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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
ASKOv TO HAVE
BARGAIN DAY
Saturday, April 80, is the
Day Set for Auction and
Bargain Event.
Everyone Invited to Bring
Items or Animals for
Free Selling.

Saturday is to be big day in Askov.
Hundreds of people from far and near
are expected to be here during the
day when a public auction of articles
brought from the village and the
countryside will be held beginning at
10 a. M Articles that have already
been listed are announced in an adj
vertisement in another column of this
issue of the Askov American and
these articles together with others
that may be brought in up to sale
time will be sold to the highest bid
der by William H. Barnick, auction
eer of Sandstone. There will be ma
chinery, chickens, automobiles, small
tools and any other items that peo-
pie desire to dispose of and that are
useful to some one else will be of
fered
Merchants Offer Bargains.
The merchants too are endeavoring
to make the event worthwhile for
those who attend by offering bargains.
in many instances much below the
regular price and in some about half
the regular price as their ads in this
issue will show. 1t should be truly
an event to fit in we'll with the de-
preston. 1t will afford each one
having something he or she doesn't
need to dispose of that article free
Of charge at the auction and buy
what is needed, regardless of whether
it be machinery, merchandise, or
livestock. Regardless of whether one
has listed his article or not it is
advised that he load it, lead it or
drive it into Askov on Saturday, April
30, to be sold and then with the pro-
ceeds buy something that he can load.
lead or drive home. If he doesn't
need to buy anything then this is the
chance to sell what he doesn't need
and take the proceeds as his own to
forever keep, protect and spend
wisely.
From the listings on hand already,
it is expected that considerable inter-
est will be manifested in the event
and that many will bring their ar
ticles for sale with them on their
trip to Askov on Saturday, April 80.
The sale starts at 10 o'clock and if
one doesn't want to bring lunch then
the restaurant is offering a special
plate dinner or the merchants will
sell the hungry crackers and cheese
Or what have you and if the thirsty
don't want to drink soft drinks or
coffee then the town pump or other
water supplies in town will furnish
them thirst quenching facilities. At
any rate take the opportunity to sell
what you don't need and buy what
you do need, is the advise sent out.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
BREMEN TOWNSHIP
TOT PASSES AWAY

Marjorie Susan, small daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Alderman of
Bremen township, passed away Last
Thursday at the age of 2 years,
months and 21 days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alderman formerly
lived near Hinckley for several years
until two years ago when they moved
to their present home in Bremen
township.
M. d. Folsom of Hinckley, had
charge of the body and took it to
Mapleton the same day death oc-
Cured where the funeral was held
and where burial was made.
The family has the sympathy of a
large circle of friends in their sor-
row.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
IN
ASSESSMENTS
Assessors of County Heard
C.. E. Wallace of State
Tax Commission.
All Real Estate to be AS
sessed in 1882; Values
Likely to Go Down.

FOrty-three of Pine cOunty's "A as
SCISSORS for 1882 met at the court
house in Pine City Monday for in
structions and received the books and
other supplies for their work from
County Auditor Andrew P. Edin. In
1881, as in all odd numbered years,
only the personal property was as
sessed but this year both personal
property and real estate will be as
sessed, the work to start on May list.
George E. Wallace, member of the
Tax Commission, gave in
for assessing and also dwelt
upon the proposed state income tax.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
endorsing Governor Olson's plan for
reducing the assessed value of home
steads one-third, the lost revenue
from such real estate taxes to be
replaced by receipts through the in
come tax when it is adopted. The
meeting lasted from 10 a. m. until 3
p. m, and close attention was accord
ed the speaker, many questions being
asked and answered.
The average assessed value in Pine
county for 1890 and 1881 including
Continued on Page y
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
EIGHT All MEMBERS
TO RECEIVE RAIL TRIP

Eight All Club members who made
outstanding records last year. in their
different projects will be picked this
week to represent Pine county at the
annual State Junior Short Course, to
be held at the University Farm, June
Z to 10, according to Fred B. Willrett,
county agent.
Each year railroad companies in
Minnesota offer free trips including
fare, meals and lodging to members
i'm different counties whose records
are outstanding. This year four boys
and four girls will be selected from
the territory tributary to the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-
roads in Pine county.
Winners of the trip will be an
nOunced next week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
ASK
FOR SEED LOANS
Request a Total of $4549.5O to Assist
in Seeding This Years Farm
Crop I'm Pine County.

A total of $4549.50 has been APP
piled for from Pine county through
the seed loan office at Minneapolis.
Those applying for loans have had
their applications made out by either
the members of the county committee,
bankers or the county agent. To date
II loans have been made out and sent
to the head office for approval. There
are a number of applications that are
being held up for the signing of
waivers by the owners of land or by
those owners of land who are occupy
ing the land under contract for deed,
that will be sent in as soon as the
waivers are signed.
Meetings were held at Pine City on
April Z, IA and 81; at Askov on April
s, Is and %; and at Willow River on
April II and IS, for the purpose of
assisting men who desired to make
applications for a loan. At these
meetings one member of the COM
mittee either A. E. Eddy, Hinckley;
Chr. Frederiksen, Askov; or Erwin
Nelson, Pine City, and Fred B. Will
rett, county agent were present and
assisted in making out the loans.
The loans were made available
through a $5O,OOO,OOO appropriation
to the Department of Agriculture
from the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration Bill that was passed by an
act of Congress January %, 1882.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
FORMER ASKOV YOUNG
LADY TAKES HUSBAND

Word has reached here that Marie,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen-
Nielsen, former residents of the AskOv
community but now of junction City,
Ore, was married recently. Follow
ing is a clipping from an Oregon
paper announcing the event:
miss Marie Nielsen became the
bride of Frederick A. Aasted Sunday
morning. The ceremony took place
in the Danish church, Rev. Favrholdt
reading the Danish service. A we'd
ding dinner was held at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jor-
gen Nielsen in the Harmony district
after the ceremony. Both young peo-
pie are well and favorably known in
this community.
''They are at home in the Etlefsen
house on Ivy street, where they were
charivaried Wednesday night by a
crowd of friends. The groom is en-
ployed in the Falkland Dairy"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
OFFICE FILINGS
KEEP SWELLING
william Mista OF Munich Township,
Files for Clerk of Court; Two More
Seek COmmisSiOnership.

Another candidate is in the field
for a Pine county office since the fl
ing Monday of William Mista of near
Hinckley for the office of Clerk of
Court Mr.. Mista is Al years of age,
a married man and has two children.
The family resides on a farm IA miles
northeast of Pine City and 10 miles
born in Marshalltown, Iowa, and at
the age of two years moved with his
parents to the city of Omaha, Nebr.,
where they resided nine years before
coming to Pine county. He has been
a resident of the county for the past
SO years, where he has served as
member of the school board in his
district for two terms and as clerk
of the Town of Munich for 81 years.
This is the second filing for the
office of Clerk of Court, Peter Langs-
lay of Sandstone, having filed last
week. Mrs. A. w. Gum, who was ap-
pointed to the office after her hus-
bands death, is expected to file in the
near future.
E. L. Wilcox, county commissioner
in the Second district, filed Tuesday
for reelection to the office in which
he is now serving his second term
eight years. Mr. Wilcox is an old
resident of the Pine City community,
being at one time assessor of the viii
lage. Together with his children he
is now farming ~ miles east of the
village and has lived there for many
years. Mr.. Wilcox's filing insures a
primary contest in the Second COM
missioner district as there were al
ready two filings previously-John
Connaker and Adolph Wanous.
Harry Gebhardt of Wilma township,
was in Pine City last Friday and filed
for the office of county commissioner
in the Fifth district, opposing his
neighbor, Commissioner Nels Matson
from the same township, and who has
filed for reelection. Mr.. Gebhardt is
a single man and lives with his moth
er and sister. He has been a mem
Der of the board of supervisors of
Wilma township for many years. This
latest filing makes a total of five
candidates for the nomination in the
Fifth district, the other candidates
besides the incumbent being H. j.
Berglund, VIM. Tabery, and D. j..
Curry.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
EDITORS WILL STUDY
THIS WEEKS ISSUE

This issue of the Askov. Amer
lean in its regular dress goes to
the Editors Short Course at the
University Farm, there to be
placed in the hands of editors of
the state and instructors in jour
nalism on the staff of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota for study.
As was stated some time before
the American with five other news
papers of the state of Minnesota
was chosen for this signal honor
and since the editors and pub
fishers of this newspaper are al
ways open-minded to suggestions
which will make it a better med
ium for public service, it is hoped
that its experience on the table
under the critical eyes of experts
will be of benefit toward making
it such.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
HINCKLEY BOY DIES
IN SHANGHAI, CHINA

Word was received of the death of
Archie Gilleland of Hinckley, in.
Shanghai, China, on April Is, 1882.
The father says Archie had been
away from home the past three years,
and the last heard of him was in
Idaho two years ago. Archie enlisted
in the service of the U. S. and was
only 20 years old.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Gilleland,
father and mother of Archie, have
lived in or around Hinckley for sew
eral years.
The body is expected to arrive in
Hinckley in about two weeks and
will be given a military funeral by
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
Completion of New Club
House is Fittingly OBJ
served Thursday.

About Is people gathered in the new
lean Legion and Auxiliary last Thurs
day night and celebrated the compile
ton of that pretty structure in card
playing, dancing, and social visiting
The gathering included legion and
auxiliary members together with 9TH
ers who had helped in the construc-
ton of the home by donation, work or
otherwise. 1t was happy crowd and
the cabin was explored from top to
bottom.
The evenings entertainment was
commenced with twelve tables play
ing progressive cards and this was
followed by lunch, after which the
floor was cleared and dancing to the
strains of music furnished by Peder
Miltersen, Einar johnson, and Harold
johnson was enjoyed.
Home Built of Logs.
The cabin which is 3Ox4O feet in
size, is built of logs, cut, peeled and
hauled in by legion members with the
assistance of a few others who dOnat-
ed their services. The construction
has been under way for over a year
and to get the cabin to the stage of
completion that it now is in, a great
deal of credit can be given to the
small post of members for their dill
gent and persistent efforts in the
work.
The cabin has a full basement with
cistern and kitchen. A large stone
fireplace has been built at the north
end with capacity to hold sufficient
fuel to heat the room in normal win
ter weather. While the entire base
ment floor has not been laid with &C.
ment the kitchen has been partially
completed to contain work tables and
later will have a built-in cupboard.
The remainder of the basement floor
will be laid in the near future, it is
planned.
The main part of the cabin or the
ground floor has large fireplace con-
structed similar to the one in the
basement and likewise capable of
consuming considerable wood. The
floor is constructed of hardwood and
chimney in the opposite end of the
hall from the fireplace will accommO-
date a heating stove to be used in the
coolest weather. The cabin is well
lighted and of substantial cOnstruc-
ton. 1t is located in the south part
of the village facing the road leading
south from town. The entrance will
later be graded and planting and
identifying the grounds will be under
taken.
Handpicked Stones.
A feature of the construction of the
cabin is the stone work. All the
stones in the high foundation wall
and in the fireplaces have been hand
picked from numerous piles of rocks
throughout the countryside and many
has been the prospective rock garden
supply to suffer by the onslaught of
legion members looking for oddities
in natures construction of the lOwly
stone One can spend an hour, easily,
looking at just the stonework of the
cabin and probably not find stone
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
PLAN MOSTLY
MAINTENANCE
County Board to Do Little
Construction Work on
State Aid Roads.
Pass Resolution Asking Full
Allotment of One Mill
Fund for 1892.
VOLUME XVIII.

The county commissioners meet
ing at Pine City on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday was taken up with
much routine matter, road petitions,
requests for aids. and other like mat
tiers. Eight of the signers on the pc
titiOn for county aid road in Dosey
township, which was signed by H. l..
Hughes and 25 others, withdrew from
the petition at this meeting. This
was the proposed road leading direct
ly west of Cloverton village. Another
petition was presented for having the
county aid road located one mile north
of Cloverton, running in the same di-
rection-east and west-and this petit
tion carried sc signers. Both petitions
were laid on the table for further
cons ideration and the commissioners
journeyed to Dosey township yesterday
as a committee to look over the pro-
posals.
Dance Hall Permits Granted.
G. w. Smith, manager of the Pine
Camp Pavilion. near Pine City, asked
for a permit to conduct Sunday
dances, but the request was turned
down. Applications for dance hall
permits were granted to Andy Young
bauer, Kettle River; Mike Navratill,
Rock Creek; Chas. bosch, Pine Lake;
and T. L. Jones, Pokegama.
1t is customary that a considerable
portion of state aid money for roads
is used in construction but inasmuch
as Pine county will do little if any
construction work on state aid roads
in 1892, principally maintenance, a
resolution was passed asking the Min
nesota Highway Department for 1000
of the money for maintenance. The
state aid for Pine county is S1S,970
out of the one mill tax of which Pine
county taxpayers pay approximately
one half.
More County Aid Roads Sought.
A petition for aid to cut down the
Shuey hill east of Pine City village
was laid on the table for further
consideration. Bremen town h p
asked aid for a washout on the road
which was referred to the county
engineer. Rock Creek township de-
posted warrant for $1,000 and Park
township $500 for county aid roads.
The matter of buying dynamite was
left to the engineer, and securing
workmen's compensation insurance
will be looked after by the auditor.
The application of Gustaf T. Gustaf-
son of Sandstone, for admission to the
state sanatorium at Walker was acted
upon favorably, the board guarantee
ing three months care at the sana-
torium. Four others asked for tenn
porary relief.
David Tozer, Jr., of Saltwater, ap-
peared before the board in regard to
delinquent taxes on his lands in Pine
county. The bond of John A. Sher-
mer as overseer of poor and manager
of the county farm near Hinckley, was
approved, and other routine matters
were disposed of.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28

unemployment and Its Relation to
the Farmer" is the title of the subject
which will be discussed by County At
torney M. B. Hurley of Pine City, at
the village hall in Sturgeon Lake on
Friday evening, April Goth, COM
mencing at o'clock. Mr.. Hurley has
made deep study of this most i'm
pOrtant subject and it is expected that
a large crowd from the Sturgeon Lake
community as well as folks from other
neighborhoods will avail themselves
of the opportunity to become better
informed on the subject. The meet
ing is open to everybody, ladies as
well as men.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
ALBERT LEA LAWYER
GETS STATE OFFICE

Announcement has been made that
Niels H. Debel of Albert Lea, has been
appointed by Governor Olson to sue
coed H. M. Gallagher of Waseca, as
a member of the State Industrial Com
mission. Mr.. Debel will take over the
Gallagher rendered his resignation
some time ago in order to devote his
entire time to his extensive law prac-
tice. Mr.. Debel is practicing attor-
ney at Albert Lea. He is a native of
Denmark and was at one time col
lege instructor. He is Democrat in
politics.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
ASKOV LAD SUFFERS
A PAINFUL INJURY

Folmer Frederiksen, 4 year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Fred.
eriksen near AskOv, while riding
on drill i'm the field with his
father Friday afternoon, suffered
a painful accident when the mid.
die finger on his right hand be.
came caught in the mechanism
which mashed the end so severely
that amputatiOn at the first Joint
was necessary. The little fellow
endured the pain with much grit
and is rapidly recovering from
the ordeal.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
Author, Lecturer to Speak,
FinInysOn Commencement
Martin w. Odland, Well KnoaCn
MannesOtan, to be Heard There
ON June 1st.

The FinlaysOn high school has Sc
cured for its commencement speaker
on June 1st, Martin w. Odland of
Robbinsdale, well known Minnesota
author and lecturer.
Mr.. Odland served in the Mime
sofa legislature some years ago as a
senator from Ottertail county, was
rural newspaper editor some years,
but has likely become best known for
biography that appeared in 1926. At
the present time he is executive clerk
to Governor Floyd B. Olson.
THE New Canaan" the latest story
by Mr.. Odland, has been published
serially in the st. Paul Dispatch.
The author begins his story back in
Norway in the year 1925 with youth
who was a stowaway on the famous
Norwegian "MayflOwer," the good
ship, "Retaurationen," which arrived
in America that year. 1t is a story
Of adventures of the first Norwegian
emigrants to America which takes
these settlers to New York, Wiscon-
sin, Illinois, Iowa, and finally to Min
nesota. In reviewing this work
James Gray wrote i'm the Dispatch:
''Mr. Odland is writer of whom
many fine books may be expected"
Wrote Several Biographies.
One of Mr.. Odland's most notable
works is THE Saga of the Norsemen
in America" of which $4,000 copies
were published by the Norse-Amer-
Another book is on the Life of Alex
ander Ramsey" Minnesota's second
governor back in the Cos, and other
biographies by Mr.. Odland include
those of General Shields, u S. Sen
ator from three states; Ignatious Don
nelly, the Saga of Sinniger; and
Joseph Renshaw Brown, the pioneer.
Minnesota has had a number of
people who have gained considerable
renOwn as writers on historical sub
jects," writes Gunnar B. Bjornson of
Minnesota, adding that mo list of
these would be complete without the
name of Martin w. Odland appear
ing. All his life he has been a stu
dent of history. His career has been
pretty much that of journalist. He
has taken much interest in politics
and in every part of the state he has
friends and admirers"
While Mr.. Odland is by nature an
historian, having inherited the saga
gift of the old Norsemen and knowing
how to hold the interest and atten-
tion of his readers, he is also a good
story teller, orally. In 1929-30 when
he was employed by the University
OF Minnesota extension division as a
lecturer on history, he gave more
than 200 talks, generally before
school groups. At that time he also
spoke in some Pine county schools
and it will be remembered how eager
the children were to catch every word
from his lips and become better &C
quainted with the history of their
state.
The title of Mr.. Odland's address
at Finlayson on June 1st will be who
are the Truly Great A Little Lay
Sermon" The Finlayson school is
to be congratulated on securing this
able man for the commencement
address.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
BETTER THAN LIFE INSURANCE

The editor of a country newspaper
retired with a fortune.
When asked the secret of his sue
cess, he replied:
II attribute by ability to retire with
a 100000 bank balance, after 30
years in the country newspaper field.
tn close application to duty, pursuing
a policy of strict honesty, always
practicing rigorous rules of economy,
and to the recent death of my uncle,
who left me $98,5O0."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
FARM BUREAU GETS
CAR OF DYNAMITE

The Pine County Farm Bureau has
ordered a carload of dynamite and it
ley.
Orders have not been very large
this year and the Bureau plans to put
the balance of the car in the maya
zine north of town, so that anyone
needing dynamite will be able to get
it at any time. Dealers throughout
the county are getting their supply
from this shipment also.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-28
GILL METERS DRAW
ARREST AND FINES

Game Warden Alex Graham of Ker-
rick, arrested Peter Westlund and
Victor Westlund, both of Cloquet, last
Friday evening at Oak lake for net
ting fish with a gill net.
Taken to Justice of the peace Hart
ley Gray at Sturgeon Lake, both
pleaded guilty and were each fined
$3.50, total of $109.6O. which they
paid.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
Why Fat Foams in Frying

When doughnuts are fried in oil or melted fat of any kind considerable moisture vapor-that is, water in va DOT form-is given off. With this wa ter certain water soluble substances are carried into the fat, which makes the surface of the fat sufficiently wis., cous to form a foam with the water which has been given off during the cooking of the doughnuts. The sub stance in one case may be water solu- ble proteins, such as albumen, which may come off as result of the use of eggs or from the flour itself. Any thing which affects the surface tension of the fat to a point where it can be blown into bubbles will cause fat to foam when the water vapor comes off during frying or cooking.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-23
How French Architect
 Views Homes of Future

An entirely new plan for construct ing houses cheaply and rapidly has been evolved by Mir. Henri Sauvage who ranks as one of the most original of modern French architects.
 Realizing that the tube is one of the strongest. most enduring and eco- nomical forms that any material can take, Mir. Sauvage proposes to build dwellings with tubes which are made of mixture of asbestos and cement.
 Around the foundations of the house are arranged number of plugs placed close together. Over each Is fitted one Of the vertical tubes and an injec- tlon of cement joins the two together.
 These buildings are fireproof and, it is claimed, have the advantage of being cool in summer and warm in winter, owing to the "overcoat" of air within the tubes which surrounds them
 Mir. Sauvage found that a hundred weight of any material. when made into d rod and tube both of the same length, the tube will support by far the greater weight without dis ress.--Philadelphia Record.