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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
A Hinckley Man
Is Laid To Rest
]. T. Smith Passes Follow
ing Pneumonia Attack at
the Home of His Sister.

John Thomas Smith, who recently
left Hinckley where he had resided
several years, passed away at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Lou Hart
line, of Adrian, Missouri. On Octo-
Der 3, he was stricken with pneu-
monia and passed away seven days
later. --4
Mr.. Smith was born in Eldorado
Springs, Missouri, Aug. %, 1878, and
in 1896 went to the west coast where
he lived for two years, most of the
time at Pendleton, Oregon. He at
tended Highland Park college, in Des
Moines, Iowa, for two terms, follow
ing which he taught school in Iowa
and Minnesota.
In 1902 he married Nora Nicola at
Flandreau, S. D. Soon after that he
moved to Tyler, where he farmed
until 1917 and at that time moved
with his family to Hinckley where
he made his home until few weeks
before he died. On September Is
he went to Missouri to visit relatives.
The deceased leaves to mourn, his
wife; daughter, Eva, of Cloquet;
two sons, Archie of st. Louis Park,
and Lyle of Ogallala, Neb.; four
grandchildren, four brothers and
three sisters.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
To Get
A New RRDepot
Railroad & Warehouse
Commission Notifies Vii
lage of Decision of N. p.

For some time past movement
has been under way for the construc-
ton of a new depot by the Northern
Pacific Railway at Rutledge and Of
ficials and people in that village were
elated Tuesday when they received
a letter from Chairman Hjalmar
Petersen of the Minnesota Railroad
and Warehouse Commission, stating
that he had received on October IA,
letter from Bernard Blum, chief
engineer of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Co. in regard to the depot pro-
posal which gave hope to their eff
forts. Mr. Blum wrote as follows:
eve have been giving this matter
due consideration and recently sub
mitted for executive approval, papers
requesting authority to proceed with
the construction of a combination
depot. We plan to provide freight
and express room, office and wait
ing room. AS soon as the president
authorizes the work, requisition will
be submitted for the material and
construction will proceed"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Swedish Speaker
Visits The State
Anders Hedberg Tells of
Swedish Cooperatives at
Princeton Last Thursday.

Anders Hedberg, distinguished and
widely-known leader of the Swedish
Cooperative Movement, was the prin-
cipal speaker at a meeting of coop
erative board members and employees
held at Princeton Thursday, Octo-
Der IA.
The meeting, sponsored by Mid
land Cooperative Wholesale of Min
neapolis, was attended by H. B. john
sen and w. B. johnson of Askov, and
Oscar Lindroth of Hinckley.
Mr.. Hedberg is eminently fitted to
tell about the development of CO.
operatives in Sweden, as he has been
a member of the staff of the Swed-
ish Cooperative Wholesale, Koopera-
tive Forbundet, ever since his grad
uation from the University of Upsala
in 1920. He is now secretary for in
ternational questions of that organ
ization. He is also member of the
board of the Scandinavian Luna So
ciety, the cooperative which broke
the electric light bulb trusts hold on
the Swedish market by making a
better light bulb and reducing prices
nearly one-half. Mr. Hedberg is also
a member of the board of the Brit
ish Luna society which is building
a light bulb factory in Glasgow, Scot
land. He has also been active in
international cooperative activities,
and is now an the central committee
of the International Cooperative AL
lance. He calls himself the '.inter-
national errand boy" of the Swedish
cooperatives.
Mr.. Hedberg reported that there
was no unemployment in Sweden at
this time, which was possibly due to
the enormous cooperative enter
prises that exist there The coopera-
tives of Sweden have about one
third of the population as members.
Part of the success of these various
cooperative enterprises, according to
Mr.. Hedberg, was because of their
unusually strong financial condition,
which had been built up through
earnings left in by the members A
three per cent dividend was the usual
amount paid, the remainder of the
earnings being left in by the MEM
bers for expansion purposes. He
reported that a strictly cash policy
had always been adhered to. He
also reported that the daily press of
Sweden was not usually opposed to
the cooperatives and that they had
asked and received no grants from
the government.
The meeting was one of several
being made this week by Mr.. He'd
berg at various points of the terri
tory being served by Midland Coop
eratiVe Wholesale.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Luther Leagues To
Meet In Duluth

The Luther Leagues of Oak Lake
Lutheran church, Kerrick and the
Vilstad and EN- anuel Lutheran
churches of Bruno, have been invited
to send large delegations of members
to the fall rally of the Duluth, Super
ior and Carlton District Luther
Leagues of the Augustana Synod, to
be held on Sunday, October "a, at
the Trinity English Lutheran church,
Duluth
Rev. Reuben H. Ford, president of
the Minnesota Conference Luther
Leagues of the Augustana Synod, will
be the principal speaker. Musical
numbers will be provided by the Zion
Lutheran church choir of Cloquet
and by the Trinity English Lutheran
church Junior choir of Duluth.
The rally is scheduled to start at
4 p. m. and will be resumed in the
evening at 7:3O, following a supper
in the church parlors to be served
by the young people of Trinity Eng
lish Lutheran church.
More than 800 young people from
Northern Minnesota and Upper Wis
conSin will attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Must Be
Placed On Shore
Duck Hunting Law is Made
Clear by Attorney Cen
erals Opinion.

It is illegal to use an ordinary
rowboat when hunting wild ducks or
other migratory waterfowl if a mo-
tor is in the boat even though it may
be removed from actual possible OPP
Grafton.
To clarity any misunderstanding
that may arise in the taking of water
fowl from an ordinary rowboat when
the motor is detached from the boat,
Harry E. Speakes, director of the
division of Game and Fish, requested
an opinion from William S. Erwin,
Minnesota's attorney general.
1T is quite clear that in the event
the motor is placed on shore. before
shooting takes place, that it would
not be violation" Almond D. Bratt-
land, special attorney general as
signed to the Department of Conser-
walton, stated. But the use of a
motor when travelling from one part
of the lake to another might consti-
tute violation as the law in defining
the taking of wild game includes
pursuing together with disturbing,
marrying or worrying birds or quad
rupeds"
Director Speakes stated it is legal
to take waterfowl from a boat or
canoe propelled by paddle, oar or
pole. Mr.. Brattland in his opinion
stated that Having a motor in the
boat which was designed to be at
tached and used in connection with
that particular boat would constitute
the entire assembly power boat"
The law specifically prohibits taking
of waterfowl by use of power boat.
Blind Defined.
Waterfowl may be taken during
the open season from any place on
land from stationary or permanent
artificial blind used to conceal the
hunter when such blinds are located
on land or from a temporary but
stationary blind when it is located
within a natural growth of woods,
rushes, flags or other vegetation suf-
ficient to partially conceal the hunter.
Waterfowl cannot be taken legally
from permanent artificial blind
placed anywhere in public waters.
Canoes and boats used in duck
hunting must also be located within
natural growth of weeds or other
vegetation which would at least par
TALLY conceal the hunter Shooting
ducks on open water, except the re-
trieving of wounded birds, is illegal.
Sailboats must not be used. Aero
planes are also taboo. Sink boxes
built in public waters are outlawed.
ut is our purpose" Mr.. Speakes
said, ''to give our migratory water
fowl every protection as intended by
the legislature"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
PC. A. Holds Its
Annual Meeting
At County Seat
Farmers Credit AssOcia-
ton is Fast Growing Or
ganizatiOn, it is Seen.

Approximately $50 members and
invited guests attended the fourth
annual meeting of the Pine City Pro-
duction Credit Association held in
the Pine City armory Tuesday. A
free dinner at noon was given to
those attending and was furnished
by the Pine City Methodist Ladies'
Aid. The high school band played
several selections and several vocal
selections were rendered by Alvin
Hanson of Carlton, who was accom-
panied by John Holiday, Pine City
school instructor.
Clair Shuey of Pine City, had
charge of the meeting as chairman
and introduced the directors of the
association.
S. A. Striegl of Pine City, welcomed
the asSemblage and talked on the CO.
operative movement and what it
means to farmers. A report of the
business of the association for the
first nine months of this year was
given by H. E. Cragun, secretary
treasurer
WdSilQS 11ctlSCl1OiQ VI Oololii, SoNS
a report of the work of the direc-
tors and stated that members could
be a'big factor in increasing mem
bership by telling their neighbors of
the service rendered by associations
of this kind. Mr. Hadselford stated
that he was, perhaps, the largest Dor
rover from the association since he
owns a dairy herd of approximately
PTS head.
Susens Principal Speaker.
George Susens, of the Production
Credit Corporation, St. Paul, COM
plimented the organization on its
splendid attendance at the meeting
and discussed the reasons for the P.
c. A. He told how it makes for a
dependable source of farm credit
in bad times as well as in good and
that a plan had been tried out in
some foreign, countries from which
this form is copied. He said we are
getting the benefit of their pioneer
ing in this form of credit. Mr.. Susens
stated that there is no farmer in the
United States, but who resides in some
P. G. A. district.
The Pine City Production Credit
Association has 487 members and its
loans total S145,000. Just before
the close of the meeting a drawing
was made on several prizes donated
by Pine City business firms. The as
ISOLATION membership expressed APP
probation of the fine cooperation
which Pine City business people Of
fered in making the meeting a sue
cess.
A similar meeting is planned to be
held in Carlton for members in the
northern part of the territory which
extends to the Canadian border.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
|Askov Feed Store
In New Hands
On November l
Edward F. Olson, Local
Farmer, Purchases Bust
ness and Building.

A deal which has been in the pro-
cess of completion for several days
was finally made Friday whereby
Edward F. Olson becomes the owner
of the A. Henriksen feed and coal
business and building. Mr.. Olson
traded in his 49-acre farm on the deal
and will take possession about No
vember /.
Both men are well known in the
Askov community, Mr.. Henriksen
having been in business here for
many years, and Mr.. Olson having
operated a farm east of the village
since 1882.
Mr.. Henriksen still retains his ruta-
baga buying business and will spend
all of his time at that. In 1918 he
purchased small building from the
First State Bank of Askov and about
two years later built what is now
his feed elevator and office. A few
years later he purchased the build
ing owned by the Farmers Potato
Exchange and remodeled his entire
holdings to accommodate his grow
ing feed and rutabaga business. He
also dealt in feed and produce at
various times in Bruno and was once
interested in purchasing rutabagas
in Sandstone and Finlayson.
His policy has always been to give
good service and the best of pro-
ducts to his customers. Each year
for the past several years, he has, in
the company of his wife, driven
through the various sections of the
nation to make contacts with dealers
for rutabagas. These contacts have
meant much in building up the pres
ent large consumer trade which the
growers of this community enjoy.
New Owner Well Known.
Mr.. Olson, the new owner of the
feed and coal business is well known,
having come here with his mother
in 1892 where he has since owned
and farmed the former Morten Nor
Jensen place just east of the village.
Before coming here he had spent the
greater part of his adult life in retail
business in California and Chicago.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Wedding Rites Held
For Finlayson Pair

At simple ceremony performed
at l o'clock Sunday afternoon by
Rev. H. Sporleder, Erna Marie
Hacker, daughter of Mrs. Louise
Hacker, and Clarence c. Cox, oldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Cox of
Finlayson, were united in marriage
at the Joe Schilling home. They were
attended by Mrs. Frank Mccarthy
of Minneapolis, as matron of honor
and r. L. Cox, brother of the groom,
as best man.
After the wedding a dinner was
served to the following guests: Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Cox and sons, Ray
and Cleo, and Mr.. and Mrs A. E.
Jones of Rutledge; Mr.. and Mrs. Vol
ney Cox and son, Kenneth, of Pine
City; Mrs. George Nelson of Motley;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Anderson of
Big Lake; Bertha Schilling and Jack
Hemza of Duluth; Mr. and Mrs Frank
Mccarthy of Minneapolis, and Mr..
and Mrs. John DeRungs, Agnes and
Johnny.
The brides mother recently re-
turned home from a visit with rela-
tives in Berlin, Germany, and brought
back with her the bridal veil and
wreath and decorations for the table
After a short honeymoon in the
southern part of the state, the young
couple will be at home in Duluth
where Mr.. Cox works on the railroad.
Both bride and groom have many
friends in this section who wish them
much happiness in their life together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
International
News Review
By GEORG STRANDvOLD

Last week only vague references
could be made to possible confer
ences in connection with attempts to
solve two of the most burning inter-
national problems of the moment
Today, the situation has become a
bit more clarified but not much more
reassuring than it was week ago.
In regard to the Spanish civil war
and Italy's avowed participation in
it on the side of the fascist rebels a
preliminary conference was held in
London by a subcommittee of the
27-nation committee on non-interfer-
ence. Great Britain and France had,
before the meeting took place, threat
ened active intervention in favor Of
the legitimist Spanish government I'M
less Italy declared her willingness to
withdraw from General Francisco
Francois armies all her volunteers.
But all Italy felt she could offer
was to summon home 5000 of the
possible $4,000 volunteers whom Mus
solini has sent to Spain, and even at
that, a condition was eXacted: 9th
er nations must follow that example!
Were they to do that, it would mean
that Italy would still have retained
a very large proportion of soldiers
in Spain, for the Spanish govern
ment is supported by only between
10000 and $4,000 foreign volunteers.
Accepting Mussolini's proposition,
Italy would still have in the field
about $4,000 men, all other nations
on the other side-between $4,000
and 10000.
However unsatisfactory the Ital-
ian offer was, it was deemed i'm
portant enough to constitute a basis
for further negotiation (Which fact,
in effect, meant that Italy once more
had scored a triumph over Great
Britain and Francisco, it was de-
cided to ask all the q nations rep
resented in the general committee
to take part in a meeting beginning
Tuesday of this week, this one in
London, too.
There is, at the moment of this
writing, no expectation that this meet
ing will result in anything more de-
ciSive than a compromise.
Nine Power Conference.
At last Saturdays London meet
ing nine powers-great and small
were present. In some recesses of
the public mind this nine-power
meeting has been confounded with
the proposed nine-power conference
which is to discuss that disastrous
situation which has arisen in Asia as
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Sturgeon Lake Pair
Are Man And Wife

Miss Marcella Redding, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Redding of
Bemidji, formerly of Sturgeon Lake
village, became the bride of Bruce
Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Barnes, also of Sturgeon Lake, at a
ceremony performed Saturday after
noon. The ceremony was solemnized
at Moose Lake with Miss Avis Gill
bert and Howard Barnes as attend
ants.
The newlyweds will make their
home at Sturgeon Lake.
A successful and happy journey
through life is wished them by their
many friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Barnum Guernsey
Sale Nets $l9O6.5O

The Guernsey sale conducted Oc-
tober IL, by H. c. Hanson & Son of
Barnum, brought the owners $190650
The sale was termed successful by
MIR. Hanson, who stated that he sold
10 purebred animals. Included in
the stock disposed of were nine heif-
ers which sold for an average of $124,
three cows at an average of $121.6O,
four bull calves at an average of
$3.50 and three heifer calves at an
average of SAL.
The Hanson dairy farm is noted
throughout the country for its ex-
cellent stock. Mr.. Hanson, former
state senator from his district, states
that they have SO head remaining in
their herd.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
AskOv North Road
Is Made State Aid

The long awaited announcement
has come to the residents of the
Askov community and to those
living north of the village in par
ticular, that the three miles to
the North Star club hall north of
Askov-old No. 23-has been. &C
copied by the state as state aid
road. This information was OBJ
tanned in letter to County Audi
tor Joseph E. Therrien in answer
to request made by the county
board.
The original request from citi-
zens of this section embodied also
the four and one-half miles east
from the club hall, but action evil
IDENTIFY on this has not been taken.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Red Cross And
County Board To
Sponsor A Nurse
Snow Flowing and Other
Matters are Discussed in
Regular Board Meeting.

Hopes and aspirations of the Pine
County Red Cross workers were full
filled Tuesday when the Pine county
board of commissioners at its reg
ular monthly meeting voted to APP
propriate $500 to sponsor a full time
nurse for the county. A delegation
of lady workers in the health move
ment including Mrs. A. E. Eddy, Mrs.
H. Reid, Mrs. w. H. Lammerts and
Mrs. Leo Dennig of Hinckley; Mrs.
Herb Johnson, Mrs. E. B. Linsley,
Mrs. c. G. Aakhus of Willow River;
Mrs. Kenneth Gay of Sturgeon Lake;
Mrs. James Slaven and Mrs. N. P.
Schroeder of Pine City, were present
to lay the matter before the board.
DR.. Victor o. Wilson, assistant di-
rector of the Division of Child Hy-
giene, State Department of Public
Health, and Nora Ralf, R. NJ, of the
Division of Child Hygiene of the State
Department of Public Health, also
were there for the purpose of ex-
planning the nurse set-up.
Social Security Funds Available.
DR.. Wilson told how the county
could take advantage of funds given
toward the establishment of a county
nurse and said that if the county
board would sponsor the project $500
from such funds would be spent
during the year. The County Red
Cross will furnish $1,000, making in
all total of $1,000.
DR.. Wilson said that it is neces-
sary for the project to be sponsored
by a county committee which in
cludes the county superintendent of
schools, doctor, the county COM
miSsioners and others who may be
appointed by the commissioners.
The duties of the nurse are to carry
on the health program, more in a
preventive way than curative.
Mrs. Herb Johnson of Willow
River, explained to the board that
the nurse which Carlton county has
employed, has saved that county con-
siderable money in the cost of sick
ness. She explained that the nurse
could get to the various homes in
the county and make investigations
many times in advance of an cpl
demic or other illness and in that
way prevent the cost of much med
ical care.
SnOwplOwing Discussed.
Representatives from ii townships
appeared before the board with var
ious proposals and requests to get
township roads snowplowed during
the winter months, but no definite
action was taken on the problem
This will be taken up for some form
of action on Tuesday, November 9,
when committee appointed by the
board will offer proposal for adop-
ton
During the discussion on snow
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Sturgeon Newlyweds
Leave For Michigan

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Meyer, who
became man and wife at ceremony
performed by Rev. S. T. Meyer, uncle
of the groom at st. Isador's Catholic
church on Monday, October 4, left
last Thursday for Pontiac, Mich,
where they will make their home.
Mrs. Meyer is the eldest daughter
of Pete Kick of Gordon, Wis, and
Mr.. Meyer is the eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Meyer of Sturgeon
Lake.
Success and happiness is wished
them in their venture through life
together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Rites For A Willow
Man Are Conducted

Louis Kozial, who passed away at
the Hearding hospital in Duluth Tues
day morning, was buried at Willow
River last Thursday. The services
were held from st. Mary's church at
$50 a. m. with Father Joseph Majas
officiating.
The deceased lived for a time in
Canada, at Duluth and at Rochester
where his family now resides. He
is survived by his widow and two
sons, Henry and Lawrence. Henry
is employed in Washington, D. c., and
will return there after a short visit
with his mother and brother at
Rochester.
The pallbearers were John Lund-
gren, Otto Walta, Tony Bonk, Joe
Jurash, Victor Price and Lawrence
Kozial. A brother and sister of the
deceased reside in Poland
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Denham Church
Fetes Its Pastor

The members and friends of the
Denham M. E. church gave a well
come party for their new pastor, Rev.
T. G.. Olson, at the parsonage in Moose
Lake Tuesday, October IL. A din
ner was served 1890 p. m, and a
program was held following the din
ner.
The pastor was presented with a
purse and the ladies supplied the
pantry with canned goods. Rev. Oh
son succeeds Rev. Chas. j. Swan
son in the Denham and Windemere
churches.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Closed Season For
Bird Protection

To give adequate protection to up
land game birds that are scarce at
present or that have just recently
been introduced in the state, Conser-
walton Commissioner Herman c. Wen
eel stipulated closed seasons this fall
on native partridge or ruffed grouse,
white-breasted or sharp-tailed grouse,
prairie chickens or pinnated grouse.
chukar partridge, Hungarian part
ridge, upland plover, woodcock and
mourning doves.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Finlayson Waltons
To Sponsor Dance

The Finlayson Izaak Walton League
is starting its winter program by Civ
ing a dance in the Finlayson hall
on Saturday, October %. This is
one of the means of the local Wal
tonians in raising money to carry on
winter bird feeding
Hanks Melody Twisters of Askov,
have been engaged to furnish the
music. Plan to attend and help along
with this worthy cause, the boys
urge.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-21
Squirrel Hunting
Now Legal In State

The season for the legal taking of
gray and fox squirrels opened in
Minnesota last Friday and will con-
tinue to and including January l,
Harry E. Speakes, director of the
Game and Fish division, announced
Seven squirrels in the aggregate
of both kinds may be taken by any
one person in any one day with not
more than IA permitted in possession