Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-11-09
ASKOV

G. Danielson were callers in Dulut
Friday.
The Misses Octavia and Armand
Christensen left Friday for Chicago
where they will seek employment
The first of this week Chr. L. Mel
sen sold his lot just north of Frit
Holm's property, to Leo Larsen.
Mrs. Frede Stottrup went to Mime
apolis Sunday for additional examina
ton and treatment at the Universit
hospital.
A letter from Lauritz Petersen
states that he is now located at Hou
ston, Texas, where he has secures
employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Rockwell and bah,
came Saturday from Eau Claire, Wis
for an indefinite stay at the home o
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell
Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Lundsten ant
Miss Elsie Kilstofte from Buffalo, ant
Miss Ingeborg Kilstofte and Edwin
Anderson from Minneapolis, spen
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
p. P. Kilstofte.
Chr. F. Sorensen, former schoo
janitor, purchased a ten acre farm
and buildings the first of the weel
from the Danish Lutheran church
This property is located a mile north
of town and was formerly occupied by
the Plesner family.
An American Press association news
dispatch Tuesday stated that at a
meeting of the board of directors OF
the Land OLakes Creameries, Inc,
their president, John Brandt, had
been named as manager also, to sue
coed the late A. ]. Mcguire Of st.
Paul.
The local Socialist club met at the
school house Friday evening with a
fair attendance. The annual election
of officers resulted as follows: H. r.
Buck, chairman; Rev. A. E. Frost, cor
responding secretary; GeOrg Linde-
gard, secretary; and Soren X. Chris
Jensen, treasurer.
With Ole Olesen as boss, neighbors
and friends have nearly completed a
new home for Mr.. and Mrs. Mikael
Petersen on the old foundation. The
structure is 22X2S feet, one story, four
rooms and full basement. The Peter
sen family are temporarily living in
the former Peter Molby farm home
Mrs. Marion L. Faegre of the Child
Welfare Institute of the University Of
Minnesota, will be present Friday
night at the Parent-Teachers meeting
in the school house to discuss the
pre-school child and to assist in form
ing an association. Other details of
the program are announced in another
column of this issue.
In response to the appeal for dona-
lions of food stuff to the Lutheran
Welfare Society in Minneapolis. resi-
dents of this community responded in
their usual generous method. Nearly
nifty sacks of potatoes, rutabagas, car
rots, cabbage, beets, ETC., as we'll as
chickens and other food stuff was
brought in to the two warehouses.
Cash donations to help defray cost of
transportation were also received.
The total brought in amounted to
nearly two tons, which was all taken
to the city yesterday.
The Duluth Herald recently car
r1ed picture of the English author
and labor leader, Fred Henderson,
with news story that he was to
speak at Buffalo, Detroit, Duluth and
other large cities. Askov, Mimi, hap
pens to be one of these other large
cities" as Mr.. Henderson will give
an address in the D. B. S. hall here
Sunday, Nov. II, at 2:3O in the after
noon. 1t is signal honor for Askov
and Pine county to have this dis
tinguished gentleman as a speaker
here and the hall should be packed
to capacity with people from all parts
OF the county as well as neighboring
counties.
The American Type Founders Sales
Corporation, who has a coast to coast
net work of sales branches for print
ing machinery and supplies, has re-
Gently announced that Ansgar Gyde-
sen has been appointed manager for
their Minneapolis branch, a very re-
sponsible position as that is a large
branch, Mr.. Gydesen installed the
first cylinder press in the American
plant some 16 years ago and since
then has either sold or installed
many equally important machines
here. Thus the sturdy little Dane is
well known here and the American
joins with others in sending congrat-
ulations and best wishes.
The Danish Sisterhood drew a capa-
city attendance at their bazaar and
entertainment at the D. B. S. hall
Friday evening. The program, con-
sisting of selections by Mrs. A. Hen
riksen's string orchestra, one act play
by Mrs. Chr. Sandahl and Louis Olsen,
and the Askov Male Chorus, directed
by Mrs. Alfred L. Nielsen, was heart
lily appreciated by the audience and
apparently put many in a buying mood
as nearly all the displayed articles
were sold after the program, a few
remaining small items were sold at
auction. Coffee was served in the
basement to abut $50 people, and the
evening terminated with dancing.
Mrs. Chr. Hyldahl did "land office
business" at selling numbers at and
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