Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-16

Finlayson
The Catholic Ladies' Aid will meet
Thursday today at the home of
Mrs. Joe Koenings in the Pine River
neighborhood. All are welcome.
Plans are being made for din
ner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Parvey Sunday, June 10, for
the members of the National Finnish
Lutheran church and to which the
public is welcome. There will be
services in the afternoon and men,
bers of the Minneapolis congrega-
ton are to be present. Ice cream
will be sold during the afternoon.
In case of rain the dinner will be
held in the church dining room. All
are welcome.
The monthly dinner at the St.
Johns Lutheran church will be held
Sunday, June 10, at the church din
ing room with Mrs. Chas. Hellman,
Mrs. Nels Koski and Mrs. William
Kyro as hostesses. The public is
welcome.
Aid will meet Thursday, June %, at
the home of Mrs. E. A. Elsola. Ev-
eryone is invited.
The storm last Thursday morning
caused misfortune to Carl Ryan when
lightning struck his barn and burned
it to the ground in very short
time. MIR. Ryan had just time to
get out a horse and bull before the
roof fell in. Considerable hay, grain
and equipment was destroyed. There
is some insurance, but the loss is
keenly felt as the barn was of espe-
cially sturdy construction and would
normally have stood for many years.
1t was built about five years ago. He
plans to build a structure this sum-
mer to house the stock in the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Petry are happy
over the arrival of son Wednesday
of last week. Mrs. Petry's sisters are
aiding in the care of her and the
baby.
w. F. Bowers, who has been in
failing health for many weeks, was
very low over the weekend and
passed away Monday night. Betty
Peterson, granddaughter, from Min
neapolis, was here from Thursday
until Sunday. On Monday Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Orbin of Sandstone, the
former a brother of Mrs. Bowers,
were here Friends of Mrs. Bowers
offer their deep sympathy.
Guests at the Anton Faudskar
home are Mrs. Kenneth Payette and
two children of Minneapolis, and Mrs.
P. NJ Trelstad of Fertile. They came
Saturday and were joined Sunday
by Mr.. Payette for the day, while Rev.
Trelstad was expected Tuesday. They
will remain for a week. Rev. and
Mrs. Trelstad have been attending
a convention of the Norwegian Luth-
eran church in the Cities. On Sum-
day the FaudSkarS took their guests
to Bruno for the afternoon where
they were callers at the j. H. Lin
gren home.
Mrs Arthur Nelson of Minot, N.
D., arrived Monday for weeks visit
with her mother, Mrs. Nina Lock-
wood, and sister, Mrs. A. Faudskar
Some of the young people are home
from their years work at the var
ious schools in Minneapolis, namely,
Elmer Elsola, Mae Wallio and Ber-
nice Frohreich from the state uni
versity and Marlyn Smith from Dun
woody. Mr. and Mrs Frank Fred
rickson drove to Minneapolis Friday
to get Bernice After a two weeks
vacation Bernice will again go to
northern lake for the summer to
work.
Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
Lee and baby, Barbara, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Medvick of Minneapo-
lis, spent a few days at the Fred
rickson cottage on Pine lake.
The Thimble club will meet Mon
day night, June %, at the home of
Mrs. j. H. Arth. She will be assisted
in serving by Mrs. Hugo Wickstrom
and Mrs. Walter Dahlin.
Mrs. Wyatt Ryan was here from
Friday until Sunday and upon return
ing to her home in st. Paul, was ac-
companied by her niece, Shirley Ryan,
who will spend the summer with her.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale
Ryan and son, Jimmie, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Ryan and children, Sally,
Betty and baby Thomas, and Mrs.
Alex McNab and baby motored to
McGrath to spend the day at the
Otterson home.
Gertrude Vogt returned home Sum-
day after a 10 day visit with her