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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
Senior Comedy
Played at Askov
Annual Event is Staged by a Cast OF
Thirteen Characters to Delight
of the Audience.

A fair sized audience Witnessed
the presentation of BE an Optimist,"
a three-act comedy given by the SEN
ior class of the Askov high school
Friday night in the D. B. s. hall.
Besides carrying through a plot of
good comedy the play called for and
was presented with much good acting.
The play opened with scene in the
Golditch Art Shop conducted by Leo
nard Frahs playing the part of Isaac
Golditch, very businesslike Chen
tleman." The art shop was a verit-
able haven for "reaP' antiques made
especially by artists in their line en-
ployed by the owner of the shop after
the specifications of patrons. This
particular play dealt with an order
placed by Mrs. Clinton elsie Kill
stofte) social leader, who was stag
ing party the following night which
called for a mummy. Such a predic-
ament few business men have ever
been in as compared with the one in
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sharply to the fore only on income
tax day. The Federal Government is
not alone in lavish expenditures, as
state and municipal authorities have
appropriated enormous sums for social
services, such as old-age pension
laws, etc.
The president has adopted a policy
of inviting department chiefs to his
summer camp on the Rapidan for
weekend conferences. The announce
ment that War Department economies
would be ordered ON a broad scale
was greeted with jeers in political
circles. The War Department, through
the Board of Engineers maintains the
most powerful lobby in Washington.
They deny these contentious, but ex-
perienced legislators are the authori-
ty fors the statement that the Corps
of Engineers holds the whip-hand in
mastering votes in Congress.
Under the rivers and harbors act
of June 1902, the army engineers have
the power of life and death over pet
Federal aid projects, outside of the
post offices and Federal buildings
along navigable streams. Practically
every Congressional district has pro-
posed improvements which are re-
ferred by law to the army engineers ito
determine the advisability of under
taking such improvements at the ex-
pense of the United States" In other
words, if the engineers turn thumbs
down no individual member of Con-
gress can win out with local projects.
The result is that these engineers
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
SILVER WEDDING
is CELEBRATED
MIR. and Mrs. Emil J. FOgt Came to
ASkOv i'm 1908; Were Married
in Nebraska.

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil j. Fogt cele-
brated their silver wedding anniver-
sary amid a host of relatives and
friends at the D. B. S. hall in Askov
Saturday evening.
The Rev. A. E. Frost gave talk
in which he dwelt upon pioneer life,
the virtues of it, and good home life,
giving due credit to the man who la
bored hard for his family and home
and also to the woman for her en-
couragements to her mate and the
care of the children who came to bless
the home. Violin and piano music
constituted part of the program and
several songs were sung by all the
guests.
Following the program in the main
hall folks went to the dining room
and enjoyed refreshments where short
talks were given by several guests.
Mr.. Fogt relating humorous incidents
from their courtship days and also
thanked one and all for their kindness
and friendship through the many
years they have resided in this COM
munity and also for the festivities
on this occasion and for the gifts.
After refreshments dancing was en-
joyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Fogt were married
at Ord, Nebr., on May 16, 1906, and
resided in that community for two
years after which they came to Askov
and took up the arduous task of hew-
ing out a farm and home in what
was then almost wilderness. The
road east of Askov at that time ex-
tended but two miles and there was
but trail for the balance of the two
miles to their home.
At the celebration Saturday the
Fogts were surrounded by their four
children, Klara, Elden, Alva, and Ar
Ian, and Mrs. Fogt's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Niels Olesen, as we'll as many
other relatives and friends.
Best wishes are extended to the
Fogt family for a continued happy
home life and usefulness in the COM
munity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
CLASS GRADUATES
AT QUARRY CITY
Teacher Training Department Passes
Eleven Into Positions Among
Worlds Men and Women.

The Sandstone Teacher Training
department will graduate it's fifth
class of eleven students under the di-
rection of Miss Sarah T. O'Meara next
Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The
class will be assisted by the spring
primary class of twenty-four known
as the class of 1913, in the follow
ing program:
Introductory speech, Supt. S. G..
Skaaland; professional, "Onwa
Christian Soldiers" Evelyn S. Johnson
at the piano; exercises, flag salute
rhymes and music appreciation, class
of 1913; short professional speeches,
Attitudes" Fern Johnson; Habits,
Eleanor L. Moe and "Skills," Dora NJ
Ellison.
Piano solo, Country gardens" Eve
Ign S. Johnson; 1.-The Laws Of Learn
ing" Edna A. Schauer; 1.-THE Teach
en-" Arthur H. Larson; Sincerity
Frances E. Feyma; Sympathy Mar
ian H. Mattson; Service" Berenice e.
Anderson; "Class of 1884," Florence
M. A. Richie; presentation of class,
Miss Sarah T. O'Meara-
Acceptance and presentation of GER
tificates, Supt. Jens. P. Miller.
Teacher Training graduates: Bere-
nice e. Anderson, Dora M. Ellison,
Frances E. Feyma, Joseph o. Gjert-
son, Evelyn S. Johnson, Fern Johnson
Arthur H. Larson, Marian H. Mattson,
Eleanor L. Moe, Florence M. A. Richie
and Edna A. Schauer. Nine of these
are already placed in schools and
the other two expect to hear at any
time.
The class of 1881 of the high school
consists of the following: Carleton
Jelmer Amundson, Doris Elaine An
derson, Katherine Jane Barton, An
drew James Carlson, Harriet Eliza
beth Desender, Mae Rose GLASGOW, Mil
ton Alverdo Gustafson, Jean Marie
Halverson, Frances Marie Johnson
Lorraine Kolsbeck, Madelyn Kimball
Edward Louis Lundorff, Gayle WON
ne Sukola, Betty Doris Troupe, Mar
garet Janet Underhill, Vivian Eileen
Work, Margaret Walker, James Wal
ter Without, Violet Workman, Doris
Anna waste, Francis Muehlbauer, Au-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21

Benny Dessau, one of the most pro-
minent merchants of Denmark and a
delegate to the international congress
of chambers of commerce i'm Wash
ington recently, visited Chicago the
other day and made the statement
that his country has not as yet ac-
cepted the invitations to participate
in the Worlds Fair, 1888, for the
reason that a government appropria-
ton would be considered a bad in
vestment in view of the fact that the
present American tariff makes it
we'll nigh impossible to sell Danish
products in the United States. Mr..
Dessau thought that Danish participa-
ton would confine itself to exhibits
featuring his country as a land of in
terest to tourists.
New Orphanage Building.
The Norwegian "children's home"
in Brooklyn, N. Y, is planning to
erect new building which will be
completed some time next winter at
an estimated cost of $4,000. Ola
Ramberg, widely known architect,
will supervise the construction. In
the present orphanage building ac-
comodations for sixty children are
available, but this number will be
increased to IS in the building which
is now about to be erected.
Born in Sweden.
In connection with the fortieth an
niversary of the Socialist Labor
party's principal paper, Weekly
People," attention is called to the
fact that its editor since 1918 has
been Mrs. Olive Johnson, a native
of Lund, Sweden, who in recent years
has been nominated for both COVER
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
ASKOV AND HINCKLEY
JUNIORS WILL PLAY
A PRACTICE G. A M E

The Askov junior baseball team will
play the junior team from Hinckley
on the Askov diamond Sunday after
noon at 2 O'clock.
Both teams will be participants in
the American Legion Junior baseball
schedule when the season begins and
this game although having no bearing
on the standing of the two teams will
serve as a method for the managers
of the teams to find and possibly
strengthen the weak positions as will
be brought cut when a real game is
played.
Conrad Christensen is the coach and
manager of the Askov team and has
had his charges out regularly for the
past few weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
ENROLMENT OF
All CLUB GOOD
Several Members Will Represent Pine
County at Junior Short Course
i'm City in June.

Pine county will again be repre-
sented by some real, live All Club
members at the Junior short course
which will be held at the University
Farm on June 8 to IL inclusive. These
boys and girls have made good rec
ords in All Club work up to this time.
Manford Lamb of Hinckley, Eliza
beth Buck of Askov, and Richard
Jewell of Pine City will be the guests
of the Minneapolis Journal at this
short course given to them through
outstanding work in their respective
projects. They will have all their
expenses paid by this metropolitan
paper.
Sheldon Armstrong of Sturgeon
Lake, Anders Arnbal of Askov, How
ard Milholland of Brook Park, Har-
old Palm of Brook Park, Raymond
Hoist of Rush City, George Jaglowski
OF Rutledge, Arnold lombard of Pine
City, Lester Caauwe of Pine City, Dan
iel Nopp of Markville, John Wheeler
of Cloverton, Merna Duncan of Clo-
verton, and Joe Ludwig of Markville
will receive free transportation to
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
Former WilIOlU River and
Pine City Boy Doing Well
PINE COUNTY GIRLS
FINISH NURSE STUDY

Two young Pine county ladies were
numbered amongst the class of ap-
proximately IS who graduated as nur-
ses from the Ancker hospital of st.
Paul, this year. Both ladies, Miss
Bessie Stepan, daughter of County
Commissioner and Mrs. Frank w.
Stepan, Willow River, and Miss Zales-
ky, oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Zalesky, near Sturgeon Lake,
graduated from the Willow River
high school three years ago. The
graduation exercises for the nurses
class took place at the Masonic tenn
pie in st. Paul last night and was
attended by relatives of the two Pine
county graduates.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21

All the games were played in the
Pine County Baseball league Sunday
and resulted in slight turn for the
worse for some of the leading teams
when the underdogs became aggres-
sive and fought with a vengeance.
Moose Lake was entertained" at
Askov by the score of Is to 7 i'm the
latter's favor; Sandstone~was cut down
to 500 percentage by Sturgeon Lake
and Pine City was stopped by Brook
Park. Good baseball was played gen.
orally throughout the league with
AskOv and Moose Lake hitting the
ball freely to compile the largest score
is and 7-of the days contests.
Sandstone was defeated by Sturgeon
by a score of II to while Pine City
and Brook Park were saving the score
sheet by only using one side sparingly
with score of to 0 for the Brook
Parkers.
Westerman of Brook Park held the
high pitching honors for the day by
allowing the opposing batsmen only
four scattered hits and striking out Is.
Following are the box scores:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
YOUNG TEACHER
is LAID TO REST
Miss Edna HinZe of Pine CITY. Was
Seriously Ill but Little
Over Month.

Miss Edna Hinze, a 20 year old
school teacher whose home was in
Pine City village, passed away early
Tuesday morning at the Pokegama
sanatorium, following short illness
with tuberculosis.
This was her first year as a teach
er, her school being in district No. 1,
Chengwatana township, few miles
out of Pine City, so she was able to
spend the week-ends with her mother
and other relatives. Deeply interested
in her work and wanting to see ii
through she did not wish to give up
the work in spite of being in a weak
ened condition. She chung to her task
until seized with hemorrhages and
on April 18th was taken to the sana-
forum where she passed away only
a month later.
on a farm south of Pine City village
on June 6, 1911. She graduated from
the high school of Hot Springs, S. D..
where the family resided several years
but later removed to Pine City after
the death of her father, E. r. Hinze,
in 1926. She completed the teacher
training course at the Pine City
school. Miss Hinze was baptized and
confirmed in the Lutheran faith, be-
ing a very active member of the Zion
Lutheran church. Those left to mourn
her sudden and untimely passing are
her mother, and two sisters, Helen,
at home; and Mrs. Ray Nelson, south
of Pine City village; also five broth
ers, Hubert, Erick, Ernst, Arnold, and
Marvin, all residing in or near Pine
City.
Funeral services are being con-
Quoted from the home and the church
this afternoon (Thursday), the Rev.
Carl Steging officiating. The pail
bearers are Robert Needing, Clarence
Schwartzwald, Eilif Miller, Milo
Brown, Arnold FISCHER, and Clifford
Cornelius. Interment will be in the
Brentwood cemetery beside that Of
her father. The sympathy of friends
far and near is extended to the aged
mother and other relatives in the
unfortunate loss of dear one.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
ROAD MONEY
APPROPRIATED
More County Aid Roads are
Being Built From Gas
Tax Money.
Other Activities at County
Commissioners Meeting
in Pie City.

When the county commissioners m ct
at Pine City Monday and Tuesday
they appropriated money out of the
one-third gas tax fund to provide for
the building of county aid roads in
five townships the townships and
amounts to each being as follows:
Mission Creek, 1882; Royalton,
$1,000; Sandstone. S2,5O4; Pine Lake,
$3,456; and Wilma, $4,744 These
roads are either in the process of
being built or will be built this sum-
mer.
Royalton township deposited order
for S475 as their share of county
aid road; Munich township deposited
$500, and Norman township officers
informed the commissioners that they
would have $1,000 next year as their
share of a proposed county aid road.
The board passed a resolution to
the effect that a used bridge over
Kettle river between Sandstone and
Rutledge, on the proposed three miles
of county aid road, would be salts
factory if wide enuogh and strong
enough to care for the traffic that
will pass over it, this resolution being
passed on the assumption that the
state Highway Department may locate
a suitable bridge on a trunk road
where paving is being done this sum-
mer and where a larger bridge is to
be placed. The resolution was sent
to Highway Commissioner C. NJ Bah
cock.
The chairman of the board, the
county auditor and the county attor-
ney were authorized to settle the
matter of county deposits in the
closed Markville State Bank.
Engineer Harold v. Jorgensen was
instructed to grade a few blocks of
road in the village of Pine City-a
continuation of the Brunswick road
in Pine township-said grading to be
paid for by the village. Several
parties petitioned to be set off from
one school district to another in Rock
Creek township, but the petitions were
denied. A dance hall permit was
granted to F. o. Berg of Sandstone.
Another person made application to
the board for position as tax col
lector-the man being Mr.. Nelson
from Aitkin county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
HINCKLEY SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM TO BE
DEDICATED MAY n

The spacious new school auditorium
at Hinckley which has just been COM
pleted will be dedicated with an ap-
propriate program on Wednesday eve
ming, May 81. Combined with this
will be the commencement exercises
of the school, there being 81 gradu-
ates this years. in the high school
and IL in the teachers training de-
partment. L. w. Brown is superin-
tendent Of the school. This is his
fifth year at Hinckley and he has
been engaged again for the 1S31-32
school year. The new auditorium is
made of brick and is splendid build
ing, 68x93.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
Frank T. Hady Through AppRca-
ton Became Professor at
South Dakota College.

Another young Pine county man
who is making good in his chosen
work is Frank T. Hady who is pro-
fessor of the Economics Department
of the South Dakota Agricultural Col
lege at Brookings. Having resided
with his parents at both Willow River
and Pine City he and his relatives
are we'll known in the county where
he was born and raised.
Professor Hady was born on farm
in Pokegama township, near Pine
City. AS a small boy his parents
moved to Willow River and engaged
in the grocery business, also buying
and selling timber. The father,
Thomas Hady, passed away in Willow
River in 1911. The family moved to
Pine City the next year and following
his grade school work at Willow River
young Hady attended high school and
graduated from the Pine City high.
After attending the University of Min
nesota from which he also graduated
he became an instructor in the School
of Business Administration there,
position he held two years after which
he went to Bookings, S. D., to be-
come professor in the Economics De-
partment. Mr.. Hady has been at
Brookings the past three years. He
still remains single. His mother,
Mrs. Thomas Hady, returned to Pine
City, last Friday after spending the
winter most pleasantly at the South
Dakota state institution with her son.
Mrs. Hady is again making her home
with her daugher, Mrs. Hubert Hinze,
in Pine City village.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
NORTH BRANCH
man PASSES
j. P. Ho1mberg Was Well
Known in Chisago, Pine
and ISanti Counties j
Prominent in B u S / n e S s.,
Civic and Political Az
fairs; Born in Illinois.

j. p. HOlmberg, business man i'm
North Branch for the past quarter
century, resident of Pine county as
young man, and prominent in civic
and political circles, died Saturday
morning at the age of 81.
Mr.. Holmberg had not been in good
health the past year, suffering with
influenza for time, high blood pres
sure and a weak heart. He was adj
vised by the family physician to go
to hospital for treatment and last
Thursday entered the Midway at st.
Paul where he passed away only two
days later.
Born at Joliet, Ill, in 1874, he
came with his parents in early child
hood to Cambridge, MINI. Most of
his life was spent in Pine and Chisago
counties. AS a youth he decided to
be practical in life and to paddle his
own canoe" In spare time he learned
telegraphy and as soon as his age
permitted, became telegrapher and
agent for the Northern Pacific rail-
way, his last station being Rock
Creek. About q years ago he left
that work and founded the Rush City
and North Branch Mercantile COM
panies. Only last December the North
Branch Mercantile Co. frame build
ing burned to the ground. 1t was not
rebuilt.
Active in Politics.
Mr.. Holmberg was a lifelong Re-
publican, serving for many years and
up to the time of his death as chair
man of the Chisago County Republic
can committee. In 1926 he was a
candidate for the office of state sena-
tor from the Seth legislative district,
but was not successful at the polls.
He did not run again in 1880, being
more interested in taking part i'm
politics in behalf of other individuals
and the party with which he affili-
ated. He was member of the Meth
odist church of North Branch and
also a member of the Masonic lodge.
Fighting hard for what he thought
was right, and loyal to his friends,
Mr.. Holmberg became a prominent
man in this part of the state, and was,
very we'll known. About 1000 people
attended the funeral held at North
Branch Tuesday afternoon. Left, to-
mourn his sudden departure are his
wife who is postmisstress of North
Branch, and daughter, Mrs. Frank
Bigelow of Hinck1ey.
Funeral Largely Attended.
Besides the hundreds from the
home community and county, folks
from the Twin Cities, Duluth. Cam
bridge, Sandstone, Hinckley, Pine City
and other places attended the funeral
which was conducted from the home
and the Lutheran church. Services
in the church were under the Meth
odist church auspices, DR.. F. w. Har-
ron, district superintendent, opening
the service. He was followed by sew
eral other ministers who had served
in the North Branch church. A male
quartette from the Lyric Glee club
sang and the floral offerings coming
from relatives and friends and various
organizations and lodges, were many
and beautiful. Masonic burial rights
at the grave, under the leadership of
Byron Horton, ended the service.
Interment was in the Union cemetery.
The sympathy of friends far and near
is extended to the bereaved relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
STURGEON IS
LOOP LEADER
Askov Follows Hobby of
Tripping Champions as
Moose Lake Loses.
Brook Park Plays Shutout
Ball Against Pine
City Sunday.

Schedule Sunday, May "a.
Brook Park at Moose Lake.
Sturgeon Lake at Pine City.
ASkOv at Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
MINNY
is ORGANIZED
Baseball Loop Has as Possible Entries
Hfnckley and FfnlaysOn.-
Hinckley Organizes

At meeting of the Eastern Min
nesota Baseball league delegates last
Thursday night at Mora it was de-
cided that the league would operate
this years as purely amateur organi-
cation with no salaried players and
no hired umpires. The teams of the
league will be permitted to draw
players from a radius of 10 miles from
their town.
Possible entries into the league will
be Mora, Braham, Milaea, Isle, Fin
layson and Hinckley making circuit
where all towns are not over forty
miles. at the most, from each other.
James Brennan of Hinckley, was
elected president of the circuit and
Doug. King of Mora, was chosen Sec
retary-treasurer.
Hinckley Organizes.
At meeting of the baseball players
Monday evening in the village hall in
Hinckley, it was decided to again
place a team in the field and to join
the Eastern Minnesota league. A
board of managers was elected as
follows: Nick Marudas. president;
Ben Fessenden, secretary-treasurer;
and Jupe Johnson, playing manager
and captain.
Plans were discussed for raising
funds and buying baseballs and bats
and committee was appointed to
arrange some event for this purpose.
The team this year, it is announced,
will be made up mostly of young
players and under the guidance of
Jupe Johnson, one of the best strate-
gists in amateur baseball in this Sec
ton, it is hoped the team will make for
midable opposition for any team they
cross bats with. The team will try
to be self supporting and also to
merit the support of the town and
community, say those in charge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21

Summary-Two base hits. Whiting. A.
Larson. d. Anderson; sacrifice hit. Lynn
Anderson; struck out, by Goodell Z. by
Holm 3. M. Anderson II; hit by pitched
ball. E. Larson. w. Cunningham; bases
on balls. off Goodell g. Holm 2, NJ. An
,derson l.; left on bases. Sandstone 8.
Sturgeon Lake 10; umpire. Curry; scorer.
A. w. Carlson; time Il mr.. So min.
Continued on Page a
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21
STURGEON LAKE

Upgren SUBJ for w. Cunning CHAM.
Redenbaugh sub. for b. Olson.
Lynn Anderson. sub. for !. Olson.
Score by Innings r H
Sandstone 400 600 O44-S IL
Surgeon Lake LOB $40 OOX-11 IL
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21

stin Leroy Stowell, Harold Clarence
Bloom and Anna May Workman.