Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-28
ASKOV

DIR. A. l. Arends spent Christmas
day with his family in st. Paul.
Miss Agnete Juhl is home from Chi
cago to spend Christmas with her
folks.
Miss Agnes Lunde is home from
Minneapolis to spend Christmas with
her folks.
Miss Pearl Schwerin of Delano, is
spending Christmas with her sister,
Luverne Kespohl.
Fred Grafelman came from Boy
River to celebrate the Christmas holt
day vacation with his family here.
Miss Bernice KOed, who teaches in
the school at Plummer, is spending
the holiday vacation at her home
here.
C. M. Laursen was in Duluth Thurs
day to bring home Mrs. Laursen who
had been at St. Luke's hospital for a
few days for examination.
Mrs. P. N. Fenger and Miss Bodil
Fenger went to Minneapolis Sunday,
to spend Christmas at the home of
Mrs. Fenger'S son, DR.. Ejvind Fenger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Jensen of
Des Moines, Iowa, came Saturday to
spend the holidays at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Andersen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Dietz and two
sons from Minneapolis, came Satur-
day evening and visited at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mikael
Peterson. until Monday.
Gladys Olsen and Viggo Miller. who
attend Grand View College at Des
Moines, Iowa, are here to spend the
holiday vacation at their respective
homes.
During the last few days the Their
mometer has been running from zero
and down, at times going as low as
3S or 40 and in some spots AZ below
zero. 1t is likely one of the coolest
Christmas seasons on record here.
During the first part of this week
the rural mail carriers have started
out early on account of having to use
a team for part of the route; as soon
as the routes are passable for auto,
the regular schedule will be followed.
Miss Klara Fogt, who is attending
the University Farm School, and
Leonard Frahs and Otto Jensen, who
attend the Minneapolis Business Col
lege in the Twin Cities, came Friday
to spend the Christmas holidays at
their respective homes.
Henrik Ries and son, Herluf. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm Holm of Tyler,
were guests here from Sunday till
Wednesday; the former at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Thorvald Sor-
ensen, and the latter couple at the
Mrs. L. c. Petersen home.
Folmer Sorensen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Nielsen came from Milwaukee,
Wis, to spend Christmas at the Mar
tin Sorensen and Carl P. Nielsen
homes. They had tough trip COM
ing over here, starting out in heavy
fog they ran into a sleet storm and
finished up in a snow storm with
blocked roads.
Mrs. L. C. Petersen and son, Anker,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Eriksen were
in Pine City Christmas Eve to visit
with Miss Elna Petersen who is
spending her third Christmas at the
Pokegama Sanatorium. Anker and
the Misses Helga and Sigrid Jensen
visited Elna for a short time during
the evening of Christmas day.
The road construction crew near
the river are making arrangements to
work night and day from now on.
A lighting plant has been erected.
In connection with making meals for
the extra crews, Carl Johansen, who
has been "cookee," has been pro-
NOTED to be night cook and is now
on duty from six in the evening until
six in the morning.
The local school closed Friday for
the annual two weeks Christmas va
cation. Appropriate programs were
presented in various rooms which
were attended by a large number of
parents. Friday evening or Saturday
morning the faculty members de-
parted for their respective homes;
Miss Jean Tyre and Miss Selma
Gjertson to Sandstone, Miss Mildred
Carlson to Pine City, Miss Solveig
Utoft to Luck, Wis, Miss Anna Rupp
to Bruno, John Mertzaker to Howard
Lake and George l. Glenn to Bovey.