Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-01
FINLAYSON
SCOUTS MAKE GOOD RECORD

SCOUTS MAKE GOOD RECORD
Saturday was intertroup contest day
at the Pine City Scout camp. Towns
represented were Pine City, Hinckley,
Mora, Cloverton, and Finlayson. Scout
master Skamser was in charge of all
events. Troop-committeeman Peltola
and Milton Wallio furnished trans
portation and also acted with others
as judges. Pine City has a fine place
for a Scout camp. The place is on a
lakeshore. The property is owned by
the bank and rented free of charge to
the Scout movement. Although the
day was cold and the Boy Scout spirit
was not in the least cooled.
In the meet held at Pine City, Fin
layson took first honors easily scoring
more points than any two of its OPP
ponents. Finlayson has the newest
troop in the district. There were
seven events: Camp cooking, fire
building. knot tying. log chopping,
signalling. first aid, and troop attend
| ance. Finlayson Troop No. SO won
six firsts. two seconds, and third
place to score forty-one points. Pine
City was second with twenty-one.
Mora third with seventeen, and Clo-
verton scored twelve points.
Arvo Hannu won first place in three
events. baking twist on a stick, knot
tying and signalling. Charles Smith
won first place in log chopping. Rob-
ert Belling and Roy Hannu. Bill Hol-
stein, Kenneth Seidel, and Eugene
Christopherson tied for first in the
first aid Charles Smith and Roy
Hannu won second place in fire-build-
ing They built a fire in the open and
boiled water in eight minutes. Fin
| layson's attendance at the meet was
$50, which was the best. Eugene
Christopherson took second place in
knot tying. Arvo Hannu made the
third best camp stew. Earl Esse, a
new Scout in the troop, was mes
Senger at the meet.
Gundy Greenley. brother of Mrs.
Marie Carroll, with whom he makes
his home, was attacked by goat
owned by the Reid brothers last
Thursday afternoon, while herding
cattle, and was seriously injured about
the face, neck and shoulders. Gundy's
nephew, Robert Carroll, on his way
home from school, saw the Infatuated
animal and ran for the Reid brothers
who lassoed it. Gundy is slowly re-
covering, although suffering much
pain, and it is hoped he will be well
soon.
After spending a month at the Uni
versity Farm where he is instructor
in the Agriculture Engineering de-
partment, Clarence H. Christopherson
returned Saturday to Wakefield, Mich.
to take his family back with him to
st. Paul, where he has rented house
close to his work. Enroute he stayed
Friday night with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Christopherson. He
likes his new position very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harmon and
children, Lorraine and Wilbur, of st.
Paul, spent the weekend at the Holl
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Wood and Albert
Harmon of White Bear, were Sunday
guests at the home of their uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. George Beck. In
the afternoon they accompanied Mrs.
Beck to the Holl home for visit.
Helena and Rosalia Weber spent
Monday evening at the Joe Koenings
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Good and daugh-
ter. Marie, were Sunday afternoon cal
lers at the Albert Willie home.
Mrs. Hans Christensen, who lives at
Sparks Corner, was taken to the Uni
versity hospital last Thursday and
will undergo an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Meidlinger and
two children of Granite Falls, are Wis
iting Mrs. Meidlinger's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Bowser, at Harry 5
Lodge for two weeks.
Rosalia and Helena Weber were
guests Wednesday evening of last
week at the William Kyro home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Stockamp and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Kraetz-
ner and son, Walter, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Nelson of Groningen, motored
to Georgeville Saturday, returning
Sunday. While there they attended
the wedding of Art Kraetzner to Miss
ROSena Steinberg at the brides home.
The young couple will make their
home in ST. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carlson and
Mildred and their niece, Gladys
Faudskar of Minneapolis, spent Satur-