Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-10-09
ASKOV

sen were business callers III bulu'ii
yesterday.
Mrs. Jens Nielsen left Tuesday for
Minneapolis where she will visit Tor
a few days.
Clarence Mattson spent the week
end visiting with friends and relatives
in Minneapolis.
Albert and Sigvard Sorensen were
in Minneapolis Friday, the latter for
a physical examination.
Svend Petersen and family visited
with friends and relatives in Min
neapolis from Friday until Sunday.
Mrs. c. P. Nielsen returned Satur-
day from a two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Larsen of Bel
bingham, visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Anton Dietz Sunday Of last
week.
Jens Steffensen who has been i'll
for the past two months is still con-
fined to his home and is no better at
this writing.
Harold B. johnson left several days
ago for Des Moines, Iowa, where he
will again resume his studies at Grand
View College.
Anker H. Petersen who has been
employed at Wayzata for several
months returned to his home here
last Thursday.
Marinus Andersen left the first of
the week for the southern part of the
state where he will substitute in a
creamery for two weeks. q
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Christensen of
Proctor, visited at the home of DR..
and Mrs. H. E. Levin in the village
from Saturday until Sunday.
Peter G. Christensen, who does
farm work for Ole Olesen, purchased
the E12 of the NWA, Sec. 35-43-19,
at consideration of $500, last week.
Carl and Holger Dixen and Miss
Margaret Frederiksen were callers in
Minneapolis Saturday, going down
principally to buy used car for the
former.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hyldahl and
Carl, Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hyldahl and
Arden, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends in St. Paul.
Harry Jensen, in the eastern part of
town, had his tonsils removed Monday
morning at the Sandstone hospital
He returned home yesterday, but is
still confined to his bed.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
John H. Sorensen has been ill with q
cold for the past few days being
threatened with pneumonia. At the
present time he is improving.
V. A. Petersen came here last
Thursday from Two Harbors to visit
his son, Lauritz, who is employed in
the American printing plant, as well
as to visit his father and brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas ChicOs, their
six children and Hugo Giesa, all of
New Richland, came Saturday and
spent until Monday at the home of the
formers brother, Leonard Chicos, who
is also a cousin of Hugo Giesa.
Palmer Dahl of near Denham, was
a business visitor in Askov Wednes.
day and while here he purchased g
used typewriter at the American Of
flee which he saw advertised in a re.
cent issue of this newspaper.
Carl Hyldahl and Johnnie Larser
left yesterday morning for Cedar
Falls, Iowa, to secure employment in
the corn husking fields. If conditions
are not favorable there, they will con
tinue on to points in Nebraska.
Another road crew moved in few
days ago to work on the road runnins
east from Askov; they are at present
busy stripping dirt off the gravel pi
which is being placed on the roa(
along the low places and acros!
swampS.
Mrs. Anton Dietz, while working
near the stove in her kitchen Satur
day, had the misfortune to tip ket
tie of hot water splitting it onto hel
right leg and foot scalding it severely
Surgical attention was required t
treat the wound and Mrs. Dietz ha,
since been confined to the house.
Hans Clausen brought in a ruta
baga the first of this week which
weighed II pounds-it is on displa,
in the window of the post office lobby
The baga is well shaped and measures
just three inches less than three fee
in circumference. 1t was grown OF
Mr.. Clausen's farm one mile soutl
of town.
Werner johnson defeated Roy NJ
Workman, representing a part of tn,
Sandstone tennis team. Sunday after
noon on the local court in successiv,
sets o. and 60. This was the star
of what was to be a return match be
tween players representing the tw,
villages, but rain interfered. and
was called off following the first con
test The weather permitting. an
other match may be arranged 70
some date in the future.
The Danish Pioneer of Omaha re
ports in its October issue that Pete
ii. Petersen of Enumclaw, Wash
where he had resided the past fiv
years, was killed in an AUTOMOBILE
accident at that place. Mr.. Petersen
had stepped out of a car on the RICH
hand side of the road when anothe
car came from behind and drove int
the ditch, knocking down Mr.. Peter