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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
HINCKLEY MAN IS
KILLED BY ENGINE
Head and One Arm is Severed From
BOdy.-WaS A Hinckley Fire
Survivor.

Joe Williams, 20, one of the Oldest
residents of Hinckley and a survivor
of the Hinckley forest fire, was run
down by a Northern Pacific locomo-
tive Monday morning in the yards at
that village.
AS was his daily custom. Mr.. Will
liams had been to the coal dock to
visit his son, who is employed there
during the day. He came around the
end of the dock in his usual way, only
this time to step into the path of a
switching locomotive, which knocked
him to the ground and severed his
head and one arm. The body re-
manned on the track between the
tender and the engine until the cor
oner came to remove it.
Several years ago Mr.. Williams was
employed at the coal docks by the
Northern Pacific railroad, but in lat
ter years, he has been retired. He is
survived by six daughters and three
sons, Mrs. Frank Lynch, Mrs. Dora
Won Ruben, Mrs. Otto Erickson, Mrs.
Bell Hady, Misses Anna and Lucille
Williams, Pete, John. and Conrad Will
liams. All the children reside at
Hinckley except Anna, who is a nurse
at Mankato. and Conrad, who is a
resident of Minneapolis.
The funeral services were held from
the st. Patrick's Catholic church We'd
nesday morning and the body was laid
to rest in the Hinckley cemetery
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mon use of this name was the estab-
lishment of the Presidents birth
place This is supposed to be still
live question in some of the com
munities which happen to have had
an Abraham Lincoln born within
their borders 1t has been with diff
ficulty, that the Presidents own faith
er was definitely identified because of
the fact that there were two Thomas
Lincolns in kentucky at the same
time. who had two sons by the name
of Abraham and the same trouble has
occurred when trying to determine
the Presidents paternal grandfather,
since there were many, who had the
same name.
The first Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent Lincoln's ancestor, was born on
January 13, 1889 AIN Higham, Mass. to
Mordecai and Sarah Jones Lincoln and
at the age of 25 he migrated to New
Jersey and later moved to Pennsyl-
vania. He died at Springfield in
1745.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07

The name of Abraham Lincoln is
a household word in the United States.
and especially is it so since the
famous emancipator's birthday ami
versary will be celebrated Feb. 14th,
but it is difficult for the aver
age person to trace back to the
original lineage of this famous per-
sonage The name itself has been
carried by at least thirty different
men and most of them have achieved
some distinction in their local COM
munity or in a greater way. Although
the name, Abraham, was not used by
the people over in England. it has
been used with marked regularity in
this country, in fact so much that it
has become difficult in arriving at
the facts in the true Abraham Lin
coins biography. Possibly it has been
USED more frequently in recent years
in honor Of the famous Abraham of
Civil war days
One of the most bewildering sit
uatiOnS that has arisen from the COM
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
QUARRY
GETS PILING ORDER

The Sandstone Quarries Co. at
Sandstone. received good sized rush
order for reinforced concrete pilings
from the Great Northern Railroad Co.,
Monday. The order calls for total
OF $50 pilings varying in length from
20 feet and six inches to "a feet, the
standard specification with the Great
Northern foot and inches in d.
ameter and octagan shaped. They
are to be used on bridges.
The Sandstone quarry is presently
employing about 20 men. James Tyre
is the superintendent in charge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07

I, splcuous places so they may "see and
be seem" Within few days, the
decorations will be started along
Pennsylvania Avenue, 1.-The Nations
Main Street"
1t is obvious that Mr.. Hoover will
find many problems laid on his door,
step when he takes over the Presi-
dency. Not the least of these trouble
some items is the patronage issue.
There is a little matter of politicians
selling post office appointments in the
South that has been revived but not
settled by a Senatorial investigation.
The leaders are on the anxious bench
because they have no intimate know
ledge of Hoover patronage A struggle
between the old-line politicians and
the business men and women who
were part of the Hoover Food Ad-
ministration during the war is immi-
nent. Hoover has maintained these
wartime friendships and it was due to
these contacts that the Presidency
boom was kept alive in face of re-
verses. 1t is said that Mr.. Coolidge
paid the last of his political obliga-
lions in the appointment of Charles
March of Minnesota to the Federal
Trade Commission. If this is true,
it will leave Mr.. Hoover with a little
more rope to change the personnel of
government departments, where the
office comes under his control.
In other years when single battle
ship or cruiser was proposed by the
Navy Department the cry was raised
that it would benefit the steel pro-
ducers. If all the vessels proposed in
the fifteen cruiser bill now i'm the
Senate were built in one year it
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
Sandstone Gets
Revenge on Mora
This Victory Places the Teams on
Even Footing to Enter the
Tournament i'm March.

SandstOne's fast high school basket
ball team met the Mora quint at the
New Theater in Sandstone Friday
night, Feb. 1st and wiped out the one
defeat they had suffered this year
from the hands of that aggregation.
In the game Friday, the teams
seemed. evenly matched during the
first half, but finally the Sandstone
boys hit their stride and tossed the
ball through the loop for a final score
of 20 to 16. Sandstone's well planned
and excellently executed defense
proved too much for the visitors and
at times had them bewildered.
Sandstone is matched to play the
Mora aggregation in the first game of
the district tournament this year in
March and judging by the scores of
the two games played by those teams
this year, the tourney game will be
very closely contested.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
PINE CITY TAKES
TWO MORE GAMES

The Lindstrom high school basket
ball team came to Pine City Friday
night and received a beating at the
hands of the Pine City crew of basket
tossers to the tune of 33 to 80. Still
determined to make matters as tough
as possible for their opponents, the
Pine City boys went to Rush City and
handed them a defeat only by close
score of 20 to 10. Forest Lake will be
the next to face the Pine City team
and will come to Pine City with both
their girls and boys teams.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07

Referee-BarQuist of Moose Lake.
Three of Sandstone's older and more
experienced players did not partici-
pate in the first two quarters. Wheth-
err they thought that they were not
permitted to play on account of hav-
ing been out of school that afternoon
or why they were not in the lineup
is not exactly known, but anyway they
were trotted out by Coach Peterson in
the last half of the game and made
things very interesting, evening up
score that was somewhat one
sided. Toward the close of the game
Sandstone was one point to the good,
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
CATTLE TRADE
MOSTLY STEADY
Lamb and Sheep Market Slow Under
Pressure; Hogs Move Freely at
Higher Terms.

tBy U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Minnesota Department of
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 4, 1929:
Moderate receipts of cattle found
about steady going here today with
bulk of the steers and yearlings cash
ing at $1,000 to $11.OO, heavy offer
She stock bulked at $500 to $S.25 for
cows, and $S.25 to $3.50 for heifers,
fed cows selling at $3.50 to $500, fed
heifers $3.50 to $1,000. Cutters con-
tinued at $3.50 to $675, bulls selling
from $S.75 to $500, while stocker and
feeder trade showed little activity
Vealers closed around SOC lower, bulk
of the good lights centering at $500.
On fairly active and unevenly 10
to zoe higher market bulk of the
lights and butchers sold at $3.50 to
1915. Light lights and pigs were
strong to 25c higher, light lights cash
ing at $500 to 1925, pigs mostly $3.50
with packing sows at $3.50 largely.
Lower bids from packers on lambs
and sheep were met with steady ask
ing prices and a slow market pre-
vailed with only partial clearance
effected at this writing, these few
sales of lambs looking steady to 25c
lower with sheep 25 to soc lower.
Odd lots and part loads of fat lambs
brought $3.50 to $1,000, best held at
s16.25, while culls cashed at $1,000 to
$1,000. Fat ewes on packer account
brought $500 to 1925 with thin light
kinds at $500 to $500. while feeding
lambs sold freely at $500 to STATS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
HINCKLEY LOSES
TO RUSH CITY

The Rush City basketball team adj
ministered singing defeat to the
Hinckley team last Friday night by an
II to z victory. This was one game
the Hinckley team expected to win
handily, but the Rush City team dis
played its superiority from the start
and did not surrender it's upper hand
until the final whistle. The Hinckley
team was crushed at the unexpected
loss but the spirited practice against
the town team on Monday night indi-
Gated that the hard games yet to play
will be no setups for any team.
The Hinckley team journeys to
Moose Lake Friday. Hinckley plays
Sandstone on the Hinckley floor Mon
day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
DO|NGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE
The Fight Between Big
Three and Senate Lead
ers is Well Under Way
The University is Center
of Legislative Interest.
BY Martin w. Odland
Special to American

st. Paul, Feb. 5.-In the first of my
that this session of the legislature
would be fraught with political sig
nificance-that the fortunes of num-
Der of aspiring politicians of the state
would be affected by the course of
events in St. Paul this winter. 1t is
now apparent that my prediction will
come true. During the past week de-
velopments highly significant from a
political standpoint have followed in
quick succession. Lines of battle have
been drawn.
Chief among the actors, strategists,
statesmen, politicians, field marshalS
call them what you willis A. J..
Rockne the veteran legislator from
Zumbrota.
Many believed that Rockne's prestige
had suffered on account of his I'M
impressive showing in the senatorial
primary of 1928 and predicted that he
wouldn't WELD great influence in the
capitol this winter. But they were
poor prophets. When Rockne went
hand and all that, he was out of his
element, for he isn't a smooth poll
teal artist, a dispenser of personal
magnetism and the speeches of eX-
pediency which he delivered lacked
punch and the ring of sincerity.
But in the senate and the senate
finance committee. of which he has
been chairman these many years, the
lion is in his natural habitat There
he is formidable, dangerous, and he
stands today, as in former sessions,
the biggest man in the legislature.
BY series of mastery strokes, he has
put the Big Three on the defensive
and Governor Christianson's reorgani-
Zation scheme now faces a storm of
popular disapprOval. When Rockne
obtained from probate judges all over
Minnesota statements to the effect
that imbeciles and other unfortunates
committed to state institutions from
one to three years ago are still eX-
cluded from those institutions for lack
of room or the means of caring for
them, and when the senator drew
control admissions that two years ago
the Big Three cut down their requests
for appropriations to remedy this de-
plorable condition, he struck a blow at
the triumvirate which those estim-
able gentlemen We're unable to parry
or break the force of
The University.
The interest of the lawmakers and
the public is centering more and more
on the University of Minnesota. When
the Big Three attempted to control
the finances of that institution, as you
may remember, the regents appealed
to the courts, with the result that the
highest tribunal held that the Univer-
sity is an Independent institution, Gre
ated by the constitution and respon-
sible only to the legislature, which
alone has power to regulate it's ac-
tivities and select its governing board.
That decision made the University in
dependent not only of the Big Three
but also of the governor, except for
his veto power over appropriations.
So, when the Big Three, in their
budget, disallowed the University's
request for 100000 per year for new
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
MASONS
TO GIVE HARD TIMER

A hard time dance will be held by
the Masons at the Masonic Temple on
Friday, Feb. S. Everybody is to come
attired in old clothes which will fit
the occasion and fine will be i'm
posed on those that do not have some
hard time" clothing on. This an
nual affair is to be one of the high
lights of the seasons dancing program
and big crowd is expected. The
price of admission is to be $1.00 The
Masons extend a hearty welcome to
everybody.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
WILLOW RIVER
GOING STRONG
Defeat Sandstone Monday Night by
26 to % ScOre.-Tcam is Made
up of Youngsters.

The Willow River high school team
journeyed to Sandstone Monday eve
ming and returned home with the long
end of 26 to 25 score against their
older and more experienced opponents
The game was hard fought and was a
thriller, especially the last few min
utes of play.
The lineup and individual scoring
was as follows:
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Such A Guarantee.

Il thought you guaranteed this car
to do 60 miles an hour without any
trouble"
We'll, wouldn't it,"
II should say not. I've had to pay
for buggy, telephone pole, lawyer
and police court fine.'
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07
PINE CITY,JUNIORS
PRESENT COMEDY

The junior class of the Pine City
high school gave the play entitled
His Uncle's Niece" on Wednesday
evening of last week before an audi
ence that filled the Family Theatre to
capacity. The play was a comedy in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY !.
ST PAUL, MINI,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-07

| tBy U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics and Minnesota Department OF
| Aprjcllfural
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cept in the valleys there were few
traces of the snow that had fallen
on his first day,
He was alone in the universe Of
air. He looked down over the
first ridge. into the desOlate
stretch between it and the second
range. Then suddenly he saw
something that made his heart
miss q beat, a something charred
and twisted from which came still
q faint spiral of smoke. 1t lay
in the only spot where ship
could safely land.
Dick clutched his controls
tightly. His fingers felt icy. He
spiraled downward. He forced
himself not to look until he had
stepped out OF his motionless
plane. Then he did not need to
look twice.
The charred. broken wreckage
was Lawson's plane beyond any
doubt. In landing the wheels had
caught In . ditch. And there,
flung to the rocks in the crash,
lay the body Of his friend. Dick
knew before he had reached him
that life was out of Lawson for
ever. A blow on the head from
that fall seemed to have crust. /
in the skull.
Dick knelt beside the body of
the dead pilot. Monotonously,
duly, he remembered his talk
with Lawson only that dawn.
Lawson was getting out Of the
game. going to be married! And
this was to have been his last
flight. A surge OF grief came
over Dicks heart.
He rose. trying to master him
self. staring with unseeing eyes
at the scene of the tragedy.
He returned to his own ship.
lying up the slope. He had
reached the top Of the incline
when all at once he bent over
startled. In the half.frozen ground
before him was the mark Of . tail
skid. fresh made furrow. His
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be going quite as her cousin had
planned. Iris was drifting into
her bored duchess pose which
meant she was irritated. Soon
she would begin to fling out
clever, barbed remarks at every.
body. This was her way OF re-
taliation for anything not to her
liking.
OF course, the gorgeous bar.
barian'' had fallen down In q
way. He had not appeared at
all the barbarian as he came into
the drawing-room SO handsome
almost distinguished--so faultleas-
ly groomed, quiet hammered,
slightly aloof.
CHANGING down the table at him,
Mary saw his speculative gaze on
Aunt Juliass pearls and caught his
hooking smile as he observed her
look and understood her Thought.
Nothing of the barbarian about
him tonight. Aunt Julia did not
remember the gauche young man
who came to tea at Ring Acres
and she offered him an archness
which he met with grave cour.
tesy. He was rather solennly
respectful to Uncle Sherwood, who
appeared to like him and he
seemed not to notice Juniors sly
knowingness. When Burleigh
tried to draw him into bridge
game after dinner he declined
and Ethel RlIrlefgh'a Littaniet,
advances he sidestepped neatly.
Iris perhaps had expected him
to perform. Mary reflected. and
his self-possession disappointed her.
What on earth does sha
want? She's got everything
wealth, beauty, his Alteration
he's crazy about her; anyone
could see that. And how wonder.
full he is-oh, a fine Personality,
The world and star--I'd think
/ had those. if he'd give me one
look like she doesn't even see,
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Lawson was smiling This is my last run, he finished

away. 'This is my last run" he
finished "I've not said anything
about It to anyone except you.
And anyway it's going to be
good run-an interesting one"
What do you mean?"
Cant tell you. I've been told
not to. Old Man Rand wac here
a little while ago st before you
got in. He asked me to say moth
ing"
Dick wondered what he meant,
but half an hour later, watching
his friend getting ready for the
take-off, he put two and two
together. In place Of the ordinary
mail truck, an armored car had
driven up, and guards had trans.
ferred a bulky package to the
mail compartment Of Lawson's
plane.
It was currency beyond any
doubt. Old Man Rand had spoken
of a test case to persuade the
Federal Reserve to send large
shipments of cash. This was
probably the first experiment.
Dick waved good-by and went
into the hangout to battle and
change his clothes. He went into
town for breakfast. Would 10
o'clock ever come. Perhaps he'd
call up Mary long before that.
Why wait?
But In the end he made his way
back to talk to some Of the re-
serve pilots there, and kill time
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GZAAS tie c2pO0NC HWMN71 b54 1zEp

well-stop thai. now. Don't be
. silly"
She could stop thinking. but
she could not stop the flush
running up her throat when she
heard his voice, nor the glow
filling her heart and trimming
over it he came near. She had
done everything shec ould to
keep her cousin from falling in
love with him. but she could do
nothing more. Not sincerely.
For she loved him herself.
MadIy, with q joy that set the
blood singing in her veins. This
gerous criminal? Dhwhat did
she care? Never meet one like
him again, never feel the radi.
ance wrap her, the exultatiOn like
shining wings beating at her
spirit -.
t'Dear heaven. let me not be
Selfish she prayed. III he
wants Iris let me be brave enough
to help him. And make it right
for them both-but for him espe.
cially--"
A heathenish sort Of PRAYER.
but she put it up to God to
understand. That great Intelli-
gence would know she meant
well, at least
She invited him to the drawing
room to see g portrait Of Iris re.
Gently finished and hung there
when that young lady cooIly sat
down to play bridge with the Bur-
Ieighs and Junior in the library,
leaving Danny rather at loss.
A gentle likeness, showing the
flower-face at it's best, untouched
by the petulance which so often
marFed 1t in real life.
He studied it with a sort of
awe. So young he looked, so
charmingly boyish save only for
the certain expression about the
fuII-cut lips-was that too much
experience or too much hurt?
Standing before this picture as
before shrine, heart in his eyes.
Mary said softly, out OF q trem.
ulous pity, Danny, have you
thought over something / asked
you once? About a new leaf? You
don't know how much I've hoped
you might. Don't you ever feel
you'd like things different?'
He looked down In concen-
trated way. Yet she knew he was
not seeing her at all but the
painting on the wall.
Would she like that? Listen,
kid, would / stand any show with
her il I went straight"
"Why not?" She tried to put IL
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and surely would have q fit for
a well set-up young fellow.
But the Spook grinned at the
idea. Underworld he might be,
out OF the slums, but he had
certain aristocracy Of taste. He
spent the afternoon with q tailor
whose establishment on the Ave.
nue. was rated the best In Amer.
lea and It ended in mutual satis-
faction to both, since the tailor
got three times the stiff sum he
usually received for his work and
his client got custom-made clothes
he knew were right.
The Spook Iugged his finery
home in a taxi and put it on be-
fore the none too accurate rlir-
ror in the crowded bedroom. He
was astonished at what he saw
in the glass. Often enough he
had heard Ma Clearly sniff over
q saying about fine feathers max
ing fine birds and now he recalled
a remark of the box-n1an who
talked like a college professor to
the effect that it took three gen.
erations Of dress-suit wearing an
cestors to make a man look like
q gentleman in evening attire.
It's a lie" he stated.
And with reason. In correct
black and white, his flaming mop
brushed smooth, Danny Mullins
looked more patrician than most
members Of the bIue-blood clan
it had been his somewhat doubt
full privilege to encounter.
Before he left, he raised the
blind at the bedroom window and
stood there moment with the
light at his back. Long enough
for any who might be watching
in the. room across the court to
see.
Down in the street he hailed a
taxi and gave the Ring address.
CHAPTER So
Dinner was half over when
Mary realized it seemed not to
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Thrilling Mystery Story Of Life Love and Danger in the Air M
Lawson I cells Dick HeIsLeav.
ing the Game to Get Mar
ried; Flies on Last Trip

own ship had not landed here.
But the burned plane lay behind
this mark, down the slopei
1t was possible-it was more
than possibIei The plane could
not have landed here, the tail
might then have been lifted and
the ship pulled back to the ditch
and burned! He ran to the wreck
and hurriedly looked for the steel
registry compartment in the burnt
and twisted mass. Then suspicion
turned to certainty. The door had
been forced, and the money was
gone!
But Lawson-what had really
happened to him? Clearly, he had
not been pitched out against the
rocks. as Dick had thought first.
The ugly truth hammered itself
into his brain. The pilot had been
dragged to this spot-after a blow
from an unknown hand had taken
his lifei
Lawson had been murdered
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