Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-09-07
ASKOV

Miss Gudrun Kilstofte left Monday
for Mound, to commence her teaching
duties there.
valdemar Ohlrich Of Chicago. was
a weekend visitor at the P. P. Kill
stofte home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steffen Berg spent
Sunday at the home Of the latters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Dietz.
Mrs. VIM. Madsen came Saturday
from Luck, Wis.,, to spend week with
her mother-in-law, Mr.. A. Madsen'
and other relatives.
Mrs. Frede Stottrup was taken to
the University hospital last Thurs
day by her son, Svend. She went for
examination and is remaining for
treatment.
DR.. A. L. Arends expects to attend
the Northern Minnesota Medical So
ciety meeting at Willmar on Sept.
s, 9 and 10. He leaves Friday morn
ing and will return Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Abraham and
son, Gale, and Mrs. H. Hayden OF
near Ogilvie, visited the T. w. Han
sen family a short time while en-
route to Bruno to visit relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dietz and Jens
Dietz of Bellingham, spent week at
the two gentlemen's parental John
Dietz home. They came especially
to help their mother celebrate her
birthday.
Emily Jensen and Werner Clausen
left Saturday for the Twin Cities to
attend the State fair. While there
they visited at the Anton Jacobsen
home in Minneapolis. They returned
Monday evening.
Miss Vivian MacAdams, teacher in
the Askov school last year, visited
with friends here Friday afternoon.
From here she continued on to Cole
raine, where she is to teach during
the coming school year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Thomson and Hol-
ger Kilstofte came Saturday from Will
mot, Wis, to spend the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomson, accompanied
by their daughter, Miss Krista, re-
turned to Wilmot Monday, while Mr..
Kilstofte remained with his family.
A good sized gathering attended
the Joint band concert of the Sand
stone and Askov bands, which was
held at the local park Saturday eve
ming. Roy E. johnson, director OF
the Sandstone band, and Leonard
Frahs, director of the Askov band
each directed a part of the program
which was enjoyed by those in at,
tendance The Male Chorus, under
the direction of Mrs. Alfred L. Mel
sen, rendered several pleasing selec
tions. Ice cream and cookies were
sold during the evening.
Tuesday evening at about 6 O'CLOCK
the fire bell rang loudly with the re
suit that Askov folks ran hither ant
thither excitedly looking for blaze
The personnel of the volunteer fir
fighters responded promptly and with
in a short time they rode the fir
truck to T. N. Thomsen's lumber yar'
expecting to find real blaze. Whel
they arrived there they went through
all the motions of fighting a fire blu
there was no fire-just a fire drill
However, it is we'll to keep the vii
lagos smoke eaters" in trim by a.
occasional sham fire.
People in a community enjoy seem
many of the teachers return from on
year to another and when Miss Mil
dred Carlson returned this year to
a member of the faculty after a
absence of two years, it was no eA
ho ic
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andre'
Carlson of east of Pine City, fol-
merly taught for two years here an
her many friends are welcoming he
return to Askov. She brings with he
many interesting narratives of a de
lightful summer spent in the norther
countries of Europe, having Sper
several weeks sightseeing and visi
ing in the early home of her parent
in Sweden.
According to Superintendent Henr
P. Nielsen there are 1S4 pupils ell
rolled in the grades of the Asko
school and there are IS in the hig
school. The grade enrolment
practically the same as last semeste
while the high school enrolment
slightly below that of last year. TT
school faculty consists of Henry
Nielsen of Lincoln, Nebr., as superb
tendent; Vernon E. Anderson, Atwate
principals; George l. Glenn of Bove
Gertrude B. Kilstofte, Askov; Jof
Mertzacker of Howard Lake; Seln
v. Gjertson of Sandstone, Mildred
Carlson of Pine City, Anna Rupp
Bruno, and Jean Tyre of Sandston
Miss Gjertson is a new member of Il
faculty as is Mr.. Glenn and SUI
Nielsen. Miss Carlson was a teach
here few years ago.