Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-05-18
ASKOV


ployed by Axel Brus.
Miss Clarabelle Hansen of Hinck-
ley, came to Askov last week and is
employed at the Holger Buck home.
Mrs. A. j. Larsen and Helen, and
Margaret E. Larson accompanied
Anne, Olga and Lief Larson of Sand
stone. to St. Paul Friday. They re-
turned Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Jacobsen and
daughter, Ethel, and Mrs. Svend
Christensen and son, Raymond, all OF
Minneapolis, came Sunday and spent
the day at the Mrs. L. p. Jacobsen
home.
DIR. A.. L. Arends went to Pokegama
Wednesday afternoon where he at
tended the regular spring meeting OF
the Eastern Central Minnesota Med
ical Society. Topics pertinent to the
profession were discussed and din
ner was served at o'clock.
Viggo Justesen, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Paulsen of
Centuria, Wis, spent the weekend
visiting friends and relatives here.
After returning to Centuria, Mr.. JUS
tesen went on to st. Paul where he
will have his headquarters.
Mrs. Johanne Anderson will leave
for her home in Atwater the latter
part of the week, stopping enroute in
Minneapolis for few days. She has
been residing for some time with her
son and daughter-in-law, Principal
and Mrs. Vernon E. Anderson.
Mrs. Jens Abrahamson and Hans
Abrahamson were in Minneapolis the
first part of the week, where they
visited Jens Abrahamson who is
slowly recovering from an affected
gall bladder. He is expected to be
operated upon some time in the near
future.
Jens Thomson, o. r. Keller and
Holger Kilstofte returned last week
from Wilmont, Wis, where they had
gone in anticipation of beginning
work ON a construction project there.
Due to weather conditions and
changes in plans the work has been
! postponed for about ten days.
The Askov Parent-Teachers asso-
citation meeting will be held as sched-
uled in the school house Friday eve
ming, May 26. A program and cleo
/ ton of officers will be the order of
the meeting. Lunch will be served
Z after the meeting. Everyone inter-
ested in PIT. A. work is invited.
While Mrs. Jacob Hansen was walk
ing across the floor Of the house on
their farm west of town, it gave way
and she fell through to the cellar
dugout. She sustained painful in
juries to her legs and was other
wise generally bruised. At the pres
ent time she is confined to her bed.
Anders P. Jensen of Minneapolis,
brought his wife and daughter, Lois,
home last Thursday, after the latter
two had been at the v. S. Petersen
home in Minneapolis for some time
caring for the children while the
Petersens were in Chicago. Mr.. Jen-
sen returned to Minneapolis Friday
morning.
Last Thursday evening while chop
ping wood in his barn, ]. r. Petersen
had the misfortune to severely cut
his foot. The blade of the axe en-
tered the foot lengthwise between two
bones, not injuring the bones but
cutting two blood vessels. Mr.. Peter
sen is compelled to get around with
the aid of a cane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Nielsen of Racine,
Wis, and Elizabeth Buck, Ernest Mad
Sen and Edwin Sorensen Of Minneapo-
lis, came here Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ta1e ga olaG .,sk ol, h.
home of her sister, Mrs. Anders P.
Jensen. Mr.. Nielsen is employed at
the Ferndale Nursery for the time
being. The Minneapolis parties re-
turned to Minneapolis Sunday.
During the thunderstorm which
visited Askov Tuesday evening, bolt
of lightning struck the barn on the
Mrs. Louis Elkjer farm killing two
COWS which were housed in the struc-
ture. Chris Molgaard had finished
milking one of the cows a few mo-
ments prior to the time the lightning
struck and was thus fortunate in es-
Gaping probable injury or death.
In the local news of last weeks
issue of the Askov American appeared
an Item concerning the supposed theft
of several gallons of gasoline from
T. N. Thomsen's automobile. AS
sequel to this item 1T. NJ" discovered
the following day that the gasoline
gauge on the gasoline tank of his
car was not operating properly and
that no gasoline had been stolen.
Those who are qualified to make
seed loans are asked to make appli-
cation at DR.. A. L. Arends' office
within the next few days. There is
a surplus of seed on hand as people
have been rather conservative in their
demands and what is left over from
the local quota will be shipped on
to some other point. DR.. Arends also
asks that those needing Red Cross
aid make application with him.