Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
ASKOV

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visitor Saturday and Sunday.
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hedge B. Kilstofte
Monday evening.
Mrs. Chr. Hyldahl spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Minneapolis the
guest of relatives.
Skiold Petersen left Saturday for
st. Paul, where he has secured en-
ployment in a nursery.
Mr. and Mrs. Axel Birkholm and
children and Miss Valborg Miller and
Emery Nedegaard were Minneapolis
visitors Sunday.
Peter Linn and Einar Mortensen
left yesterday for Ellsworth, Wis,
where they will work for the Askov
Construction Co.
A much needed rain thoroughly
soaked this section of the country the
first of the week and has eXtinguished
several small brush fires.
Hans Nielsen, Harry Ecklund, and
Miss Astrid Gravesen left Monday
morning via auto for Chicago, ILL.,,
where they will seek employment.
P. P. Kilstofte, H. B. Kilstofte, V.
S. Petersen, and o. r. Keller left yes
terday for Ellsworth, Wis, to COM
mence their construction job there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. johnson of
Minneapolis, visited Sunday at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Bloomquist, northeast of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sophus Petersen and
two children and Mrs. A. Nelson Of
Superior, Wis, visited Monday at the
Mrs. A. Madsen home. They were on
their way to Hutchinson.
Teachers of the Askov school fac
ulty who have signed for their posi-
tions during the past week are the
Misses Marie Ries, Helga Doe, Celia
johnson and Valborg Justesen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen and Mrs.
Wayne E. Jacobsen were in Mime
apolis yesterday to visit Niels Henrik
sen who is now improving slowly and
may be home the latter part of the
week or the first of next.
Chris Jensen left Saturday for st.
Paul, where he has secured employ
ment. He has rented his chicken
farm in the north part of the village
to Ludwig Madsen who will take pos
session of same later in the summer.
The w. c. T. U. meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. ]. c. Jensen
Wednesday afternoon, May 13, instead
of at the home of Mrs. A. Henriksen
as announced in the announcement
column on another page of this issue.
Edwin Andersen of Minneapolis, and
the Misses Gertrude and Ingeborg
Kilstofte, students at the university,
Minneapolis, and Miss Gudrun Kills
tofte, instructor at Howard Lake, Wis
tied over Sunday at the p P. Kills
tofte home.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Miller motored
to Minneapolis last Thursday to visit
Niels Henriksen at the Northwestern
hospital. Mrs. Miller remained there
and Mrs. Wayne E. Jacobsen, who had
been staying with Mr.. Henriksen, re-
turned with Mr.. Miller to Askov.
Brush fires along Kettle river last
week became dangerous at times on
account of the strong wind. Sunday
afternoon some electric light poles
were burned down and resulted in
suspension of current from O'Clock
in the afternoon until $50 in the eve
ming before temporary repairs could
be made.
Mrs Grace Fleming came here from
Pine City yesterday to be housekeeper
at the Hjalmar Petersen home. Mrs.
Fleming was formerly resident of
Sandstone but of late years has spent
most of her time in Duluth where her
son, Arthur, resides. She has also
spent some time at the home of an
other son, Boyd Fleming, in Pine City.
Harald A. Petersen and Martin Sor-
ensen have been appointed by those
in charge of Askoy's 25th anniversary
celebration which will take place
June 5, 6 and Z, to arrange and show
slides of early pictures of the Askov
community during the program. All
those having early-day pictures of
people, animals, countryside or build
ings of the community will contribute
toward the success of the celebration
if they will loan them to either Mr..
Petersen or Mr.. Sorensen, who have
announced that no damage will be
done them and that they will be re-
turned to the owners after they have
been used.