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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
SANATORIUM
NURSE KILLED
Alice Reba Merrill Dies AT.
ter Collision With
Another Car.
Tragedy Occurs While Driv-
ing With Father Near
Sunrise, Mimi.

Alice Reba Merrill, head nurse at
the Pokegama .Sanatorium. lost her
life when the car which she was
driving collided with another on an
intersection of the Sunrise and Ash
land roads north of Center city late
Monday afternoon.
George Merrill, father of the dead
woman, was in the car with her and
escaped with only minor bruises. He
had been visiting his daughter at the
sanatorium and the two were on a
pleasure drive at the time of the ac-
cident.
Parties from Wisconsin were riding
in the other car but their names were
not learned. The Merrill car struck
the other auto and was overturned
in field 40 feet away, pinning Miss
Merrill underneath with the machine
resting on her head and fence post
which partially helped hold up the
load. None of the occupants in the
other car were injured.
The body was brought to Pine City
where it was prepared for burial at
the Goodrich undertaking rooms and
was then shipped to Minneapolis We'd
nesday, where funeral services were
to be held.
Miss Merrill was AZ years, s months
and 5 days of age at the time of her
death. She was a trained nurse with
considerable experience and had been
a member of the nursing staff at the
Pokegama sanatorium for nine years
and for the past eight years has held
the position of superintendent of nur-
ses at that institution. Her death
came as a severe shock to her fellow
employees who held her in the highest
esteem.
Her parents reside at 1882 Harriet
Boulevard, Minneapolis, her father.
George p. Merrill being head of the
Merrill Abstract company of Mime
apolis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
STURGEON LAKE
HOME RECEIVES
BOLT BY RADIO

Lightning accompanying an
electrical storm which visited the
Sturgeon Lake community early
Friday morning caused much dis
comfort and damage in the A. w.
Carlson home in that village.
The bolt evidently struck the
power line near the sub-station.
burned out the transformer and
apparently split and jumped to
the radio aerial leading to the
Carlson residence. 1t entered that
home in the power line, telephone
line, and radio aerial, causing
many freakish damages. Among
some of them were destruction of
a bridge lamp, tearing up Of floor
covering, knocking out switches
and electrical outlets. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlson were in the room
where the damage was done at
the time but escaped with but a
momentary stunning.
Electrical equipment and tele-
phones Throughout the village and
community suffered considerable
damage.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
PICNIC CROWD
ENJOY BRANDT
Speaks of the Big Success
by Land O'Lakes
CreamerieS.
Farm Bureau Folks FrO1ic
on the Shores of
Sturgeon Lake.

The Farm Bureau picnic held last
Thursday at the Blomskog church
grounds on the east shore of Sturgeon
lake was happy event. A good sized
crowd was present and everybody felt
tip-top for the sun came out and shOne
good from the morning on following
beneficial rains earlier in the week
The picnic was sponsored by the Du-
-Nickerson, Oak Lake, Winde-
units and the Birch Creek Farmers
Club
Picnic lunch was enjoyed at noon
and soon after there was music by the
Olson orchestra, readings and recita-
tions and program of sports events.
A. P. Jensen of Askov, president of
the County Farm Bureau. welcomed
the crowd and John Brandt of Litch-
field, president of the Land O'Lakes
Creameries, Inc, was the principal
speaker of the day.
John Brandt Speaks.
Mr. Brandt proved to be a good en-
tertainer with his wit and humor in
between sound arguments that he
espoused in behalf of farmers coop
erative organizations, and he held the
close attention of the audience
Throughout his one-hour talk.
Mr.. Brandt said that due to the
many cooperative creameries in Min
nesOta and the big central organiza-
tion-the Land OLakes-farmers in
this state have been getting an aver
age of &c more per pound of butter
fat than is received by farmers in
tariff raise from SC to 12c per pound
of butter which went into effect five
or six years ago was in a large mea-
sure due to the persistent work of the
Land OLakes organization.
CentraliZers are human like the
rest of us and are out after business,
said the speaker, and therefore he
does not cuss them, but added, Il cuss
the. darn fool farmer who patronizes
Them
Though only eight years old, said
Mr.. Brandt, the farmers have built
up wonderful organization through
better quality butter which has Gre
ated bigger demand, and through
merchandising its own product and
advertising. He said that it is ex-
pected the Land O'Lakes will manu-
facture 100000, 100000 pounds of but
ter during 1929 and the volume of
business will amount to approximate
ly $60,OOO,OOO.
Following Mr.. Brandt's talk the
sports events were carried out. Below
is a list Of winners, the name of the
first prize winner being given first
under each event, second prize winner
second, etc.
Prize Winners.
Girls foot race-Mabel PalOn, Mar
garet Beccue, Mildred Hedberg
Boys foot race-WOOdrow Livers,
Leslie Anderson, Adrian Hogan.
Ladies' foot race-Lucille Woll,
Ethel Christensen, Dorothy Larson.
Hammer throw-Lee Anderson, Ar
thur Carlson, VIM. Christensen.
Finlander horse riding contest
VIM. Christensen, C. d. Korverske.
Continued on Page 1o)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
HORSE PULLING,
FAIR FEATURE
Those Interested Should Enter Early
For County Event.-Machine
Will Record Pull.

One of the attractions at the Pine
County Fair this year, will be the
horse pulling contests. The fair man
agement has engaged the Horse Dyna-
mometer Car from the state agricul-
tural college and the contests will be
held on Saturday afternoon, August
oath, following the horse races.
The dynamometer is machine,
mounted on truck, to which the hor-
ses are hitched and the pull is re-
corded by the machine The dyna-
mOmeter is the only machine ever in
vented to show in actual figures the
pulling capacity of draft animals and
this contest at the fair will give men
an opportunity to discover who owns
the best team in the county.
Three cash prizes will be given for
the teams making the best records:
first prize SIS. second $40, third SIS.
/. A. Holler is superintendent of the
contests and those wishing to enter
their teams should see Mr.. Holler at
once.
A. l.. Harvey. assistant professor in
charge of the horse section at Uni
versity Farm, writes as follows:
"One Of the things that we have to
do before pulling the teams, is to get
weights and measurements of the hor-
ses. This takes two or three hours,
depending on the number of entries.
l, therefore, want to suggest that all
those who expect to enter the contest
have their teams on the grounds
ready to be measured at least three
hours before you expect to hold the
contest. Each horse should be weigh
ed individually on some good scales
without the harness on and the weight
tickets brought to the fair grounds to
be given to the operator of the dyna-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
Pine County Gets
Gas Tax Money
Check Amounting to ST, 645
Mailed to auditor as One
Third of State TAG
to Date.

Secondary roads in Minnesota re-
ceived boost of S1,375,000 with the
first distribution of one-third of the
state gasoline tax in line with the
constitutional amendment adopted by
Minnesota voters in November, 1928.
Checks were mailed late Monday
and Tuesday to county auditors of ev-
share of the tax collected since jan
uary last The tax was cents a
gallon until May 1 when the increase
authorized by the legislature to
cents became effective. A second dis
tribution will be made next spring.
The remaining two-thirds of the state
gas tax goes into the state trunk high
way fund.
Pine County Gets Share.
Pine county received it's share of
the state gas tax to the amount of
$17,645, while Carlton county received
only $1,000.
Three per cent of the total is the
most received by any county, being
the maximum fixed by the Legislature.
Three counties, Hennepin, Ramsey
and st. Louis, received the maximum,
S41,25O. Many counties received the
minimum, $10,312.5O. Distribution is
made on the basis of mileage of coun-
ty and township roads. traffic needs
and road conditions in the various
counties. Ray P. Chase, state auditor;
and Charles NJ. Babcock. state high
way commissioner, make up the spe-
cial allotment board.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
A CORRECTION

An account of the swimming tests
given and the results obtained at the
Cross lake bathing beach at Pine City,
was published in last weeks issue of
the American and in SO doing the
grades of the three girls who passed
we're made to read: Geraldine Wiley,
$50; Helen Carlson, 1870 and Doro-
thy Carlson, $3.50. These should have
read: Helen Carlson, $50; Geraldine
Wiley, $50; and Dorothy Carlson,
$3.50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
ODD FELLOWS AND
FRIENDS PICNIC
AT GRINDSTONE

AS announced by the committee in
charge of affairs. the district Odd
Fellows, their families and their
friends will picnic at Grindstone lake
Sunday, Aug. IS. All Odd Fellows and
their friends are cordially invited to be
present and to bring their picnic din
ners and cups. Coffee will be furnish
ed free on the grounds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
NEW BLACKSMITH
SHOP OPENS AT
SANDSTONE SOON

The new blacksmith shop and ma
chine shed which A. ]. Hall has had
under construction in Sandstone for
the past several weeks. will be COM
pleted and open for business next
week. Earnest Holznagle of Proctor,
will be the new blacksmith.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
COMMISSIONERS WILL
MEET NEXT MONDAY

The board of county commissioner
will meet in regular session at the
court house in Pine City Monday.
August 10th, at 1 p. m, to transact
regular routine business. 1t is ex-
pected that number of petitions for
county-aid roads will be presented at
this session for the board to act upon
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15

mometer car. The weights should be
taken on the day of the contest.
will you also make it clear to the
men who are entering teams that no
entries will be accepted after the
teams have started to pull? We must
make that ruling in order to put on
the contest without delay"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-15
MOOSE LAKE
wins AGAIN
County Leagues First Half
Winners Trim Willow
River.
Ten Inning Feature Places
Brook Park in Second
Place.
SUNDAY. August Is.

Brook Park at Willow River.
Bruno at Sturgeon Lake.
Markville at Sandstone.
Askov at Pine City.
Moose Lake bye.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

Chicago lost the frs, game of its
series at Boston, 3 to 3, the Red
Sox reaching Red Faber for 10 hits.
The Chicago Cubs were rained out
but added another half game to
their lead in the National League
when Philadelphia won from Pitts
burgh, to 0. Lester Sweetland
gave the Pirates / hits but seat
tered them widely. The winners
made six hits off French.
Dazzy Vance blew wide open at
St. Louis. yielding Is hits in six in
nings and allowing the Cardinals to
beat Brooklyn, IA to 7.
Fred Fitzsimmons, who held Gin
cinnati scoreless for SO consecutive
innings, was solved by the Reds for
four hits yesterday and New York
went down to defeat, 3 to . Errors
by Terry and jackson enabled Gin
cinnati to score the winning runs
in the third inning.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
BULL PROVIDES
LIVELY MOMENTS
FOR SKY PILOT

viii it be necessary to equip air
planes with cow-catchers?
1t looks that way to Lieut. A. G.
Lybarger commander Of the "Sky
Fleet of the General Tire and
Rubber company, whose Aristocrat
monoplane trespassed upon the pas
ture domain of naughty bull with
dangerously high blood pressure
not far from the Indiana town with
the comic opera name of Kokomo.
Weather which Californians would
have called unusual' compelled
Lieut.. Lybarger to "'sit down" on
the farm Of one w. c. Wright, while
the ''Sky Fleet was flying through
Indiana on. its nationwide tour in
the interest of commercial aviation.
As thousands of persons know
from having seen them, the shils
Of the "Sky Fleet' are painted
bright orange, which is close enough
to red to infuriate any self-respect-
ing bull.
One glance at the gaudy intruder
and Taurus tossed his head in the
air, snorted (if that s what bulls
DO. )pawed the sod a bit in a distinct
ly indignant manner, and came
charging across the greensward un-
der a full head of steam.
If Lieut.. Lybarger had been a
toreador or even a matador, he
might have given the boss of the
pasture a run for his money but his
training in the army air corps had
not included battling bulls with air
planes 50 he merely sat tight and
tried to become interested III the
landscape.
The first round in the uneven en-
counter went to the bull, whose
horns pierced the fuselage of the
plane and whose prodigious should
ers bent the struts of the ship of
Tie air.
Just as the bull was apparently
, contemplating climbing into the
cabin with Lieut.. Lybarger, the far
mer galloped up breathlessly and
spoke to the inhospitable bull very
very severely. The blacksnakt
whip which lie carried proved even
more effective and persuaded the
bull to retire to his own corner OF
the pasture, still snorting.
,, Thus bull fighting has been ad
! ded to fog, motor trouble, low cell
; ings, and the other ordinary haz
ards of modern aviation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
First Baptist

Fine services are planned for
Sunday. Rev. C. Z. Flanagan
breaches in the morning at IL
O'Clock, on +'The Second Mile. -
The choir will render special music.
The evening church service is at
8 o'clock. A. A. Moody leads the
song service. The choir has special
music and the pastor breaches at
this service. The B. Y. p. L. meets
at p. m. with the meeting for young
people. The Sunday School with
A. A. Moody, superintendent, is still
growing strong with 1l3 in atten-
dance last Sunday There are class
es for all ages and special classes
for men and women.
The Lords Supper will be observ-
ed at the close of the morning SER
vice.
The prayer meeting will be on
Wednesday evening at 7:45 O'Clock
with choir rehearsal following
The social event of the week will
be the lawn social at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Low west of
town on Friday evening. a short
program, an evening of games for
the young folks, social time for
all and light refreshments will fea-
ture the evening. Members and
friends are invited.
Strangers are cordially welcome
to all services.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
Christian Science

Paul s prayer for the Thessalon-
ians, "The Lord direct your hearts
into the love of God, and into the
patient waiting for Christ, > con
stitutcs the Golden Text in the les
son sermon on Love- Sunday in
all Christian Science Churches,
branches of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, in Boston, Mass.
Among the Scriptural citations in
the lessOn-sermon are these verses
from the first epistle of John: ''B Be
loved, let us love one another: for
love is of God; and every one that
loveth is born of God, and knoweth
God. He that loveth not knoweth
not God; for God is love. And
we have known and believed the
love that God hath to us. God is
love; and he that dwelleth in love
dwelleth in God, and God in him. -
Mrs. Eddy's appreciation of
Johns definition of God is indi-
Gated in a correlative passage from
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
WATCHING THE
SCOREBOARD
(By United Pressl

Yesterdays Hero.-Bib Falk,
whose home run with two on base
in the ninth inning at New York
gave Cleveland a to decision over
the Yankees. The worlds cham
pions tossed off two sizeable leads
during the course Of the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
PAGE THREE
Seals Hold On
TO First Place
(By United Press)

San Francisco made il two out of
three from the Hollywood Stars yes
terday to retain undisputed leader
ship of the coast league. The
Seals won, to 5.
The Missions, playing ON the home
lot, cleaned up on Los Angeles, Q
to ), to make the series three and
one. Jack Lelivet called ON five
pitchers before the game was over.
The Portland Ducks sailed in be-
hind Chesterfield and defeated the
Seattle Indians IL to |. Portland has
won three out of four games in the
present series.
Sacramento won 8 to from Oak
land on its climb from the cellar,
tying the Oaks four run lead in
the fifth inning, and then going into
the lead in the seventh. The Solons
made it the third win in the present
series.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
Narrow Escape
For MIR. Porter

OAKLAND, Aug. 3. -U.P- The
next time someone asks John Por.
ter, laborer, what his name is, he 5
going to spell it,
1t all happened because Mrs
Bessie May Potter couldn' It find
her husband to make him support
their minor child.
She enlisted the aid of the sher
ifs office, saying she had a clue
that he was working on a gas main
near Alvarado. Driving to the scene
Of the work she suddenly cried:
"There he is!'
Whereupon the deputies approach
ed Porter, and asked him if his
name was "Potter.'
misunderstanding the pronuncia
ton, he acknowledged identified
tion, but quickly began to ask
questions in turn when he was in.
formed he was under arrest for
failure to provide.
And there the matter stood for
a few minutes, until Mrs. Potter
had a bright idea.
"Smile for met she command
ed.
Lady, I'm not your husband
so ! won't mind doing that said
Porter, and broke into his best
possible grin.
Ono, that IS not him, said Mrs
Potter to the Officers. my husband
has a gold tooth in front. This man
hasn to
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
NOTED ORCHESTRA
LEADER WORKING
in OIL FIELDS
Misfortune Compels Fam
GUS Musician To Toll
AS LabOrer.
BY RICHARD L. HARKNESS
limited Presc Staff CorreSpoulent'


OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Aug.
3.-U.E)-Once maestro Of the sym
phony orchestra in the Metropoli-
tan opera house at Budapest, Harry
X. Won Zimmerman now is toiling
under a blazing Oklahoma sun-a
roustabout of the oil fields.
From the culture of Dresden and
Vienna, the "a year old musician
has been forced by misfortune to
work as a common laborer in the
grease and muck of an oil uell.
Zimmerman father also was
conductor of the famous orchestra.
At the age of 13, the son was a
concert master. Today the agile
fingers which once welded baton
and pluckcd the strings of a harp
in European palaces for the enter
tainment of royalty are calloused
and stiff from firing boilers and
skinning mules.'
In order to escape service in the
World WAY, Zimmerman and his
family came to America. He taught
music in Albany and studied En-,
glish at night school in New York.
Drawn to Hollywood by colony Of
musicians there, Zimmerman again
organized a symphony orchestra.
He played up and down the west
coast for several years.
Zimmerman responded to the war
call when the United States enter.
ed the combat First as a musicion
and later as a bandmaster, he was
stationed at Kelly Field, San An
tonic, Tex. After the war, he reor-
ganized his musical troupe and
toured the Orph@um vaudeville cir
cult for 81 weeks.
Financial Reverses
In 1924, misfortune overlook the
Zimmerman family. His wife and
daughter died. The other children
left home to work their own way.
Overcome by financial disaster, the
musician was forced to sell his
costly home in Los Angeles con-
tanning a pipe organ valued at $35,-
600 which he had put together him
self. His valuable collection of in
struments were sold.
Zimmerman, the musician, be-
came an oil field roustabout at
Signal Hill, Calf. A fireman at
first, he soon mastered all the Jobs
ON the lease-toolie, truck driver,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICE WARNS
OF l8-DAY DIET

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3,-(U.H -
larm may result from tne indis-
riminate use by young girls and
thcrs of special diets without con
|ulting physician, the t. :. Pub
| c Health Service said today in
|ommenting Of the current Is day
let fad.
"The best way to reduce the
|ervice said, "'is to eat less of your
guar diet without leaving out
| my Of the essential items of body
uilding food. a simple reduction
the amount person consumes
lin have effective results and can
o no harm.
I'm special dieting systems
| |here certain essential foods are
Eliminated from the menu for a
britain period harm may result to
|ersons who are not robust or who
| eed a wellbalanced and whole
|Dme diet. Special diets should not
g adopted without consulting q
|hysician. -
The origin of the ubiquitous "lS-
pay Diet is in doubt. 1t has been
|Iajmed without any apparent JUS
|Mation that the regime was or
|yihatcd in Hollywood by Il spec
list called in to remove tonnage
om movie queen. There were
| her reports, later denied vehe-
emily, that the diet was sponsored
Is Ethel Barrymore, by the ccle-
rated Mayo Clinic, by a prominent
ienncse physician.
There is a suspicion, too, that
le diet is he work of an acute
|ress agent for citrus growers
ganization. The frequency with
hieh grapefruit and oranges ap-
|car account for this theory.
At any rate the results of the
let are at variance. Some dietcrs
|ave lost as much as pound a
bay; others have gained weight.
he general average, however,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

derrick worker, mule skinner and
pot man.
Zimmerman still spends some of
his evenings composing. His trunk
is full of orchcstrations and his
own compositions. He began COM
posing while in Leipzig conserva-
tory and continued while teaching
school in the east and at Lancas-
ter, Calf.
Asked why he. with his musical
training, had turned to the oil
fields for a living, Zimmerman
said:
cit is but a step from mechanic
and engineering to music. Most
musicians have some mechanical
hobby to divert their minds. That
is why | turned to the oil fields. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03
PAIR OF UNUSUAL
FILMS TO SHOW
OVER WEEKEND

From Heaquarters,' starring
Monte Blue, with Henry b. Walth-
al as featured player, comes to Fox
Imperial Theatre for tonight only.
Telling Romantic story of the
=. .. marines in the mythical. South
American republic of San Marcalo,
the picture is crammed full of stir
ring action, appealing comedy and
a heart throbbing romance.
In support of the star are seen
Quinn Williams. Lionel Belmore, Ed
die Gribben, who scored so well last
night in con With The Show" the
late Gladys Broekwell, recently
killed in an auto accident on the
coast and many others.
This is the first opportunity I'm
perial valley movie fans have had
to hear Monte Blue, and he is bet
ter than he has even been in the
silent drama, which is saying a
great deal.
Sunday, the most beautiful woman
in the world, as Wilma Banky, is
billed, comes 10 the Airdome in
"This Is Heaven.
The beautiful Wilma is seen first
as an immigrant girl, wearing the
old country clothes with dozen or
more skirts. heavy shoes and a scarf
about her head 1t is difficult to
recognize the beautiful star under
meath her strange attire.
Arriving in New York, terrified at
the hurry and hustle of the metro
polls, the immigrant girl is taken in
charge by her cousin, who has been
born in this country. Although the
immigrant girl's surroundings are
in the slums and cheaper part of
the city, to her "This Is Heaven. -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

the Christian Science textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures": God is Love.
More than this we cannot ask,
higher we cannot look, farther We
cannot 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

compared to the hardships of the
old country.
There is much humor and not a
little pathos in the drama, showing
as it does how difficult native born
Americans often make it for the
industrious and willing foreigner,
whose only fault is that he does not
know our language.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

The Challenge Cream and Butter
Association, covering the Pacific
Coast, last year marketed more than
$l5,000,000 worth of dairy products
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-03

seems to be loss of nine or 10
pounds. Deleterious effects Of the
diet noticed in some eases include
acidosis and an attack of boils.