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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
ANOTHER MILESTONE

Sometimes folks get so busy that
get very little time to think of it, and
that might not be so bad anyway, for
if we think too much of our birthdays
we get to realizing that we are get
ting older, and perhaps ponder too
much over that question. The thing
to do is to stay young. in spirit at
least. Well last week the American
had a birthday. 1t was Is years old
and this is the second week of VOL
ume Is. Fifteen years is not such a
long time, and yet it is considerable
portion of a mans active lifetime.
The American has been under the
same management since its inception
on Sept. II. 1914, has seen consider
tinues to grow. A total of 230O copies
are now being printed each week.
And the job work department is also
increasing in volume right along Re-
Gently contracts were secured to
print three more publications in the
American office and together with the
three publications that have been
printed here for year makes six, or a
total of seven publications counting the
American. coming out from this print
ing establishment. The six publica-
tions include monthly, semi-monthly,
and weekly, they being church, Sun
day school, lodge and store publica-
tiOnS
The modern building housing the
American plant which was erected in
1926 appeared almost too large at that
time, but as the business increases
there is need for it and today the
volume of printing turned out could
not possibly be done in the former
building
The publishers at this time wish
to express an appreciation of the lib
eral patronage accorded the American
by the advertisers throughout the
fifteen years, the readers for their
continued interest in the paper and
the many contributors to it's columns,
chief of which are the regular CORE
spOndents. The policy of the Amer
ican-that of keeping an open house
continues as in the past. Our col
umns are wide open for the discus
sion of matters pertaining to the gen.
eral welfare of Pine county, and we
invite our readers to take part. The
thoughts, ideas, and ideals of the
many are beneficial
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26

Oscar DanielsOn's. Miss Ethel Daniel
son went with them home for few
days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Algot Carlson and
Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Sandstedt,
Edwin and Russell, all of Duluth, spent
Sunday at the parental Martin Olson
home in Sturgeon Lake
Mrs. Chas. Upgren and Selma spent
Saturday and Sunday in Cloquet.
Amy Ronquist spent the weekend
with Mae Upgren.
Nettie Shoberg was Sunday guest
at Nels Nelson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan Olson and Mr..
and Mrs. L. J. Larson visited at AL
bert Upgren's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nordeen and
Clarence drove here from Duluth to
visit over the weekend with Mrs.
NOrdeen's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
OverOm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
ENOUGH SHOULDER STRUGGLING

A person who fights on the side of
right and justice is sometimes for
gotten, but he is always respected, and
that cannot be said of the hirelings
of the interests. True also. there are
easier ways of making money than
fighting for the common good, but if
we all shrug our shoulders, pass the
buck, and avoid the fight which we
are all bound to encounter now and
then if we want justice to rule, where
then will it all end? There is enough
pussyfooting now as it is, and camou-
flage galore.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
THE FIRE RANGERS

1.-The right-thinking man would not
home or light the gasoline can," says
the American in a recent issue in a
discussion of forest fires, urging citi-
zens to cooperate with the state fire
fighting department. Still it is only
few weeks since this paper carried
an account of a local farmer setting
his gas can ablaze, burning up a lot
of his own property. Accidents will
happen, and do happen, and l venture
to say that there never was normal
minded man who set brush or forest
fire with the intention of endangering
life and property of himself or others.
Certainly, the state fire fighting de-
partment should have the co-opera-
ton of the citizens in preventing for
est fires, but doesn't it also seem rea-
sonable that the pioneers who are
clearing up the cut-Over sections OF
northern Minnesota should be entitled
to cooperation and assistance from
the state fire fighting department
rather than domination as at present.
Most settlers in these northern
counties who already have some land
under cultivation are busy putting
this into crops during the spring be-
fore cutting brush and blasting
stumps, so by the time this is piled
and ready to burn they have reached
no vt,hn 70
permits are issued. Then they must
either let their breaking go until
next year or else-as some dO-burn
without a permit and take chance
on being caught.
1t seems to me that there is some
thing fundamentally wrong when the
fire chief refuses to grant permits
and then has his lieutenants in the
various observation towers preying
upon the unfortunate individual who
in order to meet his ever increasing
taxes and other expenses, must clear
and break more land. There is never
for safe burning of stump piles can be
taken, and it seems to me that if fire
rangers, during real dry spells, would
be on hand to supervise the actual
burning they would be rendering a
real service. This would undoubtedly
do far more good than the slip of
paper (permit) that the settler car
ries around in his pocket while burn
ing. The fire rangers would then al
ways know where burning was done
and be on hand TO prevent fires from
spreading. Wouldn't this be a far
more effective way to gain the CO.
operation of the settlers and more
efficient in the control of forest fires
than the present system of refusing
permit and then preying upon the
citizens with the motive of collecting
fines after the fires have run wild and
no human effort is able to control the
situation?
The refusal of burning permits en-
courages violation of the law.
LUDWIG MADSEN.
Askov, Mimi, Sept. %, 1929.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
A LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
(By S. w. StrauS.)


81 have an excellent opportunity to
go into business for myself but | can
not take advantage of this because |
do not have enough money saved up
to use as my share of the initial cap
ital"
How often such expressions as this
are heard. The world seems full of
opportunities but it is usually the
thrifty who can take advantage of
them. A few hundred dollars laid
away in the bank or safely invested
often has meant the turning point in
the life of many man or woman.
One of the greatest values in saving
money lies in the fact that our saw
ings often constitute opportunities for
enlarged activities and more success
full employment of our time Disraeli
said, "The greatest secret of success
in life is to be ready when your OPP
pOrtunity comes"
To those who are drifting along
from day to day without getting ahead
and apparently are making no efforts
to do so, this advice should come with
special force.
Money should not be saved merely
with the object of being ready for
some great opportunity in life, but we
should not forget that without saving
and getting ahead there will never be
opportunity for any material progress
1t also is to be borne in mind that
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26

Heckman's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Kroon over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Nelson and fam
lily left last Thursday to spend week
with Mrs. Nelson's folks in Renville.
Walter Haney of Detroit, Mich, is
here to visit his sister, Mrs. Royal
Hillbrand and family. a few days.
Gideon Benning, who has been en-
ployed in Minneapolis this past sum-
mer, returned home last week and is
now building an addition to Hjalmar
Gustafson's house.
Miss Augusta Blasjo of Chicago, is
here visiting her brother, John Blasjo.
Mr.. and Mrs, Royal Hillbrand and
family and Mrs. BENZ. Hillbrand were
dinner guests at the Haneys in Moose
Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson and Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Miller, the latter of
Moose Lake, were dinner guests at the
parental Nelson home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. r. Johnson and
Betty drove to Duluth Saturday re-
lul mig III Tic cNcUlHS.
Friends of Thor Bergman will be
grieved to learn he is seriously ILL.,
as an indirect result of the car ac-
cident he was in about a month ago
Luvane Olson, who is staying at the
Rev. Ternberg's in Moose Lake, while
attending high school there, spent the
weekend at home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Olson
There will be services in the M. E.
church next Sunday, Sept. Goth, at
1920 a. m. conducted by the Rev.
Swanson.
Mrs. Carl Broten entertains the
Nordland Ladies' Aid Saturday Sept.
2Sth. Everyone is invited
There will be Worship in the Nord-
land church next Sunday morning at
II o'clock. The Rev. H. c. Kasperson
of Minneapolis, will read the service.
Mrs. Mentser Upgren and little
Gloria of Cloquet came Sunday to
spend few days at Chas. Upgren's
and with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vic w dlllH.
Mrs. Per Larson visited with Mrs.
John Anderson Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. T. Kenfield of
Minneapolis, came Saturday to visit
at John Hovede's and at George John
sons Mrs. Kenfield is Mrs. Hovede's
sister and Mrs. Johnson's aunt. They
returned to Minneapolis Tuesday af-
ternOon.
Mrs. Nels Person has returned home
after a weeks visit in Minneapolis,
as the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Milbrath, and Mr.. Milbrath,
and other relatives.
Mrs. Francen and Ethel, and Mr..
and Mrs. Sewall Wallin and children
and Mrs. Chas. Francen were guests
of Mrs. Ed Weinberg on her birthday,
Wednesday, Sept. 18th. She received
many pretty gifts and many birthday
cakes.
Eddie Jackson of Hinckley, was a
Sunday guest at NelS JOhnSOn'S.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26

sums obtained from it and the Inter-
mediate Credit Bank will not exceed
81 per bushel.
The North Dakota-Montana associa-
ton is the first to qualify for the sup
Elemental loans which the Farm board
announced at it's recent conference in
Chicago with the organization COM
mittee of sixteen of the Farmers Ma
tional Grain Corporation, that it was
ready to make to cooperative grain
growers associations.
The loan made the North Dakota
Montana association is the maximum
asked by them and if it is to be used
as an advance to the member grow
ers, it should prove great help to-
ward staving off the acceptance of
low prices which the wheat growers
have to put up with at threshing time
in the fall of each year.
In many cases with the advent of
threshing and with newly threshed
wheat being dumped on the market,
causing the price to suddenly drop,
farmers have been forced to sell their
grain in order to pay their threshing
bill together with bills for labor and
other incidental expenses which could
not wait until rising market. Many
elevator companies inaugurated a
plan whereby they could advance
farmers in close circumstances, a GER
tain amount governed by the amount
of grain they had in store with them,
to be used to meet their current ex-
penses and which would tide them
over until such time that a reasonable
price could be had for their grain.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26

The following was contained in the
Mortified News. from one of the local
churches in the church announce
ment column: Religion is still in
the making. We will be better at
it by and by. The human race de-
veloped intellect because it had to in
order to survive. 1t developed re-
ligion because it had to in order to
continue human. The man who does
even the least to promote religion does
more to further the welfare of his
fellows than the man who does the
most of anything else. If you were
more concerned with the promotion
of Christ's way of life. you could af-
ford to be less concerned with the
justification of your theological opin-
IONS"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
DENHAM

Miss Marie Paulson of st. Paul,
spent the weekend here as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. p. r. Overom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo N. Johnson and
baby, Kenneth, drove to Superior, Wis.
Saturday to visit Mrs. Johnson's sister,
Mrs. Carl Nordeen, and Mr.. Nordeen.
The NOrdeens accompanied them
home Sunday, to spend the afternoon
at the parental Overom home.
Mrs. ions Johnson Celebrated her
birthday Sunday with her sons,
George and Waldemar and their fam
lilies, and her daughter, Mrs. Egnar
Anderson and family, as guests of the
evening and Mr.. and Mrs. Nels John
son and Hugo as afternoon and
supper guests.
Miss Hulda Larson came here from
Minneapolis Ton the buS) Saturday to
visit her brother, Rudolph and family
and other friends. She returned
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Burrell and
small son of Duluth, drove here Sat
urday to visit Mrs. Burrell's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. j. d. Carlson over Sun
day.
Mrs. Carl Broten and little Gladys
and Mrs. Hanson, spent social after
noon at the OverOm home Sunday,
visiting with Miss Paulson.
Mr. and Mrs. Trig Johnson and
Betty-Lou, and Mrs. Sam Johnson all
of Cloquet, spent Sunday with rel
atives here.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hickman and
children, Lila Lou and Glennis drove
here from Minneapolis to visit Mrs.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
(TOO Late for Last Week,)

The Nordland Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. Carl Broten Saturday. Sept.
2Sth. All are welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Weinberg and Patricia,
and Miss Rose Lundell spent social
evening at the Olson home in Willow
River Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Olson and fam
lily of Minneapolis, spent Sunday at
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
IF LOANS WILL DO 1T THEN

The farmers in North Dakota and
Montana should have a more pros
porous era ahead of them. The Fed
eral Farm Board has just recently
authorized a loan of 100000 to be
used supplementary to that already
granted them by the Federal Inter-
mediate Credit Bank of st. Paul. The
advance made by the Federal Farm
Board is to be ten cents per bushel
with a provision that the combined
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
In the Short Circuit Court.

A chap was arrested for assault and
battery, and brought before the judge.
Judge Ito prisoner): What is your
name, your occupation, and what are
you charged WITH"
Prisoner: my name is Sparks, | am
an electrician, and l am charged with
battery" r.,
Judge: "Officer, put this guy in a
dry cell" 5.g.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
Or a Cow.

Gus" said Bill, as he caught up
with him on the way back to camp,
ARE all the rest of the boys out of the
woods YETI"
Yes said Gus.
"All six of them?"
Eyes; all six of them"
"And they're all safe?"
yep" answered Gus; They're all
safe
Then" said Bill, his chest swell
ing; 1--we shot deer"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short. timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's opin-
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but If the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. it will be withheld)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26

opportunities for great selfadvance-
ment often come to those who, be-
cause of their thrifty habits, have
gained the good will and confidence
of some person who is in a position
greatly to advance their interests.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
A Talkie.

Before they married: He talked; she
listened.
One year later: She talked; he lis
tened.
Five years later: They talked; the
neighbors listened.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
Never Repaid.

'Ah, my boy, | owe a great deal
to one woman
your mother?"
mo, my landlady. '-TOronto Star.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-09-26
Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday

See and Hear Dolores Del Rio in
'Evangeline."
You'll marvel at the loyalty of
this girl who risked the hard
ships and terrors of the Ameri-
can wilderness to find the lover
taken away from her the day of
her betrothal.
Sporting Courage" Collegian.
15c and 40c.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-31
PIPES DISTRIBUTE GAS
TO THIRTEEN TOWNS
State Company Will Control 235
Miles of Carrier Lines.

State Company viii Control 235
Miles of Carrier Lines.
The year 1929 saw the completion
Of eighty-f1ve miles of pipe line
which, when coupled to those owned
by private companies, will make a
total of 235 miles of pipes carrying
Illuminating gas manufactured by
the Indiana Consumers Gas and
BY Products Company of Terre
Haute.
This company, organized in 1916,
has been one of the pioneers in the
wholesaling of manufactured gas
and according to A. M. Ogle, presi-
dent of the concern, believe that the
manufacturing of gas will closely
follow the lines of the electric cur
rent. This will mean that gas will
be made at central point and will
be transferred to a wide radius by
pipes. q
The towns now served by the IN
diana Consumers company are
Martinsville. Terre Haute, Bloom
ington, Bedford, Clinton, Franklin,
Greencastle and adjacent territory.
In Illinois, Taylorsville, Shelbyville,
Effingham, Paris, Matoon and
Charlotte are now being served.
with more to be added as soon as
is possible.
The plant is one of the most mod
ern in the country, covering fifty
acres Of space devoted entirely to
the manufacturing of gas and the
by products which include, coke,
tar, ammonia, ammonia sulphate,
benzol, toluol, xylol, napthalene.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-31
Births
Girls

Arthur and Anna Curtis. 2731 Dearborn.
Aubrey and Violet DilInan, 229 West
Lawrence and Hazel Pringle, 1910
Wilbur and Viola Hendrickson, 1853
Raymond and Pauline Cole, 666 Birch.
Henry and Mary Terrell, city hospital.
Charles and Margaret Cook, city hos
pital.
Theodore and Frances Ballard. city hos
pital.
Herman and Gynith, Kimberlin. city
hospital.
George and Gladys Bolds, Methodist
Glenn and Merle welch, Methodist hos
Floyd and Edna Lowell. 34s West Merrill
Boys
William and Beatrice Cutshall, 1919
Holiday.
Southern.
Joseph and Cora Lynch, city hospital.
William and lola King, city hospital
John and Sylvia LIE May. city hospital.
Paul and Edna Shanks, city hospital.
Donald and Edith Deuitch, Methodist
Harry and Mary Leer. Methodist hos
Shirley and Hilda McCallie. Methodist
Daniel and Tillie Frisch, Methodist hos
pital.
hospital,
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-31
Legal Notices

The following persons. having goods in
storage. and the charges being, in each
case. six months or more unpaid. are
notified that the goods Will be sold at
public sale on Tuesday, Jan. 81, 1890.
to satisfy charges against said goods:
Herman Griswold. Delmar Hyatt, Henry
Stegemeier, Stegemeier Cafe. Beuhla
Stewart. Cyrus W. Miller. Thomas Rode
baugh. Geo. Stephens. Raymond Stiech,
= Williams. Paul Stevens. E. N. Canada,
T. c. Bloom, R. F. Hatfield, F. N.
Bryant, Anna Cole, Luna Ellis. Miss Ford.
J. Hill. Miss Jordan. BRYAN & SON
TRANSFER CO. 800 East Joe st.
NOTICE FOR BIDS FOR PUBLICATION
OF MOTOR VEHICLE LISTS FOR 1880.
In compliance with an act of the In
diana General Assembly. approved March
!. 1877. the Secretary Of State of In
diana will receive sealed bids until IL
o'clock noon, Wednesday, Jan. 8. 1890.
for the preparation Of two lists Of the
motor vehicles registered in the State
of Indiana.
The Secretary Of State reserves the
right TO reject any and all bids. Sealed
bids should be fled with Mr.. r. r. Sin
gleton. Auditor of the Motor Vehicle Bu
reau. Room i01, Statehouse.
Specifications may be obtained from the
Automobile License Department. Room
10e. Stetehouse. Indianapolis. Indiana.
OTTO G. FIFIELD. Secretary of State.
BY order of JAMES L. BRADLEY. Com
missioner, Indiana Bureau OF Motor
Vehicles.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-31
STOCK PRICES
ARE RALLYINC
AS YEAR ENDS
Continued Strength Is Seen
for Industry in
1880.
BY ELMER WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.--Stocks on
the New York Stock Exchange, the
New York Curb Exchange and mar
kets all over the world carried to
new record prices for all time in the
past year, attaining their peak on
Sept. 8. Then followed break of
such scope that the financial stu
alton of every nation was shaken.
Prices are rallying as the year
closes and through efforts of the
administration at Washington a
panic of proportions never before
seen was averted in the business
world. The outlook for 1890 is for
continuation Of strength in indus
try.
A few industries are expected to
show marked recession from 1929
but enough others will forge ahead
of the past year to more than off
set the declines.
Value Goes own
The stock exchange issues having
been reduced in market value more
than $4,000, 100000 by Nov. 13,
when the industrial and railroad
averages touched new lows for the
wear. are in position to profit by
any favorable news respecting their
companies. Confidence has been re-
stored and speculative buying has
resumed.
The break which carried stocks
down 20 to nearly 400 points and
broke the industrial average as COM
piled by Dow, Jones 65 Co. 180 points
from the high touched on Sept. 3
cost many Americans their fortunes.
Middle Class Loses
The great middle class which had
played the market SO successfully
earlier in the year lost not only
profits, but capital too, for these
people tried to keep their stocks
through the reaction and were wiped
out
There has been no comparable
decline in the annals of the specu-
lative world. Never before had so
many small investors and SpeCula-
tors played the markets. Never be-
fore had prices broken so sharply
or so swiftly.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-31
OAK TREE NEEDS SUN
Essential if Seedlings Develop Strong
Roots, Scientist Finds.
By Science Scrriee


DES MONIES, Dec. 31.-Young
oak trees must have plenty of SUM
light if they are to develop strong
root systems, Professor A. E. Holch
of the University Of Nebraska, told
the Geological Society of America
at its meeting here today.
He studied young burr oaks on an
open hilltop, in an open stand of
oaks, and in a more densely grown
stand of linden.
Year-old seedlings in the full light
of the hilltop developed a root depth
Of five feet and a total spread of
2.25 feet. Trees of the same age
in the II per cent light of the oak
forest had root depth of 1.6 feet
and spread of nine-tenths OF a
foot, while in the shade of the lin
denS. where there was only 3.to 4
per cent light, the roots reached
depth of only eleven inches and had
three-inch spread.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-12-31
Nab Five on Booze Charges;
Big CargoeS Found in
Abandoned Autos.

indianapolis New Year spirits"
will suffer as result of police activ-
tiles Monday night and early today.
James Tomessello, 90, of 1920
North Pennsylvania street, and his
wife Margaret, 90, were arrested on
liquor charges by Police Lieutenant
William Cox. TomaSSello Is charged
with operating a blind tiger, trans
porting liquor, and with vagrancy.
His wife is charged with operating
blind tiger.
John Reddy, %, of 1342 Silver ave-
nue., was arrested after chase by
police Monday night and is charged
with speeding, operating blind til
ger and transporting liquor. Police
said they found five gallons Of al
cohol in his car. His machine was
confiscated.
Twenty-six gallons of whisky were
found in car parked near the In
dianapolis stockyards. Police traced
the license and are searching for the
man to whom it was issued.
Answering a call that garages in
the vicinity of New Jersey and
North streets had been broken
into, police found car owned by
L. E. Wood, of 5514 Washington
boulevard, stolen earlier Monday
from parking place on North East