Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-01
ASKOV

Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Nielsen and
daughter of Minneapolis, spent Christ
mas with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Hedge B. Kilstofte and
children left Christmas day via motor
on an indefinite vacation trip.
DIR. and Mrs. Thorvald Petersen and
two daughters spent Saturday and
Sunday here at the Svend Petersen
home.
Joe Zoller motored to saltwater
Wednesday evening of last week to
spend Christmas at the home of rex
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Clarey Nielsen
came from ,Centuria, Wis, Christmas
day for a visit with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manford Nelson and
son spent Christmas and the weekend
with relatives at Hinckley, Brook
Park, and .Henriette.
Alexander Paulsen came here from
Centuria, Wis, Wednesday evening OF
last week to spend Christmas at the
home of his mother, Mrs. JOrgen Paul
sen.
Mrs. ]. Justesen, Miss VaIborg, and
Viggo spent Christmas eve at the j.
p. Miller home in Pine City, and the
Miller family spent Christmas day in
Askov.
The community Christmas tree in
the D. B. S. hall drew a capacity at
tendance both afternoon and evening
In the afternoon the children accord
ed Mrs. V. S. Petersen close attention
while she told an interesting Christ.
mas story; the choir sang several
songs, and Hjalmar Petersen and Mrs
p. N. Fenger rendered two numbers
on the violin and piano. Both old and
young danced around the large beau
tiful tree, after which there was a
distribution of nuts, candy, and fruit
and in the dining room the older ones
enjoyed coffee and lunch. In the
evening there was singing and music
again and the Rev. A. E. Frost read a
story, after which there was dancing
around the tree, coffee, lunch and
fruit, and the evening was terminated
with ring games.
J. D. Beaufeaux and Curtis Lyon
two of the sturdy farmers from over
in Ogema township, were business
callers in Askov Saturday. Ogema
which is in the extreme east
ern part of Pine county, directly
east of Hinckley village, and Dor
dering up against the state of Wis
consin, is among the new townships
of the county. 1t is over where the
Indians used to roam, and there are
still some of the original Americans
in that neighborhood, from which the
township has derived its name.
There is much good land in Ogema
township, and some thrifty farmers
that have made good looking farms
out of their places with extensive
clearings and good buildings. By the
shortest route, Ogema township is but
10 miles from Askov village.
The service in the local church
attended. The appropriate church
decorations and the many little can
dies on the two we'll matched trees
created the first spirit of Christmas
In addition to the regular Christmas
eve services the choir sang some
Christmas songs. Again in the fore
noon of Christmas day the church
was so we'll filled that extra seats had
to be set up. In addition to the reg,
ular service the choir sang the Holy
City" with Mrs. Svend Petersen as
soloist and Mrs. A. Henriksen at the
organ for which they received many
compliments and thanks. Besides the
customary Danish services Sunda!
forenoon there was services Sunday
evening at which Harald B. johnson
theological student at Grand View
College, Des Moines, Iowa, delivered
an able sermon. 1t is a pleasure tt
note what rapid development Mr.
johnson is achieving in his chosen
work