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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-07
DANFORTH TOWNSHIP

Norma Wheeler who had been en-
ployed in Minneapolis for the past
two months, returned Saturday for
visit with her grandmother, Mrs Neva
Mudd.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Hendricks
and children returned last Thursday
to Lake Benton, after a two weeks
visit at the G. E. Hendricks and A e.
Rydberg homes.
Shirley Moore returned week ago
Sunday from her trip at Winona.
Elizabeth Swanson arrived home
Sunday from Minneapolis, where she
had been employed this summer.
Emma Holland arrived Saturday
from Midtown, Wis, where she had
been employed, for weekend visit
at the Gerda Wheeler home.
MIR. and Mrs. David Zeth and son of
st. Paul, called at the VIM. Treague
home Sunday.
The Rev. C. A. Gabrial motored here
from Duluth last Thursday and was
accompanied home Friday by Mrs
Gabrial and children.
The Young Peoples meeting will be
held Saturday evening of this week
at the Gerda Wheeler home. All are
welcome.
Town meeting was held at Clerh
VIM. Swansons home Monday, Aug
4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Erickson were
: Askov callers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Treague spen
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Enos near Sandstone.
Stanley Soderquist of Sand Greek
helped VIM. Swanson put up hay Tues
day.
, The county grading crew left TO
, Brook Park, after grading about on
mile and a half on No. 10. The neH
grading was done where it was. mos
needed, and it is a very good piec
of road now.
Harry Hendricks, accompanied b
his mother and Mrs. Emil, motore
= to Hinckley Monday evening to atten
h the services in the Rev. Paul Her
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-07

Like a we'll known remedy Amer
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-07

bricks church, and enjoyed the sing
ing very much given by the colored
quartet from the Piney Wood school
in Mississippi.
The All Club will meet at the Nick
Nopp home Tuesday evening, Aug.
18th, at o'clock. All members and
their parents are requested to attend
this meeting, so as to make the neces-
sary arrangements for the club mem
bers to attend the Pine County fair al
Pine City, Aug. IA, Is, and 10Th
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-07
WINDEMERE TOWNSHIP

The Luther League will meet again
Wednesday evening, August ID, at the
church. A good program will be given
with ice cream and pie afterwards,
in the way of refreshments.
A party was given at the Sigfrld
Larson home Friday night in which
many of the younger set participated.
Among the visitors at Carl Dahlen's
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Han
son and Grandpa johnson from Du-
luth, also Mrs. Alfred Johnson and
children.
Genevieve Larson returned Tuesday
to St. Peter, where she had been en-
ployed for some time,
Alfred Erickson drove here from
st. Paul, with his daughter, Ruth. He
returned at once but Ruth will visit
here few days.
Mr.. Stockman called at the Street
home Monday.
Donald Void left for North Dakota
Sunday. He has been employed by
Street Bros. for the past four months
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Pulling and son
Robert, of Clarissa, drove home Sat
urday night They returned Monday
afternoon.
Carl Martinson and wife of st
Paul, were visitors at Arthur MOSS
berg's Sunday and in this vicinity.
Gust Johnson, who has been very il
from tonsilitis for some time, is nov
improving.
Merle Street commenced threshins
Monday.
There will be Sunday evening serv
ices at the M. E. church Aug. 10.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-07
CHURCH NOTES
Sunday, August 10.

Oak Lake-Bible class at $3.50 a. IN.
Swedish services at 1890 a. IN. The
Ladies' Aid meets Aug. IS.
Understandable class at 2:3O p. m.
and services at 300 p. m. The Nick
-erson Ladies' Aid will have an ice
cream social August 13, at the Nick
erson town hall. Good program.
Come, let us all be there at 500
d. IN.
HAROLD LUNDGREN
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-07
Brook Park Community M. E. Church.

Brook Park Community n. E. Church.
Elsie Hartman. Pastor.
Sunday, Aug. 10000 a NJ
Church school; 1900 a. m.-Divine
worship; 800 p. m-Bible study.
Monday, Aug. 1900 a m.-Cate-
chism class.
Tuesday, Aug. $500 p. m.-Choir
practice at the Stevenson home.
All are welcome.
POmrOy Community Church.
Sunday. Aug 1Oth-10:30 a H.
Church school
All are welcome.
POkegama M. E. Church
Sunday, Aug. 10th 200 p. NJ
Church school; 800 p. m--Divine
worship; 500 p. m.-Epworth League.
All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-07
HAROLD LUNDGREN.
What FOrs

Sambo: All wants a cake OBJ soap"
Clerk: What kind OBJ soap do yo'
wants?"
Sambo (slowly): We'll, All wants a
cake oh soap tub wash my head WIFI
Clerk (readily): Den yo' wants
Ivory soap"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
TAXI PASSENGERS ROB
UNSUSPEcTlNG FARE
Pistol Is Brandished In Hold-up
That Nets Robbers
$3.50. !

John Brooks, colored, residing near
Lanham, Md, and employed by the
District Waste Paper Co., Mount Oliyet
road and Montello avenue, employed a
colored taxicab driver in South wash
ington last night about o'clock to
drive him to Fifteenth and H streets
northeast, where two other Golored pas
sengers we're taken.
The driver continued to a point near
Brooks place Of employment and
stopped, and Brooks later told the police
that one of the men in the car displayed
a pistol and robbed him of $3.50 and
a District automobile drivers permit.
He furnished police descriptions of the
men.
Benjamin Picano, taxicab driver, re-
siding at 1113 Thirteenth street, related
to the police an experience he had with
two fares, one white and the other
colored. last night.
Picano was employed by the two men
at Rock Greek Church road and Georgia
avenue about 10 o'clock to take them
for q drive. Several stops were made
before the vehicle reached Soldiers
Home grounds, where the driver was
held up by the fares and Fobbed. They
took SO from him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
DIAMONDS ARE'LOOT
OF HOUSEBREAKERS
Loss of Jewelry and Other Personal
Property Reported in Series
of Thefts.

Theft of iewelry and property valued
at several hundred dollars is reported
to police in q series Of recent house.
breaking cases.
The home of Isabelle Oberry, 5o4 g
street northeast, was entered yesterday
during the absence of the occupants,
and wearing apparel and jewelry valued
at $50 was stolen. Some of the property
belonged to Carlotta Wilson of Fair
Grove, Mich, a guest. Entry had been
gained through window.
Theft of a solitaire diamond ring, val
ued at 500, from the kitchen Of her
home was reported to police yesterday
by Minnie S. Byars Of 22l0 Fagler
place.
A duplicate key worker was in evil
dence in the apartment Of Carolyn Mil
Ter, 1893 Thirteenth street, yesterday.
Wearing apparel valued at $s4.45 was
stolen.
John K. Freiot, 81 Observatory circle,
reported the loss of q diamond horse
shoe stickpin, wrist watch and an
antique ring set with sapphires and
pearls. The jewelry disappeared from
his home the past three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
z DIE, B MISSING
IN MINE EXPLOSION
Blast of Unknown Origin
Wrecks Slope in British
Columbia.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PRINCETON, British Columbia, August
1.-two miners are known to have
been killed by an explosion which en-
tombed as others in the Blackburn
coal mine of the CoaImont Cclliers, Ltd,
near here last night.
One miner was rescued by crews which
recovered the bodies, tentatively identi-
fed as those of Albert Coal and Reid
Smith.
Rescue crews in their strenuous efforts
to rescue the entombed miners rapidly
dug through 500 feet of debris in
tunnel to q point where q cave-in block
ed the passage, inprisoning the As men.
The two bodies and the unidentified
miner rescued alive were found just be-
fore the cave-in was reached.
The cause of the explosion was not
known.
The Blackburn Mine is located about
miles from Coalmont on the Kettle
Valley line of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, $50 miles east of Vancouver.
The mine is not a deep one, being work.
ed by a series of slopes. 1t is in re-
mote region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
COLLISION VICTIMS
BACK MAY BE BROKEN
William D. williams, AZ, Taken to
Casualty Hospital After Acct
dent-Woman Also Injured.

William D. Williams, 43 years old, of
712 Eighth street southeast, suffered a
possible fracture of the back today when
an automobile he was driving collided
at Seventh street and Massachusetts,
avenue northeast with car operated
by William G. Jones, colored, IS, of 16 G
street.
Hospital and placed under the care Of
staff physicians Ethel Simms, colored,
al years old, 3l3 Seventh street SOUTH
east, was treated for decorations of the
knees and left hand. She was riding in
the machine driven by Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14
Receives Commission.

Victor L. Billings, PALS street, this
city, has been commissioned by the War
Department, a second Lieutenant of En-
gineers in the Reserve Corps of the
Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

This practical outfit consists
of a long Bed-Davenport, a
Wing Chair and Armchair.
upholstered in velour. The
loose seat cushions are spring
filled and designed for COM
fort.
$500 DosOn!
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
Commission ASKED
WITH AUTHORITY TO
SUSPEND EXCHANGE
Senate Agriculture Body Rec
ommends Move to Protect
Cotton Farmers

Washington, Mar. 5.-R-Estab-
lishment of q government commission
with authority to suspend a cotton
future exchange if necessary was rec
commended today by a senate agricul-
ture subcommittee which conducted
an investigation of cotton exchanges
and factors causing price depression.
The committee report, which re-
ceived approval of the senate agricul-
ture committee today would have the
secretaries of agriculture and COM
merce and the attorney general func-
ton as a commission In charge o. the
cotton futures exchanges.
1t recommended designation of the
futures exchanges as contract mar
kets" and the creation of a commits
sion with authority to suspend or re-
woke the designation of a contract
market upon a sufficient showing"
The senate investigators also rec
commended that the secretary of agri-
culture undertake a thorough going
study of the production Of foreign
cottons during recent years." Still
another recommendation proposed
authorization for the department OF
agriculture to standardize bale-cover-
Ing materials with a view to better
protecting the product.
Finally, the committee urged that
the cotton farmers be encouraged to
improve his yield per acre by the use
OF better seed and more fertilizer and
suggested he should have facilities ito
insure competitive bidding for his
crop. so that at no time would he be
at the mercy of the buyer"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
DAM DEDICATED TO
RELIGION, EDUCATION
Calvin CoIIidge Delivers Address
From Parapet OF Structure
Named for Him

Coolidge Dam, AriZ.. Mar. 5.-(P-
Coolidge Dam, which holds back the
turbulent waters of the ella river,
today stands dedicated as a monu-
ment to Uncle Sans faith in the
most pastoral of southwestern Indian
tribes-the Arizona Pimas. y
The Huge structure, dedicated yes
terday by Calvin Coolidge, former
president of the United States. in
whose honor it was named, will pro-
vide irrigation water first for 10000
acres of land in the Pima Indian res-
ervatiOn, and then water for an adj
ditional 10000 acres in the Florence
Casa Grande valleys of the lower
CHA. The dam proper stands at the
head of Box canyon. in the Apache
reservation. and will form a lake,
when filled, which will bury the
Apache trading post of San Carlos
beneath 125 feet of water.
Standing on the parapet of the
dam, Mr. Coolidge dedicated the prof.
Get to the advancement of religion,
education, better homes and a better
country" In the am brief speech
he also called upon the people of the
southwest to dedicate themselves to
the task Of completing the Boulder
Canyon dam, which he referred to as
the VESTS greatest reclamation
project"
The former president said the Cool
idge dam represented a national
policy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge left for the
east at 8 o'clock last night.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
Former Dry Agent Is
Accused of Stealing
Government Records

Chicago, Mar. 5.-R)-Accused of
a conspiracy to remove and steal
government records from the offices
of the district prohibition administra-
tor, Richard Proud, suspended feder-
al dry agent. and Sam Pokrass, Mil
waukee, waived examination today
before the United States commission
err. They were named in true bills
voted yesterday by the federal grand
jury.
Joseph Lubar. named with proud
and pokrass in the original warrants,
obtained a continuance until April
4; He was not named in the true
bills.
According to the governments
charges, proud illegally removed some
government records, pertaining to
Pokrass and Lubar, from the offices
Of E. G. Yellowley, district admins
traitor, and turned them over to the
two men. Proud was charged in one
warrant with the theft Of the records
and was named with the two others
in another. warrant charging conspir-
acy to remove the records. Lubar and
Pokrass in turn were charged with
giving Proud money to induce him
to procure the records for them.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
DATES FOR sunday
SCHOOL MEETS SET
Leadership Training to Be Out
standing Feature Of Con.
ventions This Year

Fargo, N. D., Mar. 5.-(R-Dates
for the 18th annual county Sunday
school conventions to be held during
the spring months were announced
here today by G. A. Armstrong. state
superintendent of the North Dakota
council Of religious education.
These conventions are the annual
gatherings of the Sunday schools of
the various counties and are made up
of workers from all denominations.
Leadership training as related to the
week day, vacation, and Sunday
church schools will be n of the out
standing features. The attendance
at various conventions is expected to
range from 100 to 600 persons.
The dates and the places for the
meetings r as follows: Barnes
county at Valley City, March 80;
Burke at Flaxton, April q; North
McHenry at Granville. April q;
Stutsman at Cleveland, May 3: En-
mons at Napoleon. May 4: Cass at
Hunter, May ID; Grand Forks at
Thompson, May Is; Richland at
Hankinson, May Is; Oliver and
Mercer at Golden Valley, May 18;
Grant at Carson, May Is; Ransom at
Sheldon, May Is; Divide at Ambrose,
June /: Sargent at Forman. June 8;
La Moure at Jud, June 8; Benson at
Esmond, June 8: Rolette at Rolla,
June 8; Renville at Renville Park,
June Is; Bottineau at Omemee, June
Is; Towner at Zion, June 10; Cava-
lier at Hannah, June 10; Pembina at
Backoo, June 20; Walsh at Grafton,
June 81: Steele at Sharon, June q;
Trail at Clifford, June Is: Wells at
Harvey. June 26; Mclean and Noun
trail at Makoti, June %: Bowman
and Slope at Marrlarth, July s; and
Adams at Chandler, July Is.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
DAKOTAR ROAD
TRANSPORTATION NIL
Plomasen Admits Highway De-
partment BaffIed by King
Winters Assault

North Dakota highways still are
impossible in most places, a survey
by the state highway department
showed today.
T. G.. Plomasen. head of the de-
partment maintenance division said
the snow is so heavy and hard that
difficulty has been experienced in
moving. 1t and that many breakdowns
of equipment has been reported as
the result Of the strenuous S to
which the machines have been put.
Working westward from Devils
Lake one Of the states two highest
powered machines made only IL miles
In IL hours Of continuous work.
e The survey showed U. 8. Route No.
81 open from Wahpeton to Grafton.
U. s. No. 2 is open from Devils Lake
to Rugby and from Grand Forks to
McCanna. u. s. No. 10 is open from
Fargo to Mandan and Is being clear
ed west Of Mandan.
State route No. 1 is open from
Cooperstown to Glendale and No. 4
from Jamestown to Darlington.
No reports have been received from
the Minot area where high winds
have particularly handicapped snow
removal work.
So far as the department knows,
however, all roads except those men,
toned still r blocked with snow.
Plomasen said the unusual condi-
lions have resulted in a virtual break
down in the departments snow re-
moval program.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05

the largest. Therefore. of the many
factors which have contributed to the
prosperity of this country during the
past decade, prohibition, by its divert
ing of spending money, has been per-
haps the largest"
The dry witnesses today were an
nounced by Mrs. Emma Lowe Yost,
legislative director of the women's
christian temperance union.
Says Vets Bluffing
Edward Heating, editor Of the
Magazine Labor, and a former men,
Der of congress from Colorado, said
that the refusal of the brewer, the
distiller and the dive keeper" to obey
any regulations had forced enact
ment of the Eighteenth amendment
and now the Liquor men" after 10
years were trying to bluff the Ameri-
can people with threats of Civil war
If it were not repealed.
Heating said he did not question
the right of his fellow citizens to
agitate a change in the law but as
serted that mo minority. however
noisy, will ever succeed in sticking
up the American people with a cap
pistol"
He said a number of the anti-pro-
hibitionists had contended they rep
resented many people. some claiming
their following totaled IS per cent Of
the population. If that were true, he
asked why the vets did not elect
more members to congress, saying
they could not muster more than 100
of the 435 votes in the house and that
they would be lucky" if they got 20
votes out of the 96 in the senate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
Prussian Police Put
On Red Alarm Duty

Dusseldorf, Prussia, Mar. 5.-(F-
German police will be kept on alarm
duty in all the larger cities all day
tomorrow to prevent disturbances
growing out of expected communist
demonstrations. In Berlin all outdoor
meetings have been forbidden. and
authorities there and elsewhere con-
templated no difficulty in maintain
ing control of any situation which
may arise.
Tomorrow, Thursday, was set as
world unemployment day by COM
munists at an international meeting
here recently, the communist leaders
expressing hope that the jobless in
every country will make demonstra-
tions sufficiently serious to give the
Bourgeoisie something to think
about"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
EEDY, MANDAN
Man 81 YEARS, dies
Octogenarian Had Spent So
Years in North Dakota;
Succumbs in Seattle

Thomas J. Reedy, 80, resident of
North Dakota for So years and who
lived south of Mandan and at Fort
Yates from 1891 to 1922, died in
Seattle, WASH, Sunday, it was learned
here today.
MI. Reedy during the early days in
the Northwest was associated with
many of the well-known West build
ers. He was one of the first men to
carry mail from Fort Abercrombie to
Fort Totten by pony and cart. Num-
bered among his friends were Cen
erals Terry. Sheridan, Miles Sibley,
Sully, Crook, Forsyth, Bell, and Scott.
He had worked with James McLaugh-
lin. Cody, Wade. Yellowstone, Kelly
Charley Reynolds, Bill Hickock. and
was acquainted with Theodore Roose-
welt, Calamity Jane, G. K. Howard,
and many others.
He was born in Boston, Mass. Sept.
10. 1849, the son of Patrick and Helen
Reedy. He came west with his family
in 1851, the Reedys settling at Fari-
bault. MINI. He spent his boyhood
and near Faribault but came to
Dakota Territory at the age of 10.
being employed as a beef herder for
the military department at Fort Tot
ten. near Devils Lake.
Mr.. Reedy married Agnes B. Wells,
Faribault, April IA, 1879. He leaves
one son, DR.. p. G.. Reedy, Casselton,
a daughter, Mrs. J. E. Davies, Seattle.
Wash, his widow, and two grand
children, at Seattle.
Funeral services were held at Sc
attic.
Funeral services were held at
Seattle this morning and burial was
made at Calvary cemetery there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
Paris Convent Now Shelters Queen
World Thinks Dead Of Broken Heart

Paris, Mar. 5.-(P-A placid Mont
parnasse convent shelters a queen the
world believes dead Of a broken heart.
She is Natalie of Serbia, mother Of
the assassinated King Alexander and
wife Of King Milan whose riotous
living forced his ~abdication and exile.
Queen Natalie is IL. withered and
white haired. At the convent of
Notre Dame de Sion it is said she has
not spoken Of her personal life since
she entered the retreat 10 years ago.
She lives in strict seclusion with q
lady-in-waiting always In attendance.
The mother superior and nuns call
her Queen Natalie but some are rather
hazy as to what country she was
queen Of, believing 1t Rumania. Her
mother vas the Rumanian Princess
Stutza.
Last of the once ruling house Of
O%brenovich, the death of her son, her
marital difficulties, her husbands alb
dication and exile are we'll known
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
military CAMP FOR
MlNNESOTAOKAYED
National Guard to Construct
Center Near Little Falls
at $5e4,ooo Cost

st. Paul, Mar. 5.-R)-Expenditure
Of SIG, $50 for development of a mill
tary training center near Little Falls,
has been approved by the federal
government, Adjutant General E. A.
Walsh announced today.
Bios for the work authorized will
be called for before May Is, Mr..
Walsh said.
General Walsh said that during
1880 q total Of approximately 1884,
900 will be expended in developing the
training center.
The expenditure authorized by the
federal government will be available
before July l, Mr. Walsh said. It has
been approved by the headquarters of
the seventh corps area at Omaha, the
chief of the militia bureau, and the
quartermaster generals. office at
Washington. It will be available
contingent on plans and specifica-
tions to be submitted by April l, and
approved by the secretary of war.
General Walsh said that plans and
specifications would be ready by
April l, and he hoped to call for bids
not later, than May Is. Construction
is expected to begin about June 80.
Military engineers believe the camp
will be ready for use by July l, 1881.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-05
Pastor Licenses Are
Renewed at Meeting
Held in Valley City

Valley City. N. D., Mar. 5.-lP-
Local pastor licenses were granted or
renewed to several persons as the an
nual conference of the Fargo district
of the Methodist Episcopal church
here last night.
Herman Boyce, Absaraka; Prudence
Tasker Olsen. Jamestown; Mary G.
Hill, Erie; Herbert Henwood, Fargo
and Archie Ritter, Lisbon, were
granted renewed licenses, while STAN
ley Kruschwitz, Valley City; Stanley
Stevens, Wahpeton; Clarence Wal
tiers, Valley City: Harry Olson, Della
mere and Victor Hoffman, Valley
City. were granted local pastor
licenses for the first time. A deacon
esS license was granted to Myrtle
Pylman, Glendale.
About 20 pastors attended the meet
ing at which Bishop Wallace E.
Brown. Helena, Montana. was the
chief speaker.