Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-07
ASKOV
Miss Krista Thomson visited in
Minnaanolic Eridau and Ca4urdau

Miss Krista Thomson visited in
Minneapolis Friday and Saturday.
Ralph Jensen came from Minneapolis
Friday for a weekend visit with
friends here.
Miss Solveig Utoft spent Thanks
giving and the weekend at her home
in Luck, Wis.
Miss Dagmar Gravesen came from
Coleraine for a weekend visit at the
home of her parents.
Svend Petersen and family spent
Thanksgiving at the Alex Paulsen
home in Centuria, Wis.
Viggo Jensen, Adolf Jensen and
Thorvald Andersen were business cal
lers in the Twin Cities, Monday.
Don't forget the ''Klippegilde" Fri
day evening, Dec. s, in the Assembly
hall. See announcement elsewhere.
Henry Simonsgaard went to Mime
now employed at the Midland Oil Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Byron Olsen of st.
Paul, spent Thanksgiving at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Olsen.
Chr. Molgaard returned Saturday
from Nebraska, where he has been
husking corn for some time; he is
again working for Mrs. Louis Elk Ter.
Mrs. Jcrgen Paulsen left Wednesday
for Centuria, Wis, to visit for some
time at the home of her son, Alex.
Later she will go to Tyler and other
points during the winter.
Miss Ellen Paulsen was scheduled
to arrive in New York yesterday from
Denmark; she plans on going direct
to Des Moines, and likely will spend
Christmas with her mother and sis
ter at Tyler. She has been taking
special courses in gym while abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Barber are the
proud parents of boy born November
20. Both mother and baby are doing
fine. Mr.. and Mrs. B. Barber of Moose
Lake, and Mrs. H. C. Beccue of Willow
River, spent Saturday at the Barber
home south of the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Lund and Holger
Mortensen were more or less ill over
the weekend from the effects of coal
gas. Retiring at the customary hour
Wednesday evening Holger slept
through the night and the entire next
day before he could be revived; Mr..
Lund was the first to wake in the
morning and noticed the gas, and
after some difficulty Mrs. Lund was
aroused.
Four men started to work on the
Askov project of the Civil Works pro-
gram Wednesday morning and eleven
men with four teams will be employed
today. The opening days work con-
sisted of blasting of the DiXen gravel
pit north of town and getting it open
for hauling. Askov's project is No.
314 and calls for regraveling many
places in the village. Filling the
swamp on the school grounds will be
begun today.
Chr. Larsen and E. A. E. Laage.
adjusters for the Pine County Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., were over near
Rutledge Monday to adjust fire loss
incurred by Arthur Jones. The ma
chine shed and contents were de-
stroyed the shed was partly covered
by insurance. The Jones family had
at I o'clock they were aroused by a
passing motorist who had noticed the
fire when driving by.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Petersen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Petersen of Thorn
ton, Iowa, accompanied by their sis
ter, Mrs. S. c. Jensen of KaSson, Wis
tied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
c. Petersen from Monday evening un-
til Wednesday morning. The gentle
men and Mrs. Jensen are brothers and
sister of n. c. Petersen and came
here from Eau Claire, Wis, where
they helped a sister and her husband
observe their silver wedding anniver-
sary.
Especially now that the diplomatic |
relations have been resumed between |
the United States and Russia folks |
than ever to learn about the country |
on the other side of the globe with |
its 150,000,000 of people. Americans
like to know what success they have
had with their new form of govern
ment, how the change was brought |
about and how it is working out. A good
opportunity to learn more about Rus
STA is afforded at Askov on Saturday
evening" Dec. 9th, at the D. B. S.
hall, when Bert Merling will speak
on that subject. The lecture begins
at promptly $3.50 o'clock. The adj
mission price is set so low-only 10c
to afford all the opportunity to
hear this educational lecture.