Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-01
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day for a visit at the home OF his
sister, Mrs. Lars Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niels B. Miller and
three smallest children were visitors
in West Denmark, Wis.,, Sunday.
Carl Paulsen went to Withee, Wis.
last Thursday for few days visit at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Martin
Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ekberg went to
Minneapolis Saturday for few days
visit with friends, returning home
again Tuesday.
Carl Miller was in Minneapolis Fri
day to bring home Mrs. Miller who is
now recovering slowly from her re-
cent operation.
Alexander Paulsen of Centuria, and
Mrs. H. Voetmann of Balsam Lake,
Wis., visited friends and relatives
here over Sunday.
Leonard Chicos and family went to
Wells, in the southern part of the
state, the first of this week to attend
the wedding of relative.
CHS Jensen who has been here a
house in the north part of the village,
returned to Minneapolis yesterday.
Bennett Larsen who is taking a
course at barber college in Mime
apolis, visited Saturday and Sunday
with his folks, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j..
Larsen.
Sheridan Greig from Ogema town.
ship, Pine county game warden, and
H. E. Statler of Duluth, district chief
game warden, were business callers
in Askov yesterday.
Victor Jensen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Soren ]. Jensen, east of town, had the
misfortune to break both bones in his
right forearm Friday evening while
cranking Ford car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henrik Henriksen and
Alpha and Ralph Henriksen returned
home Tuesday evening from a few
days visit with relatives and friends
at Lake Preston, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Sorensen re-
turned home the first of this week
from Ellsworth, where Mr.. Sorensen
has been taking treatments for his
eyes the past few weeks.
Peter Serritslev, who has been do
ing harvest work in North Dakota
the past few weeks, returned to his
home here Friday. He reports the
harvest as being very poor and work
scarce.
The American Publishing Co. was
successful in securing the printing of
the Danish Brotherhood paper for an
other four years. The contract being
awarded by the supreme board at its
meeting in Omaha last week.
Hans Mosbak and Svend Kjar took
a truck load of evergreens to Two
Harbors Tuesday and planted them
on the forest encampment belonging
to Joseph Chapman, one of the direc-
tors of the Great Northern Railway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter B. Johansen of
Yankton, S. D., came Tuesday for a
few days visit at the home of the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Niels Ser
ritslev. Previous to coming here they
had visited for a week in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Sorensen and
daughter motored here from Hutchin-
son Tuesday and returned to their
home again this morning after Mr.
Sorensen had attended to business
matters pertaining to his late broth
er, Hans H. Sorensen's estate.
First class mail addressed to the
persons named below remains I'M
claimed at the Askov post office. ANY,
rrha en- oh inf Of
these will please call the postmaster.
Mrs. Amanda Hansen, Mrs. M. L. Nell
son, Archie Moose, H. M. Hansen, and
Harold Holmgaard.
The enrolment at the Askov high
school has increased to such an ex-
tent that it has been found necessary
to engage an additional teacher. At
a special school board meeting Miss
Vivian MacAdams of Pine City, was
engaged and she commenced on her
new duties here the first of this week.
The board of directors of the Askov
Creamery Association met Tuesday
evening to consider the various bids
submitted for the hauling of their
butter to Duluth. After due consider
alton the contract was awarded to
Chris Eriksen for a period of one
year at 10 cents per hundred pounds.
Mr.. Eriksen will likely haul his first
load tomorrow.
Chris Henriksen had the misfortune
to lose a good Holstein cow Sunday aft
ernoon. Apparently the animal had
gotten out of the pasture and onto
the road in front of their place and
was struck by passing automobile
The driver of the car did not stop MOI
notify anyone, so before the accident
was discovered by the owner the COW
was a total loss.
Peter Bovberg has been limpine
considerably the last two weeks, and
has had Niels Peter Nielsen do his
work for him in the blacksmith shop
While working on his farm east Of
town he stepped into an old STUMP
hole resulting in sprained leg. He
is getting around better now and il
able to do his usual work again. The