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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

his mother, Mrs. Sarah Beck, since
Thanksgiving, returned to his home
at McMinnville, Ore, Friday. He
plans to stop to visit relatives along
the way.
The Ladies' Aid of the Friendship
club of the Methodist church will
have public aid supper at the home
Of DR.. and Mrs. w. T. Pearson We'd
nesday, March II. Everyone welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Albion and
John. Jr., were callers at the Sam
Peterson home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Hellman and
family of Duluth, spent the weekend
at the Chas. Hellman home. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Kyro and children were
Sunday guests there.
Mr. and Mrs. George Foley of Du-
luth, were Sunday dinner guests at
the r. c. Foley home.
Pearl whitman of st. Paul, visited
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Whitman, over the weekend.
The Ben Stockamp family and
Henry StOckamp, Sr., were entertained
at dinner Sunday at the Fred Martin
home.
Guests Friday night at the George
whitman home were Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
nard Hammaline, Mrs. Turk and chill
dren, Mrs. John Karvo and son, Roy
Mrs. Gust Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Hendrickson, Jr.
Il
ProkOsch, went to Morgan Tuesday oil
last week where they attended the
funeral services of Peter Prokosch, 9
brother of J. w. PrOkOsch, Mrs. Arth's
father. They were accompanied as fan
as st. Paul by Mrs. J. II. Arth anC
Mrs. Oscar Rersseth, who visited rela-
tives, and all returned Wednesday
On Monday Mrs. Arth and daughter
Joyce, and nephews, Howard PrOkOsct
and Bob Arth, mOtOred to Duluth t.
spend the day and on Tuesday Howard
left for his home at Provost, Alberta
Canada. He has been visiting rela-
tives in Minnesota since the holidays
c. ]. Hoglund continues to improve
rapidly and on Monday was able tC
be at the new gymnasium to inspect
the work done since his illness.
Word was received Sunday night oil
the death of Emil Osladil former res
ident here. Funeral arrangements
include the service at one O'Clock
Wednesday, with burial in the Fin.
laySOn cemetery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
OGEMA

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sacre came
home last week after spending the
winter in Iowa and Chicago. They
report a fine vacation and friends are
glad to see them home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hansen visited
Sunday at the Thee. Grove home.
Frank Ramsdell spent the weekend
at his home.
There will be church services at
Danbury March IA, at a. m.
Vern Fuller was Pine City caller
Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
State Capitol News
By A. l. HARRIS

The steel barons have evidently
seen the handwriting on the wall and
are Fastening to come to an under
standing with their employees. With
the signing of an agreement between
Carnegie Illinois and the c. l. o. last
week, giving recognition to the union
and a 10 cent pay increase to work
ers, there is little doubt that other
large steel corporations will follow
with similar settlements without the
necessity of costly and sometimes dis
astrous strikes.
The lamp of enlightenment, how
ever. seems to have cast no rays on
Henry Ford He claims that the in
ternational financierS" are behind the
current drive for unionization, which
sounds to Judge MuSmanno of Pitts
burgh. as if he is talking through
the cracked cylinder of an abandoned
Model t. Perhaps the auto workers
in Detroit will yet light the way for
Mr. Ford.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

BY appropriating $4,000 to the La
Toilette committee investigating VIC
lations of civil liberties in the United
States. the Senate insured continuance
of the committees work for the next
several months.
Revelations of huge network set
up by the industrial magnates in or
der to spy on their employees have
been divulged by the committee. Tee
Investigations prove ConcluSively that
undercover agents hired by General
Motors and other large corporations
have infested unions and have acted
as provocateurs in fomenting labor
strife and in attempting to undermine
labor organizations.
In order to unveil the undercover
methods used by big business in Min
neapoliS against workers, Governor
Benson recently requested the LaFol-
lette committee to undertake an in
vestigation of the activities of the
Minneapolis Citizens Alliance, motor
ious labOr-hating organization in the
Mill City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

In order to stem the alarming rise
in farm tenancy revealed by survey
of farming in Minnesota, a committee
under supervision of the State Plan
ming board has made the following
recommendations:
Prohibiting sale of farm land to
any except owner-operatOrs.
"A graduated land tax, progressively
increasing on volume of land held,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
DUXBURY

Mrs. A. M. Anderson and Mrs. Bjork
were Sunday visitors at the Harold
Anderson home.
Francis and Victor Ludwig and
Harold Anderson were Pine City Wis
itOrs Monday.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Adrian Shute in Markville March Z
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Shute spent Sun
day afternoon at the Adrian Shute
home to get acquainted with their
first grandchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Matson, Mrs.
Roscoe and Mrs. Glienke were Sun
day visitors at the C. Wegwerth home
Norman Matson left Monday for a
veterans hospital for examinations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Calvin moved
onto the Roy Lampson farm Friday.
Mrs. Matson and Winifred and Mrs.
c. Wegwerth called on Mrs. Adrian
Shute in Markville Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
SPORTS
BY DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor of
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

When Mike Kelley
announced recently
that he would sell
his M n n e apOl is
baseball team if he
did not draw 100000
fans to his home
games during 1887,
he did not check the
matter entirely up
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
Peace Lutheran Church, FinlaySOn

Peace Lutheran Church, FinlaySOn.
II. SpOrleder, pastor.
English service in Finnish National
Lutheran church at 1 p. m, subject,
Behold, What Manner of Love-" No
church school next Sunday.
Choir practice Thursday at p. m.
Fireside hour Tuesday, March Is,
at 8 p. m. in former church building
Confirmation class meets Saturday
at $3.50 a. m. in former church.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

Two Ladies' were attending the
meeting of a Civic club Monday at
the village hall and as they waited
for the meeting to start they looked
about them.
Mice building" said one lady
What style of architecture is it,"
I'm not quite sure" said the 9TH
err, but | think it's reminiscencer
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

With a sustaining fund already set
up, the National Lawyers Guild has
laid definite plans for its fight for
Supreme Court reform. the child labor
amendment. social security laws, min
imum wages laws and preservation of
civil liberties, said Judge John p. De-
vaney, national president. who was
back in Minneapolis for day last
week.
Alongside it's fight for progressive
legislation and judicial reform, the
Guild will launch Immediately an ex-
tensive membership drive among the
so per cent of American attorneys who
are not members of the National Bar
Association, the conservative legal
group. Devaney, who resigned as
chief justice of the Minnesota Su-
preme Court last month, will open
Guild offices in Washington and di-
vide his time between Minneapolis
and the national capital.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

The state department of rural credit
in 1896 had its best year since it be-
came a liquidating agency in 1898,
figures submitted to the legislature
last week in the departments annual
report reveal Receipts from outright
farm sales and mortgage refinancing
through federal agencies totaled &c.
371,2S1.93, bringing to the department
an increased revenue of nearly 3d.
100000 over 1885. Inventory of all
properties held at the end of last year
showed a state investment of $685.
711,3S9.24.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

The plight of the southern tenant
farmer, whose condition differs in
many ways from that of the tenant
in the north, was described by How
ard Kester. representative of he
Southern Tenant Farmers Union, who
spent the first week of March on a
speaking tour of Minnesota. There
are some eight million share-croppers
on the cotton plantations of the south
who are totally disenfranchised-t
Negroes because they simply are not
allowed to vote. and the poor whites
because they have no money with
which to pay the poll tax levied down
there, keSter said.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
(FrOm Another COrrpsp0ndpnt)

(FrOm Another Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. DeImar Benson ant
Georgia Ann, Mrs. Geo. Benson anC
Mrs. Curtis Lyon and John spent Wed
nesday of last week with Mrs. Rudy
Stiebner at Siren.
Mr.. and Mrs. KrOger spent Wednes
day evening of Last week at the Swar
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mckenzie. Mrs
Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Seems, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Irving Westlund and Miss Gal
lick spent Saturday evening at the
Curtis Lyon home.
Harold BostrOm attended the we'd
ding of Bill Wilson of Danbury, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Linehan are spend
ing a few days at the formers home
here.
A number of ladies helped Mrs
Martin Anderson celebrate her birth
day anniversary Wednesday of last
week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

Shorter hours for women in indus
try went by the boards last week when
the senate killed the 44-hour a week
bill by decisive majority.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

Liberal support is swinging behind
President Roosevelt's proposed federal
court changes from both workers and
farmers organizations. Such powerful
farm groups as the Farmers Union
the Farmers National Grain Corpora
ton, and many units of the Farm
Bureau are supporting the president,
as is the American Federation of
Labor and its many affiliated unions
throughout the country
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11

1t was to be expected that the re-
dictionaries would fight Governor Ben
sons order instituting a fiveday week
i'm all state departments under the adj
ministratiOn. In the long run the
governor will get credit for his step
however. because he is progressing in
the right direction. 1t wasn't long
ago that the 14-hOur day was prac-
tically taken for granted. even in this
country. Gradually this long day,
which robbed workers of their p VS.
zeal and mental efficiency. was scaled
down to twelve, then ten and eight
hours as labor unions battled for bet
ter conditions and more humane at
titude. The state. as the largest
single employer of labor in Mime
scta, is now setting the example for
private industry to follow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
RUTLEDGE BIBLE CHURCH

Sunday services, March 14-Sunday
school. $50 a. m; morning service,
10 q. m.
Wednesday, 8 p. M, Bible study.
r. DEURSEN, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-03-11
as an inducement to sell Land to in
dividual owners.

as an inducement to sell Land to in
dividual owners.
Moratorium legislation enabling
the indebted owner to pay off taxes,
interest and principle on debts en-
tirely by crop shares, in order to make
the investor share in the uncertainty
Of farming.
Gradual substitution of a net in
come tax system which eventually
would supplant the general property
tax entirely.
Assessment of farm property for
taxation on the basis of equities held
by owner and mortgagOr alike.
Equal risk for tenant and owner
alike by making the crop share the
only lease"
1T is patent that the seriousness
Of the farm tenant situation in Min
lesota dictates the necessity for inn
mediate adoption of constructive poll
lies and the prosecution of effective
plans designed to stay and reduce
tenancy. and to alleviate conditions
lnder which tenants operate" the re-
port said.
Records of state criminal bureau
activities during the past seven years
fail to confirm accusations of Senator
A. ]. Rockne that the bureau has
not done anything"
During the Republican years of 1929
and 1880 the bureau cleared 81 and
"a cases respectively, at the average
cost per case of $237.61 in 1929 and
S175.5O i'm 1880. The Farmer-L abOr
administration of the bureau saw 449
cases cleared in 1895 at cost per
case of S25.46. and 1908 cases in
1886 at S1S.37 per case.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
MRS. SUMPTION PLANS A
 MONTHS VISIT IN WRANGELL

Mrs Joseph Sumption arrived on the Northland Monday for a months visit with her son George Sumption and family and daughter, Ms. Queenie Bontrager.
 This is Mrs Sumption's first visit to Wrangell since she and Mr. Stump. tion and daughter Eva, moved to their former home at Olymp,a, Washington, three years ago.
 There were but 24 passengers leaving Seattle on the Northlaud, Mrs. Sumption said but full list IS expected southbound. The trip was beautiful. sunshine and calm waters being the rule all the way up, she states, and even Queen Charlotte sound was like a beautiful mill pond.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received until D. m, Sept. 25, 1887, at the office of the city clerk for the purchase Of all the building material in the School play shed, so called, located on lot adjacent to the city hall on Second Street, and the removal Of same from the grounds within 50 days from date of acceptance Terms of sale will be cash.
 The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 WRANGELL TOWN COUNCIL
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE PLACES
 LIGHT ON TWO TREE ISLAND

Aids to navigation temporarily out of commission, to be restored, tn- clude, states Saturdays bulletin is sued by the Ketchikan headquarters of the Lighthouse service, Keku strait beacon GA in Sumner strait reported missing March 2.
 In Wrangeu NarroWs the Peters burg bar front light No. 39 was re- ported extinguished and dolphin de- stroyed August 6. A second class black dan buoy similarly numbered was established August g, $50 yards, 57 degrees from Petersburg bar rear range light in 24 feet of water pend ing rebuilding of the structure.
 Point Adolphus light in Icy strait was reported extinguished August 25.
 The only permanent change in southeast Alaska made in the past week was Two Tree island light, Sumner strait, established August 31, and described as flashing white about 30 candlepower, IS feet above high water, flash, 10 second, eclipse g seconds located on islet of same name of north shore of Vank is- land.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
ALL ALASKA SHOULD BE PROUD OF THIS YEARS
 SALMON PACK
HO'O People of Territory HnUe Helped AIasko's Leading Industry to Overcome Outside Competition and Bring More
 Benefits Home to Us AH

resource, American housewives must be made to 0Vant to pay more for Alaska salmon.
 How can this be done? Ready at hand IS a proven tool-national advertising.
 In the past year and half, such advertising has greatly stepped up Canned Salmon con- sumption, boosted sales through cut the United States. Hans are already laid to make next years national advertising more power full, more effective than ever!
 Thus will the Canned Salmon Industry continue to keep and enlarge its share in American markets -. to bring better times to us all.
 Without the fine product we have this year such aims would be beyond reach. For the quality of the I937 back fhe Industry giveS sOGrm h0nkS to all it's Thousands Of Aiaskan friends.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

THANK YOU, people of Alaska. | for helping this year to pro- duce a Salmon Pack especially fine in quality!
 Throughout the Territory, none but the freshest salmon were canned. The fish passed quickly from the water to the cans. Every care was given to the in-between steps. Now - at the end of the 1887 season we may all take pride in knowing that Alaska's Canned Salmon meets the high est standards of purity, flavor and nutritive value!
 This year particularly, quality is more thaN c matter Of pride. II is VitaI need.
 Operating costs have climbed with fewer packed cases to bear the increase in costs. We face vigorous competition from cheaper fish packed elsewhere. So if the Industry is to continue as Alaska's greatest economic
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
CATHOLIC CHURCH

September 12. Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost.
 7:30 a. n. Communion Mass. 10 a. m. Parish Mass
 Sunday School.
 7:30 D. m. Rosary and Benedic- tion of the Blessed Sacrament. Tuesday. Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
 Wednesday, Feast of our Lady of Seven Dol0Ts.
 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are Ember days.
 Daily Mass at 7:3O.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
ST. PHILIPS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 Arnold Krone

The Sixteenth Sunday after Trlu- ity.
 1O:0O q. m. Church school and Adult Bible Class.
 11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer and Sermon. "The Man of Cain"
 Study of Psalm e My soul truly waiteth still upon God"
 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are Ember Days. Your prayers are desired for the ministry.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
At the Churches
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Russell ?. Pederson, Pastor

1U:3O a. m. Morning Worship. The Cross in Our Thinking"
 12 noon Bible School. A Nation Needs Religious Homes. study Deu. teronomy 6:1-9 and 1I:1S-25.
 7:30 p. m. Evening Worship. Meditation on Paul's Challenge to Timothy.
 Wednesday. 7:30 D. m., Prayer meeting in the Church Parlor.
 The Week Day Bible Classes meet ing Monday after school begin tnis week.
 Come and Worship With Us.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

w. c. Stump, assistant district attorney, came up from ketchikan with Wm. Seltridge of the Alaska Game Commission, to prosecute tor The government the case or Ray Hammer, for whom a warrant is out. Hammer IS charged with violation of the game law.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

Thor Hofstad, owner of the City Service light plant at Seldoyia, vis> tied with his sister, Miss Helen Hot- stad, and old friends at Wran6ell Sunday morning for five hours He was taking the F. l. P. Cannery ten der Celtic from Port Graham to Se- attle.
 On his return north in about three weeks, he plans to spend a week in Wrangell.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

1NV1IUaJ VVVIIIIg, o5pJ' IoJM, 6A-
 amining Eyes for Glasses
 pr. Edumunds needs no introduce tion to Wrangell citizens as this IS his TENTH ANNUAL TRIP through out Alaska where numerous citizens have been benefited by his highly scientific work, backed by FIVE DI- PLOMAS FROM RECOGNIZED EYE COLLEGES. besides being a POST GRADUATE. CROSSED-EYES Ire. quently strengthened with glasses only. We welcome difficult cases.
 PERMANENT offices at l491 Fourth Ave, Seattle. Adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

No business having been transacted at the luncheon meeting Wednesday of the Civic Club, special meeting has been called at 2:30 Saturday aI- ternoon at the home of Mrs. M. O.. Johnson. All members are urged to be present.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
SALVATION ARMY

Brigadier 6 Mrs. Carruthers Sunday Services.
 2:30 D. m. Sunday School under the direction of Miss Gwen Carru- theTs.
 7:3O D. III. Salvation Service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

Carol Ferguson, young proprietor of Billie's Shop, has passage CD. gagged Thursday for Seattle where she will enter sophomore classes at the University of Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

The Auxiliary will resume meet. ings next Wednesday night follow ing the summer vacation, the meet ing date having been advanced one week. An election of officers will be the chief business of the evening.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

Page Massie is the name Of daughter, weighing 8 pounds, one ounce, born to Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Whitehead at Juneau on Sunday morning, September 5, according to word received by the young mothers parents, Mr and Mrs. NJ. o. Johnson of Wrangeu. The newcomer joins a sister, Virginia Ann. twenty months her senior
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

Have a shower at Lowell's Bar Der Shop. Adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

Wrangell Public school opened Tuesday with an enrolment of 132 in the grades and 27 in high school. The grade enrolment is about aver age but the high school is low, a number of students still working who are coming in later, according to Supt. Geo. A. Fabricius.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10
:: LOCAL ITEMS ::

The card party given at Elks nall last night by the Altar Society was a delightful affair and was attended by about fifty Whist was played at ten tables and the prizes awarded to Miss Mary Alice Shields, Mrs. M. O. Johnson. W T. Hale and ". Eas- taugh. Supper was served at small tables and later Mrs. Troy Morrow was found to be the winner of the beautiful overnight bag which has been on display in the window Of The Mode ter several weeks.
 Word has been received by How. ard Messinger that his young broth CT. Carl. who spent the summer in Wrangell had not been heard from since he cashed a bank draft for S25O shortly after his arrival at Seattle on August 30th. His home is in Centralia, Wash. and much anN- iety is felt by his family.
 The Diamond K Packing Com panys pile driver and the cannely tender F. c. Barnes, started work Wednesday driving piles in Wran gell Narrows for the Lighthouse Service. and will continue until 1p- spectors have determined all neces- sary driving has been made.
 Patricia Wies left with her mother, H A TfoT m Sunday night for Juneau where she expects to undergo an operation for a goitre.
 Mrs. Cecil Hicks, who has spent the summer with her uncle, Troy Morrow and Mrs. Morrow, left for her home in Seattle Saturday on the North Sea, taking passage on that boat so that she might be joined by her husband at Burnett Inlet, where the vessel was scheduled to pick up the cannery crew.
 Miss Frances Miller, daughter of Director and Mrs Charles Miller, Wrangell Institute, who has spent the summer vacation here, left on the Princess Louise Monday night for Seattle enroute to Portland, where she will enter senior classes at Reed College.
 MT. and Mrs. Olof Arness arrived Tuesday morning on the Alaska from Petersburg for a few days vis> it with the I. c. Bjorge family. MT. Bjorge is a brother of MT. Arness.
 The Auxiliary will resume meet. ings next Wednesday night follow ing the summer vacation, the meet ing date having been advanced one week An election of officers will be the chief business of the evening
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

The Princeton, mission boat Of the Presbyterian church, on which students are being transported 10 Sheldon Jackson School at Sitka called in port here Monday night for the following students: Mana Paul. Louis Paul. Virginia Lott, Helena Gross, Walter Austin, Julia Durkee and Ned Johnson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

Mrs. Christine Hurley took pas sage on the Aleutian Thursday night for Ketchikan. She will re- turn to Wrangell in a week or ten days.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-09-10

MT. and Mrs. Olof Arness arrived Tuesday morning on the Alaska from Petersburg for a few days wis it with the l. c. Bjorge family. MT Bjorge is a brother of Mir. Arness.