Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-07-03
ASKOV

lis last week.
Karl K Johansen and family re-
turned Monday from a few days visit
at Alexander, Iowa.
Jennie Christensen, who has been
keeping house for Peter johnson, left
yesterday for Minneapolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Owe Fischer of RAJ
cine, Wis, came here Tuesday for a
visit at the Hans Mickelsen home.
Walter Boyer bought a used Ford
truck from the local dealer the first
of the week, trading in an older model
on the deal.
Miss Florence Shobeck came up
from Minneapolis last week and visi-
ted for few days at the Jacob Christ
ensen home.
Peter Linn was in st. Paul Satur
day and Sunday for a visit and to
attend the d. B. S. picnic at Long
lake Sunday.
The regular song evening will take
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jens Nielsen, in the village, this eve
ming Thursday.
Friends and neighbors gathered at
the farm home of Ole Paulsen Tues
day of last week to help him cele-
brate his birthday.
Mrs. L. c. Petersen and Miss Elna
are leaving today for visit at Alden,
Mimi, and Hampton, Iowa, expecting
to be gone a couple of weeks or more.
Eiler Sorensen and family of
Charles City, Iowa, were here last
week for visit at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Mosbak and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Richard Akers and
child and Mrs. Della Thomas from
Brooten, are here for visit at the
]. ]. Martin home. Mrs. Martin is
daughter of Mrs. Thomas.
While opening fruit jar last
Thursday Chris Henriksen had the
misfortune to break the jar and cut
deep cash in his hand which has
required medical attention.
Alfred Torell of Nickerson, was an
Askov business caller Monday. Mr..
Torell also made a pleasant call at
the American office and added his
name to the growing list of subscrib-
ers.
County Agent w. F. Hammargren
announces that the All club members
in the Askov vicinity will have
live stock meeting in the town hall
on Monday evening, July z, at s
o'clock
Miss Verla Hansen who attended
the Young Peoples convention in
Viborg, S. D., stopped off in Tyler on
the way home and visited there for
Sank Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans C. Johansen re-
turned Monday from a visit at Tyler
and at Canistota, S. d. Miss Opal
Hansen accompanied them on the
trip as far as Tyler where she visited
few days and then returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Chr. BirkhOlm of West
Denmark, Wis, visited with relatives
here Sunday. Returning home they
were accompanied by Mrs. j. p. Birk-
holm who had spent a few weeks here
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Carl Miller.
DIR. and Mrs. F. w. Greene, their
daughter, Della, of Bruno, and Miss
Alice Reeck of Paynesville, who is
visiting at the Greene home were
callers in Askov. Tuesday. Miss
Reeck was formerly teacher in the
Bruno school, as was also Miss
Greene The latter taught in the
Aitkin school last year and will
teach their again the next term.
Chas. Edstrom of Sandstone, was
up again Tuesday evening to rehearse
with the local band boys. The matter
of giving some free open-air concerts
during the summer was discussed,
and tentative plans were laid for hav-
ing a concert in Sandstone on the eve
ming of Friday, July IS, and concert
at Askov a week later, on Friday, July
%. Definite announcements of dates
will be made later. The Askov band
plays at the local Fourth of July cele-
bration Friday afternoon.
The base ball game scheduled for
Sunday at Askov has been cancelled
ing dropped out of the county league.
Askov will thus automatically win a
game and this should be the turning
point for the local boys: from now
they are going to win. The Askov
team had partly considered dropping
out also, but now they are planning
on putting some new material in the
lineup which it is hoped will show
marked improvement. They are
not down and out yet even though
they are at the bottom of the per-
centage column. Somebody neces-
sarily must occupy the cellar position