Askov American., 1932-12-29
FINLAYSON

umn interesting the past year, and
asks your help to make it even more
representative of this community in
the New Year ahead of us by calling
Is or sending items to Mrs. Lynn
Smith. Happy New Year to all!
The funeral service for little Doris
Mattson, four year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Algot Mattson, and
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. d.
Rogers, took place Tuesday at Pine
City. and burial was made there. This
is the fifth little one Mr.. and Mrs.
Mattson have lost, there being one
child left, a baby boy four months
old. Due to a misunderstanding w. r.
Bowers accompanied by Mrs. Hugo
Wickstrom and Mrs. Ed Arth, drove
to Pine City Monday to attend the
funeral Mr.. and Mrs F. ID. Rogers
and son. Earl. and daughter, Blanche,
had spent Sunday with another daugh-
ter in Pine City and they returned
Monday also, except Blanche, who
stayed with her sister. Little Doris
had been ill five weeks, first at her
grandparents home with diphtheria,
and later at the Moose Lake hospital
where she underwent two operations
for abdominal abscess and Wednesday
of last week being taken to ST. Mary's
hospital, Duluth, where she passed
away Friday evening shortly after
six o'clock. Pneumonia had developed
and a blood TRANSMISSION was given,
hnt 20 hn
of the family here offer sympathy
at this hour of bereavement.
The flu epidemic has its victims here
as we'll as elsewhere over the country,
many being ill with it, the majority
having to go to bed for several days.
All the members of the c. L. Smith
family were down with it the last
week; Mrs. Anton Faudskar being an
other bedfast victim, as we'll as G.
Carman and son, George; also Mrs.
]. H. Arth. Mrs. A. r. Belling, Joyce
Arth and many others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bloomquist and
SON.. Jimmie, of Superior, were Christ
mas guests of Mrs. BlOomquist's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Hugo Wickstrom.
Miss Evelyn Frederickson of Min
neapolis, came Saturday night to spend
a week with her grandmother, Mrs.
kettula Mrs. Fredrickson expects to
come for few days later in the week.
Bertram and Jean Madsen of Min
neapOlis, came Wednesday of last
week to stay until next Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Fortier.
Miss Laura Joyce Nelson of st. Paul,
who teaches at Tyler, came Monday
TO spend few days visiting her many
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Gray left Mon
day for a vacation in Minneapolis.
]. F. Johnson and family and Mrs.
VIM. Dosch and son, Fred, were
Christmas Day guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Dosch.
Guests for Christmas dinner at the
Herman Oetterer home were Mr.. and
Mrs Joe Koenings and family, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Ellison and
Bobby. In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Thrun and children, Herman
Thrun, and Mr. and Mrs. John Ahl-
bonn and Astrid were callers there.
The Misses Mary and Winifred Bug
gle left for Minneapolis Monday, after
spending the weekend with their par
entS-
and Sigrid Mannelin were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Karvo and children, Julia
Korpi and Frank Lungren
Dr. Abraham Wiljakkala of Ros-
seau, and Miss Lucille Wiljakkala of
Minneapolis, as we'll as Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Hautala and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Mack enjoyed a family dinner Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs John Wiljakkala.
DR.. Wiljakkala returned to his home
Sunday night while Miss Lucille will
remain for a weeks visit.
Mrs. c.. A Ward and daughter, Mary
Ann, left Wednesday of last week for
Sioux City, Iowa, where they spent
Christmas with her mother and other
relatives, and expect to return Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Franson and chill
dren of Duluth, spent Sunday with
their parent, DR.. and Mrs. w. T. Pear
son. Little Willis did not return home
with his parents but will visit his
grandparents for a week.
The American Lutheran church
service will be held Friday night of
this week, Dec. 80, at o'clock, at
st. Johns church with the Rev. BOe
in charge. The cantata "The Holy
Child" given by soloists and chorus
of mixed voices will be special fea-
ture of this service. These young
people under the direction of Miss
Hazel Hoglund, have been practicing
several weeks in preparation for this
event and it will be "a treat all should
hear.
The grade teachers and Miss Wi
berg left Friday for their various
homes to spend the two weeks holi-
day. Supt. and Mrs. Brandes spent
Christmas with her family in Pine
City.
Miss JOsepha Weber entertained the
Misses Harriet Ryan, Hilma Brand
strom and Eileen Werronen at her
home at a Christmas party Monday