Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-11-03
ASKOV

business callers In Minneapolis yes
terday.
Thorvald Sorensen of the Red &
White store, was business caller In
the Twin Cities yesterday.
The entire Askov school faculty
were in the Twin Cities the last half
= of the week to attend the annual M.
e. A. convention.
Miss Gudrun Andersen from Des
Moines, was here over Sunday
for visit with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Andersen.
Carl Miller was in Duluth Tuesday
and brought P. p. Kilstofte home, his
condidtion being very much improved
after spending two weeks at the hos
\pital.
Hedge B. Kilstofte was here Sunday
from Trempealeau, Wis.,, and took his
mother, Mrs. P. P. Kilstofte along to
Duluth for short visit with Mr.. Kill
stofte, ST., at the hospital.
Local enthusiasts are again talking
basketball and a practice will be held
Friday night in the school gymna-
SUM at which time all who would
like to try out for the town team are
invited to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ecklund and
baby daughter and Carl Erickson, who
have been at the home of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. Ecklund.
the past four weeks, left Monday for
their home in Chicago.
Supt. and Mrs. H. A. Petersen Of
TIL 50, Aely Cakn nd
Sunday for visit at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. S. Petersen.
Previous to coming here they had at
tended the NJ. E. A. convention in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Anton Hansen (CarlsheD went
to Minneapolis last Thursday and en-
tered the University hospital where
Saturday. Henry Hansen of Flood
wood, took her there and remained
over the weekend.
Thorvald Sorensen and Miss Helen
Petersen motored to Minneapolis Sat-
urday morning to join friends there
for a visit and to take in the home
coming football game at the univer-
seeing Minnesota defeat Northwestern
by score of to 0.
The regular meeting of the Par
ent-Teachers association will be held
in the high school assembly room Of
the local school Thursday night, Nov.
10, at s p. m. Every one should hear
President George A. Selke of the St.
Cloud Teachers College. It is ex-
pected that he will also have some
other talent along with him to appear
on the program. Lunch will be served
as usual. A large attendance is
wanted, says the committee.
Viggo Miller, accompanied by Carl
DiXen left at II o'clock Tuesday night
in the A. Henriksen truck for Des
Moines. Iowa, where they will deliver
a truck load Of produce-rutabaga
potatoes, cabbage. carrots, etc.-to
Grand View College. The produce
was raised and donated by people in
the community and donations in
money were also received to pay for
the transportation. The boys expect
to return to Askov some time Friday.
At special meeting of the stock
holders of the Askov Cooperative As
ISOLATION held Saturday night in the
village hall, it was decided to author
lie the board to stock groceries for
retail selling as soon as money could
be raised for the purpose. Approx
mately 30 attended the meeting and
almost all voted for the venture. The
association has been in Askov hand
ling feeds and coal for about 20 years
and before this have not ventured
into any other retail line. Hans Koed
is manager of the concern.
The d. B. S. hall was filled to capa-
city Thursday evening when a we'll
balanced program was presented
under auspices of the local Danish
Sisterhood lodge. There were nearly
800 paid admissions of 10 cents each
and considerably over a hundred
children who went in free. First on
the program the Junior String Or
chestra under the leadership of Mrs.
A. Henriksen rendered two selections
-Andante & Waltz and Sweet ALA
lee; following them Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Hansen sang and played "J@-
gerhytten er NIT HEN" and Where
did you get that Hat" and as usual
were obliged to render an encore be-
fore the applause would cease. Then
came the one act play, EN- lille Dat
ter" presented by Carl Dixen, Mrs.
Svend Petersen, j. c. Jensen, Mrs. V.
S. Petersen, Carl Larsen and Miss
Krista Thomson, under the able lead
ership of Mrs. Enevold Smidt and
makeup by Mrs. Manford Nelson;
judging from the hearty applause and
much favorable comment by the audi
ence then the play was a success from
start to finish. The Junior String
Orchestra terminated the program by
playing "Over the Waves" and "Sing
me Song of the South" Following
the program Mrs. Chris Hansen OPP
Grated fortune telling booth where
some 80 persons were accommodated
at cents each. Mrs. Chr. Hyldahl
and Mrs. Jens Hyldahl sold numbers
by the wholesale and in another cor