Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-03-08
ASKOV


Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett c. Larsen left
some days ago for McGrath, where
Mr.. Larsen has made arrangements to
conduct barber shop.
Mrs. Helvig Christensen left Mon
day for Waterloo, Iowa, where her
husband has recently secured work
in the John Deere factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. HOlger Plesner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Plesner have
moved onto the Charley Larsen farm.
south of town, recently vacated by e.
L. Barber.
Mr.. Nielsen from Buffalo. was here
this week making arrangements TO
move onto the former Carl Paulsen
farm, which he purchased some
months ago.
HOlger Paulsen from Luck, Wis.
was a weekend visitor at the Niels B.
Miller home. Mr.. Paulsen is brother
of Paul Paulsen who works at the
Miller farm.
A deal was closed a few days ago
whereby c. Richard Petersen became
the owner of the so-called corner
store building which he has hereto
fore been renting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne E. Jacobsen re-
turned the first of the week from DAN
nebrog, Nebr., accompanied by Mr..
Jacobsen's mother, who will stay with
them for some time.
Hermod Strandskov, an emplOye at
the Midland Cooperative Oil Asso-
citation in Minneapolis, was here Sat
urday and Sunday for a visit at the
Georg Lindegaard home.
A mass meeting of farmers and
home owners will be held at the d.
B. S. hall in Askov at p. m. Monday,
March 10. The purpose of the meet
ing is to discuss the scaling down of
debts.
A recent letter from Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Nielsen states that both of them
secured employment on their arrival
on the West coast. Hans is working
at Santa Maria and Mrs. Nielsen at
Santa Barbara.
As has been announced before, a
Socialist lecturer of prominence will
speak at the d. B. S. hall Friday when
Frank Crosswaith will appear in
Askov. The lecture will commence at
s p. m. Everyone is invited.
A. E Erickson and family came
here from Mora a few days ago and
are temporarily quartered in T. n.
Thomsen's residence. They will move
onto the former Carl Frahs farm us
soon as the present occupant, Lars P.
Jensen, gets another place.
F. d. Baer, who has been field
agent in this district for several years
for the Federal Land Bank, made his
last trip to this community Tuesday.
Mr.. Baer has been transferred to the
western part of the state and is
scheduled to move there in the near
future.
Axel Brus expected to start out yes
terday for Hurley, Miss, with Enevold
Smidt's household goods. Mr.. and
Mrs. Smidt and the two youngest chill
dren were to accompany him in the
truck. Mr. Smidt and family have
been farming in this community Tor
a number of years, during which time
they have moved from one farm to an
other. Now they intend to settle in
the new Danish colony called Gran
"" close to Hurley. Their friends
here regret to see them leave the
community but join in wishing them
the best of success in their new un-
dertaking.
Last week it was stated that Mr..
and Mrs. Jens Larsen went to Mime
apolis to meet their son, Hans o.,
whom they were expecting home from
California Well, that was what they
went there for, but they didn't find
Hans. Other friends met them at the
depot, (they went down by train be-
cause Hans had told them to do so
and even sent them money for the
ticket) who took them home and en-
tertained them. Finally the puzzle
was solved, Hans wasn't there at all,
but instead Of him there was a nice
looking slightly used model A Ford
coach, which, through friends, Hans
presented to his parents. They OF
course came home in the newly ac-
quired car, both disappointed that
Hans was not there as expected and
exceedingly pleased with his repre-
sentative"
There has been some newspaper
talk recently about the possibility OF
restoring part of the salary cut to gov
eminent employees; such possibility
was swept aside a few days ago as
far as the postal employees are con-
cerned when the Postmaster General
issued an executive order that the
present cut would continue and in
addition to that ordered further cut
in the pay check equal to 20 minutes
q day, and authorized all postmasters
to curtail the service accordingly In
larger towns and cities many routes
will be consolidated, there will be
only one delivery a day in strictly
residential districts, two a day in
mixed districts and not more than
three a day in down town business
districts. Vacations with pay have
been abolished for the balance of the
fiscal year. In line with the orders
issued the Askov post office will here
after close at $40 p. m.
DanSk FOlkeSamfundSM Mode hos Chr