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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
ASKOV BASKETBALL
is GOOD THIS YEAR

While Askov's second high school
basketball team seems to be the los
ing victim of close decisions in games,
the first team and town team carry on
the honors for the village in good
style. During the past week the Sec
ond team of the high school lost a
close decision in overtime play Is to
10 to Hinckley and s to with Sand
stone. Their colleagues. making up
the first team Jared better and won
81 to IS from Hinckley and % to 13
from Sandstone. The town basketball
team won from the yellow Banks CCC
quintet % to 20. The Hinckley and
CCC games were played on the local
floor Friday night and the Sandstone
games were played at Sandstone Tues
day night.
The first team representing the To-
cal highschool has won the four
games played SO far against Willow
River, Finlayson, Hinckley and Sand
stone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
Sheriff Nearly
Was Arrested bY
AskOU Marshal

But for timely Identification, the
sheriff of Pine county might have
found himself in the custody of the
Askov village marshal one day re-
Gently, while he was bent on inves IL
eating a check forgery here. The
sheriff, who is absolutely law-abidinG
and official to those who know him,
but just a plain check fOrger to some
young ladies, wanted to make certain
that the business places were on their
guard in the "check-cashing" bust
ness. He appeared before a young
lady clerk in Otto's Cafe with the re-
quest that she cash a check
Upon seeing the name thereon
which was identical to that passed by
forger some time before, and not
knowing the sheriff, the young lady
went into the kitchen and sum-
moned the marshal. However. the
good standing and dignity of the
strong arm of the law in Pine county
was saved by the timely recognition
that it was the sheriff.
The foreword to this story had it's
setting here in the visit of stranger
who used the name of Sandstone
man as signature to some checks
and cashed them at two or three of
the business places. 1t was this that
the sheriff was investigating
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
PENNIES ARE NOT
GOOD FUSE PLUGS

1t would appear that the thrifty
policy, such as the Scotch are
noted for, could have easily caused
a blaze of extensive proportions in
AnOka recently 1t all happened
in the Lincoln apartments in that
village when pennies-go~ d old
copper tokens-were used in place
of more expensive fuse plugs. F ire
men ripped out the wiring in the
apartment upon answering an
emergency call only to find that
the Lincoln-headed pennies had
caused the wires to become over
heated. resulting in small blaze.
The federal government me
time ago made drive on hCarders
and even though this practice may
tighten the dreariness of the rainy
day, it is not very good policy
to hoard loose change within the
switch box of the electric light
wires unless, OF course. one is tired
of the old shack and would just as
soon see it go up in smoke.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
TOWN OF BELDEN
IS DISSOLVED
County Commissioners Take Action
When Tax Delinquency Exceeded
500 of Assessed Valuation.

Belden township was dissolved at
the annual meeting of the county
board held in Pine City last week.
BY an unanimous vote the board
passed the following resolution:
Whereas, it is hereby found and
determined that the tax delinquency
in the township of Belden in Pine
county, Minnesota. exclusive of taxes
that are delinquent or unpaid by r5a-
son of taxes being contested in Pro-
ceedings for the enforcement of taE es
according to the official records in
the office of the county auditor of
said Pine county, Minnesota, exceeds
fifty per cent of its assessed valuation.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, by
the county board of the county of
Pine that said township of Belden be,
and it is hereby dissolved, and no
longer entitled to exercise any of the
powers or functions of an organized
township
In the future the official business
of the territory will be conducted by
the county and it will remain as all
unorganized district, but will possibly
continue to be designated On the
county map as. Belden township.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
ASKOV TOWN QUINTET
SWAMPS FINLAYSON

Smothered under a barrage of bas-
kets. which made the score % to
at the end of the first quarter. the
Finlayson town basketball team went
down to defeat Wednesday night in
the Askov hall by score of SO to FL.
Finlayson fought stubbornly through
out the game but was handicapped
by having only five players along.
However, these displayed good speed
and team work. Their consistency
in making free throws would have
won close game because they missed
only two shots during the game, and
in fact all of their points with the
exception of about eight were made
by trials from the free throw line.
The Askov team has excellent ma
terial this year and with the excep-
ton of the first game which they lost
to Kerrick, they have won every one
and certainly demonstrated some be-
wildering floor work and scoring
plays Wednesday night. Only a small
crowd saw the game but many of
those there opine that greater num-
Der of the fans will be out at the
next appearance on the home floor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
FALLING TREE KILLS
SON OF ASKOV FOLKS

William Dietz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Dietz of the Askov commun-
ity, was killed by a falling tree Tues
day, on his farm near Chatfield. His
parents here were notified immed-
lately and left Wednesday morning
on the train for that place where they
will attend funeral services.
Mr.. Dietz, known to only few here
since he had not lived in this COM
munity, leaves wife and small
daughter, together with five brothers
and one sister and his parents. He
was born at Louisberg and observed
his 3Sth birthday Sunday. He was
a cousin and boyhood playmate of
Harold Dietz, Askov barber.
The date of the funeral has not
been announced at this writing. Rel
atives and friends of the family are
extended sympathy by neighbors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
By GEORG STRANDvOLD

Next Monday the League of Nations
council once more meets at Geneva
to discuss the problem of ending
Italy's war of aggression against Eth
opia, and, at least as far as the pub
lished schedule shows. uppermost in
the minds of the statesmen will be
this question: Is the League to place
an embargo on exports of oil to Italy?
1t has the unquestioned authority
to do So and the situation created
by Italy is sufficient justification for
such a drastic step. And yet it is
possible that the League powers will
hesitate, for Mussolini has warned
that the application of oil sanctions
means war In explanation of their
hesitancy the leading League powers
aver that the economic sanctions al
ready in force are beginning to affect
Italy, and for that reason it may not,
they claim, be necessary to stop the
flow of oil to that country.
Matter of Importance.
A good many observers feel that if
the League had threatened to apply
oil sanctions before Italy made her
opening attack on Ethiopia there
would not have been any war; others
believe that if the sanctions had
been started Immediately following
the outbreak of hostilities, the Ital-
CONTINUED on Page b
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
WILLOW RESIDENT
CALLED AT FORTY
Body of Ell Gucrtin is Taken to st.
Paul for Services and TO Hugo
for Burial.

Eli Guertin, aged 40 years. of the
Willow River community, passed away
at the Moose Lake hospital Sunday
night at about S:45 after brief ill
ness.
Mr.. Guertin came to Willow River
about five years ago with his uncle,
Louis Patrin, from Hugo, and was his
assistant at the meat market until re-
Gently when he went to work at the
Popeye Inn. He was employed at the
latter place until he became i'll.
His sister, Mrs. Elenore Palmer OF
st. Paul, came Sunday morning and
his brother, Frank, also of st. Paul
came earlier but returned Sunday aft
ernoon before he died.
His body was taken to ST. Paul
where funeral services will be held
after which it will be buried at his
old home at Hugo. Mrs. Louis Patrin
Sr., and Mrs. Louis Patrin, Jr., How
ard Laufenberg and Henry Novak ac-
companied the body to ST. Paul Mon
day. The gentlemen returned Monday
evening but the others remained and
attended the funeral Wednesday.
Mr.. Guertin made many friends at
Willow River during his residence
there. A floral offering was sent to
St. Paul by the Willow River business
mon
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
BIDS CALLED
ON NEW ROAD
New Project Would Extend Highway
No. 23 From Kerrick to Carlton
County Line.

bulletin received this week from
the Minnesota Highway Department
announces a new grading project to
be bid on Feb. 4, from Kerrick to the
Carlton county line. The new project
will be 81 miles in length on T. H.
No. % and calls for an excavation
of 269, 2O4 cubic yards and one mono
lithic culvert.
When this job is let it will make
a total of a little over IS miles eX-
tension to the new road passing
through AskOv and to point two and
one-half miles north. Two of the pro-
jects from the point north of Askov
have already been placed under con-
tract and work will be started on
these as soon as the weather permits.
Many Miles Improved i'm State.
The Highway Department has i'm
proved the condition of more than
5000 miles of trunk highways in 1885,
according to a summary of the years
work announced by Commissioner N.
w. Elsberg. Among the improvements
are to be found 22S miles of grading;
AZ miles of regarding; 1862 miles Of
new crawling; $50 miles of re-grav-
cling; 31S miles of new bituminOus
treatment; 1440 miles of bituminOus
re-treatment; IS miles of bituminous
shoulder treatment; rs miles of plant
mixed bituminous surfacing; 1913
miles of concrete paving, completed
or under construction; 81 miles of
subgrading treatment; 10 miles of
gravel lifts and 100 miles of dust lay
ing treatment.
The department also constructed
more than so bridges and eliminated
80 railroad grade crossings, together
with the carrying out of so roadside
development projects thus increasing
the beauty and safety of the high
ways. These latter projects were
largely done as relief labor projects
or with other special federal funds.
Civilian Conservation Corps camps CO.
operated with the department in a
considerable amount of this work.
The project included obliteration of
construction scars, widening of Shout
ders, flattening and seeding of slopes,
construction of roadside parking areas
and cooperation with local commun-
tiles in making park sites along high
WAYS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
UNIVERSITY IS
LARGE BUSINESS
Annual Report Shows Total Income
From All Sources to he
SS,7OO,254.1.

The University of Minnesota pro-
duced income of S3,631,82S by it's
own operations, received So, 1928, 1857
from the state of Minnesota, $685.
35S.97 from the federal government,
S338,405.09 from the so-called Univer-
sity Permanent Funds, including the
Swamp Land Fund, and S577, 1929
from it's trust funds, or endowment,
it is shown in the annual report of
the comptroller, w. T. Middlebrook,
covering the fiscal year that ended
July 1, 1885. In other income was
1891 ,577.60 from athletic receipts and
100000 received from the sale of GER
tificates of Indebtedness in a building
project. Total income came to
So, 7O0,254.41
Care of INDECENT county patients in
the hospitals on the campus, financed
in part from state funds, accounted
for S155,S05.77 of the payments by
the state; S153,7S0.77 was for special
research projects. chiefly in argricul-
ture, and the direct maintenance APP
preparation from the Legislature was
So. 500, 900. The rest of the state
funds was accounted for by the frac-
tional millage tax of 23/100 mill.
This yielded S346,1S261 for the year.
Some Federal Money.
Among the items from the federal
government was S17S,390.45 from the
Public Works Administration, of
hn
ond unit of Pioneer Hall, mems dor
mitory. and $4,000 toward the new
athletic building.
Main items in the sum produced
by the university in course of opera
ton were $1,1O6,96234 in student fees
and $1.531, 592.97 from self-supporting
service enterprises and revolving
funds. These involve almost no new
income, approximately the same
amounts being taken in and paid out.
On the side of expenditure expenses
of instruction and research made up
by far the largest item, namely,
81, 553, 056.52, while administration
came to $162,29S.31 slightly less than
one and nine-tenths per cent. Main
tenance and operation of plant, chief
ly labor costs and fuel, came to $685.
$3.50, while general university ex-
penses, covering summer session, ex-
tension division, experiment stations
and the like were $475,699.4O. Plant
extension, including sums from the
federal government spent on build
ings, cost $576,72245.
Commenting on the figures. Mr..
Middlebrook pointed out that the uni
versity is able to produce somewhat
greater receipts on it's own account
than it used to but that, on the other
hand, cost to the taxpayers in the
form of state appropriations has not
risen in a decade, during which time
the student body has increased ap-
proximately so per cent.
Athletic expenses were given as
s206, 12S.39, including the cost of the
department of physical education for
the general student body. This stood
against athletic income of $751;
$3.50, leaving small balance in
favor of the institution. In the per-
ioG since Memorial Stadium was built
by gifts of alumni and friends of the
institution, most of the surplus ath-
letic income from year to year has
gone into extension of athletic facil-
tiles, the main improvements being
the Field House and the Athletic
Building, the latter completed about
year ago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
MANY FARMS
GET CURRENT
Cheaper Rural Rates Draw
Demand for Construction
of Power Lines.
Over $50 Rural Patrons are
Added in Minnesota Pow
er & Light District.

For several years the rural dis
tricts throughout the country have
been unable to afford the conven-
fence of electric power because of
the high rates connected Herewith.
But due to popular demand and the
adoption of new policies so that low
err rates have been offered during the
past few months. many farmers
throughout this district of the Min
nesota Power and Light Company are
availing themselves of current.
Almost three times as many farm
ers as were expected, have applied
for electric service since the reduced
rates on rural lines were announced
last fall. says C. H. Tibet in charge
of rural engineering of the Mime
sofa Power and Light Company. The
number added in the past few weeks
is in excess of $50, he stated.
The company made an original ap-
preparation of $4,000 for construc-
ton of new transmission lines, but
this was quickly exhausted and a
total of $4,000 during the fall. was
spent. Lines now under construc-
ton will bring the total expenditure
for rural service to about 100000.
w. J. Wilkinson, manager of the Du-
luth division of the power company,
states that the hazardous condition
of the roads during the past two or
three weeks has delayed construction
work on the new lines, but additional
construction crews have been pro-
vided and it is expected that at least
100 farmers in the district may have
service soon.
Patrons Get Jobs.
1t is a policy of the company to
give farmer patrons employment on
construction jobs wherever possible
and, this has made it easier for a
number of farmers to complete the
wiring of their buildings. They are
paid in cash for their work of erect
ing poles and stringing wires and are
using the money to pay for the wir-
ing of their buildings.
Kerrick First Served.
The first extension this season was
the line into the village of Kerrick
and to 81 farmers in that vicinity.
Another project was also in Pine
county when current was turned on
for ten farmers on new lines. Those
being served by the new extensions
are Chris A. Nielsen, Hans Mickelsen,
julius Frahs, and Hans Paulsen, east
of Askov; ~ c. Petersen, north; and
Ludwig Madsen, west of the village;
the Catholic. parsonage at Kerrick;
Thomas Whyte and Rudolph Koepke,
north of Hinckley; Daniel r. Miller,
north of Sandstone: and Herbert
Thompson, Albert ]. Stepan, and
Charles Dockal, south of Willow
River. Other extensions in the Clio
quet division are those near Barnum,
Carlton and Esko. In addition to
these projects, farmers in the vicin-
ity of Willow River, daily are max
ing applications for power and light,
and a line "a miles long. to serve 65
farmers is being contemplated by the
Minnesota Power and Light Company
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
FRIESLAND SCHOOL
TO HAVE LUNCHES

Through WPA grant school chill
dren at the Friesland school, approx
imately Sc in number, soon will be
served hot dish to supplement their
noon lunches. Announcement that
$110 had been made available for this
purpose was made this week from the
district director of WPA at BrainerC.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
FIRE RAZES BROOK
PARK BUILDING

Fire destroyed the Engstrom build
ing in Brook Park Saturday after
noon at about 4:30. The building,
which was recently purchased by a
Mr.. Mas of Elbow Lake, was occupied
by the Mas family at the time
Nearly all of their household goods
were destroyed
Mrs. Mas and children left for
their former home at Elbow Lake
Sunday and Mr. Mas remained. No
at the present time
has been made as to their plans.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
SANDSTONE WILL
VOTE ON AUDITORIUM

At the last regular meeting of dis
trict No. 5, which is the Sandstone
village district, it was voted, to call
a special election for the purpose of
voting bonds to construct new au-
ditorium in connection with the local
school house. The approximate cost
of such a structure would be around
$4,000. No date has been set for the
election.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
DENHAM HOLIDAY TO
SPONSOR A MEETING

The local holiday unit at Denham
will sponsor a meeting in the new
town hall in that village Saturday
afternoon, beginning at 100 o'clock.
The AAA program and the general
program of the Holiday Association
will be discussed. N. P. Nedegaard,
chairman of the county Holiday As
ISOLATION, will speak.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16

In the northern Appalachians, the
highest point is the summit of Mt.
Washington, in New Hampshire, 6279
feet above sea level
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16

Invest Is cents in a classified ad.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-16
PRODUCTION BODY
ANNOUNCES MEETING

The annual stockholders meeting of
the Pine County Production Associa-
tion will be held Thursday, January
%. in the Odd Fellows hall in Pine
City beginning at 10 a. m. Regular
items of business will be transacted
and all stockholders and farmers in
terested are cordially invited. A
speaker, E. C. Johnson, of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, will be present.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
SWEENEY Dinner
COMMITTEES SET
City Hall Audit Clerk to Be
HOnOred at WaverIy,
January Z

Comptroller Daniel J. Leary Is
honorary chairman of the commit
tee In charge Of arrangements for
the testimonial dinner to be tender
ed to Martin J. Sweeney, audit clerk
In the office Of the city comptroller,
at Waverly inn, Thursday evening,
January z.
Mr.. Sweeney is to be married to
Miss Mary Lyman of Kingsbury
street in the Immaculate Concep-
ton church, Monday, January 18th,
at 8 o'clock.
The various committees have
promised a splendid entertainment
program, including many prominent
speakers and few novel presenta-
tons which will undoubtedly be en-
joyed as much effort has been put
forth to make the program intense
ly interesting.
The honorary committee, headed
by Mr.. Leary, includes the follow
ing: Comptroller Daniel j. Leary,
Mayor Frank Hayes, Tax Collector
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30
COLLEGE GRADS
dine TONIGHT.
Former Local Man to Be
Toastmaster Tonight at
WaldOrf=AstOria

A former resident Of this city,
William G. Keenan,, now Of Bronx
vile, New York, will be master Of
ceremonies tonight at the annual
banquet of the Mt. st. Mary's Coli
lege of Emmitsburg, Maryland
Alumni, at the waldorf-Astoria Hoo
tel in New York. The affair viii
begin at 8 o'clock and will be fea-
tured by the remarks of Most Rev
Grand James A. Walsh, who will be
principal speaker.
Radio station w. M. c. A. will
broadcast the speakers program
from to $50 so that members OF
the alumni unable to be present
may receive first-hand information
as to the general trend of the eve-
ning's events. Many we'll known To-
cal young men Of this city are grad
yates of the college and also several
Of the older residents and former
residents, prominent among whom
are: ex-Mayor Francis p. Guilfoile,
Joseph and William Kennedy, David
Mccarthy, Leo Curley, Thomas Al.
Shanahan, Rev. James O'Brien, now
of Danbury, Rev. Finton 8. Tehan,
OF Broadbrook and Michael Thomp-
son, well known football coach.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

william A. Ennis, John H. Crary,
Thomas Shanahan, Senator Joseph
H. Lawlor, Corporation Counsel
Charles O'Connor, Atty, Edward
Mcdonald, Executive Secretary
Thomas P. Kelly, Registrar Of Vot-
ers John P. Derwin, Assistant Reg
istrar of Voters Michael F. Slavin,
Sheriff John Kilduff, DR.. E. ]. God
frey, Lieut.. Col. william Shanahan,
James Purcell, Atty. Daniel Pickett,
Atty. George Guilfoile, William Ver-
riker, Thomas Mccarthy, William J.
Dunphy, Joseph Burns, Alderman
Edward Fitzgerald, Alderman Ed
ward Goldberg, DR.. John Mullens,
DR.. Vincent Shea, Atty. Timothy
Sullivan, Philip Coppeto, Supt. Of
Police William j. Roach, DR..
Orpheus Bizzezero, Atty. Martin
Parker, Maurice Tangney, John F..
Shea, DR.. B. A. O'Hara, Atty.
Charles Summa, DR.. Joseph Byrnes,
DR.. Frank Mahan, Joseph Mulville,
Francis Feeley, Frank SantaLucia,
John Malley, Rosso Diorio, John
Hayden, William Hank" O'Donnell,
John A. Cluney, John "Chick Kelly,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-12-30

procedure at the beginning of the
next work period on January z. This
means that several of the foremen
and timekeepers will be forced to
work on regular projects and that
the number Of projects will be cut
in half.
Undermined
It was pointed out this morning
that the action to be taken in this
line Is not exactly relished by local
WPA heads but that 1t Is necessary
to do this under the present circum-
stances. 1t was clearly shown at
the recent conference in New Haven
that there would be no increase In
the local personnel in the near fu-
ture. The local heads must devise
schemes, then, to keep the local
projects In action. The idea out
lined today will Offset the situation
caused by the fact that many OF
the jobs are undermined.
The pleas of man looking for
reinstatement on the WPA today
brought to light problem, which
II 1t had been cleared up last sum-
mer when 1t was first mentioned
would greatly aid the local set up
This individual wanted work ano
claimed he had more Of a right tc
work than many on the jobs who
are not citizens.
No Action
Some months ago, by national
order, all cities were advised that a
statewide check-up was to be made
concerning the number of persons
on WPA jobs who were not citizens.
At the time the plan seemed to be
a means Of creating new openings
for citizens who could not get them
selves jobs but very little was ever
done about the entire business.
The complaint Of the man today
is quite common among local WPA
applicants who cannot get on local
jobs. They claim that there are
well over 100 persons on the WPA
who are not citizens and who, II the
order issued last summer was car
ried out to its proper end, would not
be working.