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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
RATE INCREASE
HITS FARMERS
Freight Shipments to Points Outside
of State VIII Draw Large
Increase.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has authorized a REIMBURSEMENT
Of interstate freight rates which, if
they go into effect on Dec. as in
tended and authorized, will work a
real hardship on the raiser of practi-
cally every farm commodity in the
northwest and especially in those
states that have no central market,
but have to ship their products out
of the state.
While the freight rates between
points in the state will not be af-
fected there will be considerable in
crease on shipments billed to outside
points as for instance: RutabagaS to
Chicago will take a rate of 43 cents
per hunderd pounds as compared with
26 cents in the past. On potatoes an
increase of from 26 cents to 3S cents
To other points outside of the state
the increase will be in proportion to
the distance hauled.
The new rates on merchandise, 9TH
erwiSe known as class rates using
Chicago as the shipping point will
be respectively first, second. third and
fourth, SLAB, $1.22, $1.OO and 70 cents
as compared with the old rates in
the same order named, $1.055, S9.5
cents, IA cents and SO cents.
The class rate to Duluth where the
shipment must pass into Wisconsin
while enroute, will be Al, 40, 33 and
26 cents in the same order named
before as compared with the old rates
of 34.5, 29.5, % and IT'S cents.
The Minneapolis and st. Paul rates
or to any other points within the
state where no state boundary is
crossed remain the same.
Many protests have been registered
by many northwest shippers but I'M
less the increase is postponed or can
celled the new rates will go into eff
feet Thursday, Dec. 3.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
NEW HINCKLEY CREAM
PLANT IN OPERATION

The new plant of the Hinckley Co.
operative Creamery Association has
been completed and is in operation
since last week when the machinery
was moved in. 1t is one Of the most
modern of any creamery in this Sec
tion of Minnesota and is of pretty ar
chitectural design facing the pave
ment.
The new structure is so designed as
to accommodate an increase of 100
per cent. 1t is expected that the out
put of butter this year will equal that
of 1890 which was $4,000 pounds, but
of course the amount paid the farmers
during the year will be less because
of lower butter prices.
George G. Wallick is president of
the association; Charles Gebhart, sec
retary-manager; Albert Schmidt, vice
president; AXel Peterson, Ben Schlaf-
la, Otto Gruett, and Albert Sikkink,
directors. R. w. Hurtig is the ope-
rator and Leo Starlins is assistant.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
SCHOOL BUSINESS Is
DISCUSSED AT MEET

The annual meeting of the Pine
county school officers was held in
Pine City on Wednesday, November
Is. Two hundred fifty-four school
board members were in attendance at
the meeting which was held at the
Family Theatre. The purpose of this
annual meeting is to discuss school
business and the leader this year was
M. L. jacobson, head of the depart
ment of rural education of the state
department.
Mr.. jacobson discussed the business
of running the rural schools and
dwelt particularly on the subject of
maintaining standards under the pres
ent financial conditions. He empha-
sized the necessity of operating
schools in larger units under such ar
rangements as the unorganized terri
tory. Many questions were asked Of
Mr.. Jacobson and the officers from
various districts spent much time dis
cussing many problems with each
other
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
GAS TAXES SHOW
NO DEPRESSION
Collections to Nov. Show Substantial
Increase Over Those of $780,
Less Auto License Receipts.

According to reports issuing from
the state highway department and if
the amount of gasoline used is any
index, the travelling public in Mime
sofa is not feeling the depression but
rather an increased prosperity.
Gas taxes collected from Jan. 1 to
Oct. 81 totaled $8,S22,S35, compared to
SS,119,63S in the same months in 1880,
an increase of 81 per cent. The fig
ures are the net collections after de-
Quoting refunds for gasoline used for
agricultural and industrial purposes.
Two-thirds of the gas tax goes to the
trunk highway fund and one third to
the state aid fund, for distribution to
the counties.
Motor vehicle taxes, however, show
slight decrease. Up to Oct. 81, 1885,
400 vehicles had been registered, COM
pared to 1858 at the same date in
1880. The decrease is only y of one
per cent, but it is the first time since
annual registration commenced. that
decrease has been recorded. Due to
the drop in prices, and the larger pro-
portion of old cars, the average tax
has dropped from STATS in 1880 to
$14.53 in 1881. Taxes collected for
the ten month period totaled $1O,6S6,-
$40 in 1881 and S1O,931,72 in 1880, a
decrease of % per cent The in
crease in gas taxes more than offset
the drop in auto taxes, so that trunk
highway fund receipts from the two
sources were $223,9S5 greater than in
the same months in 1880.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
ASKS CHAUFFEURS
TO APPLY NOW
Secretary of State Says Renewals
Received Before Dec. l Do Not
Require Examinations.

Chauffeurs will be spared the in
convenience and extra expense of
taking an examination if they will
send in their applications for renewal
before December 1. This announce
ment comes from the secretary OF
states office to all chauffeurs expect
ing to renew their licenses. Section
4, Chapter 433, Laws 1929, provides:
"All chauffeurs' licenses issued
hereunder shall expire at midnight on
December 81 of the year for which it
is issued, but may be renewed with
out examination upon such evidence
as shall satisfy the secretary of state
that the hcensee is qualified to con-
tinue as chauffeur, but no renewal
of a license issued before November 1,
in any year shall be granted unless
application for such renewal is made
during the month of November of the
year for which the license was is
sued"
There is no provision in the law for
extending the time for renewal with
ouI hCi ClClC IL IhO oP
plication is not mailed to Mike Holm
secretary of state, st. Paul, Mimi, be-
fore December 1, he cannot issue a
license for the coming year except
upon regular examination.
Application blanks were sent out
from the secretary of states office in
St. Paul 10 every licensed chauffeur
in the state during the Last week OF
October, addressed to the last known
address of each.
MANY of these blanks have been
returned to the office unclaimed,
says Mr.. Holm, evidently because
those particular chauffeurs have
changed their addresses without re-
porting the change to this office
However, if the chauffeur will ad-
dress letter to this department al
once we shall be glad to forward the
necessary blanks"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

On January 2, 1892, the fiftieth an
niversary of the founding of the Dan
ish Brotherhood of America will be
celebrated in numerous lodges, and
committees are now busy preparing
more or less elaborate programs for
the occasion. In some communities
it has been suggested that the pro-
ceeds go to unemployed-or 9th erwise
needy-fellow members. At the pres
cnt time the Danish Brotherhood COM
prises 273 local lodges with total
membership of about 1900, di tri-
buted throughout the United States
from coast to coast; the organization
was founded in Omaha, Nebr, on the
day after New Years, 1882.
Absence and the Fond Heart.
Olof Myreen of Seattle, Wash, 66,
has started divorce suit against his
wife, Johanna Myreen, a resident of
Sweden, whom he has not seen since
the year 1889. He specifies as the
principal ground for his suit the fact
that Mrs. Myreen repeatedly has re-
fused to come to the United States and
join him although he has been per-
sistently urging her to do SO for AZ
years. 1t is said in Seattle that Mr..
Myreen's prospect of obtaining his
divorce is considered pretty good.
Question of Citizenship.
Some time ago Ingebrigt Monseth of
Waverly, Iowa, returned to his native
town of Orkland in Norway for the
express purpose of making his home
there after an absence of many years.
He rapidly won the esteem of the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
HERD CO-OPERATORS
VISITED PAST WEEK

Seventeen Pine county cattle own
ers who have been cooperating with
the State Livestock Sanitary Board
in the Contagious Abortion project
sponsored by the Extension Service
during the past year were visited on
November IS and 10 by DR.. w. A.
Billings, extension veterinarian from
the University Farm, and Fred B.
Willrett, county agent.
Pine county is one of the three
Minnesota counties who has herd own
ers cooperating with the State Live
stock Sanitary Board in controlling
this dreaded cattle disease. DR.. A. w.
Nyline of Hinckley, and DR.. VIM. M.
Mclaughlin of Rush City, have tulsen
tests of the State Veterinarian depart
ment who in time returned the tests
to the owners.
Eight Herds are Clean.
OF the seventeen herds visited it
was found that eight of the herds had
a clean herd on their last test. They
are A. P. Jensen and ]. P. Madsen of
Aohof, dHIOu oldSth, f1LlChl6y, Eu
Vacinek, Pine City; George Shaeffer,
Brook Park; Anderson & Almquist,
Alfred Christensen and Oscar Peter
son, Sturgeon Lake.
"Pine county cO-operators are max
ing progress and are putting them
selves in a very good position by hav-
ing their herds tested for sale of
stock and assuring themselves of a
calf CROP" stated DR.. w. A. Billings.
Though some farmers have had abor-
ton in their herds in the past and
now have not had any for a year or
SO is no sign that the herd is not in
tested with the disease, as this is
just the way the disease acts. A re-
currence of the disease often happens
when the young heifers are due to
calf"
Any farmers who desire to get fur
Their information in regard to this
project may do SO by communicating
with the county agent at Hinckley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

would be building on a sandy founda.
ton. A heavy jolt or an unpopular
party policy, it is claimed, would put
the skids under their plans for polit-
ical ascendency and capture of the
Presidency next year. Practical minds
concede the Democratic policy of eau.
ton is well-founded. Their reasoning
is clear. AS an active aggressive
minority the Democrats would have a
marked advantage at the next session
They could shoot with deadly effect
at the vulnerable points of the party
in power and capitalize on public SEN
timent now considered by neutrals as
unfavorable to the Republicans. A
larger profit would come by waiting,
but the Democrats admit that they
may have to adopt the child laid on
their doorstep at recent Congressional
elections.
Jockeying for position requires pa
thence and skill. If a deal can be
made effective by giving Southern
Democrats control of legislation the
reward fer the sacrifice may be be-
slowed at the Presidential nominating
convention in June. There is strong
trend toward abolition of the two
thirds rule which Is required for a
candidate to muster this vote to win
the nomination. The long drawn bal
loting of the 1924 gathering brought
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
POULTRY SHOW
DATES ARE SET
Annual Exhibit to be Staged
in Hinckley on Deem
Der 10, II and II.
Pine Count US Show is,
Rated as One of Best in
Minnesota.

The 18th annual show of the Pine
County Poultry Association will be
held in Hinckley on December 10, II
and II. The dates were set at a meet
ing of the directors of the association
about three weeks ago and at a meet
ing held in the office of County Agent
Fred B. Willrett last Thursday evening
final arrangements were made for put
ting out the premium list and rules
governing the show.
The show is being held in Hinckley
for the first time in many years and
the business men of the village have
responded very generously with con-
tributions to defray the expense of
the show. The show will be held at
Dempsey's hall and will be open to
the public. Poultry shows are always
interesting as one can see there the
best specimens of the popular breeds
of poultry. Pine county's show, is
rated as one of the best small shows
in the state and competition is very
keen among the breeders. Last year
a total of $35G.50 was paid to exhibit
COlo III pI olulullS VI WllCu dUuOuUI
$282.4O was state aid made possible
by legislative appropriation. The bal
ance required to pay premiums is
made up by contributions from bust
ness men and by entry fees charged
exhibitors.
Professor A. c. Smith, of the uni
versity, will judge the show. The Of
ficers of the association are J. B.
Kusel, Beroun, president; L. F. Apple
by, Pine City, Secretary-treasurer; Art
Halverson, Sandstone, vice-president.
The directors are o. E. Blood, o. H.
Swanson, Walter Swartz, Fred B. Will
rett, Roy B. Lewis and p L. Hamlin.
Although the show is largely for ex-
perienced breeders, special depart
ment will be available for 4-H Club
members. No entry fee will be
charged in this department and all
standard breeds of poultry, except
ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons may
be entered. The department will be
limited to young trios and the follow
ing premiums will be paid:-First,
75c; second, soc and third Csc. Com
plete premium lists and rules of the
show may be obtained from l.. F. APP
pleby, secretary, Pine City, or from
the county agent, Fred B. Willrett.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
ANNUAL SEAL
SALE NOW ON
Prominent Speakers Heard
Before Pine County Pub
lie Health Assn.
Seal Sale Proceeds Go to
Clinics, Educational Work
Against tuberculosis.

The annual meeting of the Pine
County Public Health Association
held at Hinckley Monday evening was
an enthusiastic affair, Christmas seal
workers from different parts of the
county being present to get instruc-
lions on how best to handle the sale
of those little seals that are an orna-
ment ON any letter or package at
Christmas time. Mrs. E B. Linsley
of Willow River, is president of the
county organization and Mrs. F. c..
Bigelow, Hinckley, is secretary.
A splendid six o'clock dinner, served
by the American Legion Auxiliary of
Hinckley, was enjoyed at the Royal
Neighbors' hall, at which Mrs. Lins-
ley presided as POSTMASTER. Short
talks were given here by DR.. E. A.
Meyerding, st. Paul, executive secre-
tary of the Minnesota Public Health
Association; DR.. George Earl, st. Paul:
DR.. F. F.. Callahan, Pokegama sana-
forum, Superintendent F. G. Jones.
Pine City; County Superintendent of
Schools ]. P. Miller, Pine City;
and C. E. Bremen and Miss Mar
guerite Breen of St. Paul, both
connected with the Minnesota Public
Health Association.
For Educational Purposes.
About 40 people were in attendance
at the banquet where the speakers
urged support in the fight against
tuberculosis and spoke about stimulat-
ing the seal sale which this year is
the 25th annual sale in the country.
The proceeds from the seal sale go
toward health clinics and for educa-
tional purposes in diminishing the
death rate from the dreaded white
plague. Seal sale workers have been
appointed for the various communities
in the county and children in the
rural schools will also aid in selling
the seals. 1t was pointed out that
the sale brought in between four and
five cents per capita in Pine county
last year while the per capita aver
age over the state was nearly seven
cents.
The meeting in the evening, COM
mencing shortly after eight O'Clock
and held at the school auditorium,
was combined with the Hinckley par
ent-teachers meeting where Mrs. Wall
ter j. Hoffman, president of the PIT.
A., presided.
A boys and girls band of 25 men,
bers, under the direction of Mr.. Den
ming, entertained with several selec-
lions, and though the organization is
but a year old, the youngsters filled
the spacious building with good music,
pleasing to the ear, and credit to the
Continued on Page 10
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

No the above picture isn't the like
ness of a circus tent nor is it a barn
for the barn is in the background,
but it is a reproduction of a large
golden squash raised on the farm of
Frank Mach east of Bruno. Of course
that word large in the report is not
necessary for one can see for himself
that it is no marble but tips the scale
at y pounds. 1t is believed by the
owner to be the largest squash raised
in Pine county this summer, so unless
others are reported this contention
will have to stand.
The services of a taxidermist have
never been heard of in the prepare
tion of squash for posterity but in this
case it would be well if it could be
preserved as a testimony, if for moth
ing else, of the fertility of Pine coun-
ty soil.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
COMEDY GIVES
ENTERTAINMENT
ClOvertOn Young Folks Make Hit I'm
Presenting 'The Poor Mar
ried Man,

The play, 1.-THE Poor Married Man."
presented by the young people of the
Cloverton community 8at the high
school building there Friday night
and in which are eight characters,
was put over in good shape and much
enjoyed by the audience. Because of
Indictment weather, bad roads, and a
rather small attendance there has
been some talk of presenting the play
again but as yet a date has not been
announced.
| Before the play and between the
three acts there was some musical
entertainment and singing. Mrs. So
phus Peterson played the piano, Miss
Irene Peterson the guitar and Edwin
Carlson performed on the violin. Two
beautiful vocal numbers were given
by Mrs. Herbert Tollefson. The play
was presented for the benefit of the
Ladies' Aid of Community church
and lunch was sold by the ladies fol-
lowing the play.
The caste of characters was as fol-
lows: Professor John Wise, the poor
married man, Oliver S. Halsted; Mrs.
Iona Ford, the mother-in-law, Mrs.
Oliver S. Halsted; Zoie, the daughter,
Edna Dilley; Billy Blake, a college
boy, Dallas Profit; Jupiter, the Negro
servant, Floyd Austin; DIR. Matthew
Graham, country doctor, Edwin Carl
son; June Graham, his daughter and
q freshman, Anne Armson; Rosalind
Wilson, college reporter, Mrs. Edwin
Carlson.
Right from the start of the comedy
there was terrible mix-up as to who
the professor had married, whether it
was the daughter, Zoie, or the mother
in-law, Mrs. Iona Ford. who by the
way was some "mothe1in-law," the
kind one hears and reads about. Billy
Blake was in love with the daughter
and this made matters worse. The
mother-in-law took full possession Of
the household and put Socrates, the
we'll trained Airdale dog, into the
professors bed. The professor be-
came so bewildered ON his wedding
day that he took an overdose of
'tooth-ache" medicine, staggered, be-
came carefree and happy.
Jupiter, like the professor, caused
many hearty laugh, for when any
thing unusual or exciting happened
his by-word was, well, I'll be dog
gone"
The report went out that the moth
er-in-law had been married several
times, and that when she tired of the
husbands she got rid of them by way
of serving lobster salad Having
taken charge of the household she
told the son-in-law, the professor,
that she would serve lobster salad for
dinner. This was just enough and he
packed up and left.
ALL ended we'll in the third act, two
years latter. The country doctor sur
prised the natives by marrying the
hard boiled "mother-in-law." His
daughter, June, captured the profess
sor with her winning eyes and charm
ing personality, and Billy Blake won
his first love, Zoie
AS a whole the play was very well
presented, credit to the performers,
the director and all who helped put
If over
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

community and was elected a member
of what would in this country be
known as the board of county commits
sioners. Some of his political OPP
ponents believe, however that he is a
naturalized American citizen, thus not
legally elected, and the question is
now being investigated. In case it is
found that he has changed his citizen
ship while in the United States, a new
election must take place.
N. Jensen, Brooklyn, Dead.
Niels Jensen, owner of the largest
Danish printing shop in Greater New
York, died last week quite suddenly
in his Brooklyn home. MIR. Jensen
who was SO years old, at one time
was the editor, later one of the pub
fishers, of the Danish weekly "Nord-
lyset," and had for years been es-
pecially active in working for the
Danish Home for the Aged at Borough
Park. Some rs years ago Mr.. Jens n
published monthly magazine as the
central organ of the forty-odd Dan
ish lodges and societies then exis ing
in New York.
Rubber HOrseshOes.
A contract was signed last week
between the Brodal Rubber Gcods
Factory of Drammen, Norway, and an
American import house for the sale
of horseshoes made of rubber and
protected by thin coating of iron.
The rubber horseshoe is Norweg an
invention which has attracted general
European attention, and it will now
Continued on para ~.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
VOTERS TURN DOWN
$500 BOND ISSUE

The bond issue election in Kettle
River township last Saturday was. lost
by vote of 80 to SO. The township
has some outstanding warrants which
it was the purpose of the supervisors
to clean up through bond issue OF
$4,000. Though the interest rate on
the bonds would likely have been less
than on the outstanding warrants the
citizens showed by their ballot that
they preferred to pay up the warrants
in annual tax levies rather than to
defer the payments through a bond
issue.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
ASKOV NURSERYMAN
GETS RECOGNITION

Ludwig Mosbak, founder and active
in the management of Ferndale Muir
sery at Askov, was honored We'd
nesday night of last week when he
was extended "a life membership to
the Minnesota State Horticultural So
ciety at the sixty-fifth annual banquet
of the organization held in st. Paul.
Two others, Prof. T. A. Erickson,
state club leader and Fred HARRISON,
assistant superintendent of the Fruit
Breeding Farm at Excelsior, received
the same recognition with Mr.. Mos
back. The award is made those who
are eminent in the field of horticul-
ture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26
COUNTY BOARD WILL
MEET ON DECEMBER ]

The board of county commissioners
will meet Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 1 p. m.
in the court house at Pine City at
which time regular items of business
will be transacted as well as other
items which may be brought to atten-
ton at that time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

Scientists say that mosquitoes weep.
Is that true?
It's possible. Have you seen a moth
ball?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-11-26

If you can't be thankful for what
you received, be thankful for what you
escaped.
The Washington times., 1931-07-16
SenOr DeIgddO Flies
Home to Save Time
Times Staff Photo

Senor c. Puyo Delgado, presl-
dent of the Colombian-Amcrican
Chamber of Commerce, is cut
ting two weeks off the usual
travelling time between New
York and Bogota. Colombia, by
making the journey by air. He
will be the first through pas
senger between New York and
the South American capital.
Stopping at Washington, Senor
Delgado will receive letters from
President Hoover and Secretary
of State Stimson for delivery to
officials of his country. He will
transfer from the Eastern Air
Transport plane at Miami to a
Pan-American plane.