Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-02-19
ASKOV

Geo. w. Ekberg returned Tuesday
from a few days visit in Minneapolis.
The Misses Valborg Justesen and
Anna Rupp were visitors in the Twin
Cities during the weekend.
]. Albert johnson, Arthur Olesen
and Carl and Henry .Hyldahl were
callers in the Twin Ports Tuesday.
Hedge B. Kilstofte and v. S. Peter
sen left Monday via auto for Chicago
and points in Indiana on a business
trip for the Askov Construction Co.
Louis Olsen was in Minneapolis the
first part of this week as a delegate
from the local school board to the
annual meeting of the Minnesota
School Boards association.
Miss Ethel Brenholdt and Peter
Nielsen Of Cushing, Wis, spent the
weekend at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Nielsen. The two men are
brothers.
Martin Anderson has been busy the
past week hauling ice which he is
storing in his wood shed. He reports
that "a tons have been put away for
summer consumption.
Mr. and Mrs. David Nelson and son,
Ingvard, and the Misses Emma and
Hulda Bjerklund, all of Duluth, Mrs.
Adrian Jackson of Buffalo, N. Y, and
the O. A. Chase family Of Henriette.
spent Sunday at the Manford Nelson
home.
Miss Margrethe Fenger who has
been here several months visiting at
the home of Mrs. p. N. Fenger, started
on her return trip to Denmark today.
She will stop off for visits at Mime
apo1is, Chicago and other points in
the East. A large number of friends
and neighbors gathered at the Fenger
home Tuesday evening to tender the
young lady a farewell party and in
mered silver brooch as a remembrance
from America
At the last D. B. S. meeting it was
decided to have stump" day again
this winter and Svend Petersen was
appointed as a committee of one to
The first essential requirement was
sufficient snow to make good sleigh
ing AS it begins to look doubtful
that there will be good sleighing sew
eral have suggested to the committee
that three or four farmers should go
together and then haul in stumps on
a hay rack or otherwise and do it
now while you can drive over the
frozen ground. This suggestion is
passed on to the members for possible
action One large load has been
brought in and it is hoped many more
will follow.
Many friends and neighbors, but
more particularly the so-called "old
timers gathered at the home of A.
c. Ravnholt and son, Thorkild, Tues
day afternoon to tender them a fare
we'll party as they plan to leave the
community a few days after their auc-
tion which is scheduled for the Goth
of this month. The Rev. A. E Frost
spoke in behalf of the gathering and
recalled memories from earlier days.
Mr. Ravnholt responded with appro-
pirate thanks. They have not as yet
decided definitely on any future To-
cation, but will go to West Denmark,
Wis, first for a visit Mr.. Ravnholt
has located in Askov three different
times and there is no particular
reason why they should not come back
here the fourth time as they will be
welcomed by many friends. Their
first stay here was for about 10 years,
the greater part of which he served
as manager of the farmers feed store.
From here they went to Solvang,
Calf; thence to Canada; back to
Askov; thence to Dagmar, Mont; and
back again to Askov-so why not
come again.