Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-06-14
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to Sandstone, Saturday.
Miss Idamae Danielson came from
Cloquet Sunday for days visit at
home.
Mrs Anton Hansen (CarlshoD went
to Minneapolis Tuesday for further
medical attention.
MIR. and Mrs. Werner B. johnson
took the five girls to Tyler Sunday
and returned the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Nedegaard,
Dennis Feldtmose and Carl Paulsen
south of town, were visitors in Mime
apolis Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Hagen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton krause of Min
neapolis, who are vacationing at
Grindstone lake, were in ASkov Tues
day for a visit at the Emil Andersen
home.
Miss Ellen Smidt, Miss Elsie San
dahl, and Mrs. J. c. Jensen are help
ing Mr.. Jensen at the Askov Variety
Store. Their new lunchette depart
ment has been a popular addition to
the business and has kept the ladies
quite busy. Miss Smidt also assists
with the house work at the Jensen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Johansen of
Weiser, Idaho, who have been visit
ing with the home folks for the past
several days, left yesterday on the
return trip to their home accompa-
MED by Mrs. Johansen's mother, Mrs.
Liesh, and her sister, Mrs. Coral, who
have also spent the time here with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. DanielsOn were
in Kensington Saturday and Sunday
for a visit with relatives and friends.
They report that that part of the state
has suffered severely from the drOuth,
many farmers have re-seeded twice
and still have a crop failure, and
many groves around farm homes have
practically died out from lack of
moisture; in places the corn looked
quite we'll; but it did not look as
though there would be any hay crop.
Mrs. A. Henriksen, Mrs. j. c. Jen-
sen, Mrs. ]. Albert Johnson. and Mrs.
Wayne E. Jacobsen were in Cam
bridge Tuesday to attend the w. c.
T. L. Tenth District convention. The
election of officers for the ensuing
term resulted as follows: Mrs. Ella b.
Jorgensen of Milaca, president; Mrs
c. B. johnson of Cambridge, recording
secretary; Mrs. E. Walker of Delano
corresponding secretary; and Mrs
Randall of Mora, treasurer. A. Hen
riksen took the Askov ladies to the
meeting and then went on to the Twin
Cities on a business trip, returning
with them later the same day.
When Henry A. Jensen returned tC
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday of last
week he was accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Andersen who visited al
the Jensen home and attended the
church convention at Grand View Col
lege Mr.. Jensen brought them back
to Askov the first of this week ant
he is remaining here for some days t
do some canvassing in his line o.
business-selling insurance. They
We're also accompanied by Miss Gladys
Olsen, mentioned elsewhere in this is
sue, and by Martin Gravesen of New
ell, Iowa, who came for a visit at the
home of his brother, A. Gravesen.
At 5:25 p. m. Tuesday young boy
came toward town at a good rate OF
speed on his bike; he was closely fol
lowed by A. G. Danielson's deg
Mickey" the boy had just gotten
over the main crossing closely fol
lowed by the dog, but Mickey" didn't
quite make it, with the result that
the south bound fast train hit him
and he was dead. A second or two
makes a world of difference; this time
il was a dog but no one knows who
will be the next to be a second or two
too late. There are prominent stop
signs on both sides of the crossing
but large number forget to heed the
warning, especially is this noticeable
among the young people who ride
bicycles.
Rev. A. E. Frost, Hans Clausen, Mrs
Carl Eriksen, Johannes Juhl, and Sig
urd St0vring, the three latter as dele
ish Lutheran church conference which
terminated Sunday evening at Grand
View College, Dies Moines, Iowa. The
convention lasted from Tuesday eve
ming until Sunday evening and drew
an attendance of approximately 225
people of whom 35 were ministers
from the various congregations from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts, anl
about 80 were delegates from the con
gregatiOns. Throughout the cOnven
ton both delegates and visitors were
prompt to attend as we'll as alert anC
active in taking part to solve the
financial and other problems tina
came up for discussion. A. V. Ander
sen of Chicago, acted as chairman o
the meeting with Alfred Jensen o
Kimballton, Iowa, as assistant; N. c
Nielsen of Marinette, Wis, was secre
tary with H. Plambeck of Extra
Iowa, as assistant. Some of the mail
points which might be mentioned, wa
that it was decided that each distric
should solicit the necessary funds TO
carrying on the different lines of &C
tivity; it was decided to issue an Eng
lish church paper and for this enter
prise A. c. Stub of Ringsted, Iowa
was selected as editor and E. Nielse