Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-02-16
ASKOV

to his home.
Anker H. Petersen was a caller III
the Twin Ports yesterday.
Carl Miller went to Minneapolis
yesterday on a days business trip.
Banker j. H. Lingren of Bruno, was
a business caller in Askov Saturday.
Karl. r. Won Schenk of Bruno, was
a business caller in Askov last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. SOrensen
drove to Brainerd in auto Monday on
a few days business trip.
A baby boy came to gladden. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry johnson
in the village, Saturday morning.
Mrs. Jennie Christensen of Mime
apolis, came here last Thursday and
visited until Saturday at the home
of Peter Johnson, east of town.
A. G. Boo, east of ASkOv, was in
town seeking medical attention Mon
day. Mr. Boo is quite advanced in
years.
Thorvald Clausen, George Larsen
and Henry Petersen, university farm
their respective homes here over Sun
day.
Mrs. Johanna Justesen left yester-
day for Des Moines, Iowa, in response
to a telegram stating that her SON.
in-law, Emil Silling, was very ill and
was to be operated upon.
julius Lund of Stanley, Wis, came
CT Co. fN.., laH xyisit
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Anton
]. Dietz The two had not met since
he left Denmark 81 years ago.
V. S. Petersen is in Minneapolis on
a business trip and is to drive home
a new model Ford car today. Mrs.
Petersen went down to the city on the
flyer yesterday and will accompany
him home in the new car.
Mr.. Sampson of the Minnesota Pub
lie Health Association, will be the
speaker at the next meeting of the
Parent-Teacher Association to be held
in Askov on Friday evening, Feb. oath,
at the school house. Besides his talk
Mr.. Sampson will also show a couple
of films. The meeting will start at
o'clock and all adults are welcome.
There will be the usual refreshments
after the meeting and the ladies are
requested to bring along cake, sand
witches or cream.
A sleighride party was enjoyed Sun
day evening by group of young
folks that filled the sled to over
flowing, Theodore Jensen being the
teamster. The jolly crowd went to
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold N.
Sorensen where some of the time was
spent in making decorations for the
big Internationally celebration which
will be held at the D. B. S. hall Feb.
Goth. Part of the time was also spent
in playing games and delightful re-
freshments were enjoyed.
There is some talk of organizing
spraying rings for this year or ar
ranging for doing spraying on a big
ger scale and Carl NJ. Madsen has
requested the American to publish
the following: "All those interested
in having spraying rings organized
for the spraying of potatoes this fall,
or otherwise arranging for having
spraying done, will please sign petit
tions at the bank A meeting will be
arranged for later. County Agent w.
F. Hammargren will assist with the
organization"
("Relatives'), which was presented
under auspices of the Young Peoples
Society at the d. B. S. hall Sunday
afternoon and Monday evening, is one
that brings out yearning for home and
country, and love for those who have
been kind to one. 1t has very good
moral. The play was presented about
as the average plays are presented
locally. Miss Margaret Schroeder was
very sweet as the foster-daughter who
could not leave the home in which
she was reared, to go with rich Eng
lish relatives, and later became the
bride of the fisherman's son, the part
which was played by Carl Larsen.
Henry Simonsgaard amused the audi
ence as the aristocratic Englishman
with his high silk hat and broken
Danish-English language. Sigvard
Sorensen, Two Nedegaard, Evald So
rensen, and Regina Petersen were
others on the stage and besides those
were the fisherwomen, Valborg Juste-
sen, Myrtle Gammelgaard and Lucia
Gregersen who assisted with the sing
ing E A. E. Laage had made some
of the carpenter work on the stage,
Miss Bodil Fenger played the piano
accompaniment to the songs, and
Louis Olsen was the prompter and
instructor. "Klods Hans" was little
ten minute play put on before "Slagt-
hinge" by Harald johnson, Henry
Petersen, Sigvard Sorensen, Harald
Stottrup, Svend Stottrup, and the
princess, Christense Gregersen. This
also afforded amusement to the audi
ence. Following the entertainment
the Askov orchestra furnished music
for the dance and refreshments were
enjoyed.
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