Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-07
ASKOV


itor at his home in Bovey.
Miss Lillian Jorgensen left Tuesda
for a visit in Minneapolis.
Vernon E. Anderson and famil
were weekend visitors at Wadena.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. S
b. Kilstofte at Roland, Iowa, Nov. II
A baby boy arrived at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swanson, Sunday
Jens Thomson came from Cloque
and visited over Sunday with his fam
lily.
John Mertzacker spent Thanksgiv
ing and the weekend with his folk
at Howard Lake.
Miss Ruth Poechmann from Duluth
visited from Thursday until Sunday a
the j. Albert Johnson home.
Paul N. Frokjer was a Thanksgiv-
ing day visitor at Howard Lake; he
returned home the same evening.
Rudolph E. Petersen came from
Minneapolis to spend the Thanksgiv'
ing holidays at the home of his ia
Their.
Fred Schoenrock, of west of Finlay-
son, was a business visitor in Askov
Wednesday. Mr.. Schoenrock is secre-
tary of the National Farm Loan Asso-
citation in his territory.
The Misses Selma Gjertson and
Jeane Tyre spent the weekend at
their homes in Sandstone, Miss Anna
Rupp at her home in Bruno, and Miss
Mildred Carlson in Pine City.
A letter from Miss Alfredo Chris
Clemmen Christensen, states that she
is back on her old job again and left
last week for Paris, Texas, where
they will spend part of the winter.
The Misses Emily Jensen and Re-
gina Petersen visited from last
at Kimballton and Elk Horn, Iowa.
They returned home together with
Werner Clausen who had been work.
ing in that neighbOrhood for some
time. Henry Petersen who works
there right along, also came with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgen r. Peter
sen.
A recent check on the activities
around the Great Northern depot in
Askov reveals that business is con-
siderably better than last year. For
total of 40 carloads of rutabagas and
livestock shipped out of Askov as
against a total of 26 for the same
month last year. Up to December 1
this year there have been IS cars
more shipped out of here than last
year.
At the regular Danish Brotherhood
meeting Saturday evening the annual
election of officers had the following
result: Peter Hermansen, ex-presi-
dent; Lars P. Jensen, president; Glenn
men Christensen, vice president; Geo.
sen, treasurer; Anton Hansen, trustee
for three years: Mikael Petersen and
George Larsen hold over as trustees;
Peter Jeppesen, warden; Carl johann
sen, guard; and Conrad Christensen,
building manager.
The committee selected by the
church and Y. P. S. met Tuesday eve
ming and planned the program and
arrangements for the community
Christmas tree. In the afternoon
there will be the usual program of
singing and music and speaking.
Candy and nuts for the children and
coffee for the grown-ups terminating
with ring games for the children. A
Christmas pageant entitled "The Old
Old Story" will be presented in the
evening together with singing and
music. Coffee will be served after
the program and ring games will be
played.
At the Danish Sisterhood lodge
meeting yesterday afternoon it was
decided that the organization would
sponsor a masquerade this winter, a
definite date will be announced later
on; the committee selected to be in
charge of same is as follows: Mrs. l..
p. Jensen, Mrs. A. H .Mogensen, Mrs.
V. Heininge, Mrs. Hans Lunde, and
Mrs. Emil Andersen. 1t was also de-
and in accordance with their custom
the committee to be in charge of same
is selected nearly a year in advance;
the committee for the next sale con-
sists of Mrs. V. Heininge, Mrs. Peter
Mrs. Chr. Hansen, Mrs.
Ludwig Madsen, and Mrs. L. A. Paul
sen. The society also held their an
nual election of officers which re-
suited as follows: Mrs. Svend Peter
sen, reelected president; Mrs. v. Hell
hinge, reelected vice president; Mrs.
Hans Lunde, reelected secretary;
Mrs. Chr. A. Jensen, reelected treas
urer; Mrs. Chr. Hansen, reelected
warden; Mrs. Emil Andersen, trustee;
Mrs. Chr. Hyldahl, inner guard; and
Mrs. l. A. Paulsen, outer guard. In
addition to this they also had election
of a delegate to the national conven-
ton of the Danish Sisterhood which
is held every sixth year. Mrs. Svend
Petersen was chosen as delegate with
Mrs. Peter Simonsgaard as alternate.
The national convention will be held
in Omaha some time in September,
1884.