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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-01
News Of the Week
In Clements Region

Clements, November 29-Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Becker and family were
Sunday dinner guests at the V. c..
Hopfenspirger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Raddatz visit
ed at the Joseph Siefert home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Raddatz were
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the
Sylvester Steffl home near Clements.
L. H. Raddatz was business call
er at New Ulm Monday.
Otto Radatz accompanied Harry
Bloedow to South st. Paul with a
load of stock Monday, returning
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. C. Hopfensp;rger
and family were Thanksgiving day
guests at the home of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Cutting, at
Sleepy Eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Loose and
family Of Henderson visited at the
Richard Ziegenhagen home Saturday
afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Bloedow and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Peterson
and Arthur Wohlford were Thanks
giving dinner guests at the B. H.
Wohlford home.
Andy Bruckbauer made trip to
Lamberton Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schmid of Red
wood Falls visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Macho Thursday evening.
Ed. Becker and family of near
Lamberton visited with Mrs. Anna
Becker and family Sunday afternoon.
Christ Larson of Evan was call
er here Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Raddatz spent
Thursday evening with Mrs. Ida
Raddatz.
Friends gathered at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Becker Thursday
night after the dance when a venison
supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Loose and
family of Henderson spent from
Wednesday until Sunday visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Peterson and
Jerry Luke visited with Mrs. Jerry
Luke who is staying at the Alfred
Anderson home in Shutdown Tuesday
evening.
v. C. Hopfenspirger and Lou Gerst-
man were callers at Marshall Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Becker and
family were dinner guests at the
Herman Arnt home at Redwood
Falls Sunday evening.
Otto Gerstman and j. w. Hopfen-
spirger were business callers at Nor
gan Saturday.
M and Mrs. A. F. Ellis of near
Morgan were Thanksgiving day
guests at the Charles Picker home.
J. w. Hopfenspirger spent Sunday
at Sleepy Eye.
Mrs. Ida Raddatz and son Herbert
and James Rasmussen were guests at
dinner Sunday at the August Rad
datZ home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-01
Ginger Cakes

" cup of butter or lard.
" cup of sugar.
l egg.
" cup of sour milk or butter milk.
teaspoon Of soda.
n cup of molasses.
2 coups of -four.
Method: Mix in order given. Bake
in shallow tin. Sprinkle top with
sugar. Cut in squares. II these are
cooked in small muffin tins and nuts
added they are simply delicious.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-01
Boiled Raisin Cake

2 cups Of sugar.
cups of hot water.
" cup Of butter and Y cup Of lard.
2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
1 teaspoon of cloves.
" package of one whole package
of seeded raisins.
Salt.
teaspoons of soda.
3h cups of flour.
Method: Cook altogether-sugar,
water, butter and lard, cinnamon,
cloves, raisins, salt. Bring to boil
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-01

and boil one minute. Then add soda.
Beat hard and let cool. When cool,
add -four which has been sifted twice.
Bake in q slow oven for one hour.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-01
CHICKENS IN MILK CANS

A Kandiyohi county farmer drove
through the picket line without mole
station. He put his chickens in
cream cans and took them to market.
There was no holiday on milk SELL
ing.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-01

Umbrellas of asbestos are being
used by German firemen to ward off
flames.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-12-01

A map Of the world made by
Turkish navigator in 1913 was dis
covered not long ago in a library in
Istmabul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
ANENT GAME AND FIRES
Editor Askov American:


Have been reading the articles re-
garding the game question, appearing
in the "Opinions of Others" column.
1t is interesting, yet important, to
notice that the men defending the
farmers are among our best citizens
and taxpayers in each community. 1t
seems queer to me why men of such
little understanding of conditions as
they actually are, as Mr.. Pearson and
Mr.. Edstrom should feebly make an
attempt to protect these worthless agi
tators, the game and fire wardens.
Rather amusing was the article on
legislation by Edstrom, who evidently
does not understand that it is the
legislators duty as we'll as his moral
obligation to give his whole time and
talent to fight for the people of his
district, regardless of their financial
ability to send lobbying committee
with plenty of loose change. When
the people of the district feel that he
has failed in his duty they have the
right as citizens to agitate mass votes
and demand that they work for the
interests of their district or send men
there who will.
The settler has grown tired of this
innumerable army of tax eaters who
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25

have been added to the state pay roll.
Having now reached the breaking
point the farmer is preparing to fight
for his rights
1t appears that certain lobbying in
terests have by underhanded means
sent this army, mostly composed of
the scum of our state, to insult, to
rob, to intimidate respectable citizens
trying to build up community.
Judging from Mr.. Parsons article
he admits his associates have been
fire and game wardens. We are not
surprised to hear that he has never
heard of any damage being done to
crops by deer as l have never known
one of these very mice" men to have
any crops to lose.
Just a word to the sportsmen. True
craftsmanship demands that the
real men of that class side with the
owner of the game, the farmer, who
in times past has been the sports
mans best friend. The farmer has
protected the game and built roads
for the sportsman. Now what has the
sportsman done for the farmer in re-
turn?
The present campaign to stop set
tiers carrying loaded guns on the
highway is an insult to American
honor. A few degenerate sportsmen
favor this plan, and no wonder. They
want all protection they can get But
we demand that our women be pro-
tected from their diabolical conduct.
l suggest that the sports clubs clean
out the undesirables from their ranks
before the farmers vigilant COM
mittee be forced to do so for their
own protection.
Now a few words regarding the
beaver situation locally. Judging
from reports of settlers in this vicin-
lty all the beaver dams were cleaned
out last fall within a radius of six
miles of the fire tower in Pine county,
excepting the large one on my land.
If Mr.. Edstrom or any of his official
friends wish to know how to sneak I'D
on this dam at night, I would be glad
to give them the information as it
is not desirable that they flood my
property. In closing 1 will challenge
any one to prove to the settlers of
Eastern Pine county where any benefit
has been derived from the erection
Of this expensive monument-the tow
er. In answering, remember that we
have had three times as many large
running fires since the arrival of the
pest house and it's comm anders as
before.
Yours for the rights we deserve.
ALBERT SWANSON.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
WANT MINIMUM AUTO
LICENSE TAX REDUCED:
GAS TAX TO GO DIRECT

A dozen taxpayers of the Askov
community met at the office of the
Ferndale Nursery last Friday evening
and discussed taxes and probable
remedies for balancing township bud
gets.
The opinion was strong for secur-
ing lower minimum license tax on
automobiles, much lower than the
prevailing minimum of SO which 1t
was argued is altogether too high for
cars that are worth only from $40 to
$50. A sliding scale downward from $40
to IS, to Sc and so on down to the
minimum according to age of the car.
based somewhat on insurance depre-
citation, seemed to be favored.
The meeting also favored having
the one-third gas tax money for trib-
utary roads distributed direct to the
townships, perhaps on a valuation or
road mileage basis, so that the town
board can spend this money, averag-
ing $1,000 per township annually, on
any or all of their roads and thus low
er the road and bridge fund levy.
Resolutions embodying these pro-
posals will be presented to the annual
meeting of Partridge township voters
and the opinion was also voiced that
it would be we'll if other townships
would pass like resolutions and bring
it to the attention of legislators.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
WANTS SPEARING LAW CHANGED

Editor AskOv American:
In regards to the spearing of fish.
Until 1881, we were allowed to spear
fish such as suckers, redhorse, bull
heads, and eelpout from April 20 to
June 1 in streams only, with artificial
light. Last year there was a law
passed prohibiting us from doing So.
Ask why such law was passed and
you will be told that the spearers
not only speared the above named fish
but game fish also, such as pike and
pickerel. l have lived in Pine Lake
town, Pine county, for 80 years and
have speared suckers and redhorse
pike or pickerel in the streams when
suckers or redhorse were running. 1t
is not only sport, but it is very profit
able as there are hundreds of people
| know who go spearing suckers every
spring. They salt and smoke them
and in that way have a very palatable
food way into the summer.
These fish may be speared in the
daylight but it is very hard to get
them, so / say let us spear them at
night with light. Anyway in times
like these. If there are people who
think game fish are being taken
when the suckers and redhorse are
running, let them send game ward
en- or two around and watch a little
AS we have to pay them anyway.
It's a poor game warden that doesn't
know where the suckers are running.
Fish, such as suckers and redhorse
are very detrimental to the game fish
as they eat and live on their spawn.
Let's see if we can't get same ac-
ton on this, so we can spear suckers
with a light this spring.
DELL WOOSTER.
Sandstone, Mimi, Feb. %, 1882.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
ASK TWO-YEAR
MORATORIUM
Continued from Page y

WHEREAS, we believe that if a
will and can be declared
on interest payments the money thus
left in the hands of the farmers will
be used to the best advantage for the
bondholder as we'll as for the farmers,
and will to a great extent restore nor
NAL business conditions by putting
money in circulation in the rural COM
munities where it is needed the most,
thereby striking at one of the very
roots of the present depression,
THEREFORE,, be it resolved that
we, the members of the Askov Ma
tional Farm Loan Association as
sembled in special meeting this Goth
day of February 1882, do hereby ex-
press that in our opinion a mora
forum for two years should be de-
clared on all payments of interest and
installments on federal farm loan
mortgages"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
Opinion of Others
Continued from Page 60

taxpayers are striving to support, but
it is a sure cinch that we couldn't get
along without an official at all to
maintain law and order in the cOun-
try. We must have them and there
is no argument about it at all.
Now about the tax problem. Can
it be solved? Let's talk a little COM
mon sense. If we do, maybe we can
get somewhere near an honest con-
clusion as to which way the farmer
is travelling and why. Somebody once
said that common sense is the most
uncommon thing in America. If it is,
there is all the more reason for using
it these days.
Real sympathy for the farmers
plight may be found in the dictionary
but around the hot kitchen stove, says
a fellow friend, you don't fool them
much by the sympathy racket. These
folks know the joy of rest after work.
dream no vain dreams, nor see any
wild visions in the curling smoke of
the teakettle. Patient plodders of the
soil, they have understanding and re-
sources far beyond the understanding
of the average city bred. If anybody
has the idea that he can sell gold
bricks to the average farmer, he had
better perish the thought and engage
in more honest business.
The farmer has lived through peri
DDS of deflation, initiation, high prices,
and low prices, droughts, floods, grass
hoppers, bad bacteria, cyclones, hail
storms, rusts and pests of many other
kinds too numerous to mention. Instead
of weeping and wailing like his city
cousin, he climbs into his old flivver,
thugs to town, renews his mortgage
at a higher rate of interest, has his
wife sew another patch on the seat of
his breeches, and plods along, with
faith enough in Almighty God, and
confidence sufficient in his beloved
country to make the grade whether
he is passing through lean or fat
years.
And here's where the farmer is
smarter than the average city fellow
who sees no further than the end of
his nose on his face. He learns some
thing from his experiences. After
listening to gobs of voluntary advice
from self-appOinted custOdians of his
own welfare, he can tell the differ
ence between gold and brass and
acts accordingly. Is there any won
der then that the very bone and sinew
of this republic is so dependent upon
the farm home for its replenishment?
When the farmer quits, God help
America!
E. ]. LARSON.
Sandstone, Mimi, Feb. %, 1882.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
ASKOV FARMER
PASSES AT SO
Continued from Page y


Askov community, who like the first
Mrs. Elkjer made a good home for the
husband and the three daughters.
Six years ago Mr.. Elkjer was oper-
ated upon for appendicitis, gallstones,
and goitre. After a years lapse he
seemed to have recuperated from that
and maintained his former health.
but evidently had a weak heart which
finally caused his sudden passing.
Surviving are Mrs Elkjer and the
three daughters, Karen, 16; Anna, IA,
and Clara, II. A brother, Kresten
Mrs Louis Larsen and Harry Larsen
of Anoka, cousins of Mr.. Elkjer, were
here to attend the funeral. Two
cousins, Niels and Christian Molgaard,
reside in this community, southeast
of town, and there is a cousin in Min
neapolis, a cousin in the state of Wy
oming, and other distant relatives in
other parts of the country. The par
ents in Denmark are both deceased.
Mr.. Elkjer was of the Lutheran
faith and a lifelong member of that
church. He was of a retiring nature,
a good campanion, friendly neighbor.
and could always be depended on to
do his bit, to put the shoulder to the
wheel and help build home and COM
munity. His departure in his best
years. is keenly felt by the community
and it leaves vacant chair in the
home where the loss is the greatest.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Danish Lutheran church
Sunday afternoon, the Rev. A. E.
Frost officiating. The pallbearers
were Hans Hermansen, Niels Peter
Sen, Jens Larsen, Einar Jensen, Adolf
Jensen, and Enevold Smidt. The body
was given its final resting place in
the ASkov cemetery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
COMMITTEE SEES OFFICIALS
Editor ASkOy American.


On Feb. 4th, at the court house in
Pine City, before the county board
the taxpayers of Pine county voted to
eliminate the game wardens and fire
wardens from the county. A COM
mittee was appointed to meet with the
governor in an attempt to gain the
taxpayers their requested relief.
The committee met with the gov
ernor on Tuesday, the 18th and after
brief discussion the governor
thought it best to also take the mat
ter up with the Game and Fish De-
partment. Before the committee left
the governors office he called the
Game and Fish Department by phone
and explained that the committee had
good grounds for their action. Then
the committee met with Mr.. Stewart
at the Game and Fish headquarters.
Commissioner Cox was called from
the Department of Conservation and
was present at the meeting. The
committee spent about four hours in
their explanation and after some de-
liberation 1t was decided to be unfair
to the wardens to eliminate them
without a hearing. The committee
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
NOT GUILTY
Editor ASkOv American:

If. Mr.. Chatelle would kindly put
on his glasses and read for himself
instead of having someone else to read
for him he would be able to get a
more correct understanding of the
articles printed in our local papers.
He insinuates that l did not report
the offense to the wardens (wrong
again Joe, as you usually are) but my
report was not first to reach them as
there were others that were inter-
ested enough to make the complaint
to the wardens before l could get in
touch with them.
If every person that contributes ar
ticles to the press for publication
would sign their own name instead of
having the other fellow for the cats
paw to pull their chestnuts from the
fire it would be more credit to the
party that composes them.
w. G.. CHAPMAN.
Cloverton, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
SALVATION ARMY WILL
SOLICIT FOR STATES JOBLESS

AS one of the relief agencies in the
present depression giving food and
shelter to Minnesota's unfortunate I'M
employed and their defendants, the
Salvation Army has made the largest
kind of preparation in the 25 Mime
sofa cities where it has corps centers
operated by trained officers to carry
out among the suffering jobless the
appeal which was put over in a Ma
tiOnal broadcast a few weeks ago by
President Hoover asking in the name
OF humanity that the more fortunate
Americans will not allow the suffer-
ing jobless to suffer this winter the
privations of cold and hunger.
To this end because the funds are
most needed this winter, the cam
paigner, John M. Linden with head
quarters in the Milaca Court House,
is getting ready the annual Salvation
Army appeal in Mile Laos, Kanabec,
Benton and Pine counties and will be
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25

was promised a hearing would be
given in the very near future, same
to be held at Askov, Hinckley, or Pine
City. The committee returned the
same evening to their various homes,
feeling that they had done their duty
in trying to put a stop to the unjust
and inhuman prosecutions that are
being inflicted upon the local set
tiers by the aforesaid wardens, and
advises before taking more drastic
measures to wait until after the hear
ing and the verdict is given.
ERNEST HOLLER.
Cloverton, MINI.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
NEWS
CLIPPINGS FROM
OTHER PAPERS

Pine City-The death of Mrs. Levi
Mansmlth on Feb. II saddened the
ROyaltOn community and removes
from the community one of the prom
inent young women. Mrs. Mansmith
who became i'll Thanksgiving day was
married to Levi Mansmith about II
months before her death and leaves
her husband, one sister and three
brothers to mourn her removal from
their midst. She was 26 years of age.
Sandstone village fire depart
ment was called out Monday afternoon
of last week to eXtinguish fire on the
roof of DR.. X. S. Palmer's home. The
blaze was soon eXtinguished.
SandStOne-The local tiremen held
their annual banquet at the Madison
hotel Thursday evening, Feb. II, at
which time a fine chicken dinner was
enjoyed. J. F. Hawley acted as toast
master. After the dinner, the tables
were cleared away and the remainder
of the evening was spent in dancing
Sandstone school here won
first place in all three divisions of the
sub-district declamatory contest held
at Hnckley Wednesday evening of
last week, at which Askov, Hinckley
and Sandstone had representatives.
ClOquet-More than $4,000 has
been paid to local farmers for wood
delivered at the Northwest Paper Co.
and the Wood Conversion Co. here in
hn VI
and spruce are used for making wall
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
ASKOV

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Byron Olsen were
callers in the Twin Cities yesterday.
John H. Sorensen and Erling Mel
sen were callers in the Twin Cities
Tuesday
Miss Anna Rupp went to Bruno
Tuesday to spend the balance of the
week at her home there.
Miss Anna Yngve left Tuesday for
Cambridge to spend the balance OF the
week at her home there.
Ernest Madsen came from Charles
City, Iowa, and visited over Sunday
at the home of his father, Carl Nj.
Madsen.
Chr. Hansen was here from Charles
City, Iowa, over Sunday for visit
with his family, west of town; the
Hansen children have an attack of the
flu.
Miss Helga and Walter Wogensen,
university students, Minneapolis, visi-
ted from Saturday till Monday at the
home of their sister, Mrs. L. Byron
Olsen.
Miss Elizabeth Buck who has been
working in Minneapolis the past
or weeks, returned home yesterday
to help with the work around the
home and in the nursery business.
A deal was closed yesterday where
by Mrs. ]. ]. Jensen takes possession
of the former N. c. Bendiks so acre
farm, southeast of town, in settlement
of a first mortgage which she held
against the land.
Sigurd Johansen of Minneapolis,
will lecture at the regular meeting
of the Young Peoples Society Sunday
night in the Assembly hall. The COM
mittee requests that the girls please
bring cake or cream.
Fresh rhubarb sauce or pie is a
little unusual in Minnesota at this
time of the year, but the Ferndale
Nursery has grown some very good
rhubarb stalks in their hot house
this winter and certainly it is a treat
to eat of that product.
Hans Petersen came from Charles
City, Iowa, late Saturday night for
a visit at his home. Sunday ). h.
Petersen, Hans, and the four girls at
home, and Miss Alice lessen drove to
Minneapolis to visit Mrs. Petersen.
Hans returned with them as far as
Forest Lake where he joined other
Askovites on the trip back to Charles
City.
The negative debate team of the
Askov high school lost its debate and
last chance at the district champion
ship last Thursday night at Rush City
when the judges voted two to one
against it and for Rush City. The
winner of the debate was to meet
North Branch for the right to repre-
sent this district in the regional de-
bates.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25

lators and public officials and they
should be weeded out. But l believe
that the great majority of us are
much more interested in getting our
taxes reduced and some worth while
Information on such problems as the
state income tax, inheritance tax,
oleomargine tax and unemployment.
Our representative, Hjalmar Petersen,
has been doing some fine work
through his paper.
Also enjoying letters written by Mr..
SimOnsen from Alaska, Erwin Nelson
Mr.. Buck, and others, information
that makes for better informed pub
lie and better government Let US
hear from some more of you people.
ALFRED WALBERG.
Braham, Mimi, Route 1.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
MORE INTERESTED IN TAX
QUESTION
Editor ASkOv American:

EUItOr ASkOV Americana:
| have read many letters on the
game wardens in your columns, some
sensible, others not so much that way
Now, when a game warden makes
an arrest unjustly, the person arrested
has right to have his case tried by
jury of II Pine county citizens, and
l know our county attorney will not
take a case knowing that the man is
subject to being framed because of
personal spite.
l am farmer and do not know any
game wardens, in fact | never see
one around. There are no doubt poor
game wardens as there are bad legis-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
Percentage of Teams.

Sandstone, by winning the tourna-
ment is entitled to enter the state
meet and will possibly do so. The
stamina and size of the Quarry City
boys should make a good representa-
tive team from this district.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-25
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board, while jackpine, Norway pine,
and some dry white pine are used for
making balsam wool. The capacity OF
the mill is greater now than formerly
since a larger crew has been added
Wood has been hauled to the miIE
from distances as great as 60 miles.