and
children, Don and Franklin, Mrs. "
Gunderson and sons, Rae and liver,
Mrs. Martin Thompson and son, Rob-