Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-21
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ming, April 9, at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Norkoli, Sr. The we'd
ding was kept a secret until Wednes-
day evening when crowd came to
charivari them, after which Mr.. Man.
nelin set up the treats. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Mannelin have a large circle
of friends who wish them much hap
piness.
Sunday, the twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Sironen was fittingly celebrated when
their friends gathered at their home
north of here to offer congratulations
and present them with several fine
gifts of silver. Lunch was served
throughout the afternoon. They have
six children, two girls, one of whom
is married and who lives at Chisholm.
and four boys at home. The girls
were unable to be present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sironen were married at Sand
stone, living there for while before
going to Chisholm, where they made
their home until moving here a year
| ago.
c. L. Smith is recovering satisfac-
torily from the blood poisoning in his
right hand and his son. Charles, is
we'll on the road to recovery from his
recent illness of scarlet fever.
Mrs. H. Emanuel Skate was hon
ored by Mrs. Bergseth Saturday. when
she invited in dozen friends for
last visit before Mrs. Skate should
leave for her new home at Lansing,
MINI. A dainty lunch was served by
the hostess.
Sunday morning part of the roof
of the farm home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Cage near Geise. was burned
but bucket brigade was formed soon
enough after the fire was discovered
to put it out before the whole struc-
ture burned. A neighbor, Mrs. Scho-
enrock, saw the fire and notified
Mrs. Cage, who was alone with the
children as Mr.. Cage had gone away
for the morning. 1t is thought
spark from the chimney set the fire.
There was no loss of furniture as
everything was removed.
A very large crowd gathered at
the high school Monday evening to
attend the Community club meeting
and program. One item of business
concerned the school library, which
consists of about 1000 volumes, also
a large number of magazines. This
library, while primarily for the use
of the school, is also free to the
patrons of the school and everyone
is invited to make use of it, At the
next meeting there will be a discus
sion regarding the advisability of in
creasing the number of adult books
either by donation or purchase. A
very fine program was given, each
number of deep interest and full of
amusement for ALL Several numbers
were given by our talented friends
from the Pine River community. A
new method was used at the meeting
by charging for the program and serv-
ing lunch free and since more than
23O tickets were sold, the lunch COM
mittee had big task to feed the
crowd. A special part of the program
cons listed of the awarding of the bas-
ketball letters to the girls team by
their coach, Miss Dale Ross, and to
the boys team by Coach Archie Gray.
Leonard Faudskar left Friday for
st. Paul, where he has secured work.
Mrs. William Lenty, who is a lover
of flowers and has many fine speci-
mems in her home, reports that she
has two ripe tomatoes this week.
Spring surely must be here.
Mrs. Ted Franson and children of
Duluth, are at the home of her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. w. T. Pearson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Granville and
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Dumphy of Proc
tor, had dinner with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Wickstrom and spent the aft
ernOon there. Miss Dorothy Clan
vile, who has been visiting here for
two weeks, returned home with them.
Ralph Wallio and Howard Norback
went to Minneapolis last Thursday
afternoon to be the guests of Milton
Wallio at the university, when a lee
ture and demonstration was given to
the students of the electrical engi-
COuISc, Tie
developments in the electrical world.
The boys returned in time to attend
their Friday classes.
Mrs. Dave Samuelson entertained
at six tables of bridge last Thursday
evening in honor of Mr.. Samuelson's
birthday. Prizes were awarded to
Mrs. v. E. Shafer and H. E. Shafer,
high; Mrs. E. M. Arth and Mr.. Gray,
second; and Mrs. Bowers and Mr. Mil
Ter, low. A fine lunch concluded the
happy evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Shafer and
Eleanor spent last Thursday in st.
Paul, shopping.
Art, Norman, and Victor DeYoung
of Minneapolis, spent Sunday with
their mother, Mrs. Gus Schmidt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnick and
family of st. Paul, were guests Sun
day at the Ben Danielson home.
Mrs. e. M. Arth and Mrs. H. E.
| Shafer spent Friday afternoon with