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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
STURGEON TOWN
AGED MAN DIES
Cerebral HemOrrhage is Fatal to John
A. Brandt at Age of Almost
81 Years.

A long and useful life was termin-
ated Sunday, Oct. Is, in Sturgeon Lake
township when John A. Brandt passed
away at his home at the age of SO
years, II months and 10 days. The
immediate cause of his death was
cerebral hemorrhage and it brought
to a close 40 years residence in the
Sturgeon Lake community. Mr..
Brandt was one of the first settlers
in Sturgeon Lake township. miles
west of Sturgeon Lake village, where
he had built up nice farm home and
where he was much esteemed by his
neighbors. He was member of the
Swedish M. E. church in Denham,
from which his funeral is to be held
today at 2 p. m. Burial will be made
in the Methodist cemetery in Birch
Creek township. The. Rev. Chas.
Swanson will officiate at the service
and old friends and neighbors of the
deceased will act as pallbearers.
John A. Brandt was born. in Sweden
on Oct. 20, 1S47. His wife, Mrs. Ma
thilda Brandt, survives him as do four
sons, Victor of Chisago City, Carl of
Grand Marais, Alfred and Theodore
at home; two daughters, Clara and
Lillian, at home; two grandchildren
and two brothers, Frank Brandt of
Stacy, and David of Chisago City.
His presence in his community
which he loved so we'll will be missed
by many and his many neighbors and
friends will join in expression of SYM
pathy to the bereaved family. AL
though his path had run a goodly
course the darkness after the sun of
long time by the immediate family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22

lis, it will be on the return trip to
Denmark from the Far East.
Peter ]. Wester Dead.
Peter ]. Wester, for the last twenty
years head of the bureau of plant in
dustry on the Philippine Islands, died
few days ago in Manila at the age
of 81. He was born in Helsingland.
Sweden, came to the United States in
1898, worked in nurseries in the New
England states and Florida, and in
1911 was appointed to the position
which he filed at the time of his
death.
Married Sixty Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Olsen, North
Christiania avenue, Chicago, last week
celebrated their sixtieth wedding an
niverSary. They are natives of the
vicinity of Trondheim, Norway, and
have been in this country since 1870.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen are said to be the
Oldest married couple in Chicago of
Norwegian birth; they are both de-
scribed as hale and hearty and took
part in the festivities arranged by
their children and other close rela-
tives in honor of their anniversary.
Henius on Prohibition.
Much attention has been paid by
the metropolitan daily press to an es-
say on "The Error in the National
Prohibition Act" written by DIR. Max
Henius,, Chicago; the author insists
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
Minnesota s 4H Club Group
Brings Bacon From ShOW
HINCKLEY FARMS ARE
VISITED BY THIEVES

Recent reports state that some
pilfering has been going on in the
Hinckley rural community. Some
of the farmers there have lost
fruit, others have lost chickens
and recently Alva Gay lost fine
heifer which he advertised for in
the Askov American. This week
he states that her hide and part
of the carcus was found thus Of
fering the clue that she had been
butchered. The advice is offered
those who suffer any losses of this
kind to report same to the sheriff
right away so that the method
used in the depredations can be
investigated and the guilty parties
brought to justice.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
HINCKLEY FARMER
DIES AT MCINTOSH,
is BURIED AT HOME

M. L. Ohnstad, a farmer in the
Hinckley community, living with his
family 21a miles east of the village
in Barry township, died Sunday morn
ing from cancer of the stomach, at
the age of so.
Mr.. Ohnstad had brother at Nc
Intosh who is a physician and sur
geon, and had gone there to be cared
for, assuming that he had appendi-
citis and was to be operated for it,
but examination revealed that his all
ment was cancer, and he died at Nc
Intosh. The body was brought to
Hinckley by T. N. ]. Reese, Mcintosh
undertaken and funeral director.
Deceased was born at DeForest,
Wis, near Madison. A brother, who
was a dentist, died at Madison only
a few months ago. The Ohnstad fam
lily came to Pine county from near
Minneapolis about five or six years
ago and have since resided here. Mr..
Ohnstad leaves a widow and four chill
dren to mourn his early demise.
Funeral services will be held from
the Presbyterian church in Hinckley
this afternoon Thursday at O'Clock,
the Rev. Paul Hendricks officiating,
with interment in the Rose Hill GEM
etery. The sympathy of friends from
far and near is extended to the sor-
rowing wife and children.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
FIENDS SHOOT BANK
CLERK IN HOLDUP OF
A WISCONSIN BANK
Trio Wounds One and Kills Another
In MenOmOnie Escapade; One Ban
dit Falls From Bullets of Posse.

One innocent youth lies dead and
one wounded from bandit bullets and
one bandit has paid the supreme
price for his ill-chosen career with
a bullet hole in his head and the
remaining three of four who held up
the Kraft State Bank of Menomonie,
Wis, Tuesday are being bounded in
the highways and byways of that Wis
consin district to pay penalty for their
crime. The innocent victims are the
sons of the bank president, one being
10 and the other % years of age. The
19-year old boy was shot after he had
been kidnapped by the bandits and
thrown from the car just out of town.
Quick Action by Citizens.
Due to the armed guard who had
been daily stationed in a bullet proof
cage above the lobby of the bank a
burglar alarm was sounded and sew
eral citizens snatched guns quickly
to give pursuit to the bandits after
killing one of them when they fled
from town. This ones body together
with that of the bank clerks was
thrown from the speeding automo-
bile. Although exchanging many
shots with the fleeing bandits the
posse lost them in the rough brush
and lake country near Turtle Lake.
While in the act of holding up the
bank one of the bandits shot the old
est of the Kraft boys after he had
answered 81 don't know" to an in
quiry as to the whereabouts of more
money He will recover.
The one bandit who was killed has
been identified as highway robber
in this state having served Jail
sentence and also as bank robber
with a prison record in Nebraska. Up
to the present time the other members
of the bandit gang have not been APP
pretended although about 100 armed
citizens are securing the woods where
they were last seen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
HARTE, 80, DIES.
AT BROOK PARK.
Was Merchant and Banker
at Pine City 10 Years; in
County 80 Years.
Funeral Held at Brook Park
Today; Was Born in State
of New York.

H, w. Harte, a resident OF Pine
county for thirty years, prominent in
business, and civic affairs, and in
educational and religious circles, died
late Monday afternoon at his home IN
Brook Park at the age of 80. Can
Ger of the stomach was the cause OF
his demise, but it was only the last
year or two that his health failed.
and he was obliged to remain in bed
the last few months.
Henry w. Harte was born at Au-
burn, N. Y, on Jan 20, 1851. AS a
child he came west to Fond du Lac,
Wis. and grew up with the west. On
May 1, 1880, he was united in mar
riage to Helen McLaren at Fairchild,
Wis, near Eau Claire, and last year
they celebrated their golden wedding
quietly at the home of their daugh-
ter in Hinckley. Their first years of
married life were spent at Fa1rchlld,
and Hayward, Wis, and in northern
Michigan. The family then came to
Minnesota, taking up residence in
Rush City, Chisago county, where Mr..
Harte entered the general mercantile
business. After six or seven years
residence there they moved to Pine
City where they remained 10 years,
during which time Mr.. Harte was in
the general merchandise business and
later in the bank-the Farmers and
Merchants. Eleven years ago they
moved to Brook Park where their SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
A E. Eddy, then resided. During
those II years Mr.. Harte did some
real estate business but was other
wise retired from active business.
His most active years were spent in
Chisago and Pine counties. He was
a very active worker in the Sunday
school, and being a good speaker,
always with an optimistic air about
it, he was heard many times in Pine
county as we'll as other places. In
1924 he was a candidate for state rep
resentative, but after being nominated
in the primaries withdrew from the
campaign, the doctors advice being
against the strain on his health.
Surviving are the widow and two
children, Robert Harte, banker at
Guyana; and Mrs. A. E. Eddy, wife
of the Hinckley banker; and two
grandchildren, who are present for
the funeral.
The funeral services will be held
at the Methodist church in Brook
Park today Thursday at p. m.
The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. D. w. Thompson of Pine City,
the Masonic order will officiate at
the grave and Undertaken Morris D.
Folsom will be in charge. Interment
will be made in the Brook Park ceme-
terry. The pallbearers will be Frank
Hanson and NJ. Matson of Rush City;
l. w. Brown and H. NJ. Dempsey of
Hinckley; c. N. Gray of Sandstone;
and Guy Johnson of Brook Park.
Citizens all over Pine county and
elsewhere will miss the familiar
figure of Henry w. Harte and the SYM
pathy of friends far and near is ex-
tended to the bereaved family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
TWO DISTRICTS
ARE DISSOLVED
County Board Took Action
Yesterday on Belden
School Districts.
Schools Now in morgan
lied Territory; More Work
= on County Aid Roads.

BY resolution the commissioners of
Pine county dissolved school districts
Nos. 10 and lis in Belden township
at their meeting at Pine City yester-
day afternoon. This will be the first
unorganized school territory in the
county and will be under the super
vision of the county superintendent OF
schools, the county treasurer, and the
chairman of the board.
Another resolution authorized addi-
tional work on county aid roads this
year in Windemere, Fleming, ArlOne,
Royalton, and Rock Creek townships.
The county board of Kanabec coun-
ty and its auditor. G. G. Billstrom
of Mora, were present and discussed
the improvement of the judicial road
ON the border line between Pine and
Kanabec counties, part of which has
not been opened. The Kanabec COM
missioners are ]. Oscar Serline, Ole
Goranson, ]. G. White, VIM. Monsoon,
and E. E. Sundberg.
DR.. A. L. Arends of AskOv, was ap-
pointed county physician for the same
territory formerly covered by DR.. H.
E. Levins, namely the villages of
Askov and Bruno, and the townships
of Partridge, Bruno, Park, Fleming,
Kerrick, and the west half of Nicker-
son.
The resignation of Wendell P. HUI
Der of Pine City, as county surveyor,
was accepted. Mr.. Huber is now en-
gineer with the Minnesota Highway
Department.
Mr.. Mike of Pokegama township,
complained about beaver damming up
Mud creek and flooding lands. The
auditor was instructed to write the
State Game and Fish Department con-
corning same.
The commissioners will inspect
roads today in Bruno, Kerrick, Flem-
ing, Wilma, Pine Lake, and Sandstone
townships, and following that bills
will be passed and other detail mat
tiers attended to.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
NEWS AMONG SCANDINAVIANS

Captain Gerhard Folgeroe and his
Norwegian viking ship" named in
honor of Road Amundsen, famous
Arctic explorer, have arrived in De-
troit, Mich, enroute from Minneapo-
lis to Oslo. The tiny vessel which
crossed the Atlantic last year, was
severely buffeted by storms on the
Great Lakes, but Captain Folgeroe
states that rumors to the effect that
he was shipwrecked were spun out
of whole cloth. With his two-man
crew he is about to resume his voyage
and hopes to be back in Norway some
time before Christmas. For many
months the Roald Amundsen was tied
up in Minneapolis where it attracted
much attention, and attempts were
made to sell the boat, but they proved
unsuccessful.
Ntels Bukh November z.
On November z, Niels Bukh, world
famous Danish founder of the PRINT
tive Gymnastics system, will give an
exhibition in Minneapolis with his
25 young athletes. At the invitation
of the Russian Soviet and the Japan
csc government Mr.. Bukh and his
gymnasts have appeared in Russia.
Siberia. Japan proper and Korea, and
everywhere caused a sensation by
demonstrating what is now generally
referred to as the most perfect meth
cd of calisthenics ever developed.
When the group arrives in Minneapo-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22

vestigation, which resulted in the
discontinuance of their solicitation.
1T has always been the policy of
this department to have the public
demand credentials of individuals
who claim to represent insurance
companies. For this reason, when
an agent is licensed he is furnished
card showing that he has been
granted license and the name of
the company which he represents. If
the public would take the necessary
precautions to demand the creden-
tials of people who solicit insurance,
such situations as the one you men
ton would not arise.
Under date of October IL, we re-
ceived a letter from the insurance
commissioner of Nebraska stating
that the Nebraska department had is
sued an order requiring the National
Automobile Association, Inc, of Oma-
ha, to cease their activities, and the
officers of said association fled the
state for fear of prosecution. We are
afraid that the parties of whom you
write have no recourse inasmuch as
the managing heads of the corporation
at Omaha have left the State of Ne
braska.
'In closing, we may add that if
these agents should again call for
the purpose of collecting any unpaid
balances, they be Immediately turned
over to the county attorney for such
action as is contemplated by the in
surance laws of this State"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
FORMER LEGISLATOR
DIES IN CHISAGO co.

Mr.. Anderson who has been with
the State Dairy and Food Department
for many years, passed away at his
home in Chisago county, Tuesday. He
was well known in Pine county among
the older business men when he called
on the stores in the interest of pure
food legislation. Of late years he
called on the manufacturers of soft
drinks.
Many years ago Mr.. Anderson was
member of the state legislature from
this district. He was one of the lead
ers in passing laws for putting the
real estate of railroad companies in
Minnesota upon the tax rolls.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
FEDERAL ROAD
AID IS EARLY
Apportionment Comes Two
and One-half Months
Early This Year.
MinneSOta'S Net Allotment
of $2,976, 273.4O is Avail
able for New Projects.

The Secretary of Agriculture re-
Gently apportioned to the states $685.
100000 previously authorized for fed
eral aid in road construction for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1888. In
making the apportionment 212 per
cent was first deducted for admin
StratiOn. The remainder was then
apportioned on the basis of area, pop
ulation and milage of rural post roads
in the various states. From the ap-
portionment to each state there was
then deducted one-fifth of the emer-
gency advance funds apportioned last
December. The net apportionment
available for new projects amounts
to $1O5,S75,OOO.
Minnesota's share of the appor-
tionment was S3,426,272, but S449,99S.-
60 was advanced last December in an
emergency apportionment and this
amount deducted from the gross
leaves a balance of $2,976,2 73.4O avail
able on October Is for new projects.
Iowas gross amounted to $3,223,O79
and the net amount available now
to that state is $2,799, SO5.2O after de-
Quoting $423,273.SO emergency arpor-
tionment. North Dakota's total share
was $1,97O,643 and having been given
its emergency allotment of $3.50, 706.40
that state now has available S1,710,-
936.60 South Dakota's total was ST.
O33,359 and the emergency amount re-
ceived was S267, 594.6O leaving a total
of $1,765, 764.40. Wisconsin was ap-
portioned $3,O39,195 and received
emergency allotment of $39S,4S2.
Their net allotment available now is
S2,64O,713.
The new funds are available to the
states for immediate obligation on
projected construction. The appor-
tionment has been made 215 months
in advance of the usual date so that
the states may get an early start on
plans for next seasons construction.
The Bureau of Public Roads,
through which Federal-aid funds are
administered, has indicated a desire
to accept policies designed to increase
employment and to protect labor.
Among the acceptable policies are the
fixing of fair minimum scale for
unskilled labor and restrictions Civ
ing preference to local unskilled Ia
Dor and to citizens of the state in
which work is being done. If legal,
the use of Federal aid will be al
lowed where labor is employed direct
and where such projects can be car
ried on economically to provide local
employment. Restrictions as to hours
per day and days per week in order
that workers may be continuously en-
ployed are also acceptable. The Blu
reau of Public Roads will not accept
the disbarment of a contractor from
the award of a contract because he
is a nonresident of the state, pro-
vided he is the lowest responsible
bidder, nor will it accept the limita-
ton of materials to those produced
within the state.
Last season federal-aid road work
was greatly accelerated because the
regular authorization of $125,000,000
was supplemented by an emergency
authorization of a loan of SS0,000,O 900.
At the peak of the season more than
$4,000 men were engaged ON federal
aid work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
.DROUTH AID PLAN
BRINGS RESPONSE
Farm Bureau and Red Cross Through
Donations Bring Relief to DrOuth
Stricken Farmers.

Minnesota people are meeting the
two-fold relief plan of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau with enthusiastic CO.
operation, it was announced TUESDAY
at the office of the federation in ST.
Paul. Generous donations of food and
clothing are being made by county
and township Farm Bureaus through
local Red Cross units, and large guam
titles of donated supplies are already
on their way to the drouth-stricken
farmers of North Dakota and Montana.
The Farm Bureau urges that all per-
sons who can make donations do so
through their local Red Cross chapter.
It is immaterial whether the supplies
are given through the Farm Bureau
or not,-the main thing is to get the
donations into the hands of the Red
Cross as quickly as possible. The
Farm Bureau found in its drouth re-
lief work last year that the Red Cross
was an excellent organization with
which to work.
The second phase of the Farm Blu
reau relief plan, that of finding homes
for the jobless men of the cities on
Minnesota farms, is also meeting with
success. A large number of farmers
have informed the Minnesota Farm
Bureau that they will furnish board
and room to homeless men in eX-
change for chore work, and consid-
cradle number of unemployed men
have already been assigned to fill
these openings. The farmers are not
in position to pay regular wages, due
to the short prices they are receiv-
ing for their crops, but in many in
stances small payments are offered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
v. F. w. MEET AND
ELECT NEW OFFICERS

The Veterans of Foreign Wars met
at the Armory in Pine City Friday
evening, October 16. and elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year. The fol-
lowing were chosen by the veterans:
commander, H. V. Jorgensen; senior
vice commander, Clinton Whiting; adj
jutant, William Korbel; Junior vice
commander, AL Oman; quartermaster,
Elmer Hanson; surgeon, Fred Heyn;
chaplain, Phil Hamlin; post advocate,
Tony Sebald; officer of the day, R. G..
Kowalke; trustee, Leonard FELTON,.
The next meeting of the post will be
held November 20 at the armory in
Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
Arne Anderson, Ker,1ck, Was
Pine County's Representative;
Writes of Trip.

That Minnesota was well repre-
scented at the National Dairy Show in
st. Louis, Mo-, last week is evidenced
by the number of honors brought
home by All Club members who at
tended. The group of So who were
in the various contests and exhibits
at the show brought home to Mime
sofa three first placings, four sec
onds, three thirds, one fourth and one
fifth. The competition in most in
stances was from many states of the
Union. T. A. Erickson, state leader,
and A. ]. Kittelson, assistant state
leader of girls and boys clubs had
charge of the Minnesota group on the
trip to the southern city.
A description of the trip written
by Pine county's representative in the
group, Arne Anderson of Kerrick, fol-
lows:
81 boarded the 1000 o'clock train
at Kerrick to St. Paul Saturday, Oct.
10. There most of the Minnesota group
met with A. ]. Kittleson, assistant
state club leader, while others were
picked up at Faribault, Albert Lea
and Owatonna. We left the Union
Depot, St. Paul, at TAO p. m. in a
special car.
The larger cities of Iowa through
which we passed were Waterloo, Cedar
Rapids, Fort Madison and Burlington.
We had breakfast at Burlington and
dinner on the dining car. We travelled
through most of Iowa at night both
ways. We passed through Quincy, ILL.,,
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
PINE CITY FOOTBALL
SQUAD SWAMPS MORA

The Pine City high school football
team surprized their most ardent fol-
lowers last Friday when they defeated
the Mora high school team by score
of So to 6. Having lost to Aitkin
and tied st. Croix Falls in a 0 to 0
contest the previous week, Pine City
was given only an even chance to
win against Mora, but all things
seemed to be in their favor and they
turned in the largest score yet made
by a Pine City football team.
Forest Lake high school will fur
nish the opposition Friday afternoon
and with good weather promised, the
forward to a spirited contest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-10-22
CHANGE PASTOR
AT MARKVILLE
After Three Years at Sacred Heart
Church, Rev. Mccarthy Lea es;
Rev. Buechler Now in Charge.

More than 100 people gathered in
the parish hall of the Sacred Heart
Catholic church in Markville last
Thursday evening, for a farewell party
in honor of the Rev. T. D. Mccarthy
who had been resident pastor there
the past three years. The pastor left
the following day, Oct. 18th, for Deer
River where he is now in charge and
is replaced at Markville by the Rev.
l.. Buechler who comes from Deer
River, the two men having exchanged
parishes.
The gathering Thursday evening
was more in the spirit of a commun-
ity affair, both Catholics and Prote-
stants cooperating to honor the Rev.
Mccarthy for his good work, not only
in the parish but in the community
as a whole. After splendid dinner
Leon Coleman as postmaster called
on several individuals for short talks,
those responding being Mrs. E. j.
Steinbring, Mrs. Joe Chatelle, ]. D.
Beaufeaux; Art Rentz of Mora, field
man for the Land O'Lakes Creameries;
E. T. Hogan of Belden; and Hjalmar
Petersen of Askov. The benefits of
having a resident priest, FIR. McCar-
thy's untiring efforts for the church
and the community, his ability, COM
radeship, and the regrets at his de-
parture were brought out by the sew
eral speakers. He was also presented
with a purse as remembrance and
wished success and happiness in his
new field.
Stand for Principles.
FIR. Mccarthy rose to the occasion
and gave a short but stirring address
in which he said that we must all
stand for principles and in the end
right wins out. Urging continued CO.
operation he said, united we stand,
divided we fall" and united efforts
means success. Dwelling upon the
Importance of friendship he said it
is the best we have in all human his
tory. Irrespective of nationality or
religion, which should not enter into
civic affairs, we can be friends and
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