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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
New Benches To
Ease Court Noise

Those who 60 to the court house
in the future to attend sessions of
court may at first think that they have
entered school house instead of the
court house. In place of the chairs,
some regular recitation benches have
been installed. The scraping and
scratching of chairs has annoyed his
honor, the judge, for many years and
made it difficult for jury, judge and
attorneys to hear the testimony of
witnesses. The old chairs, which
probably served for a quarter of cen
fury at least. were reluctant to give
up their vantage point, but the new
benches are of noiseless variety and
will surely add to the quietude and
dignity of the court room.
The furniture was purchased by the
county board from the Goodrich Fur
niture company Of Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
COUNTY BOARD
INSPECT ROADS
Several County Aid Roads
Have Been Built
This Year.
Expense to County for Pa
tents at General Hos
pita1 is $5,S22.37.

The county commissioners in ses-
sion the first of the week, commence
ing Monday, spent a considerable por-
ton of their time on the road in
speeding a judicial road on the county
line between Kanabec and Pine coun-
ty, west of Brook Park, and the coun-
ty aid road work in different parts
of the county which is now either
completed or under construction. Ser
ty, and a delegation from Henriette
and Pokegama, appeared before the
board on the matter of the judicial
road.
Several applications for freeholders
to be set off from one school district
to another were presented to the
board, hearings of same to be held
at the next meeting.
The Farmers and Merchant State
Bank of Pine City, submitted secur-
tiles in the amount of $4,000 which
were approved. The bonds were for
the purpose of securing county de-
posits.
before the board in regard to damages
claimed to her land.
County Auditor Andrew P. Edin in
formed the board he had received
notice from the state auditor that
Pine county is indebted to the state
in the amount of $5,S22.37, that be-
ing 500 of the expenses of Pine
county patients at the Minnesota Gen
eral hospital during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1880.
The auditor was instructed to insure
the poor farm buildings against loss
by fire and tornado.
Clerk Frank King of Sturgeon Lake
township, had written letter to the
auditor i'm regard to noxious weeds not
being cut on state aid road No. in
Sturgeon Lake township. The ques-
ton arose if maintenance men should
cut those noXious weeds.
The official proceedings of the coun-
ty commissioners meeting will ap-
pear in the American next week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25

widely read foreign work of fiction
in that country during the last twelve
month; the book was translated into
Danish shortly after its publication
in this country, and made an instant
hit. Between this work and Remar-
que's ''All Quiet on the Western
Front" the margin was very narrow,
but there was a tendency on the part
Of the judges to consider the war
book non-fiction
Change at Seminary.
In accordance with the decision of
the biennial meeting of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church of America.
Rev. T. F. Gullixson of Minot, North
Dakota, was elected president of the
Luther Theological seminary, Como
Park, st. Paul, and on October Is he
will be indicted into that office as
the successor of DR.. NJ. o. Boeckman
who has been a professor of theology
for A years and president of the sem
mary for 36. The Rev. j. A. Aasgaard.
president of the church, will preside
at the inauguration ceremonies.
Farewell Banquet.
On October 4, Constantin Brun.
minister of Denmark to the United
States, will be the guest of honor
at a banquet to be given by his COM
patriots Of Greater New York in a
hotel in that city. As Mr.. Brun will
soon attain his seventeen birthday
anniversary. he will have reached
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
PINE CITY PREPARING
FOOTBALL TEAM FOR
INTER-HIGH GAMES

With twenty-five candidates out for
practice, Pine City high school is
again preparing for it's schedule of
football games with neighboring
teams. Coach ]. o. Harvey, former
player of Carleton and Augustana
college, is very busy putting the
team in shape. The players have
been getting the fundamentals of foot
ball during the past week with train
ing in tackling, blocking, and passing
the ball. Some real scrimmage is
in store for next week and with the
possibility of a game the first week
in October, there is much to be learned
in the way of plays and formations.
OF the twenty-five men out for prac-
tice at least seven had experience
last year, among them being Kubat
who is being counted on to fill the
fullback position. Les Tate is again
back with more weight than he had
last year and is being looked upon
as a most likely candidate for one
of the halves. HALEY McKusick will
probably be at one end of the line
with George Roberts and Eiliff Miller
likely prospects for some position In
the line.
Schools with which the Pine City
team will likely clash are Mora, Cam
bridge, st. Croix Falls and Elk River,
with possibilities Of games with st.
Francis and Braham high schools.
Friday, October 3, the Pine City
football team will go to Cambridge
where they will meet the high school
team Of that place. Rivalry between
these two schools has been keen in
football during the past three years.
Cambridge being victorious in last
years tilt by the single point score
Of z to 6.
In addition to the Cambridge game.
there will be games with st. Croix
Falls on Oct. 10, at St Croix Falls,
Wis; Mora at Pine City on Oct. 81;
Elk River at Elk River on November
7th.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
SCHOOL TEACHER IS
INJURED ON HIGHWAY

Miss Hilda Thompson of Willow
River, who teaches school near
Duluth, was seriously injured on
the Miller Trunk highway while
returning to her rooming place
Friday evening after school. Miss
Thompson was walking on the
left-hand side, facing the ap-
preaching traffic in compliance
with safety rules, according to re-
ports. A car coming from behind
swerved to the left, knocked her
down, and continued on it's way.
The driver of another car saw
the accident, traced the offender,
and took Miss Thompson to the
hospital. Her skull is fractured
and her condition is generally
serious, but the attending doctors
have given her family encourage
ment for her recovery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25

Washington, September $50 great
is the demand on the time of Amer
ica's official diner-out, as the Vice
President is sometimes known, that
hosts and hostesses are already bid
ding for his presence at their proposed
glamor of romance and royalty that
surround the Prince of Wales, the
Curtis functions, socially, are similar.
Both preside at corner stone layings
unwilling of monuments and are chief
speakers and crowd-magnets at civic
dinners. The marvel of it all is the
sudden metamorphosis of Mr.. Curtis
from a quiet, unobstrusive Republican
leader in the Senate who seldom
mingled in society in his twenty years
residence here into gay debonair so
ciety butterfly. And, unlike his three
predecessors the Vice President likes
all the fanfare and applause. The
President rarely dimes out.
The late Vice President Marshall
endeared himself to the Senate and
lnc couhiy w MS Schoc VI huhoi Z.
One of his famous comments still
lives in the minds of his contempt
raries that 'the Vice President was
good enough to name five cent cigar
after" Folks are now comparing
Marshall and Curtis.
Senators tell Us, that Mr.. Curtis is
too free and vigorous in his use of
the gavel as presiding officer of the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
SWENSON TO BE
HEARDN COUNTY
Tenth District Congressional Candi.
date to Speak Here on Sept.
26 and %.

Issues of this political campaign
will be discussed by Senator Erling
Swenson of Minneapolis, who is a
candidate for Congress, at three places
in Pine county the latter part of this
week. He will speak Friday evening,
Saturday afternoon, and Saturday eve
ming at Askov, Sandstone, and Pine
City respectively.
In making announcement of these
meetings the Erling Swenson for Con-
gress Volunteer Committee, H. S. Ras-
mussen, secretary, writes the Askov
American as follows from Mime
apolis:
Senator Erling SwenSon of Mime
apolis, candidate for Congress in the
Tenth district, will have series of
meetings this week in Pine county.
Senator Swenson has served as a
member of the Minnesota legislature
for the last 10 years, six years as a
member of the lower house, and four
years in the senate.
Senator Swenson made a consider
able reputation for himself in the last
session because of his effective work
in sponsoring the resolution recon-
mending the passage of the Shipstead-
Newton bill, for which he received
much commentator from the Isaac
Walton League and other organiza-
tions interested in conservation. He
has, in fact, been one of the strong
workers among the progressive forces
in the state legislature.
HE will speak at Askov in the vii
lage hall at p. m, Friday evening,
Sept. 26; at Sandstone, Saturday, 100
p. M; and at the Pine City village
hall, s p. m, Saturday. Mr.. Swenson
is a competent orator and will discuss
the issues of the day. Do not fail
to hear him."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
A GREAT STRUGGLE FOR
IRON ORE TAXES
(EDITORIAL)

Taxation is the most vital question
before the people of Pine county and
Minnesota today. Power of govern
ment is the power to tax, and power
to tax is the power to destroy. Judg-
ing from the exodus of men and their
families on farms all over the agri-
cultural area it surely appears that
they are being taxed aplenty-in fact
to the extent that there is some de-
struction.
individuals and corporations should
pay taxes according to their ability
to pay-their earning capacity and
the benefits they receive frcm govern
ment. The steel trust gets plenty
of benefits as can we'll be judged by
their exorbitant profits.
We will present brief story of the
struggles and the difficulties of the
people of Minnesota to get more tax
money out of the owners of our rich
mineral lands. 1t was hard strug-
gle extending over a number of years
and much credit is due the progress
sive and courageous men who made
this fight for the benefit of the people
Knowing the sacrifices that have
been made to secure iron ore taxa
ton for the state of Minnesota, and
realizing the benefits of same and the
Justice of it, we are certainly opposed
to any effort to reduce these taxes for
the u S. Steel Corporation and the
iron mining companies.
Can anyone imagine such men as
Senators LaFollette, Norris, and Ship
stead being co-authors of bills to re-
duce the income tax of corporations
with millions of dollars income an
nually? Men of this type are in
terested in reducing taxes to the
average man, but not for groups with
such great earning capacities.
When iron ore was first discovered
in Minnesota, Mr.. Tower, owner of
some iron ore land, advocated that
no tax was to be levied against iron
ore land in order that this infant in
dustry might be encouraged. There
was to be no tax on ore land for state,
county, township, village, schools,
roads, or for any purposes until such
time as this ore was mined, then there
was to be a small tax of 1c per ton
to be paid into the state treasury.
The local communities received moth
ing. The men holding the iron ore
property paid no taxes. Just how this
program would develop the iron ore
industry was a mystery, but the legis-
lature passed the bill-purely a spec
ial privilege bill.
This tax of 1c per ton when the ore
was mined was the notorious tonnage
tax which for 16 years progressives
tried to repeal, but the steel corpora
ton succeeded in keeping it on the
statute books. The mine owners OPP
posed the repeal of this law very ac-
lively, and during all these years the
people on the iron range could not get
one dollar of tax money out of the
millions of dollars worth of iron ore
property for the upkeep of the village
and township governments and their
schools. This situation became so
scandalous that it attracted national
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
DEATH SADDENS
PINE COMMUNITY
Mrs. Peter Haug Of Pine City Passed
Away at Hospitals; Buried
Yesterday.

The hand of death descended upon
the home of Peter Haug of the Pine
City community, Sunday morning and
took his beloved wife at 11:45 a m.
Mrs. Haug passed away at the
Deaconess hospital in Minneapolis
following an illness with tumor of the
stomach. She was operated upon
about week previous to her death
and was apparently recovering nicely
from the ordeal when she was strick-
en- by a sudden relapse which caused
her premature death, being only 43
years, months and 16 days of age.
Hilda Bertha Olson was born June
Pine City with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Olson, in 1896, when they
settled on a farm 5 miles east of
Pine City in Pine town. She was
married to Peter Haug on Nov. 4.
1925, and to their union was born one
daughter, Hjordis Mae. on March H.,
1928. who died four months later.
Mrs. Haug was a member of the
Milburn Lutheran church and was
very active in church and community
affairs. being treasurer of the Ladies'
Aid at the time of her death and
treasurer of the Milburn Cemetery as
sociation, besides being at one time a
member of the Rebekahs. She was a
loving wife and kind neighbor and the
beautiful floral offerings at the fun
eral gave mute gesture of the esteem
in which she was held.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, mother. and three sisters,
Mrs. Olof Erickson of Pine City; Mrs.
Alfred Letourneau. Hibbing, and Mrs.
liver Johnson of Duluth.
The funeral was held from the Mil
burn, Lutheran church "wednesday aft
ernoon preceded by short service at
the Goodrich Undertaking parlors in
Pine City, with the Rev. Olson of
Grantsburg. Wis, officiating.
Frank Gottry rendered several ap-
propriate vocal selections accompa-
MED by Mrs. Gottry.
Burial was made in the Milburn
cemetery with p. L. Hamlin. Jack
Trollen. Albert Nelson. Elmer Carl
son. George Bogue. and Sylvester
Striegl, all brother Odd Fellows of the
deceased's husband. acting as pail
bearers.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
IS
GOOD IN MEET
Wins First Contest From
LeSueur Center; Loses
In Semi-fina1.
Polish National Alliance
Nine Defeats LeSueur
Center in Finals.

Sturgeon Lake representing the
Pine County Baseball League in the
state baseball tournament at Lexing-
ton Park, st. Paul, during the past
week was strong threat and de-
ciSively won one contest which vic
tory placed them in the semi-finals
to be pitted against LIE Sueur Center.
Only after a bitterly fought contest
was the Pine county team eliminated
from the running by score of to 5.
Hancock Was Defeated Easily.
Sturgeon Lake won a decisive VIC
first contest of the tourney. The Pine
county representatives knocked out
total of seventeen hits for eleven
runs from the offerings of two pit
cheers sending the first one to the
dug-out in the sixth inning and then
collecting five runs off his successor.
Jack Cunningham, Robert Olson and
E. c. Whiting led the hitting attack.
The Pine county boys started their
batting rampage in the third inning
driving out five hits for four runs.
Two more runs were made on two
singles and sizzling three-base drive
by Jack Cunningham in the next in
ming. Mack Anderson pitched the en-
tire game for the Lakers and exhi-
bited a steady performance. He was
master of the situation in every in
ming except one, the fourth, when
Hancock batters punched four hits
for three runs. When the last man
was out in the ninth inning the Pine
county leaguers had tucked the game
away with a score of IL to and had
earned the privilege of meeting the
LeSueur Center team on Thursday.
Lose in Semi-final Game.
To strengthen the team for the hard
contest which they faced on Thurs
day George Clegg of Askov, Howdy
John and Johnny Harapat of Brook
Park was sent for by the Sturgeon
Lake club.
Lee Anderson took the mound and
George Clegg was sent in to receive
him. Howdy John was sent to second
base and Johnny Harapat to center
field
LeSueur Center started the scoring
in their half of the first inning, get
ting three runs when Lee hit c.. Dres-
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25

One of Pine county's oldest pioneers,
William F. GLASGOW, attained his eigh-
ty-third birthday Saturday, September
20. Born at Tonawanda, N. Y, Mr..
Glasow spent the early years of his
life there and then being beckoned
by promises of prosperity in the West,
he journeyed by wagon and steamboat
to st. Paul, arriving there in July of
1872. On September Goth of the same
year he came to Pine City in search
of work and secured job helping to
clean up a brewery located on the
southeastern shore of Cross lake, on
the farm now owned by S. A. Striegl.
This brewery was owned by John Tag
and Henry BrandeS, and when Mr..
GLASGOW found the time, he borrowed
an axe from Mr.. Brandes, went into
the woods and cut logs to build a
house. The house was built and used
as a residence and a saloon as Mr..
Glasow's first business venture. 1t
stood between the present residence
of Robert Wilcox and the house now
occupied by Mr.. Glasow's son, Albert.
On Nov. II, 1874, Mr.. GLASGOW mar
ried Ernstina Guetskow of Rush City,
and their union has been blessed by
eleven children. There are six boys
and five girls. All of the boys live in
or near Pine City, except Henry who
resides at Cloquet. The names of the
boys are Albert, Henry, Arthur,
George, William and Richard. The
daughters are Mrs. Cosgrove Min
nie); Mrs. Marion Lones Oouise);
Mrs. Art Friend (Amelia); Mrs. Sham
ney of Chicago (AlvenO; and Mrs.
William Ternell (Julia).
+, In Business Many Years.
During the many years that Mr..
Glasow has been in Pine City he has
seen the history of Pine county in
making. After a short time in the
saloon business, Mr.. GlasOw started
a general merchandise store in which
he prospered for a few years, only to
lose his business by fire. He rebuilt
and after only few years he again
lost his store by fire. 1t was not until
1909 that Mr.. GLASGOW built the store
on the corner across from the Agnes
hotel, this building being permanent
and we'll built brick structure.
Witnessed County Seat Change.
In the early days Mr.. GLASGOW took
his turn at logging east If Pine City
and had camps and logging activities
at sites now long forgotten. When
he came to Pine City, the Northern
Pacific railroad had just gone through
and Chengwatana was yet the county
seat. He saw the seat of government
of Pine county changed to Pine City
and relates how one Willard Thomp-
son tucked all the county records I'M
der his arm and walked up to Cross
lake where boat took him across to
Pine City. The building of the rail-
Continued on Page 12)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

A group of Swedish fraternal and
other organizations in Colorado have
petitioned the Denver court of appeals
in an effort to obtain a new trial for
Oscar Emanuel Hallberg who in 1897
was convicted Of first-degree murder
and who has been in the penitentiary
ever since, having had his death SEN
tence committed to life Imprisonment.
1t is now claimed that subsequently
discovered evidence makes it clear
that Hallberg-who at the time of
his trial was a recently arrived Swe-
dish immigrant-was innocently con-
victed: he has never admitted guilt,
and his conviction is said to have
been largely due to his lack of ability
to understand English.
VioliniSt Dead.
Miss Ebba Frederickson, IS, noted
Swedish-American violinist, died a
few days ago in hospital in Seattle,
Wash. following an operation. Miss
Frederickson who had studied music
in New York and Germany, had won
very considerable fame as a violinist
in the United States. Canada and Eu-
rope. and had aroused the enthusiasm
Of audiences as we'll as of very ex-
acting critics.
Most Popular Beck.
recently concluded contest among
the readers Of a magazine in Den
mark established the fact that Theo-
dore Dreiser's twovolume novel, IAN
American Tragedy" was the most
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25
BAND CONCERT SUNDAY

Unfortunately the last two open air
band concerts scheduled by the Askov
band were not carried through. so
therefore the boys have decided to
give an open air concert in the local
park Sunday afternoon. the final con-
cert of the season, commencing at 2
p. m. Should the day be cold or the
weather unfit for an open air concert,
il will be given at the d. B. S. hall,
so regardless of the weather-good or
bad-there will be a concert next
Sunday afternoon, September 20,
either outdoor or indoor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25

Give me a sentence using the
words detail defeat, deduct, and de-
fense."
Defeat of deduct went over de-
fence ahead Of detail"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25

Something to worry about-A cat
erpillar consumes from five to twenty
times its own weight in food daily.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-25

The American Is but $3.50 q year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
Regularly $3.50 to $25

Four styles are illustrated. Fourteen
more await you. Wood and metal beds.
In various finishes. Almost any type of
bed you can think of is included Dou-
bic, single, three quarter and twin bed
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18th and Seventh

EVER since the market decline last year we've
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nous volume of business within the past twelve
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-21
THE CARLTON DANCING
STUDIO

ballroom dancing taugiit. Private lessons by
appointment. Tickets Lessons for IS. Class
day from 500 till i1:Se. Gentlemen See.
Ladies invited free Phone Franklin 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-21
ToDAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

National-National Players III "It
Pays to Advertise" at 2:20 and 500 pm
Gayety-"Heart Charmers, burlcsque.
at ais and 8:15 pm.
Earle-John Barrymore In 1.-THE Man
from Blankley's," at IL am, 1910. 1850,
4:45, $40, 8 and $50 pm.
Metropolitan - Maurice Chevalier in
1.-THE Big Pond" at Hal am, 1:4l
3:41, Sal, tai and 9:41 pm.
Fox-"High Society Blues" at 1920,
2:40, 4:45, 7:55 and 10 pm.
Columbia - Paramount on Parade"
at II am. /, $40, $40, 7:20 and $50
pm.
Palace-"Hell Harbor," at 1888 am,
2:05, 4:40, 1880 and 1905 pm.
Keith's-"The Cuckoos." at 11:1e
am, 1920, 800, $40, 1:25 and $50 pm.
Rialto-"Czar of Broadway" at 1897
am, 1887, 1887. 5:37, 1887 and s:37
pm.
mbassador-"Sarah and Son." at
$40, and $50 pm.
"Roadhouse Nights" from
II am. to IL pm.
Tivoli-"Ladies Love Brutes," at
2:25, AIS, 6. 7:50 and $50 pm.