Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
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TO Duluth friday.
Shop early and ship early. Avoid
the Christmas rush.
A baby boy was born Nov. 20 to Mr.
and Mrs. Christopher Nielsen.
Chr. Sandahl was in Duluth Friday
to have a sore eye attended to.
Thorvald Andersen, local shoe mer-
chant, spent Thursday and Friday in
the Twin Cities buying supplies for
his store.
James j. Holmes purchased new
Ford truck from the local dealers
Saturday, trading in his older model
on the deal.
Miss Valborg Justesen left last
night for Des Moines, Iowa, to spend
Thanksgiving and the weekend with
relatives there.
Elmer Sorensen came here from
Minneapolis and visited over Sunday
with his folks. He is home principal
ly for his mothers birthday.
The local schools will be closed to-
day and tomorrow and most of the
faculty are spending the Thanksgiv-
ing holidays at their various homes.
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his farming activities here for the
time being and plans to go to work
for F. Clarey Nielsen at Centuria, Wis.
Petersen brothers, north of town,
purchased a new Ford Town sedan
from the local dealers Monday, trad
ing in their touring car on the deal.
Carl Miller and family and Chr.
NaIcon 1oauin0 TODAY for MinnQ-
apolis to spend Thanksgiving with
relatives and will also do Christmas
buying for their store.
Owe Krag who has been working for
John Swanson at Markville the past
month, returned to his home here last
week. He recently had a finger in
jured while at work there.
Today marks the official opening
of the 1929 Christmas Seal sale.
These stamps are now on sale
at the post office and the Variety
Store. Put them on your mail from
now on.
Ed Gudmonsen, formerly of Askov,
who has been in California lately,
came here Sunday to attend Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. Paulsen's silver wedding
anniversary and visit old friends for a
short time.
c. P. Christensen was operated upon
at Duluth Monday and at last reports
he is getting along fine. Mrs. Chris
Jensen and Henry johnson motored
there to be with him on the day of
the operation.
The Misses Herds johnson and
Margaret Nedegaard, Alexander Paul
sen and Harald Stottrup left Thursday
via motor for few days visit at
Grand View College, Des Moines,
Iowa They returned home again
Tuesday evening.
At different intervals during the
past week there has been light fall
of snow here, just enough to make
the roads real slippery and dangerous
for auto driving, and number of
minor accidents have resulted from
collisions or skidding into the bitches.
The monthly d. B. S. Social will be
held Saturday evening, Nov. 80, COM
mencing at S:15. A good program
has been arranged for and it is ex-
pected that all members and their
families will be present. Bring cake
and lunch as usual. Dancing after
the program.
Friends here have recently learned
that Tom Thomson, brother of Gus
Thomson, was united in marriage on
November 5th, at Flint, Mich, to
girl from Iowa. The newlyweds are
making their home in Flint, where Mr..
Thomson is employed. The Amer
lean joins Askov friends in extending
congratulations and best wishes.
The Rev. A E. Frost and family
arrived here yesterday and are now
busy getting located in the parsonage.
The Rev. Frost will preach his first
sermon here Sunday, Dec. 1. In the
evening of that day there will be
welcome reception for the family in
the church basement See announce
ment column of this issue for particu
lars.
A. Gravesen was in Minneapolis
Friday and Saturday to attend the
Dads day celebration at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. At the banquet
there Saturday evening there was, a
total attendance of about 5000 of
whom LOO were dads. There were
many speeches made but these could be
heard better at home over the radio
than they could in the banquet hall
Your Christmas packages for for
eign countries should be dispatched
the first week in December to insure
safe and timely delivery. Contents
and value must be stated with each
parcel The postal rate to most for
eign countries is straight IA cents
per pound. Take the precaution to
put your name and address as well
as the name and address of the ad-
dressee inside the package, so that
in case the outside address is dam
aged, then the postal authorities may
open the parcel and re-address it.
In fact that procedure should be fol-
lowed in all parcel post shipments.