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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
STROKE FATAL TO
BRUNO WOMAN
Mrs. Ludwig Peterson was 66 Years
Old and Had Resided in Bruno
Thirty Years.

The Bruno community was shocked
Thursday evening when it was learned
that Mrs. Ludwig Peterson. one Of
Bruno's oldest residents. had passed
away after a residence there of 30
years. She passed away at her home
after ailing for the past year. She
suffered paralytic stroke two weeks
ago. which left her bedfast until the
end came Thanks giving evening.
Agnes Finstuen was born in Nor
way April II. 1868, and came TO
America when six years of age. They
made their home in Goodhue county.
where she grew to womanhood. II
was there she met and married Lud-
Wig Peterson on July 3. 1894. They
moved TO Bruno in 1904 where they
have made their home since. She
leaves TO mourn besides her husband
three sons, Peter. Joseph and Louis
all of Bruno: three grandsons, also
of Bruno: also three sisters. Mrs.
Dale Hubert and Mrs Maurice Linde
of Askov. and Mrs. VIM. Kalovotski
of Illinois. and one brother. Andrew
Finstuen of West Concord. also many
relatives and friends
The funeral was held in the Bruno
Lutheran church with Rev. Charles
S. Rydell officiating and Carl John
son. Roy Hicks, George Lord and
Adolph keuhn as pallbearers. The
body was laid TO rest in the Vilstad
cemetery. A large circle Of friends
extend sympathy TO the Borrowing
family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
ARE
SENT TO ST. CLOUD
BY JUDGE STOLBERG

Being a petty thief is no reference
TO leniency when one is brought into
court. This was forcefully brought
out in the case of Victor and VeikkO
Halonen. brothers. and Nels Maxi all
three of west of Sandstone in Aitkin
county. and Walter Peterson of ST.
Paul. when sentences were melted out
to them by District Court Judge AL
fred P. Stolberg at Center City. after
they had plead guilty TO charges of
grand larceny. Victor and Veikko
Halonen and Nels Maxi were sem
fenced to two years in st. Cloud
and Walter Peterson to rs months at
the same institution.
The charges were the outgrowth of
shoplifting at Klein's Department
Store at Sandstone which has caused
klein's house detectives to have a
busy time of it of recent weeks and
il was also found that they had been
guilty of other thievery. Two others
are expected to plead guilty TO shop
lifting in the near future before the
Juvenile court.
Judge Stolberg, in sentencing the
men. made il clear that he is not
going to be lenient in his dealings
with future thieves of this kind from
this county and he pointed out the
passage Of law. which makes the TAX
ing of any article from any building,
large or small. second degree grand
larceny crime subject to from one
to ten years Imprisonment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
PEOPLE ARE ASKED
TO GIVE VEGETABLES

n. P. Nedegaard issues an appeal
to friends and members of the Farm
ers Holiday Association to bring in
vegetables. such as rutabagas and
potatoes, to Louis Olsen's warehouse
in Askov where trucks will come and
take them to the drouth stricken COM
munities of the state for the needy.
Mr.. Nedegaard's appeal comes from
the state board of the Holiday Asso-
citation who met in St. Paul recently.
The vegetables should be brought in
Monday or Tuesday, Dec. 10 or IL.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
HERMANSEN RITES
HELD WEDNESDAY
iskOv Farmer Succumbs at the Uni.
yerSity Hospital I'm Minneapolis.
Buried at ASkOy.

Sofus Hermansen, the last of the
Hermansen twins, farmers in the
Askov community for Is years. passed
away in the University hospital in
Minneapolis Sunday and his body was
shipped 10 Askov on Wednesdays
train. Mr.. Hermansen had been i'll
for several months and in fact hasn't
been in good health since his brother
Frederiks death two years ago. His
body was laid TO rest after funeral
services conducted in the Danish
Lutheran church in Askov with Har-
old B. Johnson preaching the funeral
sermon. George c. H. Jensen. c. Sc
bald, Svend Petersen, Hans Abraham
sen, V. Heininge and Hans P. Nielsen
were pallbearers. carrying the BODY
TO its last resting place in the local
cemetery.
Sofus Hermansen was born on jan
uary %, 1882, at Eros kobing, Der
mark. and came to the United States
in 1914. settling at Ord. Nebr.. where
he resided until 1918 when he came
with his brother to Askov and located
on his farm northeast of town where
he lived until his last illness.
The Hermansen boys had a large
circle of friends who called on them
at least once a year when they were
both living and enjoyed their hospi-
tally. Both were members of the
Danish Brotherhood Lodge which had
charge of their funerals.
The deceased is survived by an
other brother. Herman Hermansen in
the United States. and he is located
ar Hastings. Nebr. He came here
Tuesday and attended the funeral.
Two sisters and stepmother reside
in Denmark.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
SANDSTONE MASONS
Ell ECT OFFICERS

The Sandstone Masonic Lodge held
its annual election of officers Monday
night at its regular meeting at which
only a fair attendance of the mem
bership was recorded.
The officers for the ensuing year
are as follows: Worshipful Master,
c. J. Lundquist; senior warden. Fred
Walker. junior warden. DR.. H. D..
Stokes; secretary, H. A. Johnson. and
for treasurer. C. S. Gjertson was re-
elected.
The installation OF the officers will
take place at the next regular meet
ing of the lodge on Monday night,
December II.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
HOGS HIGHER:
CATTLE SLOW
Bids and Asking Prices Far Apart on
Cattle: Top Hogs $3.50: Heavy
SHOWS A Trade Factor: Lambs
Steady.

South st. Paul. Mimi, Dec. 8, 1884:
(U. S. D. Al Heavy SHOWS the past
few days have been a trade factor
in the livestock market. Sellers were
asking sharply higher prices for cat
tie today, while bids were placed on
conservative basis with the result
that trade ruled slow and around
steady. Most steers and yearlings
sold at S5.25 to $3.50. a few $500
to $3.50. others s2.75 to $500. Com
mon and medium heifers made $3.50.
to $3.50, better grades S475 to S6.75,.
cutter cows S1.50 to $500. common to-
medium beef cows 1925 to $500. bulls
1928 TO S2.75, better vealers $3.50 to
$500. few choice $3.50. Common
to medium stock steers were found at
S1.75 to 1925. better westerns being
held above $3.50
Hogs were 10c or more higher, ber-
ter 900 to 325 pounds selling at $3.50
to $3.50. $50 to 210 pounds $3.50 to
$3.50. 100 to 10 pounds $3.50 to $3.50.
14O to $50 pounds 1925 to s4.25. fat
120 to $50 pounds S2.75 to 1925. bulk
stock pigs $3.50 to $500, bulk good
sows $3.50, big weights down to S5.25
or below.
Lambs were steady, shipper top
$500. bulk good to choice to packers
S6.75, extreme weights and fat bucks
S5.75, plain and inbetween grades
$3.50 to $3.50. Slaughter ewes brought
mostly s1.5O to s2.25. White-faced
feeding lambs weighing 81 to 81
pounds brought $3.50 to S5.65, most
natives and Dakotas $425 to $4.75.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
SNAKE RIVER WILL
HAVE NEW CHANNEL

The project TO divert Snake river
through the south end of Lake Pokeg-
ANA has begun and work on the new
channel was started following the re-
cent approval by L. P. Zimmerman,
acting administrator of the Mime
sofa SERA.
The channel will be about a half
mile in length and 10 feet wide at
the top. requiring the excavation of
10000 tons of dirt. 1t will tap the
river at a point east of Grasston and
reach the lake at Jarvis bay. The
outlet from the lake will be at Stumne
bridge. Estimated cost OF the PROJECT
is $4,000. The number Of laborers
required to complete it is so.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06

il by injuring anything or anyone;
but he could give a good account Of
himself if attacked by some large
vicious dog.
Those who knew him as the parish
pet will be surprised TO know that
he afterwards started several run
always. These runaways might have
been prompted by resentment of the
horse TO being denoted and used rs a
common farm horse or perhaps The
broncho blood in him Overcame the
part which was PercherOn or it might
have been due TO a change in man
agement.
DiSliked Restraint.
Rev. Mack. being a Lutheran min
lister. believed that one ounce of
training was worth one pound of re-
straining. Prince Royal was allowed
TO stand out in the street united and
he did not abuse the privilege. The
writer of this letter tried a little re-
straint with disastrous results one Sun
day morning in November when the
ground was frozen hard. The gray,
after being harneSsed TO the buggy,
was tied TO white painted two by
four on the porch. Perhaps he re-
scented the restraint or maybe he re-
membered the time when he carried
the man of the pulpit instead Cf the
one of the pew. He tossed his head
and jerked loose the two by four and
turning quickly he broke the shafts
to pieces against a clothes line pole.
He fell going through the hog fence
and broke a bone in the upper part Of
his foreleg. Dr. Sfckim was called
and the horse was ten weeks in the
barn and had to learn to walk again.
The second time he ran away in
town. new two-hOrse walking cult
vator had been tied behind the wagon
at the Webb Hardware Store. A Ger
man Lutheran with gray horse and
Continued on Page s.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
FORMER WILLOW MAN
READS THE AMERICAN
IN NEW RESIDENCE

E. E. Clough. former Willow River
mail carrier, a good booster for the
ASkov American, and who was re-
Gently transferred to Barnum where
he is carrying mail, sent a renewal
to the Askov American and stated that
they sure enjoy the paper.
Friends in this county miss the
Cloughs but they are not so far dis
tant that they cannot return frequent
ly to visit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
BRUNO LEADS IN
THE WHIST PLAY

last weeks Northeast Pine County
Whist Club play. Kerrick won from
Bruno on November 80 by a score of
253 to pa and on December 3 Bruno
defeated Duquette by a score of 24l
to 215.
three teams in the club is: Bruno
with four games played. 1912: ker-
rick with three games played. sol. and
Duquette with three games played,
63S. Bruno has two more games to
play and Kerrick and Duquette each
have three left in the last half before
the playoff between the winners of the
first and second half
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

On the ground. apparently. that
to direct the affairs of the world. a
handful of great powers are renewing
their attempts to humiliate Germany
and Japan. unmindful, it seems. Of
the fact that they are thus creating
situation out of which a war may
spring-some day.
French and British statesmen of
the jingo type keep on lecturing Ger
many on her supposedly secret re-
armament-whiie they themselves re-
serve the right to increase their ow
forces beyond any limit ever dreamed
of before. In the French chamber
of deputies colossal war appropria-
lions were voted on the strength of a
statement to the effect that Russia
had promised military support in case
of war. As soon as the statement
had served its purpose. it was with
drawn by the French government
which solemnly stated that it lacked
every bit of foundation.
In London Winston Churchill. car
rying on an energetic agitation Cor
greater air force. tells stories of
mysterious German rearmament-
for the purpose of inspiring huge ap-
preparations for the air fleet.
Proofs. it seems, have not been
asked or submitted.
But it stands to reason that sys-
tematic goading of this kind NAV
some day arouse Germany to retail
late on the ground that the former
allied powers are just as guilty of
violating the Versailles peace treaty
as they claim Germany is.
French Gestures.
This week the French government
has asked Germany to open negotia-
lions designed TO consolidate peace"
but France insists that Germany must
remain a member of the League of
Nations. and must acknowledge the
alleged fact that German rearmament
violates the spirit and the letter of
the Versailles treaty.
Confronting these terms Germany
is not likely to respond. so there is
reason to believe that France is mere
ly going through a tactical display
of really meaningless gestures. They
are made all the more irritating when
French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval
finds it necessary to say:
Hitler has announced his desire
for peace. We ask him to translate
his words into action"
CONTINUED on Page b
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
Minnesota is Low.

Minnesota has maintained its place
in the nation as eighth lowest in the
number of deaths per population. &C.
cOrding to report issued by the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association Ari-
IONA has the highest death rate Of
any state with 1863 per 100000 mop
ulation which is a decrease from the
states showing for 1882 of $50 per
100000. Minnesota had 3S.7 last year
compared with 40.S per 100000 for
1892.
While the percentage of deaths
from this plague has decreased re-
markedly during past years. it is still
a leading cause of death between the
ages of Is and As. the bulletin shows.
A constant battle against the disease
has been waged in every state and
county including a program of public
health. nursing. tuberculin testing.
clinics. for school children and health
education for both children and
adults. all carried on by funds de-
rived from the annual sale of Christ
mas Seals.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06

An interesting story OF a horse
brings TO mind an old expression.
Kindness TO dumb animals pays big
dividends" The story. as told by Ed
win Raynor of Fern Bank Farm north
of Sandstone. has as its principal
character. Prince Royal, the gray
horse shown in the above picture. In
the picture is seen Mr.. Raynor with
the team, Mrs. Raynor with Prince
Royal and August Rapp. neighbor.
on the load of hay. The picture was
taken on Fern Bank Farm and has
been across the ocean to England with
relatives of the Raynors. 1t came
back especially for this appearance in
the Askov American. To best describe
the horse and tell of his life work a
letter written by one who calls him
self "Old Timer" is herewith pub
lished.
Reared i'm DakOtaS.
Prince ROYAL. as he was known by
the members of a German Lutheran
congregation in the DakotaS. was one
of the few remaining horses that with
the aid of a gifted rider could have
told a story equally as interesting as
BLACK Beauty which appeared on
the screen. The old gray-Prince
Royal-would have very different
story as the setting would be in a
wild country and a severe climate.
People with whom he came in con-
tact were mostly hardy pioneers with
stout hearts and strong hands. The
horse was reared in the Dakotas and
was part Percheron and part broncho.
AT the age of eight years he was
used by Rev. F. J. Mack in his duties
as pastor to the German congregation.
Being the parish horse Prince Royal
led many sad procession TO the
open grave, and also he would be
present on the more joyous occasions.
When he was given hospitality in
the pioneer barns. he would not abuse
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
NOTICE OF DROUTH MEETING

There will be a countrywide drouth
relief meeting in the Hinckley Legion
hall on Saturday. December s, at 1
p. m. ALI organizations are invited
to cooperate and every farmer ex-
pecting drouth relief should be pres
Committee.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
GROWTH OF
COOP TRACED
Secretary of the Pine City
Creamery Tells Adult
Class of Movement.
Foreign Countries are More
Grounded in the Field
of Cooperation.

S. A. Striegl gave a very interest
ing talk TO the adult education class
at Pine City on Wednesday evening,
November IS. his topic being on CO.
operatives. Mr.. Striegl. who has
studied deeply into the subject be-
cause Of his interest in cooperative
creameries, stated that the co-opera-
tives first started as a defensive meas
ure by people against organized
wealth. He defined the cooperative
as a voluntary. non-political effort
by people to do for themselves the
things which wealth or capital ordi-
narily did for profit. Centralized
wealth has tended to eliminate indi-
yidual effort as it has sought PROFITS
and eventually gained monopolistic
control over that needed by the peo-
pie.
Co-operatives. said Mr.. Striegl do
not object TO private ownership and
do not necessarily seek to overthrow
the capitalistic system. The coop
erative is a democracy within itself
and seeks 70 gain for its members
He pointed out the fact that the
cooperative is not so firmly estab-
lished in the United States as it is
in some European countries. He
cited Rochdale. England. as a town
in which there was an example of
what had been done by a co-opera-
tive and said that in this town. TWEEN
oil
form one of the first co-operatives.
1t took them a year to save sos and
with this small capital a cooperative
was started. with just a few things
for sale at first. This cooperative
was started early in the 18th century
and by 1863 had grown TO such an ex-
tent that it opened a wholesale de-
partment. 1t continued TO grow and
by 1929 had spread over the whole of
England with four and a half mill
lion members
Gives History OF Movement.
Mr.. Striegl also pointed out the var
ious phases of the cooperative move
nent and said that in Germany il
had entered the field Of housing &C
-ivities and had 10000 members in
his form of cooperative. He said
here had also been some very i'm =,
Dortant types of the cooperative in
he field Of medicine and said there
was society at Hague. Holland. with
$4,000 members which employed doc
ors, nurses and druggists, and that
great saving was effected with as
good or better equipment for doctors.
Is was the case in countries having
)nly private practicing doctors.
He cited the insurance field in
which there was also great savings
r cooperating and compared rates
If mutual companies with those OF
he private or commercial insurance
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06

Did you notice anything unusual
in my speech?" asked a lady of her
husband after they had returned home
from a meeting where she gave an
address. Yes, the pauses." he re-
piled.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
T. B. STILL BIG
THREAT TOLIFE
Four Hundred and Thirty.eight PEG.
pie i'm Pine County Have
Died From 1t.

Four hundred and thirty-eight Pine
county men. women and children have
been killed by tuberculosis in the
past % years. During the same per-
iod nearly $4,000 deaths from this
disease have been reported through
out Minnesota. These facts are con-
tanned in a Christmas Seal bulletin
issued by the Minnesota Public Health
Association.
With more than 1000 tuberculosis
deaths occurring in the state for the
year 1888 alone. the actual death rate
has decreased slightly from the prev
ious year. Deaths reported in 1888
were 1908 as compared with 1.049 in
1000
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ST. Paul, HMM.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06
Brook Park Election.
Hill Reelected at Bruno.

J. H. Hill again heads the council
AT Bruno by virtue of his reelection.
and Charles Sprague was reelected
10 his council seat. F. s. Fairchild
was reelected clerk. and John VAIL
strom again is treasurer. Pat Muir
ply. ST.. was elected justice Of tho
peace, and D. D. Mccoy for constable
two years and I. NJ. Plumb for one
year
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-12-06

Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
States published in a COM
munity of its size.
By far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-14

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-25
MRS. MARY WAGNER

Mrs. Mary Wagner, aged 80 years,
II months, died at her home in
Grantsville on Thursday morning,
January Is 500 o'clock.
Mrs. w Ter, who was one of the
oldest res tents of this county, came
to the United States from Germany
when she was a very small girl. The
voyage, which was made in a sailing
vessel, required three months. She
was married to Henry Wagner and
lived on a farm about one and one
half miles south of Grantsville for
many years. She was the mother Of
three children. She purchased home
in Grantsville and spent the remain
der of her life there.
Her husband preceded her in death
az years ago. Her only son, George
Wagner, died suddenly one week prior
to his mothers demise. Her two
daughters, Mrs. Josiah Lowery, of
Greenville Township, Pa, and Mrs.
Ella Brabson, of Blaine, West Va,
survive.
Funeral services were held on Sat
urday afternoon in the Grantsville
Lutheran church, with the Rev. S. D.
Sigler officiating. Interment was
made in the Grantsville cemetery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-25
No Rabbits For Restocking To
Be Imported This Year

No rabbits will be imported into
Maryland for restocking purposes
during this season, according to an
article received by The Republican
from E. Lee LeCompte, State Game
Warden. In making this statement,
Mr.. LeCompte said he was acting up
on advice of the State Board of Health
and the U. S. Public Health Service,
due to tularemia in rabbits.
Prior to 1880 the State game de-
partment annually imported from
5000 to 10000 cottontail rabbits from
Kansas and Missouri. An outbreak of
tularemia occurred in Maryland in
1929, the cause of which was traced to
the handling and skinning of cotton
tail rabbits.
Due to the demand of sportsmen for
rabbits for restocking purposes let
ter was sent to the State Board of
Health for its opinion. The Board
stated that tularemia persisted thru
out 1888, with IA cases reported, only
one less than in 1882, and that it
would not recommend any further i'm
portation at this time.
The U. S. Public Health Service re-
ported that 105 cases had been re-
ported in Kansas and Al cases in Mis-
souri,.