Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-04-12
WILLOW RIVER

! A large number of friends of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Olson dropped in" on
them Friday evening in honor of their
| ffty-siXth wedding anniversary. While
| in the afternoon of life, the Olsons
are as happy and contented and take
as keen an interest in life and af-
| fairs as ever.
| A large number from here are at
| tending District Court at Pine city
this week, either as jurors, litigants
or just spectators.
! Mrs. Carl Guessing returned from
| Minneapolis Sunday and reports that
| her husband, who has been at the
| hospital for the past two weeks un-
derwent an operation Wednesday morn
ing of last week and now appears to be
on the high road to recovery. He stood
the operation very we'll and barring
! complications, should be able to leave
the hospital within a week or ten
days. His daughter, Sylvia, and some
! local friends drove down to see him
Monday.
Chris Guessing arrived from Green
Bay. Wis, Monday for a weeks visit
with his twin brother, John Gluesing
and family. He has rented his fine
farm at Gilmanton, Wis, and says
that he is taking life easy.
Louis Swartz was about town Tues
day. shaking hands with old friends
and acting up" as usual. If Louis
wasn't so tied up in sales lines. he
could beat Charlie Chaplin all hol-
low. He could even give Eddie Can
tor a run for his money.
Our local baseball tOssers held a
meeting last Sunday and decided to
organize a bigger and better team for
the ensuing season. Frank Peters was
chosen captain, Stanley TarnOwski,
manager and Buster Stanton, secre-
tary-treasurer. The boys believe they
have young material sufficient TO
make a regular team. They will give
dance on the 18th of the present
month at Barney's place.
Mrs. Eddie Clough left Friday by
bus for Minneapolis. Saturday she
and her brother, John Donnewold and
wife drove to jackson. Mimi, to visit
sister, returning to the cities Sun
day evening.
Eddie Clough and son, Rob, drove
to St. Paul Saturday afternoon. Eddie
took in the reunion of his old army
gang held at Highland Park, st. Paul,
while Rob spent the evening at Min
neapolis with Eds cousins. the Wei
baums. Ed reports a good time and
met many faces of the old gang not
heard from since the war. There
were 1O2 members present. After the
party, which lasted plenty, Ed drove
to Minneapolis and returned home
Sunday night with his family.
Miss Viola Stepan arrived in town
Wednesday of last week and visited
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brisbin until Sunday,
when she was called back to work
in Cloquet, where she has been en-
ployed since last fall.
Mrs. Ray Pembleton has had bad
siege of the flu the past two weeks
but is getting better now. Her dauSh-
ter, Mrs. Bill WernOwski of Duluth,
has been with her.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Thompson and
children, also Clifford Thompson, all
of Minneapolis, spent the weekend
at the parental home here, returning
Sunday afternoon. Miss Gladys
Thompson also left Sunday to resume
her teaching, after having spent her
Easter vacation at home
Mrs. Frank Peters and son, Leigh
ton, returned Friday from a weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole of Pequot. Mike and Adam,
brothers of Frank, came Wednesday
to spend one day with him.
Charles Keller has disposed of his
farm south of town which is now
tenanted by Mr.. and Mrs. George Wor-
den. The deal was made with Mr..
Shute of Rock Creek, son Of the
Shutes of Willow River.
Mrs. A. karhula of ST. Paul, spent
the past week here with her mother,
Mrs. Anna Golfer, returning Sunday
to her home.
VIM. Pembleton has made notice
able improvement on his farm, hav-
ing just completed re-roofing the barn.
Mrs. Ted Thompson and two chill
dren, Donna and Douglas. spent last
week visiting her sister, Mrs. Elmer
| Schrum of Two Harbors, returning
! Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew WahlstrOm visited last
week at the home of her parents in
the southern part of the state.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Ehmke enter
tanned the young folks 800 club Fri
day evening.
Because of the poor condition of
country roads, the schools Easter va
cation has been extended over to
! Thursday of this week, when it is
expected the roads will be passable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stepan and
daughters, Alice and Angelina, mo-
tored to Duluth Saturday morning
and spent the day shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Thompson were
entertained at dinner Saturday eve
ming at the Herb Johnson home.