Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
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and children, Fern, Bob, and Jean
went to Forest Lake Saturday morn.
ing to attend the funeral of Joseph
Arth, father of Messrs. John and EC
Arth, who had passed away Wednes
day, from heart failure. He had beer
subject to heart attacks for a long
time and suffered greatly the last few
days. He was well known here, as he
had spent over a year here, making
his home with his son, John, ant
| family. Two other children, Henry
Arth, and Mrs. M. Berggren, and the
widow, all of Forest Lake, also mourn
his death, besides several grandchil-
dren.
Miss Laura Joyce Nelson, fifth and
sixth grade teacher, worked at the
Arth Bros. store Saturday, during the
absence of John Arth and Miss Fern
Arth.
Roy Oetterer was pleasantly sur
prised Sunday afternoon when sixty
three friends gathered at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Oetterer, to help him celebrate his
seventeenth birthday. Bunco was
played at nine tables and at supper
time the guests served an excellent
lunch from their we'll filed lunch bas-
kets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Good and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Dignan were guests
at the Oetterer home Sunday evening
The high school basketball teams
were successful in their games with
Bruno Friday night, when both boys
and girls teams won by a generous
score
Mrs. Belle Foley, who is visiting in
Chicago, writes that she spent a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilkins
who live in Indiana, but who were for
mer residents here. At one time they
lived on the farm southwest of town
known as the Forbes place and also
lived in town in Mr.. Wyttenbach's
house near the tracks. Their daugh-
ter, Anna, is in poor health, according
to Mrs. Foley's letter.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bergseth and
sons, Lyle and Kenneth, and Mrs
Rodgers motored to Brook Park Sun
day afternoon to spend a few hours
with the E. ]. Wright family there
Mr.. Wright has a new position as
buttermaker at Bemidji and the fam
| lily will soon move to their new home
Mr.. and Mrs. Toivo Norlund are the
proud parents of a baby boy born
Sunday, Jan. IS, at the Norlund home
Tom Oksanen received a telegram
from his sister, Mrs. Juno Sorsen OF
Chicago, stating the sad news that
her husband had been killed acct
dentally on Friday night, about 1O:30
E. A. Elsola left Saturday for g
weeks visit with friends at Chisholm
Virginia, Duluth, and Cloquet.
Mrs. Anton Faudskar was quite i'll
Sunday, but is now recovering from
an attack of the flu.
Harold Wickstrom and Leonard
Faudskar drove up from Minneapolis
Saturday to visit in their respective
homes. Leonard will be home fol
several weeks, while Harold returned
Sunday evening, taking his mother
Mrs. Hugo Wickstrom, as far as Pine
City, where she visited until Monday
afternoon, when Mr.. Wickstrom drove
down for her.
The Misses Ruth Schroeder an(
Lillian Lofgren and Marvin Schroeder
of st. Paul, and Ralph Williams o.
Minneapolis, spent Sunday at the
Wickstrom home.
] Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Brandes and sor
spent the weekend in Pine City ant
Minneapolis.
Mrs. John Becker of McGrath, is a.
DR.. Pearson's home with her tiny son
who was born there last Thursday.
Mrs. Oscar Anderson returned tt
her home after spending several day:
at DR.. Pearson's.
Mrs. Rose Bond of Duluth, spen
from Friday until Tuesday with hel
sister, Mrs. John Arth. Mrs. Arth i:
able to be around the house now, hav
ing practically recovered from her re
cent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hoffman q
Hinckley, were guests Sunday eve
ming of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Bowers.
A cordial Invitation is extended tt
all to attend the service next Sunday
Jan. 25, at the Methodist church al
2:30 p. m. There will be a fiftee1