Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-17
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been visiting for two weeks.
Jess Petersen left last week fol
Butte, Mont, where he expects tc
find employment again this summer
Thorvald Sorensen was in Duluth
Tuesday and delivered a new Ford to
a party for the Askov Hardware &
Motor Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Hansen went
to Minneapolis Friday for visit. Mr.
Hansen returned again Tuesday while
Mrs. Hansen is remaining a few days
longer.
The Askov school is closed this
week for the annual spring vacation
and most of the faculty departed Fri
day evening and Saturday for their
respective homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hyldahl and
Carl and Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Hyldahl
and Arden motored to st. Paul Satur-
day morning to visit over Sunday al
the John Bell home and with other
friends.
Ole HELM and Miss Alice Clausen
came up from Minneapolis Saturday
and visited over Sunday at the home
of her folks, when they returned to
the city Sunday, they were accom-
panied by Miss Florence Clausen who
will visit there this week.
Almer E. Ecklund returned home
Saturday from Chicago where he has
spent the winter and where he went
to attend the funeral of his grand
mother in December. He will now
remain on the farm and go into part
nership with his father, 1. A. Eek
lund. His brother. Harry, will re-
turn to Chicago to go to college.
Carl Hanson and Albert Dahlman
from Barnum, were callers in Askov
the first of the week in the interest of
the big cattle sale that the Carlton
County Guernsey Breeders associa-
ton is to put on at Barnum June 18th.
Last year was the first sale they put
on and it was very successful. They
plan on making it an annual event.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Thomson and
three children came up Sunday from
Minneapolis for a visit at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. p.
Jensen. Mr. Thomson returned to the
city the same evening while Mrs.
Thomson and the children will re-
main until next Sunday when he will
come again for them. Miss Florence
Jensen, who attends high school in
the city, accompanied them here to
spend the annual Easter vacation at
the home of her folks.
Those who took part in the recent
home talent play, 'Det gamle Guld,'
met Tuesday evening and went in a
body to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Gravesen for a social termination of
their theatrical activities. The party
was pre-arranged with Mrs. Gravesen
but came as a complete surprise on
Mr. Gravesen who was anxiously wait
ing for his wife to get ready so they
could go to birthday party at a
neighbor's home. All kinds of games
were played and the evening was just
one continuous merriment from start
to finish, terminating with delicious
lunch. During the evening Mrs. Mo-
gems Tuxen became a member of the
Society of the Little Red Hen
Rasmus Petersen had the misfor-
tune to fall Monday afternoon and
break the shin bone in his left leg.
He was standing on a chair taking
down the clothes line and in some
manner got out of balance and fell
off. Mr. Petersen is quite well up
in years and will doubtless be laid
up for several weeks. 1t is rather
,ho,n ha
has worked around the house for so
many years, putting up storm win
dows and screens regularly, painting.
and even re-shingling the house, and
then stand on a chair out on the lawn
and fall from that to break a leg,
which just shows that one never
knows when misfortune is coming.
Members of the local church at
their quarterly meeting Sunday after
noon decided not to send any delegate
at the expense of the local church to
the annual conference of the Danish
Lutheran Church of America which
will be held this summer at Seattle,
Wash. from June eth to July list.
1t was left with the trustees to select
ucicSdteS lTolH dilOnS tHOSe WHO may
be going out there at their own ex-
pense. 1t was decided to donate $50
toward Danish books for the local
public school. Saturday, May Gath,
was set as the day for free labor at
the cemetery when the grounds will
be put in shape for the summer. The
trustees were authorized to use what
money is necessary for permanent
improvements and it was left in the
hands of Fred johnson and the trus-
tees to make plans for the future as
regards roads and paths inside of the
cemetery. Aiding religious work
amongst the Danes in Calgary. Can
ada, was discussed as was also Sun
day school work locally. both subjects
being introduced by the Rev. A. E.
Frost, and several others took part
The report of the treasurer, A. Grave
SEN was also read