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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
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Rev. jobs. Knudsen of Askov, re-
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Danish Language" The sale of this
book has received widespread atten-
tiOn and Rev. Knudsen reports sales
have been made in 81 states of the
Union; three Canadian provinces,
Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan,
together with three foreign countries,
Scotland, Denmark and France. There
is no indication that the sales limit
has been reached, as orders continue
coming in from all sections.
The work is very compact and easily
understood and presents worthwhile
addition to any library, home, office
or school.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
STURGEON COUPLE
TO LIVE IN DULUTH

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Upgren of near
Sturgeon Lake, gave their youngest
daughter, Ruth, in marriage to Mr..
William Christensen of Birch Creek
township, Saturday, April 4, at a cere-
mOny performed in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christensen will make
their home in the head of the lakes
city where the groom is employed.
A large circle of friends extend
best wishes and congratulations to
the newlyweds in their journey
through life together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
YOUNG GIRL IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Donna PlaiSted, Is, Formerly of
Bruno, is Laid to Rest
at Mora.

Donna Joan Plaisted, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike PlaiSted, who for
merly resided in the Bruno commun-
ity passed away Saturday evening aft
err several weeks illness.
Donna Plaisted was born in Du-
luth Nov. 9, 1920, and at the age
of two and one half years lost her
mother by death. She then came to
Bruno and made her home with her
Sprague, until she was seven years
of age when she went to the home
of her father and stepmother four
miles east of Bruno. Four years ago
the family moved to near Brook Park
and since that time she had attended
high school at Mora, where she was
a member of the sophomore class at
the time of her last illness. Donna
was kind and friendly girl and was
great favorite in her class, six girls
of which acted as pal1bearers at the
funeral which was held Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock from st. Mary's
church at Nora The high school
attended the funeral in a body and
burial was made in st. Mary's ceme-
terry. Miss Plaisted leaves to mourn,
her father, stepmother, sister, Phyl-
lis; brother, Kenneth; half brother,
Jean; stepsisters, Mildred and Viola,
all at home, and her grandparents
of Bruno.
Large Gathering From Away.
Those who attended the funeral
from Bruno and elsewhere were Mr..
and Mrs. Elder Plaisted, Mrs. Ted
Dobenski, Mrs. Glen Gault, Mrs. Grant
DeMaris, Mrs. Bowman and Joyce,
Howard Plaisted, Mrs. Unice Peter
son, Mrs. Mcclellan and Donald, An
drew Ingram and Evelyn, Mrs. Ed
Fairchild and Miss Lillian Whelan of
Duluth. Mrs. Frank WiederhOlt of
Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wieder-
holt of ST. Paul; Mrs. Neturich; Mrs.
Hazelbring, Henry Gothman and
Louis Goldman of Long Prairie; Mrs.
Ivan Skinner and Hattie of Hinckley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sprague, Mr..
and Mrs. Orie Plaisted, Mel Plaisted,
Mrs. Englund, Mrs. Grace Pearson,
Mrs. L. E. Shawl, Mrs. John Stat
ford and Mary Murphy all of Bruno.
| The funeral was largely attended
and the floral offerings were MANY
which spoke of the high esteem in
which Donna was held. Neighbors
and friends from far and near join
in an extension of sympathy to the
relatives in their hour of sorrow and
the following words from the pen of
James Whitcomb Riley have been
contributed as fitting tribute to the
deceased:
can not say, and I will not say
That she is dead,-she is just away.
With a CHEEKY smile and wave of
her hand
She has wandered into heavenly
land,
And left us dreaming how very fair
1t needs must be since she fingers
there.
And you-Oh you who the widest
| yearn
For the old time step and glad return
Think of her faring on,
AS dear in the love of there as the
love of here.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
villages
BARN BURNS NEAR
THE QUARRY CITY

The barn on the G. M. johnson
farm southwest of Sandstone, near the
junction, was totally destroyed by fire
last night about 1880 o'clock. The
Sandstone fire department was called
to assist in saving some of the stock.
Sixteen head of cattle persisted in the
fire, but two horses were saved. The
men were away from home at the
time, and the women were unable to
do anything but put in the call for
the fire department. Fire is sup
posed to have been started by a
brooder stove that was in the build
ing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
DENHAM BASEBALL
CLUB MAKES PLANS

The Denham baseball club held its
annual meeting at Jacks Tavern,
Wednesday, April Is. Jack Forster
was elected manager, Arnold Peterson,
captain and c. ]. Peterson secretary
treasurer. Otto Hanson, Royal Strum
and Bob Hrubes were elected on the
entertainment committee. The boys
will hold their first dance of the sea-
son at the Bohemian hall near Den
ham Saturday, April rs. -
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
THREE MORE FILINGS

Besides Nils Hokstad who filed this
week for representative in the legis-
lature, Robert Wilcox of Pine City,
filed for reelection to the office Of
Judge of Probate, and A. C. Kicker
Of Pine City, filed for Clerk of Court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

This week which may mark the col
lapse of the Ethiopian resistance
against Italian aggression also marks
the downfall of the prestige of the
League of Nations. That organization
which Intellectually tried to stop the
Gran ChacO war in South America
and the Japanese conquest of Chinese
Manchuria, also failed i'm preventing.
stopping and ending tie Italo-Ethiop-
the League-rather on the nations
which have never affiliated them
selves with, or which have left, the
League. This opinion expressed here
from time to time was, in a measure,
verified or, at least strengthened by
speech delivered few days ago by
British Prime Minister Stanley Bald
win who pointed his accusing finger
at the United States, Japan and Ger
many. Although one mas to make al
lowance for the fact that he was
trying to exculpate his own country,
which surely has not taken any too
glorious part in the attempt to settle
this sorry African mess, one must, in
all fairness, recall that facts are
facts.
Dictated Peace.
A few days ago the League of Ma
lions council, again sitting as COM
mittee, met in Geneva to discuss the
Italo-E Ethiopian war. 1t elected from
Italy and from Ethiopia statements as
to the terms upon which negotiations
for armistice and peace might be be-
gun. Italy's naughty declaration was
to the effect that discussions must be
conducted by army leaders in the field
and that nothing less than complete
Ethiopian surrender would satisfy the
colonial ambitions of Dictator BenitO
Mussolini. To this statement Ethio-
pia, in final flare of national pride
replied that the Italian terms were
unacceptable, and, therefore, it looked
as though the matter of peace were
to be determined by force. of arms. AS
far as Italy is concerned the prospects
were excellent; the Fascist troops
have conquered most of northern
Ethiopia and also very large slice
of the southern part of the country
At this writing the northern army is
moving southwark toward Adds Aba
ba, the Ethiopian capital, and at the
same time the southern army FORCES
nOrthward-in the direction of the
same goal. 1t is generally conceded
that when you conquer the capital CT
ty of country, you have conquered
that country. That conquest may
have been completed when these lines
are being read. And if and when that
happens, Mussolini will dictate his
peace terms which-it is universally
agreed-will mean the complete dis
appearance of the empire of Ethiopia
one of the oldest sovereign countries
in existence.
Triumph is Total.
When the Roman legions march in
to Adds Ababa, MussOlini's military
triumph will be complete. 1t will al
so mean that he has clinched his
victories on the diplomatic front, for
the League of Nations council proved
almost like wax in his mighty hands.
Great Britain spoke time and again
once more this week-of increasing
the force of the punitive sanctions
against Italy, and once more backed
down. Then it was that Baldwin
blamed the nations which are not
members of the League. And, how
ever much one may regret that Great
Britain abjectly adhered to insistent
Continued ON Page a.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
CALERNEAULT
IS ENDORSED
Former Service Man of Ait
kin Will Make Sixth Dis
trict Congress Race.
Farmer-LabOr Nominee at
Primaries to Face Repub-
1ican KnutSOn i'm Fall.

John T. Galerneault of Aitkin, and
county attorney of Aitkin county, was
endorsed Sunday afternoon for the
office of representative in congress
on the Farmer-Labor ticket. Dele
gates to the recent state Farmer
Labor convention, representing the Is
counties in the Sixth congressional
district, met at Milaca and by vote
of 81 to 20 rendered the endorse
ment to the former service man. The
20 votes went to C. A. Ryan of Jen-
kins, who had already filed for the
nomination at the June primaries.
In his acceptance speech, which
was short and to the point but full
of fire, Mr. Galerneault said he would
labor hard for the success of the en-
tire Farmer-Labor ticket. He reiter-
ated his belief in the principles of
the party.
Unusual Bank Record.
While still young man Caller
neault is long time resident of the
district. He and his father did some
thing for which they will long be re-
membered by citizens of their county
as well as by many others who have
learned of the unusual act. They had
a bank in Aitkin and when the crash
came few years ago were Obliged
to close the doors but paid the de-
positors 100 cents on the dollar,
though it took what they had.
The friendships gained through
that act af fairness coupled with his
natural popularity made it easy for
John T. Galerneault to be elected
county attorney and it will stand him
well in hand say his friends, during
his campaign for the congressional
seat.
A primary contest is assured in the
Sixth district as c. A. Ryan filed for
the nomination few weeks ago and
Frank r. Weber of Paynesville, has
also filed as a Farmer-Laborite. Mr..
Weber was a candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket two years ago.
KnutSOn Long i'm Congress.
Having been endorsed at the con-
vention Sunday it is expected that
Mr.. Galerneault will gain the nom
inatiOn and will then face the oppo-
sition of the incumbent, Congressman
Harold Knutson, Republican of St.
Cloud, in the November election, as
well as the Democratic nominee In
the past the Democrat has run a poor
third in the Sixth district, the real
battle being between the Republican
and Farmer-Labor candidates. Con-
gresham KnutsOn is now serving his
tenth term in the national House of
Representatives and when that is
completed will have rounded out 20
years at Washington.
Another matter taken up at Milaca
Sunday was the endorsing of can
didates for state representative from
the district comprising Mile Laos,
Sherburne and Kanabec counties.
The incumbents, J. ]. White and John
j. Cox, were endorsed at a meeting
in the forenoon. Their records as
, Farmer-Laborites were declared 100
per cent and they were given good
hand for their work.
Ralph L. Norgaard of Buffalo,
chairman of the Sixth district, pre-
sided at the afternoon meeting and
Mrs. K. K. Moore, Milaca, was the
secretary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
RACE FOR CONGRESS
IN THIS DISTRICT

c. A. Ryan of Jenkins, and Har-
old Knutson, present congressman
from this district, have both filed for
that office. A race in the primaries
is virtually assured since a third
man, John L. Galerneault of Aitkin,
was endorsed at the recent Farmer
Labor convention in this district.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-04-23
COUNTY BOARD WILL MEET

The board of county commissioners
will meet in the court house at Pine
City, Friday. April "a at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Juggling Cigarette
On Finger Looks
Hard, But Is Not

By Thomas the Magician.
TN MY estimation this is a very
mystifying trick, and while it is moi
at all hard to do, it looks like very
difficult feat and consequently is very
effective.
Ef1ect-The magician borrows 9
cigarette from some member of hi:
audience, and apparently with the
greatest OF care he places it upright or
the fingers of his right hand. Remov-
ing the left hand he moves his right
about from side to side as If trying tc
balance the borrowed cigarette, and lo
and behold, even though the effect is
surrounded with difficulty. the per-
former succeeds in juggling it so that
it remains in its perpendicular position
Explanation--This trick is dependent
upon so simple an article as straight
pin. It is gripped between two fingers
of the right hand preferably between
the second and third hngers) and it is
upon this pins point that the cigarette
is placed.
OF course, the more difficult you
make it look, the better the effect pro-
duced.
The performer who did this trick
when witnessed it for the first time,
even went so far as to drop the
cigarette a couple of times at first to
make the audience actually believe
that he was balancing the object. Il
might also add that cigar will work
Just as we'll as a cigarette.)
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Build E1erciSer TO
Keep Body Healthy
Rv Raw ]. Marran.

. OCULAR exercise in the form OF
~ weight lifting and pulling is one
Of the best methods to build up and
strengthen your arm and leg muscles
With the easily made exerciser shown
you have apparatus equally as good
as an expensive one purchased at
sporting goods store.
To make it you will need . long
piece Of rope, two long bolts, three
pulleys known as awning pulleys and
q brick. Attach the bolts to board
by boring holes in the board and
forcing the bolts through. Now nail
the board with the bolts in place Sc
curely to the wall.
On the end of each bolt wire a
pulley. Then wrap a length Of wire
around the brick and attach the third
pulley to the wire. Thread the rope
through the pulleys, starting at one
of the pulleys on bolt, down to the
pulley on the brick, then up to the
other bolt pulley. On the ends OF the
rope tie two wooden handles.
You can now start exercising by
pulling on the ropes. Do not overdo
your exercising. A few minutes regu-
larly each day give the best and
quickest way to gain muscle strength
Evening star., 1936-01-19
These Games viii
Be Fun at Parties

Blindfold two players, give each a
kitchen broom, and see which one can
first sweep a cork through the door,
way. This can also be played as a
relay, the players (not blindfolded)
sweeping the cork with a whisk broom
to and from the goal.
"Double-broom" relay is played in
boy-and-girl couples, each pair hav-
ing to race to and from goal with
right hands grasping the broom
handle.
Spooky Masks. Give each player .
paper sack big enough to slip easily
over his head, string, scissors and
crayons, and tell him to make false
face for himself. He is to cut out
eyes, nose, and mouth spaces, tie the
corners to form perky little animal
ears, and tie the opening Of sack
loosely around his neck. Offer prizes
for the funniest, fiercest and fanciest.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

get into proper condition. You must
watch your diet, get plenty Of sleep
and build your body muscles up to
withstand this strenuous exercise.
Most coaches advocate heavy
breakfast, light lunch and moderate
dinner In the evening. Plenty Of vege'
tables should be included on the menu
and soggy pastries should be avoided
You should get at least 10 hours sleer
every night.
You can probably train only after
school, but two hours at that time are
sufficient if you follow a regular rou.
tine. It is best to follow schedule
seriously, for it is only through con.
slant work that good boxer can be
developed.
YOUR first step in training should
be a brisk 15-minute walk or 8
game such as hand ball or tennis tt
loosen up the leg muscles. After this
skip rope about 10 minutes, as this
strengthens the legs. Next spend IL
minutes on the punching bag to aid ir
developing the arm muscles and train.
ing the eye.
This should be followed by 10 min
utes of shadow boxing by which the
footwork and punching are improved
In shadow boxing you 60 rapidly
about an imaginary ring with an i'm
aginary opponent, throwing punches
and guarding yourself as though you
were actually fighting. After this you
are ready to 60 into the ring with your
opponent.
When two, boys box they should be
fairly evenly matched in weight. This
is for protection from injury. Remem-
Der that boxing is not essentially q
slugging match; rather that it is
meant for exercise and self-protec-
ton. Inflghting should be avoided.
BY infighting mean the practice of
two fighters coming together and ex-
changing short punches while in a
cunch.
Evening star., 1936-01-19
INSTALLMENT III.

" OD1E MOORE looked out the
l. window of the hangar for a
long moment, then turned.
IL I'm trying TO think of where
a plane might land safely between
here and South Branch. without any
one knowing about it," he said
thoughtfully.
Halls eyes widened. you mean you
really think that Shade might be alive
somewhere"
II don't know what to think, "
snapped Eddie. II just know that his
disappearance is mighty strange
thing, which I can't understand. If
he had cracked up, even in those
mountains, we'd certainly have some
word of him by now. You can't hide
the wreckage of plane forever. And
if he had landed at any airport or
emergency field, we naturally would
have heard about it."
For time he was silent. Then he
spoke again, half to himself. There's
a spot about 80 miles this side of South
Branch that I've often thought would
IiidhC a 1AiC CiliCl 6ClASy ioANAAl6 AiSAA'
if it weren't for one thing It's long
and narrow, but it lies all right, accord
ing to the prevailing wirds there. It's
just beyond high ridge, so you'd have
to come down pretty steeply, but a
good pilot could make it.
However. there's row Of four or
five trees right across the middle of
the field, crosswise. If they were taken
out, you could land there all right.
But as long as those trees are there,
nobody-Shade or anybody else-could
set ship down in that field"
And you're sure the trees haven't
been cut DOWN." Hal inquired
Positive. I've passed over that field
a dozen times in the last week. The
trees are still there-four or five
patches Of green bisecting the brown
of the field"
A T THAT moment the telephone on
= the wall of the hangar tinkled
sharply. Eddie lifted the receiver. For
a moment he spoke to Mr.. Stafford,
then turned quickly to Jonesy.
Service the Oriole and get her on
the line as fast as you can," he said.
"Norbeck is sending over another rush
order of serum, and I've got to get 1t
to South Branch to catch the east
bound plane"
Evening star., 1936-01-19
Bv Mike ZeleSn0ck.

1885 Intercollegiate Boring Champion,
135-Pound Glass.
~ OXING is one of the cleanest
- and most interesting of all
- seem as though boxing is only
for professionals, but as matter OF
fact, it is one of the most popular
forms of collegiate and amateur
athletics.
A great deal of the popularity Of
boxing arises from the fact that it
is adaptable to small groups-even
as few as two boys can participate.
It is an individual rather than a
team sport. Because you are reliant
solely on your own abilities, you
develop unusual agility and alertness
and keen sense of observation.
Through q knowledge Of boxing
you can be counted upon to defend
yourself in an emergency. The very
nature. of the sport tends to teach
self-refiance and self-confidence. Un-
like many other sports, it develops
every part of the body because all
muscles are called into play. These
are just few of the very real benefits
of the sport.
VERY little expensive equipment is
" necessary if you want to take
up this sport. All the equipment you
need Is q set of gloves, punching
bag and jumping rope. Gloves can
be purchased in sets of four for as
low IS IS: a good punching bag will
cost 81; while jumping rope can be
made from a piece of clothesline.
A heavy punching bag might also
be added to the equipment. You can
make this by filling two burlap bags
(for strength) with old rags. When
hung up, this will make an excellent
striking bag on which to develop
punches.
Before YOU put on gloves YOU must
Evening star., 1936-01-19
M& BOYS and
GIRLS PAGE
Riddles.

ZONE on, you riddle fans! Keep
~ sending in your riddles. We get
lots Of them, but there is always room
for one more-especially II 1t is new
and different.
l. What flower is on the table every
day?-Leroy Hummel.
2. Why does a cat always start
eating q mouse at the head?--Annette
Brown.
8. When is a chair like Q lady's
dress?-Rhea Lebeau.
4. Why are the birds melancholy
in the morning?-Shirley Pierce.
S. What is the difference between
q pair Of new shoes and an oak tree?
james Reynolds.
ANSWERS.
I. The butter-cup 2. To save the
tail for a toothpick 3. When it's
satin. 4. Because their bills are all
overdue (all over dew. S. The new
shoes make the corn ache and the
oak tree makes the acorn.
Evening star., 1936-01-19

Continued From Third Page)
generations to come would attract the
students of history from the passing
highway through the unpretentious
gate and along the winding way
through the beautiful forest, to the
shrine Of genius, which must ever
draw its worshipers"
What disposition had been made Of
the original log house in which Ed
win and John Wilkes Booth were
born-was it still in existence?
A NSWERS to these inquiries were
as vague during recent visit
to the retreat" of the great TRACE
dian and his family as they were
when DR. Forward and his daughter
called there in 1895 Many inhabi-
tants of the community were ques-
toned, but few seemed to remember
''the little log house on the Booth
place" A great deal of time was
spent. however. in following clues
as to who might know of it," and
while talking to gray-haired colored
man. living along Belair road. the
mystery Of the disappearing house
was solved.
After Mr.. Kyle bought the farm"
said the old colored man. "he took
the log house apart and set 1t up
again in a corner section Of his
property. / know cause helped cart
it over there Later Mr.. Kyle sold
that strip Of land and the log house
went with it, You can see it beyond
the field there, at the side Of that
grove of trees"
He pointed in the direction OF
several modern homes, but the exact
house was not located before he added.
Come with me- and started on
down a muddy lane toward the main
road leading to an up-to-date dwelling
which did not tally with Asia's des-
cription of the "taut little cabin"
Although it is difficult to trace the
exterior lines of the original log house
in this modern home, the interior
dimensions of the section forming 1t
remain unchanged except for the re-
moval of q partition between the two
rooms on the lower floor. The origi-
nal logs are plainly visible in the
basement and attic and a stairway
leading to the upper bed rooms shows
the imprint of many Booth feet.
In its progression from log house
on the Rogers property to a plastered
dwelling on the Booth farm. its later
removal and addition of rooms.
porches and paint, the original home
of the Booths in Hartford County,
Md, disappeared. It's present dis
guise and location are unfortunate.
for it belongs under the "umbrageous
trees" which still sway above the site
where the most famous of all HAM
lets made his advent into the world
on the spectacular night of November
13, 1888, when the stars fell from the
heavens in an astronomical outburst
Of unprecedented brilliance.