Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-05-03
WILLOW RIVER

Mrs. Eta Logan. mother of John
Logan. who keeps house for c. A. Wilds
health and celebrated her 18th birthday
last week. Jeanette Logan stays with
her and goes to school.
Several of the young folks from here
enjoyed the dance at Sturgeon Lake Sat
urday night. put on by the baseball
boys.
A number of Mrs. VIM. Pembletons
friends met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Peters Tuesday evening and
celebrated her birthday by playing
cards and visiting. nice lunch was
served.
Grant Hildebrandt and friend of
Beroun. We're here Sunday and had din
ner at the Cofer Hotel. Grant was
depot agent here several years ago and
won many friends here in this COM
munity. who are always happy to have
him return. He is still working with
the Northern Pacific railway at Beroun.
Mrs. Robert BoXell of Onama, who
Golfer here for the past two weeks.
spent last week with her sister. Mrs.
Grace Suk at Duluth. She returned to
her home and family Sunday.
education here April 30. Supt. A. f..
Gustafson. high school principal. Miss
Lillian Olson and all other high school
and grade faculty members. were re-
elected for the ensuing year with sub
stantial salary increases. The 193i-39
budget for operation. maintenance. and
running the entire school, falls within
the state aids earned this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lloyd are the
proud parents of boy born to them
about month ago at their home in
Usage. Iowa. Carl will be remembered
here as a high school student.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Halva are very
comfortably situated in their living
apartment over the Willow River Mer-
camille Co. store. Some of the carpenter
work was done by Ed GOring and as
Mr.. Halva had time he did the finishing
work. Heber Thompson did the inter-
ior decorating.
ranger for this district. was here sun
day to help in fighting the fire east of
this village, near Second Lake, Just
north of the Ben Walters farm. This
little damage as far as timber was
concerned. but it no doubt killed out
many BURBERRY bushes as it ran over
the region where many bushels have
been picked in former years. Persons
who have anything to do with setting
fire now should be very careful not
to have il become uncomfortable as the
grass and underbrush is very dry and
fire destroys everything it comes in
contact with.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Prachar and son.
Marvin. have re-decorated the house re-
Gently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. las.
Flanagan and family and moved in
Monday of last week. They will have
about one acre of garden and will raise
chickens. They are very happy III tnelr
new home.
Mrs. Victoria Beinas. who had lived
i'm her residence property in town for
the past six years. and moved last fall
to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Vln-
cent Mikrot, who lives west of Stur-
geon Lake, died at their home Monday.
She was i'll nearly all winter. The fun
eral will be held Thursday from st.
Mary's church, where she had been a
member since coming here the body
being laid to rest in their cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. LiAsley made
trip north Sunday, visiting at Cloquet,
also the Government hospital there.
back to Jay Cooke Park where there
are $50 boys encamped at No. 1O2 Gee
camp. They are brushing, clearing and
young trees. They have I'M
proved the looks of the park consider
ably. They plan to put in new swing
ing bridge this summer as one of the
about a year and expect to remain
year or so longer. Among other build
ing was Red-CroSS headquarters. Where
three of the boys We're ill with measles.
which had broken out in camp that
Jay Cooke is one OF Mime
sofas government parks and it is well
worth anyone'S time to spend day
there. Anyone who has visited there
will remember the log cabin in the
clearing of the main road. No doubt
this cabin was built there so years ago.
The superintendent of the CCC camp
said they found it without a roof. This
was re-roOfed by the boys and new
door put on. The cabin is being used
as store house. On arriving at Carl
ton they observed the fire that de-
several million feet of lumber
and sheds and a hotel. Fire companies
were called from West Duluth and Go
uuet, but the firemen were handicapped
on account of inadequate water supply.