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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Millionaire Finds New
Riches Source of Worry

Santa Rosa, Calif.-The caretaker
of park here to whom it was sud
denly revealed that he is the joint
heir to an estate estimated at S2S
100000 In Texas, Is still tending
flowers, keeping the walks clean. and
rubbing shoulders with the humanity
that surges daily through his park.
George Slaughter. sixty-one. de
clares he's not so excited about the
prospects of his wealth as other PEG
pie seem to be. Furthermore. he says
he's not "a hand to count my chickens
before they are Matched"
The news that he is potential mil
lionaire has brought him more wor
ries than all the careless tourists and
flower vandals he has confronted in
his park.
Shortly after the news Of his good
fortune was published deluge OF
communications from points well dis
tributed throughout the country be
gan-and continues to flood the
Slaughter, mail box on the porch OF his
four-room cottage.
While he was at first amused
Slaughter is now merely bored. AT
least half of the letters contain pro
posals of marriage. for Slaughter Is a
widower He has firmly determined
to have nothing more to do with the
opposite sex. however.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Czech Farmer Burned
to Death in Own Stove

Bratislava, Observation-Disclosures
Zedormirsky. a farmer near Kosice,
was actually burned to death in his
own stove.
He had taken bad cold and the
doctor had advised HIM to lay down
near the stove. Zedomirsky went a
bit too fan and went to sleep in the
stove. Slovakians have in their farm
houses huge stone stoves.
His wife came home closed the door
of the stove, put on the fire. and
walked away. Next morning, after a
long search. the farmer was found
burned to ashes in the stove.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Siamese White Elephants
Were Held Sacred

The famous white elephants of
Siam, which were supposed, to en-
body the spirit Of some ancient king
or hero, were once worshiped by the
Siamese. When white elephant was
captured it was tied to tree with a
silk rope until tanned and taught "ele-
plant etiquette" of the royal house
hold. The floating wooden palace on
which the sacred beast was brought
to Bangkok was handsomely decorat-
ed and there was attendants who
bathed and perfumed 1t throughout
the journey. Tender grasses, sugar
cane and other choice elephant foods
were served on gold and silver trays.
The remainder Of the ceremony Of In
duction into the royal herd compared
with the gorgeousness Of a coronation
ceremony Of an eastern potentate.-
Exchange.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
DESERTED SPOUSE.
FINDS HUBBY HAD
SOME MORE. WIVES
Suave Lothario, Alleged to Be.
Most Frequent of All
Husbands.

Chicago.-The most frequent hus--
band OF them all Is alleged to be one
Charles v. TOtaro, forty. one of whose
eight wives charges him. with deser-
ton. Mrs. Betty Murdoch, who was
No. on Charley's imposing list is the
complainant.
To Sergt Tim Dwyer. BETTY de
scribed her ''bHsbandp as an elegant
dresser" an expert, dancer, and a hand.
some philanderer with an. unfailing-
way with women.
Since Charles deserted her July 8.
1882, to pass on, to his next tenn
porary mate. Betty has devoted her
self to detective work, and has seen
or communicated with. the seven
other wives or ex-wives,, of the al.
legged bigan,ist.
May Be Many. More.
Though there is grave suspicion
and q. little evidence that Charles
has victinized good many other
women, the list complied by Betty.
a pretty Divorce, apparently gives
her husband" the all-time record
for marrying. 1t follows:
1. Married Betty. Hess, who lived
in the 1900 block on East Fifty-ffth
street. on November Z; 1915. They
have a fifteen-year-old boy. He soon
left her. and she divorced him October
10, 1927.
2. Married Frieda Pologstet of St.
Louis on July %, 1920, and left her
In couple of months. She got a
divorce in 1923.
8. Married Eva Turks, of Chicago's,
North Side. on October 20, 1920. He
left her soon after the birth of their
daughter, now ten. Divorced in 1928.
4. Married Caroline Ziegler on All.
gust IS, 1923. in Holy Name cathedral.
He tired shortly and she won her free
dom. in 1926.
5. Married Addie Grande of 432t.
Lake Park avenue. on February q.
1925. With Addie he remained con
tented longer than with any other :
he did not walk out until 1881. Ms
divorce.
6. Married Josephine Satikis OF
2S19 Emerald avenue on August 8,
1881. She is looking for Charles. also
because they have nine-months- ole
son.
He Makes an Error.
z. Married Mrs. Murdoch in Crown
Point. Ind, on September 8, 1881. He
left her on July 9, 1892, which. it de-
vel0ps, was technical error for
Charles. Because Betty bids fair to
become his nemesis.
s. Married Lee Riether, 4O39 Wash
ington boulevard. also in Crown Point.
on the day he abandoned Mrs. Muir
dock.
Less than two months after the last
marriage. on August 80. 1882, Charles,
was on his way again. taking Lees
three diamond rings. wrist watch and
$40. That was another habit OF
Charles. his "wives" say: he appar-
emily managed neat net profit or
each of his marital deals.
When Betty and Lee got together
to talk over their trouble. they opened
mysterious case which Charles had
always carefully guarded-and ont
dropped flock of pictures. Each
naturally. was of beautiful girl. One
was "Daisy Totaro." Another wife:
A second was Bernadine Pill of St.
Louis; a third. Peggy. of Ell Dorado.
III. And so on.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Constable Gets Himself
. Arrested to Get His Man

Pittsburgh. Pa.-Resourceful man
that's Constable John Muirhead. Al
though he didn't have the necessary
warrant with him at the time, the
constable decided to "get his man"
when he saw A. e. COen, wanted fer
bail jumping, strolling along street.
Muirhead picked fight with Coen
and police arrested both just as the of.
fcer planned. Both were taken to q
police station where the constable was
released after explanations, and Coen
wasn't. The trick worked.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Spurned Note Signer
Chops Off Right Hand

Brescia. Italy.-Guiseppe Mazzolini
thirty-six years. old. farmer living
in the commune Of Gavardo. amputaf
ed his right hand with a sickle when
he learned that, notes of which he was
the guarantor had been protested.
81 will not be able to sign any more
notes." he remarked to officials OF
the hospital to which he was brought
here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Indian Wife Saves Mate,
Paddles Miles for Helu

Fort Frances, Can.-Accidentally
shot when his gun exploded as he sat
in his canoe. Archie McGiniis. an In
dian trapper near here, is going to live
because his wife did a herman job for
six hours getting him to where he
could be treated.
McGinnis fell into the water after
ne was shot. His wife pulled him
back into the craft. Then she pad.
died 20 miles to where he could be
'reated.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Eagle, Forced Down at
Sea, Gets Ride to Land

BostOn.-When the schooner Charles
NJ. Fauci arrived here, large Congo
eagle was on deck with the vessels
Newfoundland dog mascot. Sonny.
Capt. Leo Doucette said the eagle
apparently exhausted after long
fight, had twice been blown into the.
heavy seas before landing on the deck.
After being fed the eagle made friends.
with a passenger and the dog.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Operate on Pup; Owner
Receivers Lost" Rings

Chicago.-As a result Of an Oper-
alton performed on a four months-old
Scotch terrier. two rings, diamond
and signet, were restored to Mr.
and Mrs. ]. G.. Perrie.
The rings were removed from the
dog by Dr. r. W. Dagley. and his as
sistant, Arthur Hartford. The dog re-
covered.
Although the signet ring disap-
peared month ago, it was not until 81
few days ago the whereabouts Of the
rings was discovered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02

Office of County Highway Engineer,
Pine City, MINI. January %. 1888.
To the Hon. Board of County
Commissioners of the County of
Pine, State of Minnesota.
Gentlemen
The undersigned herewith submits for
your consideration and approval. report
of receipts and expenditures from the
County Aid Road Fund for the year 1882.
Respectfully submitted,
H. v. JORGENSEN
County Highway Engineer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Find Jewels in Safes
Secret Hiding Place

Gilroy, Calif.-Mrs. Lottie Martin
who 'Iost" $500 worth of jewelry -four
years ago, had it back in her posses
sion recently because the owner OF a
third.hand safe was inquisitive.
Mrs. Martins husband sold a safe
to Irwin Hollister, who sold it to e. S
Farley, who sold 1t to 0. N. Rector
The latter wondered what was in
small compartment in the back of the
safe, pried It open, and discovered the
Jewels Mrs. Martin had placed there
four years previously and had for
gotten.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Perches on Tail Of
Plane: Steals Ride

Meeteetse, Wyo.-It was thrill
while it lasted. but Jerry O'Leary
wants no more stolen plane rides.
Unknown to the pilot. O'Leary
climbed .on. the tall of Bill Mon
days plane just before 1t took off.
He hung on while Monday and Eve
passengers rose 1000 feet. Mon
day landed when an assistant sig
nailed from the ground.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Man Laughs Eight Hours
When Tooth Is Pulled

New York.-An eight-hour laugh
was enjoyed by Vito Roges after he
had a tooth extracted here
At first it was believed the laughter
was caused by the anesthetic taken
for the extraction. but hospital physi-
clans decided it was due to toxic
condition due to infection of the gums
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
"Bussins" uabis,

Bobby. aged three, had been Ill and
could not have his usual outings be-
cause Of that and inclement weather.
One day he looked out of the window.
then turned to me and said wistfully.
'There are two mammas 'bugging'
their babies" Two. neighbor women
had passed with their baby carriages.
Chicago Tribune
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Beautiful Words

The question as to which words are
considered the most beautiful in the
English language would be a matter
Of opinion. The following have been
Melody. eloquence. mod
esty, honor, heaven. hope. purity.
splendOr, virtue. faith, nobility, love,
harmony. liberty, alteration, innocence,
JOY, sympathy. divine. happiness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Jus. Old Persian Custom

Beneath the Hall of q Hundred
Columns" at Persepolis psychologists
found a stone giving facts about Ar
taxerxes l. who became monarch In
465 B. c. Which shows that the prac.
tice Of sealing documents and records
into cornerstOnes is just an old Per.
sian MISUNDERSTANDING.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Aae;.n. Church Councils

The ecumenical councils recognized
BY the Roman Catholic church are 70
In number. The first eight. held at
Nicaea, Constantinople. Ephesus. Chai-
cedon, Constantinople. Constantinopie.
Nicaea and Constantinople, were par.
ticipated in by the entire Christian
church
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Tame Wild Fowl

Wild fowl raised at the Detroit
geological park are free to go and
come as they please. The. birds fy
to nearby swamps during nesting sea
son. butfreturn to thu zoo ponds with
their bropds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Caucasus Heights

Geologically speaking, the Caucasus
are much younger" mountains than
the Alps. On every hand precipices
drop sheer away for thousands Of
feet, valleys are incredibly deep. great
snowcIad peaks soar high.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02


Somebody sat on his feet, two fellows
held his arms. another his head. and |
sewed Up his throat with needle and
Observation-Disclosures stitch. Then we
tied his head down on his chest. He
recovered, and the doctors said we did
good job"
Another time Topper escaped the
fury of hulking mate by the adept
use Of hay hook.
Ten years Of life on the high seas.
and Topper came ashore. he got a
job splicing wire rope. Then he got
q job selling wire rope; then a job
selling other kinds of hardware-and
that's one route sailorman took to
success.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Meet and Wed in One Day

Fort Worth. Texas.-Albert Il.
Graves met Miss Virginia Wright one
morning at a soda fountain. At noon
she was wearing his fraternity pin.
By nightfall they had e!oped to Okla
homa and were married.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Varieties Of "sard;ne."

Commercially speaking. any small
fish Of the herring family is a sardine.
The herring family includes not only
the true sardine or pilchard, but also
the sea herring or slid and the sprat
or bristling.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Early Use of Pine.

Pipes were used for smoking herbs
Of various sorts long before tobacco
came into use. Specimens Of pipes
have been discovered in very ancient
sites Of Europe.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Europe. H;.h... M..n..i..

Europe's Highest Mountains
The highest mountains In Europe
are not the Alps, as Is commonly be-
lieved, but the Caucasus, a rugged
range which rises like mighty wall
across the bridge Of land between the
Black and Caspian seas
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Tomb Breaks Boys Leg

Netawaks, Kan.-Gale Harris, six.
has marked the cemetery off his list o.
Fairgrounds. While playing there
with companions tombstone fell on
him and broke bis leg.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
Found Everywhere

Lolita Squawks says: The trouble
with the fellow who knows nothing IL
that he is always telling you about It
Pathfinder Magazine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
L..d Almo.. ysithou, Raj.

Rain is so rare in the Atacama des-
ert, South America. that houses there
safely ran 20 h','Yf "f mud.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
QUITS EXCITING
LIFE OF SAILOR
TURNS SALESMAN
Boy Who Ran Away Before
the Mast Is Now Solid
Citizen at so.

New York.-A boy who ran away to
sea at fifteen and who has seen his
share of blood and rum among sea-
faring men now is a hardwar' sales
man in New York city, fifty years old,
substantial, and what the trade calls
business getter."
He is George P. Topper, who now
has a young daughter, dresses well,
wears glasses, and hooks the part Of a
solid citizen.
Aunt Couldn't Stop Him.
George went to sea at fifteen. with
IS cents in his pocket and articles
signed guaranteeing him a dollar a
month, no charge for grub, bunk, or
passage. When he got his first Job
lined up the Rebecca Crowell, the cap
tain went to call on Georges aunt.
Il might as well say he can CO." she
sighed Hell 60 anyway" So they
sailed away for year and day.
"While we were on the Addie Nor.
rell, bound for Boston" Topper said,
recalling one Of his experiences. !
woke up hearing a hoarse cry one
morning to find the bedding wet on
my face. It was blood. and I looked
out to see an Irishman lying on the
floor in pool of it. His clothes were
thin, he had dreaded the cold and
wanted t. be on the sick list, so he
had sliced himself.
Sews Mans Throat.
HE had taken my razor. gone down.
the forspeak hatch, cut his throat.
come back. put the razor In the kit,
put the. kit on my shelf. and collapsed.
W. thought he was dead. but several
hours later we found he was still
alive, so we decided to fix him up.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
CO. ENGINEERS
REPORT FOR 1882

Office ,of County Highway, 100. Engineer
To the Hon. Board of County
Commissioners of the County of
Pine, State of Minnesota.
Gentlemen:--
The undersigned herewith submits for
your consideration and approval, accord
ing to Section No. %, Chapter No. 325
Session Laws of the State of Minnesota
Of 1921 the annual report covering all the
expenditures of 1892 from the County
Road and Bridge Fund.
Respectfully submitted.
80 II. ". JORGENSEN
County Highway Engineer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
MAINTENANCE BETTERMENTs


Job No. 32:O1-Road No. 17-Pine
City, Reshaping "a miles -. S.
Job No. 32:02-Road No. 10-Wil-
ma-FiIling Sinkhole ..........
Job No. 32:03-Road No. 10
Sandstone. Reshaping s miles.
shaping miles ................
Job No. SO :65-Road No. 15-Pine
City. .Reyalton & Pokegama. Re-
gravelling. 5 miles .............
JOB No! 32:O6-Road No. 12-Pine
Lake." iFfnalyson-Reshaping 1
lob %'if No. s2:o7"Road No. 20.
Sandstone, Dell Grove. Reshap-
Job inf NO GO s2 at No. io.Arna
Smoothing & Ditching LIS
Job No. s2:osGRoad No. 14-Ker-
rick-Grading miles .......... !,
Job No. 30 :10-Roads Nos: & 10
Sandstone, Finlayson & Par
ttidge-Regravelling is miles. 3,
Job, No. 32:11-Road No. 6-Pine
Job No. 32:12-Road No. 17-Pine
City-Surfacing with rock 2A
job No. s2:la-Road No. IL
Chengwatana = travelling 3
JOB No. s2:14-Road No. 15-Pine
City-Regravelling q miles
Job No. 32:15-Road No. 11-Bre-
men. Kettle River-Grading
miles q,
Job No. 32:16-Road No. Poke
gama-Regravelling miles -.
Job No. 32:17-Road No. 9-Rock
Creek-Gravelling Tx miles -. 2,
Job No. 32:1S-Road No. 9-Roy-
alton, Rock creek-Regraveli-
Evening star., 1933-09-07
Conquering Contract
.By P. HAL SIMS

ct hands On which to raise to two
spades with l.4.3-2 distribution:
r.. Rs; 9 !. ... &1111111
as.. sg; 1111 .a sJ1.
n r.. ss.... Saa;A,1,.. Sa.4,,
and the same advice would apply on
corresponding holdings II your partner
had bid hearts instead Of spades.
Naturally, with these weak hands you
must sign OF In all subsequent bidding,
as game Is unlikely unless the OPEN
ing bidder is strong enough to force or
Jump to game on his next response. II
he bids two no trumps over your raise,
your signof Is not q pass, but q rebid
to three spades. You thus tell him
that your hrst raise was merely .
change-giving one. and that from your
holdings the hand appears unsafe ex-
cept In q spade contract, and that not
at the game level. II opener over
rides the sisnon and goes on to three
no tr1rmps or four spades, he must do
Where There Il No Misft, There Il
No Disaster.
We find that bidding developed
from q minimum raise On the flrst
round leads Us with great delcacy to
many games which the cards deliver
because Of the perfect At, although the
opening hand, considered by itself, -
far from imposing, while the respond.
ing hand appears to be . pitiful col
lection Of 13 worthless cards. Only
when bid a. . unit Of 26 cards-3or
that Is how they must be played-do
the two hands reveal their possibilities.
The bidding can be carried On rest
fully and without apprehension Of
3 calamitous double, because after the
first round both partners know that
there will be no eventual misfit declara-
tion-they can always revert to the
original suit. They may be set. but
they will never be slaughtered. With
this assurance, there is every reason
to develop the bidding with courage or
even audacity. It is only when there
u no possible At that mAssacres occur.
Big penalties have their origin In mis-
ats and rescues, not In Light raises.
Copyright. 1oS3)
Evening star., 1933-09-07

ments and his behavior. It results in
the opposite. He takes color from your
behavior always, and II you jump up
ana down and scold and threaten and
sputter, he makes the same sort Of dem
onstration in his way.
Try to get and to keep control of
yourself when something goes wrong.
Learn 70 keep your tongue still In your
mouth. Move with power but with 81
lent power. The best engines are quieter
than the cheap ones. The strong mind
moves with the silent strength and
sureness Of hne machine. The ex.
cited child feels the power and the Ger
tainty through the silence and he is ac-
cordlngly quieted and led toward the
desired end II the mind is sputtering.
uncertain, the effect on the child Is in
correspondence to that mood.
A torrent Of words browns thouRht.
You can't hear yourself think. In an
emergency you need to think. II you
are all heated up and sputtering over
every little thing that comes along you
are going to train your mind, which In
many respects Is like a machine, to Ger
tain hxed reactions, to useless scoldinR.
II you keep control over your nerves,
your. words, your movements Will calm
and totrect the child always and you
need fear no emergency.
There y another reason not so scien-
tilac. You will not do and say things
Tor which you will be sorry ever after
II you hold your tongue.
(Copyright. 1881
Evening star., 1933-09-07
Everyday Psychology
Why We Laugh.
~ DR. yEssE n. sPIowla

One savAnt argues that nature In.
vented laughter for the purpose of re-
ducing high blood pressure-something
we all tend to get when we struggle
along under constant tension. There
fore we laugh in order to relax. And
relaxation merely means a readjustment
OF circulatory pressures.
Another student thinks that laughter
Is an ancient language It's the Ian
Guase our ancestors used before they
developed the sort of vocabulary that
now goes for language. In that ancient
4Ay men laughed when they wanted
= ~, Everything y all right" We
~ safe" mo danger Of an attack. +"
And 50, It Is said, We laugh more
PARTLY IN . large group than in Q small
pde, for the simple reason that We have
a announce our Afety 10 . larger au-
Hence.
still another student thinks We LAUGH
because We want to glorify our sanity.
When We feel that We have made an
accurate judgment about something, we
announce our mental insight by laugh
ing. This same student also finds that
we laugh because we are able to dis
tinguish between truth and falsehood.
Every time We detect q lie we feel like
laughing.
The majority Of the laughter theories
bear some relation to feelings of su-
periority. That Is, we laugh when we
feel superior. Cowards sometimes laugh
In order to make some one believe that
they are equal to the occasion. When
times are hard, jokesmiths are in de-
mand. Having nothing to laugh about,
We are looking for somebody to relieve
for the time being.
(Copyright 1887
Evening star., 1933-09-07
DOROTHY DK,S LETTER BOX
How Can Overworked Father Force Lazy
Sons to Milk Cow?-Reader Suggests
Board to Stop Divorce.

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