Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-30

Miss Evelyn Petersen of Minneapo-
lis, visited at the A. Gravesen home
Sunday and Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Hyldahl and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl I. Jensen were
Twin City visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niels Nose of Chicago
came Tuesday for visit at the home
of her brother, Peter Bovberg.
Ejvind Jensen recently came from
Minneapolis to spend most of the
summer at the Werner Clausen home
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Sorensen were
Minneapolis visitors Tuesday. Miss
Lois Jensen returned to the city with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hansen and
Miss Ruth and Carl were in Withee,
Wis, Saturday and Sunday for visit
with relatives and friends.
Rev. and Mrs. jobs. Knudsen and
daughter left late Sunday for Des
Moines, Iowa, where the former was
to attend a committee meeting for
a few days. They returned home
last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. MILFORD Olesen visited
in Milwaukee, Wis, from Friday until
Tuesday; returning home they were
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Sorensen who had been visiting
in Milwaukee for longer period.
The regular meeting of the Amer
lean Legion will be held Thursday
evening (tonighD at the Club hall
There will be election of officers and
delegates will be chosen to attend the
state convention. Lunch will be
served.
The Askov Farmer-Labor club an
nounces that at its meeting the 9th
of July it will have as its guest
speaker Mrs. Anna A. Berggreen Of
Minneapolis, state inter-racial chair
man of the Women's international
League for Peace and Freedom. Mrs
Berggreen will speak about the his
tory and recent trends of the organ
ization which she represents. Watch
for further announcements next week
as to where the meeting will be held
Chris Henriksen had the misfor-
tune to lose his pump shed and milk
house Sunday forenoon when the
building was totally destroyed by
fire. There was no one in the build
ing at the time, but the gasoline
engine was running, so it appears
that the flame was started by spark
from the engine. Willing helpers re-
sponded quickly to the fire alarm
but the most that could possibly be
done was to protect the surrounding
buildings.
From Junction City, Oregon, comes
the pleasant news that Miss Verna
Laursen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Chris Laursen, former Askov resi-
dents, was among the 1888 graduates
at the Junction City high school. Ir
addition to this Miss Laursen was
among the distinguished students ir
that she was awarded the Lions clut
cup for being the most outstanding
girl in the class, and also the Girls
League cup for being the most out
standing girl. And finally the D. A
r. organization of Oregon offered &
tour of the United States for the
most outstanding student in citizen
ship, dependability, service and lead
ership; Miss Laursen represented the
Junction City school,
At meeting of the Askov Cream
cry board Wednesday evening of las
week it was decided to engage Wayne
Lawson from near Princeton to re-
place Alfred L. Nielsen who has re-
signed. Mr.. Lawson has had about
20 years experience, IA of which
were at his present location. 1t is ex-
pected that he will start here Angus
1st Mr.. Lawson's grandfather wa!
among the pioneers who started the
first cooperative creamery in Min.
nesota at Clark's Grove Mr.. Lawson
was here to arrange for home t.
live in as he is married man; i
is quite possible that they will oc.
cupy the present buttermaker's resi-.
dence And finally it might be added