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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
BUSINESS MEN HOLD
MIRA MEET IN PINE CITY

An MIRA meeting was held at Pine
City on Saturday evening, August IL
with about eighty-five business men
of the village in attendance. The
meeting was called to order by Mayor
]. ]. Sullivan who introduced Mr..
Cummins of st. Paul. Mr.. Cummins
explained fully the great necessity of
getting behind the President who is
making strenuous efforts to put into
effect the National Recovery Act
passed by Congress. Mr.. Cummins
presented a picture of the intense suf-
fering that had come to the unem-
ployed of America, through no fault
of their own, and he asked the bust
ness men of Pine City to cooperate
by fixing their hours to agree with
the employment agreement, to provide
more jobs and to keep up wages OF
those now employed.
Mr. Cummins made very clear and
interesting address and. following his
talk, gave an opportunity to anyone
to ask him questions about the plans
for administering the Recovery Act.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
BIGGER AND BETTER
is KERRICK MOTTO

Kerrick is preparing for its fif-
teenth annual community fair with
the same zest and spirit which has
made it success in former years.
Each little item requires special at
tention and gets it, and each COM
mittee strives to out-do the other.
Major features of the day include
the airplane stunning, and two base
ball games. There'll be many more
events to delight and amuse every
one, and there1l be all sorts of COM
petitive games.
The dance committee has sue
ceeded in engaging Smithy Smith and
His Blue Moon orchestra for the eve
nings entertainment. This promises
to be night that will delight dancers
and spectators alike, and in combina-
ton with the dance the committee
is now trying to arrange a special
attraction to be held at midnight.
The idea from beginning to end is
to make the Kerrick Community fair
bigger and better. Ask the man who
has attended one.
1t might be of interest to farmers
outside the Kerrick territory to know
that exhibit entries of 1892 totalled
900 in contrast to 292 in 1929. This
included all departments. This year
the farm produce exhibit has been
moved to room twice the size Of
last years, and there will he facili.
ties to witness the display while the
judging is in process. There will be
four entire rooms for exhibits, and
OF special interest will be the game
and fish exhibit and the Indian curios
display by Henry Hoffman of Kerrick.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
FIRE DESTROYS
LAKE COTTAGE
Carlson Cottage on South Shore of
Cross Lake Was Ignited From
Leaky Gas Stove.

Fire caused by leaky gasoline
stove completely destroyed the cot
tage owned by Joseph Carlson of Pine
City, and located on the south shore
of Cross lake. The fire occurred on
Wednesday evening of last week. Mr..
Carlson, who had gone to the cottage
to prepare his supper, was in the
act of lighting the stove when the
gas which had leaked out ignited and
spread rapidly through the cottage.
Mr.. Carlson suffered a severe burn
on one hand and his hair was badly
singed. Owing to lack of water the
flames could not be extinguished in
time to save the cottage or any of
the furniture.
Mr.. Carlson had just recently pur-
chased this cottage. and was spend
ing his nights there, he being book
keeper and part owner of the Pine
City Mercantile company's store. He
was staying alone at the cottage.
The Pine City fire department was
notified and part of the apparatus
made the run to the fire but arrived
late and could not secure a sufficient
supply of water. A bucket brigade
was formed by some boys who came
from the village and succeeded in
keeping the fire from spreading to
the next cottage owned by Leroy A.
Erickson and occupied by him and his
family. Several large trees between
the cottages also helped to keep the
fire away.
Mr.. Carlson's cottage was valued
at approximately two thousand dollars
and the loss was only partly covered
by insurance. 1t was a substantial
structure 24X24 feet with twelve foot
porch fronting on the lake. Mr.. Carl
son had just finished repairs on the
building having placed new shingles
on the roof and had carpenters work.
ing the day of the fire.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
HAND LABOR is
TO BE FAVORED
MinnesOta's State Highway Emer.
gency Program Would Take as
Much Hand Labor as Feasible.

According to N. w. Elsberg, state
highway commissioner, the state high
way program which is being planned
for the expenditure of the federal
emergency fund, will provide jobs for
men and teams instead of machinery
as much as possible.
Minnesota's emergency state high
way program is being so planned as
to provide jobs for men and teams
instead of machinery, within reason
able limits, according to N. w. Els
berg, state highway commissioner.
Both Federal and state regulations
governing the work to be done with
the $1O,OOO,OOO allotted this state from
Federal funds for highway purposes
provide for a maximum amount OF
hand labor where this~will not mean
too great an increase in cost of OPP
erations.
In addition to the general regula-
tions favoring manual labor, Commits
sioner Elsberg said the highway de-
partment is giving special attention
to planning rural jobs on which
horses can be used to advantage.
Particularly in counties where
crops have been destroyed or SER
iously damaged by drouth, the high
way department will endeavor to let
contracts of such a character as to
give work for teams and drivers.
This policy is expected to be of ma
terial aid to farmers in drouth
stricken districts, Mr.. Elsberg said.
1t is estimated that approximately
one-third more men will be given
jobs on the highway work by reason
of hand labor requirements than
would get work if unrestricted use of
machinery were permitted.
Naturally the cost of highway jobs
done under these regulations will run
higher than otherwise" Mr.. Elsberg
said. However, the Federal govern
ment desires the money to be spent in
this manner in order to give more
aid to those in need"
In general, the following types OF
work will be done by hand or team
labor, except in special cases: Clear
ing and grubbing, finishing slopes in
cuts and fills; digging trenches; trim
ming bitches, unloading small pipe,
backfilling of excavated material, I'M
loading cement and reinforcing steel,
carpenter and farm work, subgrading
for curbs and cutters, digging post
holes, cutting posts, painting, sweep
ing roadways, earth stripping of road
side gravel pits. This is only a par
tial list of work where hand labor
will be required.
The Highway department has called
for bids on the first projects approved
by the Federal government in the
states road program. Bids will be
opened August goth. The projects
consist of four paving and four grad
ing jobs, of a total estimated cost OF
approximately sS59,O0O. They are ex-
pected to provide work for about zoo
men.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
HOLIDAY MEMBERS,
FRIENDS TO PICNIC

The committee in charge announces
that friends and members of the Ma
tional Farmers Holiday Association
will have a picnic in the Askov park
Sunday, Aug. 20, with the principal
speaker being Harold Peterson OF At
water, who is active in state circles
OF the association. Possibly John
Bosch, also of Atwater and state pres
ident of the association, will also be
present. The band will start playing
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and the
male chorus will sing. There will
be a sports program including a tug
of war, etc. Free coffee will be fur
nished to the visitors on the park
grounds who will bring their own
cups. Ice cream and refreshments Of
all kinds will be sold. Both young
and old are urged by the committee
to be present.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
STURGEON AND
CARLTON Even
Carlton Makes it One Ali in
Sundays Contest; One
Game Left.
Brook Park Wins Southern
HOnOrS Over Pine
City Nine.

Carlton made things tighter in the
outlook for the championship of the
northern division of the Pine County
Baseball League when the up-country
boys defeated Sturgeon Lake 6 to
in a ten-inning contest in the second
of a two best out of three playoff
series to decide which team plays
Brook Park, championship team OF
the southern division who defeated
straight over the county seat boys.
There was keen rivalry at the Stur-
geon- Carlton game which was played
at Carlton and both teams played on
edge. The first game played between
the two teams was won by Carlton
to 4, but was played under protest
and later frofeited to Sturgeon Lake
because Carlton had played an inelig-
ible player.
Sturgeon Lake started the scoring
in the seventh inning when Monroe
Cunningham hit for three bases and
scored on a hit and run play. Mon
roe was the hitting star of the day,
plate. Sturgeon added another run
in the fourth inning when Gay
doubled, stole third and scored on
Monroes second hit. In the sixth
inning Olson walked and scored when
Gay tripled to centerfield. Gay was
out when he attempted to stretch the
hit to home run. Two more runs
were added by the visitors in the
eighth inning when Lynn Anderson
singled, Olson singled, Gay was safe
on a fielder's choice scoring Lynn
Anderson, Jack Cunningham walked
and Gay scored when Monroe Cum
ningham made his third hit.
Carlton had a difficult time solving
Lee Anderson's slants and was held
hitless until the fifth inning. In the
fifth, Cain was safe when Gay bobbled
his grounder. He advanced to second
on wild pitch and scored when
Johnson hit safely to right field.
They did not get any more hits until
first man up, knocked a home run
over the short left field fence, John
son was safe when Gustafson missed
a ground ball and advanced to second
on a wild throw to first base. Lane,
next up singled, scoring Johnson. At
this point Lee asked to be taken out
and Mack Anderson was sent in. Art
Mallory walked, Hassing singled scor-
ing Lane and Mallory, but was put
out himself attempting to stretch the
hit to a double. This tied the score.
The side was retired when Germaine,
pinch hitter, grounded out to the
pitcher.
Cain singled in the ninth inning,
Lee Mallory flied to right field, and
the rally was cut short when Nelson,
Gay and J.. Cunningham pulled off
fast double play.
In the tenth inning Olson grounded
to the shortstop who threw him out
at first. Gay was safe when Harris
dropped an outfield fly, j. Cunning
ham singled, Gay advancing to Sec
Continued on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

Carlos Manoel de Cespedes, at one
time minister of war, has taken over
the presidency of the republic OF
Cuba following the flight of President
Gerardo Machado at the vehement
inistence of the army which feared
American Intervention in case the
presidency were not vacated.
1t cost blood, for more than fifty
persons were killed in connection
with demonstrations fought severely
by army and police.
For months an apparent majority
of the Cubans have been intensely
dissatisfied with the Machado regime
because the presidency had developed
into virtual dictatorship, and risings
in Havana as we'll as elsewhere on
the island made it plain to the pres
ident that he was not at all popular;
his resignation was, largely, brought
about by American pressure.
Plat Amendment.
Under the socalled Plat Amend
ment of 1901 the United States has
the power to intervene in Cuban af-
fairs whenever an internal crisis
threatens or actually breaks out, but
President Roosevelt was very reluc-
tant about making use of the author
ity thus vested in him. He thought
it possible to achieve results through
negotiations and friendly mediation,
and for this reason instructed U. S.
Ambassador Sumner Welles to exert
the greatest possible efforts in behalf
of peaceful solving of the problems.
In Washington it was felt that the
political turbulence in Cuba had an
economic cause, and therefore it was
considered necessary to work out
plans for the betterment of business
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
VETERANS HEAR
LUNDEEN SPEAK
Economy Act is Scored by the Con.
gresham in Pine City Speech;
Others Talk.

Speaking before a gathering of ex-
service men in Pine City on August
9, Congressman Ernest Lundeen told
in clear language how the disabled
ex-soldier had been made the goat
in the so-called Economy Act" of the
latest session of Congress. Mr.. Lun-
deem said that he admired President
Roosevelt for his courage in other
things but could not agree with his
policy toward the disabled veterans,
many of whom had suffered much in
the cutting off of their allowances.
Mr.. Lundeen said that he hoped to
see new party of Farmer-Labor,
United States, party which would
be instrumental in securing justice
for the masses of people and not
cater to the whims of capital. He
told of attending the hearings of the
Morgan Investigating committee and
noticed the sheer on the great king
of wealth's face as he was subjected
to questioning by the committee.
Other speakers for the evening
were George K. Brobeck. past COM
mander of the Veterans of For
eign Wars of Minnesota, and John
LaDue the present commander. Mr..
Brobeck pointed out clearly that the
cut in allowances was working an
extreme hardship and that eventually
the burden of caring for them would
fall on local governments, chiefly the
county. He stated that he felt it
would not be out of the way for the
boards of county commissioners of
any county to send to Washington a
resolution condemning the provisions
of the Economy Act which was sure
to work hardship on needy veterans,
and eventually bring them to the
county relief funds.
Following the meeting in the park
where the three men spoke, there was
meeting of the -Novak
Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
at the armory where a social hour
was enjoyed. Some new members
were signed up and a list made of
those ex-soldiers in need of employ
ment
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
TWO COUPLES
WE'D IN ASKOV
PleSner.DegerstrOm and Christensen.
Kyhl Ceremonies are Performed
During the Week.

Four of Askov's young people left
the ranks of the single and joined
hearts in the holy bonds of matri-
mony during the past week.
The first to wed were Miss Ethel
Degerstrom, daughter of Mrs. Fred
Degerstrom, and Mr.. Elmer Plesner.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Knud Plesner Of
Askov, who became man and wife at
a ceremony read at the Vilstad Luth-
eran church last Thursday evening.
Rev. G. A. Engstrom of Palisade, read
the service before a flower decorated
arch.
Miss Hildegun Samuelson, organist,
played 1.-The Bridal Chorus from
Lohengrin" as the bridal party en-
tered. During the ceremony Miss
Hildegun Samuelson and Miss Signe
Eklund sang, "Blest Be the Tie That
Binds"
The bride, who entered with her
mother, wore gown of light green
georgette fashioned along fitted lines.
Her veil was caught with a lace cap.
She wore white slippers and carried
a lovely bridal bouquet of gladiolus.
Her jewelry was a string of pearls
and a platinum bracelet.
Miss Ethel Plesner, sister of the
groom, was maid of honor. She was
also dressed in light green and car
ried an arm boquet. Mr.. Andy Deger-
strom was best man. Both he and
the groom wore dark suits.
After the ceremony a wedding sup
per was served to fifty guests at the
home of the brides mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plesner spent a few
days on a short wedding trip.
Christensen.Kyhl.
The second wedding of the week
was consumated Monday afternoon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. j. Kyhl
when their daughter, Alpha O., be-
came the bride of Mr.. Helvig s..
Christensen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jor-
gen Christensen. The ceremony was
performed at p. m. by Rev. A. E..
Frost in the garden at the Kyhl home
before a small group of immediate
relatives of the couple.
Both young people are well and
favorably known in the Askov COM
munity, having spent the greater part
of their lives here. The groom was
formerly employed in Iowa, but has
been recently at his home. The bride
graduated from the local high school
in June. They will make their home
in the Askov community.
Congratulations and best wishes are
extended to both couples on their VEN
ture in life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
WELL KNOWN
ASKOV MAN DIES
Death Terminates the Long Illness OF
JenS AbrahamSen Sunday; Fun.
eral Tuesday.

After an illness of many weeks
which were spent in the University
hospital in Minneapolis, Jens Abra-
hansen of the Askov community,
passed away on Sunday, August ID.
Death was caused by liver ailment
which began its fatal work during
the first part of May.
Mr.. Abrahamsen was born In Vel
strun, near Skamlingsbanken, Dem
mark, on May 10, 1891, and came to
the United States in 1909 to settle at
Ord, Nebr. In 1915 he came to Askov
where he had lived since and where
he and his wife, who survives him,
acquired 100 acres of land. Mr..
Abrahamsen spent about nine months
of each year for the past ten years
in the employ of A. Henriksen whom
he assisted in the handling OF the
produce crop. In this vocation his
memory will be cherished as loyal
and efficient aide by his employer,
he being always of the straight-for-
ward type who went about his bus
mess in a quiet and businesslike man.
ner and put forth always that which
could be expected from him by every
one.
Mr.. Abrahamsen was married to
Miss Mabel Larsen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jens Larsen of Askov, on
March %, 1918, and to their union were
born three daughters, Esther, Mil
dred and Ruth, who survive with their
mother. He is also survived by his
father, two sisters and two brothers
in Denmark; one brother in Australia
and brother, Hans, in the AskOv
community. He was confirmed in
the Lutheran faith in Denmark and
besides his boyhood home he lived
at Esbjerg. Denmark, before coming
to this country. He visited his old
home in Denmark together with his
brother, Hans, in the summer of
1892.
The funeral was held from the Dan
ish Lutheran church Tuesday after
noon at 2 p. m. after the body had
been brought home on the noon train
Monday. Rev. A. e. Frost officiated
at the ceremony and burial was made
in the Askov cemetery. The pail
bearers were, Viggo Jensen, Wayne E.
Jacobsen, Otto Skov, Peder D. Peder-
sen, H. c. Jorgensen, and Niels Serrit-
Slew
Mrs. Abrahamsen had been at the
hospital with her husband the three
weeks just preceding his death.
The sympathy of large circle OF
friends and neighbors goes out to the
bereaved family in the loss of good
husband and father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
STORK VISITS KERRICK

All roads lead to Kerrick, which
will soon be having its fair. And
now it has been discovered that even
airways lead to Kerrick, for that we'll
known fellow, DR.. Stork, has twice
winged to that town, dropping two
bundles containing girls. The one
daughter, weighing 9H pounds, ar
rived at the Bert A. Bailey home
Tuesday, Aug. s, and the other came
to the Nels Nelson home Tuesday
evening and weighed pounds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
TRAIN VICTIM
LAID TO REST
Henry Steinbring Came to
Markville When 500 Line
Was Built.
Richard Anderson, Other
Victim of Accident, is
Recovering.

The funeral of Henry Steinbring,
40, pioneer resident of the Markville
community and victim of a railroad
crossing accident, took place from
the Steinbring home Sunday forenoon,
the services beginning at II o'clock.
Rev. A. E. Mclean of the Presbyterian
church, officiated and the body was
laid to rest in the Markville ceme-
terry.
A quartet composed of Mr.. and
Mrs Paul Babcock, Miss Esther Bah
cock and Art Lund, sang "The Old
Rugged Cross" and Sweet Peace the
gift of Gods Love-" Mrs. Babcock
playing the accompaniment. The
services were largely attended by rel
atives and friends from far and near
and the floral tributes were many
and beautiful. The pallbearers were
Hugo Nelson of Duluth, and Henry
Holmstrom, Vern Carlson, Geo. Flet-
cher, Tony Cronen and Chas. Schaaf
of Markville.
Caught on r. r. Crossing.
lie dCCluCHI VII COoI
Steinbring his life occurred on We'd
nesday afternoon, August 9th, when
a truck in which he was riding was
struck by the fast southbound 500
Line passenger train which passes
through Markville at 800 o'clock.
The only other occupant of the truck
was Richard Anderson, 10, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert M. Anderson,
Wilma township farmers and for
merly in the restaurant business at
Sandstone.
Young Anderson was at the wheel
and the ~ ton Chevrolet truck be-
longing to Leon Coleman for whom
Richard was working, was loaded with
hay. Driving on the road west from
the school house to the crossing in
the south part of the village, there
is turn in the road just before
it crosses the rails. The road follows
the rails for three or four rods and
then crosses. The men looked for
trains just before turning for the
last four rods, but seeing nothing up
to the depot-the part of the tracks
visible-they proceeded in low speed
as the crossing is on an incline. Hav-
ing turned southwark they could not
see any trains from the north on ac-
count of the hay on the truck. The
distance from the depot to the south
crossing is 1941 feet and a train
coming good rate of speed as this
did, would travel that in a dozen
seconds, about the time required for
the truck to advance the four rods
in low speed and get onto the eros
sing.
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Sandstone Golf Club will stage
a DOGGY tournament and driving con-
test Sunday morning and invites all
golfers to come out at $3.50 and take
part. The committee assures a good
time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
Getting the Heat.

The insurance office was rung by a
very excited woman.
Il want to insure my house." she
said. "Can l do it over the phone?"
I'm afraid not. Perhaps we'd bet
ter send man along"
1--WE got to do it Immediately, tell
you," came the frantic voice. "The
place is on fire."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
BRUNO BOY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

A letter from Karl r. Won Schenk
of Bruno, which was sent from St.
Paul, states that his only son had
been taken to the hospital with rup-
tured appendix. An operation will be
made following proper treatment of
the ailment. Friends of the lad and
his family will wish him a speedy
return to normal health.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17

and industrial conditions. President
Roosevelt suggested plan to the eff
feet that more small planters should
have access to land ownership; as it
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-08-17
SHIPPERS GET LOWER
CLASS FREIGHT RATES

What will be good news to shippers
on the Great Northern railroad be-
ginning August IL is the adjustment
of class freight rates. The new
schedule of rates compared with the
old, using Askov as shipping point
and the Twin Cities or Duluth and
Superior as extremities follows with
the left hand column of figures rep
resenting first class rates, the one
next to it second class, etc.:
Twin Cities.
Old $500. 47c 40c $3.50 24.5c
New ...... 45c 3Sc 3O5c 22.5c
Duluth and Superior.
Old ......... 49c 42c 35c Csc
New ......... 35c soc Csc 18c
The old minimum rate was So cents
and the new minimum now set is As
cents.
New Truck Rates.
The new scale of truck rates as
set by the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission is as follows in the same
order and with the same shipping ex-
tremities as the freight schedules:
Twin Cities.
Truck ....... soc 43c SIC 28c
Duluth and Superior.
Truck ....... 40c 35c soc 23c
Truck minimum soc.
The five cent difference in truck
and freight rate is to take care OF
local dray charge. There is also a
lower rate on freight and truck with
a minimum weight of $4,000 pounds
in a straight load.