Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-12-08
HAPPY EVENT AT
STOTTRUP HOME
Former Pastor and Wife Celebrate
18th Wedding Anniversary at
Their ASkOv Farm Home.

Saturday, Dec. 3, 1882, was a most
happy day in the home of the Rev.
and Mrs. Frede Stottrup, 49, miles
northeast of Askov village-happy be-
cause so many of their friends re-
membered them most kindly on their
silver wedding anniversary.
The former pastor of the Lutheran
faith was obliged to give up his active
work as minister nearly six years ago
when arthritis overlook him and he
returned from his charge at Brush,
Colo. to Askov to again live on his
farm with the family. During the
past three years he has been flat on
his back unable to do any work, but
is able to read and follows events
closely, deeply interested in the
church. in the welfare of humanity
and in the community life.
Members of the family which in
cluded also the Rev. Stottrup's mother,
Mrs. Lars Christensen, and her hus-
band. and the Rev. A. E. Frost family,
had dinner at the home Saturday
noon which was followed by COM
munion. The Rev. Frost and the Rev.
Stottrup both spoke. Later in the
afternoon friends and neighbors called
to extend congratulations and best
wishes. More folks called in the eve
ming and again next day. Five of
their seven children were home on
this occasion, they being Harald, who
manages the farm; Svend, Left, Sig
urd, and Hedge. Mrs. Harold Trest
Ungrid) the only daughter, lives at
San Francisco, Calf, and was unable
to be here. Erling. a son, who was
working in Nebraska, came home on
Monday, he being of the opinion that
the silver wedding anniversary was
OH the 9Th instead of the Sd.
The StOttrups were married at
COZad, Nebr., on Dec. 3, 1907. Both
spent the winter at the Nysted folk
high school after which they jour-
neyed to Trufant, Mich, where the
husband who was a carpenter, had
previously built a home and where he
followed his trade of carpenter. In
the spring of 1910 the family came to
Askov. He was employed a few
months as clerk in the corner store
which was then under the firm name
of Petersen & Miller. In the fall of
the same year the family took up
pioneer farming on their 40 acres,
their present location, but to which
has since been added another forty.
While the Rev. S. ID. ROdholm Was
pastor in Askov, Mr.. Stottrup studied
theology under him and in 1923 the
family moved to Brush, Colo, where
he was called to be pastor of the
Lutheran church and where he did
good and active work, being respected
and loved by his parishioners for his
earnestneSs and his desire to serve.
When illness overlook him the family
moved back to Askov in 1927 and they
have since resided here.
On the wedding anniversary day the
Rev. and Mrs. StOttrup received scores
of letters from former parishiOners
and friends, letters from pastors of
the Lutheran church, packages, flow
ers, and well wishes from their many
| friends. A song written especially
| for the occasion by local person,
was sung by the gathering and an
other song which the honOred man
had written and dedicated to his wife
last summer, got into the hands of a
relative at Tyler, and this had been
printed and was returned as a happy
surprise for the festivities. 1t con-
tanned five verses. When four of them
had been sung by the friends, the
Rev. Stottrup requested a pause and
he then sang in clear tones another
three verses that he had since thought
out but nowhere recorded. The gath
ering then sang the last printed verse.
Friends far and near extend heart
lest congratulations to this family
happy though in illness-and the hope
and desire that they may continue to
dwell in their midst and build home,
church, school, and community life.