Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-16
ASKOV

Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Kilstofte were
Twin City visitors Saturday.
The Askov Construction Co. crew
who were employed constructing a
school house in Shakopee, have re-
Gently completed the job there and
returned to their respective homes in
Askov.
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hyldahl left last
week via auto for a visit with rela-
tives and friends at points in Nebras-
Arden, is staying with his grandpar-
ents in the meantime.
Henry johnson, who has been work
ing in the Service Garage recently.
had the misfortune to cut his right
hand severely Tuesday on a license
plate while cranking an automobile
in the course of his work He will
be nursing it at home for several days
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First State Bank of
ASkov was held Tuesday. Their an
nual statement shows the institution
to be in sound and healthy condi-
tion. The same board of directors
and officers were reelected for an
other year.
Hans Abrahamsen met with pain
full and probably serious accident Sat
urday while splitting some fire wood
in the farm yard. In some manner
the long handled axe had evidently
caught in his clothing DETECTING the
blow of the exceptionally sharp blade
into his left hand. The blade cut
completely through his mitten and
hand Immediately back of the knuckle
joints of the first and second fingers.
He was rushed to the hospital in
Sandstone and is still confined there.
He expects to be home the latter part
OF this week. Just how permanent
the injury will be is not known at
this time. Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham
sens son, Jens, who has been work
ing near Ord, Nebr., was called home
to look after the farm work-he ar
rived the following day.
Fritz Holm, proprietor of the Askov
Dray Line, had a crew of five men
helping him Saturday and Sunday fill
ing his ice house. He had SO tons
shipped up here from Sandstone i'm
three carloads. The work of properly
packing the ice i'm the house is in
itself a real job and it kept two men
busy to plane down each of the five
layers to fill up the small cracks be-
tween the blocks and also pack saw
dust around the outside Mr.. Holm
used his truck for transporting the
ice from the car to the house and
after checking up the time consumed
it was found that this was much faster
and more economical than the old
style horse and sled. In all it took
five and One-half men twelve and one
half hours to transport and pack the
SO tons Just how the one-haIf man
is accounted for is not known, prob
ably one of the men only worked half
of the time, or probably the boss him
self worked all the time and thus was
able to equal one-half man. At any
rate when that sized crew transports
and packs SO tons of ice in 1915 hours
it is reasonable to believe that none
of them are loafing, and the fact that
they were not loafing was also APP
preciated by the boss as each Of the
wOrkmen received SO extra for hard
work on Sunday.
The snow fences in the community
had a chance Tuesday night to again
prove their worth-and certainly did
it. A number of short stretches be-
tween here and Sandstone still need
fencing and it is hoped that these
little gaps will be filled next winter
At various places along east and west
roads the farmers were out to shovel
or pillow snow Wednesday. The farm
ers along the east road have con-
structed several snow fences out of
brush and these proved effective. A |
few farmers, however, would not per-
nit the fences on their land and along
these places the drifts were from
three to four feet deep. With six
horses ahead of a home constructed |
V-shaped pillow |. A. Ecklund, E j. |
FOgt, Fred F. Hansen, o. r. Keller. |
Ole Olesen, N. p. Uldbjerg and Fred
Olesen started out from Ecklund's |
place at o'clock and covered the Az |
miles into town by $3.50. After going
back over the same route there was
n fine auto road all the way. Sew
eral of the school buses had trouble
Wednesday morning on account of the
road being bare at some points and
large snow drifts at other places; the
drivers resorted to wagons. sleighs |
and trucks.