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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
DENHAM COMMUNITY
LOSES ANOTHER OLD
PIONEER BY DEATH

Nels Peterson was born in Shame
Sweden, Feb. 10, 1855. He came to
the United States, April 4, 1879, set
Ting first in Lindstrom, Mimi He
lived there about three years, then
moved to St. Paul, where he was unit
ed in matrimony to Miss Amanda
Johnson, in 1882. After two years
of residence in st. Paul he came to
Birch Creek where he had lived until
his death in the Community hospital
of Moose Lake, Aug. 25.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his
children, George and Anna (Mrs. Hen
ry Ackman) of Birch Creek, John,
Lily (Mrs. Albert Nystrom), Hannah
(Mrs. Hjalmar Rosenquist of ST.
Paul.
Mrs. Peterson preceded him in
death, Nov. 5, 1924, as did one son,
Emil, March 10, 1926, and one daugh-
ter, Mabel (Mrs. ]. o. Anderson) May
IA, 1929. Mr.. Peterson leaves four sis
tiers, Mrs. Anderson of Lindstrom, and
Mrs. Anderson of Minneapolis, Mrs.
Nelson of ST. Paul, and one sister in
Sweden. One brother, Peter Paulson,
of Stacy, also survives.
The funeral ceremony was held
from the Oak Hill church, last Thurs
day afternoon, Aug. %, 1880, with the
Rev. Johanneson of Moose Lake, read
ing the service, the Rev. Karlberg of
MinneapOliS also assisting with the
burial in the Swede Park cemetery.
Mrs. Alan Irene and Mrs. Arthur
Weinberg gave the vocal duets, with
Mrs. George Johnson playing the re-
QUEEN.
Out-of town mourners were Mrs.
Anderson of Lindstrom, and Mrs. Mel
son of st. Paul; Mr.. Paulson and fam
lily of Stacy; Walney Peterson of Can
by, Mimi, all the children and grand
children. One sister was unable to
attend on account of illness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04

day. The sympathy Of this commun-
ity is extended to Mr.. Petersen and
daughter in the loss of dear wife
and mother.
Miss Elizabeth Swanson left Mon
day for the town of Glover, to teach
the "B' school there.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
Monday evening, when the many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. VIM Treague
met at the Treague home and gave
them pleasant surprise. A social
time was spent, and nice lunch was
served, and the guests left at late
hour.
Miss Dorothy Kalk and father were
Saturday evening visitors at the Mrs.
Neva Mudd and Mrs Aug. Anderson
homes.
Mr.. Stuart of Duluth, was caller
in this community last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Market of Bruno.
attended the party at VIM. Treague's.
Florence Gordon, who has spent the
summer here with her sister, Mrs.
Edjar Nopp, left for her home in
Benson, Friday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
ARTHYDE

Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Wood drove to
Minneapolis Friday to see Mr.. Woods
mother, who has just come from Ore
gon.
Dorothy Heating and Violet Ander-
son spent the weekend at Onamia.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ova and Gene Wis
tied at the Mark Winan home Sunday.
Helene Sibley and Ruth Adolph
came by bus Sunday noon from Chi
cago for a months vacation at the
Selleg home here.
Elsie Nortrup left for Thor, Sunday
evening, where she will teach school
this term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Adams left Fri
day for Michigan, where they will
spend their two weeks vacation with
Mr.. Adams folks.
Ruth Adolph, Helen, Harold and
Arne Selleg spent Sunday afternoon
at the Thomson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Weibel of Sol
ana, spent Sunday at the d. M. Olson
home.
wi. anu WI .. <AipSit otSih anu
daughters, Eva and Vivian, of Mime
apolis, former residents here, called
on friends over the weekend and
Labor day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rasmussen took
their son Gerald, to Willow River
Monday, to consult DR.. W. c. Ehmke.
Clifford Thomson returned from
HoOple, N. d., Sunday evening.
Ralph Speed hauled a cow to Clo-
quet Tuesday for Mrs. Mary Ola of
that place.
Lola and Marion Olson visited with
Adelia and June Standish Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Ruud and sons
visited at the Thomson home Monday
evening.
Harold Selleg left Sunday evening
for Chicago, where he will continue
his course as plumber.
Mrs. John Mullin went to Willow
River Tuesday, where she will be I'M
der the care of DR.. w. c.. Ehmke.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04

The American is but $3.50 a year
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
CARD OF THANKS

Our sincere thanks are hereby ex.
tended to all those who so faithful!
helped and sympathized with us dur
ing the long illness and recent death
of our dear husband, father ant
grandfather, Edward r a S mu e r
Hoem. We thank those who sang al
the funeral, the pastors who spoke
the comforting words and all those
presenting flowers and decorating the
church.
Mrs Edward Hoem.
Arthur Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Holmes
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Anderson
and children
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
The Insult.

The traffic officer had raised his
hand and the lady motorist stopped
with jerk. Said the officer, as he
drew out his little book: "As soon
as l saw you come around the bend
l said to myself. 'Forty-five at least"
Officer" demonstrated the lady in
dignantly, you are very much mis-
taken. It's this hat that makes me
look DID,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
Nothing to Brag of.

English Boy: THE queen touched
my father on the shoulder with a
sword and made him a knight"
American Boy: That's nothing!
An Indian tapped my grandfather on
the head with a tomahawk and made
an angel of him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all who showed
their sympathy and helped to arrange
the funeral for our dear father, Nels
Peterson, also for all floral offerings
for the singing and the Scripture
readings and for the decorating OF
the church, and to the Farmers Club
of Birch Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ackman
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nystrom
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmar Rosen-
Quist and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson
and family.
George Peterson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
Better Still.

A small boy was watching bright
glow in the sky with the utmost de-
light.
81 am glad you admire the beauties
of nature, my son." said an old gentle
man. Isn't it a lovely sunset"
That's not a sunset" replied the
boy with grin. That's our school
on Montreal Standard.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

fall, found it wasn't generally be- coming to French women, and let 1t out again.
 Not so America, where women seem to come taller, leaner and fatter.
 The pulled-in belt is one of the outstanding features Of spring coats and suits as presented to American women. Moreover American women seem to like them. judging from re- ports which reach Paris Of the suc- cess of belted models.
 But where Paris shows 10 belted coat and suit models America is showing 50.
 It was the same way when capes and cape sleeves were first launch cd months back. l Dipping hemlines and eventual long skirts were the same story. So were puff sleeves and elbow sleeves.
 The haute couture, some of whose members are having a bad spring season financially, according to ru- mors which permeate the entire fashion trade Of Paris, is beginning to sit up and ask who makes the styles anyway.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

London. May 2 fP-Slx major events in British public affairs have marked the reign of King George. whose goth anniversary on the throne will be feted throughout the empire May s.
 An act distinctly favorable to democracy followed quickly the regal pomp Of his coronation in 1911. The liberal ministry's Par lament bill. reducing the power of the house of lodge. was threatened with rejection by the lords.
 So the king, at the request of the cabinet, created enough new Lib- eral peers to insure the bills pass age in the upper house.
 Civil war in Ireland loomed early in 1914. King George called a fruitless conference at Bucking- ham palace in an effort to bring peace. Then came the world war and minor disputes were forgotten.
 At o'clock Of a summer morn ing the king got out Of bed to con- sider a personal appeal to the czar Of Russia to halt his mobilization but events were beyond control. For four years he headed an em- battled empire.
 While renewed rebellion famed 4n southern Ireland in 1921, the king opened the Ulster parliament at Belfast, urging all Irishmen to forgive and forget" Restoration Of peac. and formation of the Irish Free State followed his appeal.
 Again the king appealed for peace during the general strikes of 1926, and his intervention was credited with preventing a dangerous situa- ton.
 A step toward world peace was sisnalized by the British ruler early this year when he opened the Lon don naval conference.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

Of late Paris, new ideas have been coming back from America multiplied in power and numbers, with such rapidity that dressmak- CTS breath IS taken away.
 Analytical couturiers have figured it out this way:
 The American woman Is not afraid to try something new, vheth- CT it's a new ideal of athletic fig ure. suntanned skin, ankle length skirts or natural waistline.
 The women of Europe are essen- tially conservative and the more aristocratic and influential they are socially the slower they are to adopt new styles,
 Thus while European women, as whole, are thinking about it, American women have already put the new styles into everyday prac- tice, with the result that sometimes a style is old in New York before it reaches the general public in Paris.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

and buildings, and the students were prepared today to return to their classes.
 Director of Public Safety Lemuei E. Schofield. who after a row with Magistrate John J. O'Malley over the release of score of the stu dents was arrested. committed to jail. and freed at the gates Of Moyamensing prison, was again po- licing the city as usual.
 In releasing Schofield, Judge Howard A. Davis in quarter sessions court, praised the director as "aE efficient officer" and characterize
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
Southeastern Prisons, With But One Exception, Fiireproof Buildings
 With Little Hazard for Convicts

Tennessee's penitentiary at Nash vile is crowded by population Of about 1900 against a capacity" Of .l300 to 1900, but it's cell tiers are practically freproof, Commissioner R. H. Lyle said.
 SprinkIers Used Throughout
 I've are equipped throughout with sprinklers and have regular fire drills; such tragedy as Colum- bus would be impossible, we be- lieve." he said.
 Georgias state penitentiary at Milledgeville has capacity quota Of about TOO prisoners, Vivian Stan lay, state prison commissioner, re- ported. It is virtually freproot throughout. Altogether Georgia has some 5000 prisoners, most Of whom are scattered in l30 county peniten- tiaries. and all are kept at work, minimizing danger of outbreaks, he said
 Major Rice M Youell, superin- tendent of Virginia's penitentiary reported no overcroWding and 6 fire hazard practically nil" 4 central concrete and steel structure has q capacity Of 800. The prison farm has a population Of some 1,60o con- victs now hard at work on highways l Of the state. By combining hard work and recreation, Major Youell former army officer, has avoided any sem blance of a riot in eight years. Every building but one at the South Carolina state penitentiary al Columbia is freproor. Strict disci- pline has prevented any riots in re, cent years. The penitentiary has 8 capacity Of 790, with two prison farms Of 90 capacity each.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

the action Of Magistrate O'Malley in seeking to have him sent to jail until bonds Of s6,00O were obtained on charges of obstructing justice and resisting arrest as ignorant, ir- regular, illegal and ungentlemanly."
 soundly Raps Students
 Of the students, whose ''rowbot- tom" celebration brought on the clash with the police, Judge Davis declared that further silly, Unman- as that Of Wednesday night would bring them into court with no more consideration than that shown any
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

COQOlllonS Tn America prompted by the Ohio State penitentiary dis aster at Columbus. in which 322 lives were lost by fire.
 Atlanta, May (UP)-With one exception, eight of the leading peni- tentiaries of the southeast are given virtually clean bills of safety by their wardens or state prison commis- sioners.
 The exception is North Carolina s crowded penitentiary at Raleigh, built in 1889 and chara cterized by George Poss Pou. superintendent, as little short of a fire trap" It is constructed of brick exterior, pine wood interior.
 There are 45O inmates in that prison, although the state has o.37O prisoners altogether, scattered in g places, roo at Caledonia prison farm, where one convict was shot to death recently.
 F1reproof Cells in Atlanta
 Atlanta's federal penitentiary Jdnlned to the ratio Of two to one in capacity, possesses absolutely fre-proof cell blocks" the United Press was informed. At the last official count there were SIPS pris. oners at the federal penitentiary compared with d capacity" of l. 1 $50.
 kilby prison at ontgomery. Ala is one of the most advanced institu. tions of its kind in America, Dr. R E. Burns, warden. said It is built of steel and concrete. and is equip. ped with an automatic locking sys. tenn whereby it can be emptied 1T four minutes.
 Louisiana conducts the unique Angela penal farm on the banks 0 the Mississippi 30 miles above Ba ton Rouge, divided into two camps run by captains and now holdint 2191 prisoners There are woot and concrete dormtories at eacl camp, not regarded as strictly fire proof, but congestion is avoided. Si' i prisoners were shot 10 death in al attempted break on Sept. 1. 1928.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
QUIET AFTER RIOT 0F PENN STUDENTS
Officials to Pay Damags-Di-
 rector SChOield Is Freed

Philadelphia, May ? (P-Battle scared fraternity houses and neigh borhood shops were the Cnly re- maining evidence Of the University oi Pennsylvania students clash with police in the vicinity Of tla campus Wednesday.
 The more than 200 students ar rested in the battle royal were freed after university officials had agree l to pay for the damage done in shops
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
J. 5. STYLES FAIL
 T0F0LLOW FRENCH
Size Of WaiSline Causes Trans.
 atlantic Fashion Break

Paris, May Pt-One Of those in- ternational misunderstanding has arisen over waistlines.
 Simmered down the gist Of the business IS that America has pulled in its collective waistline and Paris hasn't.
 Paris took a hitch in its belt last
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

common criminal who, destroye ] property or endangered the safety Of citizens.
 These students acted like luna tics rather than young men priviles- ed to obtain higher learning" the jurst declared
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

Cornstalk gas to light and heat cities was recently announced by the American Chemical society. Or dinary sewage and plain cornstalks
 are allowed to decompose to form the gas.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02

There were 3.s00,G0O car loads Of automobtive freight shipped over the railroads of the United States in 1929.
New Britain herald., 1930-05-02
North Carolina's Institu. tion at Raleigh Called Little Better Than Fire Trap"-Atlanta Has All Steel Cells.

Following is another of a series of United Press surveys on prison conditions in America prompted by the Ohio State penitentiary dis aster at Columbus in which 322 lives were lost by fire.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-05-01

en- toll of the fluffy bits of feathers.
I'm general the city sportsman
does not give the farmer sufficient
consideration for this protective in
stinct. He will disregard the wishes
OF the farmer and even destroy his
property. The Department of
Game and Fish have long realized
that without the cooperation of the
farmers of Minnesota, the enforce
ment of laws regulating the taking
OF game would be well nigh impos-
sible. To this end the wardens are
asked and urged to listen attentive
ly to the wishes of the farmer, in
these matters. His counsel is sought
in the establishment of refugees and
spawning grounds. Great numbers
OF farmers, in the past, have been
honored by commissions as volun-
teer wardens, and enforcement in
their communities have been made
easier by their efforts.
"The farmers have the future of
the upland game birds of Minneso-
ia almost entirely in their hands.
With the breaking up of the virgin
lands and the disappearance of the
cover and feeding grounds for the
various species of upland game
birds, especially the prairie chick
en-, the only possible way these
birds can be continued in the farm
ing communities of this state is by
having the farmer leave sufficient
feed remaining in fields to provide
food during the severe winter.
In this matter the sportsmen's
clubs, such as the Izaak Walton
League, the Game Protective
League, and others, could we'll af-
ford to pay farmer in every Sec
tion to leave portion of an acre
standing for the feeding of these
upland game birds. The best feed
to leave is buckwheat, corn, wheat
and barley. It is best, perhaps, to
leave such areas as are uncut, in
the best protected part of the field,
swale or next to some timber.
"The meeting of the Sank Centre
Community Club the last night was
a most remarkable gathering. The
subject of the meeting being con-
servation, and a majority of those
present being farmers, the direct in
terest of the business men and the
farmers, in these out of door things
was plainly evident.
More meetings such as these
throughout Minnesota would GER
tainly enhance the future of Min
nesota's upland game birds"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-05-01

tics trophy will be awarded at the
Crookston convention to the Legion
post best fostering aviation during
the preceding twelve months.
They were met by large groups Of
Legion and Auxiliary members at
each stop, and addressed interested
meetings. They found that Cam
bridge" is the most recent addition
to the list of Minnesota towns
which aviators will be able to iden-
tify from huge signs painted or
blocked out on top of factory roofs
by Legion posts. This is part of
the Legion's aeronautics program.
Registration of Vet Graves,
Progressing
'Of the 10000 veterans buried in
Minnesota, the graves of 1O,O6S have
been registered, largely through
the cooperation of the 900 Legion
posts and Legion Auxiliary units,
which plan to record the locations
of the remaining 1882 graves this
summer"
Minnesota's adjutant general, FL
lard Walsh, so informed Minnesota
Legion and Auxiliary members at
their recent spring conference in
Minneapolis. He cited the regis
tration figures for each county.
The Legion's posts and units are
pledged to forward to adjutant gen.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-05-01

mann died November 1S, 1913.
Since that time Mrs. Schuermann
has resided with her daughter.
There are five children: Theo-
dore, of Melrose; George, of Sas-
katchewan, Canada; Carl of st.
Rosa, CAL; John of Fresno, CAL;
and Mrs. Ben Proell, who lives on
the old homestead. Three children
preceded their parents in death.
There are also thirty grandchildren
and IA great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held from st.
Boniface Catholic Church, Melrose,
Wednesday morning at 900 o'clock.
Requiem Mass was conducted by
Rev. Joseph Willenbrink and Rev.
James Wessendorf, of Little Falls.
The pallbearers were: Joseph
Ostendorf, Fred Mitendorf, Henry
Tiemann, Joseph Thieschafer, Geo.
and Fred Rehkamp.
Mrs. Joseph Ostendorf carried the
cross.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-05-01
Byron Carr Laid at Rest in
Greenwood Cemetery Sunday

the obsequies are concluded. And
yet with these usual tokens of our
regard for departed friends, we feel
that we cannot thus dismiss this
man. For although nearly all of
his life he recorded his residence
In this little community, and was
just one of our common citizens, he
was an uncommon and unique per-
sonality.
AS a pioneer in a new country,
having been deprived of the ad-
vantages of scholastic education,
and thus unacquainted with the
great philosophers of the past, he
developed a philosophy Of his own
which was to sustain him during all
OF the eight and one-half decades
that marked his sojourn in this
world. It consisted in a determina-
tion to face the exigencies Of our
mortal existence with good cheer:
to meet its problems with courage
and without protest, unabashed by
it's perplexities and unterrified by
it's tragedies. He was supported,
too, by rare sense of humor; and
that is a saving grace lighting up,
like the ray of the sun thr ough a
rift in the clouds, the pathway we
all must tread.
Byron Carr was an ardent lover
of Nature and much of his time was
spent in close contact with the ma
tural world. The trackless forest
held a peculiar fascination for him,
and he was we'll acquainted with
all the interesting features it pre-
sents. It's birds and it's flowers and
it's inhabitants of the lower life
were much more attractive to him
than the skyscrapers and imposing
structures built by the hand of
man. And as he gave to Nature
his attention it reciprocated by be-
slowing upon him health of mind
and body.
"F'or a quite considerable period
in the Government employ Mr..
Carr was associated with the In
dians of Minnesota. He was fond
of relating his experiences while in
their company. Like them a lover
of the wild, he found in them much
to commend, not all to condemn.
Particularly was he interested in
their ideas of the future life; and
their Happy Hunting Ground had
a much stronger appeal in it TO him
than had the golden streets and
four walled city of the Jewish ideal
ist on the isle of Patmos.
"And thus did this man make
the journey allotted to him in this
world. AS he found life with all
its variations, it's sorrows and its
joys, acceptable, so too, its termi-
nation had not terror for him. He
met it unafraid. The end of our
mortal existence was only one fur
ther step in the life process. And
in his latter years knowing that it
could not be far distant, he could
retire at night and cheerfully say
to himself: 'All's we'll for me which
ever side the grave the morning
light may break, .-.. -- ~.