Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-03-19
SANDSTONE

There were over seventy. who at
tended the Congregational Ladies' Aid
meeting and lunch held at the DR.. H.
p. Dredge residence last Thursday
afternoon.
Twenty-one masons came from
Hinckley Friday evening to compete
with the masOns here in a whist
game. The Sandstone whist players
won by 80 points. 1t was a very close
game. Lunch was served and all en-
jOyed a social time after the game.
Miss Florence Richards entertained
her Sunday school class at her home
Saturday evening. A delightful time
was had by all the class.
The freshmen held a party at the
high school Saturday evening.
Senator H. c.. Hansen was Sand
stone visitor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mason were guests
at the H. D. Stokes home Sunday.
DR.. NJ. Brownstone spent Sunday at
Deer River.
DR.. and Mrs. Barspess of Superior,
were Sunday visitors at the Miller
home Mrs. Miller accompanied them
home Sunday and they brought her
home Monday.
Mrs. Carl Stone of Baudette, is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Lena Edstrom.
Mrs. Ernest Parish is a guest at
the John Lynds residence.
The Misses Jean Tyre and Margaret
Carlson and the Messrs. Jack Behren-
brinker, Clarence Postma, and Wilfred
Giertson were weekend guests at
their homes.
Lester Dorsey spent the weekend
here with friends.
Mrs. Green is visiting her people
at Saltwater.
James Tyre was Rush City visitor
Monday. He attended the letting of
bids for the new high school.
The eighth grade elimination de-
clamatory contest was held Monday
morning at 9 o'clock Hortense Lar
son won first with a dramatic selec-
ton. Bobby Hawley and Burton
Klein won second and third with ora
torical selections. The county de-
clamatory contest will be held here
Friday when Hortense will represent
Sandstone.
Messrs. Ed Barstow, Hominy, john
son, and Steffler of Barnum, were
visitors at the Masonic lodge Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilsted left Monday to
make their home in Calumet. Mr..
Gilsted was third trick operator at
the depot here.
The play "Old English" with George
Arliss as star, sponsored by the cath
Ollie church, was we'll attended Tues
day evening. The specialties given
at the close of the play were very we'll
rendered and enthusiastically re-
ceived. There were musical selec-
tions by Eileen Barstow, violinist,
Miss Jean RObey and Arthur Martin,
soloists, and the Sandstone male
quartet. The Barton sisters gave a
dancing number.
Monday afternoon the sixth grade
gave an art exhibit illustrated by
living pictures. Favorite paintings
and painters were discussed by some
of the pupils and at the close of each
discussion each picture was posed for
by other members of the class. Ruth
Gagnon gave a talk on art which was
followed by talk on the artist, Mil
let, by Ruth Helen Deming. Then a
picture, 1.-The Cleaners" was enacted
by Gertrude LaPage, Evelyn Larson,
and Aline Johnson. "The Angelus"
was enacted by Aline Johnson and
Roland Revier, and the knitting
Lesson by Vivian Troolin and Ar
line Sandwich. Roeburn was next dis
cussed by Lilly Pajala and his pic
ture, "A Boy With a Rabbit" enacted
by Byron Holm. Arvine Olson dis
cussed Jules Breton and "The Song of
the Lark" was enacted by Edna
Walker. Kenneth Gabrielson gave a
talk on Reynolds and the two paint
ings, 1.-THE Age of Innocence" and
''The Strawberry Girl were enacted
nv Maxine PreneyoSt and EVELYN Or