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

| Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Kline are. re-
joicing over the arrival of a twelve
pound boy who came to their home
for an indefinite stay Oil the 18th
Mother and child are said to be get
ting along nicely.
Miss Gladys Herman returned with
Margaret Hogan from the cities on
the 10Th, for visit with friends.
Miss Marjorie Golden went to Du
luth on the 10th, for a visit with
friends
Michael Hogan went to Duluth on
the 10Th, for consultation, and came
back not much wiser than when he
left. He has been troubled a great
deal with rheumatism, and doctors
have been unable to assign cause
for it.
Mrs. Kvasnicka, Mrs. Livers, and
Mrs. John Mach entertained the Cath
Ollie Ladies' Aid at the Kvasnicka
home on the afternoon of the 18th.
The attendance was large and aside
from the delightful luncheon which
was served, those present enjoyed the
afternoon.
Adolph Larson lost his barn, garage
and about fifteen tons of hay by fire
on the night of the oath. The fire
was caused by a gas explosion. The
loss was partly covered by insurance,
but it is a severe one, coming just
before the haying season, and will
make him do some huStling to get a
cover for the hay crop which is soon
to be ready for cutting.
A Great Northern bridge crew has
been in town for the past week or
ten days making needed repairs about
the depot and platform. They left
here on the 25th for Holyoke, where
they have some work to do.
Miss Marian Acheson of Grand
Rapids, is the guest of Miss Phyllis
Hogan for the week. Miss Eunice
Berset of Minneapolis is also visiting
with the Hogan family, and Miss Mar
garet Thompson returned Sunday after
a weeks visit.
The body of Fritz Edin who was
drowned in the Minnesota river near
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and will be laid to rest in the Oak
Lake cemetery on Thursday afternoon.
While working on the automobile
Tuesday afternoon, Ralph Wahlquist
got small steel splinter lodged in
his eye. Thinking that it was merely
some dust, he neglected it until the
eye began to ache, at about $50.
when he had to be taken to DR.. Bob
ling in Sandstone, to have the splinter
removed.
Miss Dorothy Berglund who spent
the past week at home, returned to
Superior Monday to attend the sum-
mer session of the State Teachers col
lege.
Miss Akerson from Grand Rapids
is spending week with the w. p
Hogan girls.
Miss Gladys Herman of Minneapolis,
has been visiting for the past ten days
with friends. She returned Wednes-
day
Victor Johnson drove up new Ford
from AskOv, this week. 1t was
shipped there with a load to that
town.
Mrs. r. p Hogan spent day in
Superior with her folks recently.
John Monette has purchased the old
August Carlson place, and will move
on it Immediately. His family will
not come until this fall. At present
they are on rented farm near Fin
layson.
The town board has reduced the
value of unimprOved lands to about
Sc an acre. We think that is a move
in the right direction. 1t will mean
that at the next annual election the
mill rate must be increased i'm order
to get money to get by on. but it will
help anyway as it will encourage some
to pay their taxes, who now are let
ting them go delinquent.
A. c. Smith is fixing up the interior
of the school, as we'll as packing
around the windows, preparatory to
keeping the Riddles warm next year.
Lots of fish are being caught in
Oak lake this year. The croppie
catches have been exceptionally good.
I VIM. Gellately, Jr, and family, spent
a day in the vicinity recently; most
of the day was spent at Sturgeon lake
and Bill took home some fish as a
result.
A number of people from here at
tended the auction sale conducted by
the local bank at the F. A. Routh
; farm near Dedham. Cows sold at
from $40 to S6S. The low price of
butterfat is being reflected in cattle
prices.
w. j. Hogan and family will come
to kerrick this week for a weeks va
cation.
The baseball grounds are being
groomed with comb and brush and the
Giants" and Cubs" are to play here
shortly.
The Wahlquist family visited in
Brook Park and Princeton Friday and
Saturday.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid will
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