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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
PRISON FARM
LOOMS NEARER
Committee Is AnXiOusly Awaiting Ac-
ton by National Senate In
Passage OF More Funds.

Many stories have been written and
many guesses have been made on the
federal prison farm which has been
designated for Sandstone but every
one so far has been wrong with the
exception that that community has
been chosen for such an institution
ii and when one is constructed in this
state. However, the most recent en-
enlargement the local committee has
received from authorities at Washing
ton is the fact that bids for its cree
tion have been opened.
The lowest bid calls for an eXpendi-
ture of approximately 100000 and
only some over 100000. Therefore
it is seen that an additional apprOpri-
alton of approximately 100000 is
needed to do the job. This amount
has been included in a general appro-
priatiOn measure which has passed
committee.
Its status in the Senate, which is
unknown, has the local prison farm
committee just little worried in that
If and when it is finally passed will
make the beginning of actual con-
struction too late for this season. 1t
seems that everything else is in readi-
ness now for construction of the pro-
ject except sufficient funds, and they
can only be supplied by approval of
the Senate.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
WILLOW RIVER GROUP
ATTENDS CHISHOLM
SPRING CONFERENCE

Mrs. A. E. Bcrchardt, president of
the Willow River Community Club,
accompanied by five girls, motored to
Chisholm Saturday to attend the an
nual Arrowhead Girls Conference.
Four hundred eighteen visitors at
tended the conference. Several speak
ers talked on and discussed the build
ing of character.
Girls who accompanied Mrs. Borch-
ardt were Evelyn Hokenson, Virginia
Anderson, Phyllis CHASER, Emily
BOrchardt and Meta WahlstrOm.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
TRADE
is RATHER SLOW
Slaughter Steers Steady; She Stock
Firm; Hogs Around Zoe OFF; Top
$685.; Lambs 25c Higher.

South st. Paul, Mimi, April IL, 1887
(U. S. D. Az: Livestock trade ruled
rather slow at the weeks opening with
slaughter steers mostly steady, some
held higher, she stock fully steady to
strong, spots higher, bulls steady to
strong, vealers about steady. Medium
to good lightweight steers made $3.50
to $11.5O. load of good 1850 pounds
81 so, plain yearlings down to $3.50
Medium to good heifers earned $500
to $500, few good to choice $3.50
to S11.5O, best load $1,000, plain light
kinds down to $3.50. Most beef cows
made S5.25 to $500, good to choice
dry-fed COWS $7.25 to $500, low cutters
and cutters largely 1915 to $4.75.
Sausage bulls bulked at 1925 to $5.75.
Common to medium light stockers
were noted at 1925 to $6.75. Good to
choice vealers brought $500 to $3.50,
few selects $500, Gull to medium
$500 to $3.50.
Hog trade ruled weak to 1Oc or
more lower, most 100 to 300 pounds
S9.65 to $3.50, top $685., 100 to 100
pounds 1925 to $9.65, 100 to $50
pounds $3.50 to $500, pigs $3.50 to
$500, good sows $40 to $3.50, good
stays mostly $3.50 to 1915.
Lambs were about 25c higher,
slaughter ewes steady. Choice wooded
lambs sold largely at $1,000, common
and medium $3.50 to $11.OO. Choice
wooded ewes were considered salable
up to $3.50, weights above 16O pounds
stopping around $500.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
Prominent ASkOU
Man Is Eighty-TWO

Ludwig Mosbak, pioneer AskOv resi-
dent and nurseryman, observed his
birthday Tuesday. He was 50 years OF
age, or rather young, one should say
for he is one of the most active per-
sons in the community. While he is
not active insthe management of the
nursery any more, he operates good
sized truck garden and keeps abreast
of the times by reading and writing
newspaper articles.
His birthday event was celebrated
in fitting style by the presence Of
about 40 friends in the afternoon and
evening. Mr.. Mosbak's health is good
and ne can be seen almost every day
on his way to or from the post office
or on other errandS.
A large circle of friends both far
and near wish for him many more
years of fruitful activity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
JOB RISK REPORT
DUE APRIL BOTH
All Employers OF One or More Persons
Required to Make Reports
This Month.

More than 10000 letters were put
into the mail this week by the state
Unemployment Compensation Divisic H.
as the due date for collection of first
1887 quarterly contributions from all
employers of one or more persons was
set at April 30, 1887.
The letters, sent by the division to
all employers of one or more persons
in Minnesota, contained report forms
for the payment of contributions,
which must be paid in full by April
3Oth.
The rate of contributions for 1897
is 1.S per cent of payrolls. The entire
contribution is to be paid by the en-
ployer, with no deductions permitted
from the wages or salaries of en-
ployes, it was stressed by Frank T..
Starkey. chairman of the state In
dustrial Commission, which is adj
ministering the law.
Commissioner Starkey also pointed
out that, while the Unemployment
Compensation Division has spared no
expense CIR effort to contact every en-
ployer in the state, there no doubt are
many employers who will not receive
forms at this time. 1t is the duty
of these employers who do not re-
Ceive forms by April II to write to
the Minnesota Unemployment Compen-
sation Division, Shubert Building, St.
Paul, for forms, Mr.. Starkey said, be-
cause the state law specifically re-
quires all liable employers to make
contributions whether or not contacted
directly by the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
WOMAN
LEAVES HUSBAND.
FOUR CHILDREN

Mrs. Mary May Carroll of Sturgeon
Lake, who passed away at the Uni
versity hospital in Minneapolis Oh
March 81 was born near the village of
Cuba City, Grant county, Wis.,, Nov.
%, 1865. She was married to Grant
Z. Carroll Jan. II, 1889 and leaves
to mourn, her husband and four CHI
dren, drill Virgil of Center, N. d.;
Mrs. LeOna Selenski and John Cecil of
st. Paul; and Orville Lester of Pow
derville, Mont. Also a twin brother,
Hugh May, of Cuba City, Wis, three
granddaughters and one grandson of
st. Paul, two nephews, one niece and
four grandnieces survive.
A son, Morril Leroy, a World war
veteran died April 2, 1923.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
RED CROSS ASKS
FOR LARGE GLASS

The Pine County Red Cross is spon-
soring a course in The Hygiene of
Maternity and Infancy" A registered
nurse will be sent out from the Uni
versity of Minnesota to give series
of lectures, one each week, for eight
weeks, beginning the middle of May
there is no charge. 1t is desirable to
have class of from Is to % women
in Askov and any one who is inter-
ested in taking this course may regis
ter with Mrs. Andrew Henriksen,
president of the local unit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
SPRING COURT
ALMOST ENDED
Fifteen Applicants for Citizenship
VIII be Examined on Tues.
day, April 20.

District court was in session last
week at Pine City with Judge Alfred
F. Stolberg presiding. The following
cases scheduled for trial were con-
tinued to the next session of court
which will be in October: Leroy
Wessner VS.. Svend Andersen and Jens
Lund; State Bank of Kimball VS.. Leo
X. Kumkel; State of Minnesota VS..
Orville Patterson.
The case of o. w. Peterson VS..
James ID. Boyle, First National Bank
of Pine City and Edin Bros, was
scheduled to start Tuesday morning
at 8 a. m. Other cases to be heard
during the current week are Ivar
Fjosne VS.. State of Minnesota; First
State Bank of Askov, by Commissioner
of Banks, VS.. Rasmus Petersen, ct al.
In the case of Hanna Smith VS..
William NJ. E. Anderson, which was a
jury case, verdict was rendered for
the defendant. The plaintiff had sued
for $4,000 for damages resulting from
injuries received in an automobile
accident while Anderson was driving,
but was unsuccessful in obtaining IA
verdict from the jury. The case of
Michael Sheehan versus Albert Bloom
berg was started before a jury, but
before coming on for a decision was
settled by agreement, the plaintiff
being granted damages by defendant.
In the case of Andrew Tossey and
Mrs. Andrew Tossey versus the New
Deal Benefit Association, a stipulation
for settlement was reached by the at
torneys so that partial payment was
made. This case grew out of the at
tempt to collect on a renewed insur-
ance policy there being some dispute
as to the right to renew on account of
the policy holder being gravely ill at
the time.
In the State of Minnesota versus
Frank Miller, which arose out of a
fight at Willow River, the defendant
was sentenced to ninety days, seventy
five days to be served, and fifteen days
allowed On probation in case of good
on November 26.
Citizenship Applicants to be Heard.
There will be fifteen candidates for
citizenship papers when Judge Stol-
berg convenes court for that purpo e
on April Goth. The candidates will
be examined as to their knowledge of
the government and their general fit
ness to undertake the obligations of a
citizen Of 'the United States. These
hearings are always interesting and
the general public is invited to at
tend. The names of the parties who
will endeavor to get their final papers
are John Baptist Will, Sigrin KarO-
line Pangerl, Antonio Maria Franta,
Emile Plessel, Dorthea Bartheidel,
Mary Franta, Mary Smetak, Lydia
Hrbek, Christ Sunbeam, Anton Marius
Nielsen, Svend Aago Leopold Ander-
sen, Emma Feeder, Mrs. Timne Ges-
che Feeder, John Charles Hasler and
Frank Rys.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
APPLICANTS WILL
BE EXAMINED FOR
CITIZEN PAPERS

According to bulletin sent out by
Clerk of Court William Mista, all
petitioners for final examination for
citizenship must appear in his office
at a. m. on April 20 to be questioned
by the state examiner of the Naturali-
cation Board of st. Paul.
1t is also ordered that all retition-
ers and witnesses must appear in the
court room of the court house for
their final hearing in the afternoon
of the same day at 100 o'clock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
B0ARDSACT|0N
is EXPLAINED
GreenWald Gives Reasons
Why Seed Loan Aid
Was Rejected.
Lack of Time and Financial
Burden is Seen as
Factors.

Some criticism throughout the coun-
ty and in the press has been made of
the county boards action in deciding
not to participate in the states 1897
Seed Loan Act, and in order to get
some information on the subject from
the standpoint of the county board,
E. B. Greenwald commissioner from
the Fourth district, has been inter-
viewed by the editor of the Askov
American.
First of all, states Mr.. Greenwald,
lack of time in which to get ready
to receive applications was taken into
consideration and it was found that
this work could not be accomplished
in the time allotted. In this regard
Mr.. Greenwald pointed out that a copy
of the law governing the situation
was just recently received by the
beard and the law states that appli-
cations for loans must be in before
May 1 and Furthermore by that time
the county must have issued bonds in
the amount of 100000 with which to
finance the program. To do this and
to get the machinery ready in the
various townships to handle the appli-
here and there would be no time for
applications to be taken.
The Main Reason.
The main reason, says Mr.. Green
valid, is the financial one. The act
says that the loans must be repaid in
cash, kind or work, and the state only
reimburses the county for losses sus-
tanned by repayment of loans in kind
when the price received for the crop
payment amounts to less than that
paid for the seed.
In considering this angle, the board
took into consideration the loss sus-
tanned in seed loan handling in 1886
which amounted to SO per cent. Fur
thermore, if it is permissible to work
out payment of the loan, which would
certainly be the mos: used method,
the county would have to stand the
loss. And to stand the loss in that
respect would mean that the tax levy
would have to be raised on real estate
which, together with other demands,
would almost make it prohibitive for
county property owners. Not only
would many of those receiving loans
have to pay again for their loans in
making up possible losses, but they
would also have to pay toward retiring
the bonds and interest thereon, said
Commissioner Greenwald.
Mr.. Greenwald defends the action
OF the county board by stating that
practically every workable angle was
thoroughly Investigated before the de-
cisiOn was made, and the lack of time
also helped influence the decision.
The board, like all human beings, gets
criticism and makes mistakes, but
their judgment was influenced with
the thought in mind of doing that
which is for the greatest good and
which would avoid any great financial
drain on the county. The commits
sioner explains that if each critic
of the boards action could have read
the law governing the Seed Loan set
up first, mis- or her criticism would
have been somewhat tempered.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
COUNTY JUNIORS
COMPETE IN DECLAM

Harold B. Ause, coach, and two
pupils, Marvin lessen and John Sea-
blom of Askov, motored to Hinckley
Monday night, where they took part
in the Pine County Junior Declama-
tory contest. Marvin lessen placed
sixth in the dramatic division and
John Seablom placed eighth in the
humorous.
Helen LANCE of Sandstone, won first
in the dramatic and Alice Jessie Gum
of Pine City, won second. Ann Ziegler
of Brook Park, won first in the hui
mOrous and Mary Koenitz of Hinck-
ley, won second.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
"Chain GAM g.
In Action Again
POStOMce Warns
circulated by mail, carrying messages
OF which the following is typical:

Letters and postal cards are being
by mail, carrying messages
OF which the following is typical:
1. Name Address
2. Name Address
3. Name Address
This club was started to make
the task of dish washing more
pleasant. Make three copies of this
card. Omit the first name and
send her pretty dish towel. Then
add your name and address to
the end of the list. Do not break
the club and you will receive
q dish towels. Enclose your name
and address when sending the
towel. If you have received a
card like this or do not want to
send this card, please let me
know. Here's wishing you Good
Luck. Do this cuz it's going
pretty good and l guess we'll get
some towels. This is working out
swell.
The Solicitor fer the Post Office
bCpdI LulcuL Ids IulSu IudI pldIlS IL
Illustrated by the above or similar
language constitute endless chain
involving the elements of
a lottery. as we'll as schemes to de-
fraud, under Section Col and 1850, re-
spectively, of the Postal Laws and
of 1882.
Section COL, so far as applicable,
provides in effect that no matter con-
corning any lottery, gift enterprise,
or similar scheme offering prizes de-
pendent in whole or in part upon lot
or chance shall be deposited in or
carried by the mails or be delivered
by any postmaster or letter carrier,
the penalty for each first violation be-
ing not more than $1,000 fine or i'm
not more than two years,
or both, and for each subsequent Of
tense Imprisonment not more than
five years.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
LEAGUE MAKES
SEASON PLANS
County Baseball Organiza-
ton Meets Tuesday Night,
TranSaCtS Business.
Kenneth Gay Succeeds Glen
E. Olson as Secretary;
BriSbin is President.

Representatives of five Pine county
River Tuesday night for the Pine
County Baseball Leagues annual
spring meeting. Regular business was
transacted preparatory to inaugural
ing the seasons play which will pos
sibly begin some time in May.
1t is practically certain that the
League will consist of eight teams
the coming season and those who ten
tatively are pointed to as members
are Askov, Denham, Kerrick, Moose
Lake, Pine City, Rutledge, Sturgeon
Lake and Willow River. Another
meeting will be held in about 10 days
to determine the starting date of the
seasons play, the membership and to
draft a schedule.
Tuesday nights meeting decided
upon the same baseball as last year
Lowe & Campbell 90. and the same
entry fee. 1t was also voted to enforce
the 15-mile limit in which to draw
players for a team. If a player re-
sides more than that distance from
team, anu lie Qt>ll SS W play, lHCi liiC
matter shall be taken up before the
Leagues directors. Furthermore no
team can pay more than So expenses
to any one player for any one game.
If a player starts the season with one
team he cannot play with another
team during the regular playing
schedule.
1t was again voted to tender the
Central Umpires Association So per
game to Officiate.
Officers Elected.
George Brisbin of Willow River, was
reelected president of the League and
A. w. Conway of Askov, was again
chosen vice president. Kenneth Gay
of Sturgeon Lake, will be the secre-
tary-treasurer in place of Glenn E.
Olson, who resigned after many years
OF efficient and conscientious servi,e
to the League. Mr.. Olson has helped
greatly in the growth of the League
from a small beginning until the pres
ent time when it is recognized as one
of the important ones in the state.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
COOP EMPLOYEES AND
DIRECTORS TO MEET
IN ASKOV APRIL %

The regular monthly cooperative
employees and directors meeting for
district No. 6 will be held in the
Askov D. B. S. hall Thursday night,
April %, following a dinner at $50.
The meeting is planned for 8 o'clock
and full house for that is urged.
The meeting is not only for all oil
association employees and directors,
but also for those in other coopera-
tiveS.
Others in the community are also
invited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
PROMINENT COUPLE
ARE WE'D so YEARS

Commissioner and Mrs. j. S. Patrick
of Hinckley, were married SO years
ago Wednesday and the main celebra-
ton of the event will be held at their
home Sunday, according to present
plans. Open house will be held on
that day.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

Early this week two interesting de-
with the Spanish civil war; one wa
that the British cabinet suddenly de-
cided to use stern language to Rebel
General Francisco Franco who had
threatened to prevent four British
merchant vessels from approaching
the port of Bilbao with food for a
hundred thousand starving persons. 1t
is very unusual for the British govern
ment to have sessions on a Sunday, but
this time it happened, and the result
of it was that orders were flashed to
the commander of the battleShip
Hood, already in Spanish waters, to
fire on rebel ships IF necessary to
protect British shipping on the high
seas" The other was an intimation
from Rome that Prime Minister Ben
ito Mussolini may, in spite of former
refusals, consent to enter negotiations
with a view to removing Italian vol
unteers from the civil-war battle
fields. At the time of writing, it is
not quite clear how definite this is,
but it was said that-Of all men,
Adolf Hitler chief executive of Ger
many, had eXerted quiet pressure on
Mussolini for the purpose of persuad-
ing him to consider the question.
LOyalist Victories.
While these events were taking
place or being prepared, the "Giornale
dItalia," Mussolini's chief press or
gan, continued Illuminating attacks Oh
the Soviet Republics and France fer
allegedly having continued to sup ly
war material to the legitimist Span
ish government, even after the non
Intervention agreement of February
90 The joke of this will be appar-
ent to all who realize that the con-
sensus of international opinion is that
Italy of all possible offenders in this
respect is the worst.
Meanwhile, the government troops
report new progress in their attempts
to keep the fascist rebels away from
Madrid; there have been daily re-
ports of battles very close to the city,
and they all appear to agree that the
rebels suffered defeats and heavy
losses, not only near Madrid but also
in the region about Seville. At Bill
bao, on the other hand, the rebels
appear to be making progress, slow
though it be, and at last reports were
only some sixteen miles from the city.
Facist Setback.
Fascism the other day suffered a
serious defeat, this time in Belgium
where a comparatively new party
the ReXists, named for "Christus
Rex" C'Christ the King')-tried to
capture the important Brussels seat
in parliament. The ReXist candidate
was the leader of the party, Leon
Degrelle; his opponent, Paul van u e.
land. Immediately upon the closing
of the polls complete returns were
available and showed that while van
iceland polled 275,S4O votes, DegreIle
obtained only 69,242.
This is all the more remarkable in
view of the fact that the ReXists last
the first year of
the party's eXistenCe-captured %
parliamentary seats, and, shortly
thereafter, triumphed in number of
municipal elections.
Paul van iceland who is the pre-
mier of Belgium, belongs to no party,
Continued on Page p
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15

ing no apparent need to waste lot of
words and space when nothing useful
can be contributed, the writer abbre-
viates his letter this week, adding
only that his office has a stock of
yearbooks of the Department of Agri-
culture for the present year and a
number of past years, and that they
can be secured without cost by drop
ping line to this office. They con-
tain valuable statistics and informa-
tion on agriculture, and inquiries are
invited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
BOARD WILL MEET
TUESDAY, APRIL 20

The board of county commissioners
will meet in regular monthly session
in the court house at Pine City Tues
day, April 20, at 10 a. m. Regular
items of business together with any
special items will be taken up and
acted upon at that time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-04-15
JOhansen's Mark
5Oth Welded Year

An Askov couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Johansen, concentrated their 50th
wedding anniversary Sunday in happy
reunion with several of their children
and about so friends and neighbors at
their farm home northwest of the viii
lage. The actual wedding date of the
JOhansens, however, was on March IL,
hut illness in the family at that time
prevented any celebra ton of the event.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Johansen were
born and reared in Denmark but i'm
migrated to Latimer, Iowa, in 1881
and 1885 respectively, where they
were married March II, 1887. Mr..
Johansen, being a mason, worked at
that trade until 1905, when they
started farming at Coulter, Iowa. They
resided there until 1913 when they
moved to Askov, which has been their
home since.
Since coming here the family ha 5
been recognized as some of the most
stable and best farmers in the COM
munity and have built up three SUBJ
stantial farm homes. Some of the
Johansen boys, who formerly farmed
in this community, now follow that
occupation near their old community
in Iowa, but Marius T. operates his
own farm near his parents and Emil
is at home.
Six Children Here.
Six of the ten JOhansen children
and their families were at home Sun
day for the celebration. They were
Emil, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johansen
and family and Peter Johansen OF
Hampton, Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. Marius
T. Johansen and family of Askov; Mr..
and Mrs. Benton Larson of Coulter,
Iowa, and Mrs. Offer Offersen of Wa
SEGA. Mrs. Peter Hansen of Coulter,
Iowa, a relative of Mr.. JOhansen, who
attended their wedding so years ago,
was also present as were many neigh
bors. Mr. and Mrs. JOhansen received
a number of pretty gifts to commence
rate the event and Rev. jobs. Knudsen
of Askov, gave talk before the gath
ering.
CHlluIell WIN WcIe lloI hoio o"i"'-'
are John of Hampton, Iowa; Kari OF
Geneva, Iowa; Mrs. SOphus Colstrup
of Albert Lea, and Henry of Pasadena,
Calf.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. JOhansen. are in
fair health now, although Mr.. johann
sen has been ill some of the time dur
ing the past year Their many friends
here and away wish for them many
more happy years of healthful living
in the future.