Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-08-09
WILLOW RIVER

Mrs. Albin Lundgren, president,
called special meeting of the Com
munity club Thursday, Aug. 2, and
they set the date for their fair at
September Is. AS it has been such
dry year at first it was doubtful
as to whether a fair should be pro-
NOTED this year but a committee who
visited the business men were re-as-
sured their support and the rural
members of the club were anxious to
bring in their farm produce again
this year to show just what could be
raised during dry year. The fair
will be held at the school house as
usual and committees were appointed
as follows to look after different ar
rangementS: for lunch-Mrs. Ed Cor
ing, Mrs. Carl Guessing, and Mrs.
appointed but could not serve and
Lydia Gross was put on in her place;
Mrs. Rudolph Klatt, Mrs. R. Cooper,
Mrs. Oscar Larson, and Miss Olson;
canned goods-Miss Minnie Bochek,
Mrs. Lillian Whiting, and Mrs. Bill
Pembleton; fancy work-Mrs. A. E.
Gustafson, Miss Mable Wenstrom and
Mrs. Albin Lundgren; baked goods
Mrs. Dockan, Mrs. Wallace Ogilvie,
and Mrs. H. Schutt; main prize
Mrs. Ted Thompson, Miss Hilda
Thompson, and Mrs. Joe Stepan, Jr.;
advertising-Mrs. E. B. Linsley, Mrs.
H. E. Johnson, and Mrs. G. Thompson;
corn game-Mrs. Ed Danelski, Mrs.
VIM. Ehmke, Miss Bodil Fenger, and
Miss Sybil Pettijohn; fish pond-the
Misses Ruth Anderson, Louise Coun-
Gilman, and Sylvia Guessing; solicit
ing-Mrs. w. c. Ehmke, and Mrs. A.
H. Anderson; fair manager-Mrs. A.
E. Borchardt; vegetables and judges
John Currell, agriculture instructor
in the village school. There will be
a charge of SIS for any stand. Any
local business place who has contri
buted SIS may have a stand free. 9th
err arrangements will be published
later.
Miss Sylvia Guessing traded in her
used car to the Dempsey Motor Com
pany of Hinckley Tuesday, for a new
Chevrolet sedan. This will be used
as their family car.
Mrs. w. C. Ehmke entertained
few neighbors and friends Friday eve
ming at cards in honor of Mrs. Eddie
E. Clough, who will leave for Barnum
September list.
Alberta Guessing, registered nurse
from St. Johns hospital, came home
Tuesday to spend a few weeks on the
farm.
Miss Sybil Pettijohn of st. Peter,
and a high school teacher here,
bought a new Pontiac sedan and WISH
ted friends here the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Olson and chill
dren came last Thursday to spend
their vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Linsley. They left for
Duluth Sunday to attend the state
Legion convention being held there
this week. Other Legion members
and their wives also attended from
here.
Adelaide Isaacson, who is employed
in st. James, and has been visiting
her parents and friends here, returned
to her work Wednesday.
Jeanette Schutt is spending her va
cation here with her parents. She
has been employed in Minneapolis.
Supt. A. E. Gustafson and oldest
children, Wayne and June, journeyed
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his mother Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Nyrud had as their
dinner guests recently, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elvin Olson of Superior. In the aft
ernoon they all went to visit at the
Chas. Swanson home at Sturgeon Lake.
Mrs. Chas. Swanson is Mr.. OlsOn's
cousin. They returned to Superior in