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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
DUQUETTE

The program put on by the school
Friday night was exceptionally good.
and attended by large crowd. The
teachers are entitled to the thanks
and appreciation from the people of
the district for the mass of extra
labor required to put on an enter
tainment like that one.
Aron Magnuson left last Thursday
for Chicago, where he will spend the
holidays visiting his brother.
Albert Benson left last Thursday
for Minneapolis. where he will spend
the balance of the winter. The farm
is left in the care of Carl Johnson.
The teachers, the Misses Nelson and
Larson, left Saturday for their re-
spective homes to enjoy the Christ
mas vacation.
A number of the young folks who
are employed or attending school
elsewhere, are spending their Christ
mas vacation with home folks. The
following are some of them: Miss
Hedberg. Miss Swenson, the Misses
Larson, and Dorothy Erickson from
Duluth, Miss Elfrida Erickson from
Sioux City. Iowa, Miss Phyllis Erick-
son from Minneapolis, and Fritz Edin
from Minneapolis.
The Farm Bureau will meet Friday
night. An interesting program Is ex-
pected.
Fred Hedberg and the boys who
GRO omplOyad in the woods near Rel
den, came here to spend the holidays
with the home folks.
The Sunday school under the man.
agement of Alice Hedberg, put on a
very nice Christmas program at the
school house Sunday afternoon. Serv-
ices were conducted by the Rev. Fill
linger.
Juno Johnson of Superior. visited in
the neighborhood on Christmas day.
Mrs. M. c. Balsom and son, Robert,
and the Edwin Johnson family spent
Christmas day at the P. Erickson
home.
Frank Pilrain and family spent
Christmas day in Bruno.
R. ]. Wylie and son, Kenneth, and
Rudolph were entertained at Christ
mas dinner at the Sprague home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Mitchell spent
Christmas day at Cloquet and Du-
luth.
Fritz Edin returned to Minneapolis
Wednesday, after spending Christmas
day at home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
ARTHYDE

The Hoffman family from Onamia
have rented the Ralph Speed farm and
will live there while their son is en-
ployed as depot agent here.
Victor Palmquist and father drove
up from Milaca Tuesday. Vic re-
turned home Wednesday, while his
father remained. He expects to live
on their place north of Arthyde fol
the winter.
Miss Elsie Nortrup, teacher near
Seavy, is spending her Christmas va
cation at her home here.
The Misses Harriet Hoppe and
Hulda Johnson, local teachers, left fol
their homes the latter part of the
week to spend their Christmas vaca-
tion.
Fern and Clifford Thomson attended
the school program at the school near
Spur 225, Friday evening. Kieth
Coolidge came back, with them for 8
few days.
Clyde Hutchins and Dan Olson have
been on the sick list for the past few
days.
A large crowd enjoyed the program
given at the Arthyde school Friday
evening.
Saturday evening the Community
club had a Christmas tree at the town
hall.
Christmas greetings were received
by friends and relatives here, from
Mr.. and Mrs. Purlie Douglas, who
are now making their home in San
Francisco, Cal. Mrs. Douglas was
formerly Miss Beatrice Breska, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Breska OF
Arthyde.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

Park high school, will hold its annu-
al banquet at the school house.
Thursday evening. Dec. 9th. A
party in the town hall will follow the
banquet.
Chas. Woodbeck is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Woodbeck
over Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. De Forest left
Monday to spend Christmas with rela-
tives at Mortified.
Miss Pearl Yeiter left for La Ores
cent to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Harold Kelsey of Virginia, was a
Brook Park visitor on Christmas day
Miss Daisy Christensen of Mime
apolis, arrived home Wednesday for a
few days visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Christensen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
DENHAM
Happy New Year to everyone,

Happy New Year to everyone!
The Nordland Ladies' Aid will meet
at the o. Overom home next Satur-
day, Dec. 80. Everybody welcome.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Johnson of Min
neapolis, arrive at Denham Saturday
to spend Christmas with Mrs. John
sons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Per Lar
son.
Axel d. Olson left Sunday for Min
neapolis. He will spend the holidays
with his mother and sisters in the
city.
Miss Esther Leaf of Minneapolis,
came to Denham last Monday and will
spend Christmas with her mother
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Weinberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Weinberg and family, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Rye and children
were guests at the f. F. Anderson
home Christmas eve.
There will be services at the Swede
Park church next Sunday forenoon at
1890. Youngquist will preach.
Miss Hildred Person of Minneapo-
lis, spent the weekend with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Person.
Miss Minnie Carlson of Moose Lake.
is engaged as nurse for Mrs. Miller.
Friends of Mrs. Miller are very glad
to hear that she is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trig Johnson and
daughter Betty-Lou, and Norman
Johnson of Cloquet, spent Christmas
at the o. w. Johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schoen will entertain
the Swede Park Luther League next
Saturday evening. Election of officers
will be held and everyone is urged
to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs Monster Upgren and
daughter, Gloria, spent their Christ
mas vacation at the Wallin and Up
gren homes.
Charles and Agda Rundquist left
for Minneapolis Christmas day, where
they will spend a week visiting rel
atives and friends.
Miss Rose Lundell of ClOquet, visit
ed friends at Denham Sunday.
Edward Lundberg of Duluth, is
spending Christmas with his folks at
Denham.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
STURGEON LAKE

The Christmas program of the
Sturgeon Lake school, was held in
the village hall Friday evening. An
Overlooking crowd came out to see
and enjoy the fine dialogues and parts
given by the school children. Santa
Claus was on hand after the program,
and distributed gifts to the children
Miss Fay Newman. the primary
teacher in the local school, left for
her home at Hinckley Saturday to
spend the Christmas vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Anderson of
Chicago, have been visiting at the
Axel Ryden home this week.
Miss Martha Zentkowski came up
from ST. Paul Monday, to visit at her
home here over the holidays.
A. w. Carlson made a business trip
to Minneapolis Saturday.
Ella Upgren was operated on for
appendicitis at a Duluth hospital
last week. The operation was sue
cessful and she is now on her way to
recovery. She was taken to her home
here Tuesday.
School district No. "a, where Miss
Edna Hedlund is the teacher, held
program and social Friday evening.
A large crowd attended and a good
time was had.
Miss Inga Dolly came down from
Superior Sunday to visit at her home
here over the holidays.
VIM. Saggau left for his horne at
Glenwood Monday night, to visit for a
few weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
Oak Lake NeighbOrhOOd

George and Anders Anderson who
have been employed in the southern
part of the state, came home Monday
to spend Christmas with their folks.
Mrs Josephine Olson visited at
John M. Anderson's Sunday afternoon.
Aron Magnuson is spending Christ
mas with his brother in Chicago.
The following young people are
home for their Christmas vacation:
Anna and Evelyn Larson, Alice Sven
son, Inez Johnson, and Jennie Ander-
son of Duluth, Hilma Johnson of
Beaver Bay, and Wellma Anderson
and Raymond Johnson of Moose Lake.
Agnes Anderson of Duluth, spent
Christmas at her home here.
John Fiske called at John Wolby's
Sunday.
Robert /Balsom was a caller at
Victor Swenson's Sunday.
Mrs. Aron Magnuson will enter
tain the Ladies' Aid Friday afternoon
and S. c. Johnsons will entertain the
Luther League in the evening.
John Olson visited friends in this
neighborhood last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
NORMAN TOWNSHIP
Happy New Year to all!

Happy New year to all!
Gust Overbecke and Mr.. Stapp are
on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and chill
dren visited at the L. Chicos home
near AskOv, Sunday afternoon.
A number of the neighboring ladies
went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Kowitz Saturday afternoon to help
Mrs. Kowitz celebrate her birthday.
A nice lunch was served, and Mrs.
Kowitz was wished many happy re-
turns of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hennen> spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wat
son.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kowitz visited
at the Steve Purull home Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs Art Sangren called at
the Walter Berg home Saturday.
Mrs. Overbecke called at the Omer
Forsyth home Saturday.
Mrs. Forbes left for her home in
Finlayson Friday to spend her Christ
mas vacation.
Miss Della Ogilvie is spending her
Christmas vacation at her parental
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
BIG SPRUCE SCHOOL NOTES
(By Dorothy Thompson)

Merna Duncan was absent three
days, caring for her "chickens."
The boys and girls of our school
have been doing industrial work.
They made gifts for names drawn,
also for mother and father. In so
doing they have saved nickles and
dimes.
Friday afternoon the Big Spruce
school held short exercises in re-
membrance of Christ, closing with the
usual treats and exchanging of gifts.
Arnold Shute was sick Wednesday
of last week.
Friday evening the children of our
school attended the community Christ
mas tree at the Duxbury hall. The
north school favored the audience
with a splendid program.
Miss Mabel Peterson of the north
school, and Miss Dorothy Thompson
of the Big Spruce school, left for their
respective homes Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

This thirteen-mOnth year has it's bad
points. For instance, those of us who
stay in debt the year around will have
to be "a debtor thirteen months instead
of twelve.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27
A Bright after-dinner Speaker

After recent banquet, at which a
number of the diners had made
speeches, Brown said to his neighbor:
John is quite a star as an after
dinner speaker, isn't he?"
STAR retorted the other, hes a
regular moon-he becomes brighter
the fuller he GETS"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

While looking through the Office die.
tionary for something else, the Office
ferret has discovered that ''bissextile"
is the technical expression for leap
year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

Sailor Bill: Il came across a man
today floundering round in the water
holding onto a key
Captain Ike: You effected q res
cue?"
Sailor Bill: Yes, but l had to hit
the fellow on the head with an oar
before could get the key aboard
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

The European astrOloger who pre-
diets that this year will be famous
for the birth of an extraordinary num-
Der of beautiful children certainly
knows parents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

The position of some of us remains
whose affections are worth $4,000
couldn't possibly have had them
alienated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

After all the young criminals call
ing themselves foxes, lone wolves,
etc., are rounded up, they ought to
be taken out in a body to a zoo and
forced to apologize.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

OF course, we will know more about
the virtues of this new marriage idea
when we see how many golden we'd
dings are celebrated on the compan-
tomato basis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

How long did it take your wife
to learn to drive the carr" asked one
citizen of another. 1T will be three
years next March, he replied
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-12-27

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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
SOU. BELL BUYS
LOCAL SYSTEM
Watauga Telephone Company Alb
sorbed by Big Corporation; Ex-
tensive improvements To Be Made
in Service

Mr.. r. n. Pfaff Of Asheville, rep
resenting the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company, was in Boone Tues
day and closed a deal with the Wat
auga Telephone Company, through
Mr.. W. Y. Farthing for the city tele
phone system, the Bell people to
take over the wires next Tuesday.
The consideration is said to have
been $500.
A new switchboard, lines and
phones will be installed as soon as is
possible and Boone will have the
same high class of service as is en-
joyed by the larger towns and cities
over the country. However, the
lines outside of the town remain the
property of the local company, and
just what kind of an exchange prop
osition will be in effect between the
two concerns has not been an
nounced.
Mr.. Farthing will likely submit
proposition to the Bell company
sometime soon, whereby his sub
scribers in the country will have
free access to the wires in the city.
However, a station-to-station charge
will likely be made on calls from
Boone.
The outgoing system has been
owned and operated by local men for
many years and all things consider
ed, has served the business interests
of the town admirably.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
Attention, High
School Students
in National and International
Cratorical Contest

The white high schools of Wat
auga county have been invited to
participate in the fifth national and
third international oratorical contest
made possible by the cooperation of
So newspapers in the United States.
The North Carolina phase Of the
contest, sponsored by The News and
Observer of Raleigh, contemplates
the widest possible participation by
the various schools in countrywide
elimination contests, district con-
tests in twelve districts which, large
ly, will follow the lines of congress
sional districts, and finally state
contest in Raleigh.
The subject for the contest is the
constitution and contestants are lin
tied to ten-minute original orations
which must be confined in subject to
one of the two subjects: 'The de-
velopment of the Constitution" OF
"The present significance of the
Constitution"
County superintendent and prin-
cipals of high schools all over the
state have been asked to cooperate
in making the contest success.
Although this is the first time that
North Carolina high schools have
been permitted to enter the nationa
and international contest, a sigma
recognition has been given the state
in that the headquarters of the
Southern Zone, in the national con
test, has been established at Ra,
leigh and here the state winners
from North Carolina, Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Flor
ida and Alabama will meet in zone
contest to select a zone contestant
for the national contest to be helC
in Washington.
The dates for the various con
tests are:
High school elimination contest
March 80.
District elimination contests
April 20.
State contest, Raleigh, April 27.
Zone contest, Raleigh, May II.
National contest, Washington city
MAY 26
International contest, Washing.
ton city, October IS.
There will be no prizes in the in
dividual school OF the countrywide
contests. Each district winner viii
receive a years subscription to the
News and Observer.
The following prizes are offered
by the News and Observer for the
state finals to be held in Raleigh
April 27: First, $1OO; second, $50;
third, $25. Each of the eight
participants in the national finals
will be given free ten weeks tour
of six European countries with &
trip to the 1928 Olympic games al
Amsterdam.
The national and internationa
prizes are loving cups which will re
main the property of the winners.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
Interest in Revival
JUDGE COUNCIL BEING
CROOMED FOR CONGRESS

Watauga friends of Judge William
B. Council will be interested in the
following story, which appeared in
the Charlotte Observer Sunday:
Hickory is stirred no little over
the prospect of her "grand old man, y
Judge w. 3. Council, entering the
race for congress in the ninth con-
gressional district.
The judge is advancing in years.
and those who know him are burst
ing out with a desire to bring honor
to him in his old age. 1t is not that
they like Major Bulwinkle and So
licitor Carpenter less, but they just
naturally "adore" the judge. And
friends of his are telling it around
that his one ambition is to go to
congress, but he has made the state
ment that he is withholding an
nouncement until more definite de-
velopments.
1t has been recalled that Judge
Council declined to run off a sec
ond primary with Major Bulwinkle
when the major was elected for his
first term. He ran just about 800
votes behind Bulwinkle in a five
cornered race that year, but he said,
THE Legion boys considered that
they were entitled to representa-
tive in congress, then, and, although
| had offered three sons to the same
cause, | decided to step down in
favor of Major Bulwinkle."
1t was brave act of the judges,
and his friends are urging him to
enter the second primary.
Judge Council is one of the
grand old patriots" and there is
not a man in these parts more liked
and admired. If he does decide to
enter the political field again it will
be one of the prettiest races the
ninth district has seen in years be-
cause Judge Council, who was al
ways tower of intellect and cour.
age, has mellowed enough in his old
age to command a following wher.
ever he appears, his supporters say.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING IN
ABSENCE OF LOCAL FIREMEN

A house occupied by Mr.. Tom
Jones and family, the property of
Normal, and located just south of
Mrs. E. S. Coffey's residence, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday evening
about eight o'clock. A fire alarm
was turned in and raw recruits man
aged to get the truck on the scene
after the building was practically
demolished. A hose line was aid
about 500 feet from Main street
through the Coffey property to the
scene of the conflagration. The in
experienced volunteers are not to
be blamed, however, for not knowing
ia hydrant located 20 yards east
of where the building stood. The
regular fire department composed
of a number of capable young men
of the town, was disbanded a few
hours before the fire on account of
inability to come to an agreement
with the board as to equipment, rate
of speed on practice runs and be-
cause OF complaints filed by citizens
who were disturbed by false alarms.
Therefore, when the Jones house
was burning the fire truck was un-
manned.
The building was an old one and
the loss to the Normal is slight,
however, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones are
now destitute, all their personal eff
fects having been lost.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
PARALYSIS STROKE BRINGS
DEATH TO THOMAS WASON

Thomas S. Watson of Deep Gap,
died Friday at noon at a Lemon hos
pital, never having rallied from a
stroke of paralysis suffered twelve
days previous, while he was buying
corn in the Yadkin valley.
Mr. Watson was 64 years of age
and was born and spent his entire
life in this section of the country.
Although not a learned man, he
amassed a considerable fortune, as
fortunes go in Watauga, his prin-
cipal income having been from cat
tie. At the time of his death he
owned about 500 acres of land on
which his home stands as well as
valuable property in this city. A
capable business man and a hospit-
able neighbor he was widely and
favorably known.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Laurel Springs Baptist
church last Sunday afternoon at l
O'Clock, by Reverends L. A. Wilson,
Ed Hodges and L. B. Murray, after
which the body was inferred in the
Watson family cemetery. A choir
from the Mount Vernon congrega-
ton had charge of the music at the
service. Conservative estimates
placed the crowd at $500, many
friends having come from the ad-
joining counties of Wilkes, Ashe and
CALDWELL
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
HICKMAN SENTENCED TO
BE HANGED IN APRIL.

Los Angeles, Feb. 14.-William
Edward Hickman today heard the
words that condemned him to be
hung on April 81 for the murder and
mutilation of the body of Marian
Parker, 12-year-old school child. The
2O-year-old kidnapper took his sem
tence with the same calmness that
has marked his demeanor through
out the trial. The defense motion
for a new trial was denied.
The case against Hickman and
Welhy Tunt, 16, accused of MUIR
derinP Ivy Toms, druggist, on
Chri - cro 1909 IS to be cnred
- -0morrow.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
News of Week in and
About Blowing Rock
Policeman Story Recovering From
Injuries Sustained in Recent
Auto Accident

Blowing Rock, Feb. 15.--Police-
man l. E. Story, who was painfully
injured in an automobile accident
last Friday, is reported to be rapidly
recovering from the cuts on the head
and left arm which he suffered in
the accident. Mr.. Story was taken
first to the Watauga hospital where
his wounds were dressed temporari-
ly, and then he went to Hickory for
further treatment.
The driver of the car with which
Mr.. Story's car collided, said that
the sun was shining in his eyes so
that he could not see the road.
End and 3rd Grades Give Play
The second and third grades of
the Blowing Rock school entertain
ed large audience Saturday night
in the school auditorium with the
play, "The Way to the Wishing
Gate" Thirty pupils took part in
the play. The leading parts were:
Binder, James Suits; Brownie,
Charles Robbins; Leader of the
Wood Nymphs, Lula Coffey; Leader
of the Moonbeams, Grace Hartley;
Leader of the Will-o'-the-W -Wisps,
Grover Robbins; Leader of the
Frogs, Carl Walters; Leaders of the
Fairies, Alberta Greene and Pink
ney Gragg.
The play was directed by Miss
Pearle Webb and Miss Louise Icen-
hour. Music for the drills was play
ed on the piano by Miss Ethel Hol-
shouser.
The Blowing Rock band rendered
several selections before the play
opened.
The proceeds will probably be
used to buy books for the grades
that took part.
Interest in Revival
Enthusiastic meetings are report
ed at the revival services being con-
Quoted at the Baptist church by Rev.
J. M. Page of Raleigh. Services are
held twice daily, in the afternoon
and night. The school pupils are
being dismissed at 2:30 every day
this week to give them an oppor-
tunity to attend the meeting.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
INCREASE IN COWS SHOWN
IN STATE; HORSES DECREASE

Raleigh, Feb. II. - Increased
numbers of cows and decreased num-
bers of horses were reported in
North Carolina in 1927 as compared
with figures of 1925, Frank Parker,
state-federal statistician, said last
night.
Value of livestock increased near
ly 20 rer cent in the state last year,
while valuation for the county at
large was 1912 per cent, figures re-
vealeG.
Horses on Tar Heel farms de-
creased from 10000 to 100000 last
year, while the average value of
each was figured between $83 to
$S7.
There were $4,000 or $4,000
mole milk cows in the state than
in the previous period, the price
per head showing an increase from
SAT to $62.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-02-16
LINDBERcH RETURNS HOME

st. Louis, Feb. 13-Flying through
fog and rain, Colonel Charles A.
Lindburgh completed a 1900 mile
nonstop flight from Havana, Cuba,
by landing safely at Lambert-St.
Louis Field at SOL p. m. today. He
was in the air Is hours and six min
utes. Since his departure from
Washington December IS, for Mexi-
CO City, Col. Lindbergh has covered
5000 miles on a circitous route and
had visited fifteen nations and de-
tendencies in Central and South
America and the West Indies.