Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-03-02
ASKOV

apolis last week for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Byron Olsen were
callers in the Twin Cities Friday ana
Saturday.
Hjalmar Petersen came Saturday
evening from st. Paul and visited at
home until Sunday evening.
Miss Emma Bjorklund of Duluth,
was here Monday for visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs.. Manford Nelson.
F.. ID. Baer of St. Paul, is in Askov
this week looking after routine bust
ness matters for the Federal Land
Bank
Axel Hassenfeldt has rented the j.
p. Miller farm one mile north OF town.
and has been busy the past week NOV
ing onto same.
Jens Thomson and o. r. Keller
were in Brainerd Saturday to look
after some minor details for the Askov
Construction Co.
Paul Paulsen has rented the former
Peter Molby farm and moved onto
same; in other words, he and Martin
Andersen exchanged places.
Alfred L. Nielsen and family mo-
tored over to Cushing, Wis, Satur-
day evening for visit with relatives,
returning home again Sunday.
Kaj Simonsgaard was in Minneapo-
lis Saturday and brought home his
brother, Henry, who is now able to
be up and around, but must go slow
and careful.
The Service Garage is undergoing
some minor but convenient changes III
the front entrance to the office; Nels
p. Petersen has been doing the neces-
sary carpenter work.
"A private automobile deal was
closed the first of the week when Ar
thur Olesen sold his model T. Ford
coupe to Manford Nelson cOnsidera-
ton for the car as is: 50.
Vernon E. Anderson was in Wadena
Saturday and Sunday for a visit with
Mrs. Anderson at the home of her
folks. A baby birl was born to Mr..
and Mrs Anderson Saturday morning.
The Misses Krista and Anna Thorn
sen left Saturday morning for Des
lMoines, Iowa, where the former had
a job and the latter expected to find
one. Werner johnson took them down
via the auto route.
The board of directors of the Askov
Creamery Association held special
meeting Tuesday afternoon, at which
1 time the buttermaker, Alfred l.. Mel
sen, was engaged for another year on
sliding wage scale.
NielS X. Hansen, at present located
/ in the old parsonage, has recently
closed a deal whereby he becomes
the owner of the former VOetmanr
S0-acre farm, northwest OF town. Mr.
Hansen and family plan to move onto
same in the near future.
Another little explanation in con
nection with the Red Cross entertain
ment Friday night has been requested
namely, after the play home made
candy can be purchased at a booth
but the committee requests that those
who can, should bring along some
home made candy. Otherwise the!
ARE afraid they will run short.
Peter Truelsen, Niels Nielsen, ant
the formers son-in-law, Mr.. SOrenser
all from ST. Paul, were in Askov yes
terday to visit the Niels X. Hanse
family and incidentally took goo
look at some farm land in this com
munity; they will be back again
look it over once more when the sno
is off the ground.
A meeting of the Askov Paren
no hnl ,
the assembly room of the schOt
house Thursday night, March 9, wit
Miss Harriet Wood, state librarian
as the principal speaker. A progra!
is being arranged and coffee will b
served after the meeting. Everybod
interested in PIT. A. work is urge
to be present.
The committee in charge of tn
coffee and lunch at the Red eros
entertainment Friday night, hay
been making a campaign for dons
tions the last few days and peOpl
have donated so generously that no
it has been decided to make tn
lunch exceptionally low in price. Jul
last night it was decided to sery
"Ebleskiver" and coffee at five cent
per person. This low price it is hope
will induce everyone to visit the dill
ing room and .partake in the refresl
ments.
Elsewhere in this issue will
found an advertisement announcer
the operetta, "A Little Bit of Ireland
which will be staged in the d. B.
hall Friday evening, March 3rd-(t
morrow night. In addition to Il
operetta the committee announce
that there will also be selections
Mrs. Andrew Henriksens string O
chestra and a vocal solo by MI
Svend Petersen. The evening hi
been so divided that any part of it CT
be enjoyed for only 10 cents, or Il
entire evening for 30 cents. The col
mittee in charge and those takil
part in the program have put in MAJ
hours of hard work to make the 6
fair a success and they hope that t
community will respond generous.
as all the proceeds go toward loo