Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-05-21
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day. In the afternoon they will have
a sale of hand work, and a shaving
set and fine quilt will be awarded
to the holder of the lucky ticket. The
public is invited to the dinner, for
which a nominal price will be
charged.
John Petry recently purchased the
house in which he is living, the old
German Lutheran parsonage. Houses
are scarce as every available place is
occupied.
Mrs. Mary bosch is keeping house
for her son, Elmer, while his wife is
away. On Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
]. Culshaw and children and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilmore Welsing of Hopkins,
came to stay over Sunday with the
ladies' mother, Mrs. Bosch. Fred
Bosch was also dinner guest there
Sunday.
The D. A. Dancer family were Sun
day evening guests at the Laska
home.
Mrs. Vincent Laska and son, Joe, of
Pine Lake, and Albert Nelson of Bass
Lake, were in Minneapolis on bust
ness Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dahlin and
small son spent the weekend at Gran
dy and Isanti visiting relatives.
The Ed Taylor family spent Satur-
day evening at the Matt Mattson
home, and the Gust Bjorklund family
of Groningen, called there earlier in
the week.
Albert Anderson was a business cal
Ter in Pine City Monday.
The Baccalaureate service will be
held next Sunday evening at 5 p. m.
at the high school auditorium. Rev.
Andrew Doe of Superior, was chosen
by the seniors to deliver the sermon.
There will be special music. The
public is invited.
The graduation exercises will be
held at the village hall on Tuesday of
next week, May 26, and the speaker of
the evening will be j. o. Christensen,
superintendent of the School of Agri-
culture at the University Farm. He
is a fine speaker and has message
worth hearing. A class of fourteen
will receive their diplomas at this
time.
Robert H. Zimpel of McGrath,
passed away recently and funeral serv-
ices were held Friday at the German
Lutheran church and burial was made
in the Holden cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Hoglund and Miss
Hazel visited Leonard Hoglund Sum
day at Anoka, where he has a green
house, and at Cambridge, his home.
Mrs. Yetter of Lake Eleven, was a
weekend guest at the Anton Faudskar
home. Sunday callers there were Mr..
and Mrs. William Englund and Mr..
and Mrs. Sprague of Bruno.
The play, Cray to Reduce" given
Friday night by the Peace Lutheran
Ladies' Aid was a great success and
was played to a capacity house. Each
one took her part splendidly and many
laughs were enjoyed by the apprecia-
tive audience. The mems quartet was
good and the reading by Miss Vogt
was fine. On Monday night, May 25,
the ladies will present the play at
McGrath at the school auditorium.
They realized a fine sum for their
treasury. Many attended from Sand
stone and other nearby towns.
Mr.. Schuneman of st. Paul, who
bought the Oldenburg store and house,
is having the store remodeled into a
modern garage. c. j. Hoglund has
charge of the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave FOrtier were Sum
day dinner guests at the Dave Doty
home. Mrs. Doty and Mrs. Fortier
were celebrating their birthday ami
versaries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Brabec and FAM
lily and Mrs. Joe Brabec and family
and Art Meidlinger, Jr., of Willow
River, visited all day Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Meidlinger. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. j. Malloy and F. D. Rogers
were afternoon callers there. Mr..
Rogers of Minneapolis, visited old
friends here several days last week.
Last Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Nordstrom, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Ward, called on Mr..
and Mrs. Erick Albion. On Sunday
the Albion family were dinner guests
at the M. E. Ward home.
Mrs. Hjalmar Kanto and Esther
Dahlsten were Sunday afternoon Wis
itors at the Erick Pyykko home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ToivO Norlund are the
parents of a boy, James Irwin, born
at the home of the baby's grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Pyykko,
Thursday, May IA.
Harry and Daniel Olean were in
White Bear on business Saturday.
Fredolf and Clara clean spent the
weekend at Becker. Mrs. Wallace
Turnquist and son returned home
with them for an extended visit.
The American Lutheran Sunday
school will be held at a. m. at st.
Johns church beginning Sunday, May
"a. Everyone is welcome.
Eleanor Shafer was given bridal
shower at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Shafer, on Tuesday
evening. Many fine gifts were pre-
scented to the bride-to-be and dainty
lunch concluded the evening Miss