Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-09
WILLOW RIVER
Little Theater to Sponsor Play.

The Little Theater held it's regular
meeting Monday evening at the school
house. the president, Carl G. Aakhus,
presiding. The secretary read her re-
port which was accepted, after which
roll was called and % of the As MEM
bers responded. The finance commit
tee is arranging for a hard time
dance and basket social for January
Is if possible. Mrs. LaPlante, Mrs.
Otto Reuer, Mrs. Anna Anderson and
Miss Hilda Thompson are on the COM
mittee.
Three plays were reviewed by the
casting committee-""The Ghost Bird"
1.-The Heart Exchange" and THE
Man From Toronto" 1.-The Ghost
Bird" was selected by vote of the
group. The cast will include six men
and six women with Mrs. Carl AJAX
hus as coach and will be given the
latter part of February
The new members who joined were
Mrs. Genevieve Johnson and Fred La
Plante.
The New Years eve ball sponsored
by the Red Cross and American Le-
gion was well attended and all who
took part in the festivities seemed to
enjoy themselves. There was a small
amount Melted for each treasury after
expenses were taken care of.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graydon Bachmann
and, children of Minneapolis, drove
here recently to bring his mother, IDA
Bachmann, back from her Christmas
vacation that she had spent in Mil
waukee, Wis, with her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rhines-
land. She also visited her other son,
Claude Bachmann, and his family
while in Minneapolis. GrayCon and
family returned to Minneapolis late
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Clough and
children of Barnum, were here Sun
day visiting at his fathers home.
They have a brand new Plymouth
car. Eddie was transferred from Will
low River to Barnum, where he is
carrying mail. He has been in this
service about Is years and has used
about six new cars besides the snow
mobile and while here used his ia
theirs team when the roads were bad.
1t pays to be well equipped in this
work.
The Community club is working for
a skating rink near the schoolhouse.
If it can be flooded, and kept covered
with ice it will be very delightful
spot for the children to spend their
leisure hours in clean outdoor sport
Mrs. Oscar Larson entertained a
number of friends and ole, neighbors
at her birthday party Wednesday aft
ernoon of last week. The ladies spent
a very happy time together.
Miss Lillian Whalen of Superior,
Wis, spent part of her vacation here
with her sister, Mrs. c. C. Sexton.
They visited Miss Nell Sexton, who
lives in Minneapolis, during the hol-
iCny season. Miss Whalen returned
to Superior Friday.
Miss Ann Nortrup of Eeleth, WISH
ted relatives here during vacation.
Carl Holl of Duluth, was a guest at
the Thompson home Sunday. Miss
, Gladys Thompson returned to Duluth
with him in the afternoon to take up
her duties as a teacher there.
Mrs. Martin Thompson and oaugh-
tiers. Gladys and Hilda. who were
visiting friends and relatives in Min
neapolis the past ten days, returned
Wednesday of last week. Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Thompson and children
brought them home and spent the
day here with other members Of the
family. They returned to Minneapo-
lis in the evening.
Mrs. Carl Aakhus entertained a
number Of neighbors at afternoon
coffee Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Reuer drove to
Austin Saturday night to take back
Margaret and Bernice Pfotenhauer
and Clarice Nesbit. cousins Of Mr..
Reuer, who have been visiting here
the past two weeks. The Reuers re-
turned Sunday evening.
Minnie Bochek spent a part of her
vacation in St. Paul and Silver Lake
with relatives.
Mae Webb of Minneapolis, visited
at the Linsley home Wednesday Of
last week on her way to Duluth.
Another old land mark is being torn