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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
rWds()iA(3tonL Letter
BY " NDaley

nation and successor on the Supreme
Court Bench. If Justice Holmes re-
signs it will provide Mr.. Hoover his
third opportunity to name a member
to our highest tribunal. The SUPPOSE
ton is that he will name Democrat,
although he is not bound to do So.
Newton D. Baker of Ohio, is univer-
sally recognized as of Supreme Court
caliber and in times past has been
credited with Supreme Court aspira-
tions.
Mr.. Baker was Secretary of War in
the Wilson Administration and may
be the choice of the Democrats for
President if Governor Roosevelt Of
New York should be side-tracked.
Baker, as a member of the Wicker
sham Law Enforcement Commission
declared himself for the repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment. There is no
outstanding figure among the dry
Democrats who may be nominated for
President unless it be Senator Joe
Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic
leader of the Senate and running mate
of AL Smith in 1928. Therefore, the
elevation Of Mr.. Baker to the Supreme
Court Bench would remove danger
GUS contender for the Presidency.
Political observers are interested in
the forthcoming visit of c. Bascom
Slemp to New England, where he
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
KERRICK FAIR IS
WELL ATTENDED
About 1000 People Enjoy Annual
Event; More Exhibits Than at
Any Previous Fair.

The Kerrick community fair which
was held Saturday drew what was
estimated to be the largest crowd so
far at any of their 10 annual fairs
about 1000 people being present. The
main attractions in the way of sports
were two baseball games between
Bruno and Oak Lake-one in the fore
noon and one in the afternoon, Bruno
carrying off the honors by winning
both games. They were closely con-
tested and enjoyed by many followers
of the great American game. Matt
Emerson of Bruno, and Leslie Reihm
and James Caldwell of Kerrick, did
good work as umpires.
A continual stream of visitors saw
the exhibits in the school building
which included splendid specimens of
ear corn, we'll shaped potatoes, vege-
tables of different kinds, fruits and
grasses. The ladies' department was
also we'll patronized and one could
there view the beautiful work created
by nimble fingers in sewing and fancy
work.
A comparison of the fair the last
three years shows that in 1929 the
farm display entries were 244; in
1880, IT'S; and in 1881, $40 entries.
Entries in the ladies' department for
the same three years was 81, 221, and
ESQ. The total entries for this years
fair was 566-the largest so far. M. ].
Thompson of the Northeast Expert
ment Station, Duluth, was one of the
judges.
Prize Winners.
The prize winners of the various
departments of the Kerrick Commun-
ity fair follow in the order they placed,
the name of the first prize winner be-
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
aap.a pnua1 Assoe.ao. s,oA

washington, September Autumn
is Washington's pre-Congressional s:a-
son when political prognostica
map out the entire program for the
next session of Congress. The great
difficulty is lack of coordination,
even among Legislators of the same
political faith. Republican L. adler
Senator James E. Watson of Indiana,
who sees eye to eye with Mr.. Hoover,
is confident that Congress will reject
all proposals for a dole, will not at
tempt to revise the tariff law, and
will not enact legislation to increase
taxation.
At the same time Senators Couzens
of Michigan and LaFollette of Wis
ccnsin, Republicans, are sponsoring a
plan to boost income taxes in the
higher brackets, and Secretary Mellon
is understood to favor certain upward
changes. Two Republican Senators.
Vandenberg of Michigan and Steiwer
of Oregon, have announced that they
will champion bill providing unem-
ployment insurance through the use
of the Federal taxing power. If these
divergent views are carried into the
next session March 4 will terminate
a Congress of great confusion and lit
tie accomplishment.
The illness of the aged Oliver Wen
den Holmes has brought to life again
the long-mooted question of his resig-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
Pine SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SOON
Various Members of Village
School Faculties are
Announced.
Majority Will Commence
Sept. 8; Finlayson Be-
gins Sept. II.

School bells will soon be heard in
the county when most of the various
institutions will get under way next
week. Some of the rural schools are
already in session having started this
week, but the majority of these also
will commence next week. Some of
the village school superintendent
have reported certain programs laid
out for the commencement of classes
likely offer similar rules to get under
way for the seasons work.
The Askov public school will start
its regular classes Tuesday, Sept 8,
as will most of the others with the
exception of Finlayson and Willow
Sept. z, respectively.
Bruno Invites Pupils.
The Bruno public schools will open
Tuesday, September S, with H. M.
Shawl as superintendent. Pupils en-
tering the first grade must be six
years of age on or before January 1,
1882. Pupils entering high school
from the rural schools must present
State Board Examination credits.
Pupils enrolling in high school will
be classified according to the number
of high school credits that they have
earned previously. To rank as
sophomore, pupils .must have three
full high school credits; Juniors must
hou fu11 oh
and to be classed as a senior, stu
dent must have eleven full high school
credits. No high school student will
be allowed to take more than five sub
jects. Four is considered full quota.
The Bruno school invites any high
school pupils from out of the district,
who do not have high school work
in their own district, to attend the
high school at Bruno this year. 1t
would be well for new pupils from out
of the district to see Supt Shawl be-
fore Tuesday if possible and make ar
rangements with him for entrance.
FinlaysOn Sept. IA.
The Finlayson schools will open on
Monday, Sept. IA, at 9 a. m. with a
full day regular class schedule. The
following Information is given out by
Supt. Frederic G. Brandes:
Pupils who are entering for the
first time are asked to present their
certificates on Saturday, Sept. II, at
10 O'Clock in the morning. New pupils
are asked to bring their certificates
of passing with them.
Eighth grade graduates will be adj
mitted to high school on the follow
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
MORA TRIMS ISLE IN
EASTERN MINNY GAME

In a hard fought and we'll played
game of baseball Mora defeated Isle
last Sunday on the Hinckley grounds
4 to 3. This game decided the second
half championship in the Eastern
Minnesota Baseball league as each
of these clubs had won 4 games while
losing one in the last half schedule.
Bobbie Berg pitching for Mora al
lowed but hits and struck out II
men and his team mates played heads
up ball behind him. Haggberg and
Mott for Isle pitched we'll enough to
undoing.
The two clubs meet in two in
three game series to decide the full
year championship of the League as
Isle went through the first half sched-
ule without a loss. The two teams
meet at Isle next Sunday and at Mora
the following day labor day. and if
another game is necessary for the
championship the game will be played
on some neutral field.
The winner of the Leagues champ
ionship will enter the state tourna-
ment in St Paul the week of Sept
81. and as Eastern Minnesota entries
in the past have given a good account
of themselves in Journeys of previous
years, this years club will be as tough
as any for the class B entries to beat
for the title.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03

DR.. ]. c. Clausen, a member of the
tural College, Copenhagen, has re-
signed in order to accept an offer of
professorship at the Leland STAN
ford university in California, made to
him through the Carnegie Foundation.
DR.. Clausen will devote all his time
to research work in the field of hered-
ity and will not be required to lee
ture; results of his laboratory work
in Copenhagen have obtained for DR..
Clausen an international fame.
Money to Hallingdal.
A short time ago the death OF Tor
stem T. Sorteberg, prominent farmer
near Silverton, Oregon, was reported,
and word now comes to the effect that
his will, deposited with the Norwegian
consular authorities, bequeathes his
estate-approximate 10000 to his
native district of AL in Hallingdal,
Norway; one twentieth part of the
estate is left to the old peoples home
in AL, the residue to the poor and
needy of the district
Is Years Old.
Next turday and Sunday the Swed-
ish Lutheran Bergholm congregation
at Munterville, Wapello county, Iowa,
will celebrate the 18th anniversary of
its founding. Swedish immigrants be-
gan to settle in this district in 1S47,
and nine years later they were nu-
merous enough to organize a congrega-
ton; Rev. F. M. Haakanson, the first
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
COUNTY AGENT
GETS new JOB
w. F. Hammargren, to be
District Appraiser for
Rural Credits Bureau.
Will Begin New Position
Oct. 1; District Takes in
Seventeen Counties.

The Department of Rural Credit Of
the state of Minnesota has just an
nounced that w. F. Hammargren of
Hinckley, county agent for the Farm
Bureau in Pine county the last eight
years, has been appointed appraiser
for district No. which embodies II
counties in northeastern Minnesota,
including Pine county. Mr.. Hammar-
gren will commence upon his new
duties Oct. 1st, and has resigned from
his position as county agent to take
effect on that date. The annual
meeting of the Pine County Farm Blu
reau will be held in .Hinckley on Fri
day afternoon, Sept. 4, when the
resignation of Mr.. Hammargren as
agent will be taken up and likely
there will be discussion in regard to
a successor.
The counties in which Mr.. Ham
margren will appraise farm lands for
the Rural Credit Bureau, embracing
district No. are the following:
Washington, Anoka, Sherburne, Ben
ton, Mile Laos, Kanabec, Isanti, Chi
east of the Mississippi river, Grow
Wing, Itasca, st. Louis, Lake, and
Cook.
Mr.. Hammargren's experiences have
been along agricultural lines since
childhood. He was born and raised
on a farm in Isanti county, near North
Branch, and graduated from the
School of Agriculture, st. Paul, in
1915. He took special studies in
dairying in his college course and
worked with the Dairy Division at the
University Farm while going to school
in 1913, IA and Is. He also did Of
fetal testing which work took him
over the state. In 1917, 49,. 10, and
go he farmed near Harris. and still
owns that 100 acre farm in Chisago
county. His parents are also still on
the old home farm in Isanti county.
After being County agent in Mile
Laos county 21a years Mr.. Hammar-
gren became county agent in. Pine,
commencing upon his duties here Sept.
Is. 1923, thus he has been a county
agent 101a years. Farm Bureau Of
ficials and University men recon-
mended him strongly for the new po-
sition of district appraiser, having
had much agricultural experience and
in position to know farm values we'll
through his years of experience along
those lines.
Collector Appointed.
The Rural Credits Bureau has also
announced the appointment of George
N. Hanson of Minneapolis, as collec-
tor for Pine and Kanabec counties
with headquarters in Pine City. Mr..
Hanson has had much experience with
insurance companies and fraternal
orders. His childhood years were
spent in Lincoln county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Swedish minister in Iowa, was made
pastor of the church shortly after it's
founding. Andrew Chilberg, Swedish
consul at Seattle, Wash, from 1879 to
1926, is said to be the only survivor
of the earliest Sunday school class of
the congregation.
Primitive Gymnastics.
Niels Bukh, Danish calisthenics ex-
pert and founder of the socalled
Primitive Gymnastics system, is now
on his way to Toxic from Copenhagen
with a group of IL men and Is women
who will demonstrate his methods, at
the invitation of the Japanese govern
ment. Mr.. Bukh will return to Den
mark via the United States late this
fall, and announcement is now made
that definite arrangements have been
made for a series of demonstrations to
be given in Chicago, New York and,
perhaps, other large cities. When the
Bukh gymnasts were in the United
States in 1923 they created a sensa-
tion.
Studying Fire Insurance.
Hjalmar Fugelli, an engineer in the
employ of the Storebrand firm in Oslo,
Norway, has arrived in Chicago to
study systematic fire-precaution tech
nique at the Underwriters laboratory;
later on Mr.. Fugelli will continue his
studies in the laboratory of the Ma
tional Fire Protection association,
Boston. A Norwegian f1re-protection
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
All CLUB MEMBERS
WILL ATTEND FAIR

Pine County All Club members who
will attend the state fair next week
are, Vernon Hoist, Rock Creek, farm
boys camp; Verlin White, Sandstone.
farm boys camp; Dorothy Ziegler,
Hinckley, bread demonstration; Beyrle
Barnett, Sturgeon Lake, bread demon
strator; Eylene Ellefson, Duquette,
champion garment girl; Arne Ander-
son, Kerrick, leadership; Leslie Arm
strong, Sturgeon Lake, dairy calf; Leo
nard Madsen, Askov, dairy calf; Will
liam Geisler. Pine City dairy calf;
Glen Swanson, Royalton township,
dairy calf; Lloyd Ziegler, Hinckley,
pure bred gilt, and Margaret Grace,
Markville, girls camp.
Arne Anderson of Kerrick, is the
County champion dairy calf club
member and will receive free trip
to the National dairy show which will
be held at st. Louis, Mo-, in October.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
PINE COUNTY FOLKS
VISIT BORDER CITIES

Mrs. James Hejny and Mrs. Frank
Baumchen of Beroun, and Miss Ethel
Carlson, near Pine City, returned
home Monday from a few days motor
trip to International Falls where they
had visited relatives and friends and
took in the sights of the border town.
While there they also crossed the bor-
der into Canada, across Rainey river,
to Fort Francis, and put foot on soil
ruled over by king. Miss Agatha
Baumchen, a daughter Of Mrs. Baum
chen, who had recently been home on
a visit, is employed in International
Falls, as is Also son.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
HINCKLEY FARMER IS
HURT WHILE FLOWING

Frank Koop of Hinckley, is confined
to his bed with broken collar bone.
Mr.. Koop was blowing when the pillow
struck a rock and threw him off, dis
locating his collar bone.
His calls for help were not heard
Immediately. His son, Arthur, saw
the team walking away by themselves.
Wondering where the father was he
saw him lying on the ground taking
the car he drove to the field to bring
him home. DR.. Stephan was called
and set the broken collar bone.
Mr.. Hoops many friends hope he
will soon be able to be around.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
FORMER COUNTY
OFFICIAL DIES
Robert Derr, S4, Lays Down Lies
Cares ut Home OF Daughter
i'm Pine City.

Death removed prominent old
pioneer of Pine county during the
past week when Robert Derr, "a, for
mer county commissioner, passed
away Sunday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. F. A. Wiley, in Pine
City. Mr.. Derr had been i'll since
December up until which time he en-
joyed remarkable health. He gradu-
ally weakened and grew seriously i'll
about month before death finally re-
lieved him from the life which has
been his for so long and which has
been so fruitful in a public and civic
way. He was the last of a family of
ten children.
Born in Pennsylvania.
Mr. Derr was born at Turbotville,
Pennsylvania, on October 6, 1S4S,
where he received his early educa-
ton. When nineteen years of age he
moved to Michigan, where he resided
ii years and then moved to Alex
andria, S. D., where he lived another
IA years before coming to Pine coun-
ty. 1t was in 1897 that Mr.. Derr came
to Pine county and settled ON farm
near Beroun. After improving this
farm, he moved to Pine City and set
tied on farm on the east side of
Cross lake, where he lived for a few
years before coming to reside in his
present home just east of the armory
in Pine City on the shore of Cross
lake.
Mr.. Derr had been married three
times. His first wife was Mary Ann
Finch of Spring Lake, Mich. To this
union were born two daughters, Eta,
who is now Mrs. F. A.. Wiley, residing
in Pine City, and Sadie, who is now
Mrs. H. E. Sperling and lives in
Sioux Falls, S. D. His first wife pass
ed away ink 1888. In 1886 Mr.. Derr
was again married to Elizabeth Nc
Pherson at Alexandria, S. D. One
child, Vera S. Derr, was born to them,
but she passed away in 1904.
Mr.. Derr's third marriage was with
Mrs. Wilhelmina Wiseman, widowed
mother of DR.. R. L. Wiseman, who
preceded him in death in 1929.
Mr.. Derr had served his county as
a county commissioner for Is years
and had also served as mayor of Pine
City village.
Of recent years he had enjoyed his
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
/. 0. o. F., REBEKAHS TO
PLAY AT CAMP PHARES

The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will
hold district picnic at Camp Phares
on Cross lake near Pine City, Sept b.
Plans for this event are rapidly near
ing completion and good time is as
sured to everyone who attends accord
ing to invitations sent out to members.
Almost all kinds of sports will be af-
forded. A sports committee consist
ing of P. L. Hamlin, Ira Holt, and L.
F. Appleby, is busy preparing to make
things merry for everybody. Chal-
lenges from various lodge teams
should be made known soon so that
competition can be arranged for. Indi-
vidual picnic lunches will be punched
and served cafeteria style.
Rebekahs, Odd Fellows, their friends
and families are included in the cor
dial invitation.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
DEATH CLAIMS A
BIRCH CREEK MAN
Gustaf nj. RundquiSt, Farmer for Al
Years I'm North Pine Community
Is Laid to Rest.

The Birch Creek community lost
one of its oldest residents when Gus
tat M. Rundquist passed away at his
home there Wednesday, Aug. 26, at
1890 p. m. The cause of his death
was heart disease and dropsy.
Gustaf Rundquist was born in Swe-
den Feb. 10, 1854, and was at the time
of his death rs years, 6 months and
z days old. He came to America in
1882 and moved to Birch Creek Al
years ago, where he has lived and de-
velOped a very nice farm.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Carrie Rundquist; four daughters,
Mrs. Axel Swanson, Mrs. John john
son, Mrs. Ray Quistberg and Miss
Nancy, all of Minneapolis; three sons,
Frank and Magnus at home and
Charles of Minneapolis; one brother,
Nels Magnuson in Sweden; one sister,
Mrs. August Swanson of Sunrise, and
six grandchildren.
The funeral, held from the home
Saturday, Aug. 20, at p. m. and at
2 o'clock from the Swede Park church
was largely attended and beautiful
floral offerings were testimony to the
high esteem in which Mr.. Rundquist
was held by his many friends and
relatives. Burial was made in the
Swede Park cemetery. The Rev. E.
S. Ternberg of Moose Lake officiated
at the funeral.
The pallbearers were all old time
friends of the deceased, John Kron,
Charles Kron, Sam Kron, Charles Up
gren, John Upgren and Per Larson.
The American and the entire COM
munity extend deep sympathy to the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
CHAMPS LOSE
TO PICKED Nine
Sturgeon Lake is Defeated
in Close Game by Score
of 6 to 4.
Benefit Baseball Game is
Played Sunday on Stur-
geon Diamond.

The AllStars, a picked team of
county baseball players, bested the
Pine County League champions in a
tight battle in the baseball benefit
game at Sturgeon Lake Sunday. Mack
Anderson, the champion teams pitch
ing ace, tired in the ninth inning after
staging brilliant pitching duel with
Ernie Westerman. He allowed only
two hits in the first eight innings but
the strain of pitching to continuous
lineup of heavy hitters proved his
undoing in the ninth when four hits
and a walk produced four runs.
The pitchers were the masters of
the situation until the sixth inning
when Clegg of the All-Stars was safe
on an error and stole second, Wester-
man struck out, Woehrle, who re-
placed Palmer, walked, Arne Swan
son sent line drive to center field
which Walter Cunningham speared
and held two men on first and second
With Swedlund at bat Clegg and
Woehrle worked double steal, Swed-
lund singled to right field scoring
Clegg and Woehrle for the first tallies
of the game. Swedlund was caught
at second when attempting to steal
for the last out.
In the Sturgeon Lake half of the
sixth inning, Redenbaugh started the
fireworks by singing to left field,
Mack Anderson forced him at second,
Bobby Olson singled, Lynn Anderson
sacrificed advancing the baserunners,
Jack Cunningham drove out timely
single to score Mack and Bobby which
tied up the score, d. Anderson singled
and advanced on a passed ball. Wal
ter Cunningham grounded to the
shortstop to retire the SIDE
No further scoring was done until
the ninth inning when Woehrle, first
man up, walked again, Arne Swanson
sacrificed advancing Woehrle, Jens
Hyldahl, batting for Swedlund,
singled, Ed Larson singled scoring
Woehrle and Hyldahl, v. Jensen
singled, Norman Swanson singled
scoring Larson and v. Jensen. J.
Harapat flied to the shortstop and
Stelmack famed to retire the side.
Sturgeon Lake started rally in the
ninth inning when D. Anderson singled
but was forced at second by Walter
Cunningham. Phil Anderson went in
to pinch hit for Ernest Nelson and
singled over third base. R. McHale
went in for Peters and famed out.
Redenbaugh grounded to the pitcher
to retire the side and end the rally.
The All-Star team picked from
Moose Lake. Askov, Sandstone. Brook
Park and Pine City, fully lived up to
the name that they had been given.
Besides the errorless baseball they
played behind the mastery pitching
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
Healthy, Clean Potato Field
Looks Attractive, Beautiful

blers are round and white, also good
sized.
A field of potatoes such as this rep
resents much work and care. 1t is
on peat soil as level as table, being
ditched and cross ditched which saved
it from washouts during the heavy
downpours of rain early in the sum-
mer. There are no signs of any
stumps or stones. The forty acre field
was worked up for two years, being
disked 10 times in 1880, and cultivate
seven times in 1881 during the crop
year. 1t is entirely free from weeds.
Will Yield Over 200 Bushels.
The seed potatoes. were purchased
from o. ]. Odegard of Princeton, two
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-03
Forty Acre Tract of Certified Irish
CObblers Near Pine City
Wa Yield Well.

One of the most we'll kept, clean
and healthy looking fields of potatoes
that one could ever expect to cast his
eyes upon is the 40 acre field of GER
titled Irish Cobblers on the A. M. Chal-
leen farm, s miles southeast of Pine
City village in Pine township. The
fourth and final inspection has just
been made by University men and the
potatoes are found to be free of any
disease and therefore qualify as GER
titled seed potatoes. The Irish Cob