Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-12-05
ASKOV

Hans Nielsen came up from Mime
apolis Friday and visited with his
folks until Sunday.
Emil Christensen went to the Twin
Cities yesterday for an examination
at the Veterans hospital.
Mrs. Oline Sorensen has been en-
gagged as clerk in the Askov Variety
Store, starting there last week.
Miss Katie Clausen who has been
employed in Minneapolis, came here
yesterday for a visit at the home of
her folks.
The Service Garage have had their
rear entrance doors remodeled so that
they can take in extra large busses
and trucks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnar Fenger came
down from Cass Lake to spend
Thanksgiving and the weekend at
the home of his mother.
The latest reports from Duluth,
states that C. p Christensen is i'm
proving nicely, which will be good
news to his many friends here.
Carl Miller bought a new three
window four dour new Ford sedan
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trading in his Willys-Knight sedan on
the deal.
Joseph Hald and Hans G. Larsen
started out Saturday in the formers
Ford truck for California, taking with
them the bulk of Jens Gregersen's
furniture.
Clarence Morgensen and the Misses
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were visitors in Duluth yesterday.
The ladies also went there to have
their eyes tested.
DR.. and Mrs. H. E. Levin and Mr..
and Mrs. George Lindegaard were in
Duluth Tuesday to have the latter's
broken ankle X-rayed. 1t was a
triple fracture and has now been set
Elmer Morgensen who has been
visiting and working along the, West
the home of his folks here two weeks
ago. He went out in a Chevrolet
but returned in a Pontiac coupe.
Hans Jensen who has been visiting
at various points in Iowa, South Da-
kota, and Minnesota, the past few
weeks, returned to Askov yesterday
for an indefinite visit at the homes of
his sons, ]. c. and and L. p Jensen.
Walter Jensen who has been work
ing at Rich Valley, returned to the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. P. Jensen, Monday. Incidentally
it might also be stated that he has
the distinction of being the first one
to purchase a share of stock in the
Askov-Barr Corporation at the bank
yesterday forenoon; Charlie Laursen
was a close second and took two
shares.
S. c. Martensen who is working out
from the University Farm, st. Paul,
and travelling over the state in the
interest of the dairy herd improve
ment association work, was a caller
in Askov Tuesday, and conferred with
the local tester, Lloyd Pullen. Mr.
Martensen, whose home is at Tyler
has been in his present work for a
little over a year. He is a son OF
the former Danish parochial school
teacher who is now mail carrier al
Tyler.
At the Danish Sisterhood meeting
yesterday afternoon the main event
was the annual election of officers
which resulted as follows: Mrs. Jens
Henriksen remains eX-president; Mrs
Chris Hansen remains as president
Mrs. j. P. Madsen, vice president
Mrs. Hans Lunde, remains as secre
tary; Mrs. Chris A. Jensen, treasurer
Mrs. L. A. Paulsen, Warden; Mrs. Chr
Sandahl, Mrs. Svend Petersen and Mrs
V. Heininge, first, second and thirC
trustees; Mrs. Chris Hyldahl, innel
guard; and Mrs. And. ]. Larsen, outer
guard.
Fred Steen narrowly averted SER
ious accident on the slippery roads
last week when his car became stalled
on hill northwest of town. Mr.
Steen and Mrs. Alfred Larsen were in
the front seat and jumped out when
the car began to slide backwards into
the ditch, but not in time to get Mrs
Larsen's daughter, Eva, out of the
back seat, so she went with the car
down the hills and finally into the
ditch where it rolled over and was
considerably damaged Miss Eva
stuck right to the rear seat and for
tunately escaped injury.
Mrs. P. A Peterson spoke at the
local church Monday evening on the
missionary work amongst the Santals
of India, a work in which she and
her husband have been engaged for
several years. The Pedersons are
presently enjoying a vacation in
America Mrs. Peterson said the ole
Santals believed in good God, but
fear of the evil spirits today drives
them to spend much of their time tC
offerings to appease them. Christian.
ity is making good progress amongst
the Santals, and Mrs. Peterson spoke
in an air of optimism on this sub.
ject and pointed to the good work that
is being done by the Danish mission.
aries, Dagmar Miller and Eli B0gh
She spoke in the Norwegian language
but was easy to understand, her de.
livery being clear and distinct. While
fhe attendance was rather small al