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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23

.ident has confirmed prevailing the
cries of his sensitiveness to criti-
cism Others believe it unfortunate
for a man in high office to condemn
critics by labelling it "humor" as the
letter indicated.
A close study Of late reports on the
volume of business before and follow
ing the holidays has been made this
week by the executive committee III
the National Business Survey Con-
ference. a private committee created
at the suggestion of President Hoo
yer. An analysis showing the lights
and shadows Of the economic sit
uation is mostly favorable. For in
stance. it is reliably reported that the
predicted drop in the purchase of so
called luxuries" like automobiles
and jewelry did not occur. Some
change in the character of the buying.
but no reduction in volume was re-
ported. - Unemployment prevails in
some localities due to the seasonal
conditions. and in some cases is
attributed to the stock market de-
nation. The construction industries
are now modified to launch build
ing program somewhat earlier than
in other years in order to take up the
present slack.
In these days when criticism Of the
executive or legislative branches of
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
FREIGHT TRUCKING
THROUGH COUNTY is
SCHEDULED ON Mol

The railroad and warehouse COM
mission on Monday of last week grant
ed the right to operate common
carrier truck line from the Twin
Cities to Duluth to the Murphy Trans
fer & Storage Co. of Minneapolis.
However the petition for local service
was denied and only through service
between the Twin Cities and the head
of the lakes will be afforded.
Signs of strenuous battle between
railroads and truck operators was seen
with the filing of the order, as the
Northern Pacific yesterday announced
plans for supplementary truck service
to handle local movement of freight
at towns between Minneapolis and Du-
luth. The railroads are expanding
operations in an effort to save the 10
cal business, it appears.
The ruling of the railroad and ware
house commission comes after long
hearings in which competing truck
lines battled for the right to get this
line regarded as the most promising
of all operations in the state. In the
hearings the railroads granting any
permits. contending they were pro-
viding adequate service.
The Murphy Transfer and Storage
Company has large plants in both
Minneapolis and st. Paul. with eX-
tensive facilities for regular truck
operations. This firm already Oper-
ates truck lines as licensed carriers
over highways in every direction out
of the Twin Cities in Minnesota and
N
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
FOLKS
Welded IS YEARS
Observe Anniversary i'm Presence OF
Relatives and Many Friends
Came to County i'm 1900.

= Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kroschel
celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding an
niversary Jan. 18th amidst host
of relatives and friends. This was
also the birthday of Mr.. Kroschel, he
being seventy-five years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kroschel were married
Jan Is, 1875 and made their home
at Essig, Mimi, until 1900 when they
moved to the present site of Kroschel
where they purchased approximately
one thousand acres of land which has
later been divided among their sons
and where Mr.. and Mrs. Kroschel now
have a large and well developed farm.
The Kroschels have been very in
strumental in the development of the
krOchel community which was named
in their honor. Mr.. and Mrs. Kroschel
have aided the church and have been
lifelong members, Mr.. Kroschel hav-
ing held important church offices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kroschel have thirteen
children, all of whom are living.
Those present at the celebration were.
Mrs. w. F.. Fisher and son of Denver,
Col; Mrs. John Leppenck and two sons
Of Montana; Mrs. Frank Mortenson of
Montana; Mrs. Frank Mortenson of
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Kroschel of st. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry Dufeck of Minneapolis; Louie
Kroschel and Fred Kroschel who stay
at home and Adolph Kroschel ard
family who stay with the senior
Kroschels and who have a fox farm
there; VIM. Kroschel and family and
Gust Kroschel and family all living
in or near the Kroschel community.
The children who were absent were,
Herman Kroschel, Jr. of Beiseker
Canada; August Kroschel of Colorado;
and Ben Kroschel from Wood Lake
Mimi.
Besides the children and their fam
lilies the house overlooked with friends
throughout the day, offering consratu-
lations.
In the forenoon the Rev. Malotky
spoke at the home. The Kroschel
Ladies choir sang two-part songs and
were accompanied by Mrs. MalOtky.
Dinner was served to the immediate
families and at five o'clock in the
evening refreshments were served tO
everyone present. The tables were
beautifully decorated with red and
white roses and tall candles which
furnished the light throughout the
lunch.
A very pleasant evening was spent
and Mr. and Mrs. Kroschel were show
cred with the good wishes of the many
presents.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
TOO MUCH VENISON;
JUDGE SAYS 80 DAYS

Two brothers, Stafford and John
Nelson, were apprehended in their
quarters in Belden township by Game
Warden Sheridan Greig Tuesday after
noon and arrested for having deer in
their possession out of season. They
were taken before Justice of the
Peace Geo. w. Rash where fine of
S100 each or so days in Jail was
melted out. They accepted the Jail
term and were taken by Deputy
Sheriff VIM. Howard of Markville, and
Geo. Rash to Pine City yesterday. Pre-
sumably they will be taken from there
to the Washington county Jail at Still
water where Pine county prisoners
usually are boarded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
MOTOR VEHICLES
INCREASE IN 1929

The number of motor vehicles in
Minnesota in 1929 increased Z per
cent over that of 1923 report from
the highway department shows. Prac-
tically every class of vehicles in
creased except passenger cars weigh
ing under 1000 pounds which de-
creased in numbers s per cent. The
total registration increased from 6S1.-
7O4 in 1929 to 1922 in 1929. Net
receipts from motor vehicle licenses
were S1O,79O,SS5 in 1929 as compared
to S1O,170,2SS in 1928.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Nine. Povla Frijsh who recently
arrived in the United States from
Denmark. her native country, last
week was the soloist of the Boston
Symphony orchestra on the occasion
of its concert in Carnegie Hall. New
York Metropolitan critics employed
very enthusiastic adjectives in deS-
cribing her art and in characterizing
its effect upon the exceedingly fas-
tidious audience. and they made note
of the fact that time and again Nine.
Frijsh was asked to sing encore num-
bers. Quite recently she appeared on
the stage of the Royal Opera in Co
penhagen and the New York critics
point out that her singing had much
of the dramatic quality of the true
actress.
Long Bicycle Trip.
Most persons had thought that the
golden era of the bicycle was a thing
of the past. but apparently it is about
to be revived. for knud Jensen. des-
cribed by American daily papers as
planning to make a bicycle trip from
New Orleans to Winnipeg and back:
ii he succeeds. he will also span the
continent from San Francisco to New
York and back. and in the meantime
will manage to exist. he says, by writ
ing daily newspaper stories of his
observations along the road Mr.. Jen-
sen who is 21-years-old. was born in
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
FUR FARM GOES INTO
HANDS OF RECEIVER

The Northern States Fur Corpora
ton, which owns and operates the fur
farm south Of Rutledge, has gone into
the hands of a receiver. The order
appointing receiver was granted by
the district court Of Hennepin county
on Jan. 18th upon petition from the
president of the corporation and Carl
F. Granrud. 40 Mcknight Building,
Minneapolis. was appointed receiver.
On the farm which operates half
section Of land I'm Section 33, township
A. range 20, there are 1873 mink. be-
sides number Of chickens, cows.
geese and horses. Fronting on State
Highway No. /, the premises made a
very Imposing sight with special wire
cages and coops for the animals.
which would indicate that considerable
had been invested in the venture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
HOG MARKET ON
UPWARD SWING
Cattle Open Slow, Close Moderately
Active, Attempts to Lower Lambs
Fail. Stock Pigs soc Higher

(By y. S. Bureau of Agricultural Eco
Monies and Minnesota Department OF
Agriculture)
South ST. Paul, Mimi, Jan. 20, 1880:
Some attempts ON the part of major
ditiOns existing elsewhere made for
a slow deal but the close found terms
fully steady to strong Choice mix
ed yearlings were held above $500
while a long string of yearlings sold
at S12.25, bulk cashing at $1,000 to
S12.25 She stock ruled steady, bulk
of the ordinary cows cashing at S6.25
t. S7.75, heifers $775 to 900, all cut
ters $500 to $500 and bulls at $3.50
and down. Vealers, considering less
selling within range of $3.50 to
$500 or better.
Continued strength was shown in
the hog market today, closing prices
being mostly 25c higher than Satur-
day. Desirable 100 to 230 weights
sold at $1,000 to S1010, the latter
price being the highest since Octo-
Der last year. Hogs averaging 24Olbs.
and up cleared largely at 1915 to
S9.S5, some $1,000, with real heavy
weights down to $3.50 or under. Sows
bulked at $S.25 to mostly IS so,
smooth lights selling at SS.75 or above.
Efforts to lower the fat lamb mar
ket were largely unavailing, in fact.
the deal finally worked out steady to
in spots higher. Best fed range
lambs sold at $13.15 late with bulk
at $1,000, some down to S12.75. Ewes
sold from .S6,25 to $500, the latter
price being paid for two doubles of
choice HID. MOntanas.
Feeders and Suckers.
| Feeder and stocker steers ruled
| fairly active with bulk of sales land
ing at $3.50 to 1915, some desirable
light stockers selling upward to $1,000
! and above. The stock pig market
reacted sharply, prices advancing
fully soc, placing most sales on
| $1,000 basis or the highest since Sep
TENDER 1929 Feeding lambs were in
demand, bulk of sales being at $1,000
to S110O, best $1,000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23

his farm, he is purchasing from HIM
self product at wholesale. If he
were to substitute something for it,
he must, in most cases, go to town
and buy at retail. In buying Oleo-
margarine he helps create a butter
surplus that may depreciate the price
of the product of his own farm and
reduce his income by more than the
savings in purchasing the substitute.
In buying butter at wholesale from
himself he saves those costs of dis
is accustomed to complain about so
bitterly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23

the United States but taken to Den
mark when 9-years-Old; he came back
to his native country last November.
and now. he says, Il want to see the
land of my birth
Paper Fifty Years.
"Folkebladet''. official organ of the
Norwegian Lutheran Free Church,
last week observed its fiftieth ami
versary. The paper actually is 80
years old as it was started in the
form of an irregularly issued pub
LEFTY pamphlet in 1878, but it was
not until 1850 that it was established
as a weekly publication. The first
editors of "Folkebladet" were
two men whose names are still known
wherever Norwegian Lutherans are
found in this country. viz. Professors
Sven Oftedal and Georg Sverdrup.
The present editor is Rev. H. c.
Cespersen.
A Chicagoan for s3 Years.
Mrs. Anna P. Nelson, s3-a resi-
dent of Chicago for 80 years-died
last week in that city. She was the
widow of Lars p Nelson. an old-time
Chicago newspaperman who at one
time was foreign correspondent for
the Chicago "Record-Herald' Mrs.
Nelson was born in Sweden and came
to the United States at the age of 80:
she had remained in Chicago ever
since Among six children left to
Continued On Page u
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
THE ELECTRIC POWER RATE
MEETING
BY E. j. PROCHASkA

The meeting with Hon. S. a. Stock
well, progressive member of the Min
nesota Legislature and recognized
authority on the subject of electric
power rates as the principal speaker,
is being held at the village hall of
Pine City, at eight o'clock on Friday
evening, January "a. Among other
phases of the topic, comparative cleo
trio rates will be considered.
A study of the comparative rates is
herewith briefly sketched 1t is well
worthwhile to study this before you
listen to the speaker. This outline
covers the rates for the towns SER
weed by the Eastern Minnesota Power
Corporation. i. e., Pine City. Beroun,
Brook Park, Henriette, Rock Creek,
Milaca. Mora. Cambridge, Rush City,
North Branch, etc; the rates in force
under the Minnesota Power and Light
Company which serves Hinckley,
Sandstone, Willow River, Askov, and
other places: rates effective under
municipal and public ownership in
Ontario province; in Tacoma and in
Seattle.
Residential Electric Service.
The Eastern Minnesota Power Cor
poration. These rates are subject to
a SO discount if paid within Is days
after billing.
12c per XVIII for the first XVIII per
room per month.
1Oc per XVIII for the next XVIII per
room per month.
3Sc per XVIII for the excess used in
one month.
The minimum charge is S1.25 per
month.
~ B-This includes power used for
cooking.
The Minnesota Power and Light
Company.
A flat charge of:
$3.50 net for first 1 rooms per month.
15c net per room in excess of rooms.
A rate of 2.9c per XVIII on all cleo
tricity used.
Ontario Hydro Electric. Windsor,
Canada.
1.6c per XVIII.
Niagara. Canada. "a local plant.)
Lee per XVIII.
Orillia, Canada. CA local plant.)
1.0c per XVIII
Tacoma and Seattle furnish cleo
tricity for heating purposes at rate
as low as 1ac per XVIII.
Consider the above rates in COM
parison. Use. as example. bill from
the local company dated November 20.
1929. This bill includes service for
electricity used for heating and other
appliances.
For 4S9 XVIII. the local COM
Subject to SO discount.
Calculated under Mimi. Power
& Light. 1928
Calculated under Orillia. Can
ada 4.SS
Calculated under Niagara, Can
Figure out your own bill under the
different companies.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
Commercial Service Rates.

Eastern Minnesota Power Corpora
ton. These rates are subject to a so
discount if paid within the time set.
12c per XVIII for first 80 XVIII.
lie per XVIII for next so XVIII.
tGc per XVIII for next so XVIII.
SC per XVIII for next so XVIII.
&c per XVIII for excess used in the
one month.
Minnesota Power and Light Com
pany.
81ac net per XVIII for the first %
XVIII
&c net per XVIII for the next so XVIII.
sc net per XVIII for the next 70 XVIII.
412c net per XVIII for the excess
used in the one month.
The minimum rate is S1.00 per
month.
Again consider the above rates in
comparison. Use. as example, bill
from the local company dated No
vember 20, 1929.
Local company for $50 XVIII --S23:16
Subject to 80 discount.
Calculated under Minnesota
Power & Light
Calculated under Orillia, Cam
ada 200
Calculated under Niagara, Can
ada 2.95
Considering the above, one is not
astonished at the predictions made
by the keen students of the hydro
electric problem that the greatest bat
tie of the next quarter of century
in the political arena will be this very
problem, the question as to whether
this last natural resource, waterpower,
is to be controlled by few people, a
strong financial group who exploit the
American public with exhOrbitant
electric power rates, or by all of the
people and used for the common wei
fare of all.
1t Will, of certainty, be the main
political issue in the next campaigns
in the states of Wisconsin and New
York where the statesmen of those
commonwealth have informed the
public of the issues under cOnsidera-
ton. The late Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette of Wisconsin, started the
fight; now, his son one who bears the
same name and is also a senator from
Wisconsin, and another son. Phillip
LaFollette, are carrying on the fight.
In the state of New York, Al Smith.
Governor Roosevelt and Charles f.
Hughes have been and are doing ex-
cellent work on the subject.
Both of the Minnesota senators,
Henrik Shipstead and Thomas ID.
Schall, supported both the Muscle
Shoals and the Boulder Dam projects.
The former is to be controlled by the
government and will give the munic-
ipalitils first opportunity to buy cleo
trio power to be distributed to the
residents at low rates, The former
bill went through congress but PreSi-
dent Coolidge pOcket-vetoed it: the
Boulder Dam project is now under
construction by the government.
The government is selling electri-
city from the Muscle Shoals to the
Alabama Power Company for 1-5 of &c
per XVIII They. in turn, are retail
ing it for amounts as high as Toe per
XVIII
1t is to the users interest to give
this matter deep and careful consider
alton. Be sure to attend the meeting
at Pine City Friday evening,
Mike Hurley, Pine City attorney
who has made an excellent record in
handling the office of county attorney
will preside as chairman of the meet
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23

CREAMERY WILL HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING AT
MARKVILLE, JAN. Is

The Markville Cooperative Cream
cry association will hold its annual
meeting Saturday, Jan. 25 beginning
at 1890 a. m. in the Markville school
house. Regular routine business per-
tanning to the association will be
transacted as we'll as special matters
brought before the meeting at that
time
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23
FORD DEALERS MEET

The Ford dealers of the county had
a meeting at the Hotel Madison in
Sandstone Wednesday evening and at
the same time enjoyed a dinner.
About twenty were present and e. L.
Boyer of Minneapolis, was the factory
representative who spoke.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-23

ing. This will be good news TO his
host of admirers who are always glad
to hear few words from Mike. the
name with which he is greeted by
friends in Pine county.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-28

Breakfast nook-the profiles Of the built
III table and benches are exceptionally
pleasing N design.
Linen closets-located both In hall ana
bathroom, have five deep shelves.
Rear entry--the electrical cabinet located
here is readily accessible to service men.
Above the refrigerator are two shelves for
storage purposes.
Basement-excavatcd only under the rear
of the house. this affords space for laun-
dry, heater and fuel rooms. A full base
ment may be provided where desired
Construction: Hollow tile or solid brick
walls, stucco finish, tile roof.
Lot size: Approximately So feet.
Facing: Designed to face south or east.
May be reversed for other facings or to
take advantage of peculiarities Of site.
Complete working plans may be obtained
for this and other designs shown in this se-
ries. For further information see editors
note
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-28

nounced move;aent Of our popula-
tion toward the great cities. This
is an inevitable economic trend and
one which calls for great adjust
ments and one that brings great
questions. But parallel with this
trend there is another trend which
is bringing the answer to some Of
these questions. There is taking
place remarkable extension of
our suburban areas and this is Civ
ing opportunities for wider living,
and happier living.
The automobile has made home
ownership possible even for the fam
lily that lives in a great metropoli-
| tan city. The suburban areas of
! typical American cities are growing
/ faster than the cities they adjoin,
and this is good omen. Using es-
/ timated population figures for next
year, the regional planning associa-
tions of some of the larger cities
finds that the percentage of in
/ crease in the city proper in the
years from 1920 to the present time
J is % per cent as compared to an
increase of 80 per cent in growth of
j suburban areas in 30 mile circle
around these cities. This suburban
area covers many smaller municipal
, ties.
1t may be said that the present
very rapid growth of population in
residential sections miles away from
/ central business districts is in
increasing enormously the value of
suburban owned homes.
But the whole great movement of
/ population is constantly increasing
the value of the homes in our grow
ing cities. The one great central
reason for the constantly increasing
real estate value in our cities as a
whole has been our constantly
\ steady growth of population. The
American Telephone and Telegraph
company estimates that by the year
1850 the total population of the
United States viii be about 146, ,000,-
600.
Moreover the increase that is oe-
curing is now largely an increase
not in rural population but in urban
population. In the year 1920 we
| crossed the dividing line and became
a nation with larger population in
the cities than in the rural sections.
i Statistlclans now estimate that
practically all of the population in
crease which may be expected in
the next 10 years will be an increase
III urban population.
I, There were listed in last census
of the United States 1000 0oo own,
cd homes not on the farms These
100000 homes in towns and e;t;es
-tlrpresent value Of annrovimatelv
7 s35, 900, 100000. 1t isP tbo steadv
ana groM.hg demand for good resi-
dentlai Htes IN our growth centers
that Is sne great and permanent
buiwark o. value in these homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-28
MANY FEATURES
10 MAKE GARDEN
PLACE OF BEAUTY

Accent and contrast are prime
factors in the layout of satisfying
garden. While much can be gained
by the canny planning of flower
beds and borders, many gardeners
make good use of such garden fea
lures as lily pools, bird baths, walks
and occasional benches.
The lily pool, particularly, has
been found to add much to the
beauty aud enjoyment of Il garden.
1t may be as simple as you please
but, small or large, it is certain to
become one Of the most enjoyable
garden features. Whether or not
it is utilized for lilies or other aqua
tie flowers, it serves a definite gar,
den purpose in providing a stroug
contrast and simultaneously, acting
as a bright mirror of the garden,
trees and sky.
In construction, a garden pool is
simple enough for practically all
handy men about the house" Port
land cement concrete, reinforced
with metal if the pool is to be
sizeable one, is easily mixed and
may be made to assume any form
or shape desired. Most dealers in
cement or concrete contractors can
assist gardeners in making pools, as
We'll as other garden features.
BY adding only a little to the
work involved, a fountain can be
erected in the center of n pool to
serve the double purpose of keeping
the water fresh and adding to the
beauty of the garden. The simplest
kind of plumbing. involing only a
lead-in and drain, suffiros.
Bird Bath Simple
Even simpler than small lily
pool is a bird bath, yet few garden
fixtures provide as much pleasure
and amusement. Essentially, bird
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-28

many steps. These units can be 50
arranged as to greatly reduce the
effort required in cooking in an old
kitchen where everything is placed
in haphazard manner All four OF
Tie West Coast woods-D0uglas fir,
West Coast hemlock. Western red
cedar and Sitka spruco-are well
suited for building kitchen conven-
fences.
Modern homo designers are giving
great deal of attention to kiteh
ems and are arranging the various
features according 10 the frequency
of their use and their relationship
IL each other. Cabinets and equip
mcnt which figure in the prepara-
non of food are grouped with
thought as to the opposition of the
stove. while other fixtures, such as
would be used in the washing and
storing of dishes and utensils, are
placed near the sink. The result
has been that it is less work to pre-
pare food in one of these modern
kitchens tlan in an old-fashioned
type.