Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-07-04
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Albert Clausen and Viggo Andersen
arrived here Wednesday from Pontiac,
Mich, for few weeks visit with rel
atives.
P. p Kilstofte and Skiold and Mrs.
Jens Thomson came up from Shakopee
Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Carl Paulsen.
Clara Frahs, 5 year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Frahs, south
of town, fell and fractured her collar
bone while playing on the new house
foundation last week.
Raymond Jensen, S-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodor Jensen, north
east of town, had his tonsils and ade-
noids removed by DR.. H. E. Levin
Saturday. Mrs. Christoffer Nielsen
assisted the doctor.
Mr.. and Mrs. AXel Brus and chill
dren and his sister, Mrs. Albin Lar
son, of Sandstone, autoed over to
Withee, Wis, Saturday for visit over
Sunday with friends. On the return
home Monday they called at the
James Frokjer and F. Clarey Nielsen
homes at Centuria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Eriksen, Louis
Olsen and Peter Linn left Saturday
morning in the latter's car for Man
kato where Mr.. and Mrs. Eriksen stop
ped off to visit old friends. Mr.. Olsen
and Mr.. Linn continued on to Jack
son to attend the Danish Brotherhood
convention Saturday afternoon and
Sunday. They all returned home
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Svend Petersen and
children and Miss Anna Thomson
drove to Minneapolis Friday after
noon. From there the former Joined
other Askovites and went on to Jack
son while the rest of the family re-
manned with relatives in the city.
After couple of days visit Miss Anna
Thomson joined her folks at Shakopee.
While in the city, Mr.. Petersen traded
his 1925 Oakland coach for 1926
Oakland landeau.
The Rev. o. H. Dyreborg has been en-
gagged to preach in the forenoon OF
Sunday, July 14th, at the State Fair
grounds when the big Danish-Amer-
lean national festival will take place
there, so there will be no services in
the Askov church on that day. The Rev.
TIL. Dorf of Chicago, will be among
the speakers in the afternoon at the
national festival as will also L. D.
Coffman, president of the State Uni
versity, along with others.
Albert and Henry Simonsgaard who
have been working in an automobile
factory at Pontiac, Mich. for several
months, returned to their home here
last week. Henry came home in a
new Essex coach. Neither of them is
enthusiastic about the working and
general labor conditions in the automo-
bile city. They will help their folks
with the farm work for the present,
relieving Kai of that duty, and he has
taken a job with the road crew of
Partridge township for the time being.
Henry Larsen, Hans Lunde, Ludwig
Madsen and Jens Larsen drove to
Minneapolis Friday afternoon, and
were joined there by Svend Petersen
and then left Saturday morning for
Jackson to attend the Danish Brother
hood state convention, Ludwig Madsen,
as delegate from the local lodge and
Svend Petersen as secretary of the
state organization. They report the
meeting as being better than former
ones as far as lodge discussion is
concerned and also well attended by
lodges from all over the state Satur-
day afternoon and evening. There
was also a concert Saturday evening
by string orchestra from Tyler, then
dancing and a midnight lunch fol-
lowed by more dancing. Sunday fore
noon about forty automobiles loaded
with visitors made a tour down to
Arnold's Park at Spirit Lake, Iowa,
and all around both Spirit lake and
Storm lake, returning to Jackson via
a different route at IL o'clock to be
treated to a banquet dinner at the
Hotel Ashley. The afternoon was
spent in the Jackson park, where Sen
ator Frost from Jackson county bid
the audience welcome. and speeches
were made by Supreme Vice President
Jul. Andersen of st. Louis, Mo-, and
Svend Petersen of Askov. Following
the program at the park the audience
was again invited 20 the spacious D.
B. S. hall for coffee and lunch, after
which the many guests started to de-
part. There were about 400 present
in the park Sunday afternoon. Aside
from the convention those who went
down from here report having had a
fine trip and viewed the country with
interest The trip down was made
via Mankato and the territory around
Mankato locked the best of any seen
in spite of the fact that a severe
storm had recently visited that SEC
ton. Many buildings were torn dow,
and an extremely large number of
large beautiful trees had been strewn
all over the roads and fields. Con-
siderable damage had been done to