Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-07-26
ASKOV

Inc DdnQ Will play announcer vi It's
street concerts Saturday evening at
about S:15.
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Byron Olsen in st.
Paul, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Thomson and
from Little Canada.
The excessive heat wave here the
first part of the week was disastrous
to many farm crops.
Supt. H. P. Nielsen and family were
in West Denmark for the Young Peo-
pies convention; Mr.. Nielsen being
one of the speakers.
Kaj Simonsgaard and Svend Peter
sen returned late Sunday night from
the two day Danish Brotherhood con-
vention at Rochester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans N. Miller OF ST.
Paul, friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
Krogh, came Saturday for an indeTi-
mite visit at the Krogh home.
Chr. JOrgensen who came from Min
neapolis for visit at the Mrs. Bendt
Jorgensen home, recently purchased
a new Chevrolet sedan from the
Service Garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. c. Bertelsen of Het-
land, S. D., were in AskOv yesterday
to look at farm land, being DESTROYS
of renting farm here where the
drouth and crop failures are not as
severe as in their present location.
Miss Opal Hansen, who has been
working in Minneapolis, went to West
Denmark, Wis, to attend the Y. P. S.
convention and then came from there
to ASkov for a visit at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Han
sen.
Henry Petersen took Peter Miller
back to his home at West Denmark.
Wis, last Thursday. Returning the
same evening he was accompanied by
the Misses Herds johnson and Regina
Petersen who had attended the sum-
mer encampment there.
]. c. Berg, bridge contractor, pur-
chased a new Chevrolet sedan from
the Service Garage last week, trading
in an older model on the deal. Mr..
Berg and family imbered up the new
outfit by taking a trip down to the
southern part of the state over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest ]. Meili and
their two children of Minneapolis,
came here Monday for visit at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmar Peter
sen. The Meilis are long time friends
of Mrs. Petersen and he is one of the
two federal probation officers for the
state of Minnesota. Lovers OF the
outdoors they enjoy the natural beau
ties of Pine county.
John H. Sorensen and family and
John o. Christensen and family were
among the many visitors at West Den
mark, Wis, Sunday. but made a long
trip out of it; going over by way of
Taylors Falls and coming home py
way of he Twin Ports, making the
family and Hans c. Johansen were al
so at West Denmark Sunday.
The Askov band has recently de-
cided to give an afternoon concert in
the new park by the river. Present
plans call for such to be given on
Sunday afternoon, Aug. 5, at O'clock
instead of in the evening as announced
last week. 1t is also being planned to
sell refreshments in the park that aft
ernoon, and any possible profit from
such sale would go toward defrayinS
the expenses connected with the park
Several days ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sperry of Grenada, came to
visit at the home of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Thomson, and on Sunday evening
without apparent illness, Mrs. Sperry
suddenly sat down in a chair and
passed away. Her body was taken
Immediately to the undertaking par
where it was prepared for shipment
to the home at Grenada. Besides
Mrs. Albert Thomson, Mrs. Sperry is
survived in this community by Mrs. J.
G. Thomson, who is granddaughter.
Friends and neighbOrs extend sym
pathy to the family in the loss of a
family member.
Most of the business institutions of
the village had a representative at a
meeting in the town hall Friday eve
ming which was called for the pur-
pose Of discussing the possibility of
establishing an office where checks
could be cashed without charge or
difficulty, and also where merchants
could secure adequate small change.
After considerable discussion relative
to details it was moved and carried to
have the chairman of the meeting, j.
c. Jensen, appoint a committee of
five men who should make a thorough
study of the matter and then present
definite plans at a meeting to be
called later. Mr.. Jensen appointed
the following: G. Richard Petersen, j.
Albert Johnson, Rasmus Petersen.
Werner B. johnson, and ]. r. Peter
sen.