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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
SANDSTONE

Sandstone is now assured of the
continuation of its fine band. At
business meeting Monday eve
ming new officers were appointed
and committees placed in charge of
the different arrangements. Chas. A.
Edstrom will be the new band lea6er.
Mr.. EdstrOm is a fine musician and
has been in charge of the Sandstone
band in years past. After successful
meeting all the members were invited
to the business parlor of the First
National Bank where they were treat
ed to ice cream and cake.
Miss Emma Roland, south of Askov,
and Carl Gjertson of Sandstone, were
united in marriage in Pine City at the
home of Rev. Steging on July 3. Miss
Roland is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Roland, and Mr.. Gjertson the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Gjertson of
Sandstone. They are both highly re-
spected young people and both gradu-
ates of the Sandstone high school.
They have many friends who wish
them much success in married life.
After several weeks honeymoon in
different parts of Minnesota they will
be at home in OwatOnna.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
POKEGAMA

Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Reed and Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Seedorf and daughter
visited at the Joe Pitka home a week
ago Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben BIoomberg,
Mary Christensen and Fred Tuna
drove to the North Shore for the
Fourth and returned home the next
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. Reed spent the
Fourth at the Drury home in Hen
rfette.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Grejtak and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Tuna and fam
lily, Mrs. Mary Tuna and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Haavisto spent
the Fourth at the Chas. Novak home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Minar and fam
lily spent the weekend at the Tuna
and Novak homes, returning to their
home at ST.. Paul Monday.
Jimmie Novak returned home Sat-
urday after weeks VISIT at the
Frank Minar home in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Purdy and fam
lily called at the. Hedin home on the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Reed spent Sum
day at the Lee Reed home in Hinck-
ley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
BASS LAKE

Mrs. Charles Wickner and SON, Har-
old, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Faudskar of Finlayson, to Fertile Fri
day to visit relatives. They returned
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Felt spent Tues
day evening at the Richard Swanson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Carlson and
family of Owatonna. Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip Bailey and family of Sank
Center, and Oscar Carlson of St. Paul,
came Friday evening to spend the
holidays at the A. P. and Victor Carl
son home. A family reunion picnic
was held both Saturday and Sunday
at the Carlson home.
A kitchen shower was given in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Furlong
Friday evening at the Anton Peterson
home. They were the recipients of
many useful presents. They left Sat-
urday for their home in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Schuett and
two children of Pine Lake, visited Sun
day evening at the Harry Moser home.
Miss Ethel VoegtTen of Des Moines,
Iowa, visited with Mrs. George Smit h
Monday.
The Charlie Keller family and their
relatives were Sunday dinner guests
at the Clyde McLain home.
Miss Arlene Swanson is working for
Mrs. Walter Ekdale this week.
Quite large crowd attended Rev.
Sporleder's services at the Bass Lake
school Sunday evening. There will be
services there every Sunday evening,
beginning at o'clock.
Mrs Walter Ekdale and Janet called
at the Richard Swans on home Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Erickson and
family and Mrs. Walter Olson and
children of Minneapolis. came Friday
evening to visit over the holidays at
the Herbert Olson home. The Erick-
son family left Sunday for a trip to
Canada, while the others remained for
a weeks visit here.
Victor Carlson and children called
at the C. w. Sawatzky home Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fur1ong were sup
per guests at the Ben Carlson home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Erickson of
Mondovi, Wis.,, visited at his parental
home over the holidays. A party and
shower was given in their honor Sum
day evening at the G. E. Erickson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith called
at the Walter Ekdale home Monday
morning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
| LAKE VIEW RIPPLES

Mrs. Art Schoenrock spent last
week at Finlayson.
Mrs. Rueben Becker called at the
Ivar Rostberg home Tuesday Of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Sawatzky spent
last Thursday evening at the Harry
GustafsOn home at GrfndstOne Lake
Irene Rostberg and Ramona Saun-
ders visited at the Maynard Without
home Wednesday afternoon of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Kingsley spent
the weekend at the Mert Benar home
near Hinckley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herb Edwards of
Chippewa Falls, Wis.,, spent the week
end at the w. F.. Borchard home.
Mrs. E. w. Kingsley spent Wednes-
day afternoon of last week at the Ivar
Rostberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Erickson and
the latter's brother of Mondavi, Wis.
spent the weekend at the G. E.
Erickson home.
Arthur Borchard and Mildred and
Ellen Stacy, were Saturday visitors
at the w. F. Borchard home.
Melvin Rostberg, Ramona Saun-
ders, and Mertus Leftness motored te
Kimball recently to attend the we'd
ding of the formers cousin, Miss Mil.
dred Gustesen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard without are
now the nrnud oxvnerS Of ChrvSles
car
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Loftness anG
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivar Rostberg
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Rabe spent the Fourth at Mile Laes
lake.
VIM. Borchard, ST., spent Sunday al
| the w. F. BOrchard home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
RUTLEDGE

Mrs. Ella Peterson and son, Leo
nard, of Duluth, were guests Sunday
at the Schelhorse home.
James Byard of Minneapolis, vfsi-
ted at the Fred Anderson home Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mills and daugh-
ter are visiting in Minneapolis.
Miss Genevieve Dye of Mason City
Iowa, is a guest at the Hans Jensen
home.
Mr. and Mrs Leon Busse and daugh-
tiers left Friday via motor for Del
Norte, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. John Benson and fam
lily of st. Paul, are visiting at the
John Jaros home.
L. NJ Scott, Frank Guss, Jr., and
Ernest Datko were Sandstone shop
pers Friday.
Henry PauTson of Minneapolis, was
a guest of relatives over the week
end
/ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van Reese and
sons of Duluth, accompanied by Miss
left for their home last Thursday
Miss Datko will visit at the Van Reese
home for while. Miss Carlson has
been visiting at the Scott home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mfkko1a and two
children of Ffnlayson, have rented the
Bar-BQ from c. F. Sayer. Mrs. Mix
kola will conduct the lunch room ani
refreshment stand.
J. L. Brooks left last Thursday fol
Albany, KY, to visit relatives. En-.
route he visited friends in Illinois
and writes that the heat is terrific
and that Minnesota is not such a baG
place after all.
Fire of unknown origin started in
the sawdust pile west of the cheese
factory about 2 p. m. Tuesday. All
available felp responded Immediately
and the fire was soon under control
1t is being watched so that it will not
spread.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
FRIESLAND

Mrs. w. Bartel returned Monday
from motor trip to Kansas City, Mo.
and Cherokee, OKLA, where she Wis
tied relatives. She was accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Lena Bartel, of
st. Paul.
Mrs. John Gilbertson of st. Paul, is
guest of the AL Gervais family here
and her mother, Mrs. Christensen, of
Sandstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bergman and
two children, Helen and Eugene, of
Duluth, were weekend visitors at the
Peter Weirup home.
Mrs. Arthur Berg and son, Wilbur,
went to Winona Saturday morning for
a two day visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. N. ]. Nelson, and family.
They made the trip by rail, going on
the new Burlington Zephyr from st.
Paul south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grottum of Hill
head, S. D., and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Grottum of st. Paul, drove here Sum
day for a days visit with their sitter,
Mrs. Fred Presley, and family.
Henry f1ddSe was cdlleu u AuSllu
by the death of his mother there Fri
day. She was enroute from Iowa to
Frfesfand to make her future home
with her SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. REM Nfeboer attended
party at Lake Eleven Sunday eve
ming, given for Charles Erickson and
his bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Marquard
Violet Lfndgren) of st. Cloud, were
Fourth of July guests at the Albert
Lindgren home as were also Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Lindgren of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoff and family
motored here from Minneapolis Sat
urday for few days with their cous-
ms, the Daughertys.
Miss IdeIla Steward arrived Sunday
from Brcoten to spend the balance OF
the summer in the employment of the
Fred Presley family
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09

ers all danced from his directions -
This proved to be great revelation
to the Fyffes, who had done good
bit of dancing in Scotland, "but had
never seen or even heard anything OF
caller"
Fyffe describes the "caller" as a
man over six feet tall. who wore a
half frock coat, which had Eeen
black at one time," shirt that lacked
a collar but was fastened at the thrc al
with big round blood-red collar
button" and pair of newly washed
overalls with the bottoms of them
stuck into pair of unpublished tor
boots which had six inches of rec
leather around the tops" Fyffe re-
lates that the dance continued till
we'll into the morning, when every
body started for home"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09

is possible at strictly penal institu-
ton. While such an institution would
have to give proper consideration to
those unfortunate individuals who are
criminals only because they are in
sane, this reform offers many advan-
tages over Minnesota's present sys-
tenn.
In its broader aspects. however. the
escape from the st. Peter hospital
only presents certain permanent and
related problems of penology and in.
sanity. While the immediate emphas-
is must be upon safeguarding society
from the depreciation of the criminal
ly insane. the aims of a competent
and humane system for dealing with
crime and insanity should not be lost
sight of.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
GRINDSTONE LAKE
(From Another Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Borchard, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed DePover and Gilbert and
Raymond Narcotic spent Saturday
evening at the Chester Greenly home
in Sandstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sawatzky and
children and Mrs. Hilda Gustafson
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Harry Gustafson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Narcotic and
Duluth, spent the weekend at the
Ed DePover home. Mrs. Emma Peter
son remained here after spending
four months with her daughter in
Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Johnson and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mel
son of Duluth, spent the weekend at
the Oscar Nelson home.
Ed DePover took Nels Wicklund to
Minneapolis Monday to consult doc
tor.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Narcotic called
on Gust Wicklund and also at the
John Peterson home Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Eccles and son,
Ronald, called at the John Peterson
home Wednesday evening of last
week.
Mrs. S. Nelson and children called
at the Nels Wicklund home Sunday.
Two families of Mexican Indians
camped in the Zajicek pasture over
the Fourth.
John Zajicek, Sr., of Hutchinson,
spent week recently at the home
of his son, John A. Zajicek, and on
Saturday another son, Frank Zajicek.
also of Hutchinson, came to spend
the Fourth here. They returned Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur M. Tomlinson
and family of Hutchinson, arrived
Monday evening to spend few days
at the Zajicek home Mr.. Tomlinson
and Mrs. Zajicek are brother and sis
ter.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
GRONINGEN

Church services will be held Sumo ay
morning, July IL, at $50 o'clock. The
Lords Supper will be held in connec-
tion with the services. Everyone well
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Troolin and
grandson of Sandstone, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Samuelson of Superior
Wis.,, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Severt Hag-
lin Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Nelson and daughter, Alice
and Mrs. A. Jensen and son, Paul, Wis
tied at the Chas. Lawrence home Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Nelson of Motley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Nelson and
three sons of Duluth, spent the week
end visiting at the John Bloom home
and with relatives at RutIedge.
Mrs. Ben Nelson and daughter
Alice, Mrs. L. Nystrom and Mrs. Anna
Nelson helped Helen Haglin celebrate
her birthday anniversary Mon lay
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
John o. Johanson, Pastor.
NOrdland Lutheran, Denham.

NOrdland Lutheran, Denham.
There will be services Sunday, July
IL, at 8. p. m. The Ladies' Aid society
will meet Saturday, July II, at p
M, at the August Johnson home.
Zion Lutheran, Moose Lake.
There will be service in the English
language Sunday, July II, at $50 a
m. The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Thursday, July 9, at the church. Mrs.
Swedberg and Mrs. Schultz will enter
tain.
Little Moose Lutheran, Moose Lake.
There will .be services in the Nor
wegian language on Sunday, July IL,
at II a. m. The Y. p. S. will con-
duct its annual business meeting at
the church Friday evening. July 10,
at $3.50. The Ladies' Aid society will
meet Thursday afternoon, July 16, at
the Jordet home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
SAND CREEK

Miss Linda Svava. missionary from
South America, attended the Ladies
Aid meeting at the Roland home last
Thursday.
There will be Sunday school rally
at the Sand Creek school house Sun
day, July IL. Bring your picnic din
ner and come and enjoy the day.
Vivian Larson, who has been en-
ployed in Minneapolis for several
weeks, returned home Sunday to
spend the summer.
Miss Abigail Berger of Chicago
spent the weekend at the G. Solder
quist home.
Russell and Curtis Soderquist at
tended services at Webster Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Erickson OF
Fond du Lac, and Miss Ruth Sahlen
were visitors at the Albert Sahlen
home over the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gabriel of Superior,
visited Sunday school Sunday, and all
enjoyed their singing very much.
Miss Edith Erickson of Duluth,
spent the weekend at the E. Swanson
home.
Ingolf Christensen, who has been
employed at the D. Svardahl home,
left Friday forenoon for an extended
visit with relatives at Battle Creek,
Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hanson spent the
Fourth visiting relatives at Denham.
Eric and liner Lindstrom were cal
lers at the Engebo home Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Opstad of Du-
luth, were visitors at the Roland
home recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. Stulen of Sand
stone, called on Mr.. and Mrs. Engebo
Monday morning.
A number from here enjoyed the
picnic at the Danforth schoolhouse
on the Fourth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

Mrs. Omer Forsyth spent Tuesday
of last week at the Aug. Kruger
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Kruger arrived
here from California Tuesday of last
week and are visiting Aug. Kruger
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and fam
lily spent Friday evening at the Aug.
Kruger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Kruger mo-
tored to Minneapolis Tuesday to be at
the bedside of their little son who is a
patient at hospital there. Mr..
Kruger returned home but Mrs,
Kruger remained with her son.
VIM. Eddy came here from Webster
Wis.,, Saturday morning and visited
until Sunday evening with the VIM.
Hennen and Geo. Watson families.
A large number of neighbors and
| friends went to the home of MIR. and
Mrs. ]. L. futile Wednesday after
noon of last week to help Mrs. Tuttle
/ celebrate her birthday anniversary.
A very nice lunch was served. She
received many nice and useful pres
ents with the well wishes for many
more happy birthday anniversaries.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. HflIig motored
here from st. Paul and spent the
Fourth with Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Kow-
itz.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Furey and fam
lily went to Minneapolis Saturday to
attend a reunion
Elmer Berg came here from Mime
apolfs Sunday morning to spend his
vacation with his brothers, Walter
and Carl, and their families.
Al Berg and son motored here from
Minneapolis Saturday accompanied by
his father, Carl Berg, ST., of Braham,
to-, visit Walter and Carl and their
families for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berg and Mar
garet spent Wednesday evening of last
week at the Steve PuruIl home.
Sunday evening visitors at the
Frank and Lille Puru1l home were
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Berg and Mar
garet, Elmer Berg, Albert Berg, Carl
81, 8,
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Hyatt.
Geo. Hyatt and ]. L. Tutt1e called
at the Steve PurulT home Monday eve
ming.
Aug. Kruger left for Minneapolis
Monday to visit his SOIL
Elmer Berg and Lille Purull visi-
ted at the Steven PuruIl home Mon
day evening"
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Berg and Mar
garet, Elmer and Albert Berg of
Minneapolis. Carl Berg. ST., of Bra
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and
family, Mr.. and Mrs Julius WaIetzko
and Johnny WaTetzko picnicked at
Oak Lake Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hennen and fam
| lily and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Eddy of
Webster, Wis, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Watson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
FIGHTING WITHIN

AS might be expected, when the Ma
tional Farm Holiday Association meet
ing in St. Paul last week decided to
table a resolution endorsing William
Lemke as the Union party presidential
candidate, >flare-up and breakup
resulted. Usher L. Burdick of North
Dakota, campaign manager for Lemke
and several state presidents of the
Holiday Association, bo.ted and start
ed what they term the real Hol day
Association.
People who favor a real strong
third political party in the nation
have difficulty in getting together.
There are too many differences Of
opinions and to be sure those differ
ences are voiced. 1t is an unfortu-
nate situation as it results in per-
plexity on the part of the voter. If
there is any outstanding duty or Obli-
cation attached to third party move
ment it is for the leaders of that
movement to clarity and simplify the
motives back of it. The old game of
perplexity and having the mas es bat
Ting amongst themselves has for long
been played by reactionary forces so
that they would be winners at the
election. 1t seems to be headed that
way again this year.
For a third party presidential can
didate to receive about three million
votes will not lend enthusiasm and
encouragement to go on with the
work, but if there had been real uni
fication and cooperation on the Fart
of those who desire a new and strong
movement, resulting in perhaps eight
to ten million votes this year, it
would have given impetus to the
movement.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
FARM RELIEF

Ii is bad enough TO nave nnanClal
depression lasting several years but
when drouth is added to that it is too
much. Western Minnesota, the Dako-
tas and other sections seem to have
moisture the past three years and in
western South Dakota there has been
lack of moisture for seven years. One
sometimes wonders if the vast open
plains in South Dakota, west of the
Missouri river that have been drying
up regularly of late years. ever was
intended for regular farming.
The daily newspapers of Saturday
carried dispatches with resreCt 10
work relief projects for farmers in
part as follows:
Five thousand mountaineering
today i'm Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Montana and Wyoming, ready
to go to work Monday to earn their
keep for next winter.
Twenty thousand others in the arid
areas of the five states will be certi-
fed for work relief by the end of next
week, and before the task is completed
$4,000 farm men and women will be
working for Uncle Sam on water con-
servatiOn projects, roads and schools
Minnesota has 700 ready to go tc
work Monday; North Dakota, 1900
South Dakota, 1000, and Montana
and Wyoming about 600 each. BY the
end of the week 1900 will be on the
rolls in Minnesota, 10000 in North
Dakota, 1000 in South Dakota, an(
about 1000 in Montana and Wyoming
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-07-09
FOURTH IN 1882

America has had wonderful material
development since the Declaration of
Independence was written by Thomas
Jefferson and others back in 1875.
Most of the country has been built
since that day of the Original Thir-
teen Colonies and practically all of it
. has been built since the Pilgrims
landed on the shores of Massachusetts,
in 1920, but little more than 300 years
ago. 1t is an outstanding example in
material development in the history of
the world.
The original Americans were the In
dians. Since the days of the Pilgrims
white people have come to these
shores from all the countries of the
world. 1t has been great amalgama-
tion-a melting pot of human beings,
as it is sometimes called. The cele-
bration of the nations birthday in the
past 160 years has been something
of an evolution, and so it is interest
ing to read about how it was cele-
brated in southwestern Minnesota
back in the sos.
gives the following account:
That the celebration of the Fourth
of July sometimes came as a surprise
to Europeans who settled in Minnesota
during the pioneer period is revealed
by the "reminiscences of David M.
Fyffe, Scotchman who went to Wood
stock in Pipestone county in 1882. His
narrative of experiences in southwest
ern Minnesota, where he served as
local manager for the American Land
and Colonization Company of Scotland,
recently was presented to the Mime
fsota Historical Society by his widow.
Towards the end of June we heard
of nothing but preparations for the
Fourth of July, the great national hol-
siday," writes Fyffe. But what that
holiday meant was a mystery to Fyffe
and his Scotch companions at Wood
stock. MRS. Fyffe knew about indie
pendence, but not as July A." he re-
Iates, and he admits that Il was
ashamed to tell that my history had
been sadly neglected" BY reading
posters printed in Pipestone and put
up in the small stores in the neigh
boring towns" Fyffe learned some.
thing of independence day and of the
elaborate manner in which it was to
be celebrated at Woodstock. The pro-
gram was heralded by 100 guns at
sunrise and every hour of the day was
taken up with something" Among
the features of the celebration were
political and patriotic speeches, the
inevitable game of baseball
played by two teams picked from the
farming element tributary to the
town." and dance.
Some new and strange experiences
we're in store for Mr.. and Mrs. Fyffe
at the dance, which was held in the
local boarding house. AS they entered
they "saw man standing on box
and singing as we thought to the
dancers" Upon inquiry they learned
that he was a caller and the dane