Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-07-28
ASKOV

Miss Ellen Mosb@k came last week
from Normal Ill, for an indefinite
visit at her home.
James Frokjer and daughters, Mar
garet and Emma, from Centuria, Wis.
were here Thursday Of last week to
attend Mrs. L. Mosb@k's funeral.
Miss Agnete Fenger, who is en-
ployed at a hospital in Greenwich,
Conn.,, is enjoying months vacation
at the home of her mother, Mrs. P. N
Fenger.
DIR. F. F. Callahan of the Pokegama
Sanatorium, and Viggo Justesen were
visiting in the community Wednesday
calling on friends and making new
ones in behalf of the Democratic
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Sorensen and
daughter, Miss Mamma, from near
Luck, Wis.,, were here Monday for
visit at the Mrs. A. Madsen home. Mr..
and Mrs. Sorensen have recently re-
turned from a visit in California.
A special school election to choose
a director for three years will be held
in the school assembly room Saturday
night The polls will open at O'Clock
and will remain open for one hour.
This election was called because the
annual election resulted in a tie for
this office.
The first two carloads of rutabagas
to be shipped out this season were
loaded yesterday, one carload each by
Louis Olsen and A. Henriksen. The
local buyers, however, say that they
are not ready to buy in quantity yet
as the weather is too warm and de-
mand for the product insufficient.
Mrs. Harold Dietz received letter
Tuesday from Mrs. H. E. Levins, for
merly of this community, stating that
she with her daughters, Josephine
and Bernice, are visiting in Oakland,
Calf, with her sister. After the visit
there Mrs. Levins and daughters ex-
pect to go to Portland, Ore, where an
other daughter lives, to make their
home.
Miss Erma Clegg was taken sick
the first of this week and is staying
at the home of her parents. Her
place in the Hansen Cafe has been
taken, for the time being, by Miss
Eleanor Quarnstrom from Ogilvie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. Strandvold and
T. w. Hansen were in Ogilvie Tues
day evening to bring Miss Quarnstrom
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Nielsen and
family and Miss Eline Clausen and
Marvin Peterson motored to Brainerd
Saturday afternoon to meet Mr.. Mel
sens sister and family who were mo-
toring here from Fargo, N. D. A fam
lily reunion was held at the Nielsen
home in Askov Sunday when about
40 relatives from st. Croix Falls,
Gushing, Luck, and Frederic, Wis,
enjoyed dinner and supper. Tuesday
Mrs. Nielsen went to Cushing, where
she will spend until Friday visiting.
Rudolph Petersen, who is one of
the athletic directors in charge of
swimming at Camp Lincoln on Lake
Hubert near Brainerd, was home Wis
iting his folks Saturday night and
Sunday. "Rudie" states that the
camp has 80 boys of all ages this year
and these come from all parts of the
United States to make the camp their
home for eight weeks. This is the
third season for him in the capacity
of one of the directors or instructors
at this exclusive camp, which speaks
we'll for his ability and standing in
his profession.
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Saturday evening in the town hall for
the semi-annual meeting of the Askov
Cooperative Association. Ludwig Mad
sen, secretary, read the semi-annual
financial statement which was very
much better than the one year ago.
The first half of 1881 showed a loss
while the first six months of 1892 show
a gain of nearly $500. The report was
approved as read with the additional
comment: Keep up the good work.
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the possibility Of the company
handling Coop gasoline gave their
report which revealed that it would
be quite possible to include this line
in their business. However, after
being discussed from various angles,
it was decided by a big majority not
to go into the oil business. H. v.
Nurmi, manager of the Central Coop
Wholesale, Superior, Wis.,, and V. S.
Alanne, executive secretary for the
Northern States Coop League, Min
neapolis, were present and gave very
interesting talks.
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