Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-05-09
ASKOV

Mrs. H. E. Petersen and son, Har
Ian. came here yesterday noon for 1
visit with friends.
T. M. Rasmussen came here Sunday
from Pontiac, Mich, to work in the
Ferndale Nursery.
DR.. Ejvind Fenger came. up from
Glen Lake Sunday for visit at the
home of his mother.
Miss Gudrun Andersen, university
student, Minneapolis, visited with heI
folks here over the weekend.
DR.. Lyder Langeson of Minneapolis
was up to visit his aunt, Mrs. H. C.
Hansen, the first of last week.
Thue Christensen, who has spent
the winter with relatives in Okla
homa, returned to Askov Tuesday.
Miss Emma Frokjer and Miss Ber-
nice Koed, students at Duluth, visited
friends and relatives here over the
weekend.
Miss Sigrid Petersen left Friday for
Danish parochial school for about
three months.
Miss Helga Jensen, who has been
employed at Oak Park, ILL.,, for several
months, returned to her home here
Friday for an indefinite stay.
Hans G. Larsen, who has been en-
ployed in Chicago this winter, re-
turned to Askov Saturday to again
help his folks with the farm work.
The Mesdames c. p. Nelson, j. r.
Petersen, ]. P. Madsen, Chris Eriksen
and Joe Zoller motored to Duluth Sat-
urday evening for a visit with Mrs.
j. X. Larsen.
Thorvald Jensen and Erwin Krogh
who have been working in Pontiac,
Mich. this winter. returned to their
respective homes here Saturday to
help with the farm work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnar Fenger of
Cass Lake, visited with the formers
mother over the weekend. Mrs.
Fenger, Jr., is remaining here during
Mrs. P. N. Fenger's illness
Upon invitation from the local DAN
ish Brotherhood lodge, NJ. C. Laurid-
sen of St. Paul, will deliver an inter-
esting lecture in Askov on Saturday
evening, May 25. More particulars
later.
The first home game for the Askov
baseball team will take place Sunday.
May ~, when they cross bats with
the team from Brook Park. Be on
hand to cheer them on to victory.
See their advertisement elsewhere in
this issue
The Rev. and Mrs. Hughes and Mr.
and Mrs. A. Martin and daughter of
Sandstone, were Sunday guests at the
H. c. Hansen home, particularly to
visit Mrs. Hansen, who has been seri-
ously i'll since her operation some six
weeks ago.
V. S. Petersen and Svend Petersen
traded cars for one day-Friday-
when the latter drove to Duluth: the
trade was merely to convince Svend
that this so-called New" Ford actu-
ally could travel,
The large oil tanks for the Pine
Coop Oil company are now being
erected by local men and will be in
place in a few days. Practically all
the equipment is here now and the
company expects to be doing business
in full swing in about ten days. Their
first carload of gasoline is being or
dered today. George Lindegaard will
run the tank truck which is furnished
by the hardware company who will
be the company's agent.
AS was announced in last weeks
paper, the Partridge. Farm Bureau
unit will hold its regular annual meet
ing tonight, Thursday, at O'clock in
the d. B. S. hall. Mark Thompson of
the Northeast Experiment station at
Duluth, will be present to talk and
the land clearing trophy, which was
won by this community for having
cleared the most land in the past
five years, will be presented that eve
ming. Bring the family and come.
As secretary of the Askov Commu-
nifty club, Svend Petersen appeared
before the board of supervisors of
Finlayson township Saturday after
noon and presented petition signed
by the Community club and several
Finlayson township taxpayers, asking
IOi di appropriation Vi 90U lOWdtu
defraying the expense of building a
road from Id Duus Hansen's corner
straight down to the river bank. After
considerable discussion on the matter
the board voted unanimously to allow
the sum asked for. Expenses over
and above the $50 as well as future
maintenance of the road is to be de-
frayed by the Askov Community club.
The building of this piece of road
launches the first step toward eventu-
ally getting a road due west from
Askov to the pavement on Highway
No. 1. The work of clearing and
building this new road has been let
to Fritz Holm and he will start work
on same within few days. For the
time being this road will give resi-
dents on this side of Kettle river
direct access to the river bank and
a park project may latersbe launched
at this point under the direction of
the Askov Community club.