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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Benny Dessau, managing director of
the Tuborg and the United Breweries,
Copenha gen-and probably the most
prominent business man of Denmark
will arrive in the United States
about April % for short visit. He
plans to take part in an international
merchants conference in Washington
and will also discuss the question of
his country's participation in the Chi
cago Worlds Fair two years hence.
Many of Mr.. Dessau's close relatives
live in the United States, and large
number of his business associates
have received their mercantile train
ing in this country. A brother, David
Dessau, was until his death a few
years ago president of the New York
exporting house of Melchoir, Arm
strong & Dessau.
Withdraws Offer.
William H. Singer, Jr., an Ameri-
can landscape painter who has for
years made his home in the pictur-
esque Nordfjord district of Norway,
some time ago offered to donate 10O,-
900 Kroner approximately $2S,00O to
a fund subscribed for the purpose of
building a new hospital in that dis
trict Mr.. Singer made his offer con-
ditional, for he insisted that the hos
pital be erected at place which he had
designated, but the local authorities
decided that Floroe be the site. In
consequence of this decision, Mr..
Singer has now withdrawn his offer.
GarbOrg Arrested.
Samuel Garborg, "a, was arrested
in Los Angeles, CAL, last week on a
charge of having expressed Commu-
nistic sentiments at meeting in one
of the high schools of that city. Mr..
Garborg is the brother of Arne Gar
borg, famous Norwegian author, who
died few years ago, and one of whose
books was recently published by an
American house in an English YER
sion entitled, Peace" Samuel Gar
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
FATHER OF ECZEMA
WOMAN PASSES
George A. KnutSOn, Father Of Mrs.
Peter Stulen, Dies at Age of
Seventy.Seyen.

George A. Knutson passed away at
the home of his daughter at Weblake,
Wis, Thursday, April 2. Had he
lived until April Z, he would have
been II years of age.
Born in Boone county, Illinois, April
z, 1854, he came to Iowa, and from
there to Dane and Trempeleau coun-
ties in Wisconsin where he grew to
manhood. His mother passed away
when he was eight years old. He
came to Polk county, Wis, in the late
seventies and on Dec. 8, 1883, was
united in marriage to Carolina Olson
to which union were born five chill
in infancy. The living are Mrs. Chas.
Mutt of Weblake, Wis; Mrs. Peter
Stulen of Ogema, Pine county Mimi;
Elmer Knutson of Minneapolis, and
Mrs. Victor Korppas of Bark Point,
Wis. He is also survived by one
brother, Nels Knutson of Glover, N.
d., and three sisters, Mrs. Karen Jor-
censor of Oaks, N. D.; Mrs. Sarah
Lewis of Montana, and Mrs. Julia
Thompson of Milestone, Canada; and
also eight grandchildren.
His wife preceded him in death
six years ago on March 6, of paraly-
sis.
He came with his family to Bur-
nette county Wis, in 1898 where they
lived 10 years then moved to Wash
burn county.
Since the death of his wife he has
lived four years with his daughter,
Mrs. Stulen, and two years with his
oldest daughter, Mrs. Mutt.
He has suffered with cancer of the
ear for nearly twelve years which
was the cause of his death. The chill
dren were all present at the funeral
which was held Saturday, April 4,
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Mutt. Those from away who attended
were Mrs. VIM. Sillberg, sister-in-law;
Miss Mamie Mccoy and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Haakenson, all of Nye, Wis.
The Rev. K. C. Meyer of the Web
ster, (Wisconsin) Baptist church con-
Quoted the services and the pallbear-
ers were the three sons-in-law, Chas.
Mutt, Peter Stulen, and Victor Korp-
pas. and the son, Elmer Knutson, the
grand son-in-law, Edward Irons, and
Chas. Mcdowell.
The remains were laid to rest be-
side that of his wife in Weblake
cemetery.
He was a staunch Christian, low
ing father and kind and honest
neighbor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
PINE CITY GARAGE
CHANGES HANDS
Duluth Men Took Over Pine City
Motor Co. April Twill Con.
tinue to Handle FOrds.

Joe Leidinger, formerly with the
Sterling Motor company of Duluth,
has purchased the equipment and
good will of the Pine City Motor Co.
and took possession of same on April
1. Mr.. Leidinger will be associated
in the business with his brother who
will handle the service end and the
firm will do business under the name
of Joe Leidinger Motors.
The building which they will occupy
is the same as that occupied by the
Pine City Motor Co., which was under
the management of o. w. Peterson.
This building was remodeled several
months ago and was at that time
made longer until it reached across
the block with entrances both on the
pavement and on another street in
the village.
The new company will continue to
handle Fords and will be prepared to
give service on all makes of cars as
well as on Fords.
No announcement has been made
as to what Mr.. Petersen will do in the
future.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
Sturgeon Lake Man Is On
Agricultural Honor Roll
K. p. Christensen Has Been Good
Farmer Since Coming to
Pine County.

1t is foregone conclusion that per-
sistency and honest efforts go hand
in hand toward bringing reward to
whomever takes up their burden. Not
only honor and material wealth attend
such effort but deep satisfaction
may be felt by one knowing that his
labors bear fruit to the extent that
they are lighting the path of others
who would follow.
Recently a northern Pine county
man, X. P. Christensen living 10
miles west of Sturgeon Lake, was
chosen with four others in northeast
ern Minnesota as the 1881 agricultural
roll of honor by the chamber of Com
merce of Duluth, for outstanding con-
tributions to the development of the
farming industry. They received gold
medals at the fourth annual rural
leadership dinner sponsored last week
by the Duluth organization at the uni
versity experimental station and their
photographs were hung in the new
institute hall.
Christensens Here Quarter Century.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. P. Christensen
settled on a tract of land containing
one hundred and twenty acres, land
that was heavily forested and clothed
thick with underbrush. This hap
pened more than quarter century
ago and that neighborhood was very
sparsely settled at that time. Stur-
geon Lake was the nearest town and
that was twelve miles away and the
roads that existed were in no credit
able condition. They were among the
hardy pioneers that went out and
tackled what seemed almost insur-
mountable obstacles and built out of
those conditions a modern and up-to-
date farm. With perseverance and
tireless effort they have succeeded and
reached the position where they have
earned special recognition as farm
builders and leaders.
In addition to making a success of
his own farming activities, Mr.. Chris
Jensen has contributed much service
to interests of the community. He has
taken an active part in the co-opera-
tive movement and has continuously
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
BASEBALL WILL
START MAY 3.
Pine County League Holds
Annual Meeting at Sand
stone Last Night. j
Six Teams Will Play This
Season; Northwest
Umpires Hired.

That the Pine County Baseball
League will function during 1881 in
even greater form than previously
was evidenced by one of the best an
nual spring meetings at Sandstone.
Wednesday night ever to be held by
that organization.
Membership this season was limited
to six teams including Askov, Brook
Park, Moose Lake, Pine City, Sand
brought out at the meeting that this
number of teams in the league would
make for better playing season in
that there would be no vacant Sun
days for any and that the seasons
schedule could be played out in
shorter time. There will be a split
season with five games in each half.
The territory for each team to draw
players from was reduced from a
twenty mile radius to fifteen miles
and it was agreed that the home club
is to have first chance at player be-
fore he can leave and play on another
team.
May opening tame.
With the Northwest umpires be-
hind the bat Sunday afternoon, May
3, the season will start in full swing
and continue until its schedule is
played with a three-game series at
the end to decide the championship
of the season. The first games will
be between Askov and Sturgeon Lake
at Askov; Pine City and Moose Lake
at Moose Lake; and Sandstone and
Brook Park at Brook Park.
The Spalding new style baseball was
adopted for use by all teams in the
league with trophy to be given to the
winning team at the end of the season.
Each Sundays game officiated by
the Northwest Umpires association
throughout the state will be broad
cast over WCCO each Monday evening
at 6 p. m. after seasons play starts.
Old Officers Reelected.
In appropriate recognition of their
wholesome and efficient guidance, A.
w. Carlson was reelected as president
and Glenn E. Olson, both of Sturgeon
Lake, was chosen as secretary-treas-
urer for the coming year.
The six directors of the board who
were present at the meeting are,
Anker M. Simonsen, Askov; E. H.
Westerman, Brook Park; Vern F. Penn
bleton, Moose Lake; H. C. Robinson,
Pine City; Oscar Carlson, Sandstone;
and John H. Cunningham, Sturgeon
Lake.
League Will Sponsor Dance.
1t was decided that countrywide
dance should be given at Askov some
time about the beginning of the play
ing season and the proceeds Of
same will be divided equally between
each of the six clubs. The committee
appointed for this dance by President
Carlson are Thorvald Jensen, Jens
Hyldahl and Svend Petersen all Of
Askov. A. w. Conway was chosen to
handle publicity for the project.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

borg has long been known for his
emphatically Independent views of
social life and politics, but it is
claimed by those who know him that
nothing is further from his mind than
the thought of causing a revolution in
America. However, his utterances in
Los Angeles were construed as a vio-
lation of the rigid Californian "anti-
syndicalism" law.
Favorable Attention.
The Knickerbocker Hotel exhibits
arranged by the Chicago Swedish
American Art association are attract
ing considerable favorable attention
from critics; the collection of paint
ings and sculptures, all executed by
American artists of Swedish birth or
descent, is said to be one of the most
comprehensive of its kind ever brought
together.
AbandOns Attempt.
Bertel Fuglsang who a few years
ago began the publication of Danish
weekly paper, "Vikingen," in Canada
and wild return to Denmark. Mr.
Fuglsang some twenty years age
edited a Copenhagen weekly, "Our
Compatriots Abroad" and has always
been actively interested in the well
fare of Danes in the United States
and Canada. He now claims that con.
ditions existing in Canada make it toe
difficult to continue publication of his
paper.
All in q 'NutShell."
Kay Elbo, Danish author of several
juvenile books, will start next month
for a trip around the earth in a tiny
vessel know as "The NUTSHELL; he
will have with him a crew of seven
men, and while enroute will publish
a newspaper, copies of which will be
sent to subscribers from the various
ports which ''The NUTSHELL enters
Through this unique publication Mr.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
DENHAM LAD HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING

A tragedy was narrowly averted
at Denham Monday evening when
three.year.Old Teddy weinberg,
son of MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Wen.
borg, was rescued from a hole
left by digging out a gasoline
storage tank which the CO-Opera-
tive store moved across the street
last fall. The little fellow had
gone to the bank just before clos
ing time to walk home with his
daddy who had allowed him to
play about the building until he
had closed for the day. Mrs. Tom
Durkee had seen Teddy near the
hole, which was deep and full of
water and had called MIR. Wen.
borg to warn him. Both Mrs.
Durkee and Mr.. Weinberg had
gone out to watch Teddy trudge
hOmeward but a within had told
him to throw more stones into
that interesting hole and he had
returned to it. A few moments
later, Mrs. Durkee felt premOni-
ton that all was not we'll and
she sent Julia Martichuskf to see
If he might have fallen into the
hole. Julia came just in time
to save Teddy's life. She saw
his coat slowly rising to the sur.
face and was able to grasp it and
pull him out of the icy water.
He was taken home quickly where
a hot bath and ginger tea re.
yived him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
A WILLOW PIONEER
PASSES AWAY EASTER

Mrs. D. H. Driscoll, pioneer resident
of the Willow River community died
at her home Easter Sunday evening at
600 p. m. of heart trouble. She is
survived by her husband, Dennis H.
Driscoll, and two daughters, Marie,
who is instructor in one of the st.
Paul schools, and Isabel, instructor at
Eveleth.
She has always been a member of
the Catholic church and the funeral
service was conducted at st. Mary's
church at 10 a. m. Tuesday by the
local priest, the Rev. Father Joseph
Majas.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
WILLOW, NOT BRUNO, WILL
PRESENT PLAY ENTITLED
"EIGHTEEN.CARA BOOB

The Willow River Junior class has
been working for some time on it's
class play, 1.-The Eighteen-Carat
Boob" and will present it Friday
night, April 10. Their coach, Miss
Olson, has much confidence in the
various characters ability to stage it
in first class manner. 1t was stated
through error last week that the
Bruno school was to present this play
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
SANDSTONE TO HAVE
TEXACO OIL STATION

The Quarry City will have another
business place when the erection of
filling station by the Texaco Oil
company is completed. The station
will be located on the pavement in
the west part of the village and will
be managed by Edmund Waller. This
is only one of the construction pro-
jects planned for that village this
season.
The American is but S1.5O a year,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
DAMAGED GARAGE REPAIRED

The Underhill Garage at Sandstone,
the rear of which was burned away
recently, is being repaired by crew
under the direction of Gust Gjertson,
contractor at that place. The work
is being rushed and is expected to
be finished within the next few days.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
ROAD MAP IN THIS ISSUE

On another page of this issue will
be found the 1881 Minnesota highway
map. This map has been compiled up
to date and should be convenience
in the home. Clip it out and keep
it for handy reference.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

A bargain-American Want Ads, 1c
per word, minimum 25c each week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09

Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
States published in a COM
munity of it's size.
BY far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium.
The border vidette., 1931-03-21
JOBlESS FLOCK TO BOULDER
DAM PROJECT

Las Vegas. Nevada. a.-Opening
of bids at Washington for the
actual construction of the huge
$55. 900, 900 Boulder dam, was at
one time expected to be the
spark that would set off a tre
mendous boom in this desert
valley. hemmed in by bleak, vol.
canic cliffs. But Las Vegas,
self styled Gateway to the
Boulder Dam," the most public
lied boom town of today greeted
the news with q forlorn hope
and sickening fear.
For the boom that has been
rumbling family in the little city
of 5000 ever since the Boulder
dam project was assured, seemed
today to be disheartening dud.
Las Vegas had planned to
make itself into boom town and
rise to dizzy heights of prosper
ity on the tail of the Boulder
O0u hIVO. DuV WIG OiIElu0SS udS
come without the prosperity.
Great crowds of man tramp
the streets of this little town
looking for work. The Saliva
ton Army soup kitchen daily
feeds several hundreds of uufor
tunate broke and hungry.
Despite repeated warnings that
there is no work at Las Vegas,
the highway brings a steady
stream of limping autos full of
people who have heard the big
Boulder dam project is now un
der way. Starving families camp
along the roads with ell their
possessions strapped on running
boards of decrepit autos hoping
to fad Las Vegas another Ell
Dorado.
Permanent residents here are
alarmed at the turn the misguid
ed boom has taken. For on them
has fallen the burden Of caring
for the penniless attracted here
by the hopes of employment.
The border vidette., 1931-03-21
PROMOTING GUS SAFETY

It is now we'll established that
bus travel, on any one Of the
modern, well-organized systems,
is not only fast and economical,
but safe as we'll. This has been
the result Of untiring effort on
the part Of bus managements to
give the greatest possible pro
lection to the persons aud prop
erty Of their customers.
10 recent address, Earl Hans.
ley, Supervisor OF Safety of the
Pacific Greyhound Lines. gave
an insight into the operation of
a large bus system. Every ap.
plicant for the position of driver
undergoes a rigid physical ex.
animation. Other physical ex
aminations, embracing eyesight.
hearing, the reaction of nerves
and muscles. and ability to dis
tinguish colors, are given every
six mouths. II necessary, the
driver is provided with glasses.
corrective measures, rest, Or
whatever is needed to bring him
to the peak Of mental and ply
sical efti iciency.
The new driver, if be passes
the tests, is given copy Of the
state motor vehicle act to study.
BE is then placed in care of a
driving instructor and thorough
ly coached for many weeks, not
only in the art of safe and pru
dent driving but in the moral
responsibility entailed by his
position.
Every motor coach, before em
barking on a trip, is inspected
and tested on the road. Not
until everything is satisfactory
is it given it's clearance card"
If the same rules could govern
private drivers and their cars as
govern buses and bus drivers
the gigantic toll of automobile
deaths and injuries would drop
to the vanishing point.
The border vidette., 1931-03-21
WHAT THE RAILROADS DO FOR
THE NATION

The strong relation that exists
between the railroad industry
and general prosperity is shown
by statistics covering operations
in 1929.
10 that year the lines paid
about 81 ,086.8O2 in taxes each
day-$755 a minute. Their bill
for materials and supplies total
ed 81, 1929. 535, 900. Twenty three
per cent of the nations output of
bituminous coal, 1872 per cent of
fuel oil, 20 per cent of timber
cut, and II per cent of iron and
steel were purchased by the rail.
roads.
About 100000 persons-a
sixth of the total population
and directly or indirectly depen
dent upon the lines for their
livelihood. There are 1000. 600
bondholders and more than 800,
GOO stockholders. To these must
be added the vast army Of per.
sous who own insurance policies,
The border vidette., 1931-03-21
COPPER COMING BACK

There are signs on the horizon
of Improvement in the copper
industry.
This is the natural result of
stimulated building and indus
trial activity. There is nothing
of the luxury about copper-it is
vitality essential to progress in a
thousand fislds of endeavor. The
electric, gas. railroad, automo.
bile-a multitude of great indus.
tries, ia addition to home-build.
ers. present steady and growing
demand for copper.
The ray Of light now shining
through the metal gloom should
prove a glad tiding to those
states in which mining is lead.
ing industry.
The border vidette., 1931-03-21

as insurance companies are large
purchasers of railroad securities.
Facts such as these vividly
demonstrate the seriousness of
the present railroad situation.
The lines, due to over-taxation
and unregulated competition
from other transportation agen
cies. have watched their profits
dwindle to almost the vanishing
point The inevitable result
must be, decisive retrenchment
and decline in standards of ser
vice.
No other agency can yet re-
place the railroads in the mass
transportation of commodities.
The time is ripe for the complete
overhaul Of railroad regulatory
laws, and an unprejudiced in
quiry into the entire transporta
ton situation. The public will
be the principal sufferer if our
suicidal railroad policy is main
tanned much longer.-The Man
ufacturer.
The border vidette., 1931-03-21
ARIZONA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL
REVIEW

Holbrook-T. Nj. Pollock has
started work on new building on
Porter street.
Observation-Disclosures to start
on first unit of chapel and school
Of IS Peter and Paul.
Wellton- Highways in this
vicinity to be improved.
Williams-Texaco Oil Co. to
erect new filling station here.
Chandler - Ed. DeEinger &C
qaired three-year lease on Mu
nicipal Airport and will conduct
school of aviation.
Yuma-White and Miller. con.
tractors, awarded $6l,655 con
tract for paving two projects in
this city.
Globe--George A. Banks, 1850
North Broad street, awarded
contract for redecorating lobby
of Fox-Martin Theatre.
Phoenix William Pepper been
awarded general contract for
500, 900 two-story business bui.d
ing which will be constructed by
Dr.. r. w. Craig.
Tempe-E. w. Dohame receiv.
ed contract for construction Of
new garage building.
Prescctt-Drs. Cora Tolle and
G. E. McCuliy making extensive
i'm to water system
il Rychman Slnatofium.
The border vidette., 1931-03-21
INSURANCE FOR THE CROOK

Taking the gun from the
citizen is giving an insurance
policy to the crook" p" said United
States Senator Harry B. Hawes
of Missouri recently. Amplify
ing his remarks, be stated that
the only danger to the redblood.
ed American comes from the
sissies and the spinsters."
Senator Hawes may seem a
little harsh, but what be says
has logic behind it. Agitation
for anti-gun laws almost never
ceases, and stringent restrictions
are being proposed in various
state legislatures this year. Yet
in all the communities where
such laws have been passed,
there is no record that they have
ever been a success. The crimi
nal class, as ever, finds no diff
Guilty in arming itself, aud the
good citizen is defenseless. The
crook could ask for 40 better 10
surance than that.
Still another side to the qaes.
ton was recently brought out by
Congressman M. J. Mass Of
Minnesota, who said that this
country needs civilians trained
in handling and use Of firearms. "
The efficiency of American troops
10 the late war was undou ubtedly
largely due to the fact that thou
ands of them were accustomed
to using guns for sport and
amusement.
An ever-increasing army Of
authorities is going on record as
being opposed to laws which
would deprive honest citizens OF
guns. 1t may be that eventually
the only persons to favor them
The border vidette., 1931-03-21

will be the professional reform.
ers. whose enthusiasm leads
them to disregard the facts es
established by experience. aud
the criminals, who want the in
surance such laws give them at
the expense of society.