Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-09
Old Settlers Meet
At WiUO,U Riuer


Willow River village hall Saturday
night was attended by large num-
Der from Duluth and surrounding
territory, the local people making
the majority of the crowd. Angelic
Yotti and his orchestra of Duluth,
furnished the music which was en-
joyed very much. Mr. Yotti and his
concertina was very famous there
in sawmill times and he has visited
there on many occasions since, play
ing for local dances.
Of the oldest residents and those
who still live in Willow River are
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Sharlow. Mrs.
Sharlow has the distinction of being
born on the banks of Kettle river just
below the village rs years ago and
has lived in this vicinity since. She
has watched this country develop
from forest covered land to diversi-
fed farming. Her husband came
from Wisconsin SO years ago. They
both enjoy good health.
Many Early Residents.
Some of the early settlers to come
were H. H. Wood, who came to hunt
in 1887. He moved his family there
the following summer. Arthur and
Roy Wood and Mrs. Ida Bachmann
are the remaining members of the
family. Mrs. Albert Kenney, sister
of Mrs. Bachmann, was the first
school teacher in this village. Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Clough and son, Eddie,
came in July the same year from
the Moose Lake settlement and took
homestead where the family has
lived since. MIR. and Mrs. Dan Dris-
coll came the same year in the fall
to make their home. Mr.. Driscoll
still enjoys to live there and has a
nice home. in the village. John Lund-
gren and family came in 1893 and has
lived there since. Mr.. and Mrs. c.
G.. Sexton came the fall after the
Hinckley fire in 1894. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Soliday in 1895. Mrs. w. c.
Ehmke is the only member of this
family who has lived there since.
Mr.. Soliday was engineer in the plan
ing mill. He afterwards moved his
family to Aberdeen, S. D., where he
was employed as stationary engi-
neer in the Milwaukee car shops
where he worked until he retired.
He was visiting a daughter, Mrs.
Smith, at Puyallup, Wash, during
the winter months and came to Aber-
deem to join his son, Chas. Soliday,
engineer on the Milwaukee road, and
came to the reunion of old friends
and to visit with DR.. and Mrs. w.
c. Ehmke and their family. The
Sherricks came from Ohio in 1900.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Sherrick and son,
Robert, came from Duluth with Maud
Macmillan and Eric Bodin to at
tend this party. Most of the men
mentioned and many others as the
John Price and Stepan families
worked in the sawmill, in the woods
and stables caring for the horses that
were used to transport the logs, and
many helped with the drive to the
Saltwater mills which took place
every spring.
A Mr.. Brickwell was the first post
master and served a period of about
four years. At that time Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Akin came and started a
store where B. Amundson has his
cafe. He was postmaster for II years.
In 1911 E. B. Linsley came there with
his family and published news
paper, "The Pine County Farmer"
was appointed postmaster in 1914
and held the position % years when
he was replaced by Earl Wilson,
present postmaster.
DR.. Riley was the company doctor.
A letter of regret that he could not
be in this celebration was read by
Eddie Soliday. DR.. w. c. Ehmke
came as young doctor and assisted
DR.. Riley until the latter moved to
Park Falls, Wis, when DR.. Ehmke
took over the practice and has been
there since. The committee on ar
rangements was DR.. Ehmke, chair
man, VIM. C. Ehmke, and John Wad-
ley, Joe and John Kasper, Eddie
Soliday and VIM. Wernowski, all of