Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-01-24
r. P. ALLEN is
HONORED AT
BIG BANQUET
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Besides the Chengwatana water
power plant the company has a steam
generating station in Pine City of
$500 horsepower capacity. 1t also
operates a 1.OOO-horsepower Diesel
plant at Milaca and utiizes the en-
tire output of waterpower plant at
Kost. besides an auxiliary steam plant
at Cambridge.
The 200 or more business men,
farmers, professional men and others,
principally from the communities
served by the Eastern Minnesota
Monday night. came to honor the man
who has had such wonderful vision,
integrity. and business ability, and
who besides his own business con-
nections has found time to serve in
civic affairs, being at one time mayor
of the village and for many years a
member of the board of education.
While enjoying an excellent four
course dinner including delicious
turkey meat, prepared by the good
lady cooks of Pine City and served
by them, the Dufeck orchestra fur
nished delightful music
The Program.
POSTMASTER Rede then called on
r. B. Tanning of Minneapolis, who
has been consulting engineer of the
company for twenty years. Mr.. Fan
ming commended Mr. Allen in high
terms for his business ability and his
comradeship The two Tenney chill
dren of Mora, who have been heard
over the radio. entertained with sew
eral Hawaiian selections and were
given a good hand by the large audi
ence
Mr. Bede, in the course of his re-
marks as POSTMASTER, said that one
day while Benjamin Franklin was fly
ing kite he felt some jerks coming
down over the wire and that was the
beginning of the discovery of cleo
tricity. but that Mr. Allen had gone
one better because he started with a
shoestring and J. C. Carlson of Rush
City, as a battery.
A cOrnet solo by Joseph Dufeck with
Mrs. Smith playing the piano accom-
paniment. received hearty applause
and demonstrated the performers
adaptness at triple tongueing.
Mr. Bede came in with a little more
wit, stating that during the recent
political campaign he met a Scandi-
navian who said he was going to vote
for AL Smith. The Scandinavian was
Ku KluXer and protestant and
was reminded that Smith was an Irish
Catholic He said, that makes no
difference, it is not the Irish CathO-
lies that l am after, but those damn
Roman Catholics"
Following the story, which brought
down the house." Mr.. Bede introduced
FIR. VIM. Wey- of Rush City, tending
further to put the audience in the
best of spirit Rev. Wey dwelt upon
cooperation between communities and
urged the furthering of harmony and
understanding between neighbors and
the different religious denominations,
adding that he was glad to attend this
testimonial. He also related a little
story from the war days. An Irish
man, captured at the battle of the
Marine told the Germans: 1--WE Irish
showed you Germans something at the
battle of Marne'' He repeated that
occasionally until at last it aggra-
waited and peeved the Germans, so they
decided to make him kiss their flag
and become German citizen. Fol-
Iouipu tho caramopy tho Iric h :, N
said: well. those Irish certainly
showed we Germans something at the
battle of Marne"
Times are changing and we are
living in wonderful age" said Toast
master Bede. TWENTY-FIVE years ago
ing in an automobile if he expected
to gather up any votes. Meeting a
farmer with a team and delivering
cream to the creamery he might scare
his horses and the cream would curdle
before getting to its destination. But
now we have to go in car and some
times two if we are to get votes"
J. P Holmberg, general merchant
at North Branch, and station agent
at Rock Creek and Finlayson more
than thirty years ago, said that a
great transformation has taken place
in this territory during that time.
He expressed his appreciation of Mr.
Aliens building and progressiveness
and assured him that he would be
with him in any of his future under
/ takings.
The Grasston male quartette under
the direction of T. A. Westrom, en-
tertained with two selections, Cant
Hold A Good Man Down" and "Old
Jonah" Spontaneous applause called
them out for an encore and they sang
Hear Dem Bells
Banker j. d. Boyle of Pine City
said he had known Mr.. Allen for thir.
ty years and during all that time had
priced his business counsel, and that
he goes about his business in an un-
assuming manner but brings results
An employee of the company had TOLD
him, he said, that Mr. Allen is more
like a partner than a boss" Mr.
Boyle also added that he had built uI
one of the best organized electrical
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