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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
g Aunt Lucia Goes OUer
Big at the County Seat
Editor McEachern Captures as
Professor Gaddis. Musical
Numbers Excellent.

The play, Aunt Lucia" which is
being shown in many communities
out over the state under the direction
of two travelling ladies, but by local
talent, was presented at the Family
Theater in Pine City last Thursday
and Friday under auspices of the local
American Legion post, and to the
great delight of the many who wit
messed the performances.
AS an added attraction there was a
big baby pageant-the first number
on the program-about IS small chill
dren taking part, with special dra-
matte reading by Mrs. Eben Gillespie,
entitled Take Me Back to Babyland.' ~
1t was very sweet and pretty.
The plot of the play concerns a
very wealthy widow, Lucia Wake
field" who is worth fifty million dol
lars, and is expected to visit the col
lege. Some of the college boys are
having little shindig and one of the
boys, Jerry, dresses up as a girl. He
is taken for Aunt Lucia and has to
carry out the impersonation Fifty
million dollars is a big attraction
with the result that the butter and
egg man, Mr.. Collins, and old Prof.
Gaddis all make violent love to him,
producing continuous roar of daugh-
ter. The girls, taking him for a wO-
man, get quite confidential, causing
the poor Jerry some embarrassment
and his pals. Dick and George, get
extremely peeved at him because he
is becoming too familiar with their
girls.
Pedro johnson as Jerry 1.-THE fake
aunD was very good and at times
was in some very precarious circum-
stances, at the verge of being caught
as an impersOnatOr when his dress
fell to the floor, and other like situa-
lions. Editor w. S. McEachern was
a scream as Professor Gaddis in his
love making to Aunt Lucia and
more than once said that fifty mil
lion dollars is not to be sneezed at"
Mac" as he is commonly known to
his friends, certainly looked the part
of an old professor, foolish in his love
making. P. L. Hamlin as Mr.. Collins,
the rival of the professor for the hand
of Aunt Lucia" was also very good,
and eager in his determination to win
the old lady, but more explicitly the
large sum of money.
Edwin Borchers and Gene Sullivan
as George and Dick, Grace Wiseman
as Betsy, Mary Agnes Hawley as Mol
ly, WinEllen McEachern as Ethelyn,
Robert Wilcox as DR.. Seamore, Billy
CONTINUED on Page A.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
MAY GET FAST
TRUCK SERVICE
State Commission Given Proposed
Local Freight Schedule Between
Duluth and Twin Cities.

Local and fast freight service may
be realized in the near future along
the No. highway if the truck line
between Duluth and the Twin Cities
is authorized Such was the an
nouncement by Fred S. Keiser, traffic
commissioner of the Chamber of Com
merce just before the adjournment of
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission hearing at the Hotel Duluth
last week.
Because of the large amount of testi-
mony still remaining, Commissioners
C. ]. Laurisch and F. W. Mattson an
nounced that the applications for
considered at a continued session of
the Duluth hearing late in. July or
early in August and this will be fol-
lowed by one in the Twin Cities.
Railroads Oppose Service.
Representatives of Minnesota. rail-
roads in attendance at the hearing
continued opposing all the applica-
lions on the grounds that the roads
between Duluth and the Twin Cities
will suffer. They also claimed that
the rail lines now give adequate
freight service all along the No. 1
highway. A number of business men
in Duluth and towns between here
and the cities testified for the rail-
roads.
The proposed truck schedule pro-
vides for a truck leaving Duluth at s
p. m. and arriving in the Twin Cities
at a. M, while truck will leave the
cities at p. m. and arrive at Duluth
at a. m. The local trucks would
leave Duluth at 5:45 a. M, stopping
enrOute to arrive in the cities at 6
p. m. Going north the trucks would
start from the cities at the same time
and get to Duluth at p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
WASHINGTON Letter
By v NDaley

products, etc., and are competent to
handle the financing required under
the new law. 1t is expected that the
President will give this board tenn
porary appointments pending the con-
firmation of their nomination by the
senate, converting August 10, at the
conclusion of a two months recess.
So great are the prizes involved in
these appointments that those whose
candidates lost out are expected to
express their views in open and ex-
ecutive session to the senate in regard
to the confirmation of the appointees.
Contrary to the popular belief that
the weather and other factors would
result in wholesale exodus of leg
islatOrs from Washington, it is sur
prising to note the number that are
at their posts. Quite sig
nificantly, several senators who are
not members of the Senate Finance
committee have sent their families
away for the summer vacation, but
believe it best that they remain in
town. 1t is not their sense of duty
to their constituents that keeps them
in Washington during the recess per-
iod, but the wholesome fear that some
of their rivals within their own party
will gain prestige and favor at the
White House during their absence.
The Senate Finance committee is
now redrafting the tariff bill, a duty
which rauuireS their full attention
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27

found time to do good deal of, jour-
nalistic work in between his more
official duties.
The Hamanns HOnOred.
Mr.. and Mrs. TIL. F. Hamann, Min
neapolis, celebrated their 18th we'd
ding anniversary few days ago, and
as soon as members of the Norwegian
Glee Club and the Morse Male Chorus
heard about it, they arranged a rather
elaborate and very pleasant surprise
party in honor of the Hamanns. Mr.. Ha-
mann who is a Dane by birth, has
for more than a generation been the
editor of the official organ of the Nor
wegians Singers League of America,
and also the general secretary of this
organization. 1t was pointed out in
one of the speeches that although
the guest of honor was a Dane, he
was at the same time one of the most
popular "Norwegians" in America.
MarrieS Danish Girl.
Charles Young, son of Owen d.
Young, president of the General Elec-
trio Co., and recently chairman of the
finance experts' conference in Paris
which settled the problem of the Ger
man PREPARATIONS payments, was mar
ried few days ago to Miss Esther
Marie christensen of Cleveland, Ohio,
daughter Of the Danish vice consul
in that city. 1t was said that Mr..
Young, Senior, was anxious to attend
the wedding, and for this purpose he
is reported to have speeded up the
Continued on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
PINE CITY AND
Wis. JOINED
Official Opening of New St.
CrOix River Bridge
To Be Soon.
Park and Store Will be
Added COnvenienceS
At Crossing.

The official opening of the new
bridge across the ST. Croix river south
east of Pine City will take place in
about three weeks, the definite date
to be selected later. However, traffic
will be admitted to the bridge on
Sunday, June 30 and daily from then
on. The official opening will be held
as soon as the grounds can be cleaned
up and arrangements can be made.
The bridge is rather an imposing
looking structure of steel construction
being $50 feet in length and 20 feet
in width 1t has been built at an
estimated cost of $1O0,O0OOO by the
ST. CroiX Interstate Bridge Company,
a stock company composed of Mime
sofa and Wisconsin business men.
The work of building the bridge was
done by the Industrial Construction
Company of Minneapolis, and from
the appearance of the bridge, it is evil
dent that they have done their work
well.
For several years John Ethel has
run ferry at the point where the
bridge is now located and he at pres
ent owns the land north and south
of the road on the Minnesota side and
also two or more acres on the Wis
consin side On the Wisconsin side is
a beautiful spot for camp ground
and Mr.. Ethel has already prepared it
for a camping site and expects to ac-
commodate many tourists, as the
beautiful pines and evergreens as
well as the natural beauty of the
river at this point makes camping
there a real treat.
Mr.. Ethel reports that eleven fisher
men and canoeists stopped there one
day last week and that owing to the
many calls on him for food and sup
plies he found it necessary to put in a
small store. This store is on the Mime
sofa side and is now running to accom-
modate the many visitors that come to
view the new bridge. On Sunday,
June 16, there was scarcely parking
room for the many cars that came
with people to view the bridge.
The new bridge opens up a much
needed link in the travel facilities
of both Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Grantsburg and surrounding territory
are now afforded an outlet to Mime
sofa Highway No. 1 and central Min
nesota towns are given a crossing that
will shorten the route into various
Wisconsin communities. The bridge
will help greatly to bring nearer to-
gether Pine City and Grantsburg as a
better road will now be built on the
Wisconsin side. The bridge is a toll
bridge and John Ettel has a five year
contract for collection of the tolls. A
small toll house has been erected near
the middle of the bridge and also a
lighting plant carrying seventy light
capacity will soon be installed to light
the bridge, the camp ground, the store
and gas station on the Minnesota side.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27

With only Sundays games yet to be
played to decide the championship of
the first half of the Pine County Base
ball league, two teams are tied for
first place with a record of games
won and 1 lost. These teams are
Askov and Moose Lake and if both
teams win next Sundays games with
Sandstone and Markville respectively,
they will be tied for the top position
of the first half which will necessitate
a playoff between the two at some
later date. Sundays game will bring
Askov to face Sandstone, the nemesis
of the Lakers while it's competition
for the title will cross bats with
Askov's victims in Sundays fray. If
both Moose Lake and Askov are de-
feated in their games then Sandstone
will be in three-way tie with them.
Tension is high in the opposing
camps and speculation is rife as to
the outcome.
Sturgeon Lake added Sundays con-
test to its string of victories by being
scheduled to play with Groningen
which team has dropped out of the
league. Brook Park drew bye.
The game between Askov and Mark
vile at the latter place Sunday re-
suited in a close score due to several
errors and poor base running by the
Askovites, who won the game to Z,
but who made Is hits that under or
binary conditions are sufficient for
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
AsKov, PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA, THURSDAY 27, 1929
CATTLE LOWER
HOGS ACTIVE
Lambs and Yearlings Decline Sharply,
Ewes Steady, Increased Aggregate
Marketings of Cattle.-Vealer Mar
ket Works Lower.

tBy U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco.
Monies and Minnesota Department OF
Agriculture.)
South ST. Paul. Mimi, June "a. 1929
-Marketings of cattle in the aggre-
gate were on the increase and buyers
effected savings of mostly Is to Csc
on all lines with spots off more on
grassy stock. Choice long yearlings
from Minnesota U reached SLABS with
mixed yearlings at $14.00, bulk of all
weights selling at S12.75 to 1913.
She stock found slow going, $500 to
1915 taking most beef cows, with
heifers selling unevenly at $1,000 to
S115O largely. Cutters sold at $625
to 1925, medium grade bulls mostly
SS75 to 1925, and stockers and feed
ers at $11.50 down. Vealers were %
to soc lower, good lights ranging from
$500 to S14.0O, the bulk at $1,000 to
1880
Hogs were fairly active sellers at
steady to 10c or more higher levels
compared with Fridays average, bulk
of the desirable 100 to go h. averages
selling at $1,000 to S10.75, while heavi-
erweight material cleared largely at
S10.25 to $1,000, mixed butchers and
sOws selling freely around $1,000.
Packing sows were most numerous at
$3.50 within a range of 1925 to 1915,
bulk of the pigs selling at $11OO.
Although lambs and sheep were Of
fered in lighter numbers than a week
and year ago. packers effected saw
ings of mostly soc on lambs and year
lings, ewes holding steady under light
supplies. Bulk of the native lambs of
desirable quality sold at $3.50, COM
mon grades down to $1,000, with most
yearlings at $1,000 and down. Ewes
bulked at $500 to $500 to packers,
breeders taking full mouthed offer
ings from $3.50 to $500, some year.
lings $1,000 to- S11s5O.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27

. Washington, June 26.-In a plain
temporary cabin along fishing
stream few miles from Washington
one man is passing upon the political
futures of many ambitious men and
women. Remote from the babbling
tongues of the politicians, the Pres
ident of the United States has been
carefully studying the thousands of
recommendation for Federal appoint
ments. One of his knottiest problems
has been the selection of men and
women to government posts, giving
due attention to their personal quail
fications and their political back
ground. Meanwhile political leaders
throughout the country are anxiously
awaiting the Chief Executives de-
cision in the matter of appointments
and patronage.
The Presidents confidential advisors
say that he is fully cognizant of the
criticism that will inevitably follow
the naming of the eight members OF
the farm board. This patronage is of
far more Importance to the politicians
in so-called farm states" than to the
Industrial sections. The agricultural
relief bill which the President signed
recently gives the board enormous
power, and places in their hands the
of half billion dollars.
1t is difficult matter to select men
for these posts who have working
of marketing and produc-
tion of wheat, cotton, live stock, dairy.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
SUNDAY TO BE
HOLSTEIN DAY
Carlton County HOlStein Breeders
Association VIII Picnic at Jean
Du Luth. NickersOn.

The Carlton County Holstein Breed
ers association is to have a picnic on
Sunday, June both, and inasmuch as
it will be held at the Jean Du Luth
farm, 2 miles from Nickerson, just
across the line from Pine county, it
will interest many folks from here
who will attend the picnic.
The Carlton County association was
organized about two years ago and
this is their first picnic. so they are
anxious to have a large attendance
and to make it happy and profitable
event-proftable from the standpoint
of what knowledge can be gained. Mr..
Sprecker of Wrenshall, is president of
the organization. w. G. Crosby, 10
cal manager of the Jean Du Luth
farm. where the picnic will take place
and who is gaining a good record as
compiler of pedigree records, is anX-
ious to see a large number of Pine
county people attend. He reports that
the association will furnish free cOf-
fee, sugar and cream. Take your own
lunch along and enjoy the picnic dim
ner under the shade trees at the farm.
At II a. m. there will be stock judg-
ing and demonstration conducted by
Axel Hansen of the Twin Cities, a
prominent judge at state and national
fairs. Mr.. Hansen will also speak
in the afternoon and there will be
other speakers, possibly amongst
them, Robert Geiger, Minneapolis,
secretary of the Minnesota Holstein
Breeders association After the speak
ing there will be sports of various
kinds and social visiting among the
dairymen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET MON, JULY 8
County Board Will Also Meet as
Board Of Equalization on Monday,
July Is at Court House.

The semi-annual meeting of the
board of county commissioners which
is set by law for the second Monday
in July, will this year be on July Sth.
The board will meet at Pine City on
that day at 1 p. m. to transact reg
ular routine business.
On Monday, July 18th, the county
commissioners will meet as a board
of equalization to go over the tax
books as sent in by the assessors over
the county and after being reviewed
by the local boards of review. The
board of equalization will remain in
session until their work is completed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
I1INCKLEY SHIPPERS
HOLD ANNUAL MEET

The Farmers Cooperative Shipping
association of Hihckley, held their
annual meeting June 10Th.
Valentine Schott acted as chair
man in absence of the president.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved. The report by Manager,
Chas Gebhart showed an increase in
volume of business from $5S,0OO in
1929 to $4,000 in 1929.
County Agent Hammargren gave a
very good talk on why we should ship
our own stock.
Election of officers followed. Di-
rector for 2-year term, Albert Six
kink, Oscar Oakland and Mr. Johnston
for 3-year term.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
HAS
792 SIGNERS
Sen. ThOS. D. Schall APP
proves of Petition
Contents.
Pine County Voices Strong
Protest Against Hawley
Tariff Bill.

In tOdays issue of the American is
to Congress asking for better deal
in tariff for agriculture and a pro-
test against the Hawley tariff bill as
passed by the lower house. With
those who had signed the petition up
to last week, this makes a total of
1872.
Under date of June 18th, United
States Senator ThOS. D. Schall writes
from Washington to the American as
follows: II appreciate the thought
fulness in writing me in yours of June
18th. | am thoroughly in accord with
the suggestions of petition and shall
do everything l can to further them.
With best wishes, am, cordially
yours, Thos. d. Schall''
Senator Reed Smoot, to whom the
petition was addressed, acknowledges
on June II receipt of petitions, news
articles and editorials in the Amer
lean and states that the matter has
been referred to the Finance COM
mittee for their consideration.
Senator Henrik Shipstead was alb
sent from Washington when the petit
tions and copies of the American as
well as personal letter arrived there,
but his secretary, Miss L. M. Lee,
writes that she will call the Senator's
attention to the matter at the first
opportunity.
The petition as originally published
in the American on June 6, and to
Continued on Page a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
CANADIANS
ENJOY TRIP
Two ASkOv Farms and
Nursery Visited and
Inspected.
Chamber of Commerce Sec
rotary Calls it Tours
High Spot.

The fifty Canadian farmers and
their wives who toured the Arrowhead
COUNTRY i'm northeastern Minnesota for
two days last week enjoyed the trip
very much and they were loud in
their praises of the Askov community
which they visited Thursday for about
three hours. Upon their arrival here
they visited the Chris. Frederiksen
farm for Is minutes, briefly viewing
his dairy cattle. the out-buildings and
the fields. After that the motOrcade
proceeded to the ID. B. S. hall where
a good substantial luncheon was serv-
ed in the dining hall by the Heininges.
County Agent w. F.. Hammargren
acted as POSTMASTER and called upon
Svend Petersen who bid welcome in
behalf of the community club. Sew
eral farmers and business men joined
in the dinner to welcome the Canadi-
ans and make them feel at home.
Chamber of Commerce President
Speaks.
M. j. Mcdonald, president of the
Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce,
sponsors of the tour, responded to the
welcome, and said that number of
Danes are emigrating from Denmark
and settling in the Port Arthur neigh
borhood I'm fact" he said, 1--WE had
one Danish farmer and his wife along
on this trip, but they were turned
back at the border on account of not
having their citizenship papers,"
Mrs. Switzerland, wife of a Canadi-
an farmer, who was called upon to
say few words, expressed great APP
probation for the hospitality, adding
that she came from the city to the
farm 81 years ago and that the first
time she hitched a horse she did it
with the aid of picture from a cata-
log. She also said that she was learn
ing much on this trip.
c. E. King, executive secretary of
the Port Arthur Chamber of Com
merce, spoke briefly on how glad they
were to make this trip and to see how
farmers in northeastern Minnesota do
things. A. A. Toole, agricultural agent,
and a Canadian, said that he was at
one time county agent in southwest
ern Minnesota, and about 20 farmers
came in each day to see how this
"Kannook" looked Mr.. Toole said that
folks in Canada and Minnesota are
very much alike.
c. W. Buchanan, agricultural agent
at Port Arthur for the past two years,
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
PINE CITY WILL
ENTER LAST HALF
OF BIB. SCHEDULE

After the withdrawal of Groningen
from the Pine County Baseball League,
negotiations were Immediately begun
to have Pine City enter the league in
that teams place. At a directors
meeting Tuesday night at Sandstone,
it was made known that Pine City
would be represented in the last half
of the schedule and will play the
games that were formerly allotted to
Groningen. This will cause an UNI
interrupted schedule for the remain
der of the season. Inasmuch as Pine
City is a larger town and the team
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
M. B. HURLEY NEWLY
ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF DISTRICT ASSN

M. B. Hurley, county attorney, ac-
cOrding to an announcement in the
Pine Poker of last week, is the newly
elected president of the 10Th Judicial
Bar association at the annual meeting
of that body held at Saltwater June
IS. Attorney Angstman of Mora, was
elected treasurer while w. H. LamsOn
of Lamson and Reinhold of Hinckley
was elected secretary. S. G. L. Rob-
erts of Pine City was chosen as a
member of the executive board. Those
in attendance from Pine City were
Attorneys Hurley, Roberts and Chine
lik.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Bjorn Bjornson, famous Norwegian
actor and former theatrical director.
who arrived in the United States a
few weeks ago for the purpose of
giving a series of readings before his
compatriots, has interrupted his tour
very suddenly and is now on his way
to Oslo. No statement has been pub
lished explaining the motive for this
decision, but it is conjectured that
friction developed between Mr..
Bjornson and the Sons of Nor
way organization sponsoring his
American visit. There had been
friction over the terms already
before his arrival in this country, and
this may now have developed into a
more serious conflict. Mr.. Bjornson
is the oldest son of Norway's great
national poet, Bjornstjerne Bjornson,
who died in 1910.
MAIDS HenningSen Dead.
MAIDS Henningsen, Danish vice con-
sui in the consulate general in New
York, died last week, 81 years old.
He was native of Frederick, Den
mark, a graduate of the Copenhagen
university, and had lived in the Unit
ed States for many years. For quite
while he was the assistant manager
of the C. Rasmussen Advertising Co.,
Minneapolis, later he became bust.
ness manager of the Nordlyset in New
York, and since 1915 he had been an
appOintee of the Danish consulate
general, becoming vice consul a
few years ago. Mr.. Henningsen had
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27
NEW PAPER MONEY
WILL CIRCULATE
BEGINNING JULY ]

Practically every bank in the coun-
try during the last few weeks has
displayed the new style paper money
which is being manufactured by the
United States government and will re-
place the old money beginning July l..
The new bills are considerably
smaller than the present ones, being
25s by 61s inches in size compared
with 3s by 7ss inches, the size of
the old ones. The new bills not only
will be more convenient to handle but
will save the government much in the
cost of manufacture due to less
amount of paper needed.