Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
ASKOV

Minneapolis SATURDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Byron Olsen were
state fair visitors yesterday.
Thorvald Sorensen was a state fair
visitor the first part of the week.
Emil Jensen returned Tuesday from
a few days visit in the Twin Cities.
Miss Valborg Justesen returned
Monday from a visit in Pine City and
Minneapolis.
The Misses Helga and Sigrid Jensen
visited with friends in West Denmark,
Wis, over Sunday.
DIR. A. L. Arends, Askov, has re-
Gently been appointed health officer
for Partridge township.
Joe Kepler left Tuesday for Mime
apolis to seek medical attention at
the Veterans hospital.
Mrs. Carl A. Strandvold left Tues
day morning for few days visit with
relatives and friends at Ogilvie.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Conway and
Mavis visited with Mrs. Conaway's
folks near BemidI over Sunday.
L. p. Madsen of Owatonna, came
last week for visit at the home Of
his sister. Mrs. Chr. Morgensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Hyldahl and
Arden and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl l. Jen-
sen were Twin City visitors over the
weekend.
Miss Mildred Sandager of Faribault,
came Monday to stay at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. ]. c. Jensen, and at
tend high school.
Christ Jensen, assisted by Fred Jor-
gensen, is building II by II foot
addition to his residence in the north
part of the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Nielsen and
daughter of Minneapolis, came Satur-
day for a visit at the N. P. Nielsen
home, east of town.
Mrs. Chris. Frederiksen accompa-
MED the Svend Petersen family to Chi
cago this morning for visit with
relatives and friends.
Aage Jensen of St. Peter, is visiting
old friends here this week. Mr.. Jen-
sen and his brother were among the
first settlers in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Hansen went to
Minneapolis Friday. Mr.. Hansen re-
turned home Monday while Mrs. Han
sen remained for a longer visit.
Mrs. Chr. Christensen and children
of Palisade, visited friends here Sun
day. Miss Shirley remained at the
Martin Johnson home and will attend
high school here.
Peter ]. Christensen who has been
working near Tyler for several
months, returned to Askov yesterday
and will likely do some work on his
land southeast of town.
A land deal was closed Saturday
whereby Chris Hyldahl becomes own
er of the Jens Arnbal SO-acre farm,
and will take possession of same next
spring or sooner. On the deal Mr..
Hyldahl traded in his residence in the
village, which is now for rent.
Axel Birkholms have recently va
Gated the former Niels Henriksen
farm residence and moved onto the
Chris Henriksen farm, ~ miles east
of town, John L. Madsen has rented
the place vacated by the Birkholms
and will move onto same soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Svend Petersen, Doro-
thy and Byron left this morning for
Chicago, for visit at the N. C. Ben
dix home. From there the former
will continue to Detroit to attend the
national Danish Brotherhood conven-
tion as a delegate from the Askov
lodge.
A representative from the state
board of health, ST. Paul, was here
yesterday checking up on reports rel
alive to infantile paralysis in this
community. The board does not rec
ommend the closing of schools but
rather that the teachers be instructed
how to detect the first symptoms of
dangerous diseases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Miller and Ellen
went to Minneapolis last Thursday.
The following day Mrs. Miller entered
Fairview hospital and Saturday morn
ing she underwent an operation which
was very much more serious than at
first anticipated. Mr.. Miller and Ell
len returned home Monday evening,
at which time Mrs. Miller was recov-
ering as well as could be expected.
Plans are being made to have the
first meeting of the Parent-Teachers
association to take place some time in
October. The regular schedule sets
the meeting night as the third Friday
in each month but due to the pres
ence of infantile paralysis symptoms
it has been deemed best by the Of
ficers to postpone the first meeting.
An announcement will be made later
when plans are complete for the
meeting.
Peter Jensen, southeast of town, had
a narrow escape in an automobile ac-
cident Monday. He was driving east
from the village about o'clock in the
evening and while on the grade by
Hans Mikkelsen's farm another car
passed him. Mr.. Jensen thought that
the passing car turned over to the
right side of the road little too soon
for comfort and consequently swung
over that way also with the result