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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
CLERK OF COURT
OFFICE SOUGHT
Now Six Candidates for Nomination;
Wilcox Files for Reelection as
Judge of Probate.

The office of clerk of district court
appears to be the most sought public
office in Pine county this year as
there are now six candidates, two
having filed the past week and four
persons had previously filed.
Mrs. Portia H. Gum, the incum-
bent, who was appointed to the posi-
tion few months ago following the
death of her husband, A. w. Gum,
who had held the office many years,
filed on Friday. Mrs. Gum is ia
miliar figure in the court house as
she was deputy county auditor for
10 years and deputy clerk of court
for 10 years. Her education, high
school, two years at Carleton college
and former school teacher, renders
her well qualified for a clerical posi-
tion such as clerk of court
George w. Empey of Hinckley, filed
for the office of clerk of court on
Tuesday, being the sixth candidate,
and there are rumors of even more
candidates for this office. The filing
date for county offices closes 20 days
before the primary election.
Except for four years when he was
located at Bemidji as secretary of the
Bemidji Civic and Commerce Associ
alton, Mr.. Empey has been resident
of Pine county at Hinckley for about
a quarter of a century. He was cash
Ter of the Farmers and Merchants
State Bank several years, but of late
years, since his return from Bemidji,
has delved some in the real estate
and insurance business. He has spent
considerable time in studying taxes.
has conducted some tax meetings and
has also devoted some time to the
drawing of maps. Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
pegs only daughter, Miss Edith, is
teacher in the ST. Cloud Teachers
Training school.
Robert Wilcox filed on Tuesday for
reelection to the office of judge of
probate. He is an old timer in the
court house, having held the office
of judge of probate so many years
that he needs no introduction to the
people of Pine county. He and his
family are old settlers in the Pine
City community, one son, Dewey Will
cox, being one of the publishers OF
the Pine Poker. There has been lit
tie talk of other candidates for judge
of probate but there is no telling who
might bob up before the last filing
day has passed.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
RESORT OPENINGS
HERALD THE SUMMER

Within the next week and with the
advent of fishing season several re-
sorts will open their grounds to the
public. This fact is welcomed, not
only because the re-opening of resorts
gives additional numbers of people a
livelihood but also it signifies the
coming of the long looked for summer
months.
One of the resorts, whose opening is
announced is that of Jamison's Wade
Woods located on the shores of Stur-
geOn lake. This resort has an ad-
vertisement in another column of this
issue and calls attention to the fact
that the resort will again be under
the same management as last year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
MINNY
LEAGUE TO PLAY
Six Baseball Teams Will Compete;
Schedule Starts May %, and
Will End August. Z.

At a meeting held at Mora Thurs
day night, May 5, it was decided that
the Eastern Minnesota Baseball
League will be in the field again
making this it's fifteenth year of ex-
istence, with what is known in base
ball parlance as a natural" That
is, rivalry is paired, with Onamia and
Isle at the north end of the circuit,
Mora and Ogilvie in the center and
Milaca and Princeton at the south
end.
The league officials are, Jim Bren-
men of Hinckley, president; Leonard
Persons of Isle, vice president, and
Oscar Swanson of Mora, secretary
treasurer. The organization will be
conducted as last year with all home
players and local umpires used. The
season opens Sunday, May %, and the
second half of the schedule will start
July 10.
The schedule follows:
FIRST HALF
May 22-Milaca at Onamia. Mora at
Isle and Ogilvie at Princeton.
May 29-Onamia at Mora, Princeton
at Milaca and Isle at Ogilvie.
June Isle at Onamia, Milaca at
Ogilvie and Mora at Princeton.
June 12-Onamia at Princeton. Milaca
at Isle and Ogilvie at Mora.
June 19-Ogilvie at Onamia. Mora at
Milaca and Princeton at Isle.
SECOND HALF
July Johanna at Milaca- Isle at
Mora and Princeton at Ogilvie.
July 17-MOra at Onamia. Milaca at
Princeton and Ogilvie at Isle.
July 24-Onamia at Isle. Ogilvie at
Milaca and Princeton at Mora.
July 31-Princeton at Onamia, Isle at
Milaca and Mora at Ogilvie.
August 7-Onamia at Ogilvie. Milaca
at Mora and Isle at Princeton.
June 26 and July 3 are open dates.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
SPENT WINTER IN
STATE OF FLORIDA

w. G. Hodge. Pine City real estate
man, returned Monday from a few
days auto trip to Leaf River, ILL.,,
where he had gone to accompany his
mother, Mrs. Carrie e. Hodge. home
from her winters sOjourn at St.
Peterburg, Fla. Mrs. Hodge has
spent the past ten winters in the state
of Florida, the climate there being
more agreeable to her somewhat deli
cate health. She made the trip fIom
Florida to Illinois by train and visited
at the home of her SO year old aunt
in Leaf River for a week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
PINE CITY MAN
PASSES AT 20
Ruptured Appendix Fatal to AdOlph
Black, Born in Bohemia; Fun.
eral Held Tuesday.

Adolph Black, 20, a resident of the
Pine City community for 80 years,
died at a Minneapolis hospital Satur-
day forenoon from a ruptured appen-
dix. The body was removed to Pine
City the same day by the Goodrich
undertakes and prepared for burial.
Mr.. Black who was we'll re-
spected and substantial citizen was
born in Bohemia on June Is, 1862.
He immigrated to America in 1887
and came to Pine City in 1902 from
Blooming Prairie in the southern part
of the state. He and his family took
up farming but for the last Is years
resided in the village.
Surviving are the wife, one son
Adolph. and five daughters. Mrs. Mike
Mach, Mrs. Frank Wamelo, Mrs. AL
bert Kubat, Mrs. Adolph Merline, and
Mrs. Norman Lindahl, all residing in
or near Pine City village.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
Church of the Emaculate Conception
FIR. O'Mahoney officiating. The pail
bearers we're John Hada, Nick Bever,
Frank Drimmel. Frank Rybak, Johr
Stochl. and Frank Popish. The body
was given its final resting place in
the Calvary cemetery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
McALLEN GOLF COURSE is
OFFICIALLY OPENED TO PLAY

The McAllen golf course west of
Pine City, is now open to the public
place for followers of the game in
the southern end of the county, be-
sides attracting it's share of fans from
other points. p. w. McAllen, the pro-
prietor, is a golf player himself and
his ideas have been carried out in
the layout of the course which is
situated among beautiful pine trees
on the shore of Pokegama lake.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
AGED. WAR VET
ANSWERS CALL
Robert Greig Succumbs to
Long Illness at Age of
SO Years.
Serv ed Honorably With
Seventh Minnesota Regi-
ment i'm Civil War.

Taps were sounded for Pine City's
last Civil war veteran the past week
as death called Robert Greig at the
age of IS years, months and 90 days.
Mr.. Greig died at his home in Pine
City last Thursday after an illness Of
several months.
Born in Scotland on December Is.
1S43, Mr.. Greig came with his par
ents to Detroit, Mich, when he was
seven years of age. In the early
fifties, the family moved to Hastings
where Mr.. Greig grew to young man.
hood amid the trials of pioneer Min
nesota life. His record as a soldier
began when on August 81, 1862, he
joined the Seventh Minnesota Volun-
teers serving throughout the Civil
war.
Entered Army When Is.
The seventh Minnesota regiment
was raised after Minnesota had al
ready given generously to the Union
cause, and Mr.. Greig, then but IS
years of age, answered his country's
call for more men. 1t was the Sew
enth regiment which responded to the
country's call I'VE are coming Father
Abraham, six hundred thousand
more" The regiment first engaged
in Indian fighting, taking part in the
famous Battle of Wood Lake and later
guarding captured Indians at Man
kato where thirty-eight Indians were
hanged from one scaffold.
uav;nu ropn1cod tho Indian nnric-
ing, the regiment was sent to ST..
Louis, later to Vicksburg, and then
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
RECUPERATING FROM OPERATION

Mrs. Harold v. JOrgensen of Pine
City. wife of the Pine county highway
engineer, who was taken suddenly ill
on Wednesday of last week with
ruptured appendix and operated the
same evening at st. Andrews hospital,
Minneapolis, has recovered nicely
from the operation and is steadily
gaining strength. Being otherwise in
the best of health she is expected
to return home soon. Mr.. Jorgensen
visited her at the hospital Tuesday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
TO IMPROVE ROAD

State Aid road No. will be re-
shaped and resurfaced on the nine
mile stretch between Sandstone and
Askov this summer. County Engineer
Harold V. JOrgensen expects to have
a crew of men and machinery on the
job in about four weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
Depression Both Financial
and Moral, Says Ag Head
HURLEY WILL SPEAK
ON UNEMPLOYMENT

Michael B. Hurley has been sched
uled to speak at the Assembly hall
in Askov Friday night, May 10, at s
O'Clock. Mr.. Hurley will take as his
subject, Unemployment and its Ell
feet on the Farmer" Mr.. Hurley's
speech here is sponsored by those in
charge of the weekly taxpayers meet
ings at Ferndale Nursery in Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
COUNTY BOARD WILL
MEET TUES, MAY. II

The board of county commissioners
will met in the court house in Pine
City on Tuesday, May II, at 1 o'clock
p. m. Regular items of business will
be transacted at that time together
with other matters which may be
brought to attention.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
IMPROVES BUILDING

Ray Nutting is having big OPEN
ing made on the west wall of his bak-
cry and lunch room at Pine City
where windows are being put in, af-
fording more light and vision to the
pavement. The opening is eight feet
wide and eight feet two inches up
and down.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12
CERTIFIED SPUDS
SHIPPED TO COUNTY

Fifty bushels of Green Mountain
seed potatoes were shipped into Pine
county from Itasca county recently
for the purpose of serving farmers de-
string to improve their potatoes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-05-12

American ads save you money.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02

The Plentywood business men
and merchants are making good on
their scheme of doing the public
out of 20 cents on every dollar OF
Canadian currency in circulation
by way of the discount racket.
They did not wait until last Mon
day morning as advertised before
they put their gauge into effect
but, amany started Saturday and
Sunday.
First it is reported these So
called businessmen took U. ).
currency along the 500 Line and
bought Canadian currency at the
rate of SLIP for a dollar of U. S.
money, which they brought to
Plentywood and handed out as
change at par, or face value
Plentywood was flooded with this
Canadian money. Many stores fol
weeks have not used any but the
Canadian money in making change
holding all U. S. money to buy
Canada money with at a discount
When the county was flooded with
Canadian money almost exclusive
ly, these hi-jackers then got to-
gether and decided to hook the
people again, by enforcing 20 pei
cent discount on the very money
they had passed out to the public
in making change. They decideC
to take a 20 per cent discount II
spite of the fact that a Canada
dollar has at n otime been wort
! less than SO cents-so these graft
ers are deliberately robbing the
people of this city out of eigh
cent on every dollar they offer /
i payment for commodities, allow
: the exhorbitant profits which the
make on every transaction, profit
T always greater than that taken
n any other place in the entire mort
: west. No wonder the farmer gu
coming to Plentywood to trade,
have their pockets picked of the
II few thin dimes which they get fl
their products.
y This Canadian discount racket
d In line with the policy of Il
4 Plentywood merchants during t
ID past summer-and for all time
% for that matter, when they ma
- practice of buying eggs from t
farmers for five cents per doz
III in trade and selling the same eg
e to Plentywood consumers for
cents per dozen cash; in payil
the farmers 10 cents a pound f
~ butter in trade and selling Il
same to Plentywood people for
cents a pound; in buying pork a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
brentwood Merchants Hi-Jack
People by Canadian Discount

beef for Gamer prices and retail
ing same to Plentywood buyers for
40 cents the pound.
During last winter when the peo-
ple of this county were being fed
bv the Red Cross, the local merch-
ants took regular profit out of this
charity money, money that had
come from the working class, in
spite of their promise to fill Red
Cross orders for 10 per cent above
costs. In fact those paying FOL
food and clothing with Red Cross
orders paid more for their goods
than those paying cash. 1t has
been carefully estimated that fol
every $4,000 spent by the Rec
Cross in relief in Sheridan county
last year, $4,000 went to the loca
merchants-in fact these merch
ants lived off these profits-and
they lived better than the farmer
who got the relief directly.
How long are the neople o.
Plentywood going to stand for thii
sort of thing?
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
LABOR DEFENSE IN
CHICAGO . V WINS 5sl
CASES OUT OF 500

An examination of the cs...
Tended by the Internations; '1s 0e'
Defense in Chicago durins @ .
first seven months of 1879 1ne
that of a total of $50, 5S1 r INV.
won. Each of these case. "ee
one of working class persoo,,. was
Only SO of those defendcs 1tlOA
served any time. Most os e ''
sentences We're from two = ms
days, with a maximum 1--we
SIX months, with the excens;o OOu.
the single case of Steve CbTo Su o.
Chuck was arrested in tbo 4
onstration in front Of the Jano ue.u
consulate, protesting against - ~
murderOus war of the Lane, VIC
government against the CS;n $50
people. He was sentenced or;a .;.ess
ly to serve % years, a term SID I.ia,
the l. L. D. was able TO emf S y
to two years. ~V"l
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
DOings Of the
Advance Guard

The farmers in Iowa are still striking they are
blockadng the roads with railroad ties They fighting
fighting for their very existence, for their wives and for
their babies They want them to have clothes they
can keep warm during the winter They want penny
two for their milk, and the sheriffs are handing
them club sandwiches.
Everywhere else the farmers talking strike. Con-
ditons getting desperate Land and homes are being
taken away potatoes and fruit rottng in the field
They want to organize and do something to protect them
selves They want to know what kind of fight other
farmers are putting up. They want read The Pro-
ducers News and find out what is going outside OF
their own little community But farmers do not
know that there is u F. L. that there is an orQanza
ton and paper they depend Right now is the
time for the Advance Guard to do lot of good work
among the farmers There never was better time The
farmers need your he and does the Producers News
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02

rest of the counties are facing
starvation, each day more ~. ..
more farmers are driven OIL tnsn
farms because of fsil''re 70 pa
their mortgages or taxes. Fallu. 0.
to nav taxes, because for the res
son that most Of the county -, -
state funds are used to pay nls-
salaried men and other excess g
penses. and
especially in the Seventh C ION =.
sioner District is not remedieO, =.
farmers are forced to take S's -
which will not be so good 70 -
high priced men. The ial~ I've.
and workers have a right to Nv
like tbe rest of the people ana
thev do not receive a fair nS ~
thew will take it with force. -. =
county officials can not EN-
scare the farmers with imprlsCa. s
m men for the reason that fua sat
have been grated even from NM -.
department like in our neignOoai
ine county already has happens
Ds Yours very truly, :.
Meadow Brook United Farlns.'
league. Meadow Brook, MN
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02

your paper.
R. Milfaith, Kelsey, Mimi, re-
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P. J. Barrett, Sanish, N. Oak,
sends four more subs.
Felix Boucher, White Cloud,
Mich, sends us two renewals: ''My
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subs for your paper" Felix says.
VIM. Ferguson, Seattle, WASH,
sends another three subs.
VIM. Engelbert, Hines, ILL.,: s'The
Producers News is fast gaining
support In the farmers movement
for better conditions" he writes
Then he sends two dollars to helT
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Western Worker, San Francisco
Calf, sends us one sub.
Milton L. Badin, Waskish, MINI
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Giving us q Good Lift
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: out In subscriptions among the C
: operative members Thanks We
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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
"a Members In New
Local Organized In
Whiteface, Mimi

Whiteface, Mimi, Aug. H.
This is a small farming cOmmun-
ity. A United Farmers League To-
cal with "a members has been or
ganized here to fight IN the class
struggle. The Producers News Of
which Zero Palo was appointed
agent and Sylvia Salo reporter is
the main organ Of the League.
The United Farmers League fights
for emergency relief for the toll
ing farm masses.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02

tionar executive committee of the
Young Communist League, will
speak. They are:
Grand Forks, September II.
Aberdeen, September ID.
Minot, September IA.
Powers Lake, September Is.
Williston, September is.
PlentywoOd, September il.
Don't forget the new date and
don't miss the opportunity of hear
ing this leading member of the
Young Communist League speak
on behalf of Foster and Ford
Communist candidates for presi-
dent and vice president.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02

American officials on the island
Of Haiti want Franklin d. Roose-
welt to be elected president of the
United States. Why? Because
they know he will work to continue
American occupation of Haiti and
further the interests of American
bankers and industrialists against
the interests of Negro workers and
peasants, who have repeatedly re-
volted against the bloody rule of
Wall Street. These white over
lords know that Roosevelt is their
man because of his record as As
sistant Secretary of the Navy, and
often Acting Secretary, from 1913
to 1920 when the United States
succeeded in extending its colonial
empire in the West Indies.
Roosevelt pulled the strings fol
Wall Street during the war period
and the U. S. Marines danced like
puppets on the stage. He boosted
in 1920: "The facts are that
wrote Haiti's constitution myself
and if 1 do say it, 1 think it is {
pretty good constitution. "-Nev
York Times, Aug. 10, 1920.
By the terms of this constitution
written in 1917 by Roosevelt, thel
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
the Haitian people were made sub
lject 10 the United States; MARTA
law under marine rule was place
above the Haitian courts; and tn
foreigners, meaning Wall Street
were given the right to own lanC
contrary to the provisions of Halt
constitution. All laws must b
submitted to the United States be
fore passage.
When the Haitian legislature n
fused this Infamous constitution
the assembly was forcibly dissol7
ed by Smedley D. Butler of tn
marines, acting upon cabled il
structions from the U. S. Nav,
Department. Turnout this entir
war period, secretary of the nav
Daniels depended largely upo
Franklin Roosevelt. The Assist
: ant Secretary was better qualifit
= for the job and was often in Il
charge of the department.
Haitians Slain on ROOsevelt's
Orders
The story of Wall Streets occ
patton of Haiti is one Of tn
5 bloodiest chapters in the history
: American imperialism. This NJ
gro republic was seized by Unit
States for two reasons; first,
t order to extend its naval bases
r the West Indies; and second,
order to gain control over the ri
. resources of the country. The N
tional City bank secured owne,
ship of the Haitian national bal
+ and of the national railroad, al
y these investments of Wall Sire
have been protected by the U.
y Navy.
The first forcible step was
Z December, 1914, when Roosev
e had been in the Navy DEPARTING
I for nearly two years. By arranl
!. ment between the National CT
- bank and the state department.. |
IS American marines seized $780,
F" of Haitian government, and tral
ported it to New York, where
" was held for five years.
= On July %, 1915, following
L local revolutionary upheaval, 4
miral Caperton landed with ma
forces and marines. He captur
f the chief cities, and began destr'
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
COTTON SUPPLY Is
100000 BALES OVER
JULY OF 1881

The supply of cotton on hand :.
the United States on july a n
amounted to 100000 bales :.
compared with 100000 bales = =
the same time last season. ana
4,5OO,OOO bales two years ago. F.,
the twelve months ended July 81
consumption in the United STAT,
amounted to 100000 bales cm.
pared with 100000 for the prs.
vious twelve month period.