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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
WASHINGTON Letter
By " ODaley

Washington, April 10.-President
Hoover will soon realize that his plan
to make himself an efficient Chief
Executive may be achieved at the cost
of the popularity that he developed
prior to his election Those we'll
meaning and Woodworking individuals
who are always conspicuous in ar
ranging meetings have been gravely
disappointed in Mr.. Hoover His un-
wavering refusal to address or even
appear at great assemblies comes
somewhat as a shock to his admirers.
Not even his closest friends can per-
suade the President to project himself
as the principal drawing card. He
has even gone step further in econ
omizing on Misunderstanding, which was
daily nOontime requirement of his
predecessor, noted for conservation in
words and actions. The only sched-
uled speech that MIR. Hoover will
make this spring is before the Associ-
ated Press meeting in New York late
this month. Efficiency may come at
the expense of popularity, a factor
of Importance on the political barom-
eter.
While the invariable answer to his
petitioners for personal appearance is
summed up as too busy" it is no
secrets to his intimates that Mr..
Hoover is conscious of his limitations
as an orator. The President is ex-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
Much Damage
Is Done When
Storm Strikes
Two Representatives OF American
Visit Some Scenes Of the Disaster
on Following Day.

Hans Nielsen and Ludwig Madsen,
both of the American staff, drove to
Minneapolis Saturday afternoon, re-
turning Sunday. They passed through
some of the stricken territory and re-
port having seen some of the ravages
caused by the tornado which recently
passed along the highway below For
est Lake. A number of farmsteads
showed evidence of the tornado which
in some places had uprooted large
trees, partly demolished some of the
buildings and in other instances com
pletely swept all the buildings off of
their foundations, scattering them
throughout the fields and pastures. At
one place close by the highway, they
turned in to get close view of the
damages done. The living house
seemed to have been well con-
structed building, but practically all
the windows had been broken, the
chimney, about half the shingles on
the roof, and nearly all of a large
front porch had been torn away. A
hog house had been completely re-
moved and a number of hogs killed.
a Ford sedan was the cement floor,
the lumber having been scattered
throughout the yard and pasture; the
Ford had landed about thirty rods
north of there in the shape of a
tangled mass of bent and twisted rods
and sheet-irOn. A truck had been
standing on the south side of the
barn, but in some manner had been
thrown ten or fifteen rods north of
the barn, being minus two tenders
and three wheels, and the remainder
crushed and twisted beyond repair.
On passing the remark to the hired
man that the wind must have been
blowing some lately, they got the
following story: Eyes, Rusty and
(pointing to an Airdale dog with a
two-inch cut in his upper lip sure
do know what tornado means. Yes
terday at about five o'clock we were
standing in the north barn door, when
all of a sudden we heard terrible
crash and saw the hog house and
garage going, so we made dive for
the house, and almost instantly the
silO and windmill collapsed and the
roof was torn off of the barn, lumber
and hay flying in all directions. We
missed the door Of the house but found
shelter behind it. Somehow Rusty
had his lip cut, likely by some of the
numerous pieces of boards and scrap
iron that hit both of us during our
retreat, and this is my souvenir of
the tornado" In making this last
remark he held out his bandaged left
hand which had been struck by some
object with such force that the third
finger on that hand had been severed.
+. Clarey Nielsen Writes.
The American is in receipt of a
letter from F. Clarey Nielsen, formerly
Continued on Page a.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
ANOTHER SLANT
AT LAW BODY
II. G. Teigan Writes That Banking
Situation is Getting Plenty of
Consideration. Governor
Still i'm Trouble.

The proposal of range representa-
tives to reduce the occupation tax
from 6 to per cent and to repeal the
ore royalty tax, has met with defeat
in the legislature. The vote was so
overwhelming against the bill in the
house the other day that its sponsors
did not even seek a roll call.
The fight for repeal of the ore royal
ty tax law and for modification of the
occupation tax law was led by Repre-
sentatives Ed Scallon of Crosby. R.
w. Hitchcock and George ID. Reed
both of Hibbing. The only speaker
to oppose the measure was Oscar A.
Swenson of Nicollet county.
The range representatives pictured
conditions in the range country as be-
ing in a bad way. prosperity has
been on the decline in the range coun-
try ever since the tonnage tax was
enacted" said Representative Hitch
cock. Scallon, Hitchcock, and Reed
also contended that the taxes imposed
were unjust and unfair and discrimi-
mated against the states third larg-
est industry"
Many are wondering what sort of ar
gument Mr.. Hitchcock will make in
opposition to the proposed plan to re-
duce the per capita tax of range
municipalities when that measure
comes up for a vote in the house. The
plan for reduction in the per capita
tax is one sponsored by the steel trust
and should be defeated, but Mr.. Hitch
cock and his associates who have
been painting gloomy picture as to
conditions on the range will find it
somewhat difficult to reverse them
selves and thus produce arguments
for combating the per capita limita-
ton bill. 1t may be stated, too, that
these men by engaging in foolish
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
SHIPPERS UNITE
AT MOOSE LAKE

About thirty-five farmers and others
interested attended meeting at
Moose Lake Saturday, April 6, which
was held for the purpose of forming a
temporary board of the Moose Lake
Shippers association to function while
permanent organization is under
way.
County Agent w. F. Hammar-
gren of Hinckley, was present and
opened the meeting, and in conjunc-
ton with S. A. Aldrich, Carlton coun-
ty agent, had charge of the afternoon
program. Talks were given by rep
resentative of the Central Livestock
Shipping association of ST. Paul, and
two county agents.
The temporary board was instructed
to draw up a set of bylaws and ar
ticles of incorporation to be submitted
held at Moose Lake the afternoon of
April Is.
E. e. Schmidt of Moose Lake, acted
as secretary of the meeting. On the
temporary board are Henry Hill,
Kettle River; Otto Burkhardt, Willow
River; Ernest Schmidt and David An
dersOn, Moose Lake; Lynn Anderson,
Sturgeon Lake, and also representa-
tives of Barnum and Denham. The
district will include Willow River,
Sturgeon Lake, Denham, Moose Lake,
Kettle River. and possibly Barnum
and Wrenshall.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
WEAK UNDERGONE
IN CATTLE TRADE
Heavy Water Fills Offset Much OF
Paper Loss on Cattle.-HOg
Market Fairly Active.
(By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Minnesota Department of

(By U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Minnesota Department Of
Agrlculture.)
South ST. Paul, Mimi, April s, 1929:
Losses on paper in the cattle division
appeared anywheres from 10 to Csc.
however these were offset to large
evidence. Quality was relatively plain,
the steer crop providing kinds mostly
salable from $11.5O to $12.25 with odd
lots upward to $500 to $3.50. Com
mon and medium cows were peddled
at $3.50 to 5000, butcher heifers $500
lings from 5000 to $1,000. Cutters
held to a $500 to $500 bulk, bulls
selling largely at $500 to $S.25 while
vealers on a soc break ranged from
$500 to $3.50 and bulk from $3.50
to $14OO. Stockers and feeders were
slow and about steady.
The hog market was quite active
and mostly steady with Friday, bulk
of the lights and butchers selling to
packers at $11.15 to $11.25, sorted
lightweights sparingly TO shippers up
to $11.35. Light lights and pigs were
strong to Csc higher, these bulking
at $11.00, packing sows selling most
ly at $1,000.
Considerable improvement marked
the quality of the lamb crop here to-
day and accounted for the substan-
TALLY higher levels in prices. Bulk of
the desirable fed wooded lambs sold at
on down to $500. Choice ewes sold
up to $1,000, thin offerings around
$500, while feeding lambs were sal
able from $14.0O to $3.50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Plans are being made for 500 mem
Swedish Singers Union of America, to
participate in great Music Festival
to be arranged in Stockholm June %
and 20, 1880. One feature of this af-
fair will be singing by massed
chorus of 5000 voices, the singers
coming from every part of Sweden and
from practically every Swedish settle
ment in the United States. Elimina-
tion practice is now being prepared in
all the Swedish singing societies in
the United States. 1t is expected that
in addition to the singers, thousands
of other Swedish-Americans will make
the trip to the old homeland next
year as the occasion which furnishes
the background for the Music Festival
is national exposition in Stockholm.
H. c. StrandskOv Knighted.
Rev. H. C. Strandskov, pastor of the
Danish Lutheran congregation at
Hampton, Iowa, and also formerly
pastor at Askov, has been decorated
by the king of Denmark with the
knighthood of the order of Dannebrog.
Mr.. Strandskov who was born in 1858,
came to the United States in 1872,
attended Luther College. DEBORAH,
Elk Horn folk high school at Elkhorn,
Iowa, and the Askov school in Dem
mark. In 1882 he was ordained a
minister and has held charges in var
ious Danish settlements. Mr. Strand
skov has also been president of the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
DO|NCS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
With Only Two Weeks of
Session Left, the Most
Important Bills and Hun
dreds of Others Still
Await Final Action.
BY Martin w. Odland.
Special to American.

ST. Paul, Mimi, April 9.-Only one
seventh of the legislative session is
left, yet most of the so-called "major
problems" before the lawmakers are
yet to be solved, and several hundred
bills are on General Orders and the
Calendar of both branches awaiting
consideration. Some of them will re-
ceive consideration-thOs which are
made special orders" for certain days
or evenings-the rest will be lost in
the shuttle
However. in spite of this jam, the
senators and the representatives
haven't got through introducing new
bills. Every day, they are chasing over
to the governors office with measures
they wish to submit for consideration,
but which they can't introduce now,
except at the request of the chief exc
cutive And Ted, big, genial fellow
that he is, can't very well refuse them
this little favor, so in every issue of
the house and senate journals appear
messages beginning: "Sir, | respect
fully request that Hon. be
W a Dlll
etc. and ending, Respectfully yours,
Theodore Christensen, Governor"
One major problem" was disposed
of at last when, on Wednesday, the
senators and the representatives met
i'm joint convention for the election of
a board of university regents. There
had been all sorts of delays, due to
caucusing and scheming in both house
and senate, and there were tense mo-
ments after the convention finally got
under way. The old board was re-
elected, with three exceptions: A. j..
Olson of Renville, L. o. Teigen of
Jackson, and w. H. Gemmell of Brain
erd took the place of A. ID. Wilson of
Guthrie and the three eX-Officio men,
bers at large, Governor Christensen,
j. NJ. Mcconnell, commissioner of
education, and L. d. Coffman, presi-
dent of the university. Governor
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
LAKE ELEVEN WOMAN
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Mrs. Ekdale, aged 20 years, died al
her home at Lake Eleven on Satur-
day, the 9th of April. She had been
ailing of pneumonia the past few
weeks which finally caused her death
Mrs. Ekdale, formerly Emma Sen
dell, was one of the pioneer residents
of Pine county, and for the past six
teen years has been resident of the
Lake Eleven community. She is sur
vived by her husband, aged S3 years,
and her children.
Funeral services were held at the
Dell Grove church on Thursday, April
II, with the Rev. Albert johnson of
Hinckley, officiating, with the body
being laid to rest in the Dell Grove
cemetery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11

Ashland folk high school, Grant,
Mich, and the school at Nysted, Neb.
He has always taken active part in
the public discussion of the religious
and national problems of his COM
patriots in this country.
Abel Remembered.
Last week, April 6, to be exact,
memorial addresses were given at
Columbia, Yale, and Johns Hopkins
universities-p probably at many others
on the occasion of the centenary of
the death of Niels Henrik Abel, Nor
wegian mathematician whose contri-
buttons to exact science have been
compared to those of Euclid. Abel,
the son of Norwegian minister, was
only q years old when he died, his
genius having unfolded itself in the
short span of about six years. Amer
lean mathematicians, thoroughly fam
iliar with the work of Abel, have
frankly declared that without his Gre
ative efforts, mathematics could not
have attained its present-day high
rank.
New Kind Of "UniverSity."
A new international university"
designed for young Americans who
are DESTROYS of becoming acquainted
with Scandinavian culture, will be
opened in Denmark this summer I'M
der the leadership of Sven v. Knud-
sen, formerly of Antioch College, Ohio.
The institution will be housed i'm the
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
MOTHER, SON GET
10 YEARS EACH
Punishment Melted Out by Judge StOl.
berg i'm Payment for At.
tempt on Mans Life.

A sentence of ten years was i'm
posed on Mrs. Andrew Knutson who
confessed to being an accomplice in
the shooting of her husband, on the
evening of March 26. She was SEN
fenced at Pine City by District Judge
Alfred p. Stolberg, during the spring
term of court.
The actual shooting was done by a
son of Mrs. Knutson, from a former
husband, and the son also received a
sentence of ten years in the State
ReformatOry at ST. Cloud. Mrs. Knut-
son, who was formerly a Mrs. Ben
rendt, lived near Pine City. She was
sent to the state prison for women
at Shakopee.
The shooting occurred in KrOschel
Township, kanabec county, and was
the result of plot between the moth
err and son to get the husband and
step-father out of the way so they
could get his land Taking rifle of
% caliber. the son, Paul Behrendt
shot through a window at his step
father, the bullet entering the mans
head below the temple. The wounded
mans condition was not discovered
until next day when DR.. Stephan of
Hinckley was called to dress his
wounds. Although the sight of the
one eye is lost, Mr.. Knutson will re-
cover.
Mrs. Behrendt had two former hus-
bands, her first husbands name be-
ing John Hotin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
COUNTY FORD DEALERS
ATTEND u. C.. C.. MEET

Among the Ford dealers from Pine
county who were at Duluth Monday to
receive details of the new Ford finance
plan were V. S. Petersen of the AskOv
Motor Co., and Mrs. A. H. Anderson
of the Anderson Bros. Motor Co. of
Willow River.
The new finance plan will be operat-
ed by the Universal Credit Company,
an affiliated specialized organization
controlled by the Ford Motor Com
pany and operating solely for the pur-
pose of financing Ford products on a
time" basis. The branch office serv-
ing this territory is located on the
fourth floor of the Baker Arcade
building, Minneapolis, Mimi.
This is of special interest to pro-
spective purchasers of Ford products
on time basis" Under this author
lied finance plan, Ford customers will
have finance service available which
is sound and in keeping with Ford
policies and standards. The plan is
nationwide in scope and for the ex-
elusive use of Ford dealers.
1t is another step of the Ford or
ganization in reducing costs by con-
trolling operations from the mine to
the consumer. The cost of this
service will be lower than any here.
tOfOre available to Ford customers on
national basis, and automatically
reduces the price of Ford cars pur-
chased on time" payment basis. II
is a further expression of the estab-
lished Ford policy of giving outstand-
ing values and complete service to
the consumer at the lowest possible
cost.
The plan also contemplates the pur-
chase by Universal Credit Company OF
sound and adequate fire and theft in
surance, protecting the joint interests
of the purchaser, the dealer, and the
company in the car.
The purchaser receives a policy
of standard form insurance providing
protection for one year. Such poll
cies are issued by the Home Insurance
Company of New York, the largest
fire insurance company in the United
States. The policies provide for set,
Element based on the actual cash
value of the car at time of loss.
The Universal Credit Company and
the Ford dealer will work together
in making this new economical Ford
service available to all purchasers OF
Ford products on time" basis. The
AskOv Motor Company and Anderson
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or for breeding purposes, most OF these
to be shipped out of the country.
In considering the fox business,
you naturally think of producing
foxes as they live and grow when
! fox ranch" is not large wild place
where the animals are allowed to run
at will, but as a matter of fact, they
are kept on small units of land SINH
/ Lar to the modern method of raising
chickens. Each enclosure has a
from the sun and storms. The yards
are enclosed with woven wire fence
over head as well as on the sides.
Sometimes the entire overhead is not
covered with wire, but instead the
top of the sidewalks extend inward
size of pen is one that contains 600
square feet, or that of pen 20 to 30
feet.
Twenty Thousand Foxes.
There are probably 10000 foxes on
the Island and the business is pro-
noted by an organization known as
1.-The Canadian National Silver Fox
Breeders Association It's offices
are located at Summerside. Prince Ed
ward Island. The Canadian govern
of the fox business by establishing an
Experimental Fox Station" there,
where the various difficulties connect
ed with fox raising are considered and
methods for overcoming them studied.
Before the war, the silver fox bust
considered to be in a flourishing con-
dition. 1t had, however, reached a
| frenZied state, which was destined to
| play havoc with the fortunes of many
who under the excitement and hope
of making fabulous gains had staked
their all in the business. Property
was mortgaged, and purchases of
small equities in sales of large
amounts were risked.
A Boom i'm Fox Raising.
The business in the early stages
had been in the hands of a combine
! of a few Individuals In 1910, a
ranch-bred Canadian silver fox pelt
brought at sale in London, $2,6244O,
| while the sale of twenty-five pelts
averaged about $1,40O apiece. In the
fall of the year, the combination evil
| IDENTIFY realizing that the time was
near at hand for killing" wavered
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
WILLOW CATHOLICS
TO HOLD DEVOTION

begin at the Willow River Catholic
church at 1880 p. m. Monday, April
Is, with Polish and English sermons.
Tuesday at 10 a. m. will be High
Mass and the conclusion will be at
1880 p. M, both services featuring
Polish and English sermons. The Ex-
position of .the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment on Tuesday will be from $50 a.
m. until 1880 p. m. Six priests are
expected to be present at the Willow
River church during this period.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
SANDSTONE HUDSON
DEALER RECEIVES
ESSEX SHIPMENT

VIM. H. Barnick, the Hudson-E Essex
dealer of Sandstone, received a ship
ment of four Essex cars Saturday
They are all different body types and
paint jobs. Bill says they are all
dandies and he invites the public to
call and see them any time before
they are disposed of.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
Fox Raising Like Any Other
Business Requires Ability
Prince EdaOard Island is Home of
This Industry, Says
J. A. we.

In the last part of February, writ
ing from Luthervilie, Maryland, | told
something of my visit to Prince Ed
ward Island. One of the big pursuits
Prince Edward Island is said to be
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11

the home of this
occupation. 1t had
its beginning and
has reached its
greatest develop
ment there. Suffice
it to say that about
one in three of the
rural inhabitants
has a fox ranch"
Here foxes are
grown for their fur
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
Hard Luck.

Buen Humor, Madrid: He This
remedy has cured my rheumatism.
She-What a pity! Now we shall
not be able to tell when the weather
is going to change.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11
Holding 1t Down

Annapolis Log: Say, Joe, why do
they always put straw on fresh con-
crete?"
That's to keep the concrete from
blowing away"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11

Bros. will be glad to explain the
details of the plan, which applies to
both new and used cars purchased
from Ford dealers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-11

American Want Ads are read by
They buy or sell.
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-18

money may be applied to the road.
1t should be remembered that
when the horse had the road, the
travel range was defined mainly by
the township, and for this reason the
township was the first base of road
improvement. But the automobile,
as everyone knows, changed all that
with its greatly widened range, and
in doing so it brought the public
face to face with the unacceptable
duty Of bringing road construction
up to higher and more economic
standard. 1t was like pulling teeth,
to use familiar phrase, to get town
ship consent to country control over
roads that logically belonged in the
county system. The same teeth
pulling difficulty was encountered in
getting county consent to state con-
troll over roads that logically be-
longed in the state system. Much
oratory on this point was heard in
many unpainted school houses
throughout the land, and many
hands pointed with warning alarm
toward centralized political power,
Milford chronicle., 1929-10-18
Adams Cross Roads

The first P. T. A. meeting VIII De
held at Woodenhawk school on Occo-
ber 80 at 8 p. m. Come out and en-
iov and evening of social gathering.
A free threat is being arranged by
the ladies. ~.
Bloomery Aid will meet at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Spen-
Ger on October 80, at their home IN
Smithville.
Smithville Community Club met at
the club room on Tuesday, October
Is. A., r-,
Miss Pauline Reynolds, Mrs. Earl
McColley, Mrs. Blanche Adams ana
Miss Edna Adams attended the P. T.
A meeting on Saturday morning
held at Seaford in the high school
building with large number pres
ent. ..
Mrs. John Adams and sister, Miss
Edna, we're Saturday supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Brown and
Miss Grace Adams at Federalsburg.
Mrs. Ida Parker of Bridgeville has
been spending some time with her
son, Clarence, here.