Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
ASKOV

The Ford Garage sold used 1928
Chrysler sedan to Henry Jensen. Tne
deal was closed the latter part OF
last week.
L. Byron Olsen left Tuesday for
Monticello, where he will take up
duties as assistant receiver OF group
of closed banks. The Olsens will
maintain their home in Askov for the
present.
Miss Solveig Utoft and her brother,
ALT, of Luck, Wis.,, were Sunday Wis
itors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rasmus Petersen. Miss Utoft will be
the Danish teacher here the coming
school term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauritz Nielsen of St.
Paul, former residents OF this COM
munity. came Saturday and visited
until Sunday evening at the Chr.
Sandahl home. They were accompan-
led by Miss Elsie Sandaihl, who had
been employed by the Vernon Ander-
son family in Minneapolis, for some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen motored
to Tyler, Mimi, Lake Preston, S. d..
and other points last Thursday where
they visited friends and relatives, re-
turning home Monday evening. Miss
Harriet Karlen, who had spent some
time at the Henriksen home, accom-
panied them on the trip as far as
Russell. Mr.. Henriksen states that
conditions in South Dakota are any
thing but good and that the crops
have almost completely burned up.
Last Thursday evening a severe
windstorm, accompanied by rain and
brilliant lightning, struck this vicin-
ity and caused great deal OF dam
age. The barn on the Chris Larsen
farm, northwest of town, was con-
siderably damaged, the one side being
caved in and the structure itself
twisted somewhat. A machine Shed
on the Jens Krogh farm was blown
away and the pieces scattered over
an adjacent field. Several windmills
were damaged, and trees in and near
the village were heavily hit by the
terrific wind.
Miss Vivian MacAdams, member
of the faculty of the Askov high
school for the past two years re-
Gently resigned from her position
and has accepted a similar position in
the Coleraine school system. Her
place on the high school faculty will
be taken by Miss Gertrude Kilstofte
who taught in the grade department
teachers
selected to fill out the faculty are.
the Misses Mildred E. Carlson of Pine
City, and Selma V. Gjertson of Sand
stone, in the grades and George l..
Glenn of Bovey, in the high school.
Henry P. Nielsen of Lincoln, Nebr.,
will be the new superintendent.
Interest in kittenball seems to be
mounting. A town team has been Or
ganized, as well as team of northeast
of here, and a married mems team.
The teams have been playing weekly
games and these have been attended
by interested spectators. To make
it still more interesting members of
the fairer sex have been busily Or
ganizing teams. The single girls
have been playing for some time and
now the organization of married
women's team is under way. Those
wishing to play with the latter team
are requested to be at the park Mon
day evening at 6:45, at which time
and place the team will be organized
and practice game will be played
with the single girls. Later on per-
hans a game will be played between
the married women and married men
and this will be a game we'll worth
seeing. Mr.. and Mrs." sometimes
battle in the privacy of their homes
but wait until they face each other
on the ball grounds!