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Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
WILKINS, ELLISON IN GOOD SHAPE AT
 POINT BARROW
DIRECT MESSAGE RECEIVED BY LOCAL SIGNAL CORPS: HAM
 STATION iNTERFERES

At 7:59 last night Capt. Robt. B. Woolverton. Radio Officer in charge of this and Interior districts, U. 8. Signal Corps, received the first mes sage from Capt. George Wilkins, now at Point Barrow, since Wilkins land cd on Monday from Fairbanks.
 Captain Wilkins said everything wss fine and dandy with he and his plot, Lieutenant Eileson. Captain Woolverton stated the reception was excellent at first but that his signals a!ni, st faded out at the end.
 The log of the messages received 5st night follows:
 7:59 D. m Station K D z, which is Wilkins call letters, sent c Q and said he had made Barrow in five hours from Fairbanks. "All O. K. ere"
 SOP p. m. Wilkins called 6 ARD, the San Francisco Examiner, and ; aid all o. K at Barrow. K D z call cd 6 A R D again and said K D z at Barrow will listen now.
 
 S:3S D. m Wilkins called ARD and " U ", Seward Signal Corps, saying "clear and cold. K D z"
 At this point amateur station 2 AN came in on the K D 2 wave calling amateur station E K making fur thur reception of Wilkins impossible.
 The Gateway again scored news scoop on this reception last night: also suggested to the Associated Press that the American Radio Re- lay League take immediate steps to stop this interference. In reply the Associated Press wired today that { hc radio supervisor will "get after that station and advise him to lay off. If Captain Wollverton has fur ter interference please advise"
 The Associated Press, in another wire today said, Assure Capt. Wool veEton the Associated Press appre- ciates his work. In third message received this afternoon another wire came in saying; Thanks again to Captain Woolverton and Gateway for s2!endid Wilkins service. All papers iH United States much interested
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
OLD STUFF TODAY

FAIRBANKS, March 21. (P)-Fears that Wilkins and Eileson may have crashed in landing were discounted be- fore leaving here Wilkins said he would not send radio messages on the night of arrival. Eileson repeatedly said Barrow was a natural field and
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
ENGINEER ON FRE|CHTER
 PASSES AWAY AT sEA

NEW YORK, March 20. P)-After aave months of suspension for "dou- ble dealing" the first blot on lengthy flstlc career, Joe Dundee, champion of the welterweights was given Der. mission by the New York State Box ing Commission to return to the ring game. Arrangements are afoot, 1t is said, for fight with Dee Hudkins, now in California.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
EUROPEAN CHAMP

LONDON, March 20. Johnny Hill, British flyweight, won the Europ- can championship when he took a de- cision on points from Emile Pladner, the European title-holder.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
MOBILE SATISFIED WITH
 TEST BY B|c D|R|G|BLE

MILAN, Mar. q. (P)-The dirigible Italia, in which General Mobile in- tends to fly to the north pole, success fully completed 22-hour test flight
 The big dirigible carried full load and complement of q men. Mobile said he was satisfied with the results.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
DENIES ACTION TAKEN

ROME. Mar. 21. (P)-Cardinal Nun delein denied reports that the Vatican had assumed any attitude or taken any action in support for or against Governor Al Smiths presidential can dadacy-
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
BOND ISSUANCE APPROVED

WASHINGTON, Mar. 21.(P)-House bills, authorizing Anchorage to issue $100,000 in bonds, and Seward $50,000 for the construction of school build ings, was passed by the Senate.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-03-21
PRICE FOX INCREASES

WINNIPEG, March 21 (P)-White fox registered 10 percent advance at the fur auction. The average sold from SAP to $45.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05
u. S. HIGHWAY SIGNS
ARE BEING PLACED

Placing of the uniform U. S. high
way number shields has been COM
pleted in twenty-five states, according
to information collected by the Amer
lean Automobile association. The
work is partially completed in nine
states. Eleven more have made def
mite provision to have the work done
within short time.
Twenty-Five states have erected the
caution and Information signs agreed
upon as standard by the American
Association of State Highway Officials
Seven have partially erected the signs
on the primary roads and twelve have
made provision for the work
The u. S.. highway numbering plan
was worked out by the association of
state highway officials and the U. S.
Bureau of Public Roads. The num-
bers are erected and paid for by the
states, although federal aid may be
applied to this purpose.
Minnesota was one of the first to
complete erection of the U. S. high
way numbers. Nearly all the caution
and information signs used by the
Minnesota highway department for
several years conform to the new
standards made uniform for all the
states.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05
RECEIPTS ARE LIGHT
IN ALL BRANCHES
Holiday Influences and Severe
Temperature Curtail Livestock
Runs. = Cattle Firm. = Hogs
Close Strong to Zoe Higher.
Lamb Market Steady to Weak.

(By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies and Minnesota Department OF
Agriculture)
South st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 3, 1928.
Only a handful was offered in the
cattle division and nothing in the
steer line was good enough to equal
Mondays top of $13.25. the best today
stopping at $11.5O, with the bulk at
$1,000 to $11.O0 She stock sold
mostly at $3.50 to $3.50 for cows and
from $3.50 to $3.50 for heifers. Cut
tiers held at $500 to $500 with bulls
mostly at $500 down. Stockers and
feeders were in very limited volume
with sales about in line with the
opening. Vealers sold unevenly
higher, the range for good lights be-
ing from s11.50 to $3.50, the bulk
around $1,000.
The hog market averaged strong to
mostly 1Oc higher than Monday. Bulk
of the desirable lights and butchers
including $50 pound to 22O pound
averages mostly selling at $S.45 with
a load or two of choice butchers late
at $3.50. Hogs weighing from 100
pounds to $50 pounds sold at $S.25
to SS45; 140 pound to 100 pound
weights, $775 to $S.25. Packing sows
turned at $3.50, pigs mostly $7.25.
The fat lamb market was steady
to weak with best 81 pound fed wooded
lambs selling at $12.S5, some 81
pound weights at $1,000, with heavier
kinds at $11.00. One car of n pound
clipped lambs also sold at this price,
while light inferior weights sold at
$500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05
GOPHER LEGION WILL
BROADCAST JAN. 9th
OVER STATION WCCO

At $50 p. m Monday, Jan. 9, the
first of eight bi-weekly Minnesota
Legion radio programs under direc-
ton of Commander Michael Jalma of
Minneapolis Musical Post, will be
broadcast.
1t will be composed of numbers by
the Minneapolis Musical Legion Post
band under Conductor Jalma; solos,
vocal and instrumental; and five-min-
ute talks by L. q. Zumwinkle of Fer
gus Falls, Legion state commander,
and j. M. Bishop of Thief River Falls,
Legion state president.
This, and subsequent bi-weekly
broadcasts, will take the form of a
Legion post meeting, the ritual of
which will be followed in opening and
closing, the business portion being
dispensed with to feature entertain
ment numbers, presented by Legion
talent from all over Minnesota.
At succeeding bi-weekly broadcasts,
the speakers will be past department
commanders, viz: Jan. %, Rufus r..
Rand, Jr., of Minneapolis; Feb. 6, M.
d. Haferman of Lindstrom; Feb 81,
Joe O'Hara of Glencoe; March 5, Ed
win l.. LindeH of Minneapolis; April
2, Ludwig 1. Roe of Montevideo; April
16, Past Commander Gerald v. Barron
of Cloquet; April 80. Dr. Arthur A.
Van Dyke of st. Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05
MATSON NOW
HEADS BOARD
Organization of County
Commissioners for the
Year Results in NelS Mat
son as Chairman, F. w.
Stepan as Vice Chairman.

The organization Meeting of the
board of county commissioners for
1928 was held at Pine City Tuesday
when Nels Matson was chosen chair
man and Frank w. Stepan vice chair
man.
The Askov American was selected
as the official paper for 1928 in which
will be published the county commits
sioners proceedings, the financial
statement, delinquent tax list and
other notices required by law. The
same matters will also be published
in the other papers of the county.
County physicians were appointed
for the year and their territory laid
out, about the only change being that
DR.. H. E. Levin, Askov, was added to
the list of county physicians and the
following territory put under his
charge: Partridge, Fleming, Bruno
Park, Kerrick, and the western half
of Nickerson township and the vii
lagos of Askov, Bruno, Kerrick, Du-
quette, and Nickerson.
School petitions were heard and
acted upon.
The official commissioners proceed
ings will be published next week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05

Legislation with pork barrel" or POI
litical patronage schemes. The warn
ing is sounded to the various advo-
Gates that the spring season with the
attending floods is only few weeks
away, and that Congress must do
something besides talk.
1t seems customary this time of
year to review the economic history
of 1927 and predict the trend of af-
fairs for the next year. The annual
statements of prospects issued this
week by high government officials
point the way to stability in the bust
ness world. Secretary of Commerce
Hoover is recognized as the foremost
authority on business conditions and
in many localities where unemploy-
ment has been felt his predictions
will bring hope. This authority con-
tends that the usual signs of slump
are absent which argues we'll for bet
ter times. He feels that industry has
accommodated itself to lower prices
by decreased costs which makes for
sounder condition for the ensuing
year. Foreign trade experts point out
that the export trade of this country
has continued to show a remarkable
growth in spite of the lowering in
world price levels. A forecast has
slow but sustained increase in pur-
chasing power of agricultural pro-
ducts and gain in the real earnings
of American labor.
There is a social custom which of
fetal Washington follows to the letter
at the beginning of the new year. If
you are Gin society" it is necessary
that you should make the rounds of
calls if only to leave cards with the
butler. The reception to the general
public accorded by the President and
Mrs. Coolidge usually comes to
close shortly after noon when they
have shaken hands with two or-three
thousand persons. This year the
gland balls which marked other sea-
sons in the nations capital were mis-
sing. Instead the smaller and more
intimate parties prevailed at homes
and clubhouses. 1t is interesting to
note that twice during the year the
White House is thrown open to the
public-at the New Years day recep-
ton when mostly adults are in line
and at Easter Monday when the young
sters hold sway with their egg rolling
contests on the lawns of the Execu-
tive Mansion. Though they will bare
ly rest between the receptions the
President and his charming wife are
ready for reception to the judiciary
next Thursday. Then, you must re-
member the President is obliged to
greet hundreds at the offices in the
meantime. However. handshaking is
not the hardest of the tasks that fall
to the lot of the President.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05
GRADS
MAKE MERRY
Attorney M. B. Hurley Who
Finished Grade School in
Pine City in 1894, P. l..
Hamlin, Glass of 1910
High, and Others Speak.

The Pine City high school alumni
basketball team proved too strong for
the high school team, defeating them
easily in their annual game played
on Wednesday evening of last week
at the armory. The score was As to
% in favor of the alumni. Several
of the alumni players are from col
lege squads, and their weight and ex-
perience counted heavily in their ia
vor. Robert Woehrle, captain of the
Hamline team this year, and his
brother, Edward Woehrle, were main
stays in the scoring line for the alum
nj, while Royal Hoefler, who is men,
Der of the freshman squad at the uni
versity, and Wesley Flaten, who is
trying for the team at Carleton, were
also heavy favorites. The high
school team, although outweighed and
outclassed, fought gamely through
the contest and showed that they have
some real mettle.-
Thursday evening" Dec. 20, was held
the annual alumni banquet at the high
school. Over fifty former graduates
of the high school attended this ban
quet, representing classes of the past
thirty years. The table was beauti-
fully decorated in the gray and green
colors of the high school and gray
and green jug was awarded to the
alumni in honor of winning from the
high school. This jug is now to be
contested for annually, the same pas
sing to the high school whenever they
can succeed in defeating the alumni
in basketball.
Speeches were ma4eaby several OF
the alumni. superintendent Jones was
the first speaker and he talked on
the growth of the school, bringing out
the fact that the high school, built
for eighty pupils, was now taxed to
the limit in caring for two hundred
thirty pupils. The features of the
school which have encouraged the
large enrolment, said Mr.. Jones, are
the strong athletic records, glee clubs,
orchestra, and the commercial and
teacher training departments.
Talks were given by M. B. Hurley,
who finished the grade school in 1894
when the public school was held in
what is now the village hall; and by
P. L. Hamlin, of the class of 1910.
The Misses Melba and Geraldine Wi
ley, alumni of 1927, and now attend
ing the Manchester, sang a duet. which
was keenly enjoyed by ALL Talks were
also given by Rob Woehrle, '21; Ed
Prochaska, '09, George Roberts. Wen
dell Huber, Carl Holmberg, Lucille
GOttry, and L. j. Boyle. Fred Brandes
who is now teaching at Saltwater,
acted as POSTMASTER and kept the
banqueters in good humor by num-
erous stories and takeOffs. Officers
were elected for the coming year,
those elected being: P. L. Hamlin,
president; Lillian Korbel, secretary;
E. ]. Prochaska, vice president, and
Donald Spickler. The meeting was
closed by all joining hands and sing
ing a verse of AUD Lang Syne."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05
FIRST FILING
IN POLITICS
Third Day of the New Year
Starts Politics in the
County When Hjalmar
Petersen Files for State
Representative.

With the entry of the new year
politics have started in Pine county.
The first filing for any political office
in the county took place Tuesday when
Hjalmar Petersen, editor of the Askov
American, filed for the office of state
representative.
Other offices to be filled this year
are those of judge of probate, clerk
of court, and county commissioners
in the Second, Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts. 1t is expected that the pres
ent incumbents in each of those Of
fees will file for reelection and so
far there have been no rumors of
other candidates.
Following is the statement given
out by Hjalmar Petersen:
with vote of 2422 for the office
of state representative from Pine
county in 1926-my first entry into a
political campaign naturally feel
that that is a good endorsement and
that many voters out over the county
looked to me to file for the same Of
flee again, and so l have done it.
My vote in 1926 was but 46 below the
successful candidate who was then
elected to his third term in the state
legislature. Should the voters elect
me in 1928 it shall be one of my
main purposes to give due publicity
to matters coming UP before the legis-
lature, candid expressions on my own
vote on the various bills and thus
work for a better and more general
knowledge of governmental affairs
by the average citizen and taxpayer.
More will be said as the campaign
progresses"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05
Wagons, Sleighs Must
Have Parking Lights
HOrse-Drawn Vehicles May TRAY.
Ell Without Lamps, but Cannot
Stop on Dark Road.

The traffic law passed by the last
Legislature requires that horse drawn
vehicles be equipped with parking
lights when parked, according to an
opinion by G. A. Youngquist, assist
ant attorney general, in reply to a
query from A. c. Godward, city plan
nlng engineer of Minneapolis.
The traffic act as originally drawn
required all vehicles on the highways
at night to have front and rear lights.
This portion of the act was amended
to apply only to motor vehicles. -
Section 81, relating to parking, how
ever, says that whenever a vehicle
is parked or stopped upon a highway
whether attended or unattended dur
ing the times mentioned in section 40.
Zone half hour after sunset to one
half hour before sunrise) there shall
be displayed upon such vehicle one
or more lamps Projecting white light
visible under normal atmospheric
conditions from a distance of 500 feet
to the front of such vehicle and pro-
jecting red or yellow light visible
under like conditions from distance
of 500 feet to the rear"
A section of the bill permitting use
of reflectors in place of rear light on
horse drawn vehicles was stricken
out. Apparently, as the law now
stands, you can drive wagon or
sleigh without lights, but you cannot
stop on any street or highway. The
law, however, permits municipalities
to pass ordinances permitting parking
any vehicle without lights in places
where there is sufficient light to re-
veal a person 200 feet away.
Even if it is not required by law, it
would seem that anyone driving any
kind of vehicle ON any travelled road
would have lights as matter OF
f-protectiOn.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05

son was born in Sweden in 1877, came
to the United States with his parents,
attended schools in New York, grad
uated from the New York Law school
| and became an associate in an attor-
neys' firm whose name was changed
to Murphy & Hanson. For many
years Judge Hanson has been a Dem
ocratic leader of the fifteenth Brook
Ign ward, and has also taken active
part in various Swedish-American en-
terprises; some time ago he was
| chairman of the board of directors
of the Swedish hospital in New York.
| 1t is said to be the first time that a
native of Sweden has been appointed
to such high judicial post in Great
er New York.
European Ignorance.
j. Christian Bay, head of the med
ical department of John Crerar library
Chicago, and also tentative chairman
of the board of directors of that in
stitution, last week lectured before
the American Library institute, meet
ing in Chicago. He depIored what he
called the profound European lack of
knowledge of American life, manners
and institutions, and suggested that
| an energetic campaign be inaugurated
for the purpose of diffusing knowledge
of America in European countries
Mr.. Bay, now one of the country's
most prominent librarians, is a ma
tive of Denmark and was at one time
head of the Ashland Danish folk high
school at Grant, Mich.
L. LOhn Dead.
Lewis Lohn, pioneer banker of
Polk county, Mimi, died last week at
Fosston, 70 years old. He was a son
of Knut Lohn who had come to st.
Ansgar, Iowa, from Vossestranden,
Norway. Lewis Lohn settled in Trail
county, North Dakota, in the seven
ties, and for several years he was
register of deeds in that county.
Since 1893 he had made his home in
FOsston, Mimi, where he was cashier
of the bank for some time, finally be-
ing elected president of the First Ma
tional bank.
"SangerfeSt".
Definite announcement is now made
that the eighteenth annual Sanger
fest" and convention of the Norwegian
Singers Association of America, will
take place in Winnipeg in July. The
officers of the organization point out
that registrations so far seem to in
dictate nearly full attendance from
all local groups. E. A. Finsness of
Winnipeg, is the president of the ma
tional organization, whose member
ship extends through Canada, Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Society DiSbanded.
| "Svea Society,"" the oldest Swedish
organization in Chicago, disbanded
last week, in accordance with a de-
! cision reached at previous meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-01-05

'Svea" was organized in 1857, and
during the years it became one OF
the most influential factors of Swe-
dish-American life in Chicago. As
the original membership was de-
creased by death, and as a younger
generation did not seem to show the
same interest in the work of the so
ciety as had its fathers, it was de-
cided to dissolve the organization
In the period Immediately following
the Civil war the society seems tc
have experienced its greatest devel-
opment, and its library at that time
was one of the best collections OF
Swedish literature in the United
States.
Danish Boys Invited.
1t will be recalled that some time
ago 100 American boys were guests
at as many homes in Denmark; this
hospitality is now to be reciprocated
according to the originator of this
idea, Sven Knudsen, for during 1925
one hundred Danish boys will be in.
vited to visit the United States. Due
to the great distances involved in
American travel, and also to the fact
that the summer vacation of Danish
school boys extends over only six
weeks, the visit will be short, and the
boys will confine their visit to the
eastern states. They will have tC
foot all the trans-oceanic expenses
themselves, but while in the United
States the boys will not have to ex.
pend one penny.
Otto Larson Dead.
Otto Larson, for forty years superin.
tendent of the Ledgewood Machinery
Mfg. Co., New York, died last week. He
was born in Dial, Sweden, in 1859
and had made his home in the United
States since 1880. Mr.. Larson was
widely known among his compatriots
in Greater New York and adjoining
New Jersey cities.
COnStantin Brun Foundation.
A Constantin Brun foundation was
organized in Chicago a few days ago
to emulate the example set by sim.
liar organization in New York, the
aim of which is to enable aged Danes
who are not particularly prosperous
to make trip to their native country
The foundation is named in honor OF
the Danish minister in Washington
who originally conceived the plan
Five hundred dollars is the amount
given to one annual successful appli-
cant. S. ]. Heiberg is president OF
the Chicago branch of the Foundation