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Askov American., 1937-07-01
Local Farmer Is
Married June 26
Underhill-NOvak Vows are
Exchanged in St. Paul at
Evening Ceremony.

One of Askov's and Rutledge'S most
prominent farmers was married Sat-
urday evening, June 26, in st. PAU
when Mr. Arthur M. Underhill, sor
of Mrs. Alice J. Underhill, became
the husband of Miss Olga Elizabeth
Novak of st. Paul
The wedding ceremony took place
in the st. Johns Evangelist church
in st. Paul, and was in charge OF
Rev. c. GeSner who pronounced the
nuptial ceremony at o'clock. Pre-
vious to the speaking of the vows a
program of music was played by Pro-
fessor Fairclough, the church organ
iSt.
The bride, who is the daughter OF
Mrs. Charles Pehousek of Willow
River, was given away by her uncle
Louis Novak. Miss Beatrice Novak
was maid of honor. The Misses Ann
Novak and Dorothy Placek were
bridesmaids.
Allan Underhill, brother of the
groom, was best man and the ushers
were Harold Underhill and Carl No
yak.
A reception was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Novak of ST.
Paul Immediately following the cere-
mony and many friends and relatives
attended. A dinner was served to
members of the bridal party at 5
o'clock previous to the ceremony
at the home of the brides aunt at
635 Ross street
The couple will take up housekeep-
ing on the grooms fine farm a few
miles northwest of ASkoV where he
has established a well managed and
modern home, surrounded by fertile
acres and fine herd of dairy cattle
They will receive the best wishes and
congratulations of many friends.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
AskOv Farm Loan
Body In Meeting

The annual meeting of the Askov
National Farm Loan Association was
held in the Askov D. B. S. hall Mon
day, June %. Successful operation
of the grouping plan" was indicated
at the meeting. The grouping of as
sociations conveniently situated so
as to do away with multiple offices
and excess overhead expense has
come about as the result of dwindling
income which made it impossible for
many associations to carry on their
necessary work. One aim of the
grouping plan" is to increase the
value of the stock of the members
with the hope that when their loans
are paid in full the stock can be re-
deemed at its full cash value.
A report on business of the year
was made by Oscar Thilquist, secre-
Old directors were
reelected as follows: Christ Larsen,
N. P. Nielsen and George c. Jensen.
New directors elected were Andrew
P. Jensen and Peter Simonsgaard.
When the board organized Christ
Larsen was elected president and
Andrew P. Jensen, vice president.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Former Askoyite
Weds In Seattle
Einar Dixen, Son of MIR.
and Mrs. S. Chr. Dixen
of AskOv, Takes A Bride.

News of particular consequence to
Askov folks is the report from Seattle,
Wash, that Einar DiXen has left the
ranks of the single and joined the
benedictS. Einar was married Sum
day at 3 p. m. to Miss Jean P. Nc
Cougar in the Presbyterian church
in Seattle by Rev. M. A. Mathews.
The groom is well known to many
here, being the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Chr. DiXen, but the bride is un-
known in this community, she being
the daughter of Mrs. A. McGougan of
Seattle. Thorvald Clausen was best
man and Mrs. Thorvald Clausen was
bridesmaid. The ceremony was per-
formed before only small group of
relatives and the brides mother
served a delicious four-course turkey
dinner at the Mayflower hotel, after
which the wedding party went to the
brides home at Kensington Heights.
The brides mother recently moved
to Seattle from Whitefish, Mont, but
the bride has been employed in Seat
tie for some time. The groom is en-
ployed in Seattle where they will 60
to housekeeping in the new home
which the groom has just about COM
pleted at 6235 9th Northeast in that
city. Many Askov friends extend
best wishes and congratulations to
the happy couple in the far west.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Duquette Couple
United so Years

Mr.. and Mrs. John Melancon OF
Duquette, observed their 5Oth we'd
ding anniversary Sunday. The cou-
pie came to Duquette as young mar
ried people and have made that COM
munity their home ever since. Miss
Georganis Beaudry (Mrs. Melancon)
became the bride of John Melancon
on June 27, 1887, and they have re-
sided in Duquette AZ years. Their
first home in the community was a
little log cabin but they have since
kept pace with the times in their
home and community activities.
Twelve children and 13 grandchil-
dren now make up their happy fam
lily circle.
The celebration of the happy event
was held in the Duquette hall and a
large crowd was in attendance to en-
JOY dancing and social visiting.
Music for the dance was furnished
by the Slower Players. A delicious
lunch was served by the daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Melancon and many
useful gifts were presented to the
couple along with best wishes for
many more years of health and hap
piness.
Those attending from st. Paul in
cluded a sister, Mrs. Nose King, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schmirer and daugh-
ter. From Duluth there were Mrs.
Ed Madden, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Madden, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lourin
and family, Mrs. Frank Garatz and
son, Donald. Other out of town
guests included Mr. and Mrs. Lenard
Kump of NOpeming.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Hans Koed Dead:
Was56YearsOld
Deceased Had Been AskOv
Resident Since 1914;
Wife, Daughters Survive.

Askov's business circle was broken
Friday morning, June 25, when Hans
Koed answered the last call. Mr.
Koed had been i'll for eight months
and his death, while not unexpected
was a severe shock to the commun-
ity. He was born in Denmark, JAN
uary 18, 1881, and came to the United
States when 20 years of age and
settled at Minneapolis. He was
united in marriage to Miss Sine
Jensen on May 10, 1909 and to their
union were born three children
two of whom, Bernice and Muir
iel, survive with their mother. A
son, Arnold, passed away at the age
of IL years in 1923.
The family came to Askov in 1914
where they farmed north of the viii
lage for five and one-half years.
Upon leaving the farm to reside in
the village, Mr.. Koed associated him
self with Peter Bovberg in the black
smithing business. In 1926 he sold
his share of the business to Mr. Bov-
berg and early in 1927 accepted a
position as manager of the Askov
COOPERATIVE Association. In 1881
he built the Standard Oil filling sta
ton at the south end of Main Street
and since 1888 had, himself, operated
it. He was a member of the Danish
Lutheran church and the Danish
Brotherhood lodge.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at l p. m. from the ASkov church
with Rev. jobs. Knudsen preaching
the ceremony. Six friends, Jens Hyl-
dahl, John H. Sorensen, Chris Hyl-
dahl, N. P. Nielsen, 7. N. Thomson
and Carl Eckberg carried the body
to its last resting place in the Askov
cemetery. A large crowd at the
church spoke we'll the esteem in
which Mr.. Koed was held.
Besides the widow and two daugh-
ters the deceased is survived by two
brothers, Chris of Clam Falls, Wis,
John of Charles City, Iowa, and two
brothers and one sister in Denmark.
Those from away who attended the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Koed, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Nelson
and MIR. and Mrs. Chris Smith of
Clam Falls, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Grimh and son of Radisson, Wis;
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Jensen, Frederic,
Wis, Mr.. and Mrs Martin Jensen,
Grantsburg, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. j. P.
Jensen and daughter, Shirley, Min
neapolis; Mrs. Chris Valeboe, Mime
apolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Clausen
Hopkins, Mimi; and Clarence Koed
of Clam Falls, Wis.
A large circle of friends and neigh
bors extend sincere sympathy to the
bereaved family in the loss of hus-
band and father.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
tateBuysOffice
Building For Its
Highway Force
Purchase Price is Finally
Set at $4,000 Through
Persistence of Elsberg.

For many years the State Highway
Department has been renting its Of
flee building and home on Univer-
sity ave-, in st. Paul, for which il
was paying $49,5OO year rent. This
condition will exist no more as the
building now belongs to the state
since its purchase a few days ago for
$4,000. The purchase was in ac-
cordance with provisions made by the
last session of the legislature.
Although the board of appraisers
appointed by Judge j. c. Michael in
condemnation proceedings in Ram
sey county district court, awarded
the owners of the property $232,032
as fair price for building and land
Commissioner N. w. Elsberg appealed
this award and then was able to
negotiate the purchase for S198,00O
This settlement was made by stipula-
ton.
The state will pay $4,000 down
and SAL 900 a year for three years.
The rental price had been S49,500 a
year including heat and light.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Countrywide Picnic
For Co-ops Planned

At a meeting of several coopera-
tive organizations at Sandstone Mon
day night, plans were formulated for
joint picnic to be held Sunday,
August l, in the Kettle River park
west of Askov. A committee will
be in charge of arranging for a prom
inent speaker for the occasion. The
committee will be made up of
chosen representative from each CO.
operative organization taking part.
Already seven have selected their
representatives and these will be
augmented by additional ones.
County Agent Macmillan, who was
secretary of the meeting, will con-
tact the various cooperative groups
in the county with view to getting
them to take part in the arrange
ments of the picnic.
Other announcements will be made
in the future previous to the picnic.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
2 Governors To
Speak At Farm
Holiday Outing
All Day Picnic Has Been
Scheduled to be Held at
St. Croix Falls July IL.

Two governors, Elmer A. Benson OF
Minnesota, and Phillip LaFollette OF
Wisconsin, will draw, it is expected
several hundred farmers and others
to an all-day picnic to be held at ST.
CroiX Falls, Wis, Sunday, July II.
The outing is sponsored in joint CO.
operation by the Holiday Associations
of both states and besides the speak
ing there will be other attractions
such as baseball game between two
good teams, and other sports.
The affair will be known as the
seven-county-wide picnic and will be
a red letter day of the summer sea-
son in this section, according to the
Pine county secretary of the Holiday
association, Hjalmer Sandell.
The Pine county Holiday contri-
buted its share to the arrangements of
the affair at meeting held in Hinck-
ley Tuesday night. An occasion when
two governors are to be on the same
program is rare treat and Mr.. San
dell is enthusiastic as to its success.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Crain-Fed Cattle
Continue Scarce
Fed Kinds Hold Steady;
Crassers Weak; Hogs I'm
even; Spring Lambs Off.

South st. Paul, Mimi, June %, 1887
(U. S. D. Al: Strictly grain-fed
steers and heifers continued scarce
today and sold at steady prices with
grass cattle weak to 25c lower. Stock
ers shared the decline on grass Kill
1ers. Good fed steers and yearlings
brought SLIPS to $3.50, medium
grade grassers down to $3.50, plain
lightweights $500 to $3.50. Good
TO choice fed heifers earned $1,000 to
$780, plain and medium grassers
S625 to 5000. Common and medium
grass COWS earned S5.25 to $3.50,
medium to good fed COWS S675 to
$500 or more, low cutters and cutters
mainly $3.50 to $500. Most sausage
bulls realized $3.50 to S6.25, some up
to $3.50, fat butcher bulls as high as
S7.25. Medium and good vealers
were steady at $500 to $3.50, choice
selects 5000 to $3.50, Gull and COM
mon $3.50 to $3.50. Most plain light
stocker steers cashed at $3.50 to S6.25,
medium grades $3.50 to S7.40 Stock
heifers earned $500 to $500, feeding
cows S400 to $3.50.
Hogs were uneven, lights and
butchers steady to 15c lower, sows
steady to 15c higher. Good and choice
ITO to 260 pounds brought S11.00 to
S1135, 26O to $50 pounds S1O5O to
S11.1O, light lights Stops to s11.0O or
more, good sows $50 pounds down,
$1O.25, heavierweights S9.75 to $1,000,
medium grades $3.50 to $1,000
Good stays ranged from $1,000 to
S11.00, bulk S10.50 up. Choice feeder
pigs sold up to around Sl1.00.
Spring lambs were soc lower Mon
day, slaughter yearlings and ewes
25c lower. Fat ewes and wether
spring lambs brought S10.75, throw
outs down to $500 or less. Medium
to good grassy yearlings earned $3.50
to $3.50. Most plain to choice ma
tive ewes made Sl.00 to $3.50, some
Montanas held higher. Black-faced
yearling breeding ewes brought $500
to $3.50, two and three year olds $500
to $3.50.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
County's 4-H Club
Leaders Will Meet

The All Club leaders of the 80
clubs of Pine county will meet in the
armory in Pine City on Friday, July
2, at p. m. for leaders get togeth-
er with Miss Mildred Schenck of the
Extension Service. The purpose of
the meeting is to help the leaders
in training their members for demon
stration teams. Ella Appleby and
Lille Hinze will put on a bread-baking
demonstration which will be criti-
cized and explained by Miss Schenck.
Achievement day has been set for
July 81, and the demonstrations from
the various clubs will be given at
that time according to Violet Hecker,
county All Club leader.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Moose Lake Will
Observe July 4th
In Fitting Style
Hon. Hjalmar Petersen
Will be Speaker of the
Day.-Parade, Fireworks.

Plans are complete for the usual
impressive July Fourth celebration
at Moose Lake. This year since July
4 comes on Sunday, the celebration
will be held Monday, July 5. Plans
for the day call for the most extern
sive celebration ever held. The
Moose Lake Commercial club, spon-
sor, of the event, has spared no
expense, according to reports, in as
suring successful celebration.
Beginning at 10 a. m. with a grand
industrial parade, the day will be
filled with features for young and
old. Hjalmar Petersen, Railroad &,
Warehouse commissioner, has been
engaged as speaker of the day, and
will deliver his address in the park
Immediately following the parade.
Among innumerable other features
to be presented, will be the Moose
Lake high school band, consisting of
60 pieces, which will furnish music
both morning and afternoon. And the
ball game between Kettle River and
Moose Lake will be one of the high
spots of the afternoons entertain
ment. Any number of sports will
be held, at which all may join, and
for which suitable cash prizes will
be awarded.
A Carnival Treat.
Other features include a huge hy-
droplane, which will be engaged in
exhibition maneuvers, as we'll as Civ
ing passengers an air view of the
lake and surrounding territory; kid
die rides, ferris wheel, merry-go-
round, and athletic show, the latter
featuring one of the most famous
teams in the state
The Moose Lake Commercial club
feels that without doubt this will be
one of the most successful celebra-
tions ever held here and extends to
one and all a sincere invitation to
come and enjoy the days celebration.
Suitable arrangements have been
completed so that those who wish
may bring their lunch and picnic in
the park.
And don't forget in the evening
there will be held an exhibition of
fireworks that will make one gasp in
wonder, says the committee. Rockets
will zoom skyward, there to explode
with an ear shattering roar into every
color of the rainbow. The rocket
parade will bring the days festivities
to a close.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
.Denham Will PLAY
Two Baseball Games

The Denham baseball team, which
has now hit its stride in the national
pastime, will engage two teams with
in the next few days. On the Den
ham ball diamond Sunday, July 4,
it will compete against worthy
team of old-timers on its local dia-
mond at 2:30. Then on Monday,
July 5, the CCC team from Camp
2706 east of Hinckley, will go to
Sturgeon Lake where it will meet
the Denham team.
Elmer Leatherman, the Denham
manager, issues an invitation to all
interested ball players to be out to
practice this evening at $50 and at
1:30 p. m. Sunday.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Former Teacher
Weds In St. Paul

Miss Vivian MacAdam, daughter
of P. ]. MacAdam of near Pine City,
and former teacher in the Askov
schools, became a bride on Saturday,
June 10. The wedding took place
at the home of DR.. and Mrs c. O..
Rost of 1927 Hythe ST., st. Paul.
The groom was Paul King of Mil
Waukee, Wis.
A reception followed the ceremony
and afterward the happy couple
started on wedding trip which will
take them to Duluth and to points
in the state of Kentucky. They will
be at home in Milwaukee after Au-
gust l. The bride is a graduate of
the University of Minnesota and the
groom graduated from the University
of Wisconsin.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Lutheran Church
Convention Ends
Delegates From Coast to
Coast Depart for Their
Respective Homes.

The Goth annual convention of the
Danish Lutheran Church in Amer
lea is now history. The approXi-
mately 500 guests, official delegates
and ministers have departed for their
respective homes which stretches
from Connecticut to California and
from Canada to Texas.
The official report from the con-
vention will fill a book of 6 by 8
inches with 70 or 80 pages, much OF
which will of course be routine an
nual reports from the various de-
partments within the organization
The annual report is generally avail
able about a month after the conven-
ton and may be secured from the
local minister.
At last years convention a COM
mittee on constitution and bylaws
was selected and this committee sub
mitted its report this year. After
some discussion and minor changes
the revised constitution and proposed
set of bylaws were adopted by an
almost unanimous vote
A subject on which there was much
discussion was the future welfare of
Grand View College, Des Moines,
Iowa. In spite of the lengthy discus
sion on this there were no concrete
results. G. Arid Olsen has been in
charge of the institution for some
time. Mr.. Olsen rendered his resig-
nation to become effective July l,
1888. Thus during the coming year
the board of officers will endeavor to
find someone to replace him, which
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Askov American., 1937-07-01
Churches To Celebrate

DR.. Norman B. Harrison of Min
neapolis, will be the principal speak
er at the great Christian Rally to be
held at Grindstone lake, six miles
southwest of Sandstone, Monday,
July 5. An all day program has been
arranged. Sports will be held both
morning and afternoon for which
prizes will be given to the winners,
in the various children's, young peo-
pies and adult contests. Music will
be furnished by the string band.
There will also be special singing.
Christian people of all denomina-
tions are cordially invited to bring
their families and enjoy the fine fell
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Benson Appoints
Conservation Head

Herman c. Wenzel, st. Paul city
commissioner, will be the new state
Conservation commissioner, it is an
nounced. 1t is understood that Gov
ernor Benson offered Wenzel the post
but that he would not accept until
the st. Paul City council would ac-
cept a liberal in his place on the
council.
The council finally selected Mr..
WenzePs deputy to succeed him on
the council and he will accept the
state post.
The post of Conservation commits
sioner was created by the last ses-
sion of the legislature and will pay
an annual salary of $4,000 for a six
year term.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Newlyweds Stop At
Willow River Home

Lola May Sherrick, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Sherrick of Orr,
and Edward Teetie of Minneapolis,
were married in Minneapolis Satur-
day morning. They were motoring
to Duluth and also stopped at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Novak
before they went on to Duluth and
Orr, where they will spend a few
days at the home of her parents.
The couple will make their home
in Minneapolis where Mr. Teetie is
employed. Friends of the Willow
River community wish to extend their
congratulations and best wishes to
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Teetie.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
Murder Confession
May Not Solve Crime

1t was reported last week that q
man by the name of Lawson Willis
had been arrested at Finley, N. d.
and had confessed to the murder OF
Laura Kruse, Pine City girl, on the
night of March 10. Since that time
he has been re-questioned and sew
eral discrepancies have appeared in
his confession which bring officers
to believe that he may not be the
man.
He is described by one report as
having the brain of a child. How
ever, he is still being held and his
story is being checked.
Askov American., 1937-07-01
International
News Review
By GEORG STRANDVOLD

For almost a year the nerves o1
Europe have been on edge as re-
suit of the Spanish civil war, for il
was realized quite early that dam
gerouS ramificationS were more thar
a superficial possibility. They still
are, and a situation already tense
is threatening to become actually
acute.
The present phase was inaugu-
rated when the German armored
cruiser, Deutschland" was ShelleC
by war vessel belonging to the
legitimist Spanish government; Ger
many Immediately retaliated by bonn
harding the port of Almeria, and al
the same time both the German and
the Italian government withdrew
from the international non-interven-
ton committee in London.
Just at the moment when Great
Britain and France had succeeded
in persuading the two fascist pow
ers to resume their seats in the COM
mittee, new trouble broke out; the
Germans charged-and so far, with
out any corroboration-that Spanish
loyalists had attempted to torpedo
the cruiser, Leipzig" Thereupon
Germany made new withdrawal
not from the non-intervention COM
mittee but from participation in the
patrol activity undertaken by the
committee and carried out by parts
of the British, French, Italian and
German fleets.
Keep Calm"
Serious fear was entertained that
Germany would resort to reprisals
again, probably bombarding Valen-
cia, the emergency headquarters of
the Spanish government, but Berlin
assured a worried world that there
was no such intention. Only, Ger
many wanted it understood that its
interests in Spanish waters must be
and that any repetition
of attempted or accomplished attacks
on German ships would be sternly
punished Italy, all the time moving
closer and closer to Germany, took the
same definite stand.
At a moment when prospects of
continued peace were somewhat dark,
up rose in the House of Commons
in London the new British prime
Neville Chamberlain, to de-
liver a brief speech the purport
of which was an admonition to the
British people and to the rest of the
world to keep calm; he realized, he
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Askov American., 1937-07-01
Rural Identification
Project Is Approved

The Rural Electrifcation Admins
tration signed contract for S1O5, 900
with the Carlton County Cooperative
Power Association of Kettle River,
according to information received
from Senator Ernest Lundeen.
The Rural Electrification project
will serve Aitkin, Carlton and Pine
counties, distance of approximately
lis miles, and will serve 354 farm
homes in that area.
Askov American., 1937-07-01

81 was beside myself when 1 found
you drinking so much at the party"
remarked fellow to his girl. Eyes,
thought l saw two of you, dearest"
she replied.
Askov American., 1937-07-01

lowship to be found at beautiful
Grindstone lake.
Askov American., 1937-07-01

M NATIONAL RECORD
- Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
Stktes published in a COM
mtnity of its size.
BY far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium.