Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-12
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MIS-. II. "A. johnston anu Two SOuS
went to Grandy last Thursday, to
visit her parents. The boys returned
Sunday with their uncle Joe Fred
erickson, who spent the weekend at
Grandy with relatives.
At meeting of the Girls Club held
at the school house Monday evening
of last week the following girls were
elected to go to Hibbing to attend
conference of Girls clubs, April "a,
rs and 26. Myrtle and Dorothea Cox,
Viola Stepan, Hazel Goring, Bernice
Burling, and Thora Nyrud. Miss Lii
liam Olson is director of the Girls
club and will accompany them.
Archie Clough, son of Edw. Clough,
came from Owatonna last Thursday,
to visit his relatives here. He and
Mrs. Olough were called from their
home in Spokane, on account of the
seroius illness of Mrs. Rist, Mrs.
Clough's mother. She will remain in
Owatonna until her mother RECEIVERS
and will visit relatives and friends
here before returning to Spokane.
Archie left Saturday.
Mrs. Chris Moser and son, Tony, of
Moose Lake, and Edw. Clough, had
Sunday dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Eddie Cfough.
E. z. Mark is up from st. Paul this
week on his farm southwest of town,
getting ready for sale, Saturday.
Mrs. VIM. Weekley is guest at the
M. j. Thompson home this week.
Frank Zentkoski and family of
Sturgeon Lake, moved into the Ida
Bachmann's property and will remain
there until school closes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Patrin spent the
weekend at Forest Lake with rela-
tives and friends, returning Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor King and chill
dren were guests at the Addington
and Wienberger homes Sunday, re-
turning Sunday evening to Duluth.
Mrs. E. N. Miller, who lives on the
First Lake Tourist camp farm, has
been ill for several days but is i'm
proving.
Fred Seremba, who has been work.
ing all winter in the woods, returned
Saturday to spend a few days here
with friends and look after his farm
property.
John Logan who has been employed
for several weeks at barber shop at
Carlton, returned home and will just
help out over the busy periods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Thompson and
two sons and Mrs. VIM. Weekley, drove
to Duluth Sunday to visit the M. j.
Thompson family.
The citizens were alarmed here
Sunday at the noon hour when a grass
fire started near the Stanton Garage
and swept across the old lumber yard
and for while threatened the village.
Several men were out fighting and
soon put it out. The wind was blow
ing a gale. Those who smoke ciga-
rettes and use matches, should be
extremely careful and see that the
burnt match is extinguished before
throwing it away, it is advised.
M. L. Melberg, our local land man,
went to Minneapolis on a business
trip Wednesday returning Thursday.
Mrs. Oscar Wilson, living east of
this village, reports that her brother
in-law, j. j. Howard of Palmer, Iowa,
who visited them in August of last
year, died at his home Sunday morn
ming. They did not receive the mes
sage in time to make the trip to at
tend the funeral, which was held Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Chas. Swanson and son, Merle,
who live near Island Lake, were in
town Monday to consult DR.. w. C.
Ehmke.
Mrs. r. T. Arlington, chairwoman
and Mrs. c. C. Sexton, secretary-treas-
urer of the local Red Cross Unit,
wish to announce that those who con-
tributed funds to raise our quota for
the drouth sufferers are: American
Legion Auxiliary, $3.50; Community
club, $500; st. Mary's church, $242;
Local school, $2.5S; and Presbyterian
Ladies aid, $500; in all $11.5O. Mrs.