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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
RUTLEDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Yepma of Sioux
City, arrived Sunday morning by car
to visit at Mr.. Yepma's parental home.
A. N. Underhill and daughters,
Alyce Mae and Margaret of Sandstone,
visited at the Art Underhill farm Sat-
urday.
Mrs. c. ]. Houde and daughter,
Babe, returned Friday evening from
their visit with relatives at Fort
Frances, Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Dwyer of Chicago,
spent a week at the Riverside Guern-
sey farm, visiting Mrs. Dryers par
ents, then left for Milwaukee to visit
friends before returning to Chicago.
Mrs. Dahlgren visited Mrs. M. Jen-
sen Monday.
A. MARI and Pete Guss motored to
Sank Center Monday and spent the
day fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jalmer Jensen were
week guests at the M. Jensen home.
Mrs. A. Abrahamson's sister from
st. Paul, is spending her vacation
with her.
Jacob Schmidt and son, James, and
wife of st. Paul, were Sunday visitors
at the F. Guss home, also Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Cich of Sturgeon Lake.
Through the courtesy of A. N. I'm
derhill of Sandstone, Mrs. A. ]. I'm
derhill, Miss Margaret Conway and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
STURGEON LAKE

The Northern Pacific has put on a
section crew here at Sturgeon Lake
again. Mr.. Collins, formerly of Forest
Lake, is the foreman in charge of the
crew.
The Proctor and West Duluth lodges
of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, held a
picnic and outing at Wold's resort ut
Sturgeon lake Sunday.
A hearing by the railroad and ware
house commission will be held in the
Northern Pacific depot Tuesday. July
%, at 1000 for the purpose of taking
testimony pertaining to the changing
of the service at the local station from
agency to custodian. AS custodian
service is very unsatisfactory and is
a long departure from the good serv-
ice that now exists it is very impOr-
tant that every shipper and patron of
the local station, no matter where
they live, be here on that date and
put in formal protest against the
change that is asked for by the rail-
road company.
The two fatal automobile accidents
that occurred near Moose Lake Satur-
day and Monday and which resulted
in several deaths and many injuries
were outstanding examples of care
lessness in operating a car at high
rate of speed on the highway. There
was utter lack of thought of safety in
these instances but just a desire to get
to destination in a mad hurry. One
of the cars that was wrecked on
Monday was from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
and the other from Lawrence, Kansas.
Sturgeon Lake came out victorious
over Brook Park in the only league
game Sunday by score of 10 to 2.
The game took on the aspects of a
pitchers battle for the first five in
nings. Hits were scarce and the bat
tiers were retired in quick order. The
locals scored two runs in the second
inning on a base on balls, an error,
and single. No more runs were
scored until the sixth inning when
the visitors in their half collected two
runs on an error and two hits. The
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
WINDEMERE TOWNSHIP

Merle Street was a Sunday caller at
the Redenbaugh home.
The Misses Ethel, Florence, and
Mabel Larson spent the weekend at
their home here.
The former Gus Sjostrom farm has
been sold to Mr.. Essex, who has
been residing on Benson's farm at
Mud Creek. The deal took place Mon
day.
Mrs. ]. P. Clickner was a Sunday
dinner guest at the Pulling home.
Mrs. Skog and children were Sun
day visitors at Nels Larson's.
Grandma Larson, Alice, Maurice,
and Ralph called at the Carl Dahlen
home Sunday.
George Olson of White Bear, spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs.
Gerda Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wells and Ruth
were Sunday callers at the Street
home.
Francis Void is employed at the
Pulling home during haying.
Hilma Johnson spent several days
of last week at the Pulling home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
GRONINGEN
Church Sunday, July 26, at p. m.
A xuo1oOpoo RI Of

Church Sunday, July 26, at 2 p. m.
A welcome to all.
Mrs. E. B. Chesbrough of Rock
Creek, is visiting her son and daugh-
ter-in-law and family this week.
Mrs. Frank Barnick and sons of
st. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Killer and son
of Minneapolis, and Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bin Erickson of Chicago, are spend
ing the week at p. G. Erickson's.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Black and chill
dren and w. Black of Duluth, spent
the weekend at the ]. A. Bloom home.
Alice and Roseanna Nelson visited
Louise and Gertie Klein Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Klein and daugh-
ter Of Minneapolis, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Rypkema Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nelson called at
Chas. Laurance's Sunday.
Jewel Nelson was home over the
weekend.
w. H. Erickson was calling in town
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nelson spent from
Friday till Monday in Duluth.
Agnes Levi of Sturgeon Lake, called
at the Ben Nelson home Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Tulefson is visiting her sister
and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Laurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Haglin and chill
dren, Alfred HaglinN and Mildred
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seeing and visiting relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Stevers of Washington, is
visiting Mrs. Anton Anderson this
week
Geo. Nelson left for Smithville,
Tuesday to take up his work there,
after being bumped at Sturgeon
Lake.
Miss Kraetzner, Helen and Howard
Pitts of Finlayson, called on Anna
Erickson Tuesday.
Rex Miller was called to work at
Hinckley Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Nelson and Mrs. Ben
Nelson called on Mrs. Severt Haglin
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. VIM. Ernst and son Lawrence
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Haas visi-
ted at Geo. Alters Saturday.
Dinner guests at the o. E. Oslund
home Monday evening were Mr.. Lin
quist, Mr.. and Mrs. Vik and children
and Mrs. C. A. Krohm of Minneapolis
Mr.. Linquist will be remembered as
section foreman here some twenty
years ago.
A number of people turned out to
vote at the school election Tuesday
evening, IS votes being cast as fol-
lows: chairman, Ben Nelson, "A votes
clerk, Edward Schwartz, Al votes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
Denham Church Notes.

Everyone is welcome to attend the
Oak Hill Ladies' Aid and ice cream
social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Weinberg Saturday evening,
July 25. On account of the busy sea-
son the ladies prefer to meet in the
evening after the hurry of the week.
There will be services in the English
language in the Oak Hill church Sun
day morning, July 26, at 1920. All
are invited. There will also be serv-
ices in the Swedish language in the
Swede Park church in the afternoon
of that same day. All are welcome to
attend.
The Nordland Ladies' Aid will be
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugo Johnson, Saturday after
noon, July 25. Mrs. Johnson extends
an invitation to ALL
There will be services in the Nord-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
Church Notes.

CHurch Notes.
There will be open air services at
Swanson's Point Sunday, July 26.
Morning services will start at II
o'clock. Bring your picnic dinner
with, you and spend the day there
Coffee will be served free. Two other
ministers besides the Rev. Chas.
Swanson will speak.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
(TOO Late for Last Week.

(TOO Late for Last Week.
Miss Vivian Swift of Johnstown, N.
Y, is spending her vacation with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Beavens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beavens, Sr,
of GAINESVILLE, and Albert Beavens of
Springfield, ILL.,, spent a few days at
the Ed and Leon Beavens homes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
DENHAM

A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Larson Saturday evening, July
is, when their younger daughter, Els
Their, was given. in marriage to Palmer
Paulson of Arthyde. Only the i'm
mediate families were present. The
young couple were heartily chart
varied Saturday night and left Sunday
at noon for their future home in Min
neapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Irene and Shir-.
ley enjoyed a weekend visit with
friends at Long Siding and at Nora
Mr.. Irene began working at the
creamery at 4 o'clock that morning
and put out over $4,000 pounds of
butter before noon. Upon their return
they learned of the death of their sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Bernard Irene, at
Laramie, Wyo, who leaves her hus-
band and three small children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nordgren, Miss
Mary Johnson, and Mr.. Stenberg were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Ramsey Sunday to compli-
ment Mrs. Ramsey's sister, Mrs. Gum
of Chicago, who has been visiting her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hillstrom and two
small sons were guests for the day
also.
Mrs. Hillstrom, who will be remem-
bered to so many friends here as En-
ma Ramsey, and her husband are
building their farm home on part of
what was her childhood home-place,
and the community is glad to have
the family back with them again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sandbeck (Alice
Leaf and children of Fargo, N. D.,
left here Wednesday of last week, aft
er having spent a week visiting with
Mrs. Sandbeck's mother, Mrs. Swan
Leaf, and her sister, Mrs. Upgren and
other relatives and friends. From
here they drove to Hibbing and the
Iron Range to sight-see and visited
with another sister, Mrs. Henry Ho-
hensee and family at Cloquet until
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Weinberg and
children left Sunday for their home in
Minneapolis, after having spent two
weeks here with their numerous rel
atives and friends.
M. E. Gardner, State Dairy and
Food inspector, visited the creamery
at Denham Tuesday of last week and
found everything in tip-top shape.
Mrs. Ed Lee and children of Crosby,
and her friend, Mrs. Barthalimew,
spent the weekend with her brother,
Rudolph Larson and family. On Sun
day they drove to Sturgeon Lake,
where they renewed acquaintance
with hosts of old friends at the Sun
day school picnic, given jointly by the
Moose Lake, Blomskog, Swede Park,
and Oak Hill churches.
Miss Sard announces she will con-
tinue the parochial school another
week after this in the school house
of District No. 81. All are welcome
to attend regardless of the denomina-
tion to which they may belong.
Mrs. Ed Weiss and small son, Ken
meth, of Minneapolis, returned to her
home Sunday. She had spent a week
with her friend, Mrs. Arthur Gran
dahl. Her husband and her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster,
came to take her back.
Floy Cook accompanied her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Irene, here
from Mora Sunday to visit her grand
mother, Mrs. Morse and small Shir-
. ley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
Oak Lake NeighborhOOd

Mr.. and Mrs. John Swenson, Mrs.
Alvin Anderson, Mrs. VIM. Ames and
Roy Ostlund visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Leuck in Duluth Sunday.
Frank Zemlicka and family of
Highmore, S. D., spent the weekend
at the Roy Barnett home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Pulling and
Jennie, Carl and Arne Anderson called
at the w. r. Barnett home Sunday
evening.
Ellie Anderson is spending the
week at the G. E. Carroll home.
Esther and Pearl Jordet spent Sun
day at the C. E. Anderson home.
G. E. Carroll left Saturday for Iowa
on business.
The Misses Ida and Ellen Bjorklund
of Pharr, Texas, are visiting friends
and relatives here.
The Oscar Ohlin family visited at
the Nels Lundbeck home Sunday aft
efnOon.
Mrs. C. E. Anderson and children
spent Sunday afternoon at Ross Bar
nett's.
The Ed Armstrong family and Ida
and Ellen Bjorkland called at the G.
E. Carroll home Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Anderson of Min.
neapolis, and Mrs. Augusta Anderson
of Milaca, are visiting at John M
Anderson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Ander-
son and daughter, Jennie, and Elmer
Swenson called at the o. ]. Fiske
home Sunday.
Don't forget the candy social at
Kerrick Friday evening, July "a, for
the benefit of the All Club. There
will be a short program before the
social.
The Luther League will meet at the
John M. Anderson home Saturday
evening, July 25, at O'Clock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23

Land church at IL o'clock Sunday
morning, July 26. This will be read
in the Norwegian language. There
will be services in the English Ian
guage in the evening at 8 o'clock.
The Rev. Johanneson invites all to
come and worship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Johnson ask all
to attend the Nordland Young Peoples
society which meets at their home
Tuesday evening, July 90.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
Bargain.

Bargain.
Able (who has cornered a burglar
in his living room): Hands up or
will shoot"
Quickwitted burglar: give for de
gat."
Able: "Sold!"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
FLEMING TOWNSHIP

Joe Bribo of Bruno, is helping Ed
Beavens put up his hay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Beavens and
family visited at the Max Market
home Saturday evening.
Viola Dammann celebrated her
birthday Monday evening.
Mrs. J. w. Pearson and children
fished at Sturgeon lake Saturday.
Farmers are busy in the hay fields
this ideal weather.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23

The American is but $3.50 a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-07-23
NOTICE TO DESTROY NOXIOUS
WEEDS

You are hereby notified to destroy
all noxious weeds on your premises, if
there be, in compliance with Chapter
377, Session Laws 1925, and Amend
ments of 1927.
r. A. BISSONETTE,
Chairman, Town Board.
Sturgeon Lake, MINI.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

world IN two or three weeks" Again was met
with a look Of establishment and again am
sure the instructor thought was quite mad.
Anyhow six days later had made my first
solo and was wen on the way to start OF on
my journey. There stiIl remained the most i'm
portant part Of the fight and that was to
learn something about navigation.
Seven weeks later, on the 25th Of September
last, 1880, at dawn, left Heston Airdrome on
my great adventure. That was q very difficult
moment for me, as had 10 say Ngood-by to my
husband and my little boy, who Is 10, and they
looked so sad that It almost broke me down
leaving them. Ny father was there, too, and he
looked very upset; can see them all now wav-
ing last good-by Is disappeared into the sky
on that misty September morning at dawn.
As soon as was In the afr, was an right
and had plenty to do. When one Is in q
machine, solo, ones time Is generally fully oc-
cupied finding the way, and there Is very little
time to think Of other things. I had taken
with me 9 photograph recorder, Or debating
machine, as had conceived the plan Of making
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22

machine. SO you can wen understand that
had very little time to worry about the flying
part Of It, and naturally ordered the maps
first lesson.
I went down to the aerOdrOme at BrOoklands
and asked II could have some lessons ia
flying said to the instructor, 81 simply must
have lesson today. I'm flying around the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
Arabian Sand Storms, Oriental Mon
soons, Forced Landings Among the
Wild Desert Tribesmen and the
Jungles of French-Indo China Did
Not Stop Lady Mildred Bruce After
Learning to Fly Plane in Seven Weeks.
By Lady Mildred Bruce.

~ HAVE been asked many times during the
n last three months, why I undertook to
fly around the world, but even now l
hardly can say why really did. Many
? things Ynerhars Influenced me but the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
PITTS BAIL DENIED
BY APPEALS COURT
Application of Former F. H.
Smith Official Sought Release
Pending Habeas Appeal.

The District Court of Appeals today
denied the application of @. Bryan
Pitts. under sentence Of IA years in the
penitentiary for conspiracy to embezzle
funds of the F. H. Smith Co., to be adj
mitted to bail pending the disposition
by the appellate tribunal on his ap-
peal from the dismissal by Justice
Frederick L. Siddons of petition for
release on habeaS corpus.
No opinion was written by the court,
but the application was Endorsed with
the one word denied"
Through Attorney T. Morris Wamp-
Ter, Pitts filed last week the applica-
ton for bail and opposition was noted
to 1t by the Government Monday, when
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover,
Assistant Attorney General Nugent
Dodds and Assistant United States At
torney Neil Burkinshaw told the court
that Pitts has secreted between S.
000, 900 and 5000. 900 of the company's
funds and has bought a quantity Of
foreign bonds for use In the event that
he be released from custody.
Pitts had declared, the prosecutors
said, that he would never serve time
in the penitentiary." It was also
claimed that Pitts had attempted to
persuade Samuel ]. Henry, former
president of the Smith Co., to take up
his residence in Canada, and had also
sought to hide another witness needed
by the prosecution to prevent their at
tendance at his recent trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
BANDIT BECK GIVEN
6 YEARS IN PRISON
Justice Gordon Sentences Paroled
Prisoner Who Broke Into
Drug Store.

Morris Carlton Beck, young bandit
who, while on probation after convic-
'tion for participation in robbing a bank
runner, broke into 2 drug store in
Chevy Chase last month, was sentenced
today by Justice Peyton Gordon to
serve six years in the peAitentiary.
Justice Gordon had extended Glenn
ency, but decided that he had not taken
advantage of that opportunity. He
fixed the penalty at six years for
HOUSEKEEPING and one year for grand
larceny, to run concurrently. The pro-
baton was revoked and Beck was
ordered to serve the three years i'm
posed at that time, but this sentence
he was also permitted to serve con-
currently, making his total impriSon-
ment at six years.
James de Lafayette Carpenter, 19-
year-old schoolboy of 1916 Kilbourne
street, who was indicted with Beck on
the HOUSEKEEPING charge. was given a
sentence of six years and placed on
probation.
The pair broke into Samuel r. Hig-
gers drug store, at SOFT Connecticut
avenue. January and stole 5000 Ill
cash and quantity Of prescription
liquor.
William C. Anthony and Lester p.
Hickman, recently convicted of robbing
a gas station, were sentenced to three
years each in the penitentiary. They
held up and robbed David N. Potts, as
siStant manager of the station, at 100
Rhode Island avenue northeast Decem-
Der %,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
IMMUNITY OF FLOOR WAIVED
BY LA GUARDIA IN POWER TALK
Representative Charges From
Steps of House ''DeIiberate
MiSStatement" to insult.
Magnate Held to Have Said
on Radio That Politicians
Create Fear of Trust.

By the Associated Press.
Speaking from the House Office
Building steps because he said he did
not want the protection of congression-
al immunity, Representative La Guardia
of New York today charged Samuel j.
insult, power magnate, in a recent
radio speech had made "a deliberate
miSstatement of facts for the purpose
of deceiving the public"
Mr.. insult said in his address We'd
nesday, Mr.. La Guardia added, that a
small group Of political aspirants are
creating the general opinion there is a
power trust and that these critics are
able to bring charges without assuming
any legal responsibility.
The New York Republican said 81 am
not afraid of assuming legal responsible
fly for saying that there Is vicious as
ISOLATION of various power and electric
companies"
"The name insult Is so closely asso-
ciated with greedy power companies
that no one should be deceived the
New Yorker said. In order that this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-14
MAN WITH BROOM
ATTACKS BANDITS
HaItS One Armed Robber and
Leads to Capture of Three
Companions.

With broom his only weapon, j.
Fred Imirie, Montgomery County build
ing inspector and chief Of the Bethesda
Fire Department. set on four armed
bandits who held up the Bethesda
Pharmacy last night.
In the fight one of the youthful hold
up men was cut off from the waiting
automobile, while his companions fed
with $40. He was captured by police
and the arrest of the other three fol-
lowed. The police say all four admitted
their guilt.
Hearing the command Of enc Of the
robbers to DR.. Charles Scherer, man
ager of the drug store, to throw up
your hands," Imirie seized the broom
with which he had been sweeping the
floor of his wife's restaurant next door,
ran to the store and set on the BAN
dts as they emerged.
Both police and DR.. Scherer said to-
day that the robbers would lave made
clean getaway but for In1irie'S inter-
ference.
Those Under Arrest.
Those under arrest are Willie E.
Wigs, 20 years old, 5000 block of N
street; william Anderson Steelman, 20,
1900 block of Thiftieth street; Charles
Edward Atkins, IS, 4400 block of Con-
duit road. and Jimmett O'Brien, 10,
5000 block Of II street.
Wigs is being held in the substation
at Bethesda, while Steelman Is in a
cell at the second precinct, O'Brien at
the third precinct and Adkins at the
sixth precinct Headquarters Detec-
tives r. j. Barrett and Harry Cole are
investigating the possible connection of
the latter three with several gas sta
ton hold-ups recently.
DR. Scherer told police that the rob-
berry occurred about five minutes before
closing time at 10 o'clock. He said
Steelman, O'Brien and Adkins entered
his store, their caps pulled down well
over their eyes. The two in the lead
drew guns, and one of them commanded,
Throw up your hands and don't make
any noise"
IL won't resist you," Scherer replied,
and was showed to the back of the
store and through the door leading to
the cellar One of the bandits turned
the key in the lock and the three COM
menced ransacking the store. DR.
Scherer said he could hear the money
clinlking as they emptied the cash reg
lister.
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