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Coroner's Jury Says New Madrid Vie.
TINS Were Negligent.

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NEW MADRID, Mo. February 9 up.
"A coroner's jury. at an inquest yes.
terday. blamed "contributory negli.
gence" Of the "a known dead and "in.
efficiency" Of those in charge for the
sinking Of a barge loaded with levee
workers in the Birds Point foodway
the night of January 80.
Coroner L. A. Richards, who con.
Quoted the inquest, said. LAS far as
am concerned, the case is now closed"
Prosecuting Attorney J. v. Conran,
who questioned the witnesses at Rich
ards request. commented. There will
be no further investigation into the
matter"
In its verdict the jury said the
Ohio Mississippi floods created an
emergency responsible for the "inefi-
cheney Of the organization in charge
OF the so-called quarterboat headouar-
tiers" and for the necessarily hurried
and inadequate set-up" OF bosses and
foremen.
1t declared the "contributory negli-
gence" Of workers "crowding upon the
barge when it was being over
loaded" also was 'excusable under the
circumstances"
The headquarters" referred 10 in
the verdict was maintained by the
United States Army engineers on an
anchored quarterboat to direct sand
bsgeang of a levee guarding the rear
of the 131 ,000-acre spillway. The basin
was purposely flooded to relieve pres
sure of the water on the sea wan ut
Cairo, Ill.
The barge had brought fresh crew
Of l30 men to the levee and was tax
ing workers who had been relieved to
New Madrid when it sank, throwing
its passengers into the icy waters about
80 feet from shore.
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REBUILDING BEGUN
IN GREAT VALLEY
Mississippi Levees Hold in
Crisis and Authorities
Say Worst Is Over.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. February "a
wave bombardment helped ponderous
crests sustain food peris along the
mid Mississippi today, but strained
levees held and the Red Cross began
mapping rehabilitation plans for the
valley.
Winds up to 80 miles an hour out
Of the northwest rolled combers
against the sturdy dikes, but Army
engineers reported no major damage
and, with the peaks past Memphis,
reiterated belief the worst was over.
Red Cross oficias' faith in this
view was reflected in shaping OF
tentative, months-long rehabilitation
program for 75,O0c refugees in Ten
nessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Western Kentucky.
While the fight went on in the val.
ley. Washington surveyed the prob
lem Of floods and food damage from
all angles.
Bulkley Outlines Bill.
Senator Bulkley, Democrat. of Ohio,
said President Roosevelt is sympa-
thetic toward Bulkley's bill to set up
an Ohio Valley authority empowered
to reforest river slopes, build dams and
check soil erosion.
The Presidents Flood Relief Com
mission. headed by Harry L. Hopkins.
reported after a tour of the flood sec
tor an urgent need for housing to re-
place WEer-wrecked homes, hberalized
credit and increased health protec-
ton.
The death toll reached 430, as addi-
tional refugees succmbed in relief
depots. The refugee list dropped
steadily from its peak of nearly a
million, but hundreds of thousands
still we're homeless.
Cairo, Ill. grew more cheerful hour
ly as the Ohio's fall gained momen-
tum. but guards patrolled the seawall
and kept sharp eyes on sand boils.
rain and windstorm suhsided after
threatening so boats engaged in re-
lief work and driving w. P. A. work.
ers TO shelter yesterday. In the Mis-
sissippi sector at Memphis 6 drop
in the wind last night eased some
of the tension created by "a hours
OF wind wave action. The winds and
hard rain we're general in the terri
tory and disrupted some communi-
cation lines. but Lieut. Col. Eugene
Reybold. district engineer, said later
there were no points considered crit
ical at this time"
Rehabilitation Under Way.
Rehabilitation took great strides in
the Ohio Valley-at Cincinnati,
Portsmouth. Ironton and other points
where streets were cleared Of debris
and public services began to function
normally. Five thousand workers
strove to clean up Louisville.
The river crested here at 4s.S3 on
the Weather Bureau gauge. and a
foot Of this water was due to winds
which reached velocity Of 80 miles
on hour
In Arkansas tributaries. except at
their juncture with the Mississippi,
were receding and refugees were be-
ginning the trek home.
South OF Memphis the Mississippi
was rising all the way to New Orleans.
All levees were believed strong enough
to hold the water in sight.
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foreign clergymen to remain beyond
a definite period of time and was
given charge Of all domestic missions
Of the church in the United States.
Four years ago Bishop Creighton
was elected suffragan bishop Of Long
Island. During the last week of jan
uary this year he was elected bishop
coadjutor Of Michigan. II he accepts
this bishopric he will have charge of
all independent and self-supporting
parishes in Michigan. except the Ca
thedral. and will succeed to the do
cesan bishopric upon the retirement
Of Bishop Page.
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Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
GROUNDED. ,
N AIR CORPS officer now

N AIR CORPS officer now in
n Washington for the air safety
~ conference, Maj. Charles M.
a Cummings, was telling Way
side operator about trip he made to
the West Coast on commercial air.
line recently.
There was a very pretty girl dressed
in travelling clothes among the pas
sengers when the ship took of. The
next morning, while Maj. Cummings
was still snoozing in his chair, he was
astonished to find her, still hated
for travel, presenting him with Q
breakfast tray.
why, if I may ask" he said, "are
you giving me my breakfast? There's
hostess aboard"
1t seemed that she had just been
graduated from the air hostess
school in Chicago and that this trip
Appropriated her final examinations.
Air hostesses. the young lady ex-
planned. get married so fast-I2 in
the last few months, for example
that it keeps the airlines busy train
ing others to replace them. An air.
line hostess, it seems, accumalates
very little time in the air before be-
ing grounded by matrimony.
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EXPERT.
Robert Er,1tH, 1pto ,pent hospital
ing With the flu q uhile back, now
considers himself highly efficient at
estimating his own teUer-t0hen he
has teuer. He had flu for a Ueek
before he Went to the hospital.
| Each day he had his temperature
taken. 1t ranged from normal to
101.
On his first day at the hospital
| the operative tasted thermometer
supplied By the nurse. When she
| took it out, he asked the reading.
The nurse replied, II can't tell
you'
wei. It's about 1o1," said our
man.
"Just about right" admitted the
nurse.
T1Utce later he hit it accurately
SO and 101. Science, Uhdt2
| VERBUM SAP.
INERBUM SAP. When George Bur-
nett King arrives at high schooI
age that will likely be one of his choice
Latin quotations. Some time ago he
entered the Powell Junior High
School and, incident thereto. his par
ents were afforded at least one hearty
laugh.
The music teacher at the Powell
School gave a tonal test to the new
pupils to assign them parts in group
singing and each was given o card
with their name and q notation
upon it.
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P. w. A. AUDITOR KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Hubert B. Cooley, Brother of Rep
resentative, Fatally Injured

Near Warrenton, N. c.
Hubert B. Cooley, As. for two years
assistant project auditor for the p.
W. A., was killed instantly in an au-
tomobile accident near Warrenton, N.
c., last night.
Cooley was connected with the
Farm Credit Administration here tor
over five years, but has lived in New
York State since his association with
the p. w. A.
He is q brother Of Representative
Cooley Of North Carolina,
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reported, he ran
into the side of
an automobile on
Lin coin road
northeast yester-
day. He received
other hurts, and
a skull injury and
physicians found
it necessary to
pu n c ture his
spine in an effort
to bring him back
to consciousness.
The driver,
r a y m n d !.
O'Connell, "a, Of
1910 Sum mit
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E. Rollins, D. D., dean Of the Virginia
Seminary; DR.. Thomas F. Opie, gen.
eral chairman of the dinner; Mrs
Richard Boekel. peace advocate and
author, and DR.. Guy Emery Shipley.
editor of the Churchman.
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BOY, 10, INJURED
RUNNING INTO CAR
Doctors Have to Puncture
Spine to Restore His
Consciousness.

Eldon Root, 10, fifth-grade pupil at
Emory School, was in a serious condi-
ton in Sibley Hospital today, suffer-
ing from injuries received when. police
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Master George stuffed his In his
pocket and proceeded with the daily
routine of studies and recitations.
When the evening study hour arrived
he found the card and with an ag-
grieved countenance rushed to inform
his mother Maybe I couldn't sing
as we'll as some of the others, but there
was no need for the teacher to write
sap on my card"
His mother took one glance at the
card and explained that the teacher
had written sop" to indicate he had
soprano voice.
BONUS.
MAYBE you think that the veterans
have all been paid their bonuses
now and that there's no story in that
any more. Don't be too sure.
At the Treasury and elsewhere, they
are still tearing their locks over strange
and complicated claims for these same
adjusted compensations. For example,
two to three wives are often claiming
a dead veterans bonds. The Treasury
has to find out which one was really
legally married to him at the time of
his death. It involves the perusal of
all sorts of documents and makes the
Treasury sort Of post mortem do
mestic relations court. Then one in
teresting case isn't yet settled. An
lmposter with the same surname
claimed the veterans bonds and got
them cashed, too.
Before the Secret Service could
catch up with him, he had spent the
money. They caught him all right
anu put him in prison. but that didn't
help the original veteran get his
money. OF course, the officials say
ne will get it all right some day, but,
down in his little Florida shack. he's
wondering when.
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NO VOTE.
r REPRESENTATIVE GRAHAM A.
BARDEN of New Bern, N. c..
known to his constituents as Judge"
cnuckled at length recently about
meeting with genial Senator Bob Rey-
nolds, also of the Tarheel State.
Barden had in mind Reynolds fame
for greeting voters.
Carrying two newspaper men. the
Senator was driving up Fifteenth
street while back. One of the re-
porters, from North Carolina himself.
called the Senator's attention to a
car at the corner with a N. c. license
plate.
Lets 60 up and see who it is," said
the Senator. Up zoomed the Rey-
nolds car to the corner.
The man in the N. c. car turned
out to be Judge Barden. Everybody
hailed everybody else between the two
cars and then Reynolds drove on.
That was disappointed look on
Bobs face the other day." commented
Judge Barden later. HE thought he
had found voter from home and it
turned to be Representative.
4 y 4 4
DIALECT.
An applicant for a Government
job shotoed up not long ago at the
Office OF Senator Cardwdy, Demo-
crat, of Arkansas.
"I'm from Arkansas" he an
nounced, Dith emphasis on the
middle syllable and final "s," "and
I'd like your help In landing a
place"
Unless he reads this he probably
still is wondering at the lack of
concrete results after such courte-
Gus treatment by Gdrrett White
side, Senator Caraspay,s secretary,
Uho surn1tsed that II he didn't
knoD the n1tiue pronunciation, his
claim of residence ,pos more than
doubtful,
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Judiciary

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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-10-14

and Joe and VIM. Marihart spent
Saturday and Sunday duck hunt
ing and reported fair success.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ames of Fari-
bault, spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Laying. Saturday
evening, they together with Mrs.
Laying and Joe Ames, called at the
Lloyd Shawl home in Moose Lake.
Joe Ames accompanied them to the
Cities Sunday when they returned
home.
(Fr0m Another Correspondent
The Sacred Heart Ladies' Aid will
serve a chicken dinner Sunday, Oc-
tober II, beginning at 1890 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. Chubbuck Every
body welcome.
Mrs. Eustis, Mrs. Chubbuck, Mrs.
J. Storebo and Mrs. G. Severson and
daughter, Ruby, were Cloquet visi-
tors Monday.
Clifford Severson of Carlton, spent
Sunday with home folks.
The Catholic Guild held business
meeting at the home of Mrs. Club
buck Wednesday, Oct. 6.
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DanfOrth

The Ladies' Aid will serve lunch
at the Mrs. Caroline KEEL sale Fri
day.
Mrs. NJ I. White and Verlin spent
Saturday and Sunday in Minneapolis
Ralph Swanson and Merwin Moore
who have been working near Stephen,
returned home Friday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Swanson Friday afternoon, Oc-
tober 8, but the little one passed
away at birth. Burial was made Sat-
urday afternoon in the Danforth
cemetery where simple service was
held with Rev. G. E. Hendricks Of
floating, in the presence of the i'm
mediate relatives. Sincere sympathy
is extended to the bereaved parents
in their loss.
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NickersOn

Mrs. Elma Erikson and Mrs. Pete
Virgins visited Mrs. S. Virgins
Tuesday of last week.
Miss Mable Maheu came home Fri
day for a weekend visit with her
mother, brother and sister.
Friends extend sympathy to Mrs.
E. j. Miller in the loss of her aged
father.
Visitors Saturday evening at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry
were Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Jacobson
and family and Peter Virgins.
Mrs. Pete Virgins and Thora Bob
lin scrubbed the schoolhouse Satur-
day.
Grandpa Fogelquist passed away
Tuesday evening of last week at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. E. j. Mil
Ter.
MIR. and Mrs. Dallas Schoening,
Mrs. E. Schoening of Danube, Mrs.
Ed Olsen of Olivia, and Lawrence
Berg of Renville, attended the funeral
of John Fogelquist Friday afternoon.
Vern Johnson of Alexandria, is now
taking charge at the depot and STAN
ley Bauernfiend is working at Mi
laca.
Rev. Elmer j. johnson was a caller
in this community last Thursday.
Mrs. Edward Schoening of Dan
ube, spent the past week here helping
care for her father who passed away
Friday.
Mrs. Cora Maheu and Mary called
at the Peter Virgins home Sunday.
Mrs. Pete Virgins called at the
Casadont home Monday morning.
There will be gospel services in
the town hall Saturday evening, Oct
16, at 8 o'clock. Every one welcome.
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Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Berglund Wis
tied at the SEVERN johnson home
near Oak Lake Sunday.
A large crowd attended the show
er in honor of Mrs. Felix KvaSnicka
at her home last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Kvasnicka was the recipient of
many lovely gifts.
MIR. and Mrs. Bonnie Anderson of
Minneapolis, visited at the home of
the latter's sister, Mrs. Arthur Budd,
and family Wednesday of last week.
Miss Ingrid Pearson is visiting at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Adrian
Berglund, at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick lack and fam
lily called at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolf Larson Friday evening.
Miss Mildred Chubert, who is en-
ployed at the Felix Kvasnicka home,
spent the weekend at her home near
Kerrick.
Paul Kvasnicka and Gunnar He'd
berg trucked two loads of potatoes
to the Cities recently.
Charles Kunz transacted business
in the Twin Cities last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kvasnicka and
family, Mrs. Wesley Kvasnicka and
son, Joe Kvasnicka and son, Carl,
were Sunday dinner guests at the
Adolf Larson home.
Warren Golden of Kerrick, spent
Saturday at the Budd home.
Mrs. Joe Kvasnicka is spending
an indefinite time at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. B. NJ johnson, and
family in Minneapolis.
The Emil Olson family called at
the H. j. Berglund home Sunday aft
ernOOn,
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East of Bruno

Mr.. and Mrs. Earnie Abbot went
to st. Paul Saturday to attend the
funeral of Mr. Prall.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Southerton and
Mrs. Southerton's mother and Edwin
Lynch visited Sunday at the Fred
Ilsley home in Duluth.
Marvin Goldberg of Superior, Wis,
visited at the Ed Rupp home Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson and lit
tie son, Bruce, visited at the Ed Rupp
home last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Sydow and Roy Hick Wis
tied near Askov Saturday.
Friends are sorry to learn of the
death of Grandpa Fogelquist, Mrs.
E. j. Miller's father. He had made
his home with Mrs. Miller for the
past few years. He was SO years old.
He suffered a stroke Thursday, Sept.
80, and died on the following We'd
nesday. The pallbearers at the fun
eral were his six grandsons and he
was laid to rest in the Nickerson
cemetery. Friends and neighbors ex-
tend sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Albert Osterkamp and Fred An
derson were Twin Cities callers from
Friday until Saturday evening.
Miss Lenora Rupp came home We'd
nesday of last week to spend the
weekend at home.
Floyd Cahoon made a business trip
to st. Cloud and KimbalI this week.
Miss Anna Brandt is not very well
at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sydow and their
daughters, Evelyn and Marian, and
Henry Winnenberg of Wisconsin,
were supper guests at the Ed Rupp
home Saturday evening. The supper
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. E. Rupp
and Mrs. Albert Osterkamp. The
Sydows are leaving for southern Min
nesota where they intend to make
their permanent home. Mrs. Sydow
will help take care of her parents
there. Friends will miss their good
neighbors when they leave but wish
them success in their new location.
Friends are sorry to learn of the
illness of Mrs. Alma Traver Maddox
of Minneapolis. She was a Bruno
girl for many years, being daughter
of Lucy Traver. Mrs. Maddox went
through very serious operation sew
eral weeks ago which will leave her
confined to her bed for some time.
She would appreciate letter or card
of cheer from some of her old friends
to help pass the time away and will
try to answer them. Her address is
Mrs. Alma Traver Maddox, 1924
Longfellow Ave. So, Minneapolis.
Dinner guests recently at the John
Rupp home were MIR. and Mrs. Ed
Rupp and little grandson, Freddie
Ridgley, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Torell of Duquette.
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Bruno

The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid so.
ciety will serve its annual dinner al
the church annex Wednesday, Oct
20. Serving will begin at 11:30 a. m
There will be a nominal charge.
Mr.. Triplett drove here from Gale
donia Saturday evening and spent
Sunday at his home.
Arthur Markus, Francis Pearson
and Carlton Stafford attended the
Minnesota Indiana football game al
Memorial stadium Saturday.
Rev. Cornwell of Iowa, preached
at the regular services at the Pres
byterian church Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Lloyd Shawl and son
of Moose Lake, were Sunday din
ner guests at the c. o. Billman home
H. A. Starch spent Sunday after
noon and Monday at the home of
Francis Starch at Glen.
Vincent Smith of Fort Smelling, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Catherine
Slot, at this writing.
Oscar Eklund, H. M. Shawl and
John Wahlstrom were in St. Paul
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Oscar Eklund recently enter
tanned the Sewing club at farewell
party for Mrs. Triplett who expects
to leave Bruno soon to 60 to Gale
donia.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Pearson and
children visied Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Moffat OF
Hinckley.
Miss Edna Zern was in Mime
apolis Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Gross returned home
Sunday from Calumet.
Mrs. Carlton Stafford attended
teachers institute at Hinckley Friday
Several from here attended the
church dinner at Kerrick Saturday
The high school kittenbal team
went to Willow River Tuesday aft
ernoon and were victorious, IL to 4
Rev. Paul Hendricks attended
services at the Presbyterian church
Monday evening.
A shower was given Saturday eve
ming for Miss Doris Pearson at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Pearson. She received many
nice and useful gifts. Among those
present from away were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henning Pearson, Mrs. Grace O'Con-
nell and Joe and Juanita, all of St.
Paul, and George Borden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Markus drove
here from Brainerd Friday and stayed
until Sunday.
Miss Phyllis Plaisted came from
st. Paul Saturday and visited her
grandparents.
Louis Lindstrom went to Duluth
last week where he will remain to
take treatments for some time.
Mrs. Ball spent the latter part of
last week in Duluth.
John Wahlstrom, August Kruger
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RuHedge

Mrs. Frank Pangerl received the
sad news recently that her mother,
Mrs. Joseph Slamm, had passed away
at her home in Jamaica, Long Island,
N. Y. Death was due to heart dis
ease. Sympathy from friends in this
community is extended to Mrs. Pan
gerl in the loss of her dear mother.
Fixtures for the post office were
moved Sunday into the new location
so as to be in readiness for the first
mail Monday morning. The build
ing recently built for Mr.. and Mrs.
Melvin Anderson will have the post
office and a grocery on the south
side while the north side will be used
as confectionery and soft drink
parlor.
Mrs. A. Van Reese and daughter,
Kate, have both been quite i'll re-
Gently. Friends wish them a speedy
recovery.
Cleo Cox returned home recently
from trip to the west coast.
Last Thursday the village recorder,
Mrs. Frank Bowers, received letter
from Hjalmar Petersen, Railroad and
Warehouse commissioner, stating that
he was taking the matter up with the
Northern Pacific Railway company
in regards to rebuilding a depot here
Mrs. VIM. Koenitz and Mrs. Frank
lin Studnek were Willow River
shoppers Monday.
Mrs. F. Bowers and son. Bruce.
Mrs. E. E. Heller and sons, Charles
and Hugh, and L. M. Scott were
Sandstone shoppers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Isaacson and
children visited relatives in Duluth
Sunday.
This cold spell reminds one that
"old man winter" is just around the
corner.
Charlotte Heller, who attends Lin
coin Junior high school in Duluth,
was a visitor to her home here one
day last week. Charlotte states that
there are 900 pupils in the A and B
ninth grades at her school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hedberg and
little daughter of Duluth, were guests
of relatives here Sunday.
Charles Funk left for his home at
Lancaster, Wis, last week after being
a recent guest of relatives here.
Mrs. Alice Underhill, Mrs. Jane
DAILY and Mrs. John Jaros were bust
ness callers in st. Paul Friday.