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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
\ GOOD RULE

If the private automobile could only
be driven as the bus, with the same
precaution and the same efficiency,
what a difference there would be in
the annual toll of human lives. If
the private and individual driver
would only use the same precautions
as the bus driver-stOpping at all
railroad crossings and refraining from
talking to other passengers in his car
and under his care. how pleasant it
would be to motor. The bus driver
is forbidden to smoke, while driving
which is i'm direct contrast with the
private individual. who at times takes
both hands off the. steering wheel in
order that he might better light his
cigarette, pipe or cigar.
We sometimes hear of bus acct
dents, but seldom if ever. do we hear
of crossing accident or it crashing
carelessly into another car. The pas
sengers have to trust to the efficiency
and carefulness of the man at the
wheel of the car, just the same as
the passengers of the transatlantic
steamers have to trust to the com
potency of the man at the wheel of
that vessel in his efforts to keep the
vessel at an even keel and to sure
course
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
Hinckley, Mimi, Feb. Is, 1929.

Editor AskOv Americans:
Pine county, which is usually at the
front, is extremely backward in clear
ing the roads in the winter time.
Conditions effecting doctors in this
county, as everywhere else, have
changed radically since the autOmO-
bile has come into general use. There
are no more liveries. There are no more
driving horses. A trip five miles
out means half day spent, ten miles
out means a day spent. A trip twenty
miles out is practically impossible.
A doctor cannot be expected to leave
his patients who can be reached q dick
call when he could have made five
in the same time. 1t does not pay
him. 1t rs not justice to those of his
patients who can be reached by auto
mobile for him to be away for half a
day or day at time. 1t is devO-
many doctors in Pine county go out
on long horse drawn trips, when they
could have made more and lot more
easily by refusing to go. The time
is soon coming when every doctor in
Pine county will be compelled to re-
fuse to go unless the roads are kept
open so that he can travel with his
automobile.
c. G. Kelsey,
Secretary of the Pine County Med
zeal society.
Hinckley, Mimi, Feb. Is, 1929.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21

The Minnesota legislature is not
the only one that is criticized as pir.
ating time The Walsh County, N. d.
record has the following to say about
the North Dakota lawmakers:
THE North Dakota legislature will
have to operate at top speed if it is
going to get everything done that is
expected of it. Half of the SEES
sion has passed and so far none
of the important measures recon-
menGed by Governor Shafer have been
considered.
There is one favorable situation
about the present session, however
in that most of the appropriation
bills are now in and have been given
some consideration. Many have al
ready been passed by both houses
and others have been considered by
the committee and are ready for pas
sage
In the matter of appropriation bills
there has been a distinct improve
ment in legislative methods in recent
years. 1t was custom until recently
to allow many of the large and i'm
portant appropriation bills to wait
until the fag end of the session for
consideration. In the confusion and
excitement attending the closing days
it was possible to do lot of things
with public expenditures which can
not be done when the bills are being
considered carefully and calmly dur
ing the early part of the session
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
MARITAL TROUBLES

1t appears that somewhere in North
| Dakota, somewhere on the prairie
near Minot, there lives two families.
neighbors Neighbors in location;
neiehbors in deeds; and neighbors in
their affections. They have exchanged
families. One of the men got the
worst of the deal He traded one wife
and two children for one wife and
four children. Isn't it funny the
ether fellow didn't ask some boot.
OF course talking of boot, one of the
women had reason to ask for some,
because she traded a 1911 model hus-
| band for one of 1917.
Well at any rate it is a crime that
children have to be brought into
| this world and caused to suffer from
the foolishness of their parents as
| first place we believe the parents
should both be locked up and tried
| for purgery, for as we understand the
case, it was all agreed upon before
divorce suits were filed And in get
ting their divorces, they undoubtedly
different mates in order that same
might be granted without question
| from the court. Shouldn't this be
made into purgery charge?
Wouldn't the children be better off?
Would they have to suffer any worse
embarrassment than is the case UNI
der the present arrangement.
1t is indeed a sad case when a
father, as in this case. can give up
| his own child for that of another
and know that his first love and little
tots are living almost within calling
distance and .yet cannot take them
home again. Shouldn't he suffer
some heartaches? We say there is
certainly something wrong with the
man or woman, who can do such a
thing and then make light of it as
being only trivial. The mothers should
be ashamed of themselves to stand for
such a wrong being done to theil
children We adults were children
once and the children are such now
we all know what they go through
with their playmates at school and
we know what they go through in
their own thoughts. We know that
the little hearts will pine at times
for the love of the father that is lost
to them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
Editor ASkOv American:

Editor AskOv American:
We read on every hand in both
medical and secular press of the
scarcity of county DOCTORS" This is
undesirably true but when roads are
good, a doctor serves satisfactorily a
large and widely scattered clientel.
Twenty or thirty miles is only a mat
ter of a few minutes. On the other
hand when one has to drive a team
of horses twenty miles it is a days
work to make the round trip and
others must be content to wait the
doctors return.
Now we feel that this county owes
it to the taxpayers of the county, to
say nothing of our Woodworking pro-
fession, to keep the main stems and
county roads plowed out at all times.
If this was done it would work out
very well in this way: suppose John
Smith, who lives twelve miles west
on a county road and two miles south
on a side road, calls a doctor; John
can arrange with doc" to be at the
end of his road at a certain time,
and by the time John can hook up a
team and drive the two miles to the
county road, the doctor can be there
in his car.
We feel that this is really import
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21

! attended the "Oil Meeting" last
week, and | do not see why the prOpo-
sition should not prove a success.
AT this meeting was brought up the
question of "Phalaris Grass" or Reed,
and orders were booked for seed.
Don't you think we had-better move
slowly and let our State Experiment
Stations do the experimenting? That
is what we have them for and pay
them for. 1t was stated that this
Reed when cut for hay at the proper
time, would contain 14% protein.
Prof. Lars Fredericksen last summer
stated that he did not think the pro-
TEN in Phalaris was available or di-
gestive. 1t was further stated that
Phalaris should be grown on peat
land and would take its nitrogen from
the abundance of nitrogen contained
in our peat swamps. But, the trouble
is that this nitrogen is not available
for plant food. | would suggest that
our State experiment stations find
out how to make this nitrogen avail
for successful culture of this Phalaris.
You will perhaps remember some
years ago a Seed house. q think it
was Salzers) advertised a" Billion Dol
lar Grass" with some wonderful quail
ity and quantity crops. This turned
out to be Broom Grass" and we
hear no more of it. | can imagine
who got the million or billion while
the getting was good.
1t was quite surprise to me a
few days ago when | received check
for $500 in dividend on my pur-
chases for 1928 in our Cooperative
feed store, but, | would rather have
seen at least half of that amount or
for that matter all of it added to
shares as long as we borrow about
$1,000 at Sc interest. do not think
it is good business policy to pay the
earnings out in dividend. We ought
to have by this time earned and saved
enough to have sufficient working cap
ital without borrowing at SO interest.
What is your opinion?
Ludwig MOsbak.
Askov, Mimi, Feb. 10, 1929.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
EVENTS IN THE PRESS
(SlaytOn Herald)

Scarcely a week passes but what
there is new murder mystery, a
serious fire, disastrous wreck. or
some outstanding adventure that at
tracts nationwide attention News
papers of course, give these stories
prominence in their papers, because
of the unusual angle attached. They
feature the abnormal rather than the
normal.
Poison booze, graft, scandal, divorce,
murder blOodShed, and accidents are
the daily means that the front page
services its readers
After reading the papers, many peo-
pie, especially the young, believe that
the world has gone to perdition, when
in reality it hasn't.
When a man obeys the law and
attends to his own business, he seldom
sees his name in the paper, unless
he performs some unusual service or
does something out of the ordinary
SO it's well to remember that tho
distressing things you read in the
newspapers are the exception rather
than the rule.
Very few people look at the world
through their own eyes. They view
the past through the pages of history
and the present through the newspa-
per front page. History Omits most of
the bad, and glorifies the good. The
reverse is true of the newspaper.
The fact that crime, divorce and
corruption are still exceptional enough
to be news should be encouragement
enough to the student of our charm
ing world.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
Editor AskOv American:

.
The doctors of Pine county are max
ing a plea for better winter roads.
We are taxpayers the same as other
business men and with all of us, our
work is largely in the country dist
riots. 1t seems strange that the
roads should be constantly dragged
and repaired in the summer, and
dropped completely with the advent
of winter.
People expect prompt efficient SER
vice of us but how can we render it
against an insurmountable physical
obstacle.
1t is high time that the towns and
county adopt some regular effective
method of snow clearing The eX-
pense, except at first, need not be very
great, and certainly no one can APP
preciate having the free use of the
roads in the winter more than the
physicians and those who need their
services.
If the taxpayers will just show
their interest in the matter to the
town boards and then take the matter
up with the county board, | have no
doubt that effective steps could be
initiated to do away with this con-
stantly recurring menace of closed
roads in the winter. -
E. l.. Stephan, MD.
Hinckley, Mimi, Feb. IS, 1929.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
THE FATHER OF our COUNTRY

Tomorrow (Friday) we celebrate
the 197th birthday anniversary of
George Washington. the popularity
called Father of our country" He
was born in Westmoreland county,
Virginia on the 22nd day of February,
1882. and died at Mount Vernon Dec.
IA, 1899. He was the great-grand-
son of John Washington, an English
man, who emigrated in 1867; and the
son of Augustine Washington. sub
stantial farmer. He had an elemen-
tary education and afterward attained
a knowledge of surveying, which Oc-
cupation he followed mainly in his
early years, but at the age of 10, he
was appointed adjutant- general of the
Virginia militia. From that time
until after the Revolutionary war, he
followed military occupation. He
acquired the possession of Mount Yer
non and other properties through the
death of his half-brother and these
possessions he added to by wedding
the wealthy young widow, Mrs. Mar
tina CustiS.
When peace was declared after the
Revolutionary war. he retired to his
estate at Mount Vernon and refused
all recompense for his services eX-
cept for his actual personal expenses.
He afterward helped shape the con-
stitution for the new republic ana
served as its first president from
April 80. 1889 to 1897. After his
second term, he resigned and retired
to his estate. where he passed away
two years later.
George Washington had mind far
above party strife ana was admired
in life and mourned in death by peo-
pie of all parties and from all walks
of life. He was known for his gen
erous and unselfish deeds as well as
his honesty Through his far sight
edness and that of his colleagues in
shaping the first constitutional en-
bodiments. the United States of Amer
lea has weathered many storm and
although, we of the later generations
did not know him personally. never
theless his accomplishments were
such that his personality beams on
the pages of history in such manner
as to fire the imagination of the grow
ing youth to such extent that it seems
almost possible that he has been
among us.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
HINCKLEY LOSES TO
PINE CITY TEAM

Hinckley's aspirations to defeat the
Pine City basketeers on the Pine
City floor were dimmed last Mon
day night when they were sent tumb-
ling by score of q to "a. The loss
gave the two teams a game each;
Pine City having been previously de-
feated on the Hinckley floor.
Hinckley got the jump at the start
of the game, running up the count
to 10 before Buirge, Pine City for
ward, dropped in the first of his five
field goals Due to the unusual con-
dition of a very slippery floor, both
teams handled the ball during the
first half with deliberate slowness
and used about the same style of at
tack. The half ended IL to 5 in favor
of Pine City. Hinckley outplayed the
Pine City team in the second half by
one point. Buirge played stellar
game for the Pine City boys while
Stanchfield starred for Hinckley.
Other Hinckley School News.
The Hinckley Public Schools will
Opcu Their SpIluS primary GLASS oIl
Monday, March 4th and continue for
q period of ten weeks. This class is
under the direct supervision of the
Teacher Training department and af-
fords an opportunity for children to
receive important training before en-
trance into the first grade in the fall
The entrance requirements are the
same as those required by the State
Department of Education for entrance
into the first grade; that, each child
must be six years of age before Jan
/. 1880. Place of birth must be Civ
EN- upon registration.
Glasses are conducted from 1 o'clock
i'm the afternoon until three. Some
provision must be made for children
living in the country who must ne
cessarily come in on the morning
vans. Registration must be made
with the superintendent before the
date of March 4th.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
RESOLUTION

THIS RESOLUTION adopted this
Goth day of February, 1929, by the
Pine County Bankers association,
Pine County, Mimi.
WHEREAS, God in his infinite wis
dom has seen fit to remove from our
midst, L. c. Petersen, our brother
banker, member of our association,
president of the First State Bank of
Askov, and a pioneer builder of this
county;
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, by the Pine County Bank
ers association that they extend to
Mrs. L. c. Petersen his wife, and
family. the First State Bank of Askov
and community. our heartfelt sym
pathy in this, their great sorrow;
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that this resolution be spread upon
the minutes of this association and
copy thereof be forthwith trans
mitted to Mrs. L. G.. Petersen and the
First State Bank of Askov. Askov,
Minnesota.
PINE COUNTY BANKERS ASSOCIA-
TION,
n. Perkins, President
" E. Shafer, Secretary
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21

held i'm the Hinckley auditorium on
Thursday of last week and many sur
prises marked the contest. Muriel
Zeigler was superb in her reading
The Soul of the Violin" which gave
her first place in dramatic readings.
She was closely followed by Clara
Wicklund who read THE Lost Word
Lee Guptil was awarded the oratorical
on Character" and Lorna Brandt the
humorous on "An Encounter with an
Interviewer" The team gave its read
ings at the subdistrict meet at Sand
stone on Wednesday night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
POTATO MARKET
STILL DECLINING
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SIZE, though they closed lower at
$T50-S175. The Chicago carlOt mar
ket on Northern Round Whites was
somewhat lower than the week before
at 75c-90c, but Idaho Russets adj
vanced to $1.65-S1.S0. Barrels of
red potatoes from Bermuda were
jobbing in New York City at 5000
$1,000. Bushel crates of Bliss Tri-
jumps from Cuba brought $30O-$325
while bushel hampers of southern
Texas stock ruled S1.90-$2.5O. Severe
cold weather was reported in many of
the northern and western states,
which had some effect on potato
trading. Northern Maine had tenn
peratures as low as 80 degrees below
zero.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
Stop.

1T is high time" said the reform
er, that we had a moral awakening
grid our lOins. Let us take off our
coats. Let us bare our arms Let
us
Hold on exclaimed a tall, thin
woman near the platform. IF this
is to be a moral awakening, don't
you dare to take off another thing,"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
EDITORIAL COMMENT FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS WHICH MAY
MAY NOT CONFORM
AMERICANA

spending of income so that one re-
ceiyes the greatest possible value and
the most good from it.
Thrift is living within ones income
and protecting oneself and ones fam
lily against the future One can live
well and enjoy the good things of life
and still be thrifty, if he does not
spend more than he earns.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short. timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
ions cnn fornl not In, tne Wri.er opin
American. All letters must be
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our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective, but If the
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name used. it will be withheld)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. debate is
scheduled to be held at Hinckley on
Tuesday night of next week. Hinck-
ley will uphold the negative side OF
the question and Sandstone the af-
firmative.
No school Washington's birthday
a-la-la-lee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21

ant to the welfare of the county at
large, and if this were Systematically
done much suffering could be avoided
and at times even lives saved. We
are asking the county commissioners
if something like this cannot be done
DR.. w. T. Pearson
Finlayson, Mimi, Feb. IS, 1929
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-02-21

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13
STATE LEGION
PLANS Meeting
Distinguished Men to Attend
Session In August.

RICHMOND, Ind, June 13.-
Among those who will attend the
eleventh annual convention of the
American Legion here Aug. "a to 81,
are Governor Harry Leslie, Senators
Arthur Robinson and James E. Wat
son.
A large number of distinguished
guests have already accepted the
invitation sent out by Henry Unser,
chairman of the speakers and dis
tinguished guest committee. Many
items of entertainment for the
guests are being arranged. One of
the additional attractions this year
will be the first appearance at state
convention of the boys band from
the children'S home at KnightstoWn.
More than twenty drum and bugle
corps and bands have already signi-
fed their intentions of entering the
contests which have been arranged.
The forty and eight activities will
be held on Saturday night and will
include a parade, banquet, wreck"
and other entertainment. Julian
Dunbar of Centerville, a past dis
trict commander, has charge of the
program The wreck" will be
staged by the voiture from Wash
ington, with the cooperation of the
state officers of the organization.
Many athletic contests will be
held, including golf tournament to
select the Indiana champion, a rifle
and pistol shoot, and a great boxing
show on Monday night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-13
MILLION LEFT
EACH OF FOUR
THAW CHILDREN
Mother of Harry Fails in
Ambition to Spend All
Before Death.

BV THited Press
PITTSBURGH, June 13.-DeSpite
/ her determination to use most Of
her fortune during her lifetime,
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, who died
/ at her Pittsburgh home Sunday at
! the age of 81, left approximately a
million dollars to each of her four
{ children in her will, filed for pro-
( bate today With the registrar OF
wills.
More than million dollars Of
her S5,0o0,O0G estate was left to re-
ligious, educational and charitable
institutions.
individuals with whom Mrs. Thaw
had been friendly during her life
also were remembered in special be-
quests.
The four children, each Of whom
Will receive a fifth of the estate,
are Harry K. ThaW, Josiah G. ThaW
of New York, the Countess De Pc
rigrey of Paris, and Mrs. Alice
Thaw Whitney Of Boston, former
wife Of the earl Of Yarmouth.
The remaining fifth Of the estate
will be divided into three parts, one
Of which will go to the Third Pres
byterian church of Pittsburgh, Of
which the aged philanthropist was
lifelong member.
A second share will go to the
Theological seminary, near Omaha,
Neb.. each faculty member Of the
seminary receiving $1,000 and the
third share was left to the trustees
OF Washington college in Tennessee,
the oldest college west Of the Ale
kheny mountains, as a memorial to
/ her late son. Edward Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw directed that all in
debtedness in excess of $4,000,
which was owed her by Harry K.
Thaw, shall be Cancelled.
Knowing the minds of her chill
dren, as to their determinations Mrs.
Thaw said in her will she did not
designate any specific amount they
should receive as it was her plan
! to leave as her residuary estate little
more than enough to pay her debts
and such legacies as she specified.
Despite this determination Mrs.
ThaW's will, it is believed, will leave
approximately S4Ooo,Oo0 to be di-
vided evenly among her four living
children.
Her illness during the last four
years Of her life. which held her
bedfast, interfered with Mrs Thaw's
plan and prevented her from spend
ing the largest portion of her vast
wealth.
Helen Keller, famous fcr ner work
in improving the conditions of the
blind. was left $4,000, and Miss
Keller's teacher, Mrs. J. A. Macy, a
| like amount.