Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-09-08
ASKOV

seek employment.
Lauritz ]. Petersen sold his Essex
coach the first of the week to c. L.
Hoagland of Brook Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Thomson and
daughter, Esther, from Trempealeau,
Wis, were home from Saturday till
Monday.
Ole and Arthur Olesen are making
some extensive repairs and altera-
lions on the roof Of the Service
Garage.
Lars Lind Jorgensen of Des Moines,
Iowa, came Saturday for a visit over
the holidays with his wife and rela-
tives here.
Miss Dorothy Fiske of Kerrick.
came Monday to stay at the Fred F.
Hansen home and attend the local
high school.
The committee in charge requests
that Quilt squares for the Danish
Sisterhood be brought in to Mrs.
Svend Petersen in the course OF the
next week.
Hans Abrahamsen returned home
from Denmark after spending several
weeks visiting at his old home. He
and his brother, Jens, went abroad
together but Jens returned some
weeks ago.
The Rev. Aage Miller and Mr..
Saaby from Nysted, Nebr., who have
been on a motor trip through several
north central states, came to Askov
Tuesday for a visit at the homes OF
the formers brothers, Niels B. and
Carl Miller.
Ralph Gravesen returned home the
first of last week from the west coast.
During the last few months he has
been prospecting for gold in the Sier-
"a Navada mountains in western
California but the harvest" did not
warrant a continuation Of the pro-
ject.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nielsen of Min
neapolis, visited from Saturday till
Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. C. Jensen. Miss Gertrude Sandager
of Faribault, accompanied them up
here and will remain at the Jensen
home and attend the local high
school.
Laurits Jensen of Minneapolis, came
last Thursday for visit at the Hans
Clausen home. On Tuesday Mr.. and
Mrs. Jensen went to Minneapolis
where they will visit for a few days
and then return to Askov once more
before their departure for Denmark
to take up permanent residence there.
There was considerable excitement
yesterday when a general alarm
stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Jens P. Bie's
four year old son had wandered off
by himself and became lost in the
woods. Searching parties we're soon
organized and soon after dinner the
youngster was found in a pasture on
an adjoining farm. He had been lost
about hours when found, and suf-
fered no i'll effects from the expert
ence.
Arthur L. Fleming, Duluth sign
painter, who was employed at the
Klein Department Store in Sandstone
some years ago, was in Askov last
Thursday and painted the sign on
top of the American building-a very
neat job. The front Of the sign, read
from the street, is "Askov American
and in the same kind of letters as
used on the front page of the news
paper. The back of the sign, read
from the railroad trains, is Amer
lean Publishing Co.," the firm name,
in Gothic letters.
Musical night" was enjoyed at the
Young Peoples Society meeting Sun
day evening at the Assembly hall
when the junior orchestra under the
leadership of Mrs. A. Henriksen, ap-
peared for the first time on the en-
tertainment program Of that society.
The orchestra is composed of young
girls-mostly mandolins and guitars,
there being also two violins and
piano. Mrs. Henriksen has worked
with this group for about year and
the applause given them Sunday eve
ming was evidence of appreciation.
The senior orchestra, also directed by
Mrs. Henriksen entertained with sew
eral selections, and there were cornet,
trombone, and cello solos by Leonard
F'rahs, Hans Mosbak, and Erling
Nielsen, respectively. Ruth Hansen
and Ellen Miller entertained delight
fully with vocal duets, playing their
own accompaniment on guitars. The
audience sang several songs and after
the musical program the Rev. A. e.
Frost read letter from Arid Olson,
president of Grand View college, Des
Moines, Iowa, announcing that their
tuition fees for the coming year has
been greatly reduced. The president
of the society, L. Byron Olsen, dis
cussed the work that had been done
on the Assembly hall grounds, in the
way of filling in, leveling, mason
work, and the planting of trees and
shrubbery, the landscape work being
under the direction of Anker H. Pc
dersen. More work was arranged for
the following day, Labor Day. 1t was
also decided that the officers should
select committee to arrange for the
painting of the building. The eve
ming was terminated with the playing
of ring games.