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Evening star., 1937-01-30
NAMED TO WEST POINT
Two Washingtonians Take Test
March 2 for Army Academy.

Two residents Of the District of Co.
iumbia have been named by President
Roosevelt as candidates for the March
2 entrance examination with q view
to admission to the United States
Military Academy, West Point, July l.
They are Ernest H. Burt, jr., l413
Shepherd street, and Booth Thomas,
S43l Thirty-fourth street. John Ed
ward Gross, Fort Belvoir, Va, also
was announced as a presidential ap-
pointee from the United States at
large.
David c. Clagett, Upper Marlboro,
Md, was named as the candidate
from the fifth Maryland district.
Evening star., 1937-01-30
CAPT. SHARP TO RETURN
Will Reassume Post az Director
Of Navy officer Personnel.

Navy Department oficials an
nounced yesterday that Capt. Alex
ander Sharp has returned to WASH
ington to assume his duties as direc-
tor Of officer personnel.
Capt. Sharp was recently discharged
from treatment at Fitzsimmons Gen.
eral Hospital at Denver. Colo. He
will be on duty here in the Bureau of
Navigation at the department. He
has made his home here at 1545
Thirty-fifth street. .....
Evening star., 1937-01-30
DE Miles The Plainsman
Tells Epic Frontier Story
wild Bill Hickocks Career Provides Drama
for His Latest Motion Picture
at the Palace.
ny HARRY MacARTHUR,

DE MILE hasn't often missed in the past He hasn't missed
either In this newest Of his motion pictures "The Panman which
which shown the critics Of the
- Wednesday, The story wild Bill Hckok vigorous and
i-blooded entertainment beginning
twosted gents who
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
PIONEERS HOME

ton with other road making agencies This work should
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
MS SESSION
 IS HELD HERE
Missions of Africa Studied at Meeting Yesterday
 Afternoon

The Interdenominational Mission- ary Society met yesterday in the Pentecostal Assembly and studied about the Missions in Africa. There was record attendance, more than thirty being present 2 Mrs Frank Barlow, chairman, in- troduced the following speakers: Mrs. c. E. Rice, Mrs. o. L. Ken dall, Mrs. c. c. '- Personeus, Mrs. Harry Stonehouse, Mrs. R. B. Lesh- CT, Mrs. David Waggoner. Mrs Erling K. Olafson was in charge of the devotional.
 Mrs. Gertie Vaughn and Mrs. s. Cameron gave a vocal duet.
 The Rev. and Mrs. c. c. Per- soneus had the group at their home for luncheon.
 There will be no meeting next month as it was decided that it should be omitted in favor of the Worlds Day of Prayer, February 12. Mrs. Kendall invited the society to meet at the Methodist Church in March.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
BULLION EXTENSION


 Beginning at a point for Cor. (Not set-steep hillside) on line Al Iron Queen, Survey 738, whence from said point U.S.L.M. No. 3-A bears s. IF 49, w., 92278 it. dis tant, thence from said point N. 40' IT F.. passing Wit. Cor. 1, and con- tinUing same course, along lines l. 4 and IA Iron Queen lode, Survey 738 and Excelsior lode Survey 620, 600 it. to Cor. 2; thence s. 450 0O E. 1900 it. to Cor 3, identical with Cor. 2, Ready Bullion, this survey; thence s. 400 IT w. 600 it. to Cor. 4, identical with Cor l, Ready Bull lion, this survey, and Cor. 1 Ready Bullion Millsite (unsurveyed) thence N. 45e 0V w. 1900 it. to point for Cor. 1, the place of beginning. Area claimed 2O592 acres.
 READY BULLION
 Beginning at Cor. l, identical with Cor. 4, Bullion Extension. this sur vey, whence U.S.LM. No. 3-A bears N. 82o 49 w, l259.42 it. distant, thence N. 40' IT E. 600 it. to Cor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14

The Pioneers Home is an institution in which all Aaskans take just pride It was established by the hst Territorial Legislature and has than justified the action of those who established it. The Pioneers Home Building Commission completed the new fine Home dur ing the biennum and the result IS notable structure well equipped and credit to the Territory IS attractive archtectaraly, convenient in arrangement and equipped in modern and effective The management of the Home has been efficient humane ana met m large way the purposes the various Territorial Legislatures The Building Commissioners and the mahagemeh ol the none entitled to the congratulations o the people for the painstaking and earnestness ot thelr performances
 SCHOOLS
 recommend liberal appropriations for the support of schools There are still large number of villages With from fifteen thirty children of school age which have no schools The heads of the Federal school system and the Territorial school system cooperating in an effort to provide educational facilities for these children but in order do so it will require larger appropriations for the operation of rural schools ., as far industries concerned and have much difficulty in maintaining their schools Some adjustment should be made in the refund system whereby these cities could be given help.
 The vocational work for the education of adults and high school pupils along practical lines provided by the last Legislature now well under way and should be given liberal support While it is yet too early to realize results, it stands to that money expended to educate people along practical lines will eventually be highly beneficial to the Territory.
 UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
 commend to the consideration of the Legislature the University of Alaska It is one of our major Territorial institutions It is doing splendid work and becoming more useful every year. It must not be permitted to deerorae but be aided to bring forth further and better development Already the graduate students of the Uni versy of Alaska becoming felt in the progress of the Territory
 COOPERATION
 It proper before closing to that there has been continuation splendid cooperation between the various Territorial and Federal offices and boards funconng in the Territory and also between the officials of the Terri tory and those in the Federal Government in Washington
 look forward with not little pleasure in the oppor- tunity of cooperating with the Legislature during it's Session. It is my desire aid in any way possible and as said to the Legislature two ago. let us all remember that Alaska is Territory and her people people.
 Respectfully submitted,
 s JOHN w. TROY,
 Governor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14

Lode and ps..cer location notices for sale at The Empire office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14

First publication, Jan. 4, 1887. Last publication, March 6, 1887.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
FuH Text of GOuernOrs
 Message to Legislature
Continued from Page Five)

''7 Assist in planning road building to favorable mining districts
 "In order to provide an adequate organization to take care of these necessary functions an ap- propriation of $35O00 a year would have to be made by the Legislature. I think that you will agree that such an amount is amply justified when the benefits to be gained are considered
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
IN THE UNITED STA IFS LAND OFFICE AT ANCHORAGE ALASKA
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Neil Ward has filed his appli- cation in the US. Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska. Serial No. 08724, for patent for the Bullion Extension lode, Ready Bullion lode, Fraction lode and Bullion Mine lode, Survey No. 1900, situated in the Harris Mining District near the head of Sheep Creek about 51a miles from Juneau, Alaska. Lat. 58' 16' N. and Long. 134' IT w., described as fol- lows.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14

Natives of Samoa uo lively bus mess posing for tourists cameras for small fees
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
AT THE HOTELS

Gastineau Arne Nelson, Ketchikan; c. l.. Ervine, Tenakee.
 Alaskan Ole Goldsten, Juneau; Martha Douglas, Hoonah; c. M. Dolan, Ju- neau.
 Zynda Esther Orcutt, Wrangell; MT. and Mrs. H. R. Elliott.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-14
TERRITORIAL HIGHWAY COMMISSION

There should be liberal appropriation to the Terri toria Highway Commission for roads arfelds and kindred projects Under the direction of the Territorial Highway Commissioner good work has been done during the last bennium road projects and airfeds Many of these have been to meet immediate necessities cooper
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Farmers Holiday
Meets Wednesday

The Pine County Farmers Holiday
Association, now a state affiliate with
the Cooperative Union Activity group,
will meet at Sandstone on Wednesday,
December %, at 100 p. m, in the
Madison hotel casino. John H. Bosch,
or some other speaker will be pres
ent to explain the new setup and all
of those who have joined the Anal
gamation Committee and all Holiday
members are urged to be present.
1t is planned by leaders to make the
new organization the most effective
farm organization this country has
had.
The secretary of the county organ
ization, Hjalmar Sandell, states that
the Holiday has a grievance COM
mittee and urges that any one having
a grievance should bring it to the
meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Pneumonia Fatal
To Man Friday
Finlayson Farmer, 90, is
Laid to Rest Monday in
Ceise Cemetery.

Herman Krause of Finlayson, died
December 10, of lobar pneumonia
He had been ill only three weeks
but was in poor health several
months.
He was born in Germany July 49,
1877 and came to this country in
the fall of 1908. He first lived in
Nebraska for six years and then came
to Minnesota where he made his home
in Aitkin county three miles west OF
the Narrows of Pine lake. He was
a farmer and member of the En-
manuel Lutheran church of Geise
Mr.. Krause went back to Germany
and married Anna Steinborn on June
II, 1911. She survives with five
children. They are Fred, Martha
Freda, Willie and Mary. Also eight
brothers and four sisters.
The funeral was held December 13
from the home and from the church
at Geise. Burial was made in the
Lutheran cemetery. Rev. Rohen-
Wrinkle, pastor of the Lutheran church
conducted the services. The pail
bearers were VIM. Schoenrock, VIM
Stole, Godfried Alleman, Henry
Sthlotkohl, August Sheeler and Au
gust Schuett. Willie Krause, SON.
came from Spokane, Wash, for the
funeral.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Heart Trouble
Takes A Farmer
Finlayson Man Had Re.
sided Forty-one Years on
Same Farm.

Oscar Makela of Finlayson, who
passed away on December 8, follow
ing an illness of four weeks with
heart trouble, was laid to rest Sat-
urday following services conducted
by Pastors w. w. Wilen and H
Sporleder, in the National Finnish
Lutheran church. Burial was made
in the Finnish cemetery.
Mr.. Makela was born in Finland
Sept. 26, 1867, and came to the
United States in 1890 and to Pine
county in 1896. He had farmed north
west of Finlayson in the Pine River
community for Al years and had been
very active in church work since its
founding in the community. He came
to Finlayson from Evanston, Wyo.
Mr.. Makela was united in marriage
to Maria Koyhajoki at Ishpeming,
Mich, in 1892 and is survived by his
wife and one daughter, Mrs. George
Whitman. One son, William, passed
away at the age of seven.
Those from away who attended the
funeral were E. Niemi and daugh-
ter and son-in-law; Mrs. Lammi and
Mrs. Kyostaja of Moose Lake; John
Rivers of Virginia; Mrs. Kowalski of
Kettle River; Swante Siiro of Moose
Lake; Pearl Whitman of st. Paul and
Ed Whitman of Hinckley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Bosch Will Be At A
Bruno Holiday Meet

John Bosch, national and state
president of the Farmers Holiday
Association, will be present at a
county wide Farmers Holiday meet
ing to be held at the Scandal hall
south of Bruno Saturday night, De-
cember 18. The meeting will COM
mence at 8 o'clock and MIR. Bosch
will talk and discuss the amalgama-
ton and merging of the Farmers
Holiday and Farmers Union and he
will outline program to follow. N
P. Nedegaard, former county presi-
dent of the Holiday, urges every one
to be present.
A program of music and singing
will be rendered after the meeting
and ladies are asked to bring cake
or sandwiches for the lunch and social
period which will terminate the eve
ning's program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
SiIuer Date Is
Marked By Pair

A large group of friends and neigh
bors gathered at the 0. J. Fiske home
near Kerrick Sunday to help them
celebrate their silver wedding ami
versary A very enjoyable program
was rendered which included poem
by Wilma Anderson; reading by
Jennie Anderson, and duet sung
by the couples daughters, Elanor
and Mrs. James Stauffer, and a talk
by Rev. Elmer j. Johnson. Two
songs were sung by the Oak Lake
quartet.
After the program Christmas carols
were sung by the gathering and a
delicious lunch was served.
Friends and neighbors presented
the couple with a silverware set and
the children gave them an Aladdin
lamp.
All the children were home for the
day, those from away being Mrs.
James Stauffer of Fargo, N. D., and
Mervin Fiske of Duluth. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fiske have farmed
four miles west of Kerrick for the
past II years and have reared a
family of eight children. A large
group joins in wishing them many
more years of happy welded life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
All Club Presents
Program at Bruno

The Bruno All Club staged an
evenings entertainment at the school
house Wednesday evening, December
8. About rs people were present.
The history of the club was given
by Lorraine Plumb; film taken
at the Pine county fair by Mr.. Chal-
leen was shown by Max McMillin
and a short talk was given by Mr..
McMillin on the safety and conserva-
ton projects. A violin duet was
played by Elaine Fairchild and June
Triplett and the program was COM
pleted by short play, when Mary
Went to College" with the following
cast: Mr.. Smith, Robert Howey; Mrs.
Smith, Margaret Howey; Mary Smith,
Marvina Johnson; Bill Jones, Clar-
ence Gault; Clarence Van De Vanter,
Harold Noeldner.
The film showed the livestock pa
rade and part of the program which
the All Club put on at the county
fair. Miss June Triplett is the leader
of the club and L. D. Richards, agri-
cultural instructor, is the advisor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
County Wardens-
Again Get Posts

Announcement comes that Pine
county's game wardens are included
in a list of 148 chosen recently from
an eligible list of $50 candidates GER
titled by the chief examiner of the
department. Herman Wenzel, con-
servation commissioner, states that
LOG of the former warden force of
1877 were reappointed. Five former
wardens failed to qualify in the COM
petitive examinations and II received
qualifying marks but were not re-
appointed. Nine former wardens will
be given employment at state game
refugees.
Charles L. Beckman, Sheridan
Greig and John Salvador are the Pine
county wardens.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Workers For The
Are
Chosen In Pine
County and Community
Committees Selected Will
Administer 1888 Setup.

The chairmen of the Is Pine county
communities under the Agricultural
Conservation program held a meet
ing in the court room in Pine City
on December 7, and elected a county
committee. Those who were chosen
to make up that committee are Mel
vim Anderson of Brook Park, chair
man; Vern Loken of Friesland, vice
chairman; John G.. Whyte of Hinck-
ley, third member; Chris. Frederik-
sen of Askov, first alternate; and
Fred J. Polivka of Willow River,
second alternate.
The community committee elections
had been held previous to this time
and the men elected to the differ
ent community committees, who will
administer the 1888 Agricultural Con-
servation program and also finish the
1887 program are as follows:
Sandstone, Dell Grove and Dam
forth townships-Vern c. Loken,
Hinckley, chairman; Alfred M. Price,
Hinckley, vice chairman; Cornelius
Nieboer, Hinckley, third member; AL
bert j. Eitens, Sandstone, first alter
nate; and James c. Hansen, Sand
stone, second alternate.
Brook Park, Munich and Mission
Creek townships Anderson,
Brook Park, chairman; Jos. Harapat,
ST., Brook Park, vice chairman;
Henry Klynstra, Hinckley, third men,
Der; Ed Ouradnik, Hinckley, first
CONTINUED on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Thompson Rites
Held At Willow
The Deceased Established
the Business Now Known
AS Ford Motor Co.

Funeral services were held last
Thursday at p. m. from the Pres
byterian church in Willow River for
Martin J. Thompson, a resident in
that village since 1911. Mr.. Thomp-
son passed away at his home the
Monday before after brief illness.
The service was conducted by Rev.
Leland Larson of st. Paul's Luth-
eran church. Pallbearers were E. B.
Linsley, George Brisbin, c. c. Sex
ton, F. D. Laufenberg, John Lund-
gren and Barney Amundson and bur-
ial took place in the village cemetery.
Out of town relatives and friends
who gathered to pay last tribute to
Mr. Thompson were Mrs. H. H. Evjen,
Mrs. j. F. Anderson, Mrs. Dina Ev-
jen and son, Helmer, and Mrs. Will
liam Thompson and children, all of
Minneapolis; c. S. Olson and son,
c. H. Olson, Carl Hall, Mrs. Anna
Virant and son, Anton, and daughter,
Mary, of Duluth; and E. j. Henderson
of FinlaySon.
Mr.. Thompson was the first white
boy born in Richland county, N. D.,
and the date was July Is, 1872. He
was married on June 10, 1896 to
Rendena Evjen at Fargo, N. D., near
which place they resided on a farm
for Is years. The family came to
the Willow River community in 1911.
The deceased was a mechanic by
trade and built and operated for a
time what is now the Ford Motor
Co. in that village. He was men,
Der of the Lutheran church. He is
survived by his widow, five sons,
Clifford, Heber, William, Theodore
and Grant, and five daughters, Mrs.
Richard Aylmer of Mound, Mrs. E.
j. Henderson of Finlayson, Mrs. G.
H. Olson of Duluth, Gladys and Hilda.
There were also four brothers and
one sister.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Friesland Forms
Community Club

A large gathering met at Fries
land Friday night and organized what
will be known as the Friesland Com
munity club. William Lingren was
elected president; Ruby Loken, prin-
cipal of the school, vice president;
and Theodore Lundberg, secretary
treasurer. The meeting date was set
as the second Wednesday of each
month.
Friesland has not had an active
community club for Is years and
many activities are planned for the
new organization.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
Farm Bureau Calls
A Special Meeting

A special meeting of the Pine
county Farm Bureau will be held
at the Madison hotel in Sandstone
on Tuesday, December 81, at 100.
At this meeting some proposed
changes will be voted on in the arti-
cles of incorporation. w. H. bankers
of the University Farm School at st.
Paul, will speak.
This meeting is open to the pub
lie and everybody is welcome.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
New Job Offices
Twill Open After
First OF Year
Unemployed Workers Are
Urged to Register; Serv-
ice Will be Free to All.

st. Cloud will be the headquarters
for District No. of the Minnesota
State Employment Service, it has
been announced by Frank T. STAR
key, industrial commission member
in charge of the service, which will
function with the Minnesota Unem-
ployment Compensation Division.
State headquarters will be in the
Shubert Building, st. Paul.
The st. Cloud office will be open
by January 8, 1893. The office will
serve as district office for branch Of
fees to be opened by the same date
at Little Falls, Brainerd and Mora.
Principal function of the offices
will be to register and seek work
for unemployed workers. The serv-
ice will be free to both workers and
employers. In addition, the offices
will be stated with representatives
of the unemployment compensation
division, who will accept claims from
unemployed workers for benefits I'M
der the Minnesota Unemployment
Compensation Law.
The st. Cloud district office and its
branch Offices will serve the follow
ing counties: Stearns, Benton, Nor
rison, Todd, Crow Wing, Aitkin,
Wadena, Kanabec, Pine, Isanti and
Mile Laos.
All Covered Persons Affected.
Cali persons unemployed on or
after January 3, 1888, should register
Immediately at the Minnesota State
Employment Service office nearest to
their homes" Commissioner Starkey
urged. "To assure prompt payment
of benefits to eligible unemployed
workers it is also necessary that I'M
employed workers Immediately file
their claims for benefits in the same
Offices"
Eligible unemployed workers, with
earnings records in covered employ
ment during 1887, will receive bene-
fits ranging from SIS to approximately
Sc per week. No benefits can be
paid for the first two weeks of I'M
employment during 1888; these con-
stitute a waiting period required by
law. No benefits can be paid for
unemployment before January l.,
1888.
Nine other district offices will be
opened throughout the state by jan
uary 8, at Minneapolis, st. Paul, Du-
luth, Virginia, Bemidji, Fergus Falls,
Montevideo, Mankato and Rochester.
Additional branch offices will be
opened at Crookston, Thief River
Falls, Ely, Grand Rapids, Hibbing,
International Falls, Cloquet, Two
Harbors, Alexandria, Detroit Lakes,
Moorhead, Willmar, Redwood Falls,
Marshall, Hopkins, South st. Paul,
Saltwater, New Ulm, Fairmont,
Worthington, Winona, Red Wing,
Faribault, Owatonna, Albert Lea and
Austin.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-12-16
AskOv w. O. w.
Elects Its Officers

Those who will head the Askov
unit of the Woodmen of the World
during the coming year by virtue Of
election Monday night are Lawrence
Jensen as commander; Henry john
sen, lieutenant commander; Clarence
Morgensen, banker; Carl Dixen, es-
cort; Charlie Gronbak, watchman;
and Edward Dietz, gentry. The audi
tors are Clarence Hansen, Peter Mil
tersen and Harold Fisher.
j. Albert Johnson is the financial
secretary of the local lodge by ap-
pointment of the head office in
Omaha, Nebr.