Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-21
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east of town, Friday.
Mrs. Ludwig Madsen is expected
back today from Superior, where she
has been visiting since Tuesday.
Victor Jensen came Tuesday of last
week from Albert Lea for visit with
his brother, Sigfred Jensen, on the
Sandstone road.
Irving w. Ecklund left for Chicago
Friday with truck load Of Christ
mas trees; another load was shipped
to him this week.
Mrs. Anton Hansen was taken tC
the University hospital last Saturday
and was scheduled for another opera
ton the first of this week.
In addition to having Jack home,
as noted elsewhere, a daughter OF
Mrs. Chr. Lund is also here from
Detroit, Mich, to spend the Holiday
season at the Lund home.
H. Id Hansen has been in i'll health
for some time; he is now staying at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. John
o. Christensen, and his farm stock
has been moved to their place.
Jack Harskjold who is enlisted in
the U. s. army and stationed in a
camp at the South Dakota Black
Hills, came to Askov the first of the
week to spend 80 day furlough at
the home of his folks, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chr. Lund.
The annual Christmas rush at the
post office did not materialize this
year; extra help was employed to take
care of the usual emergency but there
was very little demand. The stamp
sales were about 400 less than last
year for the same period.
Albert Clausen returned home
Tuesday morning from Granly, Miss,
to spend Christmas at the home of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Clau-
sen. He was accompanied from Chi
cago by Miss Alice Clausen who will
also spend the Christmas vacation
at home.
Elmer Lunde and Hans Jorgensen
took Jens Andersen to the University
hospital in Minneapolis Monday. The
aged gentleman has been suffering
for some time with cancer in the one
ear; and an operation will likely be
performed in an attempt to cure the
ailment.
Rudolph Petersen from the Mime
apolis school faculty, came last week
to spend Christmas at the home OF
his father, R. Petersen. The schools
in Minneapolis are closed for three
weeks during the Holidays and the
teachers are given a three weeks
vacation without pay.
Peder Back of Racine, Wis, writes
that arrangements have been made
with radio station WTMJ, Milwaukee,
Wis, for broadcasting special
Christmas program on the morning
of Dec. "a from to s o'clock. And
the regular Danish program sched-
uled from $50 to 9 a. m. will also be
broadcast from that station Dec. "a.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Miller were in
Minneapolis Friday. Mrs. Miller was
scheduled for X-ray treatments at the
University hospital at 9 o'clock in the
morning, and they were there on time
in spite of the slippery roads. how
ever, only to be informed that there
was something wrong with the ma
chine and that they should come
again Tuesday.
The community Christmas tree was
erected at the south end of Main
street yesterday; the tree is not as
pretty as those in former years. Hans
Mickelsen is the man who locates the
tree each year and he says that nice
However, when the lights are lit and
one looks at it from a distance it is
as nice as ever.
The firm of johnson & Morgensen
has been doing a land office business
in used cars of recent date, having
sold a 1892 VS. Deluxe sedan to
Archie Gibson; 1880 Ford tudor to
Ellis Ostlund of the road contracting
crew. taking in his Dodge coupe on
the deal; and then selling his coupe
to S. ]. Christensen, taking in his
Model T. The boys announce that
they will be offering rides in new
1884 Ford in the very near future.
In spite of the bad weather last
Thursday evening a fair sized audi.
ence was on hand at the PIT. A
meeting in the school house. Rou.
tine business matters were disposed
of in the usual prompt manner; re.
ports were given by the various com.
mittee chairmen. The fathers fur.
nished the entertainment, and it must
be admitted that they staged socia
and jolly evening right from the very
first song to the final lunch which
latter item, by the way, was handled
in excellent manner by Conrad Chris
Jensen and Georg Lindegaard.
The two plays presented by thu
Junior class of the local high schoo
Tuesday night in the Assembly hal
were attended by large crowd. The
first one was a short one-act play en-
titled. 1.-THE Mouse Trap" and wa.
enacted with all the female actresse.
standing on chairs, stools and table.
a greater part of the time to ge
away from "the idea of mouse" il
the room. The ironical side of thi.
play was that the women pretended
to be as brave as men but at th,