Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-05-21

Philip Brassard went to Pine City
Tuesday, having secured employment
in garage there.
Holger Kilstofte and Werner B
johnson went to Ellsworth, Wis, last
week to join the Askov Construction
Co. crew.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Hansen went
to Minneapolis Saturday for visit
Mr.. Hansen returned Monday evening
while Mrs. Hansen is remaining a
few days longer.
With the signature of Miss Anna
Yngve being affixed to her contrac'
as seventh grade teacher for the
coming year, the grade faculty roll
has been completed.
Mrs. Frank Aberlin of jamestown
N. D., who will spend the summer in
her native country, Sweden, came tC
Askov yesterday and is visiting at the
Mrs. A. Madsen home for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frokjer OF
Midtown, Wis, spent the weekend
here visiting with old friends and
neighbors east of town, but came
particularly to join in the celebration
of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Fogt's silver
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels X. Andersen suf-
fered small fire loss in their farm
home Sunday when a lamp was acct
dentally overturned. The flames were
extinguished before much damage was
done however. The loss was partly
covered in the Pine County Mutual
Fire Insurance Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. MAIDS Bank of Mill
town, Wis, were here Friday and Sat
urday for visit at the Chr. Hyldahl
home. They were just starting out
on trip to their native country, Den
mark, and plan to take their big
Buick car along with them. Mr.. Bank
and Mrs. Hyldahl were schoolmates
in Denmark.
| Jorgen N. Petersen visited here
from Friday till Sunday at the Chr
Hyldahl home and with other old
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Petersen for
merly lived just east of town and since
then they have been in Junction City
Oregon, in Perth Amboy, N. j., theil
original home, and are now tempo.
rarily located in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Chr. Morgensen put in cement
sidewalk in front of the Carl Miller
residence last week, and from there
on over to the church a clay sol
footing is now being filled in for g
future cement walk. This week Mr.
Morgensen is putting in cement
walk around and in front of the A
Henriksen residence.
The high school will picnic today
on the banks of Kettle river at ''Lov
Landing" and the annual event il
looked forward to by the students will
anticipation. School will be dis
missed for the summer vacation Fri
day, May 80, and the commencement
Exercises for the high school gradu
ates will be held the same night wher
twelve will receive their diplomas.
At recent meeting of "Dansk Fol
kesamfund" it was decided to pro
hibit driving or parking of automo
biles i'm the local park. Sufficien
parking space will be provided on thu
north, east and south sides of thu
park, and thus eliminate the danger
of traffic accidents within the parl
itself. The chairman respectfully re
quests that this new ruling be strictl!
observed.
The school grounds have taken OF
an improved appearance during The
past week and now several evergreen.
and shrubs can be seen as one passe.
by the institution. The Askov Garder
club did considerable work there il
the planting of shrubs and Ferndal,
Nursery furnished and planted severa
evergreens at a consideration far be
low their real value, for which man.
patrons and officers of the school ex
press appreciation. These improve
ments together with the lawn Laid ou
and planted last year make a real diff
ference in the appearance of the
school grounds and as time goes OF
it will be interesting to watch thu
growth of the planting.