Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-06-26
ASKOV

Miss Katherine Goggin, telegrapher
at Nickerson, was business CARER III
Askov last Thursday.
Mrs. s. d. Rodholm and daughters,
Carma and Merriam, came here the
first of the week for visit with
friends, being guests at the A Grave
sen home.
Mrs. ]. Justesen left Monday for
Seattle. Wash, where she will attend
the annual Danish Lutheran church
conference, and later visit at several
places along the west coast including
Solvang, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Oswald, their
daughter Helen, and son .. H., from
Birch Creek township, visited the
Askov community Tuesday, calling
particularly at the Ferndale Nursery.
The Oswalds are pioneer residents in
the Denham neighborhood end Mr.. Os-
wald is secretary of the co operative
creamery at that place.
The directors of the Pine County
Mutual Fire Insurance company held
their annual meeting at Hinckley Sat
urday afternoon at which time +. A.
E. Laage was selected as vice presi-
dent. The other officers are elected
at the annual meeting. J. p. Sorensen
was again selected as general agent.
and Mr.. Sorensen and Mr.. Laage were
again appointed adjusters for the
company.
Herman Frahs and family came
here from Hibbing last week for a
visit with relatives here. Mr.. Frahs
has resigned from his position as sec
ton foreman up there and plans on
moving to the State of New York to
seek similar employment While here
Mr.. Frahs has disposed of his forty
acre farm, just south of town, to his
brother, Henry Frahs, at a considera-
tion of $1,000.
About % Askovites journeyed to
Superior Sunday to attend the annual
picnic of the northern Wisconsin and
Minnesota d. B. S. lodges, and re-
port a very enjoyable trip. Horse
shoe pitching and bowling were the
principal sports. During the after
Svend Petersen of Askov, and Rolf
Rasmussen of Kenosha, Wis, supreme
treasurer of the Danish Brotherhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. A Mortensen of RAJ
cine, Wis, came here last Thursday
for a few days visit at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Paulsen. Mr..
Mortensen is eX-president of the Dan
ish Brotherhood lodge in Racine and
incidentally attended the lodge meet
ing here Saturday evening and told
in an interesting manner what they
are doing and discussing in his lodge,
No. 4, which has nearly 500 members.
The first annual meeting of the
Askov-Barr Cooperative association
was held in the d. B. s. hall Tuesday
evening with only small attendance.
Many stockholders expressed their
opinions and asked questions. All
matters of Importance were left with
the directors to decide as they deemed
best The meeting showed their APP
prevail of the present board by re-
electing the five present members
who are: A. j. Larsen, ]. E. Barr,
Jorgen r. Petersen, Louis Olsen and
Jens ArnbaL
For the information of those who
want to go to the joint picnic of the
annual meeting of Minnesota d. B. S.
lodges and several other st. Paul
lodges. it can be stated that the COM
mittee in charge writes from st. Paul
that they would like to have as many
as possible come there on Saturday
and attend the social that evening,
and then follow in the parade Sunday
morning to the picnic place at Long
lake. Those who go down for the
picnic on Sunday should follow High
way No. 1 to a point between 3 and
miles south of White Bear at which
place there should be a sign reading
to North st. Paul; turn left on this
road (paved) and follow the pave
ment. The pavement goes nearly all
the way to Long lake. There will be
a sign on the road directing the way