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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
STURGEON LAKE

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gay motored
to Minneapolis Saturday to make ar
rangements for moving to that city
for the opening of the University sea-
son. Kenneth Gay will play on the
University football team again this
season and September Is has been
set as the date that the team will
gather and start training.
Newton Conger and friend of ST.
Paul, motored here Sunday and visited
at the M. M. Barnes home.
Mrs. Chas. Olson, Alice, Lillian.
Ethel and Bobby Olson made a trip
to st. Cloud and Little Falls Monday.
Richard Lewis won the club cham
pionship of the Moose Lake golf club
Sunday when he defeated Edgar Pc
terson in the finals, up and to go.
The elimination has continued during
the past week and eliminated in a
match between Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Pc
terson.
Chas. Carlson went to St. Paul Tues
day to attend the state fair.
The public school opened Tuesday.
Eleanor Schaefer is the principal and
teacher of the upper grades and Edna
Schaefer has charge of the lower
grades. About twelve beginners were
present Tuesday morning. Several
pupils from here enrolled at the high
school at Willow River, taking the
bus daily.
H. B. Van Der Sluis, manager of
Jameson's Wade Woods, left for ST.
Paul Monday to take charge of a re-
sort booth at the forestry building at
the Minnesota State Fair. He will be
gone the whole week.
Mack Anderson and Lynn Anderson
performed battery service for Moose
Lake in game of baseball at Carlton
Sunday. Carlton got three hits and
were shut out Z to 0.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Houghtaling
of Fairmont, are spending a vacation
al Wade Woods. Mr.. and Mrs. Hough-
falling are related to the late Mr.
Wade and they have visited here a
number of times in previous years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
. MCPHERSON

G. A. Leopold and Adolph Gilman
were Carlton visitors Tuesday.
Louis Leopold returned Monday
from a weeks camping in the north
woods. He was accompanied by his
Boy Scout troop of Wright, during the
week. Wednesday he spent I'M Duluth.
Fred and Mary Murphy of Bruno,
visited Wednesday evening of last
week with Louis Leopold.
Louis and G. A., accompanied by
Mary and Olive Ballon of Nemadji,
left last Thursday morning for Mont
gomery, returning Saturday.
Louis Leopold left Monday for
Wright, to resume his school duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. LEOPOLD and
Louis spent Sunday at the F. C.
Theiling home in Barnum.
Mr.. Love relieved Mr.. Douglas last
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
DENHAM

Mrs. Eddie Jackson, who has spent
a week at the parental Nels Johnson
home, left for her home at Cokato
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Johnson and
family of Minneapolis. were weekend
guests at Nels Johnson's.
Mrs. Ed Weinberg and Mrs. Carl
Francen visited with Mae Upgren
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Anderson were
business callers in Duluth Tuesday.
Schools opened Tuesday and every
one is busy again.
Mrs. Upgren who had spent week
iu Cloquet, returned home Sunday.
Chas. Upgren was business caller
in Rush City Wednesday.
Mrs. Carl Johnson spent the week
end at her home near Denham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mentser Upgren and
Gloria Mae were weekend guests at
the Wallin and Upgren homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nelson of Chi
cago, are spending part of their vaca-
tion at the parental Carlson home.
Olga and Arvid Lundberg spent the
weekend at their home.
Mrs. Ray Kvistberg of Minneapolis,
is spending a week with her mother,
Mrs. Carrie Rundquist.
Patricia Weinberg has spent week
with her aunt, Mrs. Ed weinberg and
Delphia spent a week at the Carl
Nordgren home.
Clifford Anderson entertained a
group of young people at his home
last Thursday evening. The occasion
was his birthday.
Mrs. Nels Johnson and Mrs. Eddie
Jackson called at Arthur Grond ihPs
last Thursday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
MCPHERSON
(From Another Correspondent

Miss Edna Witmeyer, VIM. Wit
meyer, and Wallace Johnson of Min
neapolis, visited with VIM. LeMays
and Gust Bohlins over the weekend
The threshing crew were at VIM
LeMay's Monday and at H. e. Peter
sons Tuesday.
Miss Mary Andrews and c. H. Bor-
strom from Center City, visited at
Gust Bohlin's a few days last week
Miss Stevens and Mrs. BOhlin called
at the Lawrence Casadont home Sun.
day evening.
Mrs. Barber entertained company
over the weekend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
DUXBURY

Mr.. and Mrs. Nopp and LaRene and
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Alstine were Pine
City visitors Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes and Mr.. Clark
of Cloverton, were callers at the r.
Shute home Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Warwick of Minneapolis, spent
Monday at the Norman Matson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kallstrom and
son of Minneapolis, spent the week
end at the r. ]. Shute home.
Nels Matson and son, Norman, N.
Nopp, VIM. Ludwig, and R. ]. Shute
attended the fair Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shute, w. j.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
CLOVERTON

Mrs. Gladys Holler and Clarence
drove to Hinckley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick drove to
Superior Sunday to visit her father,
who is in the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderlin en-
tertained company Sunday.
Willie Nolan spent the weekend
with his folks.
Mrs. C. E. Ruddell and family of
Duluth, visited with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. ]. Lewis, recently.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
{FrOm Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kiminski of Du-
luth. spent the weekend at the John
HySka home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Koslosky of Stur-
geon Lake, spent Sunday afternoon at
the John Hyska home.
Miss Frances Hyska returned to St.
Paul Tuesday, after spending some
John Hyska.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10

Shute, Ted Holmstrom, and Miss
Frances Shute were Sunday visitors at
the R. Lampson home.
School opened Tuesday. Miss Bru-
sig of Minneapolis, is the teacher.
C. Glienke had the misfortune Of
losing five sheep by dogs the past
week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10
Trinity Lutheran Congregation,
Brook Park.

Rev. S. T. PALM, Pastor.
Services next Sunday, Sept. 13, at
1890 a. m. at home in the parsonage.
Let us come together and worship
God. All are welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-09-10

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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14

START TO MOVE
Carload Lots to Roll Early
Next Week; Crop Is
Late this Year

Strawberries, the crop for which
Kennewick first became famous,
started rolling the first of the
week. The first crate was assem-
bled Monday of this week and by
the first of next week carlot ship
ments are expected.
While the frost got good per-
centage of the early bloom, local
shippers look for a fairly normal
crop, with a fair outlook for prices.
The first full crate came from
the Bateman ranch on the River
Road and was purchased for ship
ment to Alaska. They were the
Clark Seeding variety, as is most
of the crop now being raised, al
tho the new Premier is being given
a trial here this year.
An assembled crate, containing
berries from the E. L. Baxter, f.
E. Sands and r. Schemlein patches
was shipped from the 8 Rivers on
Tuesday. A full crate was picked
from the Buchanan place in the
Garden Tracts Tuesday and was
handled by the Red & White store
here.
Wednesday there were IL crates
shipped out with prospects for
about 40 today. From now on the
increase, with satisfactory wealth
er, will be rapid.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
TELLS PROBLEMS ON
BIG HOOVER DAM
]. III. Siegfried Explains Interest
ing Features About Gigantic
Power Project

Some of the very interesting
features about the big new Hoov-
er dam were explained to Kiwan-
ians by j. H. Siegfried last Tues
day, when he had charts and dia-
grams and cross section maps
strung around on the walls of the
room.
This gigantic project will con-
tain, when it is finished, more cu-
bic yards Of concrete than the re-
clamation bureau has poured in the
20 years Of its existence. The dam
will be the largest in the world
and will impound the largest artifi-
cial lake ever made.
The mechanical difficulties sur
rounding the construction Of the
dam were also explained as were
the ingenius ways Of overcoming
the problems The entire stream
will be diverted around the dam
while it is under construction, thru
four tunnels fifty feet in dame
ter. Then will come the problem Of
plugging up these huge bores
again.
The dam has a three-foM pur-
pose: flood control, irrigation and
the development of power, the lat
ter, it is expected will provide pay
ment for the cost of the entire
project.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
GRADE SCHOOL HAS
MAY DAY FETE
Children Present Operettas on
School Lawn; Every Child Has
Part in Show

The May Day festival, an annual
event of the Washington street
school, was held Wednesday after
noon on the lawn. Two operettas
were presented, the first. second
and third grade presented the
1Fairies are Really Truly" and
the fourth and fifth grade, "In
Dame Burdens School," Every
child in the school took part. The
Fairy dances featured by the third
grade was coached by Miss Harriet
Hudnall. Joyce Mulkey, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Mulkey. was
Fairy Queen and Irene Olson. the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Olson of the River Road. was the
"Good Fairy" The costumes Of
all the children were simple, but
colorful, and presented beauti-
full scene on the grounds of the
school, with the trees and shrubs
as stage settings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
Scouts Take Long Hike

Sixty-seven boys and five lead
ers from Pasco, Burbank, and Ken
newick boy scout teams left FRI
day afternoon and drove to Ben
ton City in trucks and from there
hiked with their packs to the top
of Rattlesnake mountain and made
camp. On Saturday they hiked to
the other side Of the mountain and
practiced parts Of scout craft and
kitchen duty. Saturday night they
enjoyed biz camp fire. Sunday
morning, being Mothers Day, the
boys held sunrise services and in
the afternoon hiked to the oil
wells, where they were met by the
trucks and taken to their homes.
Gene Shanafelt killed a rattlesnake
with seven rattles. which was the
only reptile of interest the boys
found on their trip. Scout leaders
going on the hike were E. E. Kirk
natricl1, Burbank: R. E. Windsor,
Pasco, and Andy Anderson and
Vane Wilder, Kennewick. Robert
Hayes, scout executive of the Blue
Mountain district, accompanied the
boys and their leaders.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
CONGRESSMAN is
CHAMBER SPEAKER
Summers Tells of Work in Con-
gress for Highlands Appro-
priation

Mrs. T. B. Hauschild will contin
Congressman John w. Summers,
who is in Kennewick today as the
speaker ait the commencement ex-
ercises, was guest of the Cham
Der of Commerce at the noon lunch
con. One of the largest gatherings
ever assembled in the room was
present to listen to his talk.
He told of some of the problems
which had to be overcome in Sc
curing the appropriation for the
Highlands rehabilitation and of the
devious ways in which the MEM
bers who were interested in its
passage had to work.
This afternoon he spoke to the
children of the eighth grade, who
are holding exercises. following
which he made an inspection trip
over the Highlands. He made the
address to the graduating class of
the high school.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
STEPS PUT IN AT
SWIMMIN' HOLE
Work Bee Fixes Conveniences at
River; Float and Board Soon
to be Ready

Patrons of the OF swimming
hole down at the river this sum-
mer will be enabled to have the
use Of some needed improvements
which were completed by the work
bee last Sunday. New concrete
steps leading from the top of the
bank down to the bottom of the
river were installed, the float will
be returned and repaired and
seats for spectators provided.
Under the direction of Ralph
Mathews and Russell Day of the
E. C. Smith Motor Co., as COM
mittee from the Kiwanis club, the
work was handled very efficiently.
About % men were present and the
work was so organized that it was
completed before noon. To this
committee belongs large meas
ure of praise.
Other committees were appoint
ed to solicit funds for the improve
ment. These teams have collected
money enough to pay for the ma
terial used, the work being entire
~ donated.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
Fine Club Program

Kennewiclo Women's club met on
Friday afternoon at the club room
with Mrs. L. j. Aldrich presiding.
The members voted to transfer $50
of the club funds to the Virginia
Pratt Bunlding fund. The program
featured group singing, led by Mrs.,
Vane Wilder. Mrs. j. r. Ayers
gave a talk on Better Motion
Pictures" and Mrs. L. w. Soth on
"History Of Women's Clubs" Mrs.
w. C. Hodge spoke on Estate
Flowers and Birds and Bill Board
Advertising. A short skit Of "Amos
m Andy" followed, with Mrs. L. ].
Aldrich, Mrs. T. w. Payne and
Mrs. Ronald Hatch taking part.
Mrs. F. j. Arnold gave a reading
"The Why Of Momen's Clubs"
Mrs. Vane Wilder gave a vocal Sc
lection accompanied by Mrs. f. ].
Mrs. L. ]. Aldrich and Mrs.
J. r. Ayers presided at the serv-
ice table during the tea hour.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
BALL CLUB SCORES
Is IN ONE FRAME
Grandview Lets Balloon Go Up;
Linden. Gets Three Hits in
Circuit

In the second inning of the ball
game with Grandview last Sunday
the visitors let the balloon go up
and Kennewick scored % runs.
Grandview got one out of the
ruckus, and in spite of the freak
score, there was some good play
ing on both sides.
However, it isn't often that the
entire BATTING order can go around
in one inning, and the sight was a
treat that will long be remember
ed. In the round Bill Linden got
three hits, Marty two and Willsey
two-all in the same inning.
After getting such lead. Ken
newicd tried out the home talent
in the pitching box, "Dutch" Lin
coin being put in. He did himself
proud, holding the visitors with
out hit for three innings.
Next Sunday Yakima will come
down and the game will be called
at 2:30.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
THIS DISTRICT
is NOT SO BAD
Single Crop Areas Have
Hard Going; Irrigated
Districts Diversity

Conditions in the irrigated Sec
tions of the United States fare
better than any other agricultural
section, according to Lee Lamp
son, who has just returned from a
months business trip thru the
east. In Chicago, which is a cross
roads" for most of the agricultural
products Of the nation, the four
products which are holding their
own price compared with last
year are, apples, oranges, tomatoes
and asparagus, according to the
information Mr.. Lampson was
able to gather: OF these products,
this area produces two, situa-
ton which prevents, in his own
opinion, the depression which is
now hitting the one crop districts
all over the country.
Most of the agricultural prod
ucts are being quoted thru Chica-
go, according to Mr.. Lampson, at
prices from third to a half less
than the same articles brought
last year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
LARGEST CLASS
IN HISTORY TO
GET DIPLOMAS
Forty Graduate from Local
High School; Exercises To-
night at Methodist EpiscO-
pal church

The largest graduating class
ever sent out by the local high
school is today receiving diplomas.
The commencement exercises will
be held tonioht in the Methodist
church, with Hon. John w. Sum-
mers delivering the address.
OF the 40 pupils making up the
class, eleven have average marks
above 90, the whole class making
an average Of S6A. Highest grade
marks were given Jeanette Peter,
who has a rating of 81. She is
valedictorian Of the class, with
Annie Clark, salutatorian. Miss
Clark has a rating of 90 2-3. Miss
Peter will be presented this eve
ming with the scholarship cup do
mated by the local chapter PEG,
while Miss Clark has been declar-
ed winner of the w. S. c. scholar
ship. .t. =. M.
Following is the program to be
given this evening: Professional;
invocation, Rev. FOSSIL; saluta-
tory, Annie Clark; a number by
the boys glee club followed by the
address of the evening by Con-
gresham John w. Summers; solo,
Mrs. A. M. Chellis; valedictory,
Jeanette Peter: a number by the
girls lee club and the presenta-
ton of diplomas by Lee NJ. Lamp
son, chairman Of the school board.
The class chose the following
quotation for its motto: "The past
is the stepping stone for the fu-
ture," and the class colors are or
child and white. The class flower is
the tea rose.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
D. A. R. Elects

The OAR. was entertained at
z very attractive luncheon Mon
day at the home of Mrs. Fred
Giard of the Garden Tracts, COM
plmentary to her mother, Mrs.
Ellen Wallsmith. The May basket
erect was carried out both in the
place cards and refreshments,
while a large bowl of Columbine
occupied the center of the table.
An interesting report from Mrs.
Geo. D. Peter. who was the dele
gate from Kennewick chapter to
the national conference in Wash
ington, D. c., was read. One in
teresting fact was that there was
an average of two thousand daily
VISITORS to the home of George
washington at Mt. Vernon. Two
applications for membership were
made. The officers elected for the
Ioiiowlng year were Regent, Mrs.
y =. A. Hatch, vice regent, Mrs. Fred
TSlard; secretary, Mrs. w. N.
rr1nazler; treasurer, Mr.. Frank
rMmte; registrar, Mrs. Swanson:
historian, Mrs. Gertrude GRAY.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
UNIT TO SELL
RED POPPIES
Next Week Saturday Set
for Drive; Money to
Disabled Veterans

The little red memorial peoples
which disabled World War veter-
ans have been making through the
winter and spring, will be sold in
Kennewick on Saturday, May 23rd,
Mrs. Ruth Kelso, president of the
Robert w. Ely unit, announced to-
day. A complete organization
which will give everyone in the
city an opportunity to buy and
wear a poppy in memory Of the
World War dead is being develop
ed by the unit, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Iona Thompson, the
chairman of the poppy committee.
A larger sale of the memorial
flowers than ever before is antic-
ipa!ted by the unit.
The peoples are paper replicas
of the wild European peoples
which bloomed on the battle fields
in France and Belgium during the
World War. Tt was this flower,
growing between the rows of
wooden crosses above fresh battle
graves, which inspired the famous
poem, "In Flander Fields" by Col.
John McCrea. Since the war the
flower has become recognized thru
out the world as the symbol OF
war sacrifice.
We wonder how many of the
people of Kennewick who will wear
these peoples this year, realize
the story that is behind each lit
tie flower. Each poppy has been
made Individually by some disabled
veteran who through this work has
been able to help himself or his
family in the long struggle against
the handicaps of war disability.
Often there is a tragic and pa
thetic story wrapped up in these
flowers.
Each poppy made means one
cent earned by some needy dis
abled veteran for the support of
his family or to aid him when he
attempts to reestablish himself in
the world. Three hundred flowers
day is the limit usually placed
on the workers to prevent them
from overtaxing their strength,
but three dollars a day is God
send to men who have earned moth
ing for months and years. Approx
imately 10000 of the popnies have
made this year and about $780,
600 has been paid by the Auxiliary
into the empty pockets OF the dis
abled men"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
Honor Employer

Gus Neuman of the Neuman De-
partment store was given a birth
day surprise party Sunday after
noon by the employees of the
store and their families, who came
to the store in the afternoon In
cars and took Mr.. Neuman to the
city park where a picnic meal was
spread on tables under the trees.
The employees presented Mr.. Neu-
man with a travelling case, as a
memento Of his birthday. the pal.
playing games. Those at the pic
mic were Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Neu-
man and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Giard and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. F. Allen and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Bier, Phil Bier, Bus
Padden, Craig Hinman and Rex
Fisk.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-05-14
ACETATE SKUNK
TO KILL FROST
All Sorts of Queer Devices
Suggested to Ward Off
Frost Dangers

When interest in conversation
begins to lag, there is always pet
topic to fall back upon-the wealth
er. There is nothing which more
vitality effects our daily lives, and
about which the general public is
less informed than the underlying
causes of weather changes. BAR
ing the spring and winter seasons
the danger of frost hangs like an
apparition before the orchardist,
says Harold A. Rathbone, meteor
ologist, who has been stationed
here this spring.
Since orchard heating is rather
hard and sooty job at best, many
people have advocated many wierd
schemes for protecting crops. Some
of the methods put forth during
the past years have given frost
men good laugh, and I am pass
ing some of them on for the bene-
fit of readers of the Courier-Re-
porter.
One man came to the conclusion
that frost floated about in the up
per regions of the atmosphere, and
all that was needed was to devise
method Of preventing it from
settling toward earth. He advocat-
ed placing huge cannon and high
explosives about the orchards, and
on cold nights, just go out and
lombard the frost into the next
country.
Still another means Of frost pro-
lection came to our attention some
years ago. This mans theory was
to hang large pieces of boiler plate
and old railroad rails from the
trees, and let the cold iron abb
sorb" the frost and thus keep it
off the fruit and blossoms.
Another man conceived the idea
of throwing cotton strings over
the trees in all directions, and al
lowing the ends to hang in pals
of water. His idea was to ground"
the frost in the water before it
had chance to settle on vegeta-
ton. He thought so much of this
idea that he attempted to have it
patented, and thus corner" the
string and bucket market.
The best and most humorous of
all was suggested about three
years ago. This man said that he
was positive strong odors would
prevent frost. He therefore sug-
gested that large colonies Of COM
mon slllnks be kept in the ORCH
ards during the winter months. On
frosty nights, all one had to do
was to GO out and as he termed
it, "agitate the slHunks little" and
all danger would be over for that
night. We replied that we would
certainly like to see the idea
tried out, but hoped he would not
call on us to do the "agitating."