Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-01
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John H. Sorensen and Knud Plesner
went to Minneapolis yesterday, expect
ing to bring Miss Ethel Plesner home.
Ludwig Madsen was i'm Superior
Sunday for visit with Mrs. Madsen.
Mrs. Madsen and the baby are expect
ed home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. JenS Larsen went to
Minneapolis Saturday to meet their
son, Hans G., who was expected home
from Santa Maria, Calf. for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skiold Kilstofte and
son and Mrs. Kilstofte's mother. Mrs.
Rorvig of Roland, Iowa, came Satur-
day and are visiting at the home OF
his parents.
Rev. A. E. Frost announced in the
church Sunday that he had definitely
decided not to accept the call from
Dannevang Texas, and will remain
here, which is good news to his many
friends.
Word was recently received that
baby girl has arrived at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Jacobsen. who
live near Solvang, Calf. Mrs. Jacob
sen is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. N.
P. Nedegaard Qvo).
Many friends and neighbors spent
a social afternoon and evening, Mon
day, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clemmen Christensen. the occasion
being their silver wedding anniversary
and Mr.. Christensen's birthday.
About Is members of the D. B. S.
Joined i'm the wood-cutting bee south
of the John Bell place Tuesday after
noon. The cold windy day made the
work rather disagreeable and pre-
vented several from attending.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Jacobsen
left yesterday morning for Brookings,
S. D., for an overnight visit with his
brother. From there they will go to
Dannebrog, Nebr., to visit his mother,
who has been somewhat i'll lately.
Werner B. johnson took Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Barber and daughter to
Minneapolis Tuesday. From there
Mrs. Barber and the baby continued
by train to Waterville to funeral,
while the men returned home the
same day.
The athletic club dance at the D.
B. S. hall Saturday evening was
rather sparcely attended. AS special
feature of the evening Miss Dorothy
Grafelman gave a reading. The or
ganization realized a small profit
which will help to decrease their
deficit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Svend Petersen were
callers in Minneapolis Saturday, the
former going down to attend a di-
rectors' meeting of the United D. B. S.
lodges in Minnesota, and also to at
tend the celebration of the two Min
neapolis D. B. S. lodges who have re-
Gently consolidated.
Mrs. Georg Lindegaard was in Min
neapolis from Friday until Monday to
be with her daughter, Miss Edith,
who underwent a goiter operation al
the University hospital. Her condi-
tion was more serious than expected
but she was apparently over the dan
ger point at the last report.
The corn and hog reduction pro-
gram meeting scheduled for Askov
on March in the village hall will
place. On account of the caucus in
the village hall the corn and hog
meeting will be held in the American
Legion club hall in the south part
of the village.
The Ladies Aid food sale at the
assembly hall Friday evening drew a
fair sized, crowd. A program lasting
ri
the stage and was thoroughly enjoyed
by the audience. The sale followed,
as did also the serving of coffee
and lunch, and the evening was termi-
mated by auctioning off the last
few items. The society realized a
profit of nearly $40, which will be pre-
scented to the local church.
X l.. Lund and family, who have
been on the Mrs. L. c. Petersen farm,
1 mile west of town, for several years,
are vacating that place today and
moving into the former Niels Henrik
sen residence, just east of town. Mr..
Lund has as yet not secured a farm.
Cffe StrandskOv and family are va
eating the S. ]. SimOnsen farm, A
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onto the place vacated by the Lund
family. E. l.. Barber and family are
vacating the Charley Larsen farm.
south of town, and moving onto the
Simonsen farm.
Harold Peterson of Kandiyohi coun-
ty, who has appeared in Askov before,
will speak at a local Farmer-Labor
meeting in either the town hall or
Assembly hall Friday evening, March
2. Voters on the Farmer-Labor ticket
from the village and Partridge town
ship will, at this meeting, select two
delegates from each precinct to the
county convention at Hinckley on
March IL, or if it is desired, local
unit of the Farmer-Labor Association
may be organized. All dues paying
members of the association are dele
gates to the county convention, but if
there is no local club the party voters
may send two delegates from each
precinct. Efforts are also being made
to have Commissioner of Agriculture
TrOvatten and l.. Byron Olsen as
speakers at the AskOv meeting Friday
evening.