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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
Observations
On O. JOurneu
By HJALMAR PETERSEN.

Thinking that it might interest
some of the American readers to get
little report on a 1000 mile auto
trip that l made in Minnesota and
South Dakota, decided to put it in
to print. The trip was very interest
ing to me, more so perhaps because
it brought me for few hours to the
old home town of Tyler where l spent
my childhood days. 1t may be that
what seems interesting to one because
it brings him back to his old stamp
ing grounds may not be so interesting
to others and therefore l would sug-
gest that the story be passed up by
readers if it gets tiresOme.
My wife and daughter, Evelyn, had
spent seven weeks on the Pacific coast
visiting her parents and other rela-
tives. AS l have brother, Rasmus
Petersen, who lives with his family
in Aberdeen, S. D., having resided
there 20 years and l have never be-
fore visited him there, and they are
about to move to Illinois, l decided
that this would be a good opportunity
to visit them in the Dakota city, so
l asked my wife to purchase their
railroad tickets to Aberdeen. 1 left
Pine county Thursday, July 25th, by
auto and was Joined by my father
who came up from DEBORAH, Iowa, at
Minneapolis.
Good Farming Country.
Leaving Minneapolis on State Trunk
road No. 10 we journeyed through
Wayzata, Delano, Howard Lake, Litch-
field, Willmar, and other towns. At
Willmar we left the main highway
and took short cut to Milan, dis
lance of As miles with but one little
turn in tan eighth of mile over
a river. We went 10 miles farther to
Appleton and stayed over night there.
The printing plants of Senator Victor
Lawson's at Willmar and MCGOWAN
Bros. at Appleton. two of the largest
and best equipped in the state outside
of the three largest cities, were Wis
tied. Friday morning the journey
was continued through Ortonville on
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
A STUDY OF EARLY
HISTORY MAKES FOR
MORE APPRECIATION

The Rev. Ottar JOrgensen of Cedar
Falls, Iowa, who together with his
family has been visiting relatives in
AskOv, gave an interesting lecture be-
fore the Young Peoples society at the
assembly hall Sunday evening on the
early history of America. He told of
how England was interested from an
lea settled with her people and thus
be able to supply the raw materials
which in some cases were being de-
pleted in the mother country. Ship
owners were given certain amount
of land for every settler they delivered
to American shores. This was early
in the seventeenth century and each
ship carried about 200 passengers
when it started out for the American
shores, but generally the number of
passengers was greatly decreased be-
fore reaching its destination. due to
which they were unable to combat in
those days. Many bodies were thus
lowered into the deep waters of the
Atlantic and the lot of the Pilgrims
was anything but merry one. The
healthy and sturdy ones remained and
they were real pioneers who withstood
the elements. They struggled along
and built homes and soon commenced
to build up a trade with other coun-
tries. than England and on July 4th,
1881, their first big ship of 60 tons
sailed down a Massachusetts harbor.
Fishing was the chief industry and
they sold these principally to southern
European countries and the Azores
Islands. Some of the products they
got there were sold to the West Indies
in exchange for other products which
they needed, on the return home. This
building up of foreign trade was not
to the liking of England and then
came the Navigation Act during the
reign of Charles ii, compelling the
Pilgrims to sell their goods to Eng
land or that they should first go
through English ports. But in spite
of obstacles the Pilgrims struggled
along. 1t took months to notify the
new Americans of laws enacted by the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08

FAIR WEDDING
NOW ASSURED
Everett Work. Thelma Spicer NuptialS
Will be Performed Before
County Fair Audience.

Everett Work, son of Mrs. Grace H.
York, and Miss Thelma Spicer. daugh-
te of Mr.. and Mrs. Lanklyn Spicer
both of Sandstone, will be united in
marriage at a public wedding at the
Pine County Fair.
The wedding will be performed Sat-
urday evening, August oath, on the
platform in front of the grandstand,
between s and o'clock. The definite
time for the wedding will be ANNOUNCE
ed later. In case of rain, the wedding
will be held in the pavilion. Follow
ing the completion of the program in
front of the grandstand, the newly
weds will lead the grand march at
the dance in the pavilion.
Mr.. Work was born in Sandstone and
has spent all his life there. The
bride-tO-be has resided in Sandstone
with her parents the past two years
and has lived in Pine county most of
her life. She is a young lady, under
twenty years of age, and will be a
very pretty bride. The wedding will
be formal one with all the dignity
and solemnity for such an occasion.
The platform will be decorated with
flowers, ferns, etc, and relatives of
the contracting parties will be seated
upon the platform. The wedding
attendants, flower girls, ring
bearer, ushers-will be announced
next week.
Businessmen of Sandstone, Pine
City and other towns are presenting
wedding presents for the young couple.
A. w. Gum, clerk of court, says he
has the marriage license ready and
will present it to the newlyweds-to-b
Mr.. Work and Miss Spfcer had plan
ned to be married August 25th, which
is Miss Spicers birthday, but set the
date ahead one day so that they might
be married at the fair.
Lloyd Spicer, cousin of the bride
to-be, is member of the Sandstone
band, which will join with the Askov
band in playing at the fair Saturday,
the day of the wedding.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
Club Standings.

Sundays trays in the Pine County
baseball League left Moose Lake, first
half winners, out in front by virtue of
their victory over Brook Park who
was tied with them. The Lakers have
only lost one game so far during the
season and there will be a mad
scramble for their scalps for the re-
mainder of the season.
Brook Park visited the champs on
their home grounds Sunday and
emerged from the quest with the
small end of a to count. Although
outhit by the southern opponents. the
victors held the upper end of the game
through errors by the visitors, and
timely punching of what few hits
they received.
Sturgeon Lake climbed to the berth
occupied by the idle Pine City team
by winning over Askov 10 to 4. Out
side of one bad inning for Askov,
which Melted their opponents scores,
the game was battle royal. The
features of the game was the antics
cut by the players, and the friendly
feeling displayed by the Sturgeon Lake
fans to the visitors throughout the
game.
Sandstone and Willow River kept
in the running by their respective
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
ASKOV FARMERS
WILL JOURNEY TO
DULUTH SATURDAY

Arrangements have been made
through County Agent W. F. Hammar-
gren for visit to the Northeast Elk
pertinent Station, near Duluth, on
Saturday, August 10th, by group of
AskOv farmers.
Appointment has been made with
Mark Thompson, who is in charge of
the station, to personally escort the
delegation when they arrive there.
Anyone interested is welcome to
join this tour and if you desire more
information about it you can secure
it from either Louis Olsen, Hans
Clausen or Chr. MOrgensen. But if
you want to go just meet on Main
street in Askov Saturday morning
and be ready to start by a. m. 1t
will be time well spent.
Louis Olsen is in receipt of letter
from M. j. Thompson after being adj
vised that the Askov farmers were
coming, the substance of which fol-
lows:
Il have your letter of August 2.
We are pleased to learn that the Pine
SoohtS SiouP Will NlS1I tUlS StdIlO0
next Saturday, August 10. We will
make up good lot of coffee; tell the
folks to bring the rest of their lunch
along, and we will serve coffee, cream
and sugar.
II presume you will get here around
II O'Clock, perhaps a little earlier.
In that case we will plan to cover
some of the layout before lunch. Then
after dinner we will finish the tour.
Yesterday we had about 100 people
from Lake county, with around 80
cars. 1t surely was big party.
When you get to town, get on 4th
street and follow out on No. 81. You
will see some detour signs but pay no
attention to them. You can get
through all right. We do every day.
Here is to profitable and pleasant
day."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
TEXAS MAN VISITS
IN PINE COUNTY
Geo. p. GrOut. Dairy Department Head
at Panhandle, was Former
Jean Du Luth Manager.

Geo. p Grout, former manager of
the Jean Du Luth farm at Nickerson
for ten years, but for the past seven
years resident of the state of Texas,
visited the Jean Duluth farm Monday
and Tuesday and other old stamping
grounds in Pine county. He called in
Askov yesterday. The trip up here
is made in two autos, he having three
of his boy students along and they are
camping on the way.
When Mr.. Grout and his family left
Pine county seven years ago he be-
came head of the dairy department of
the state agricultural college, near
Waco, a position he held for five
years. He. now operates large farm
near Panhandle in Carson county, the
Guernsey center of the Southwest, and
he is head of the agricultural depart
ment of the large Panhandle high
school. Mr.. Grout is also secretary
of the Panhandle State Guernse
Breeders association.
On the trip up here they bought
some purebred cattle in Oklahoma
and Kansas and also at Barnum in
this state. They visited the dairy de-
partments at the State Universities in
Ames and st. Paul. In conversation
with an American reporter Mr.. Grout
stated that out of the 81 head of pure
bred Guernsey cattle offered for sale
at Barnum a few weeks ago 80 were
of his breeding when he was manager
of the Jean Duluth farm. Mr. Grout
was pleased to note the progress made
here in the seven years that he has
been in Texas.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
NEW OWNERS
FOR BUS LINES
Great Northern Sells Control to Motor
Transit and AutOmOtive Invest
ment Corporations.

The Great Northern Railroad Tues
day announced the sale of the North
land Transportation company, operat-
ing bus lines over $500 miles i'm Min
nesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota,
to Motor Transit Corporation and
AutomOtive Investment, Inc, for a
consideration of S5,00O,000
The sale, it is announced, gives
Northland Transportation busses di-
rect connection with the transconti-
mental Greyhound Lines. The new
company will be known as the North
land-Greyhound Lines.
Railroad Maintains Lesser Interest.
AS announced by Ralph Budd, pres
ident of the Great Northern railroad,
a strong minority interest will be re-
tanned by the railroad in the new COM
pany with representation on the board
of directors of the concern.
The Northland Transportation COM
pany, during the time which it has
operated through Pine county on
Highways No. 1 and %, has given very
good service and has maintained as
prompt a schedule as cond t i on s
would allow at all times. In 1928
the company's busses carried over g.
100000 passengers with realized
revenue of 100000.
New Company Will Cooperate.
The Greyhound Lines will
cooperate with the Great Northern
railroad and will operate bus line
supplementary to the railroad, and a
maximum of service with utmost sat
isfaction to patrons is assured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
ANNUAL PINE CITY
l. o. o. F. REBEKAH
PICNIC GOES BIG

The August Wickstrom farm on the
west shore of Cross lake was the scene
of the annual Odd Fellow and Re-
bekah picnic last Sunday. At one
o'clock a splendid picnic lunch was
served, following which many of the
young people INDUCED in swimming,
while others took part in the races
and games provided. The married
men emerged victorious in the kitten
ball game after a hard struggle with
the single men of the order, and sew
eral of the players now feel that they
would like game with some neigh
boring lodge team if possible to ar
range it.
The Wickstrom farm is a splendid
place for picnic as it is located on
high bank with an excellent SWIM
ming beach. ample shade trees and
play ground facilities. |
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
3 GIRLS PASS
SWIM TESTS
Helen Carlson, Dorothy
Carlson and Geraldine
Wiley Get Badges.
Tests Terminate Pine City
Swimming Instruction
Program.

The final examination of the swim
mers who have been taking the Red
Cross course in swimming and life
saving work took place Monday at
Pine City, with r. l.. Berger of st.
Paul in charge. Mr.. Berger is the
examiner sent out by the State Chap
ter of the Red Gross to conduct the
tests following the periods of instruc-
ton by the regular instructors.
Those who succeeded in passing the
Senior Life Saving tests were Helen
Carlson, Dorothy Carlson, and Gerald
inc Wiley. BY passing this test they
receive badge showing their rank
as swimmers. The tests were very
complete and certainly tested the
swimming ability of the swimmers
as they lasted about four hours and
contained such requirements as swim
ming out 60 feet three times in sue
cessiOn without rest and bringing in
another person of their own weight or
over; making three ten foot dives
from the surface and recovering an
object from the bottom; breaking all
strange holds which a drowning per-
son might get on a rescuer. The
scores made by the three girls who
passed were Geraldine Wiley, $50;
Helen Carlson, sac; and Dorothy
Carlson, S3%p.
Melba Wiley who passed the tests
last year was again reviewed by the
examiner. Miss Wiley also had charge
of the demonstration held for the reg
ular students in the swimming course
Saturday in which over thirty young
swimmers took pSrt Eighteen be-
ginners received buttons for progress
made in swimming, and nine swim
mers received their badges for adj
vanced work. Two boys, Ralph
Buirge and Fred HOller, received bad
ges as Junior life savers The work of
the swimming course was very in
teresting to those taking part and its
full worth to the children and adults
taking same cannot be too highly esti-
mated. Some real work was done and
the progress made by some of those
taking the course was really astonish-
ing. Jack Eshelby who gave the
course was splendid instructor and
kept the work going evenly and in
tereSting at all times.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
CATTLE CLIMB AS
SHIPMENTS EASE
All Classes Work Higher Under
Sharply Curtailed Aggregate
MarketingS; Hogs Uneven.

(By L. :. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomicS and Minnesota Department of
Agriculture.)
South st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. ), 1929:
Sharply reduced lOadings at all points
resulted in mild reaction on killing
cattle. this branch ruling strong to
25c higher. Choice mediumweight
steers were considered salable around
S15.25, mixed yearlings stopping at
$3.50, grassy steers mostly $500 to
$11.00. Beef cows turned at $500 to
$3.50, heifers on up to $3.50, cutters
1913 to 1913, bulls $500 to $3.50 with
vealers largely $3.50 to $1,000.
Hog trade while uneven was mostly
steady, better $50 to 23O lb. weights
turning at S11.50 to S11.S5, medium
and heavy butchers S10.25 to SLIPS,
packing sows bulking at 1925, with
pigs S1175 to S11S5.
Fat lambs on killer account were
unchanged, these selling at $1,000 to
$500, heavies at $1,000. throwouts
at $3.50, ewes from $3.50 to $500 with
culls from $3.50 to $3.50.
FeederS ana StOckefS.
Much of the days cattle run was
again made up of stockers and feeders
from the dry areas in the Dakotas
and Montana, the market on these
sharing in the reaction noted for kill
ing cattle to the extent of 25c up
turn. Choice mixed yearlings reached
S11.5O, other well bred offerings S10.25
to $11.00, bulk of all thin stockers
$500 to $1,000, common kinds to $500.
Stock cows sold largely at S6.75 to
S7.75, heifers from $3.50 to $500.
Feeding lambs were in moderate sup
ply, these turning from $500 to S11.OO
according to quality, while the meager
quota of stock pigs continued at the
S11.75 to S11.S5 terms out of first
hands.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
PINE CITY WILL HAVE
FIRST FLOWER SHOW

What is the first attempt of its
kind TO ever be held in Pine City is
the Saturdays flower show, being
sponsored by the Community club of
that village. The show will be held
in the Farmers and Merchants Bank
with Mrs. A. w. Piper in charge Of
arrangements. Carl SOmmers of Rush
City, will judge the flowers and prizes
will be awarded by Pine City business
men and others who are interested
in flower culture
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
BOY IS MANNED
BY SIDE.SW|PE
Truck and Car Pass Too
Close, Young Man Has
Arm Cut Off.
Accident Occurs South of
Hinckley Village on
Pavement.

While travelling on the pavement
about four miles south of Hinckley
at $50 p. m. Sunday evening Arthur
Case of Duluth, was manned for the
remainder of his life by the loss of
an arm.
Arthur Case, II. the driver of the
car and the victim, evidently was
resting his arm out of the door Win
dow when a truck passed. Whether
blinded by the lights of each or
just why the drivers steered their
vehicles so close to each other is not
known, but the arm of young Case
was completely cut off between the
elbow and the shoulder and was found
later in the road with the wrist bone
broken. The injured boy was immedi-
ately taken to Hinckley where DR..
C. G. Kelsey gave first aid and then
rushed the young man to the ST.
Luke's hospital in ST. Paul, where am
putation of the mashed portion was
performed and where he is rapidly
recovering from the shock and pain
of the accident
The truck which was meeting the
Case car is owned by H. l.. Silver,
Finlayson livestock buyer, while the
Case car was occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Tallack Case and four children
of Duluth.
Outside of the CHASTITY mishap to
young Case, no injuries were suffered
by the other members of either We
L
handles being torn off and the tenders
on the one side of the Case car being
bent, no serious damage was done
and the family was able to drive it
home following the accident.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
CARSTEN FAMILY is
LOCATED IN HASTINGS

John Carsten who was operator of
the creamery at Beroun for number
of years, has secured a similar po-
sition at Hastings and is now located
there with his family. Mr.. Carsten
was known to many over Pine county
as he maintained an orchestra while
terest in baseball, playing on the
Beroun team
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08

mother country and again there was
much delay in acceptance and in the
meantime the pioneers did as much
trading as possible with other coun-
tries. The Rev. Jorgensen also told of
how the Pilgrims lived in small COM
their farming, their home
life, the witches, ETC., all part of the
early history, showing plainly that a
study of the early history of our coun-
try will make us more appreciative
of America and its institutions, reli-
gious freedom, etc. knowing that
much privation was endured by the
early pioneers who would die for a
good cause.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08

"What'll we sing for an encore"
asked the leader of glee club in a
neighboring town. "Sing the same
song-they'll never recognize it," re-
piled a hearer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08

Wouldn't it be fine to have your
face on some of these new-fangled
$40 bills" remarked George to John
the other day. well, I'd rather have
my hand on EN-" replied John.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08

Heard on the street: "How's your
wife coming along with her driving
OF the new car" "She took a turn
for the worse last week."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08
MOOSE LAKE IS
HIGH IN LEAGUE
Pine County B a S e b all
League Has Four
Games Left.
Three Teams Within Strik-
ing Distance of
Leaders.
Sunday, August IL.

Moose Lake at Willow River.
Bruno at Askov.
Sturgeon Lake at Sandstone.
Pine City at Brook Park.
Markville bye.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08

Heard at the beach: Aren't you
wild about bathing beauties?" 81
don't know. | never bathed one"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-08-08

and Frank H. Tomczak of Sturgeon
Lake.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-20
Garrett County Girl Has Good
Foundation in All Work

The Southern Planter, issue of June
Is, a magazine published at Rich
mond, Va, in the interest of lettering
agriculture and live stock conditions,
ETC., carries story and picture Of
Dorothy Welch, Mt. Lake Park, who
has been active in All work for the
past several years. The article fol-
lows:
Dorothy WEIGH, member of Noun
tain Lake Park All club, Maryland,
is now senior in high school and has
completed four years of club work.
During the past year she selected
room improvement as her major pro-
iect. The exhibit of this at the coun-
ty fair brought her orders for similar
sets of bureau covers from various
parts of the county. She, also, made
all her own clothes. In canning she
completed the requirements in a
countrywide canning club project.
In addition to her club work she
has organized two clubs and served
as leader to both. She was assistant
editor of the All club paper, tribe
leader in the county camp, member
of the high school orchestra and last
summer assisted the county home
demonstration agent in many ways.
She is planning to go to college and
major in home economics and thus
continue her work in the All club
field.
She says, "June p will soon be
passed and with it these happy high
school days. In the tomorrow of life
there looms up before me vision of
still greater opportunities-college
days with training and preparation
and then life work. l shall always be
thankful for the All ideals as a
foundation for life"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-06-20
Scouts Pass Tests at Out-Of-
Doors Meeting.

A number of Boy Scouts of Oakland
Troop, No. 1, took advantage of the
out-of- doors meeting last Friday and
passed their tests on judging and
pacing. A short march was made to
a vacant lot at the north edge OF
town where speedball and other games
were enjoyed. Those passing judging
were David Walter, Richard Glotfelty,
William Tillett, Stuart Hamill, Rich
ard Gender, Carl Hinebaugh and Wal
ter Dawson. Richard Gender also
passed pacing.
Tomorrow the scouts are planning
to meet on Ferguson's Hill, overlook
ing Oakland, where they will build a
camp fire and hold their weekly ses-
sion.
The local troop is in receipt of a
Coleman gasoline lamp, which was
won at Kingwood during the Boys
Week celebration in that town. The
prize was donated by the Kingwood
Rotary Club and is much appreciated
by the members of the troop. 1t will
be used on camping trips and over
night hikes.