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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
PINE CITY NAN WAS HELD UP

The night before Thanksgiving, in
the year of 1928 will be remembered
by Frank Johnson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A Johnson of Pine City, as
long as he lives. He was returning
home after making a call north of
town on that evening, when the pres
ence of car crossways on the road
forced him to stop.
Immediately two men confronted
him with guns and forced him to
drive them to Saltwater, MINI. a
distance of approximately 60 miles.
Upon arriving near the city's limits,
Frank was relieved of S11.00, but
upon voicing his doubt as to a suf-
ficient amount of gas to carry him
home, he was refunded a dollar bill
for the purpose. Frank returned to
Pine City at 6 o'clock the next morn
ing apparently none the worse after
his narrowing experience.
The car which was, crossways on
the road, was stolen and abandoned
by the yeggs, near Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
WASHINGTON Letter
On " ODaley

subject and the proposed revision will
be no exception. Predictions are that
the changes will be in the classified
ton of imported articles rather than
revision of duties. There is a move
ment on foot to repeal the flexible
feature which gave the President pow
er to change tariff rates under certain
conditions. 1t has been found that
economic conditions change too quick
ly after American agents obtain pro-
duction costs of foreign industries.
The demand of organized farmers for
tariff protection will probably hasten
an early call for new law.
Marked effort of the retiring Con-
gress to provide a program for the in
coming legislature is meeting with
some resistance. Protest is made that
the so-called lame duck" Congress
should not attempt to define the views
of their successors. There are nearly
100 newcomers for the Seventy-first
Congress, the majority of whom de-
feated the present incumbant, and feel
that they SHOULD not be bound by the
acts of their predecessors. It is an
instance where the victor will not
allow the loser to take the spoils.
The private office of President
Coolidge is crowded these days with
members of Congress, calling ostensi-
bly, to pay their respects, but in reali-
ty to urge the appointment of some of
their friends to high political office
within the gift of the Chief Executive.
There are scores of important posts
which must be filled by Mr.. Coolidge
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
PINE CITY WILL
BATTLE ALUMNI
Glass Tournament Expected to Help
I'm Selecting the High School
Basket Ball Team.

Basketball activities at Pine City
will soon be in full swing, the first
games of the season being the class
games for both the boys and girls.
Following these games, the high
school teams will be selected and the
| heavier schedule of inter-high school
games will begin. The game with
the alumni will be played dur
| ing the holidays and is expected to be
a severe test for the high school team
as among the alumni are several col
lege stars, high school coaches, and
other former high school players.
Among these are Royal Hoefler who
is now on the regular squad at the
University of Minnesota, and Robert
Woehrle, former captain of the Ham
line team, and now coaching at Cokato
high school.
On the high school squad there will
be five players who saw service in
last years contests, so that there is
fairly promising nucleus for this
years team, The returning players
are Don McKusick, William McKusick,
William Kubat, Earl Jordan, and Lynn
Buirge Other players who have been
showing up well in early practice are
Richard Holetz and Patrick Koos, and
the class tournaments will undoubted-
ly bring out much promising material.
Glen Buesing, former player on
the Concordia College team at Moor
head, will coach the boys team this
year. Buesing played center and for
ward on the Concordia team and was a
member of the college squad for three
years.
The Pine City high school basket
ball schedule is as follows:
Dec. 17-19-Class Tournament.
Monday $50 Sophomore Senior Girls.
4:3O Freshman-Junior Boys.
1880 Freshman-Junior Girls.
$3.50 Sophomore-Senior Boys.
Wednesday $3.50 Losers Girls. =
4:30 Losers Boys.
7:30 Winners Girls.
$3.50 Winners Boys.
December 20 Hinckley at Hinckley-
Boys.
December p Alumni games, Boys
and Girls.
January II Sandstone at Sandstone
Boys and Girls.
January Is Rush City at Pine City
Boys.
January 25 Sandstone at Pine City
Boys and Girls.
February 1 Lindstrom at Pine City
Boys and Girls.
February 5 (Tuesday) Rush City at
Rush City-Boys.
February Forest Lake at Pine City
Boys and Girls.
February Is Lindstrom at Lindstrom
Boys and Girls.
February Is (Monday) Hinckley at
Pine City-Boys.
February % Forest Lake at Forest
Lake-Boys and Girls.
February 2S-March District Tour
nament at South st. Paul-Boys.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13

their bravery in rescuing the crew
of the Norwegian steamer, "Beseg-
gen., when it was rammed by the
Paris" last year while at anchor
in the harbor of New York. In behalf
of the Norwegian government Consul
General Hans Fay requested Mayor
j, j. Walker to hand the silver cups
to the captains, and he did so, del
ivering at the same time short and
appreciative speech.
Donating Clinic.
group of Swedish-Americans in
California have-through the in
itiative of DR.. Sven Lokrantz i'm Los
Angeles-recently donated por-
table dental clinic to the Norrlanu
section of Sweden where it will be
used largely for the benefit of the
school children. The Swedish Red
Cross had for some time contemplated
the establishment of such a clinic
but had to postpone the realization
of the plan, and in the meantime the
California Swedes decided to act
and to act at once. The result has
Justified the efforts, it is said.
Representing Denmark
Denmark will be represented at the
international civil aeronautics con-
ference which opened in Washington
December IL, by Peter Olaf d'Tres-
chow, first secretary of the Danish
legation in the United States. Several
tend the conference, but Mr.. d'Tres-
chow will be the only official rep
resentative of his country. The reason
for not sending aviation experts to
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Oscar Ellinger, president emeritus
of the Royal Veterinary and agricult-
ure College, Copenhagen, and member
of the upper house of the Danish par
Lament, was guest of honor at the
University of Chicago's and Institute
of American Meat Packers dinner at
lGa Noyes' hall last week. DR..
Ellinger spoke on the solution of ag-
ricultural problems through research
He is one of the most prominent ag-
ricultural men in Europe. and has
been connected with agricultural
teaching for As years. Under his ad-
ministration the college in Copen-
hagen was greatly expanded and
his staff included leading agricult-
wrists of Europe.
Thor SkOnnOrd Dead.
A dispatch from Seattle, Wash,
says that Thor Skonnard, died in that
city a few days ago. He was a native
of Norway and lived for many years
in Minneapolis where at one time he
was president of the Norwegian Soc
iety, and also commissioner of the
Norsemen's league of Oslo. While in
Minneapolis Mr. skonnord was affil-
lated with the Central Warehouse
Lumber Co. He was 40 years old.
Receive Silver Cups
Captains Francis E. Hickman, ma
ster of SIS American Legion; Harry
Lockwood, master of SIS Brooklyn,
and James B. Gilligan, commanding
tugboat, "Bouker No. A., last week
at ceremony in the New York city
hall were given silver loving cups
from the government of Norway as
tokens of official appreciation of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
~ nupag tpuuaa Assoexzp~ ssa,A

Washington, December II. There
is disposition on the part of Con-
gress to mark time ON important legis-
lation until the Christmas holidays
are ended or possibly until President
elect Hoover is within consulting dis
lance. A special session is practically
assured, but the leaders of the present
Congress are proceeding slowly to
make sure of their ground in prepar-
ing for the next Congress. Mr.. Hoov-
er's absence from the country on his
goodwill mission complexities the sit
uation so that the leaders can not
agree as to whether a session in the
spring or early fall is most desirable
from the standpoint of the incoming
administration. There is no authorized
spokesman in the Senate or House
so that the legislative body must
await definite word from the Pres
ident-elect on his legislative program.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means, the entire membership of
which will be practically intact in the
next Congress, is preparing to give its
full attention to tariff legislation dur
ing the first week in January. The
idea of these hearings is to obtain the
opinion of industry and agriculture
on tariff matters, and then to work
out schedules for the attention of the
Senate and House in the event of an
extra session. A sudden decision to
revive the tariff has forced the U. s.
Tariff Commission to work night and
day in order to bring full information
to the House Committee by January 1.
The tariff is always a controversial
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
FIRST SKATING RINK
PLAN WAS SQUELCHED

The Askov American Legion post
had planned at one of their previous
meetings. to prepare and conduct a
skating rink for the use of the public
for this winter, but circumstances
have arisen to prevent it. The COM
mittee, which was detailed to take up
the matter with the committee in
charge of the grounds, where the rink
was intended, met with a refusal of
the use of such grounds. Since there
are no funds in the treasury for such
purposes and since the project was
not intended as a money-making
scheme and inasmuch as other ar
rangements would cost considerable
money, it has been decided to cancel
all plans for a rink for this year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
ALL LIVESTOCK
ONLOWER BASIS
Increased Runs of All Classes Pre-.
dominate Steers and Yearlings 25
to soc Lower Slow Trade
on Lambs

(By Y. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies and Minnesota Department OF
Agricultural
South St Paul, Mimi, Dec. 10, 1925
Trade in the cattle division was
slow with most sales on steers and
yearlings ruling 25 to soc lower. Tor
bulk of the offerings of quality and
condition to sell downward to $3.50
She stock shared in the steer loss
light heifers stopping at $1,000 with
the bulk at $7.75 to $500 while cows
sold mostly at $500 and down. Cut
tiers under a rigid sort cashed at $3.50
to $3.50 with bulls mostly $3.50 down.
a few $875. Vealers declined around
soc on the average, most good lights
selling at $3.50.
Opening to the largest one-day run
of hogs here this season, the trend
was again downward. Bulk of the
mixed lights and butchers cleared al
S8.15, with few more desirable kinds
upward to $500. Light lights sold at
$7.75 to $500 with packing sows at
$3.50 to $500, while most pigs selling
soc lower cashed at $3.50.
The fat lamb trade was extremely
slow with a few sales at this writing
appearing weak to Csc lower at $500
to mostly $13.25, although few loads
were still unsold at this writing.
Heavy lambs were most numerous at
S11.00 with culls going to packers at
$3.50 to $1,000, some common lambs
selling at S11.25. Fat yearlings sold
upward to $1,000 with desirable weight
and qualified fat ewes cashing at
$500 to $500. Mixed fat and feeding
lambs brought $12.75 and $500 with
most Dakota feeders upward from
$11.00.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
ASKOv PINE COUNTY
HINTS ON HEALTH
prepared and Furnished by the
Public Health Education
Committee of Minnesota
State Medical ASSN.

ST. Paul, Minnesota-Fads are
speeding up the death rate among
girls between the ages of Is and 20
years in Minnesota The death rate
among boys between these ages in
Minnesota is only.-half the rate among
girls.
The records for the Is to 20 group
recently compiled for the United
States government show:
1924, male 40; female Sc. 1925
male, 81; female, II. 1926, male, 49,
female. 80. 1927. male, 81; female
20. Average for the four years, male
So; female, II.
The educational committee of the
Minnesota State Medical Society to-
day issued a warning to parents to
give stricter attention to the health
of their daughters.
Three main causes are listed for the
increase:
Insufficient sleep. Young mar
ried women attempting to hold down
an office job and doing housework
at home.
LACK of nutritious food. There is
little energy for growing girl in a
fried cake and a cup of coffee for
breakfast.
3-Light summer clothing has its
advantage, but in winter months the
average Minnesota girl is insuffici-
emily dressed to play out of doors.
what are the factors leading to
the high death rate of our girls?" asks
the bulletin of the Minnesota State
Medical Association. 1.-The answer to
this question is neither simple nor is
it certain we have complete and
correct answer.
t'Probably the most important cause
leading to this situation is a lack
of sufficient rest. These are the
years of high school and early col
lege work for our growing girls. These
are also the years in which a large
number of our girls enter industry,
taking some position that usually
brings insufficient income to clothe
and feed themselves and supply
spending money. Sometimes the
young wage Garner muSt contribute u
the support of the family. Quite
frequently she holds two positions,
doing her homework in the early
morning and the evening hours. The
average girl between the ages of IL
and 20 uses up her nervous and phys
ical energy too rapidly. She gets in
sufficient sleep to permit the body to
be restored to normal. Gradually her
vital energy is Slapped and tubercu-
losis, which is a disease of those
whose resistance has been lowered
may develop.
1.-The second important factor in the
development of tuberculosis, is nutri-
ton. The average growing girl
eats an insufficient amount OF
the right food to give proper
nourishment to the body. If we are
going to correct the nutrition of our
growing boys and girls we must teach
them to drink milk, eat more fresh
eggs, more leafy vegetables, more
cereals, more dark bread, more fruit
and in most cases, less meat and less
sweets.
1.-The third cause may be found in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS

If the correspondents and 9th.
ers who send In news to the
American, will send i'm what they
have on Monday and Tuesday, it
will greatly aid I'm doing away
with the last minute rush on
Wednesday and Thursday morn.
ing before the paper is printed.
OF course, this just applies to the
news that is available up to that
time. Anything that transpires
afterward can be sent so as to be
in our hands not later than
Wednesday evening. We are sure
that If this plan is followed, the
work of setting this news matter
can be so divided as to make the
work near press time very much
lighter Editor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
ONE DOCTOR KILLED
ANOTHER INJURED

According to an Associated Press
dispatch one doctor was killed and
another injured in an automobile &C
cident near Ivanhoe, Mimi, Tuesday
evening. DIR. L. E. Nelson was fatally
injured, having received broken
neck, and DIR. P. E. Hermanson is in
hospital as the result of the acct
dent. Both men were residents OF
Lincoln county, DIR. Nelson being the
head of the Hendricks hospital at
Hendricks, and DR.. Hermanson being
a resident of IvanhOe.
The automobile in which they were
riding, overturned eight miles from
Ivanhoe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
NO ONE HURT BUT CAR
WASBADLY DAMAGED

George Clark of Brook Park had a
narrow escape fom real serious injury
Monday night, when the lights on
his car suddenly ceased to function,
which caused him to run into the
ditch. He turned over one and one
half times, but came out without SER
ious injury to himself The accident
happened on Highway No. 90 west of
Brook Park and caused some damag-
es to the car.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
SANDSTONE HI. S.
WINS FROM MILACA

Sandstone high schools basketball
quint won their third successive con-
test last Friday night by beating the
Milaca high school team on their own
floor by score of 81 to %. The two
teams battled on even terms through
out most of the game, but final squirt
in the last quarter put the game on
ice for the Sandstone boys.
The score of the game by quarters:
Sandstone -----------4 16 20 q
Milaca ------4 Is 10 %
Friday the Sandstone team will
meet the Willow River team on the
Willow River floor. Two games are
to be played, both the girls and boys
teams making the trip.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
PROGRAMS FOR
THE HOLIDAYS
Old Time Christmas Exer-
ciSeS VIII Announce the
Coming of Santa Claus
Throughout the County
During Next Few Days.

The Finlayson M. E. Sunday school
will give program of Christmas rec
itations and songs Dec. 10th at 1 p.
m. and following this at 2:30 preach
ing may be heard by the Rev. E. A.
Cooke of Barnum.
The Finlayson community will pre-
sent their community Christmas tree
and program in the Finlayson hall
Thursday evening, Dec. goth at which
time nice program will be rendered
by the school children. A large tree
will be the center of attraction and
after the exercises, treats for the
children will be passed out. The
program, which will include a read
ing, THE Three Mali" will be given
together with numerous other num-
bers that have been arranged for the
occasion.
Windemere Township Will Observe.
The Windemere township schools
and church will observe the coming
of Christmas in the usual way by
rendering programs at the following
places:
Miss Hazel Madsen will sponsor a
program to commemorate Christmas
at the Island Lake school on We'd
nesday evening, Dec. 10Th.
The &C. school of Windemere town.
ship will also present a program on
Friday evening, Dec. 21st
The Windemere M. E. church will
present Christmas program on
Christmas evening, Dec 25th, it is
announced.
DeHham Schools Also Active
The Denham school will present
their Christmas entertainment at the
school Wednesday evening, Dec. 10.
while the Maple Grove school will
stage their program and pie social at
the school Saturday evening, Dec. %.
Miss Ethel Johnson of the Oak Hill
school and Miss Florence Johnson of
the West school will present their
programs at their schools on the eve
nings of Thursday and Friday, Dec.
Goth and 21st respectively.
at the Nordland church Christmas
day forenoon at II o'clock. In the ev-
ening the Sunday school will give its,
Christmas program.
Others Will Present Programs
The Danforth school will present
its program on Wednesday evening.
Dec. 10Th at the Danforth school
house.
Miss Myrtle Overland will be in,
charge of a program to be given at
her school in the Oak Lake commun-
ity on Thursday evening, Dec Goth.
The Askov school will combine its
student body in presenting a Christ
mas program at the d. B. S. hall
Friday afternoon at p. m, Dec. 81.
The Birch Creek community will
be given an opportunity to see the
Blomskog Sunday school present it's.
Christmas program at the church
Sunday evening": Dec. %,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
ABTO-TRAIN COLLIDE AT ISANTI

One of the most thrilling accidents
that has ever occurred at Isanti, Mimi.
happened there recently when a
Chevrolet sedan going at good rate
of speed, crashed into the tender of
ern railroad. The driver of the car
failed to see the locomotive in time
to avoid the collision on account of
the position of the depot relative to
the road and the result was a bad
ly wrecked motor of the car, but
otherwise no damage was done except
slight cut on the drivers head, who
was alone in the car The noise of the
impact together with the grinding of
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
NEARBY NEWS IN
ABRIDGED FORM
GARAGE AT GRANDY LOOTED

Robbers broke into the garage of
the Smith brothers at Grandy, MINI.
sometime after midnight Monday of
last week and escaped with a load
of automobile tires, tubes and bat
teries, valued at approximately S1OO.
AS yet no trace has been found of the
perpetrators of the crime.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
EAST PINE TO HAVE PHONES

Most of the members of the Mark
vile Telephone Co., have signed for
shares in the Farmers Cooperative
Telephone Co., but just how far con-
struction work will go this fall is not
definitely known at the present. At
any rate Markville is assured of
outside connection at once.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
MOOSE LAKE HOTEL IS SOLD

]. A. Petersen of Aitkin, during the
past week, became the new owner of
the Moose Lake hotel, when he pur-
chased the interests of Frank D.
Hyatt, who had owned and operated
the place for the past several years.
Although the new owner has taken
possession, Mr.. Hyatt will remain
there for a few days to get them
acquainted.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
Former Brook Park
Man Broke Collar
Bone i'm Recent Fall

]. C. Hancock, former county COM
missioner from Second District. slip
ped and fell while visiting at the home
of his son near Brook Park recently
and suffered broken collar bone.
The fall occurred while he was on the
porch, when in some unexplained
manner he slipped and fell. He is at
the present writing, at the home of
his daughter in Minneapolis, where
he is receiving medical treatment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13

the present styles of girls clothing.
During the summer months the pres
ent mode of dress of our girls has a
distinct advantage because the body
gets more sunshine and is more con-
stantly bathed in fresh air, but in
the winter months the average girl
in Minnesota is insufficiently dressed
to play out of DOORS"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
UNI

UNI
what did she sue her husband
for?"
"Nonsupport."
II thought she was getting plenty
of that"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13

the brakes on the locomotive, caused
no little excitement in the city for a
time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-13
Just His Way.

did you know that May married
a janitor?"
mo. How did it happen?"
HE just simply swept her off her
feet"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-06
LOCAL SAlLlNGS

{. Msrgnita scheduled to leaSe + for Sitka and way ports at + 8 o'clock Thursday night. + Virginia " sails for Chicha- ' gof and way ports at 6 o. = clock every Wednesday . night.
 < America First leaves every
 C Wednesday at 1 pm. for r Petersburg and Rake and . wayports.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-06
NORTHWESTERN
 IS SOUTHBOUND

The steamer Northwestern, Capt. Jock Livingstone, arrived in Ju- neau from Seward and ports to the westward at o'clock yesterday afternoon and sailed southbound at 6:30 pm. Passengers arriving were: From Seward Major J. A. Ramsey, Mary Waterude, II. Sper- ling and r. A. Boys.
 From Cordova-L. Petros, R. l.. Shane, Chas. Wilson, Alice Smith, |. Conner, D. s. Kaylor.
 From Latouche-Sam Christen- son, O. Chatham.
 Passengers leaving Juneau on the Northwestern were: For Se- attle-Mrs. Earl Osborne, J. r Statter, John Newman, Jack Will son, Irving Reed, Mrs. Irving Reed l l. Goldstein, Mrs. E. A. Johnson c. Goldstein, Mrs. Wm. Garster, J W. Gucker, Mrs. Eleanor Sharp Frank Meredith, Daisy Ellef Woods, Mrs. o. Wright, Mrs. K Emercon, II. M. Bnrlingame, Mrs 1 A. Netbeem, Mrs. l.. Steele, Lieut. John R. Moves. Mrs. Eunice G Moves, A. F. Flohr. Mason Smith l. M. Williams, O. r. Small. Dear c. Kaylor Irving Reed, Jr., Mrs Willis E. Nowell, Willis E. Novel; Mrs. Etta Musser, Floyd Smitf and Hugo Fokko.