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

N. F. Holm, for a number of years
owner and manager of the Peoples
House," Chicago, died suddenly last
week, sc years old. He was native
of Frederikshald, Norway, and had
for nearly so years been actively in
terested in Socialism. When, how
ever, a wing of the Socialistic party
developed communistic tendencies to
such an extent that the future of the
Peoples House" was seriously threat
ened, Mr.. Holm Indignantly main
tanned that his group in Chicago had
degenerated, and that his establish
ment could be of no further service.
For the same reason he concluded
that his own life could have no fur
Their purpose-and so he sought-and
found-death at his own hands.
Long Distance.
Eleven Swedish industrialists, on
their way to Washington to attend an
international conference, were enter
tanned in New York one day last week
by high officials of the International
Telephone and Telegraph Corporation,
New York, at banquet, A feature
of the entertainment was long-dis-
lance telephone conversations between
the guests of honor and various par
ties in Stockholm, Sweden, and Buenos
Aires. ]. S. Edstrom, managing di-
rector of the General Electric Co. of
Sweden, is the head of the delegation.
Seventeenth of May.
May seventeenth, the constitution
day of Norway, will be celebrated in
practically all communities of the
United States and Canada where ma
tives of Norway foregather; one OF
the most elaborate celebrations will
take place in Minneapolis under the
joint auspices of three Norwegian
American singing societies; speakers
invited for the occasion are Governor
Floyd B. Olson, Mayor William F.
Kunze, and Olav Bernts, Norwegian
consul of the Chicago district; spec
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
MWdd(nQtonLetter
8y " HDaley

Washington, May 6-Questions have
BEEN asked of late as to what mys-
FERROUS force holds a handful of Sen
ators and Representatives in Wash
ington when the majority of their fell
lows were glad to abandon their Of
fetal duties on March 4. The motives
that inspire this apparent devotion to
the public service are easily discern
able. No other city or town affords
the opportunity for personal glorifica-
tion and political notoriety at so little
cost to themselves. Even the lame
ducks, relegated to a political limbo,
are hanging around the scenes of past
triumphs, hopeful that an appointive
office will fall to their lot.
This week the resourceful Senator
Borah of Ideho, has succeeded in at
tracing attention in the press on do
nestle and foreign affairs. Senator
Brookhart of Iowa, has seized on a
controversy over government workers
salaries that gives him much needed
publicity. Senator Moses of New
Hampshire, has stood up outside the
meeting house and testified as to his
own oracular power in predicting vot-
ing trends in 1882. The Democratic
senators have been quiet lately letting
their hired man, Mr.. Jouett Shouse,
of the national committee, speak his
prepared pieces for the public. 1t
will be their turn tomorrow. Senator
Pat Harrison of Mississippi, who pos
sesses comparable talents of sarcasm
like Moses for the majority party, is
too much of a golf enthusiast to heed
political matters. The versatile
Southern Senator is in town running
high in honors in local golf tourna-
mentS.
When you consider that the pres
ident of the United States holds only
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

two press conferences each week and
Senator BOrah finds it necessary to
have himself interviewed daily on
current matters, you will have a
rough idea of the competition for
favorable propaganda. Obviously the
dramatic staging of Borah brings him
out only poor second. I'M the House
the candidates for the Speakership
are fighting for front page space to
keep their personalities before the
public. 1t will be observed that the
theme song of these publicity-seekers
is calculated to impress the public
with their ability as leaders. They
take pride in parading their opinions
and achievements, mostly designed for
public enlightenment or deception. 1t
is the old political racket paying good
dividends to participants.
Something dearer to the heart of
every citizen than prohibition or re-
ligious differences is the weekly pay
envelope. On it's existence or shrink
age in size will hang the fate of po-
litical parties no matter what other
issues are provided during the forth
| coming season. Notwithstanding the
fact that wages are primarily eco
nomic subjects, it will be recalled
that many presidential campaigns
have been waged with such slogans
as Every man job" and ''The full
dinner pail" which clearly identifies
the worker with politics.
At present the Hoover administra-
ton is striving desperately to influ-
ence business men to maintain wage
levels. The President and his Cabinet
have frowned on advancing salaries
of government employees despite Con-
gressional generosity. To advance
wages of Federal workers whose pay
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
HENS WORK HARD FOR
AN ASKOV FARM E r

During the month of April an
Askov farmer who keeps accurate
records of his farming business
recently revealed to an American
representative the following rather
unique figures covering his income
from flock of 300 chickens. Dur
ing that month his 800 chickens
laid exactly 6,666 eggs or 555 and
five-tenths dozens, which makes an
average of 222 and two-tenths eggs
per day, and an average of % and
Observation-Disclosures eggs per hen
during the month. He shipped his
eggs direct to customer in Chi
cago, f. o. b. Askov, and received
Is cents per dozen; thus for the
month in question he realized
5000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

ial feature of the celebration will be
singing by the massed choruses of the
sponsoring organizations.
Funds Spent.
w. N. Hostrop, for six years treas
urer of the Danish Lutheran Evan
gelical Church of America, last week
admitted to church officials that he
had spent $4,000 of the church funds
for his own speculation purposes,
whereupon he resigned. AS he is
making an effort to at least partially
cover the losses, criminal prosecution
has not been decided upon. Mr.
Hostrop, now a resident of Chicago
formerly was a bank president in
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
winthrop Promoted.
North Winthrop, United States con-
sul-general at Copenhagen, Denmark
has been promoted to first secretary
to the legation as we'll as councillor
of the legation. Mr.. Winthrop sue
ceeds Ernest L. Ives who has been
transferred from the Danish capital
to Pretoria, South Africa. Mr.. Win
throp's new appointment has caused
much pleasure among his numerous
friends in Copenhagen where he has
been for years and where he enjoys
rather unusual measure of popu-
larity.
From Hull to Frisco.
Captain r. Snobohm of the Swedish
Johnson steamship line, whose ves-
sells ply between European, American
and Asiatic ports, has arrived in San
Francisco where he will become gen.
eral manager of the firms offices
Mr.. Snobohm has for several years
held similar position in the Hull
England, branch of the line, and now
intends to make his permanent home
in the city at the Golden Gate.
Vilhelmsen in q. s.
Wilhelm Vilhelmsen, secretary-gen.
eral of the Norwegian seamen's ant
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
FORMER COUNTY MAN
BURIED AT PINE CITY

Funeral services for Victor Borg
we're held at the home of his brother,
August Borg, Pine City, on Monday
of this week, the Rev. Lorenzo John
son of the Methodist church conduct
ing the service.
Victor Borg was born in Sweden on
April s, 1870. He came to America
in young manhood and to Hinckley in
1898. For some Is years he lived at
Cloquet and later moved to Anoka.
where he died on April 30, 1881, hay-
ing attained the age of 81 years and
% days.
He is survived by one brother, Au-
gust Borg of Pine City, and one sister,
Mrs. Albertina Solberg of Anoka. In
torment was made in the Pine Grove
cemetery, southeast of Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
BASS LAKE YOUTH
SUCCUMBS AT Is
Leaves Two Sisters and Three Broth.
erS With Parents to Mourn
Passing.

Sunday morning, May 3, marked the
premature passing of Reuben Nelson
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Nelson of Bass Lake. His death was
due to internal infections.
Reuben Nelson was born in Bass
Lake on December 10, 1915, and
passed away at the age of Is years
four months and IA days.
He leaves to mourn his passing his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Nelson;
two sisters, Mrs. Walter Ekdale and
Miss Ester Nelson; three brothers.
Elmer, Ernest, and Albert; his aged
grandmother, Mrs. Wallin as we'll as
other relatives and host of friends.
Reuben was always known as an
ardent baseball player and fan. He
knew all the league players by name
and what positions they played-the
Cardinal team being his favorite team.
He also played on the Bass Lake jun
ior baseball team filling the position
of first baseman in an able manner.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 with the Rev. j
Albert Johnson officiating. Six OF
his boy chums carried the body to its
last resting place.
The Askov American joins with the
entire community in extending its
deepest sympathies to the bereaved
ones in their hour of great sorrow.
His boyhood chums and schoolmates
as we'll as relatives will miss him
much but he will always be remem-
bered by them.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
TRUCK WEIGHT
RULES CHANGED
Larger Loads, but Less Weight per
Axle Permitted.-MaXimum
Length Reduced.

The recent session of the legislature
enacted into law two passages govern
ing loads which may be moved over
the highways of Minnesota. A recent
highway bulletin calls attention to the
fact that both are aimed at the pro-
lection of the road itself and of other
traffic.
The most important is the new Law
governing the weight of vehicles and
loads. The main regulations may be
summed up as follows:
No vehicle equipped with pneumatic
tires and aXles spaced more than
eight feet apart, shall have a weight
exceeding 5000 pounds on any wheel,
or $4,000 pounds on one axle.
No vehicle equipped with pneumatic
tires and aXles less than eight feet
apart shall have a weight exceeding
5000 on any wheel, or 10000 pounds
on one axle.
Vehicles equipped with solid tires
shall not carry loads exceeding so per
cent of the weight permitted for
pneumatic tires.
The old law permitted gross loads
of $4,000 pounds on four wheels, and
2,4O0 pounds on one axle. Under the
new law a vehicle with the weight
evenly distributed on all four wheels
may weigh as much as $4,000 pounds,
but the maximum weight permitted
on one axle is reduced.
To take care of special places
where heavy hauling is required, the
law permits the commissioner of high
ways to designate certain highways
as industrial roads," On such roads,
vehicles with pneumatic tires and
axles spaced eight feet apart may
carry loads up to 1920 pounds on
one wheel and up to 5000 pounds per
wheel when axles are less than eight
feet apart.
Another law cuts the maximum
length of any combination of vehicles
to 60 feet. The 1929 law fixed it at
rs feet, and vehicles now in the state
and conforming to the old law may be
operated until Nov. 30, 1888.
No other changes were made in the
traffic act, and the regulations as to
speed, passing, parking, lights, turns,
stopping, signalling, and other rules
of the road, will remain the same as
in the past.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
VISITS
ASKOV HOME
Bendt JOrgensen Succumbs to Appen.
dicitis Complications at Mime.
apOlis Hospital Monday.

The Askov community was shocked
Monday afternoon when the news
spread that Bendt NJ. Jorgensen had
passed away that day at 1905 O'Clock
noon at Fairview hospital in Mime
apolis.
Mr. Jorgensen became ill Wednes-
day evening of last week with stom-
ach pains; but being of sturdy and
rugged nature he did not consider his
ailment serious and refused to sub
nit to an appendicitis operation as
advised by his local physician. By
Sunday, however, his s6sfditiOna was
such that he realized it was serious
and he was then taken to Fairview
hospital at Minneapolis by DR.. H. E.
Levins accompanied by Mrs. Jorgen-
sen. At about o'clock that afternoon
an operation was performed, but it
was of no avail as other complica-
tions had set in to such an extent that
his life could not be saved. Monday
forenoon their two children, Lillian
and Clarence, were called to the hos
pital and were taken there by John
H. Sorensen, accompanied by Mrs. J..
P. Sorensen, but arrived too late to
see their father alive. They all re-
NAMED there until Tuesday when Mrs.
Jorgensen returned to Askov with
them.
The body was brought to AskOv
Wednesday noon accompanied by his
brother. Chris Jorgensen, from ST..
Louis Park, who will likely remain
here for week or two.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at 1870 from the home and at
2:30 from the local church with the
Rev. A. E. Frost officiating. The
pallbearers will be A. P. Jensen, Geo.
C. Jensen, Jens C. Jensen, Andrew
Jensen, Wilhelm Nielsen and Martin
Isaksen; the latter two being close
neighbors while the four former are
old friends from Denmark and Mime
apolis.
Was Born i'm Denmark.
Bendt Madsen Jorgensen was born
at Sender Saltum, Hjoring Amt, Den
mark, on Nov. 3, 1888, and was thus
at the time of his death, AZ years, 6
months and one day old. He came to
the United States in 1906 and located in
the neighborhood of the Twin Cities.
In 1911 he visited his native country,
and upon his return he located at St.
Louis Park and was in the milk bust
ness there until he moved to Askov.
On May 5, 1915, he was united in
marriage to Nicotine Krag in the DAN
ish Lutheran church in Minneapolis,
and they made their home at ST..
Louis Park until April, 1918, when
they moved to Askov and located on
their SO-acre farm which Mr.. Jorgen-
sen had purchased several years be-
fore. Out of wilderness covered with
brush, stumps and stones Mr.. Jorgen-
sen labored early and late to pro-
vide good home for his family. And
he surely succeeded, for what once
was a wilderness is now a beautiful
farm with splendid and modern build
ings from which it is difficult to
understand why he should be so alb
ruptly called.
The American joins with the entire
community in extending to Mrs. Jor-
gensen and the children sincere SYM
pathy in their hour of great sorrow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
QUARRY CITY COUPLE
UNITE IN MARRIAGE

Miss Pearl Moe and Mr.. Floyd
Percy of Sandstone, were married in
Pine City on Monday morning at 10
o'clock. Miss Ruth Moe and Mr.. AL
bert Eitens were witnesses to the
ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Moe and the groom is
the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Percy, all
of Sandstone. The couple will make
their home in the Quarry City. A
wedding dance was given at the Moe
barn Tuesday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
ENGINE "GOES LAME"
BUT NO ACCIDENI

The Great Northern Northbound
passenger train was delayed
about two and one-half hours Sun
day when a drive rod broke near
Bruno. In telling of the accident
the engineer was at loss to
understand how it happened and
yet the engine remained on the
track. The large rod heavier
than one of the rails was bent
double.
Necessary repairs were made by
the crew and the engine limped
into Superior with the aid of only
one cylinder.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
LAW SUPPLEMENT
is IN THIS ISSUE

The Minnesota Law Supplement,
session of laws passed at the 1881
legislative session, is to be found in
this issue of the American. This
supplement was prepared by Secretary
of State Mike Holm and an index in
the last pages of the supplement will
enable one to find anything to be
looked up. This will prove a valuable
reference to keep.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
FTJNDAMENTALISTS
MEET IN PINE CITY

The st. Croix Fundamentals asso-
citation held its monthly meeting at
the Presbyterian church in Pine City
on Monday, services being conducted
both in the afternoon and evening
The Rev. Johnson, Baptist minister
of Quamba, spoke at the evening serv-
ice, his topic being What Would
Bring More Spiritual Life to the
Churches"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
A Success.

Employer: my boy, l started out
of college ON the theory that the world
had an opening for me-"
Office Boy: And you found it,
sir?"
Employer: II did. In fact, I'm in
the hole right now"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

Summary-Two base hits. b. Olson.
d. AnderSon; home run. d. Anderson;
double plays. Peters to Cunningham to
d Anderson; Nj. Anderson to Nelson to
Cunningham; struck out, by Nielsen 4.
by M. Anderson, Is; bases on balls, off
Nielsen 2. off NJ. Anderson 2; left on
bases, Askov 5; Sturgeon hake 8; UNI
pire. Stromme; scorer. A. w. Carlson.
time, 1 hr. so min.
Continued on Page 10)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

Score by Innings r Fl E
Brook Park ----O10 900 010 "a 6
HALEY 2; double plays. Soloka to j.
Harapat to Swedlund; struck out. by
Westerman 10, by Larsen IA; hit by
pitched ball. Palmer by Westerman;
bases on balls, off Larson 3. off West
erman 2; left on bases, Sandstone 10,
Brook Park 6; umpire. Portel; scorer.
b. Harapat; time, 2 hrs. 10 min.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

Trial subscription to the American.
SOC for four months.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07
LEAGUE OPENS
1881 SEASON
Moose Lake, Sturgeon Lake
and Sandstone Win
Openers.
Losing Teams Offer Keen
Competition as They 60
Down to Defeat.

Schedule Sunday, May 10.
Brook Park at Sturgeon Lake.
Moose Lake at Sandstone.
ASkov at Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-07

o. Jensen sub for SimonSgaard.
Smith sub. for S. Nielsen.
Score by Innings r II r.
Sturgeon Lake 1O1 OBJ OOO-6 10 0
Askoy -OOO 100 GO0-1 5 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
Sorority Festivities Waning
Until Autumn Season

The 1e3o-31 season of the Phi Gamma
Pi Sorority, Eta and Theta Chapters
was officially closed on Sunday evening.
June %. by formal supper dance at
the Carlton Hotel. The affair was in
the nature of a cabaret dance and was
held in the patio room. The decora-
lions were carried out In the sorority
cOlors, cerise and silver, and the dance
programs and place cards were IN the
same colors. The entire membership of
NJ Chapter, Baltimore, was present.
Gamma Chapter of Sigma Epsilon
National Sorority will hold the next
meeting Tuesday, July IA. Those to be
installed are: President. Lillian Lind
quist; vice president, Miss Elmore john
son; chaplain, Miss Mabel Money; re-
cording secretary, Miss Marian Wood
ruff; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Maurine SINNERS; treasurer, Mrs. Grace
Jones; sergeant-at-arms, Miss Esther
Humpherson; representatives to the
Executive Council, Miss Frances Crump,
Miss Lillian Lindquist and Miss Elmore
johnson.
The sixteenth national convention of
Delta Delta Delta Fraternity took place
this Summer at the Chateau Frontenac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
Capt. and Mrs. C. c.. Soule
Leave Annapolis for North
Mrs. Manly Visits Jamestown. R. I.-Mr and
Mrs. Baldwin Visiting at
Virginia Beach.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July Among
those who left this week are Capt. and
Mrs Charles @. Soule, who had expected
to spend the month of July In Annapo-
Lis, but left Thursday for jamestown,
r. I. They will occupy their cottage
there, returning to Annapolis about the
LIST Of August.
Mrs. M. e. Manly, wife Of Comdr.
Manly, and her sister, Mrs. Calvin Ber-
toilette, spent few days this week at
jamestown, where Comdr. Manly Is on
sea duty on the U. s. s.. Dobbin. on the
stan Of Rear Admiral willard While
there Mrs. Manly and Mrs. Bertolete
were guests at Capt. and Mrs. Soule's
cottage.
Among the guests at Spring Hill,
Waterbury, this week, many of whom
came for the Bowie-Ba1dwin wedding,
are Mrs. Furlong Baldwin and her two
daughters, Miss Meta Baldwin of Louis
Vile. KY, and Mrs. Fesseden Of Colo
Baldwin of New York, who returned to
his home there on Monday; Miss Anna
Sill of Geneva, N. Y; Miss Rocenna
Baldwin of st. Louis; Mr.. Henry Bald
win of Eyre Hall, Va; Miss Louise Earle
Of Baltimore, and Mr.. Dodge Crocket
Of Princeton, N. j.
BaIdwins In Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Baldwin, whose
marriage was of interest in Annapolis,
and which took place last Saturday at
st. Anne's Church, are at the Cavalier
Hotel at Virginia Beach.
Mrs Flrlong Baldwin and her daugil-
tiers. Miss Meta Baldwin and Mrs FeSse-
den, will also leave this week end for
Eyre Hall, the country estate Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry du Pont Baldwin near
Eastville. Va.
Mrs. c. Columbus Baldwin entertained
at a large luncheon on Saturday after
noon for the immediate family and a
few intimate friends at Spring Hill,
her home at Waterbury, after the
Bowie Baldwin wedding.
Mr. Henry Baldwin Joined Mrs. Bald
win at Eyre Hall after a visit to his
aunts, Mrs. G.. Columbus Baldwin and
Mrs. A. G. Cooke, at Waterbury.
Miss Rocenna Baldwin of st. Louis,
who was also a guest OF Mrs. c. Column
bus Baldwin at Spring Hill. left to
visit her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
du Pont Baldwin, at Eyre Hall, Va,
before returning to her home in st.
Louis.
Among other guests Of Mrs. Baldwin
and Mrs. Cooke this week end are Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Baldwin of St Louis,
who have been spending their honey
moon in Bermuda.
Oficers Go to jamestown.
Among those leaving for short visits
to Jamestown r. l., this week end are
Comdr and Mrs. James A. Logan and
Mrs. Laurence Wild, wife of Lieut..
Comdr Wild. They will return the
first Of next week to their homes in the
Naval Academy.
Capt. and Mrs. william ]. Giles will
give picnic supper tonight, taking