Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-03-06
ASKOV

MRS. Jacob Christensen left for Mir
neapolis Tuesday to seek medical a,
tention.
Thorvald Sorensen purchased
Slightly used Ford sedan from the lC
cal dealers, Tuesday.
Jens Nielsen left last Thursday TO
Cedar Falls, Iowa, on one of his Gus
tomary business trips.
Elias Nordgren, representative TO
the State Rural Credit bureau, was il
Askov checking over some farm loan
here.
Clarence Morgensen and Hans Peter
sen drove to Minneapolis yesterday t.
bring up a new Ford car for the
local dealers.
The Rev. J. J. Lerager of Hutchin
son, was in AskOv Tuesday to arrange
for some printing which he is having
done at the American office
Don't forget the basketball game to-
morrow friday evening at the d
B. S. hall. Bruno will play the new.
ly organized Askov Independent team
CD. Brodt of Minneapolis, who rep
resents the Travellers Equitable In
surance Co, accompanied Harry Madi-
son of Sandstone, on a business trip
to AskOv yesterday.
Several new street lights have been
installed in the village during the
past week and the old ones improved
so as to give a more efficient light
ing system throughout the village.
H. Fleissner, who has been assist
ant at the depot for several weeks,
left Saturday for Superior and will be
transferred to the Range. A. G. Dan
ielsOn will be alone again at the sta
ton until next fall.
Alfred Jacobsen and Carl Hyldahl
experienced minor automobile COL
lision Saturday wherein the cars suf-
fered more than the occupants. Both
cars carry insurance and~are being
repaired by local mechanics.
Mrs. Harald Sorensen who had been
visiting in Minneapolis for a short
time, returned home Monday Mr..
Sorensen had to get her at Hinckley
on account of the noon train going
over the n. P. tracks that day.
Chris A. Jensen is back on regular
duty for the Great Northern looking
after the tracks in the railroad yards
at Askov. He has been laid off since
last November since a yard man is
not regularly maintained here during
the winter months.
Thorvald Jensen and VIM. Hede-
gard who have been working at
Markville, are now trucking pulpwood
to Askov from east of town for John
Swanson. They can average 10 truck
loads day. Mr.. Swanson operates
camps at both Markville and Askov.
Several buttermakers from various
nearby locations have been in Askov
during the past week to interview the
creamery board relative to being en-
gagged here. The secretary has also
received lot of applications by mail.
The board expects to meet Monday to
make a selection.
Station Agent A. G.. Danielson to-
gether with Section Foreman Oscar
Carlson of Sandstone, were called to
Saturday to appear at hear
ing relative to the recent wreck of the
passenger train here. They were
there principally to answer questions
as to the condition of the track and
the weather.
Definite developments relative to
the location of the canning factory
are still lacking. Other plans how
ever, are progressing very nicely. Bids
for the construction of the buildings
will be opened at ST. Cloud on the
18th of March. The board of direc-
tors have purchased about $4,000
worth of machinery, including a |
steam boiler, from the factory at
which was destroyed by
ire. The boiler has been examined by
state inspectors and found to be all
right. The Monticello machinery was
purchased at about 35 cents for the
iollar originally invested.
Among the buttermakers who have
made application for the position
which will soon be vacant in the |
Askov creamery is p r. Johnson who |
vas here to interview the creamery
'oard yesterday. Mr.. Johnson is pres
ntly relief operator i'm Land OLakes |
reameries and is living with his fam
ly at Moose Lake. where he has been
he past four months, or since he
severed connections with the cooper
tive creamery at Denham. Mr.. John
on made a good record at Denham
'here his average efficiency score
he last year was 81 and the percent
Ige Of Land OLakes butter turned
'ut from that creamery was between
IS and 80. He has been buttermaker
or the past twenty years. is a pleas
mt man TO meet, and is product of
minnesota, being born in Renville
ounty.