Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-21
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her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Granville of Proctor, to Min
neapOlis Wednesday of last week,
where they were called to attend the
funeral of their brother-in-law, Chas.
time. They returned Friday evening.
Mrs. Wickstrom's daughter, Mrs. Bud
Dumphy of Proctor, also went with
them.
About ten members of the Pine
River Community Club attended the
meeting at Sandstone Saturday called
by the Pine County Farm Bureau to
talk over raising funds for continuing
the Farm Bureau and All Club work
in the county.
Mrs. Erick Albion and children Wis
tied friends Saturday in Sandstone,
while Mr.. Albion attended the Farm
Bureau meeting.
Eddie Buggie drove here Saturday
from Virginia to spend week with
his parents and assist in the ice
harvest.
Mrs. Robert Sharp of McGrath, who
had been a patient at DR.. w. T. Pear
sons, returned to her home Saturday.
Miss Alpha Palmer also left for her
home, after assisting Mrs. Pearson for
a week.
Paul Ward and son, Keith, of Mea-
dOwlands, was here Monday evening
returning home Tuesday, but leaving
Keith to spend the remainder of the
winter with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Ward.
Mrs. Clifford Christopherson and
two small sons, who have been visit
ing here for a few weeks, returned
to McGrath Sunday.
George Belling drove here from Min
neapolis Saturday to visit his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Belling, over Sun
day. He was accompanied by Louise
Willie, who had spent two weeks
visiting relatives there and by Jose
phine and Sophia Willie of Minneapo-
lis, who spent Sunday at the home of
their uncle, A. ]. Willie.
At the Community Club meeting
Monday evening, when large crowd
filled the high school auditorium, it
was decided, by a ballot of 20 to -,
to continue the club. Supt. F. G..
Brandes, the president, presided and
the following officers were elected:
president, Archie Gray; vice president,
Albert Belling; secretary, Miss Dale
Ross; and treasurer, Mrs. Ed Arth.
A fine home talent program was given
consisting of community singing, reci-
tations by Dorothy Belling and Doro-
thy Macarthur, winners in the fifth
and sixth grade declamatory contest,
and a musical reading by Miss Irene
Atwood, accompanied by Miss Dale
Ross, and three numbers by the girls
glee club. A splendid lunch concluded
the evening.
Dr. w. T. Pearson went to Sand
stone Monday evening to attend the
Masonic meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave SamuelsOn en-
tertained at bridge at their home
Wednesday evening of last week
Those winning high prizes were Mrs.
Ed Arth and John Arth, and low were
Mrs. w. T. Pearson and Mr.. Bergseth.
A fine supper was served after the
games were over.
The Bankers Club met Wednesday
of last week at the H. E. Shafer home
for $50 dinner, followed by bridge.
High honors went to Mrs. Skoglund
and Mr.. Newbert and low to Mrs.
Newbert and Mr.. Skoglund.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Carlson and
daughter, Lucille, of Moose Lake, were
Sunday evening dinner guests at the
H. E. Shafer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stibbe and Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Shafer entertained at
seven tables of bridge Saturday eve
ming at the Stibbe home. An original
idea was used in selecting the prize
winners by drawing names and as a
result Mrs. E. M. Arth, Archie Gray,
Mrs. o. Bergseth, ]. H. Arth, Mrs.
Archie Gray and o. Bergseth received
respectively first, second and low
prizes. An excellent two course lunch
was served at midnight.
The young people of town took ad-
vantage of the fresh snowfall and Sun
day enjoyed skiing and riding on sleds
behind fast driven autos, an exhilarat-
ing if rather dangerous sport.
H. E. Shafer left Sunday night for
four day business trip to the Twin
Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Esse and sons
were guests Sunday at the Norman
Evans home.
Saturday evening Mrs. August Vogt
entertained twenty young people who
comprise the boys and girls basketball
teams, at a birthday party in honor
of Fred, Frank and Ed Vogt, all OF
whom had birthdays last week. Bunco
was played, prizes being won by Flor
ence Belling and Bob Arth, first, ana
Jean Arth and Eldred Arth, second.
A large birthday cake was the feature
of the fine lunch Mrs. VOgt served.
Mrs. H. E. Shafer had few ladies
at her home Monday afternoon to as
sist in a quilting bee, and served
lunch at supper time.
TIL death of Gust Haapanen, resi-