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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
SNOW BLANKET
COVERS GROUND
Brings Fitting Climax to One OF
Americas Greatest Week.endS-
Causes Numerous Accidents
Oh Highways.

With flakes beginning in the early
morning and continuing all day and
into the night Sunday, snow covered
the ground in this section to the
depth of approximately four or five
inches. Coming close on the heels
of Thanksgiving day, it presented a
natural background and brought a
most fitting and significant ending to
that very historical weekend. AL
though the roads are not snowbound,
traffic on the highways was consider
ably slowed up during the fore part
of the week while the motorists were
becoming accustomed to the new and
wintry nature of the weather.
This is the first snow so far of the
season and this section of Minnesota
is now experiencing its first SILVER
ing in sub-zero weather. Ships at
the Twin Ports were delayed for a
few days during the fore part of the
week while storms were raging IN
the open lakes and this worked a
hardship on the lines and others vi
tally interested in making the final
trips to the southern ports of the
Great Lakes.
Up to this writing. the lowest local
temperature that has been reported
is approximately Is degrees below
zero.
Several Cars Crash.
Numerous car accidents were re-
ported to have happened on the pave
ment and other main highways of the
sections visited by the snow Sunday.
In some cases the drivers were speed
ing and slid into the ditch and in
others headon collisions resulted when
the drivers of the cars, unable to see
just where the edge of the road was,
kept too close to the center. No
casualties have thus far been re-
ported.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06

The eighty-ninth anniversary of the
arrival in this country of Captain
John Ericsson, Swedish engineer-and
inventor of the propeller and the
Monitor" the first turret ship which
played an important part in the Civil
war-was commemorated at dinner
of the John Ericsson society in the
Engineers Club, New York, last
week. EricssOn's contributions to the
world were stressed by a number of
prominent speakers, and it was
brought out that just hundred years
ago-eleven years before he came to
America Ericsson had built the first
air compressor for mines near Nuro
in Cornwall. That same year he in
vented a boiler with artificial draft
for the first fire engine. Swedish
and American songs were sung at
the gathering.
Had Never Seen Her.
Lieutenant Andrew Anderson, U. S.
Army, retired, arrived at Buckingham,
Iowa, near Cedar Rapids, few days
ago to visit his sister, Mrs. Tobias
Petersen, whom he had never before
seen. Anderson who spent 80 years
in the army and % months in the
aviation service in France, left Den
mark, his native country, three years
before his sister was born, and as he
had never been back in the old coun-
try prior to her leaving it, he had
never had an occasion to see her.
Another brother and sister, whom An
derson has not seen, still live in Den
mark.
Killed by Car.
X. A. Kleppe, former Norwegian
American newspaperman, was killed
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
AsKOv PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY DECEMBER
FIRE DESTROYS
ASKOV RESIDENCE
Early Morning Blaze Races Christen-
sen Home Before Adequate
Fire Fighting Force
Could Prevent 1t.

The fine little home of Mr.. and
Mrs Lars Christensen, in the village
of Askov, was completely destroyed
by fire Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Christensen had been in the
basement to fix the furnace and also
start fire in the laundry stove, as she
was preparing to wash. After having
been upstairs but few minutes she
detected smoke coming up from the
basement, and upon Investigation
found that the floor joists immedi-
ately above the furnace had caught
fire. She called to her husband on
the second floor and also ran over to
their neighbor, Martin Sorensen, who
came over at once, but found that
the house was already so full of smoke
and fire that nothing could be done as
there was no water available.
The volunteer fire department also
responded to the general alarm but
had some trouble and delay in getting
started as the temperature had drop
ped to 10 degrees below zero. 1t was
impossible to save the Christensen
home, so good stream of water was
constantly poured upon the residence
of their neighbor, N. P. Jensen, which
eliminated all danger of that building
being destroyed.
The fire was discovered at O'Clock
and by 1920 the building was entirely
in ruin.
Mr.. Christensen carried $4,000 in
surance on the house and $500 on the
furniture, through the local bank
agency, which will, beyond doubt be
paid in full. Chris F. Sorensen, who
is employed in A. Henriksen's feed
store, has been rooming at the Christ
ensen home for a number of years and
had many valuable articles in his
room, such as books, clothes, pictures,
ETC., which all went up in the flames.
Gilbert Thompson, employed at the
depot, had also been rooming there
the past month, but fortunately moved
from there just few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen will, for
the time being, live in the old Mos
back farm home. AS yet no definite
plans have been made, but they will
likely rebuild on the same location
in the spring.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
PINE CITY GIRL rs
RECIPIENT OF PRIZE

Miss Win Ellen McEachern, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. w. S. McEachern
of Pine City, has been announced win
ner of the ST. Paul Municipal Thanks
giving essay writing contest. The
subject of the essay was, why the
Flag SHOULD be Displayed on Thanks
giving" Miss McEachern learned of
her good fortune, which made her the
possessor of $100, through an an
nouncement appearing in the Pioneer
Press and it is the second contest she
has won during the past few months
have reason to feel proud over her
accomplishments. The other contest.
in which she was awarded first prize.
was one sponsored by the w. c. T. U.
last summer.
Miss McEachern is senior in the
Pine City high school. She started
to school when she was years of
age and will be graduated in June at
the age of 16 years. She is an honor
student with an average of 95.5 per
SSIlI III oil SCuuleS anu 10 d hleluuSi
of the debating team of her school.
She has represented the Pine City
high school in various inter-high
school contests and is a speaker of
dramatic ability.
Miss McEachern's father is one of
the publishers of the Pine Poker, one
of the weekly newspapers at Pine
City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
Hinckley School Notes

The P. T. A. of Hinckley will hold
cember 9Th, at which time the state
president of the P. T. A. will speak.
Mrs. Mendenhall spoke to the Hinck-
ley P. T. A. last year and return
this year is greatly appreciated. In
addition, a little playlet, What
Price Pep" encouraging the sale of
Christmas Seals, will be presented by
the high school.
Following the final interclass de-
bate on the state and county question
of armed Intervention in which the
affirmative and senior team won, the
school team composed of one boy and
two girls was selected. Genevieve
Iennox and Lee Guptil, seniors, and
Roberta Wheeler, sophomore, COM
prise the team. Before the county de-
bates in January the Hinckley team
will debate the Askov team in a mo
decision" practive debate.
1t has been customary in the
Hinckley schools to offer some sort
of reward for perfect attendance over
a six weeks period. Each room in the
grades and each grade in the high
school is allowed as many absences as
there are members in the class. If
they are successful in keeping under
the maximum absences allowed, each
room and class is given two period
holiday. Hardness counts as an en-
tire days absence, which is rather a
severe penalty for coming late. The
last six weeks period gave holiday
to the fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth,
tenth, and eleventh grades.
The city water works of Hinckley
have been undergoing rather extern
sive repairs during the past week.
Hydrants have been repaired and
packed for the winter and the old
pumps have been interchanged for
some time and repaired to insure an
ample water supply.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
COMMISSIONERS
WERE IN SESSION
Transact Regular, Monthly Items of
Business and Consider Many
Other Items of Special
Interest to Public.

The board of county commissioners
met at Pine City last Monday, De-
cember 3, and transacted several i'm
portant items of business. The petit
ton of Otto SwartZ and Albert Pan
gerl asking that they be set off from
school district No. 124 to district No.
Z was brought up for consideration
and on motion rejected. A petition
asking that the mothers pension to
Mrs. Walter Tomczak be discontinued
was presented. This petition was re-
ferred to the Judge of probate and
alton and advice.
The county board of Kanabec coun-
ty appeared and asked that the board
unite with them in crawling road
No. 4. The matter was laid over to
another meeting.
The state auditors report on pa
tients receiving aid at the Minnesota
General Hospital was read and also
statement showing the amount that
the county is required to pay to-
wards this item. The amount of the
aid rendered was $7,723.55 and the
amount required of the county is
$3,S61.7S.
The matter of appropriating money
for the work of the Farm Bureau in
Pine county was also given further
consideration, but no action was taken
at this meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
.ssocnIloN setciN

Washington, December Sit is be-
lived that men and women heretofore
little known outside of their own com
munity will arise to great power
through the magic wand of Presi-
dents patronage. A new deal is due
after March 4th Private inquiry
among returning politicians shows
that they are in quandry. Each
leader likes to regard himself as a
prophet, but Mr.. Hoover's Latin
American tour has put severe check
on their clairvoyant powers. In
other words, the national and district
leaders find themselves in the same
darkness as regards information that
confronts the average voter. No set
of leaders will agree with another
group as to the prospective members
of Mr.. HOover's Cabinet, or as to the
identity of the recipients of other
high political honors.
Those who have followed Mr.. Hoov-
err in his political career feel that
the new Administration will bring
many changes to official Washing
ton. The transition to the Hoover
era will require considerable time and
study because the new President can
not afford to make political enemies
at the outset of his administration.
Just how far the President-elect will
go in changing the personnel that
may be reached outside the Civil
Service is mathematical.
Campaign echoes are receiving more
attention these days than the last
annual message of President Coolidge.
It is truly q hardship for the legis-
lators to settle down to the serious
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
OurWdshmGtonLetter
By " ODaley

consideration of the nations business
because many of them honestly, even
if vain, believe that their personal
political fortune is of momentous con-
Germ to the waiting world. The Sen
ate and House leaders are bringing
all their influence to bear in an eff
fort to keep the legislative machinery
in motion on important measures.
There are hundreds of unfinished leg
islative proposals left over from the
first session and returning Congress
men are already flooding the commit
tees with new propositions. The stu
alton is further complicated by the
growing insistence on the part of the
politically unemployed for places on
the government payrolls as a reward
for their service to the party.
There is a marked disposition on
the part of the present Congress to
defer action on important legislative
measures until next spring. A special
session to consider farm relief, pri-
marily, but other incidental legislative
matters, is deemed unavoidable. With
this opinion prevailing, the tendency
toward representation is hard to over
come. The optimism of Senator Nc
Nary of Oregon and a few other i'm
portant farm leaders for the enact
ment of legislative relief measure
for agriculture is not shared by the
rank and file. 1t is pointed out that
the agricultural groups have present
ed varied proposals for remedial leg
islation, and that nothing short of a
miracle could persuade these factions
to agree on one bill.
No more impressive testimonial of
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
WILLOW MAN
FELL TO DEATH
John Price, Son of For
ty Year Residents of
County Held in Sawdust
Chute Until Suffocated;,
Was on Duty in Mill.

The Willow River community and
elsewhere, where he was known, was
shocked recently to hear of the sud-
den and premature ending of the ac-
tive life of one who had just emerged
into mature manhood. John Price,
Jr, q years of age, and son of a
pioneer resident of Kettle River town.
ship, met tragic and untimely death
Saturday, Dec LIST, when he fell from
the top of a shavings vault at Still
water, Mimi, where he was working.
Price went to the top of the shavings
or sawdust chute to make some re-
pairs and while working there, in
some unknown manner lost his foot
ing and fell into the vault and suffo-
Gated in the shavings before being
found an hour later by his associates
1t is presumed that the noise of the
running mill made it Impossible for
the employees to hear his cries for
help.
John Price, Jr., is the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Price of Kettle
River township and was brought to
manhood in that community. He is
survived by his wife, small chill
dren, father and mother, sisters and
s brothers. The brothers are Stanley,
Guy, Tofel and Walter of Willow
River; Tom of Cloquet, Joe of Duluth,
Lawrence of Minneapolis, and Frank
of Prescott, Arizona. The sisters are
Mrs. B. Burak of Willow River, and
Mrs. Ed Bohaty of Omaha, Neb.
The funeral was held at the st.
Mary's church Monday, Dec. 8, with
Father Majas of Willow River, and
Father Meyer of Sturgeon Lake. Of
floating. The interment was made in
the Willow River cemetery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
FIFTY YEARS OF
MARRIED LIFE
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Jensen
Celebrate Rare Event at
Askov; Have Lived Here
20 Years; Are Hale and
Hearty.

Golden weddings are rare events
and therefore when Mr.. and Mrs. Lars
Jensen of Askov village, had been
married fifty years on Monday, Dec.
3, 1928, the community was out to
40 honor to this venerable old couple.
The flags were out in front of all
business places and folks gathered
in the afternoon in the churdh base
ment where a festive program was
carried out.
The Jensens emigrated to America
from Denmark as young folks and
were married at Dundee, ILL.,, on Dec.
3, 1873. They lived there two years
and then spent three years in Chi
cago, after which they took up farm
ing at Lake View, Iowa, where they
lived II years. The next eight were
spent at Tyler, Mimi, part of which
time Mr.. Jensen was in the coal and
implement business. A little more
than 20 years ago-in the fall of 1908
they came to Askov and have since
remained here. The first seven years
of their residence here were spent at
farming on their place southwest of
town, the farm which is now owned
by the P. Simonsgaard family. For
the past 13 years they have lived a
more retired life in their village resi-
dence. They have no children.
Two auto loads of folks-thirteen in
number, and mostly relatives came
up from Tyler Sunday afternoon to
congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. Jensen on
the big day and to help in the cele-
bration. Included in the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Johan p. Johansen and
their two smallest children; his sis
ter, Miss Anna Johansen; Erik Jo-
hansen and his sister, Mrs. Geo. Holm;
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Jensen and daugh-
ter, Ruth; Hans P. Johansen, broth
er of Mrs. Lars Jensen; Mrs. Johannes
P. Johansen and Mrs. Johan B. johann
sen. All returned Tuesday morning,
except Hans P. Johansen who is re-
naming for a few days visit.
Congratulations and good wishes
were received in the form of tele-
grams from the following friends: Mr..
and Mrs. James Frokjer and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Clarey Nielsen of Centuria,
Wis; Niels Peter and Einar Dahl and
Laurits Dahl and family of Chicago;
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Wosgaard and Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Andersen of Solvang,
Calf; and Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Hansen
of Pennock, MINI.
About 200 folks gathered at the
Continued on Page 10)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
SHOW
GREAT Event
Three Days Crammed Full
of Activity at Pine City
Made Record for Annual
Exhibit of Poultry This
Year.

The fourteenth annual Pine County
Poultry show just ended proved to be
one of the best that has ever been held
in this section of the state. The show
was held at Pine City this year on
December Bird, 4th and 9Th, with 512
birds, making up 36 different breeds
and varieties, entered by their owners
for exhibition. Less than II birds
of the total number entered, were dis
qualified. This vouches for the quail
ity of exhibits shown. The show has
grown every year since it's organiza-
ton under the able leadership of L.
F. Appleby, who has acted as secre-
tary and manager for several years.
The attendance at the show, which
totaled more than 400, was very good
and shows the interest that is being
taken in the exhibition by the people
of this section, and it is hoped by
the management that still larger
number will take advantage of it
next year.
The list of officers and directors
of the Pine County Poultry Show is
as follows:
Officers. B. Kusel, Beroun, pres
ident; Art Halvorson, Sandstone, vice
president; L. F. Appleby, Pine City,
secretary-treasurer.
Directors-Ben Anderson, Grasston;
Homer Pooler, Pine City; w. F. Ham
Hinckley; Glen McNeal,
Bruno; r. j. Holt, Rush City.
w. E. Stanfield, poultry editor Of
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
Sandstone Community
To Have Skating Rink

Sandstone and vicinity are FORUM
ate in that a fine skating rink will be
available for winter use this year.
The rink, which is located in the
south part of the village, is being
flooded daily and it is expected to be
ready for skating within short time.
A new 12x1S building has been erect
ed for fine accommodation to the pub
lie. The American Legion Post of
Sandstone has charge of the rink for
the season. The village council APP
propriated the money necessary for
the project.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
HALF CENTURY
COMPANIONSHIP
Mr.. and Mrs. John StOchl Married at
New York City i'm 1885,
Came to Pine City 81
Years Ago.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Stochl celebrated
their golden wedding Saturday, Dec.
LIST, at their home in the village of
Pine City, amid relatives and close
friends.
A big family dinner was enjoyed at
1870 in the afternoon, at which time
all of their five children except Mrs.
F.. E. Whitworth of Salt Lake City,
were present. In the evening num-
Der of neighbors and close friends
called.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stochl were married
in New York City fifty years ago
and spent the first few years of their
married life in the big American
metropolis. They lived for while at
Philadelphia, after which the family
moved to Wapheton. N. D., then to
Minneapolis, and 80 years ago they
came to Pine City. Part of their
so years residence in Pine county was
spent at farming, but Mr.. Stochl also
worked at his trade as cigarmaker
for Is years in Pine City. He re-
tired from active work several years
ago.
The happy old couple are both
hale and hearty and enjoyed the big
event in their honor very much. Mr..
Stochl is 70 years old and Mrs. Stochl
is 81.
The five living children are Mrs.
Royal A. Hunt, Pine City; Mrs. Frank
Slipka, Minneapolis; John, Glendive,
Mont; Mrs. F. E. Whitworth, Salt
Lake City; and Frank, an unmarried
man. There are eight grandchildren.
Friends over the county join in ex-
tending congratulations and best
wishes for the future to Mr.. and Mrs.
Stochl.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
BARN AT PINE CITY
BURNED TO GROUND

Fire Saturday night destroyed the
big barn on the ]. Chmelik farm, a
mile north of Pine City, on the pave
ment. The Pine City fire department
was called but the building could
not be saved. All the livestock was
saved, but the hay, harnesses and
some tools went up in smoke with the
building. Origin of the fire is un-
known.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
HINCKLEY GARAGE TO
HAVE NEW MANAGER

The Ford Garage of Hinckley which
has been owned and operated by Mr..
Peterson. owner of the Ford Garage
of Pine City, will now be managed
by E N. Edin of Pine City. Mr.. Edin
has purchased an interest in the
Hinckley garage and will become the
active manager.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06

Minneapolis; Beryl Krause, Hutchin-
son; Joanna Warga, Holdingford, and
Pearl Swope, Anoka.
Accompanist, Helen McMillen, AL
bert Lea, violinist, Margaret Hickock,
Owatonna.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06
SANDSTONE SCHOOL

Sandstone's high school basketball
team will journey to Milaca on Friday,
December 7, to play the high school
team of that place. This is the third
game of the season, Sandstone hav-
ing defeated Rush City and Braham
in the other games by scores of SO to
IA, and 26 to "a respectively.
The alumni of the Sandstone high
school will hold their annual banquet
at the Hotel Madison, on Saturday
evening, December %, at $50 o'clock
A large number are expected to attend
the affair.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-06

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Evening star., 1928-03-30

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Evening star., 1928-03-30

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GLOVE SECTION. FIRST Floor.