Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-04-09
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T. A. Cross was business caller
in the northern part of the state over
the weekend.
]. P. Sorensen and John H. Soren-
sen were business callers in kings
dale yesterday.
H. B. Kilstofte went to Waterloo
Iowa, this morning to look over some
proposed construction work.
Mrs. P. N. Fenger, Emil Fogt, and
A. w. Conway served on the grand
Jury at Pine City Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Jensen and chill
dren spent Easter at the F. Clarey
Nielsen home in Centuria, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Filler Sorensen OF
Charles City, Ia, came here Thursday
for a two days visit with relatives and
friends.
Harry Mortensen and family visited
from Friday till Tuesday with rela-
tives at Mortified, Lake Benton, and
New Ulm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knud Plesner and son,
Elmer, were in Duluth one day last
week to seek medical attention for
Mrs Plesner.
Mrs. Chr. Sandahl went to Waterloo,
Iowa, last week in company with her
mother and is remaining there for
several days visit.
Carl Paulsen is constructing small
residence for himself in the west part
of the village. The excavating was
completed last week.
Bert Smith is now working in the
Askov Cooperative Feed store in
place of Emery Nedegaard who is busy
with farm and road work.
Holger and Paul Plesner and Chr.
Hansen, northeast of town, were in
Iowa during the past week looking
for employment, but did not find any.
P. P. Kilstofte and v. S. Petersen
left this morning for Mankato and
other points in the southern part of
the state to look over proposed con-
struction jobs.
Miss Bernice Koed, who teaches at
the Friesland school, spent the first
half of her spring vacation in Mime
apolis and the remainder of the week
at the home of her folks here.
Christ Larsen and E. A. E. Laage,
adjusters for the Pine County Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., motored over to
Markville Monday, to adjust hay
stack fire loss by John Enders.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sorensen mo-
tored to Cloquet Saturday to bring
down Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Brassard,
nee Loretta Sanity, who are spending
a week at the ]. P. Sorensen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Christensen and
two children of Duluth, visited from
his brothers, Andrew and Conrad
Christensen. Conrad brought them
here and also took them back via
auto.
Spring burning and cleaning has
been in full swing here for several
appearance of the village very much.
In some instances it burned so fast
and good that it was necessary to
take the fire engine out for the protec-
ton of buildings.
Miss Karen Rasmussen and Peter
Sorensen of Cedar Falls, Iowa, came
to Askov Monday and were married at
the Danish Lutheran church that eve
ming, the Rev. A. E. Frost officiating.
A wedding dinner for few guests was
enjoyed at the Jorgen Christensen
home where the newlyweds are spend
ing few days.
Paul N. Frokjer motored to Mime
Sofr ,r1o OF, Iox
he was accompanied by Mrs. Laurits
Jensen who visited at the home of
her folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Clausen,
until Tuesday evening when Mr.. Fro
kjer took her back to the city. Going
down Tuesday evening Miss Alta
Clausen also went along and visited
there until Wednesday evening.
Some of the officers of the Pine
Coop Oil association were in Hinck-
ley Tuesday relative to the proposed
erection of bulk tanks there. The
committee has not signed up sufficient
shareholders yet but have so many
now that it appears very favorable.
Shareholders are also being signed up
at Pine City but the committee there
has not been able to devote so much
time to the project yet.
The stump day" at the D. B. S.
hall Tuesday drew a fair sized crowd
but not so many stumps, so when the
stumps were taken care of the rest
of the day was spent in cleaning up
the basement and back yard. Another
crew was working in the main hall,
washing the ceiling, walls and wood
work, after which an additional crew
followed with coat of paint and var
nish which made splendid improve
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Petersen and Mr..
and Mrs. v. S Petersen returned home
Friday evening from their trip to
Philadelphia. They report having
had a very enjoyable trip and visit.
While there they motored over to the
big city of New York where v. S. had
'coppers" yelling at him for making
left hand turns where they were for