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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
STURGEON LAKE
LOSES TO RED WING

Baseball honors went glimmer-
ing Wednesday morning when
Sturgeon Lake, representative of
the Sixth Region in the annual
state baseball classic being played
this week in ST. Paul, lost to Red
Wing 5 to /. This is the first time
since the Lakers have been repre-
senting this section al the state
tourney that they have failed to
survive the first round of competi-
tion. The boys from here just
couldn't fathom left-handed Fos-
ter'Si Slants.
Sturgeon Lake made one score
from seven hits and were charged
with two errors, while Red Wing
made 5 runs from Is hits and
were only charged with one error.
Mack Anderson did the pitching for
Sturgeon Lake and Lynn Anderson
caught Foster pitched for Red
Wing and Reitzman caught.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
VOWS EXCHANGED
AT FINLAYSON
Duluth Girl Becomes Bride of Sven
Hellman of the FinlaySOn
Community.

Sven w. Hellman, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hellman of
Finlayson. and Miss Ruth Hakom aki.
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli
Hakomaki of Duluth, were united in
marriage at the brides home Friday
evening, September 6, at 9 O'Clock by
Rev. Carl Tamminen. The brides
sister, Mae. was maid of honor and
Walter Rahikain of Beroun. was best
man. other attendants were Inez
Hakomaki, sister of the bride and
Edna and Bertha Hellman. sisters of
the groom. Ushers were, Martin
Leinonen of Minneapolis. Herman
Auto and Hugo Hendrickson of Du-
luth. The wedding march was played
by Mrs. John Peterson and the bride
was given in marriage by her father.
While congratulations were being
extended, Bertha Hellman sang. lone
Fleeing Hour" with piano accom-
paniment by Elsie Norlund. An in
formal reception was held immedi-
ately following the opening of the
gifts.
Out of town relatives and friends
were Mr.. and Mrs. Cflas. Hellman and
family. Mrs. John Auto. Mrs Erick
Kukkola, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kyro
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Hendrickson and
family all of Finlayson; Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Seegar and daughter. Dolores.
of Chicago. and other relatives and
friends of Duluth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
SANDSTONE DAY
ATTRACTS MANY
Well Arranged Program UphOlds
Traditions of Past Undertakings
I'm Quarry City.

The annual Harvest Festival was
held Saturday in Sandstone and drew
large crowd. The day was warm
and bright and the poppy program
made for lively interest from 10
O'Clock in the forenoon until after
4 O'Clock in the afternoon The
Sandstone band furnished music for
the day and parades, sport and en-
tertainment program, and exhibits
rounded out a we'll arranged and car
ried out undertaking.
The first event was a street parade
which was led by the band and nearly
all of the business places were rep
resented A float sponsored by the
Grindstone Lake Conservation Club
won first prize in the parade. A doll
buggy parade also was enjoyed.
The entertainment program con-
sisted of a novelty clog waltz by
Pauline LANCE, Maxine Prenevot,
Betty Hawley and Kathleen Walker:
violin solo. Glen West; solo tap dance
con The Good Ship Lolly Pop7O
Mona Mae Hedlund; solo tap dance,
Edna Walker; musical selection
Oliver Brothers. novelty darkey clog
dance. Arthur Gjertson; novelty duo
tap dance, Peggy Walker and Mona
Mae Hedlund; acrobatic dance, Elaine
Houstman.
Another feature of the days enter
tainment was the fire extinguis hing
demonstration staged by the Sand
stone Fire Department A small
building was erected and set fire to
after which the fire siren sounded to
call the fighters who extinguished
the blaze promptly.
Various products were displayed at
the different business places in the
village
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
BEATS
ALL-STAR TEAM
VictOrS Needed Ninth Inning Rally to
Down Writings Baseball
Team 6 to ).

Writings Pine County League ALL
Stars played a close ball game with
the Sturgeon Lake champions on Sun
day, but were nosed out in the ninth
inning by a score of to 5.
The Lakers scored three runs in
the first inning when they hammered
Otto Jensen for three hits combined
Enard Edin relieved Jensen in the
first inning and kept the Lakers
guessing unil the fifth inning when
Dutch Gay doubled and scored ON Joe
Klar's single. Edin was stingy with
hits, holding the Lakers to four hits
and one run i'm the seven innings he
worked. He was relieved in the
eighth by Joe Martichuski who was
nicked for three hits and two runs
in the ninth inning to lose the game.
Monroe Cunningham started for
the champions and allowed neither
hits or runs in the three innings he
worked Bobby Olson was called upon
to pitch the next three innings and
the All-Stars worked him for four hits
but no runs. Albin Peterson pitched
the last three innings In the eighth
lining the All-Stars tailed their first
run on two successive singles and a
stolen base. The All-Stars rallied in
the ninth inning and put across four
runs on three hits and three errors.
Dutch Gay contributed the hitting
features of the day by slamming out
one triple and two doubles and saved
the game in the ninth inning for the
champions by doubling with Howdy
John on second base to tie the score
Joe Klar singled to score Gay with
the winning run
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
WILLOWS TENTH
FAIR is GOOD
Good Display OF Fruits and Other
Products Bring Comments
From Judge.

The tenth annual community fair
was held Saturday at Willow River
and was again successful. There was
a very nice display of farm products.
fancy work, canned goods, baked
goods, and art work from the homes
of the community and the Commercial
Club served an excellent lunch. Var
ious games filled the program; one of
the best features being the social get
together of old neighbors mad friends
and the meeting of new ones. The
weather was ideal and many out-of-
town visitors attended the exhibit.
Mark Thompson, superintendent of
the Northeast Experiment Station at
Duluth, gave a talk at the end of the
judging and gave his reasons for
placing some of the prizes as he did.
Mr.. Thompson complimented the Will
low River community and especially
the fruit growers on their exhibits.
He compared the Willow River fair
as being as good as the average fair
throughout the country.
Following is a list of some of the
prize winners with first place being
mentioned first, second second, ETC.:
Farm Products.
Farm displays-Ed Goring. Mrs. A. Z.
Borchardt.
Wheat-Mrs. Frank Okronglis. Ed
Rupp.
Oats-Anton Carneski. Arthur Gran
dali.
Barley-Anton Carneski. Arthur John
son.
Rye-Ed Rupp. Mrs. Frank Okronglis.
Field peaS-Anton CarneSki. VIM. Dob
senski.
White beans-Mrs. LaPlante Art Her.
merding.
Stock Collection-H Nortrup. Borch-
ardt. l.. Schutt.
Apples and crabs-Mary c. Hemza. Joe
komar.
Strawberries. P. Gerard. Edw.
Rupp.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
NELSON-IRONS VOWS
ARE EXCHANGED AT
CLOVER CEREMONY

A very pretty home wedding took
place at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
A B. Irons when their daughter,
Francis, became the bride Of Mr.:
Edward Nelson
Rev. Paul Hendricks performed the
ceremony in the presence of about
so friends and relatives. The brides
maid was Miss Mildred Nelson, twin
sister OF the groom Robert Irons.
brother OF the bride, was best man.
Immediately after the ceremony
Rev. and Mrs. Hendricks sang duet
with Mrs. liner Carlson at the piano.
A delicious lunch was then served to
the guests
The guests from away were Mr..
Vanconanf Of St Paul. and Miss Mabel
Peterson OF Minneapolis.
A rousing charivari was given the
young couple in the evening, and they
left Thursday morning for a trip to
Montana They will be at home to
their friends On the Nelson Bros. farm
after their return The community
joins in wishing them success
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
MOOSE LAKE GETS
STATE HOSPITAL
Large Tract of Land on Shores of the
Lake Will be Site OF Large
State Project.

Backers of the movement to secure
the erection of a hospital for the in
sane are jubilant and many others
in the Moose Lake community and
nearby neighborhoods are happy. over
the selection of that village as the
site for the new S2.165,O00 construc-
ton project. The choosing of site
which has occupied the attention of
a committee, selected by Gov. Floyd
B. Olson for several weeks was made
after the various applications were
gone over thoroughly and inspection
trips were made.
The state board of control an
nounced that the Moose Lake Com
mercial Club has underwritten cost
of the land in excess of $685. Esti-
mates have set this at S7S,450. The
board also announces that should a
WPA grant be allowed then the ca
pacity of the hospital will be in
creased from 500 to 900 patients.
The insane hospital and asylum
situation in the state had become
acute and the institutions are all
over-crowded. At the present time
there are six; three state asylums at
Anoka, Hastings and Willmar; and
three state hospitals at Fergus Falls,
Rochester and ST. Peter. There are
over 5000 patients housed in these
Institutions. The new hospital will
care for patients from Duluth, the
Iron Range and northeastern Mime
sofa in general. The location is
ideal, being located near the pave
ment with good farming land in
handy proximity of the various COM
munities which it will serve.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
COUNTY BANKERS
IN ANNUAL MEET
Prominent Citizens Of State Speak AT
Get-tO-gether at Mile Laos
Lake.

The annual meeting of the Five
County Bankers Association was held
at Bay View Hotel on Lake Mile
Laos Saturday afternoon with a very
large number in attendance. there
being 127 present for the dinner.
The program opened with a golf
tournament in the afternoon. the
committee in charge being Robert
Nelson of Hinckley. DIR. H. E. Nygren
of Braham and Roman Niedzielski of
Gilman, and "a players participated.
At p. m. the business meeting
was opened by Frank P. Powers, pres
ident of the association, and the reso-
buttons were read by ]. A. Allen,
chairman Of the committee.
Following this Oscar A. Olson of
Braham- chairman of the round table
discussion, took charge OF the meet
ing and conducted a very successful
session, several topics of intense in
terest to the bankers being brought
up for discussion
Good Program Rendered.
At 200 p. N. the members and
their wives. together with numerous
ner, which was served by Mr.. and
Mrs A w. Gustafson, proprietors OF
the hotel During the dinner c. c.
Rieger of Minneapolis, ably assisted
by Harry Habatti. the well-known
radio accordian PLAYER, were in charge
r,f he %.;n A;oI
included number of songs by the
audience and several impromptu
numbers by individual members.
Frank P. Powers acted as toastmaster
following the banquet and very
splendid program OF speaking was en-
joyed.
The principal address was rendered
by j. 0. Christianson, superintendent
Of the School Of Agriculture at the
University Farm of st. Paul Mr..
Christ ianson told several very anus
ing jokes in opening his address. and
getting down to the serious part Of
the meeting. delivered a message that
was intensely enjoyed by every one
present
Other speakers. who gave short
talks were Mayor Thomas z Latimer
Of Minneapolis. VIM n. johnson Of
Minneapolis. Oluf Gandrud OF Benson
and VIM Duncan Jr, Of Minneapolis.
president. vice-president and secre-
tary respectively Of the Minnesota
Bankers' Association; George Susem
fCn0ffwneA - Rn~n n
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
YOUNG MAN is
TRAIN VICTIM
Pine Township Youth Rides Bicycle
Into Path of Speeding \. p.
Passenger.

Lawrence E. Hanson of Pine town
ship. was instantly killed THURSDAY
September u. when he was struck by
a Northern Pacific freight train. The
young man was riding a bicycle to-
ward Pine City on the short cut from
highway No. 9, and apparently failed
to see the train when he came to the
crossing near the home of Charles
Beckman. The crew of the train re-
turned to the scene of the accident
as soon as possible and called Mr..
Beckman who notified the parents of
the accident. His body was carried
Sc feet on the engine tender before
right of way.
Lawrence E. Hanson was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hanson, who
with their family had moved to Pine
township last April He was born in
Koochiching county near Interna-
tional Falls and had attained the age
of IS years, II months and % days.
The day following his untimely death
was to be his birthday and he was
making plans to celebrate the event
with a few of his friends, being on
the way to distribute and mail a few
invitations at the time of the accident.
Funeral services we're held from
the Pine Grove Lutheran church OF
September Is, with Rev. Sundwall
conducting the services. Interment
was made in the Pine Grove Gene
terry. The pallbearers were Gordon
Johnson, Albin Johnson Gordon Peter
son. Alden Johnson, Henry johnson
and Divid Johnson, all close friends
of the young man.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
PINE RIVER FAIR
WILL BE SEPT. %

Final arrangements are being made
for the third annual Pine River Com
munity fair and All Club Achieve
ment day which will be held on Sat
urday. Sept. IS. Several added at
fractions promise to make this fair
even more popular than heretofore
Everyone living within convenient dis
lance is invited TO make a display OF
farm and home products and to spend
the day in recreation.
Those in charge Of the fair are
appreciative of the splendid supper,
and cooperation given by the public
in the past and feel that this CO
operation can make the fair better
every year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
BROOK PARK PAIR
UNITE IN MARRIAGE

Miss Jessie Anderson of Brook Park.
became the bride of Mr.. Daniel Han
son at a pretty ceremony performed
by Merlin McGladery at the home
of the brides parents Saturday after
noon. Miss Mildred Anderson. sister
of the bride. was bridesmaid. and
Rudolph Hanson. brother of the
groom. was best man.
A plate lunch was served at the
home of the brides parents follow
ing the wedding after which the
happy couple left on a wedding trip.
They will make their home on the
Smith farm west of Brook Park on
their return
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

For the last two weeks the League
sion at Geneva: the principal outcome
of its discussion was the election OF
a commission to investigate the ltalo-
Ethiopian conflict with a view to find
ing some way by which it might be
peacefully settled. and as these lines
are being written, the commission g
report is most anxiously awaited by
the whole world, for it is felt that
upon its acceptance or rejection
hinges the question of war or peace
While the council was still sitting
the annual and regular general meet
ing of the entire League began. and
although there seemed at first to be
evident disposition to leave the
council settle the controversy be-
tween Italy and Ethiopia. il was
not long before all concerned realized
that the world expected some definite
action by the League assembly.
Covenant Involved.
1t was. essentially. a League ques.
tion since important sections of the
Leagues fundamental law. the so
called covenant. were involved. The
problem was. simply enough, this
Can any nation with impunity violate
one of the rules to which il has
subscribed its signature? Can an!
nation be permitted to begin an ag
gressive war against a fellow-membel
for the plain purpose of making ter
ritorial conquest? 1t was this. too
What is to be done if such an aggres-
sor nation tries to carry out its bloody
plans
First of all. it was established thai
il was a matter of great concern Il
the whole League, and it was gen
orally understood that Italy could no'
begin a war against Ethiopia withou'
violating the covenant
But as for restraining or punishins
Italy|hat was something else. Sane
tions might be applied. but they woulc
be fraught with a great deal Of dan.
ger. Members Of the League might
for instance. agree to isolate Ital,
(ContinUeA en Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
HUNTERS Wait
BIRD SHOOTING
Chickens and Grouse May
be Legally Taken on
September 21.
Fourteen Counties of the
State Will Have Short
Open Season.

Sportsmen of Pine county are all
set in their plans for the hunting
season and are anxious to get into the
fields Saturday noon, September 81.
when the annual small game open
hunting season gets under way At
that time it will become legal to take
prairie chickens or pinnated grouse,
white breasted and sharp tailed
grouse in IA Minnesota counties.
The open season on these species
Of upland game birds will continue
each day until sunset Sunday, Septem-
her %, with shooting permitted from
sunrise to sunset daily except on the
opening day when II o'clock noon is
the starting time.
Open counties are Pine, kanabec,
Carlton, Aitkin, Lake, St. Louis, Itas-
ca. koOchiching, Beltrami, Lake of
the Woods, Pennington, Marshall, Ro-
seau. and Kittson. All other counties
of the state are closed.
A daily bag limit of five birds, pos
session limit of ten, and a season
limit of is birds was established by
the Minnesota Conservation Commits
sion upon recommendation of Erling
SwensOn, director of the Division of
Game and Fish, following a careful
survey.
Must Have License.
A resident small game hunting Ii
cense costing one dollar is required of
all citizens of the state 16 years old
or over Non-residents are required
to purchase nonresident small game
hunting license at a cost of S25.
Director Swenson warned that it is
unlawful to use a hunting license or
coupon of another person: to hunt in
any state park or game refuge, or to
carry firearms in such areas except
by special permission; to transport
any protected game or parts thereof
in any receptacle unless tagged, and
contents of such package plainly
marked on the outside with license
number, name of consignor and con-
signee; to shoot game from a motor We
hicle or to carry firearms in a motor
vehicle unless they are taken apart or
contained in case, unloaded in both
barrels and magazine; to retain game
more than five days after the close of
the season unless tagged by the direc-
tor of the Division of Game and Fish
or a state game warden.
Sunrise and sunset schedules, with
st. Paul longitude, are as follows.
with a variation of approximately
four minutes to each degree; add to
determine time for points west, and
subtract for points east of St Paul:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
WPA PROJECTS
TOTAL IS HIGH
Over One Hundred Thirty
Million Asked for by
State.
Projects Would Furnish
Work for 135, WO Persons
Now on Relief.

Victor Chrisrgau. WPA administra-
tor for Minnesota. placed in the hands
of federal authorities this week $751;
600, 900 worth of work projects for
public improvements and enterprises
for the state. This brings the total
of proposed projects for the state to
S132 100000 or enough to supply work
for $4,000 persons now on relief for
one year, it is estimated.
OF the aggregate funds asked by
Minnesota, 92,744, 900 would go for
labor and about S22,600,0OO of which
a little more than S16,4S0, 900 would
be contributed by sponsoring agencies,
would be spent for materials and
equipment. Federal funds alone would
amount to approximately s115,43O, 900.
Pine County Projects Listed.
Following is a list of Pine county
applications which were submitted
during the past week to Washington
Pine transcribing county tract
index. federal S244, sponsor $40; road
construction, federal s4S.274, sponsor
S13,124; grading and graveling roads
and constructing timber bridge. fed
eral S10.3S6. sponsor S2,916; construct
county garage. federal funds 1852.
sponsor $685.: road work. federal S29 =
1913, sponsor S7.2S6; lay concrete floor
in county garage, federal S2,149, spon-
sor S49S. road construction. federal
S19.347, sponsor $3.50: transcribing
county tract index, federal $500, spon-
federal funds S13,616, sponsor $3.50
Rutledge- repairing village street,
federal $3,774, sponsor $500. Hinck-
ley-painting and repair school house.
federal s1,947. sponsor s244; road
work, federal S14,119, sponsor s2.9S0.
Chengwatana township roadwork,
federal S11,199. sponsor $500. Po-
kegama township-divert Small river
sponsor s1.070, and Mission Creek
township roadwork. federal S1L242.
sponsor S77s. Sandstone-road con-
struction, federal S6.661, sponsor $685.:
grading and crawling, federal So
$50, sponsor $500; surface roads, fed
eral $500. sponsor S2.16S.
Askov-lay water mains and erect
plant, federal s16.940. sponsor s7,24S:
water system, federal S2.620, sponsor
S12.050: construct sewer system. fed
eral $10,747. sponsor $1O,370. Royal
ton township-grading and surfacing
federal $3.50. sponsor s1,920. Birch
Creek-road improvement, federal
S6.110, sponsor S494.
Willow River. repairing roads. fed
eral s7,719, sponsor sS40. Danbury-
grading. federal sS.019. sponsor s735.
Arna-grading. federal S19,535. spon-
sor So 607. Wilma-roadwork. federal
1854. sponsor 1867. Mission Creek
cleaning county ditch. federal $685..
Sturgeon roadwork. federal S4.-
226, sponsor s393. Rock Creek town.
ship-grading and crawling. federal
s6.S07, sponsor $3.50. Fleming town.
ship-roadwork. federal $3.50, spon-
sor $40.
Kerrick- auditorium federal
s16.660. sponsor se.305. Brook Park
grading and crawling. federal ST.
432. sponsor STA: grading roads. fed
eral s7.419. sponsor 1910: road work.
federal s4676. sponsor SLABS. County
federal s22,962. spon-
sor s4,620: roadwork. federal s1S.600.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
PIT. A. TO CONVENE
AT PRINCETON

The eighth annual parent-teachers
convention of District 10 will be held
in Princeton Saturday, September IS.
Registration will begin at $50 in the
morning and this will be followed by
regular sessions at 10 o'clock and 1870
p. m. A banquet will terminate the
day at o'clock. The theme of the
convention will be, The Social Life
of the Child" and this will be devel-
oped by several interesting speakers
An invitation is extended by Mrs
W. j. Hoffman, district secretary, for
the convention.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
FORMER SANDSTONE
RESIDENT CALLED

dent of the comm unities Of Sandstone
and Barnum for many years. passed
away at his home in Fairmont last
week He was born in New Bedford.
Ohio. in 1s4s. and when Is years Of
age enlisted and served in an Ohio
Company in the Civil war.
Mr.. Gonser and his daughter. Ella.
moved to Fairmonf from Sandstone
in 1881. He is survived by two daugh-
tiers and three sons, his wife having
passed away IN Sandstone several
years ago. Burial was made at Fair
mont last week
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19
DENHAM MAN is
CALLED BY DEATH

The Denham community was sad
dened Monday morning when it was
learned that Nels Person had passed
away early that morning. He had
been ailing for some time but had
been seriously Ill only a few hours.
Deep and heartfelt sympathy is ex-
tended to the Borrowing widow and
children
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-19

Following the prairie chicken sea-
son, there will be open seasons for
the taking of ringnecked pheasants,
bob-white quail, and migratory birds,
with shooting of the upland game
bird varieties afternoons only from
noon until sunset, and of migratory
birds from Z o'clock a. m. to p. m.
daily during the open seasons.