Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-12-31
PINE COUNTY
1881 HISTORY
Events of Varied Degree of
Importance Set Forth
in Review.
Anniversaries, Deaths, I'm
portant Happenings Seen
in 1881 Americans.

Jan. Mrs. Swan Leaf and Mrs.
Claus Anderson of Denham, celebrate
18th and I'D birthdays respectively.
Fire destroys North Branch Mer-
camille Co. store.
Florence Belling, II year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Belling.
Finlayson, receives severe injury to
left leg while coasting.
Rudolph Hannu, Finlayson, dies of
dropsy.
Miss Lydia Jensen, Askov. and Len
ard H. Lund, Bruno, united in mar
riage.
John Harth. ST., Hinckley harness
maker, passes away.
Jan. S-Gertrude Ciecinski, Split
Rock, and Martin Romanski, Sturgeon
Lake, were united in marriage.
Sandstone Congregational church
gets new pipe organ
Mrs. Jens Steffensen, Askov, dies
following stroke.
Emanuel Larson, Sandstone, father
of Senator Adolph S. Larson, cele-
brates 91st birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Chase of Hen
riette, lose home by fire.
Bandits rob Minnesota Power &
Light office at Sandstone. Two men
bind and threaten marshal.
1 Senator Adolph S. Larson, Sand
stone, is elected president pro tenn
when state senate organizes.
B. c. Wade, owner and operator of
Wade Woods, Sturgeon Lake, sue
cumbs to pneumonia.
Adrian Berglund, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Berglund, Bruno, receives
ankle injury when struck by manure
scoot.
Jan. 15-Mrs. Molly Christina Wei
bill, Solana, dies of dropsy.
Alois Muehlbauer passes away at
home in Sandstone from effects of
old age.
Sandstone high school debate team
goes through season without defeat.
Cloverton next in line.
DIR. M. Brownstone of Hopkins, takes
over late DR.. B. S. Bohling's practice
at Sandstone.
Miss Laura McMillin of Sandstone,
and Clifford Greenwald of Finlayson
township, united in marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Clewitt of Ker-
rick, observes 5Sth wedding anniver-
sary with daughter in Iowa.
August Gerash of Finlayson, laid
to rest. Was county resident 81 years.
John Godfrey Anderson, Rock Greek
garage man, dies of cancer of liver.
Jan. 22-Harold Becker is laid to
rest at Holyoke.
Poultry projects are started in Pine
county.
Mrs. o. M. Korpela of Kettle River.
killed in auto accident at Duluth.
Miss Hanna Victoria Anderson of
Finlayson, weds G. Jules Palhemus of
Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buirge of Pine
City, celebrate 25th wedding ami
versary.
John Hanson, Hinckley, is paralysis
victim.
T. A. Cross of Blackjack, buys Carl
Miller's merchandise store in Askov.
Jan. 29-Ethel NJ. Eastman and Carl
b. Peterson, Pine City, united in mar
riage.
Cottage at Finlayson owned by John
Wyttenbach and occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Sylvester Petry burned to ground.
Was old landmark.
School, town and village officers
met at Willow River. About 200 at
tend; conditions and tax situation dis
cussed.
Feb. 5-William Madsen, Askov,
united in marriage at Los Angeles,
Calf, to Miss Ingrid Sorensen of
Luck, Wis. Make home in California.
Mrs. Charles Jensen of Pine City.
laid to rest after illness of several
years.
Nicholas Bever, 80. passes away at
home in Chengwatana, cause of death
being pneumonia.
George Wiseman of Pine City, pur-
chases business of Pine City tire and
battery shop and will operate under
name of Midway Service Station.
Two Duluth men burned to death
in auto mishap at curve on Highway
No. 1 in north edge of Hinckley.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Utley of Ogema
township, in 59th year of welded life.
MAIDS c. Nicholson, "a, west of
Groningen, passes away.
Feb. 12-Mr. and Mrs. William Wes-
ley, Coffee lake, near Moose Lake, cele-
brate 5Oth wedding anniversary.
Christine Jorgensen, Askov, suffers
injuries when knocked down by truck
while crossing road.
Feb. 19-Mrs. Lewis D. Jones, Rut-
ledge, dies following stroke.
John l. Madsen, Askov. weds Mrs.
Bertha Mckenzie at Winterset, Ia.
Miss Ruth Kilstofte. Askov, becomes