Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-06-19
KERRICK

MIS-. N. II. nelson went 10 MOoSe
Lake Tuesday to consult doctor.
Ed Hultgren drove to Duluth Fri
day. returning Saturday.
Let's go to the Midsummer Festival
at Holyoke next Sunday and renew
old acquaintance.
The Wahlqust family went to Sand
stone on business, Tuesday.
There will be services in the Pres
byterian church Sunday at 9:45 a. m;
Sunday school Immediately following.
Grace CasadOnt of Nickerson, spent
the weekend with Dolores Wahlquist.
The following is the vote for candi-
dates in whom our people are most
apt to be interested. Christensen, q;
Schall, 90; Burnquist, %; Chase, Al;
Stafford King. %; Henry Rines, 80;
Goodwin, so; Lundquist, 10; Edin, 9S;
Rash, 10; Degerstrom, ~; Hogan, 25;
Rypkema, %. The other votes were
small and scattering and would not be
interesting TO readers. Andrew Etin,
the popular county auditor led the field
with Goodwin close runner-up. Deg
erstrOm following Goodwin. On the
Farmer Labor ticket, Olson got 25
votes to his opponent 1. Several
candidates were ommited entirely.
Miss Margaret Thompson of Mime
apolis, is visiting at Kerrick for y
few weeks. Margaret will be remem-
bered as one of the girls (and nice
sones) who grew up here. She has
been Hello Girl" in Minneapolis for
a number of years.
It's soon swimming season, every
one should swim. It's good healthful
sport and the water is always wet.
The G. L. Wahlquist family attended
the Farm Bureau meeting at Holyoke
Saturday afternoon. Vivian and Ralph
provided the entertainment in the
form of music and reading. G. u.
Wahlquist, who spent the week in
Kerrick, returned with them to Nick
>erSOn.
Miss Margaret Thompson arrived
from Minneapolis Sunday, the 18th,
and will be the guest of her cousins
of the w. p. Hogan family and other
friends for the week. She is en-
ployed with the Northwe stern Tele-
phone Company in the city.
Election day passed off rather
quietly, though there was a good rep
resentative vote out, 127 being cast
in kerrick. Messrs. Schall and Good
win led the ticket in Kerrick, re-
ceiving handsome endorsements.
Miss Dorsey and Miss kimbel of
Sandstone, are the guests of the Foxes
for the week.
A recent break in the market
caused a drop in the price of many
commodities, while the passing of the
tariff has caused the advance of about
twenty cents per pound in the price
of sugar.
Fishing at Oak lake seems to be
good. nice string of fish in the
car of the Storebo family, was noticed
Sunday, one of them weighing close
to ~ pounds.
The recent wind storms caused one
to think of the praires, where tor
nadoes are more common. There have
been several losses in this territory
in the past two weeks. The Meister
house was blown from its foundation
and moved about II feet and turned
nearly all the way around.
Miss Dorothy Berglund has been EN-
gagged to teach, in the third and fourth
grades at Bruno this year.
The school board met Tuesday
night This will be the last meeting
of the school year. 1t is apparent
the valuation of the district increased
about $4,000, much against the wishes
of the board 1t has been hoped that
this would be lowered 1t is quite
out of proportion with the actual
worth and hurts the community in the
tax column.
The Sunday school program in the
Presbyterian church Sunday, was well
attended and enjoyed by all. Church
was dismissed early as some wished
to attend the Sundoy school conven-
ton at Sand Creek, in the afternoon.
Miss jeanette Hamre was a Duluth
passenger on the 18th.
Miss Hattie, Dvorak spent the week
end i'm Kerrick.
1t is reported that the County road
building outfit is now in the vicinity
of Willow River, and with good wealth
er. is expected to finish the work
there in the next few weeks, and will
move directly from there TO the ker-
rick job.