Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-01
WILLOW RIVER

| Tile TuTdl mali carriers convention
including Carlton and, Pine county
carriers, at Brook Park Tuesday of
last week. The ladies had an aux
Hilary meeting and served a lunch.
| The following have had some in
terror decorating done on their homes
this spring, which have improved the
appearance and made them better
homes to live in: Mrs. Anna Cofer at
the Cofer Hotel, Mrs. Nels Nyrud, Joe
BOchek, Frank Peters, E. B. Linsley,
and VIM. Pembleton. ID. H. Driscoll
had his house painted. This work
was done by Heber Thompson, who
will go to Denham next week to do
some work for Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Suk. Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Thompson
and three children live on small
farm one-half mile south of the viii
lage. Besides the decorating and
farm work Mr.. Thompson has a herd
of dairy cows with which he supplies
the town people with milk.
Mrs. d.. H. Dennewold and her sis
ter, Mrs. Joe Lateral of ST. Cloud,
and E. j. Carol and. son, Edward, of
Jackson, spent Wednesday of last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eddie Clough. They returned to St.
Cloud i'm the evening.
The Willow River Community club
joined the Pine City Study club and
the Pine City Community club at
Hinckley Saturday afternoon at 3 o.
M, where they were entertained by
the Hinckley Women's Study club at
the high school assembly. These four
are the only Federated Women's clubs
| In Pine county. Last year they held
their annual meeting in Pine City and
were entertained by the Pine City
Study club. Plans were made to re-
turn to Pine City in April, 1884, for
another annual meeting as guests of
| the Pine City Community club. The
officers elected for two years are as
follows: Mrs. Chas Christianson,
Hinckley, president; Mrs. E. Z.
Clough, Willow River, vice president;
Mrs. A. K. Stratte, Pine City. secre-
tary-treasurer. The program was as
follows: Welcome by Mrs. A. w. Ny
line; response, Mrs. C. r. Boo; vocal
solo, Mrs. P. M. Hage, I'm the Time
of Roses and ''Hark. Hank the
Lark" "Pickaninies," by Doris GILL;
land and VIM. Wicker; "Tramps," by
Glen Swain and Gene Sederstrom,
from the grade school play; 1.-The
Toy Shop piano solo, Morris d. Fol
som, Chopin, Waltz, Chopin; business
meeting, Mrs. c. r. Boo; address by
Mrs. II. b. Johnson, district president:
vocal solo by Mrs. P NJ. Hage, Last
Rose of Summer" and My Heart is
Calling" A nice lunch was served.
Those who attended from here were
Mrs. E. e. Clough, Mrs. VIM. Pemble-
ton, Mrs. Ed Danelski, Mrs. Frank
Stepan, Mrs. Ed Goring, Mrs. A. F.
Borchardt, Mrs. Frank Peters, Mrs.
Heber Thompson, Mrs. Ted Thomp-
son, Evelyn Stepan, and Sybil Petit
john.
| Miss Marie Stepan, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Stepan spent Decora-
ton day at home with her parents.
Miss Marie is holding a good posi-
ton in the beauty shop at Powers
Mercantile Co., Minneapolis, and re-
turned to that city Tuesday evening.
Oscar Larson. janitor at the village
school, did some decorating by plant
ing spruce trees and some white pine
and other varieties. The local school
ground is in need of some attention
OF this sort and it is very gratifying
to the community to see this improve
ment.
Ben Hintz was taken to the Univer-
slty hospital this week, where he was
operated for appendicitis. He is
slowly recovering
The Willow River high school COM
mencement was held Friday, May 26.
The program was as follows: Saluta-
tory, Lorraine Klatt; Sing Along"
group of junior boys; address: I'VE
Face Life DR.. w. T. Barr, Duluth;
this address was very educational and
| interesting; commencement song, fac
ulty group; awarding of medals, Mr..
Dubie, commander, American Legion:
presentation of class, Supt. A. E.
GustafsOn; presentation of diplomas,
DR.. w. c. Ehmke, president of board
of education; farewell" high school
girls glee club; and valedictory, Edna
Waisanen. The class motto was, "Out
of the HarbOr; Out on the Deep" The
class flower was the sweet pea and
the class colOrs were silver gray and
orchid. The class consisted of Flor
ence V. Anderson, Florence M. Bart
czak, Marjorie o. Beccue, Mildred L.
Beccue, Lars M. Christensen. Doro-
thea NJ. Cox, Kathleen M. Dignan,
c. Harland Goring, Adelaide F. Isaac
son, Arnold E. Klatt, Lorraine A.
klatt, Evelyn A. Klinepier, John A.
Lehet, Kermit j. Lundgren, Thomas
A. Mcnamara, A. Doris MOssberg, Ha-
eel r. MOssberg, Albert o. Nelson,
Irene NJ. Overland, Stanley p. Rusin,
Corrine l.. Sangrene, Clarence A.
Schoen, Viola E. Stepan, Howard Il.
Stanton, Selma G. Stoke, Harold NJ
Studnek, Edna M. Waisanen, Blanche
Lancetta Whiting, Josephine NJ Will
Ito, and Helen G. Isaacson.
A Memorial day program was given
by Anderson-Miller post No. 1853 at the
high school auditorium May 30, at II