Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-29
ASKOV


caller i'm Askov Saturday.
Manford Nelson was a business cal
Ter in the Twin Cities Saturday.
Jens Dietz and family left Tuesday
for Minneapolis, where he will seek
employment.
Martin Nelson and Mr.. Granrud OF
Minneapolis, were business callers in
Askov yesterday.
Helmer Nielsen bought a used
Chevrolet touring car from the Serv-
ice Garage last week.
Eiler Fisher came up from Mime
apolis and visited over the week end
at the home of his parents.
John L. Madsen returned last
Thursday from a few days business
trip in the Twin Cities and Eau
Claire, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Larsen's daugh-
ter, Sigrid, is confined to her home
with a severe case of inflammatory
rheumatism.
Nels johnson of Sisseton, S. D..
came here Tuesday and his partner
came yesterday with another carload
of horses which they are advertising
for sale.
Einar o. johnson who is undergoing
a series of examinations at the Vet
Grams hospital in the Twin Cities,
came up for visit with his family
over the week end.
Peter Molby who had an auction
of his personal property left yesterday
with his family in their Ford truck
for Junction City, Ore, where they
expect to make their future home.
The good wishes of friends go with
them.
been living in the rooms over the
Askov Mercantile Co. store, moved
into Mrs. Nels Andersen's residence
the first of the week. Mrs. Andersen
has moved to the home of her son,
Martin Andersen.
VIM. Hedge and family of Willow
River, came here the first of the week
and are now settled on S. ]. Simon
sens eighty acre farm-the one just
vacated by Jens Dietz. The Amer
lean joins with others in. extending
a hearty welcome to our community
Henry E. w. Larsen, northeast of
town, left last Thursday for Rochester
for medical examination, having
been more or less. ill lately with
nervous trouble. Word from him yes
terday stated that he had been thor
oughly examined and that he would
remain there four or five days for
treatments.
Two carloads of cinders were spot
ted here yesterday by the Great Nor
thern Railway and will be dumped
in the low spot between A. Henrik
sens warehouse and the main cross
ing, an improvement that is very
much needed and the securing of
which is credit to A. G. Danielson,
local depot agent.
When the Young Peoples Society
had their meeting at the assembly
hall Sunday evening it was very no.
ticeable that the building put up a
decidedly improved appearance. 1t
has recently been papered and painted
on the inside by N. P. Jensen and one
evening last week after that work
had been finished about 40 of the
young folks met to wash and scrub
the floors, and in other ways clean
up, also repair the chairs. Good cleo
tFical fixtures have also been placed
in the hall and it looks very inviting.
Official notice has just been re-
ceived by the local postmaster that
an extension on rural route No. 1
has been granted to become effective
April 18th. Commencing that date
the carrier will go north, from the
southwest corner of section 33, 1.25
miles and retrace .25 mile to north
east corner of section 80, and thence
west as usual. This change will ben
eft the following families, John
Thinesen, Andrew Outzen, Louis FL
kjer, and Einar Jensen, to the extent
of saving each one of them a quarter
mile walk each day to their mail
boxes. The only adverse feature
about the change is that it increases
the length of the carriers route by
a half mile, but there was no allow
ance granted for an increaae in his
salary.