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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
PINE COUNTY REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

w. D.-Swan Eklund to Gerda Elk
lund Cons. S1.O0. Lot 16, Eklund's
Beach, Windemere.
w. D.-Elmer Calvin and wife TO
Alfred Elliot. Cons. S1.00. E1a of
NWA of Sec 16-42-16, Arna.
NV. Drank Radly and wife to
Eben S. Gillespie and Arthur w.
Smith. Cons. 100000. Part of~Lot
5 in Blk. "a, Pine City. go fix $50 ft)
w. D.-Andrew Youngbaur and wife
to Ludwig Havel and wife. Cons.
100000. The Easterly IS it. of Lots
1 and 2, Blk. 26, Pine City.
w. D.-Joseph Chalupsky and wife
to Leonard Machart. Cons. s1C0.
Lots 1, 2, 3, a, 5, in Block 6, Midway,
Beroun, Mimi.
w. OWN. Walter Engels and wife
to Friedrich Thiele, ST.. Consider
aticn 100000. SEA of NE14 of Sec
29-41-21 Hinckley.
@. D.-Mary Anna Bauer and others
to Theo j. Buselmeier and Andrew
| Youngbauer. Cons. $1.00. Lot 5 in
Blk. 4, Princes Add. Pine City
W. D.-Tri-State Land Co. to Erick
o. Ekberg. Cons. $1.OO. Part of SEA
of NW14 of Sec. 1-43-16. Dosey.
W. D-Ivan D. Miller and others
to E. Percy Miller and Fred H. Hal
lock. Cons. $1,000. Part of NEA of
NEA of Sec. 2S-3S-21: Rock Creek.
W. DC. C. kellogg to John A.
Barr. Cons. $4,000. An und. "a
interest in the NEA of Sec. 7-4O-2O.
MUNICH
Q. D.-Chas. Nemic to John Soukup
Cons. $1.O0. Part of the NWA of
NWA of Sec. 27-3S-21. Rock Creek.
w. D.-M. E. Johnson and wife to
Ezekiel w. Soderlund and wife. Cons
S1.0O. All of Lots 1 to 8 inclusive in
Block 8, Petersons Add. Cornell
Q. D.-Johann Bauer and others 20
Mary Youngbauer. Cons. S1.O0. Frac.
VIZ of SWA of Sec. 30-39-21. Po-
kegama.
w. D.-David Davis as Trustee to
$2.CO. Lot of Auditors Subdiv. of
SW4 of Sec 13-41-21, and all that
part of Lot 9, of said Aud. Subdiv.
being in the So of SWA of Sec 13--
41-21. Hinckley.
w. D.-Watson l. Lamson and wife
to John White and Nellie White. Cons.
| $250O.O0. Lot 1 of Auditors Subdiv
of Sec. 13-41-21. Hinckley
@. D.-Mary Anna Bauer and Mary
Youngbauer to Johann Bauer and
wife, Cons. s1.OO. NEA of SWA of
Sec. 30-39-21. Pokegama.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
DULL, LOWER
HOG MARKET
Cattle Meet Good Demand and Com.
mand Strong Terms; Hogs Come
i'm for Further Declines.

tBy u. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Minnesota Department OF
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, May 6, 1929:
The moderate supply of steers and
yearlings were readily absorbed by
all interests on a fairly active and
strong to Csc higher basis. Strictly
choice 778-pound yearlings topped at
$14.5O. new high for the year to
date, while bulk of the steers and
yearlings sold within a spread of $12.-
so to $13.75. She stock was in light
supply, the market ruling fully steady
to strong, bulk of the common and
medium fat cows selling at $3.50 to
$1,000, heifers $1,000 to $11.50, with
cutters at $3.50 to S7.75 Bulls were
slow and weak to CSC lower, selling
largely at SS.75 toS9.25. Stockers and
feeders bulked at S1O.75 to S11.75 with
half fat offerings salable from $1,000
to $13.25, while vealers were $1.00 to
$3.50 lower than Friday, range OF
$3.50 to $3.50 taking most offerings
The local hog market opened ex-
tremely slow and when trade was
finally established prices were 10 to
zoe lower than Saturday or SOC lower
than Fridays average with lights and
butchers selling at $1,000 to S10.75
bulk to packers $10.65. Pigs averag-
ing 100 lbs. cashed at $11.00 with
most light lights at $10.75 and bulk
packing sows at 1925 to $3.50.
With most of the receipts in the
sheep house consisting of directs to-
day the light salable supply was about
steady, better grade clipped lambs
considered salable at $14.00 to $14.25
while fat ewes cleared at $3.50 tC
$3.50 Best wool-skins were eligible
to $500 or better with wooded ewes
around $500 to $S.25.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
Eastern Minnesota
Baseball League
Stage Field Day

The first Eastern Minnesota Base
ball League field day is scheduled
at Cambridge, for Sunday, May IL,
when great aggregation of ball
players and fans will gather for the
big celebration marking the opening
of the season.
Four teams are entered in the
league to date, namely: Princeton,
Chisago Lakes, Braham and Cam
bridge. These teams will draw to
play each other two ginning games
and the winners to play an extra
5-inning game. Umpires from the
Northwest Umpires association will
officiate
The afternoon doings will begin
promptly at 1:45. Aside from the Is
inning of ball playing. entertainment
has been arranged for by the Grass
ton Male Quartette; Buster Branchaud
and his "uke;" Art Smith, the one
man band; the Braham Concert Band,
and the Cambridge American Legion
band There will also be other num-
bers on the program
The four teams to appear for inspec-
ton at the field day exercises are
without a doubt the strongest ever
assembled to play in the league, and
Managers Horton, Grow, King and Oh
son are confident that they will give
the enthusiasts better and speedier
ball throughout the season than has
ever been played in the league.
The official opening games will be
played on May 10, when Princeton will
play Chisago Lakes at Lindstrom, and
Braham will meet Cambridge at the
Cambridge mark
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
YOUNG BEROUN MAN
DIES IN MONTANA

Louis HOrnick, young man from
the Beroun neighborhOod, died Tues
day morning at Glendive, Mont, from
pneumonia. He was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph A. Hornick, and was
about % years old. He had gone to
Montana only about a month ago. The
body is being shipped to Beroun and
the funeral will take place Saturday
from the Folsom chapel at Hinckley.
The young man was apparently in
good health when he left Pine county
few weeks ago and his sudden de-
mise came as great shock to rela-
tives and friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
FOREST RESERVE TO
GET MORE AIRING

The Pine county committee, selected
few week ago to look into the pro-
posed project of a federal forest re-
serve in eastern Pine county, will
meet Friday evening, May 10, at the
town hall in Wilma township, on the
Sandstone, Markville road. The meet
ing will commence at o'clock
Members of the committee include
two men from each of the various
townships where it is proposed the
reserve will reach, the three commits
sioners from the northern part of the
county, the state senator and repre-
sentative from this county and the
county auditor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

With the 1929 baseball season &C
lively under way following Sundays
opening games four teams forged
ahead in the long grind for the coun-
ty championship and the chance to go
to the state tournament in the fall.
Sundays games afforded the fans
mid-season attractions and gave prom
Use that there will be real talented
competition in the field this summer.
Association umpiring featured the
opening games Sunday and reached
even beyond the favorable expecta-
tions of those in attendance. With a
chilly northwestern wind blowing, it
was difficult to gain very large
crowds at any of the attractions and
it was still more difficult for the var
ious players to place forth their best
efforts
Home Teams Defeat Visitors.
If Sundays games are any criterion
on the seasons play, the visiting
teams will fare badly throughout the
their games. Moose Lake won over
Askov to s; Sturgeon Lake defeated
Markville to 3; Sandstone beat
Groningen Is to s; Brook Park took
the long end of count of 81 to A from
Bruno Willow River will start their
season next Sunday against Sandstone,
they having drawn bye last Sunday.
Sturgeon Lake Has Interesting Game.
A detailed report comes from Stur-
geon Lake announcing the fact that a
Continued on Page Al
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

OGEMA MAN is
INJURED BY
PLANER SHAFT

Tom Ryan of Ogema township,
while planning lumber. was caught
I'm q shaft on the machine and
very narrowly escaped fatal I'm.
juries. The accident occurred
Friday noon. Mr.. Ryan suffered
a broken collar bone, two broken
ribs and many other bruises. Al
though he Is expected to rapidly
recover, he will nevertheless, be
compelled to remain i'm bed for
several days..
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
CHISAGO-PINE
PHYSICIANSMEET
POkegama SanatOrium is Gathering
Place.-St. Paul Medical Men
Read Papers.

About Is members of the Chisago-
Pine Medical Society gathered at the
Pokegama sanatOrium near Pine City
Tuesday afternoon and evening for
the annual meeting of the society.
The afternoon was devoted to clinical
demonstrations and the evening to
scientific papers, four medical men
from st. Paul being present to deliver
papers. The meeting was a very in
teresting and profitable one, excellent
papers being given. A banquet dinner
was served at O'Clock in the dining
room of the sanatorium.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
are: DR.. ThOs. Zeien, North Branch,
president; DR.. F. F. Callahan, Pokeg-
ANA sanatOrium, vice president; DR..
c. G. Kelsey, Hinckley, secretary
treasurer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
LAW SUPPLEMENT
IN THIS ISSUE

The law supplement containing 20
pages of all laws passed and approved
by the Forty-sixth session of the Min
nesota legislature, will be found else
where in this issue of the American
This supplement was prepared by
Secretary of State Mike Holm and an
index in the last pages of the supple
ment will help you find anything you
wish to look up. This will prove a
valuable reference to keep.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
TWO FARM PAPERS
CON SOLID A T E

Announcement has been made that
the Farm, Stock and Home has been
consolidated with The Farmer of St.
Paul and in the future the consOli-
dated publication will be continued
under the management of the present
editors and publishers of The Farmer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

See what American Want Ads will
do for you at the, trifling cost of only
1c per word.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
-FOUR TEAMS
RATE PERFECT
Moose Lake, Sturgeon Lake,
Brook Park and Sand
stone Winners in Seasons
Opener; Willow River is
Inactive.
Sunday, May II.

Sunday, May IL.
Bruno at Moose Lake.
Brook Park at ASkov.
Groningen at Markville.
Willow River at Sandstone.
Sturgeon Lake bye.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

A Csc Want will bring big returns.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09

:. PAUL, MINI
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
NEVADA ASKS POWER RIGHTS
Legion to Name
Officers Oct. 29
Four Candidates Nominated
Tuesday for Commander
of Local Post by Vegas
Ex-Service Men.

The American Legion will elect
officers for the coming year at
the next regular meeting, Octo-
Der 30.
K. o. Knudson, Archie Grant,
Leo Roth and DR.. J. ID. Smith are
candidates for commander of the
post, it was announced following
the nomination meeting Tuesday
evening.
Other nominations were as fol-
lows:
For Vice Commander: Leonard
Blood, Lloyd Payne, Cub Ryerse,
Henry Deadrich. Louis Pico and
A. E. Cahlan.
For Finance Officer: Jimmy
Jones and A. j. Rafael.
For Executive committeeman:
Carl D. Farrar, DR.. Dixon, Cub
Ryerse. Archie c. Grant and P.
D. Bell
Fer Auditor: w. j. Hooper and
Jack Hemphill.
For Sergeant Arms. Levi
Tracht, Bob Ziemer, James Harris,
Jimmy Jones and j. E. Jones.
For Chaplain: P. A. Burke, Thos.
j. Salter. The Rev. C. S. Rey-
nolds and Bryan Bunker.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Four Divorce
DEGREES Granted

Two divorces were granted yes
terday and two on Tuesday.
c. H. Malaney was granted his
plea for divorce from Olive J. Mala-
ney and William Leeming Harrison
was divorced from Beatrice May
Harrison yesterday.
The former was represented by
Harmon and Salter, while the latter
had Charles Lee HorSey as attor-
ney.
The three Harrison children, Mu-
riel. IL Edna, 8. and MaviS, ,, were
given into The custody of Mrs. Har-
riSon.
On Tuesday Emily Marie Wood
was divorced from George w. Wood.
and was given her former name
Emily Marie Wallace. Stevens.
Henderson and Noland, were her at
torneys.
Florence Ryan was divorced from
Joseph M Ryan day before yeSter-
day. She was given custody of
Teresa Marie. Is months old
daughter, and Mr.. Ryan was given
control of Robert Ryan, four year
old son. Charles Lee HorSey repre-
sented Mrs. Ryan.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Girl Victim of
Shooting Dies

LOS ANGELES, Oct 1G, WP
Seventeen-year- old Margaret Olli-
wares, Redondo Beach high school
student, died here early today from
a wound she received from a nlyS-
terious assailant Sunday night.
She was shot in the neck by one
of four men who were riding in an
automobile that passed that of the
Ollivares girl on the highway near
Pomona.
Before she died Miss Ollivare5
said she knew of no reason why any
one would shoot at her Her com
panions. likewise claimed they had
no enemies.
In all four bullets were tired into
the car in which Miss OllivareS was
riding.
Julio Lopes, Mexican. held on Su6-
picion of the shooting, claims an
alibi, deputy sheriffs said. He was
arrested because his automobile was
of the same make and description
as the one from which the shots
came.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Governor Tells
Oflmprovement
Work on Roads
Las Vegas-Beatty Highway
Will Be Aided to Extent of
$4,000 Says Balzar; Here
on Annual Trip.

improvement OF the Las Vegas
Beatty highway this winter to the
extent Of $4,000 will include gravel
ing Of certain stretches and sup
planting of certain bridges by dips
according 10 a statement made yes
terday by Governor Fred B. Balzar,
who is in this city on his annual
tour Of inspection of state high
ways.
Trucks will be put TO work on the
graveling cf this road, he stated,
and the highway will be put into
condition for much faster travel be-
tween the two cities.
Bids for the 100000 highway job
from Goldfield to Beatty, TO be
started this winter. will be opened
october 80, the Governor stated.
This road is about 35 miles in
length.
Highway Engineer S. c. Durkee
and Comptroller E. G. Peterson.
who is a member OF the highway
board, accompanied Governor Bal
Ear here. They went to Jean yes
terday morning, with State Highway
Division Engineer c. G. Boyer. to
inspect the highway to the state
line
The governor and the two other
officials will leave this morning. re-
turning to Carson City by way of
Caliente, Ely and Fallon. They ar
rived in Las Vegas early Tuesday
Attorney General Diskin. who
planned TO make the trip with the
party. was unable to do
SO, Governor BalZar stated yester-
day.
The three officials were enter
tanned at dinner last evening by
Albert Duffill.
Governor Balzar. who stopped at
the Hotel Macdonald, had confer
ence5 here with Bob Blankenship
and Phil Bartlett, OF San Diego, who
also are in this city.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Unions Open
Employ m e mt
Agency Here
Three Dances Planned BY
Organized Labor; Culinary
Union Changes Its Meeting
Night; Partition Plans Are
Made.

An employment agency is now be-
ing conducted by the labor unions
at the labor hall, over the Boulde,
Club, having been started Monday
William j. Boyd is in charge OF
the employment work, and the Of
flee hours for the agency are a. m
to $50 p. N.
THE idea is to encourage employ
erS to use the agency to avoid the
inconvenience of having workers
bothering all the time on the job, -
said Boyd yesterday The agency
will undoubtedly be benefit to the
working men Of Las Vegas, it IS
stated.
Following the hollowe'eu masquer-
ade dance to be given by the
unions, there will be a dance in q
week or so sponsored by the paint
erS and another on Thanksgiving
sponsored by the laborers, it is
planned.
The masquerade committee will
meet this evening, Boyd stated last
night
The culinary workers have chang
ed their meeting night from Tues
day to Wednesday. They will meet
at 7:30 p. m. on the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month,
and at 1870 p. m on the first and
third Wednesdays
Due to the number of unions and
the fact that all hold weekly meet
ings, a committee has been appoint
ed to look into the possibility of
dividing the hall into two rooms, SO
that two meetings may be conduct
ed at one time.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Plot to Murder Al Capone, Chicago
Gunman, Told by Newspapers

his hotel room door with an auto
matte pistol in his hand.
The alleged plot was for Beige to
tip off Sheldon'S killers when the
coast was clear and they were to
inflict a slight wound on Biege and
then kill Capone.
Other Capone gangsters. however,
saw Biege thumbing the $4,000
Sheldon had given him as 4 re-
tainer. They informed Capone and
Biege was seized. Capone himself
sat as judge and jury after three
days deliberation passed sentence
that Biege and Sheldon, as punish
ment, should kill Newmark.
This thev did with the aid Of an
other confederate. Learning the
story from her husband. Mrs. Biega
then tried 10 blackmail Capone. but
failed. When her letters came to
light BiegeS arrest and questioning
followed, according to the Daily
News version of the plot
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Vegas Terminus
For Train.Ta alike
Demonstration
New Production The Virgin
ian," Which Will Have
World Premier Here, To
Be Shown on u. p. Car.

Is the time at hand when the lux
urieS of railroad travel will include
hearing and seeing talkies while on
the road?
The first demonstration of the
practicability Of showing talkies on
moving trains will take place Friday
and Saturday. August 25 and &c, be-
tween Los Angeles and Las Vegas,
and a group OF motion picture nota-
bleS, Western Electric technicians
and U. P. officials will stop off for
a day in Las Vegas, probably being
taken for a trip to the dam site by
the local chamber of commerce.
The Paramount Famous LaSky
corporation will stage the demon
strati0n on special car or cars
which will arrive with No 8 on Sat-
urday morning, according to adviceS
received by Cragin & Pike of El Por-
tai, from Oscar Kantner, advertis-
ing representative.
The sound production The Viz
ginian," which will have its world
premier showing at El Portal the
ater here Thursday night, will be
shown on the U. p. tram, it is
planned, and members of the cast,
which was headed by Gary Cooper,
are expected to be aboard the train.
The visitors will be feted here by
the chamber of commerce. under the
guiding hand Of Ernie Cragin, chair
man of the committee appointed
for the purpose. They will remain
here until 9:05 Saturday evening, at
which time they will embark for
Los Angeles
They will arrive here at 8 a. m
according 10 schedule received mere
and will be entertained first =.
breakfast.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Planning Group
Urges Fremont
Be Widened d
Petition for Three-foot Al
teration Circulated; Work
On Ornamental Lights Is
Changed to Aid in Move.

A move toward securing widening
CT Fremont Street three feet on
each side, often discussed il times
past, was brought to the fore
again by the work cn The new
ornamental lighting standards thru
action taken by the City Planning
commission, ana was being pushed
by circulation Of petitions yeSter-
day.
When it was noted that the new
lighting system was being installed,
according to specification, near the
curbs, it was pointed out that,
should it be decided at some flu
ture date to widen the street, it
would be necessary to move the
whole ornamental lighting system,
standards, c0nduits and all.
Letter Sent
And 50 the City Planning COM
mission got into action, writing a
letter to the city commissioners,
that the street light
system be installed three feet fur
ther from the curbs, where they
would still leave room for 12-foot
sidewalks, according to the COM
The letter, signed by w f. Fer
ron, president Of the City Plan
ming body, and r. B. Griffith, sec
retary, urged the city board to con-
slider widening at least to Third
street.
Petition Started
A petition for the street widen
ing was being circulated among
property owners on Fremont street
by r. w. Griffith and John F, Mil
ler
In order that the street widening
should be possible should this be
adopted as a course Of action, the
installing the ornamental
lighting system was asked to put
N the conduits and standards three
feet closer to the sidewalks.
The workmen changed over the
piping which had been installed on
Fremont between Fourth and
Fifth, and continued the work 56
inches from the curb face.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Debate Club
Dance Friday
High School Group Will De-
bate BunkerViIIe Here On
November 9, on Question
Of Lobbying Ban.

a Forum" dance will be held
Friday night in the nigh school
gymnasium by the debate club Of
the high school, for the benefit Of
debate and dramatic activities.
Forum dance for en- all" said
Lionel Scott, who. with Miss Eva
Adams, is advisor for the organiza-
ton.
Admission vii De SO and 25 cents,
and the dance will start at o'clock.
Jazz Morrison's orchestra will play.
Las Vegas high school will debate
Bunkerville on November 9, in the
local auditorium on the subject.
Resolved, Lobbying Should be
Abolished by Law" There will be
no admission charge. according to
Scott. There will be q return de-
bate later at Bunkerville, probably
on the tariff question.
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17

CHICAGO, Oct Is, WP) An al
legged plot 10 murder "Scarface" AL
Capone for $4,000 was described to-
day by the Daily News after Frank
Biege, erstwhile bodyguard for Ca
pone, had been questioned as a sus-
pect in the St. Valentines day mas
sacre. the murder of Ben Newmark.
states attorney investigator, and
numerous other gangland crimes.
The story in the News was sub
Stantially as follows:
In the heydey of Capones power
before he went to jail, Newmark
connected with opposition gang
sters. went TO Ralph Sheldon. chief
aide of Capone. and suggested that
Capone be murdered, offering Shel-
don. i'll with tuberculosis, $4,000
for the job -. --- ---.
Sheldon, needing the money badly
to go west and recuperate, agreed
and approached Biege who was a
bodyguard for Capone and slept at
Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1929-10-17
Now She'I Go Back to Convent,
Millionairess, But No Richer

REDWOOD CITY, Calf, Oct. 16,
UP)-Released in 1926 from her con-
vent VOWS to seek a share of her
sisters inheritance, Miss Jeanne LIE
Messenger will return to her clois-
ter retreat in st. Louis not one cent
richer so far as her sisters estate
is concerned but nevertheless mil
lionairess.
Through her attorneys she asked
for dismissal of her proceedings in