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

Mr.. and Mrs. r. West and Glen
spent the weekend visiting relatives
at Jenkins.
Bill Boo returned to Duluth Sunday
after being a guest of Clarence Hag-
lin for two weeks.
Elmer, Glenn, and Johnnie Miller
left Monday to attend the Worlds
Fair.
Visitors at the Ben Nelson home
Sunday afternoon were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nelson of Rutledge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jewel Nelson, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bloom.
Miss Rose Ann Nelson of Duluth, is
visiting at her home here.
Monday evening Mrs. A. C. Haglin
and children, Johnnie Ploeger, Mrs. B
Nelson, and Rose Ann called at the
Oscar Anderson home at Finlayson
Corner.
Miss Genevieve POstma of Mime
apolis, visited at her parental home
Sunday.
The Groningen Luther League will
hold its meeting Sunday evening. A
program will also be given. Every.
body welcome.
Wally Erickson of Mason City
Iowa, arrived yesterday to visit his
mother, Mrs. N. P. Erickson, who i:
very ill at this writing.
| Miss Violette Larson of Chicago, ar
rived last Thursday for visit at the
/ bop,o Of bor naroptc Mr. and Mrs
L. Larson.
Mrs Myrtle Plaggerman and daugh
ter, Austrid, were visitors in Duluth
last week.
The annual school meeting wa
held Tuesday evening, and Ben Mel
son was reelected chairman for th'
next three years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
DanfOrth Township

Young Peoples meeting will be at
the home of Ray Thompson at SAND
Creek Saturday evening.
Ladies' Aid will meet at the Percy
Moore home Wednesday afternoon
July 26. Everyone welcome.
Most of the children of Danforth
are attending the daily vacation Bible
school at Sand Creek, being conducted
nv the Rev. Deursen of Sandstone
this week.
Mrs. Vicent Bilstad and little
daughter spent Tuesday afternoon
with their grandmother, Mrs. Mudd
Mrs. Jerry Pearson and little son
are spending two weeks at the FRANK
Pollock home.
Mrs. Paul Babcock and little daugh'
ter of Markville, was visitor Sunday
at the Percy Moore and Mrs. Emma
Swanson home at Sand Creek.
Several from here attended the
services at the Irons school house
Sunday.
Robert West and daughter, Lucille
of Minneapolis, spent Sunday at the
VIM. Swanson home and at the Oscar
Swasnon home at Sand Creek.
Friday was an ideal day for the
Sunday school picnic. A good at
tendance was there and the usua
good time was had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wheeler visi
ted Saturday evening at the Ton.
Greenly home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
(FrOm Another Correspondent

(From Another Correspondent
Father Campbell of Anoka, spent
Wednesday of last week at the Char
pentier home.
Miss Hazel Hamre is spending a
few days with Irene Charpentier.
Ted Rettner and friends of st. Paul,
called at the Charpentier home We'd
nesday of last week.
Frank Heron was in Askov Mon
day.
Walter Esmond spent Sunday with
| the folks on the farm. Just before
leaving Minneapolis Saturday evening
he parked the car in his mothers
yard and went into the house to eat
lunch. Fifteen minutes later he re-
turned to find his car had been stolen
Police were notified and the car was
found the next morning. but the con-
tents of the car, groceries, egg cases
three coats, and some account books
were missing and the gas tank was
nearly empty.
Mrs. Earl Dristy called at the Berg
lund and Wernowsky homes Tuesday
afternoon.
e. G. Larson of Mora, called at the
Billman home Monday.
Mr.. Plumb and Merritt were in
Hinckley Monday afternoon.
X. R. Won Schenk and children anf
Mrs. Huttle spent Sunday afternoon
at the Pavelka home.
Mrs. Huttle and Henrietta, Helen
and Harriet Won Schenk spent Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Billman.
Mrs. Wernowsky entertained hel
sister and children from Chicago, anG
a sister from Duluth, at dinner Mon.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Wernowsky anC
Lancer spent Sunday at the Wernow
sky home west of Bruno.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
BROOK PARK

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Fosberg, Mrs.
Lloyd Vettling and daughter, Lois
Patricia, Miss Nina Vettling, and Geo.
Mcclellan drove to Taylors Falls Sun
day afternoon.
Art Eddy and Bob Nelson of Hinck-
lev, were Brook Park callers Monday
afternoon.
Geo. Schenck of St. Paul, is visiting
with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Hamper.
Stanley Peterson was Pine City
caller Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy r. Brock and
two children of Minneapolis, spent
Sunday and Monday at the Chas.
Vettling home.
R. Rypkema, Asa Woodbeck, Rich
Berndt, and Harley Alderman went
sightseeing at Itasca Park Sunday,
returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Larson and FAM
lily drove to Pine lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fohrman, Har-
old Tapp, and Geo. Clark drove to
Pine City Monday. Mr.. Clark took
treatments while there.
Father Reiger of Hinckley, visited
at the Stanley Peterson home Mon
day.
Bob Korsch was in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Dunphy and chill
dren, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Mar
tine spent the weekend visiting at
the Hooker home.
The Gust Larm family of Cam
bridge, were Sunday visitors at the
Hanson home.
Clark Hoaglund and family, and the
Erwin Hoaglund family spent Sunday
at Grindstone lake.
Mrs. Hart spent the past week in
Hinckley.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Ziegler and Kath-
leen and Kenton brought Mrs. A. B.
Ziegler and Alice home from Mime
apolis.
R. Rypkema and Ern Hooker were
in Mora Wednesday of last week.
Andy Alderman took his father on
a vacation trip last week. They WISH
ted friends at Motley and Pine River.
Jimmy Hamper and Arthur Marsh
spent a few days at Groningen help
ing Arts uncle put up hay.
A group of little folks enjoyed a
weiner roast near Brunswick Friday
evening.
Chas. Woodbeck was home Friday
evening.
P. ]. Fosberg and Clarence Fosberg
were Hinckley and Pine City callers
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Wahlquist Of
Kerrick, visited friends in Brook Park
Saturday evening.
Sunday and Monday guests at the
Stanley Peterson home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Picket of East Orange,
N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Eng
strom and son of Grandy; Mr.. and
Mrs. Magnus Peterson and son, Albin.
Dorothy, Miss Louise Peterson, Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Peterson and daugh-
ter. and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peterson
) and daughter, all of Superior.
Mass at the Catholic church Friday.
July 81, at 9 a. m.
Earl Engstrom is visiting with
Donald and Robert Peterson this
week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
SWede Park Lutheran.

There will be joint service Sum-
day at the Blomskog church near Stur-
geon lake. Swedish service at II a.
m. and English service at 2:3O p. m.
Bring your lunch basket.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Clara Hillbrand We'd
nesday evening, July 26.
Oak Hill Lutheran.
Union services Sunday at the Blom-
skog Lutheran church at II a. m. and
2:30 p. m.
The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday
evening, July 81, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Olson at Sturgeon
Lake.
BlOmskOg Lutheran.
Gospel services are held every eve
ming this week at 8:15 o'clock by the
Rev. Anton Lundeen of Minneapolis.
He will speak at the Swedish serv-
ice Sunday at II a. m. and at the
English service at 2:30 p. m.
Bethlehem, Moose Lake.
Union services Sunday at the Blom-
skOg church at II a. m. and 2:30 p
m. The evening service will be held
in Moose Lake, the Rev. Anton Lun-
deem, speaker.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
WEST ROCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Blackwell and Virgil
and friend, Mrs. Ben Farr, and Marie
Mandalin, all of Minneapolis, were
Saturday evening visitors at Axel
Johnson's.
The Misses Norma and Viola Carl
son visited at Fritz Krummels Tues
day afternoon of last week.
A birthday party was held on Mrs.
Dahl Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Cooper and fam
lily of Bloomington, spent the week
end at the C. w. Carlson home.
Arlene Lindgren of Rock Creek, is
spending few days at the Axel john
son home.
Norma Carlson sprained her ankle
while swimming Wednesday of last
week.
A bridal shower was held on Miss
Frances Johnson last Thursday eve
ming. She will be a bride of this
month.
The Misses Doris and Grace Thomp.
son spent last Thursday Afternoon
with Miss Bernice Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Carlson, LeOna
Harvey, and Mylo, and Mr.. and Mrs
Eric Holmberg and Carol spent the
weekend at the Conrad Lyden home
in Minneapolis.
A number of young people enjoyed
a weiner roast at the dam near Pine
City Friday evening.
The Sunday school enjoyed picni,
at Hay Creek Sunday.
Rovella Fiegi spent Saturday nigh
and Sunday with Viola and Norma
Carlson.
Sunday dinner guests at the Thee
dore Thompson home Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred C. Thompson
Ruth and lone of Duluth, and Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Peterson and Dori
of Chisago City. Doris remained TO
visit.
Harry FISCHER underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis Friday at tn
University hospital.
Martha Mattson came home from
Minneapolis Saturday to spend tw
months at her home here.
West Rock lost 13 to in an clever
inning game.
Reuben Carlson motored to Mill
Laos Lake Friday returning Sunday
Duane Lindgren of Princeton, /
visiting at the Axel Johnson home.
The Rev. and Mrs. Chas. ]. Swan
son and Charlene, returned Monda
evening from a two weeks trip il
Michigan and Wisconsin, visitin
their parental homes and attendin
the Epworth League Institute a
Michigamme, Mich, and Internationa
Christian Endeavor convention at Mil
! waukee.
The Misses Amy Waldo and Dori
Anderson are visiting with Mrs Cha:
Swanson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
EV..LUTH. CHURCH NOTICES
Emanuel, Bruno.

Choir practice Wednesday evenings
at 8 p. m.
Sunday school Sundays at 10 a. m.
Bible class meets Wednesdays and
Fridays at p. m, with Miss Sard in
charge.
VilStad Church.
Choir practice Tuesday evenings at
p. m. Sunday school next Sunday
at 10 a. m.
Bible class meets Wednesdays and
Fridays at 9 a. m.
Oak Lake.
Choir practice Thursday evenings
at p. m. Sunday school Sunday at
10 and services at 10:45 a. m.
Luther League monthly meeting at
the home of Alfred Anderson Satur-
day, July %, at p. m.
Emmanuel, NickersOn.
Choir practice Wednesdays at s p.
m. Service next Sunday at 8 p. m.
Bible class meets two. days a week,
with Miss Sard in charge.
CHARLES S. RYDELL, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
BASS LAKE

Fred Ziegler, ST., was surprised by
his relatives and friends Wednesday
evening of last week, who came to
celebrate his birthday with him.
Harold Miller of st. Paul, visited at
the Gust Miller home Tuesday of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Carlson and
daughters were Sunday dinner guests
at the Harry Gustafson home neal
GrindstOne lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Olson spent
Friday evening at the VIM. Borchard
home.
Mrs. Gust Miller called at the Nels
Nelson home Sunday evening.
Miss Esther Nelson entertained the
Bass and Lake Eleven club at the
Nels Nelson home Wednesday after
noon of last week.
Emil MonsOn accompanied DaviG
Felt to st. Paul Monday, returning
home the same evening.
The Herbert Olson family spen
Sunday evening at the Adolph John
son home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
SAND CREEK
(From Another Correspondent

Miss Grace Berry of Minneapolis.
is spending her vacation with her
brother, E. G. Berry.
A number of friends of Yarman
Jorgensen helped him celebrate his
birthday last Thursday evening.
Ray Thomson and Christ Ingeman-
sen spent Saturday evening at the Dan
Svardahl home.
Mrs. Litzen Larson and relatives
from Harris, went to Duluth to at
tend the funeral of a cousin.
Mrs. Percy Moore and sister gave
an old neighbor party for their moth
er one day last week.
The Young People gathered at the
Aug. Hessler home Friday evening
with their string band to help Mr..
Hessler celebrate his birthday. A
good time was had by all.
Young Peoples meeting will be held
at the Ray Thomson home Saturday
evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
CHENGWATANA

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. K. Smith went to
Minneapolis last Thursday with the
Rev. and Mrs. D. w. Thompson. Mrs.
M. X. Smith has been ailing for some
time and entered the University hos
pital, where she will stay for some
time for treatment.
Mrs. H. R. Hobart of Minneapolis.
and son, Elmer, of Rush City, spent
Tuesday afternoon at the Becvar
home.
Mrs. Joe Maxwell and children OF
Minneapolis, are visiting at the Ly-
seth home this week. Mrs. Maxwell
is the eldest daughter of Ole Lyseth.
Mrs. Steve Smith has been in Pine
City the past week working for Mrs.
John Du Houx. Mr.. and Mrs. Du
Houx were called to Renville, by the
death of Mr.. Du HouX's father.
Mrs. Earl Smith is still very ill at
her home here. Mrs. Harold Langlon,
a registered nurse, is at the Smith
home taking care of her. Miss Mar
garet Clyne is helping at the Smith
home during Mrs. Smiths illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Overacker of
Minneapolis, came here Sunday with
NJ. K. Smith and spent the day visit
ing friends and relatives.
Mrs. Johnnie and Mrs. Charlie Bee
var spent last Thursday afternoon at
the Aug. Hamberg home.
Miss Clara Hillman and Sonny of
Two Harbors. are visiting at the Cor
don Baker home.
Mrs. Florence Olson and daughter,
Helen, Miss Hellman and Sonny and
Gordon Baker spent Sunday evening
at the Handler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Blood and daugh-
ter, Miss Neva, H. T. Davis of Pine
City, and Mrs. Mile Stone of st.
Paul, visited at the Becvar home Sun
day evening.
Little Eldonna fell Monday morning
and was injured so badly that Mrs
John Clyne took her to Pine City to
consult the doctor. At the present
writing she is getting along nicely
Walter Clyne is quite i'll with con-
gestion of the lungs. 1t seems to be
general thing for colds and its at
tendant ills this summer, as there
are number who are on the SICK
list.
Mrs. John Becvar and Mrs. Johnnie
Becvar entertained at miscellaneous
shower. for Mrs. Charles j. Becval
Sunday. A very large crowd attended
and Mrs. Becvar received many beau
tiful and useful gifts. A picnic lunch
was served on the lawn and the mer
spent the afternoon at various games
and enjoyed the day also.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Carrier were
visiting their various patrons the
later part of last week and left fol
Houston county the first of this week
Miss Florence Lindahl entertained
at young peoples party Friday eve
ming.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
Pleasant Hill NeighbOrhood

Mrs. Emil Olson called on Mrs. Joe
Kvasnicka Tuesday afternoon of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Kvasnicka re-
turned from GAINESVILLE wednesday
night of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hager and daughter
spent Sunday at the Erick lack home
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. ]. Berglund were
callers in this neighborhoOd Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kuhn and daugh.
tiers were callers at the Joe Kvasnicka
and Chas. Kunz homes Tuesday eve
ming.
The annual school meeting was hello
Tuesday evening at the Park Center
school, Fredolin Martinek was re
elected as treasurer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
ADVENTS IN LARGE
STATE CONFERENCE
Members of Church Pass Resolutions
Strongly Urging Temperance at
Recent AnOka Meeting.

AT the 69th session of the Mime
sofa Conference of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists held recently at their camp
ground in Anoka, the largest gather
ing of delegates and visitors were in
attendance that has been known for
several years, states j. H. Hill OF
Bruno, who has returned from the
conference 1t was estimated that
there were 1900 or more present from
all parts of the state. This was quite
large increase over the attendance
of last year.
Going on Mr.. Hill said that speak
ers were present from Washington,
d. c., the general headquarters OF
the denomination, Chicago, Ill, Lin
coin, Nebr.; besides two missionaries,
G. w. Petit from Burma, and o. U.
Giddings from Africa. Also all the
local ministers from various portions
of the state.
Among the visiting ministers was
H. H. Votaw from Washington, d. T.,
who during President Harding's adj
ministration was director of Federal
Prisons His wife, who was sister
of the late President Harding, was
also present with him. Mr.. Votaw
is the associate secretary of the Re-
ligious Liberty department of their
work and also an active worker in
the American Temperance Society.
At this conference session reso-
luton was unanimously voted on
which called for a continuous, con-
sistent, educational program in the
cause of temperance to be engaged
in by every church in the state OF
Minnesota.
"Seventh-day Adventists are the
only denomination today whose mem
bers are 1000 for temperance and be-
cause of this, when affiliating with
other temperance societies, are always
looked to for counsel and advice
stated Mr.. Votaw in talking on the
resolution. In Young peoples rally
held on the grounds more than 35C
young people signed the temperance
pledge and pledged themselves to de
all in their power to help other young
people to see the evils of intemper.
ance and liquor.
A petition calling for the secretary
OF state to certify the names of al
dry candidates to run in the election o.
September 18th as delegates to the
coming constitutional convention was
circulated and signed by several hun
dred qualified voters of the state o.
Minnesota who were present.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
EAST OF BRUNO

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rupp and daugh-
ters, and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Oster-
kamp and son, and Mrs. Clifford Wood
wick were visitors at the Ed Rupp
home Sunday.
Beryl Douglas is spending a week
at the E. ]. Miller home.
e. G.. Larson of Mora, and the Rev.
and Mrs. Chas. Rydell of Bruno, were
callers at the E. j. Miller home Sun
day afternoon.
Maize and Donald Butterfield OF
Verendrye, N. D., are visiting at the
Fred Anderson home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
KERRICK

Miss Vivian Wahlquist, Sandstone
teacher, and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. L. Wahlquist of Kerrick, was taken
to the Moose Lake hospital Monday
morning by the Askov doctor to un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis.
At this writing she is getting along
as we'll as can be expected.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20

Heard among the ladies at the So
cial: 'My husband proposed four
times before l accepted him." do
you know who the other three girls
were?"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES
Charles j. Swanson, Pastor.
Denham Nj. E. Church.

Sunday, July $3.50, English serv-
ice.
Windemere M. E. Church.
Sunday, July 23-11:O0, morning
service.
West Rock NJ. E. Church.
Sunday, July $4,000, Sunday
school; 500, evening service.
The Young Peoples Society will
meet at the Charles Lindstrom home
Wednesday evening, July 26.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20

STATE OF MINNESOTA GO
County of Pine
We, Charles Olson. vice president and E. L.
Losensky, cashier of the above named bank
do solemnly swear that the above statement is
true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
Charles Olson. Vice President.
E. L. Losensky, Cashier.
Correct Attest: Kenneth Gay
1.-TWO directors) John H. Cunningham.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day of July 1888.
Glenn E. Olson,
(SeaD Notary Public. Pine county MINI.
Ny commission expires Feb. 18th. 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20

Peace hint-A new war tank has
been invented that can travel six
miles an hour on water, and AZ miles
an hour on land.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
SANDSTONE

Summary-Two base hits. Hinze. Stof-
fel; three base hits. Woehrle. j. kiar;
sacrifice hit Woehrle; double play
Stoffel to Osgood to Biederman; struck
out. by Johnson 3. by Wilson 2, by Klar
A. by Larson 1; hit by pitched ball, An
.derson by Johnson; bases on balls, off
johnson l. off Wilson 2, off Stoffel L.
off Klar 5, off Larson 1; umpire. West
man; scorer, F. II. Gray; time. 2:30.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20

guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moratz, for the past two weeks. They
returned home Saturday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20

American ads save you money.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20

Totals 38 10 7 y
Dunaiski sub. for p. Anderson.
Lee Anderson sub. for Nelson.
Score by Innings r H E
Sturgeon Lake ..O3O $50 10x-10 II
Summary-Two base hits. Danelski,
Olson, DunaiSki; double plays. M. Cum
ningham to Gay; struck out. by P. An
innings. by NJ. Cunningham 3 in in
nings, by Danelski in 5 innings. by
Bissonette 3 in a innings; hit by
pitched ball. Lehet by Olson. Gay by
DanelSki; bases on balls, off DanelSki g..
off p. Anderson 2; left on bases. Willow
River 5, Sturgeon Lake g. umpireS,
Biederman, Tarnowski; scorer. A. w.
Carlson; time. LAS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-20
Sturgeon Lake 10; Willow River 2.

Melberg sub. for Lundgren.
Bissonette sub. for MarkuS.
Logan sub. for DanelSki.
Golfer sub. for Stepan.
.Guertin sub. for Peters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
Marott Wins Garden Contest

The Marott hotel was named win
ner in national garden and yard
Identification contest conducted
from Davenport, Ia, according to
word received by the management
Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10
Legion to Map Member Drive

Plans for a new drive for men,
bership will be made at a meeting
of the state executive committee Of
the American Legion in department
headquarters here. it was announced
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-10

BOONVILLE, Ind, Feb. 10
Southwestern Indiana will join with
Boonville on the birthday anniver-
sary of Abraham Lincoln Sunday
in dedication of a marker, bearing
a likeness of Lincoln not here
tofore reproduced as a memorial.
concentrating the association Of
Boonville with Lincoln when the
family were residents Of Indiana.
Governor Paul V. McNutt will
make the principal address.
The marker bears a reproduction
in bronze of the earliest known
photograph of Lincoln 1t is the
work of George H HONG of Evans
vile, historian and sculptor Boon
vile was the town to which Lincoln
came in his youth to attend court
trials and borrow books from the
library of John A. Breckenridge.
1t was through Boonville that the
Lincoln family came on its trek
from its Indiana residence to the
new residence in Illinois, after Lin
coin had grown from a small boy to
manhood in this region.
The marker has been erected in
the public square with bronze tablet
setting forth the fact of Lincolns
association with this community
At the same ceremony, the commu-
nifty will dedicate another marker
giving the likeness of William L.
Barker and telling of the important
work he has done in verifying the
facts regarding the life of the Lin
coin family in this region
The dedication program will open
at noon Sunday with a luncheon at
the ST. Charles hotel in honor of
Governor and Mrs. McNutt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip c. Lutz, Judge and Mrs.
Roscoe Kiper. and William Fortune
of Indianapolis, a native son of
Boonville.
At 2 p. m. the Evansville Shrine
band will give a half hour concert
in the Clarke gymnasium, and the
dedicatory program will follow at
2:30. j. NJ. KOhlmeyer, president of
the Warrick County Historical So
ciety, will preside.
Besides Governor McNutt, Mayor
Floyd hester, Lutz, and Judge
Kiper, chairman Of the state in
dustrial board, will speak.