Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-03
ASKOV

Chr. Sandahl was a business caller
in Pine City yesterday.
A baby boy was born Saturday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewald Sorensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Conway and
Mavis were business callers in Du-
luth Saturday.
P. P. Kilstofte and o. r. Keller
came from Brainerd and spent Sunday
at their respective homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred L. Nielsen and
children and Miss Harriet Larsen
were visitors at Cushing, Wis.,, Sun
day.
Buttermaker Alfred L. Nielsen and
several members of the creamery
board were business callers in Du-
luth Friday.
The Rev. and Mrs. Carl c. Rasmus-
sen and two children of Viborg, S. d..
are visiting with relatives and friends
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Georg Lindegaard,
Miss Edith and George were in Brain
erd Sunday for a days visit with
friends and relatives.
Miss Agnes Lunde came last week
from Minneapolis to help with the
work at her home for short time.
her mother having had an attack of
the flu.
Miss Florence Keller who has been
employed at the Harold A. Petersen
home in Brainerd, came with them
Saturday and will continue to work
for them here.
March came in like a lion" and
It is hoped that it will "go out like
a lamb" The snow and cold wave
which came with the first day of the
month did not last long, however.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. S. Petersen were
callers here yesterday from Brainerd
The Askov Construction Co. has near
ly completed their job there and Mr.
Petersen and family expect to move
back to Askov by the middle of this
month.
The Legion members are progress
sing slowly but surely with the COM
pletion of their log cabin; the hard
wood flooring is practically laid now
and it will not be long before they
can have their meetings and enter
tainments under their own roof.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson. newly
weds from Superior, Wis, visited Sun
day and Monday at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Ludwig Madsen. Mrs. A.
Nelson, Mrs. Madsen's mother, who
had been visiting in Superior for a
couple of weeks, returned to Askov
with the newlyweds.
n. X. Andersen and his helper, Paul
Paulsen. are busy these days fixing
up the interior of the old post office
building suitable for a meat market.
Clarence Mattson is building an ice
box to fit in one corner; all of which
will be ready by the middle of next
week when Mr.. Andersen expects to
open up ready for business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P Jensen attended
an income tax meeting at the Happy
Hour hall west of Moose Lake We'd
nesday night to which Mr. Jensen was
invited as one of the speakers. Mr.
Jensen talked on the cooperative
meat ring in which the farmers Of
that community had become inter-
ested with a view to organizing
The farm home and furnishings of
the Oscar F. Wilson family located
~ miles north of Askov was burned
at about 9 o'clock Monday night
Practically everything in the house
was destroyed except the piano, but
the outbuildings were saved by good
work of the fire fighters. Only partial
insurance coverage was carried Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson have two sons and a
daughter. No plans have been an
nounced by them as to rebuilding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl X. Johansen and
children left today for Geneva, Iowa,
where they will make their future
home, having traded their farm here
for a farm there some months ago.
Mr.. Johansen and family came here
just 3 years ago from Iowa, and
have had the disappointing expert
eHce of buying at a high price and
then farming on market that started
to decline soon after they came here
which naturally resulted in big loss
for them. The American joins with
friends in wishing Mr.. Johansen and
family the best of success in their
new location.