Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-25
ASKOV

Carl A. Strandvold visited in Min
neapolis from Friday till Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Alex Paulsen of Gen.
turia, Wis, we're callers here Sunday
C. Eriksen and son. Erwin, and v. s.
Petersen were business callers in the
Twin Cities yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Frokjer OF
Madison, Wis.,, were here Sunday and
Monday for a visit with his brother,
Paul Frokjer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Breckner and
two children of Minneapolis, were
here Thursday and Friday for visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Lars Jensen has been ill and
confined to her bed for the past week,
but is recovering slowly at the time
of this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Jensen from AL
bert Lea, came last week for visit
with their sons on the old farm on
the Sandstone road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chr Frederiksen went
to Minneapolis yesterday. The latter
will enter Fairview hospital for treat
ment and possibly an operation.
Miss Sigrid Jensen is spending a
weeks vacation at home. during
which time Miss Olga Petersen is
taking her place in the post Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Gravesen and
daughters, Dagmar and Helen, were
visitors at Weblake, Wis, Sunday.
Miss Dagmar remained there for two
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Juhl and chill
dren and Mrs. Marie Ravn from St.
Paul, were here Sunday for a visit
at the home of the latter's sister, Mrs.
Chris Krogh. Mrs. Ravn remained
for longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon E. Anderson re-
turned to Askov Tuesday, after spend
ing the summer vacation at various
points. They have rented the Jens
Paulsen residence and are busy now
getting located there.
H. P. Johansen, his son and daugh-
ter, Johan and Anna Johansen; Erick
Johansen and his sister, Mrs. Niels
Sorensen, came here Tuesday from
Tyler and visited until next day at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Jensen
in the village. Mrs. Jensen who is i'll
is a sister of H. P. Johansen.
A new firm was created in Askov
Tuesday when Lawrence Jensen, Peter
Petersen, Henry Jensen, and Chris
Eriksen consolidated their trucking
business. A name has not definitely
been decided upon, but it will prob
ably be C. Eriksen & Co. The new
concern expects to operate fleet of
four or more trucks right from the
start, and will do general trucking as
well as handle farm products.
If the automobile industry is any
kind of barometer for the upturn OF
prosperity, then prosperity is not just
around the corner-it is right here;
at least that is the way it has looked
at the Askov Motor Co. the past week
when no less than nine automobile
deals were made: Harry Mortensen
bought new Ford truck; Anker M
Simonsen 1880 Ford Tudor; Mikael
Petersen a used Ford truck; Jens B
Jensen a used Ford truck; ]. P. Mad
sen a used Ford Tudor; Chas. Hog
lund 1929 Ford Tudor; Jens P. Bic
a used Chevrolet truck; Viggo Ander.
sen a used Ford coupe, and Clarence
Morgensen new Ford Deluxe coupe
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Oscar Serline and
son of near Braham, were visitors
here Wednesday afternoon while re.
turning from trip into the blueberry
country north of the village Mr.
Serline is commissioner from the Firs,
district in Kanabec county and is
vice chairman of the state association
of county commissioners. In his visit
at the Askov American office Mr.. Ser.
line remarked as to the progressive
appearance of this community and said
that he worked in the woods east OF
here at one time when there was nc
Askov. The Serlines are old resi-
dents of Kanabec county, having lived
there since the start of settlement in
that locality. They operate a farm OF
300 acres. Mr.. Serline has served
his district as county commissioner
for 80 years.