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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
FOREST OFFICE
AT MILWAUKEE,
Milwaukee'S Accessibility
to Forest Territory is
One of Deciding Factors
for Choice; E. w. Tinker
Will be in Charge.

Establishment of headquarters for
the new Lake States National Forest
District at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has
been approved by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Since the first of the year, when the
Lake States District was created,
temporary headquarters have been
maintained at Madison, Wisconsin.
E. w. Tinker. district forester in
charge, plans to move the offices of
the new district into the Appraisers
Store building, in Milwaukee as soon
as arrangements can be made. Per-
manent quarters will be established in
the new Federal building when it is
ready for occupancy.
The Lake States district, compris-
ing the states of Michigan, WiscOn-
sin, and Minnesota, was formerly a
part of the Rocky Mountain Ma
tiOnal Forest district with head
quarters at Denver, Colorado. Be
cause of the large special problems of
reforestatiOn and the Government s
program of forest extension in the
Lake States, and also because of the
remOteneSS Of the Denver headquar-
ters office, separate district was
created. The choice of Milwaukee as
a location for district headquarters
followed a study of the accessibility
of number of cities to National
Forest units, and other administrative
factors.
Rounding out the National Forest
units and extending the work of land
reclamation are among the most i'm
portant jobs for the pew district or
ganization. Forest planting on de-
nuded and cut-over lands has been
going on at the rate of about II 1000
acres year. but it is hoped that this
work can be rapidly enlarged Dis
trict Forester Tinker will increase the
district personnel as organization of
the work progresses.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
PINE CITY WILL
HAVE LIVELY FIGHT
IN ITS ELECTION

The village election at Pine City
has developed several contests for the
various positions to be filled at the
election on March II. Ben Boo, who
has completed his first term as Mayor
is unopposed but for the position of
village clerk. Clark Pennington is be-
ing opposed by VIM. Korbel.
]. H. Woehrle, who has served as
councilman for several years did not
file for reelection but his place is
being sought by three candidates as
follows: Henry j. Buirge. Adam Bic
derman and Eugene Sullivan. The
contest for assessor is being waged
between Charles Stephan. present in
cumbent, and Frank Drimel, formerly
of Chengwatana township, but now re-
siding in the village.
For treasurer, j. ID. Boyle, present
incumbent, is up for reelection and
is being opposed by Anton Kicker.
John Biedermann, who has served as
village constable for many years is
unopposed
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
DO|NCS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Old Age Pension Bill Passes
Both HOuSeS.-Anti-HOme
Brew Bill Starts Good
Fight. = Rockne Writes
Letter.
BY Martin w. Odland.
Special to the American

st. Paul. Mimi, March 5.--The first
important bill enacted into law by the
present legislature was signed by the
governor late Friday-the Old Age
Pension Bill, introduced by several
senators and representatives early IN
the session. The new law provides
that INDECENT persons of the age of 40
years or more. who have been resi-
dents of county at least ID years
and who have no children able to
support and care for them, shall be
untitled to a pension not to exceed
one dollar per day. 1t is left to the
voters of the various counties to de-
termine whether they want to adopt
the pension plan. If adopted by
majority vote, the county board must
annually appropriate sufficient funds
to carry out the plan. To obtain
pensions. persons must apply to the
district Judge, who shall investigate
and pass upon the applications ana
determine the amount of the pension
each applicant shall receive. In Mon
tana, where a similar law has been
IN 1Orce Tor some time, IL Has Sooe
the counties less than $500 per year
to maintain the aged poor, who have
profited by the act. This low cost
results from the fact that relatives
of the beneficiaries agree to keep
them for less than one dollar per
day.
That home-brewed beer is more poi
sonous than moonshine, was the dec
laration of Andrew j. Volstead author
of the famous Volstead act and legal
advisor of the Northwest Prohibition
Enforcement Department, at pub
lie hearing on the bill, which prohi-
bits the use of malt, Favored with
hops or substitutes of hops, in the
making of beer, either at home or
anywhere else. The bill has the
backing of Mr.. Volstead, Governor
Christensen, Attorney General Young
auist and S. b. Qvale, Northwest pro-
hibition administrator.
The bill was attacked at the hearing
by William Geasler of St Paul, rep
resenting the Associated Bakers of
America, Scott L. Cripple of ST.
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07

bers of his new official family, as the
Cabinet is generally known. The feel
ing prevails that Mr.. Hoover will
take advice but never dictation from
his Cabinet.
That the political axe will fall on
several hundred government job hold
ers within the next few weeks is a
of these high government officials,
not protected by the Civil Service, al
ready have anticipated their removal
and in many instances have placed
their designations before the depart
mental heads. 1t will take the new
about the changes from the standpoint
of efficiency as we'll as meet the de-
manGs of professional politicians for
patronage. However, the same rule
applies to the Cabinet, for there are
no assurances given that Mr.. Hoover
has guaranteed any portfolio for the
four year term.
The membership of the new Con-
gress will have plenty of time to give
serious consideration to the, recon-
mendations of policies enunciated by
Mr.. Hoover in his inaugural address.
There are about one hundred new
corners in the Seventy-first Congress
who have come to Washington recent
ly so that it will not be necessary for
them to return to their home districts
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
GREAT HORNED
OWL IS KILLED

True to his reputation of finding
interesting discoveries at his re-
sort on the shore of Sturgeon lake,
B. c. Wade came near one of his
cottages one day recently just in
time to see a great horned owl fly
through the screen netting on the
porch. Once inside, it flew franti-
cally back and forth trying to find
an opening to get out, but to no
avail. Mr.. Wade secured a rifle
and shot the bird. 1t measured
"a inches from tip to tip of its
wings and is considered a very
large specimen.
Mr.. Wade has found many rare
kinds of timber in his wooded
acreage at Sturgeon lake as well
as many different kinds of birds,
and it is a great pleasure of his to
royalty entertain his guests by
showing them over the premises.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
CAPT. GEO. FRIED
WRITES A LETTER

In keeping with its custom of as
sisting in the betterment of and
acknowledgment of all things good,
nationally as well as countrywide,
an editorial in the Askov Amer
lean, concerning the rescue of the
stranded and disabled Florida" in
a storm in the Atlantic and his
part in directing the rescue by the
crew of the America. was duly
acknowledged by Capt. George
Fried under date of February 26.
The letter follows:
Il trust that you have not thought
unkindly of me as the result of my
failure to acknowledge your con-
gratulatory letter of January 31st
ere this.
MY mail has been so large that
this is the first opportunity have
had to thank you for your thought
fulneSs."
Sincerely.
GEORGE FRIED.
United States Lines, New York
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
STEFAN BUYS INTO
WILLOW CONCERN
j. H. Stepan, Former Feed Store
Owner is New Member OF
Mercantile Co.

J. H. Stepan who formerly con-
Quoted the feed store at Willow River
since 1913 until three years ago when
he sold to Frank Imam and who
afterward purchased the grocery
stock of Walter Larson, which he
closed out the first of the year, has
now purchased Edward Halva's share
in the Willow River Mercantile Co.,
one of the old established businesses
of that village. The deal was con-
sumated Friday and will place Mr..
Stepan in the store as a partner to
A. E. Klatt, who several years ago
purchased Joseph Bochek's share.
The business will be continued as
the Willow River Mercantile Co., and
the men in charge need no introduce
ton to the public in and around Will
low River for both have grown up in
that community. Being both good
business men, the buying public of
that hustling community may rest as
sured that they will be served in a
most efficient and agreeable manner.
Mr.. Halva has interests in Cali
fornia where he spends his winter
months, but returns to Willow River
in the spring each year.
Mr.. Bochek will still remain a resi-
dent
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

in Omaha, Neb., who died recently,
stipulated in his will, just probated,
that $4,000 be set aside for the EN-
manuel Deaconess home, $4,000 for
Augustana College at Rock Island,
ILL.,, 1000 for the Swedish children's
home at Stanton, Iowa, and $500 for
the Bethpage mission. Shortly before
his death Mr.. Swanson had made his
congregation a present of $4,000 i'm
cash.
U. 5. Citizens and Taxes.
Flostad parish in Norway recently
brought suit against Norwegian who
had returned to his native country,
and who retained his American citi-
zenship. There were five separate
cases against the man who had re-
fused to pay taxes on his property
because he felt that as a citizen of
a foreign country he could not be re-
CURED to pay; the parish lost one
case and won four others. Three
similar cases are pending in an ad-
joining court district. For years the
can citizens in Norway has been a
moot one, and no decisive opinion has
ever been handed down.
Holt mt the Key.
The official organ of American RAJ
dio telegraphers announces that the
name of the radio operator aboard
Commander Byrd's South Polar ship,
City of New York" is Viggo Holt
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07

knows that Holy Writ says absolutely
nothing of Saint Anne; it does not
even mention her name. Saint
Anne, mother of the mother of God;
Saint Anne, the grandmother of Jesus
Christ"
The shrine of this saint dates from
1858 when a wooden church was built.
The second church was erected and
used from 1861 to 1876; the third
to 1922 when on March 18th it was
destroyed by fire. The present one
therefore is the fifth. l am writing
of this church and this saint because
of the fact that, as it is stated, hun
dreds of thousands" of people, many
of them devout worshipers make long
pilgrimages to this shrine every year,
with faiths in varying degree, hoping
or believing that in the statue Of
Saint Anne de Baupre supernatural
powers are embodied, which heal the
bodily Affections of devout worship
ers strong in faith.
From the very first, it is said,
miracles in healing were wrought
Louis Guimond, a cripple brought
three stones to be used in the foun-
dation of the first church. land Gui-
mond rose up entirely relieved from
his former rheumatism"
1t is recorded that in 1876, $4,000
pilgrims visited this shrine; in 1927,
the number was 4S5,S46, while it is
believed that in the course of a few
years the number will be increased to
100000.
The statue of Saint Anne stands
within the chapel of the church.
1t is before this statue that the af-
flicted seek their cures.
As evidence of the efficacy of this
healing power, numerous canes and
crutches discarded by the cured, are
on exhibition in the church.
Numerous coin slots scattered about
throu ghout the building afford oppOr-
tunities for making gifts of money
The amount of these contributions
must be very large. There is also
the added income from the sale of
the guide books. The present edition
making the total $4,000.
The interior of the edifice, though
incomplete, is very beautiful and well
worth a visit
AS to he powers of healing, every
Continued on Page g.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
Washington Letter
8y " ODaley
I2P snloan EDITORIAL ASSOCIATIONS spfcA

Washington, March 6-The tumult
and shouting dies, and the Hoover
Administration is reality. The Av-
enue of the Presidents, which resound-
ed to the fanfare of trumpets and the
feet of marching men has all the ear
marks of small town after the cir
Gus departs. Many visitors are linger-
ing in town in the hopes of being
presented to the new President, or at
least greeting him in his trips about
town. There are hundreds of politi-
cal leaders graded from the state COM
worker who are demanding audiences
with the new Chief Executive so that
they can personally tell him how
they carried their precinct and re-
turn to their respective bailiwicks
with renewed hope of political reward
or content with having shaken the
hand of Hoover.
President Hoover has passed the
word that his social affairs will be re-
stricted until he becomes acquainted
with his new job. The problems that
fall to his lot are of sufficient i'm
portance to brighten less seasoned adj
ministrators. Not the least of the
troublesome affairs before him are
his relations with the politicians,
whose tactics depend largely upon
Hoover's initial moves. Then, too,
the President must devote some time
to an intimate appraisal Of the men,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
TO DISCUSS CLOSED
BANK SITUATION
Meeting Will be Held at State Capt.
tOl. March 19.-Several Speakers
to be heard.-Public Invited.

On Tuesday evening, March 10, 1929,
at seven o'clock a public meeting will
be held in the chamber of the House
of Representatives in the state capt.
toll in st. Paul, to discuss the closed
bank situation in this state.
Mike Kramer, G. H. Blodgett, Peter
Gilbertson, Charles Mum, N. A. Pc
derson, and L. e. Olson, members of
the legislature, have sent out the call
for this meeting and write under date
of March 4, as follows:
This meeting is called that depos-
itors in closed state banks, and others
interested, may have an opportunity to
be heard in this important matter af-
fecting some 100000 of our population.
This meeting is called by the mem
bers of the legislature that they may
be informed at first hand of cOndi-
lions i'm the closed banks of the state
with the view of seeking some rem
edy. All persons who wish to be
heard with reference to the closing
of the banks and the subsequent
management of their affairs are in
yited to be present. Mr.. Veigel, the
commissioner of banks, has been in
vited to be there and outline to the
meeting the conduct of closed banks
by his department. George T. Simp-
son of Minneapolis, counsel for the
Minnesota Depositors' Association
will be present in the interest of the
depositors. There will be other speak
ers and any person present may ask
questions"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07

Marion Flet her who until recently
Denmark, some months ago offered a
cash prize for the best description of
the United States written by one of
the college boys who made an eX-
cursion from Denmark to America
last summer. Mr.. Fletcher-who now
is stationed at observation-disclosures
that the verdict of the committee,
organized for Judging purposes, is
that the best essay was written by
Christian Toftemark of Copenhagen.
1t will be published in both Danish
and English in the near future.
Will Send Present.
The Norwegian National league
comprising delegates of all Norwegian
organizations in Chicago-last week
held an extra meeting to discuss a
plan for sending wedding present
to Crown Prince Olav of Norway who
on March 21st will be married to
Princess Martha of Sweden A de-
cisiOn to collect funds for this purpose
was unanimously made, and whirl
wind campaign is now in progress.
Among Norwegians in New York a
movement also is on foot for the
same purpose, and reports are to the
effect that it is meeting with a great
deal of favor throughout the metropo-
lis.
Remembers Institutions.
John A. Swanson, a member of the
Swedish Zion Lutheran congregation
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
COMMISSIONERS
ASK COUNTY VOTE
Much Argued Question viii be
Submitted to Pine County
Voters on March 12.

The matter of having state-aid
roads opened for automobile traffic in
the winter time as well as throughout
the summer has been up for consider
able discussion the past two months,
articles have been written in the
press of the county and many folks
have appeared before the county COM
missioners and presented arguments
for it,
The county commissioners decided
that they would submit the question
to a referendum vote of the people
at the township and village elections
on next Tuesday, March 18th. County
Auditor Andrew P Edin has written
all the township and village clerks
asking them to have the question
placed on their ballots and to report
the result to him. The auditor also
requested that the question read like
this on the ballot:
shall the county board make pro-
vision for keeping state-aid roads open
during the winter months? Put a
cross mark (X) in one of the places
indicated by the arrow. Yes---No-''
If you want job, or if you want
help use American Want Ads
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
COUNTY LOOP TEAMS beaten
BUT MADE GOOD SHOWING
District Tournaments See Willow River Eliminated by
Morgan Park; Hinckley Loses to Anoka Sandstone
Wins Over Mora Only to Lose to Braham Later; Pine
City Loses to Rush City.
REIMBURSEMENT
PLAN is OFFERED

In the first game of play in
the Eighth district basketball tour
nament, that was held at the Ar
mory in Duluth, Friday night, Willow
River, from Pine county. was de-
feated by the fast Morgan Park team
of Duluth. Willow River won the
Glass B championship of the district
and went into the tournament repre-
senting that division. The Willow
River boys, all but one of them, are
playing their first year of high school
basketball and staged a game fight
against the attack of their more ex-
perienced rivals, but to no avail The
game ended with score of 80 to 13.
In the first quarter, the losers were
able to hold their opponents to a
6-to-4 score, but the winners gradu-
ally widened the gap until the final
score was in evidence at the gong
Sandstone and Hinckley Lose.
In the Sixteenth District tourna-
ment, the Hinckley high school repre-
sentation met with a defeat in their
first appearance at the hands of
AnOka by a score of 33 to II, while
Sandstone took the first of its con-
tests from Mora by score of % to 90.
The Hinckley team, not to be outdone
by its adversely, scheduled a game
against the st. Francis high school
for Saturday morning, which they
won % to 16.
By winning over Mora, Sandstone
went into the semi-finals against the
team that was destined to be the
champions and were defeated by a
count of % to 20. The two teams
were tied with only one minute and a
half of play remaining. when Bra
ham substitute placed the ball
through the loop for the final count
This climaxed one of the best games
of the tourney and places Sandstone
in the runner-up column.
Braham won the championship of
the district and received the silver
trophy for the second consecutive time
along with the right to represent the
district March and 9 at Litchfield
REIMBURSEMENT Plan Offered.
Anticipating the readjustment of
the high school departments or the
class B schools by the State Depart
ment of Education, the Board of Con-
troll of the Athletic association pre-
sented plan to the chairman of the
district committees gathered in con-
ference at the Minnesota Educational
association and redistricted the en-
tire state. The result has been a
new district for Pine county and part
of Carlton county. The district will
be known as No. AZ, Region 10, which
will include Moose Lake, Willow
River, Sandstone, Hinckley, Brook
Park, Finlayson, Barnum, Pine City,
Cromwell, and Wrenshall. In this
event the annual tournament would
take place in Pine county and should
be stimulus to the game in this Sec
ton. 1t would be quite probable that
Sandstone or Pine City would enter
tain the basketball tournament
Pine City Defeated by Rush City.
In the district tourney at South St.
Paul, the Pine City cagers lost their
first game to the Rush City five by
count of % to 90
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
WOLF BUSINESS
WASGOOD IN 1928
Hunters Reap $1,000 Worth of Benefit
Together With Sport OF
Killing the Pest.

A total of $4,000 was paid out in
wolf bOunties i'm Pine county during
the year of 1923. This figure rep
resents bounty for 2S1 cubs and full
grown wolves at Sc for the cubs and
merly the county added five dollars
for each to the amount paid by the
state, but this has been discontinued
and the bounty is now paid by the
state only.
by month during 1928. together with
the total bounty paid, is as follows:
Month In pfxy
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
County is Represented at Inauguration

Pine county had its representative
at the inauguration of President Hoo
yer at Washington in the person of
Mrs. N. Perkins. The trip was made
Mrs. Perkins in appreciation of the
work done in behalf of the republic
can party in Pine county by her dur
ing the presidential campaign.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
Clerk of Court Is iii.

A. w. Gum, Clerk of District Court
has been confined to his bed during
the past week, having suffered from a
heart attack about ten days ago. At
last reports, Mr.. Gum was getting
along nicely, although under doctors
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
PINE COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ACTIVITIES
BY w. f. HAMMARGREN
County Agent.
TESTING SKIM.MILK REVEALS
I0SSES

Did it ever occur to you that even
if your cows do produce a large a
mount of butterfat that may be there
is loss some other place. Hans
Christensen former tester of the North
Pine Testing association says it is
Continued on Page 50
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07

top of it's spires,
its height 800 feet.
Its seating capacity
will be over 1000,
while 5000 may
find standing room
at the same time.
1t is being built
by voluntary con-
tributionS. T h e
guide book tells us
t h a t Every body
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
FILE INCOME TAX
REPORTS BEFORE
FRIDAY, MARCH Is

All persons having income tax re-
ports to make out and file should
have them completed on or before
Friday, March Is. Delayed returns
after that date will be subject to
penalties.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
History.

History.
1895-"Look; a motor carr
1925-"LOOk; a horse"
1955-"Look; a Pedestrian"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
Traveller Writes Of Other
Canadian Experiences
A. Vye Erensiue Journey Finds Much of Interest to- Pass
to American Readers.-Cals Quebec QUAINT City,
Ferries Across St. Laurence.
Saint Anne de Bedupre.

Saint Anne de Beaupe not only place but concept exemp
flying faith The place small village, but within
of construction bascan churchnamed after Saint
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07

orders to remain away from work for
several days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
Anne de Beaupre.

The church is to be 1926 feet in
length; it's width 200 feet, and to the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07

If you want a job, or if you want
help use American Want Ads.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-11-13

The "heavy reading" most persons
do in these days is confined to sign
posts and advertisements along the
highways.-Ex.