Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-25
ASKOV

Mr.. and Mrs. P. ]. Rodts of Mime
apolis, spent Saturday evening and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Chris.
Frederiksen.
Mrs. B. r. Petersen had the mis-
fortune to fall down the steps lead
ing to the cellar of their home south
of town. Aside from painful bruises
Mrs. Petersen was not seriously in
jured
Thorvald Andersen has recently had
the interior of his shoe store enlarged
and the walls and ceiling kalsomined,
thus giving him more room for stock
as well as adding materially to the
appearance of the store.
Mrs. Chas. BloomQuist Of northeast
of town, received word Sunday of the
death of her brother, Anton johnson,
of Minneapolis, whose death was due
to an attack of pneumonia Mr.. john
son had been here on a few visits.
At the last regular meeting of the
local lodge of the Danish Brother
hood, Peter Simonsgaard was elected
as delegate to attend the annual con-
vention of the Minnesota lodges Of
the D. B. S. to be held in Albert Lea
June 10 and IL.
Sunday afternoon the local base
ball club meets the Markville team
on the local diamond. A large at
tendance will aid materially in lead
ing ''our boys" on to victory. So far
in the schedule of league playing
Askov has won one game and lost
two.
Mr. and Mrs. Forslund and the lat
ter's mother, Mrs. NOrtvig of Mime
apolis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chr. Chris
tiansen of Palisade, were visitors at
the Martin johnson home during the
weekend. Mr.. Christensen was for
merly buttermaker at the local
creamery.
Carpenters have recently begun
work on remodeling the Andrew Hen
riksen house in which the Carl A.
Strandvold family is living. A 12X1S
addition will be built to the east side
of the house, front porch will be
erected, and quite extensive interior
remodeling will be done.
Northern Bible Society of Duluth, was
a weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne E. Jacobsen. While here the
Rev. Ramseyer spoke at meetings in
Sandstone and also at the evening
services of the local church. He re-
turned to Duluth Sunday night.
The last meeting of the Parent
Teachers association for the school
year, which is to be held tomorrow
friday night, promises to be an in
teresting one. During the course of
the evening exhibits of the years
school work of the various grades will
be viewed and election of officers will
take place. The evening will be ter
minated by a social hour and the
usual lunch, will be served.
Jens Abrahamsen, who has been in
the University hospital in Minneapo-
lis for some time, suffering from an
attack of gall bladder ailment, was
operated upon Friday and is reported
as being somewhat improved. Sun
day Mrs. Jens Larsen and son, Henry,
were in Minneapolis to visit him and
to bring Mrs. Abrahamsen back to
Askov. Andrew Henriksen and Hans
Abrahamsen were in Minneapolis
Monday to see Jens.
Early Tuesday evening a rain of
almost cloudburst proportions fell for
several minutes here. The usually
dry Main Street was converted into a
veritable river during the downpOur,
gardens were flooded, and few small
trees knocked over. Several people
who have lived here for many years
stated that it was one of the heaviest
rains they had seen in Askov. At one
stage of the storm it was impossible
to see across the street in the bust
ness section and most automobile traf-
fic was at a standstill
The annual meeting of the Danish
Evangelical Lutheran church in Amer
lea will take place in West Denmark,
Wis, beginning Tuesday evening, June
6, and ending Sunday, June II. Ar
rangements have been made whereby
. bus from Sandstone will furnish
transportation. The bus is of the
regular highway u dnSpOI tdtioH IsPC,
being purchased from a transporta-
tion company and will accommodate
80 passengers. The rates for the
trip will be about 70 cents per person
if full loads are taken, and If two
full loads are taken the rate will be
slightly less. If full loads can be
taken each day the bus will make
the trip to West Denmark Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sun
day. Those who are DESTROYS of max
ing the trip are asked to leave their
names and the day on which they
wish to go with j. p. Sorensen at as
early a date as possible and not later
than June 4. Those making the trip
should be in Askov not later than 6:15
a. m. the day they wish to leave.