Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-29
ASKOV

are visiting WITH ITleuUS III CnlS GULL
munity.
Miss Edith Empey of Hinckley, Wis
tied last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Man
ford Nelson.
Valdemar Ohlrich of Chicago, came
Tuesday to visit at the p. p. Kilstofts
home for few days.
]. M. Petersen of Independence
Iowa, came Last week for visit a
the Chr. Hyldahl home.
Miss Leila Chase and Miss Vionf
Jenner of Minneapolis, spent the frs
of the week at the ManfOrd Nelson
home.
Mrs. Harry Lang and children o.
Omaha, Nebr. came Monday for an in
definite visit at the Soren Jensen
home, and with other relatives anC
friends.
In renewing her subscription to the
Askov American, Mrs. L. P. Olsen
Clinton, Iowa, former resident Of
Askov a number of years ago, sends
greetings to the community.
Miss Helen Petersen and Thorvald
l. Sorensen left Sunday for Tyler
where the marriage of Mr.. Sorensen to
Miss Marie Ries, former member OF
the local school faculty, took place
Wednesday evening.
Henry Simonsgaard, who has been
employed by the North Star Special
ties Mfg. Co. of Minneapolis, returned
to Askov Monday night, having been
laid off. He has been engaged in
making portable beer coolers.
Mrs. ]. c. Jensen, Mildred Sandager,
Elsie Thomson, and Edwin Sorensen
were among those who attended the
Young Peoples convention at Tyler
last week. Harry Jensen accompanied
them as far as Minneapolis, where he
joined his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Hansen, Mrs.
Bendt Jorgensen, Mrs. Anime Mogen-
sen, Svend Andersen, ]. p. SOrensen,
and John H. Sorensen were in Mime
apolis Tuesday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Tom Christensen. They re-
turned to Askov the same evening.
Anton Sebald of the local Ford ga
rage, who was taken to the CloQuet
hospital Sunday of last week to SUBJ
nit to an emergency operation of ap-
pendicitis, is reported as gradually
improving. His many friends are
anxious to have TONY" back in his
old stand.
A fair sized crowd gathered at
Grindstone lake Sunday to hold a pic
mic for the Pine county graduates of
the Agricultural school. The Askov
male chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Alfred Nielsen, was among the
performers during the days program
and made a big hit. Kittenball, swim
ming, and picnicking were the order
of the day.
The annual school district meeting
of District No. II will be held in the
school house on the third Tuesday
night of July-July 1S- and it is
time now to think about who will fill
the places on the board now held
by Mrs. Frede Stottrup and Jens B..
Jensen. Those desiring to run on the
ballot should file their names with the
clerk, A. w. Conaway, IL days before
the meeting.
Arthur Ruber of Little Fork, near
International Falls, came Tuesday to
take the place of A. P. Rotert as re-
ceiver of the local defunct bank and
the Denham Farmers Bank. Mr.. Ru-
Der has been farming of recent years
but has had experience in bank reor-
ganization work and was at one time
in the banking business. He also
served at one time as appraiser for
the Rural Credit Bureau. Mr.. Rotert
has been in Askov since soon after
the First State Bank closed, but was
replaced this week by the banking de-
partment.
A bad accident was narrowly avoided
Sunday afternoon in front of the An
drew P. lessen home north of the viii
lage when the Chevrolet coach driven
by DIR. A. L. Arends collided with the
sedan driven by ]. P. Sorensen. DR..
Arends was coming from the north and
due to the hill north of the lane lead
ing from the lessen place was late in
seeing the Sorensen car having just
emerged from it, going in the same
direction. However, he swerved his
car with presence of mind in time to
avoid a bad smashup. AS it happened
no one was badly hurt and the cars
received only minor bruises, the doc
tors car seemingly getting the worst
of it. Mr.. and Mrs. Holden Hansen
and Mrs. Sorensen were in the Soren-
sen car and received somewhat of
jar.
Yes, it is hot. Many are the varied
opinions as to the height of the mer-
curry in the thermometers, some claim
ing their temperature guage recorded
100 degrees. Suffice to say, everyone
knows that the weather has been un-
comfortably hot and consequently
many lake resorts have benefited there
by. Tuesday night this vicinity was
visited by a wind and rainstorm which
was rather severe and which caused
some damage in blowing over small
buildings, trees, and causing other
damage. The silo on the George
Swanson farm north of town, was