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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-22

expression
H out in the editorial columns of large eastern
EA paper than 40 years ago when the editor
1 confronted with the task of answering letter from
little eghyear old girl, who wanted to know if there
really Santa Claus The editor other pen
has written the following words to little Vrgnias
query:
Virginia your little friends wrong They have
been affected by the skepcsm of skepcal age They do
not believe except what they They think nothing
be which is not comprehensive to their little minds All
minds, Virginia whether they be little childrens
little. In this great universe of is
insect ant in his intellect compared with the bound
less world about him measured by the intelligence capable
of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
eyes, Virginia, there is Santa Claus. He exists
certainly love and generosity and devotion exist and
you know that they abound and give to life it's highest
beauty and joy Alas how dreary the world would be if
there Santa Claus would be dreary there
Virginas. There would be chld-lke faith
then no poetry no romance to make tolerabe this exist
We should have enjoyment except in and
sight The eternal light with which childhood fills the
world would be eXtinguished ,-t& -e-..'
"Not believe in Santa Claus? You might as well not
believe in fairies You might get papa to hire
Claus but they did not Santa Claus coming down
what would that prove? Nobody Santa Claus but that
is sign that there is no Santa Claus The most real
things the world those that neither children
Did you fairies dancing the lawn?
Of not but that's proof that they're not there
Nobody conceive imagine all the wonders there
and unseeable in the world.
"You may tear apart the babys rattle and see what
makes the noise inside, but there is veil covering the
world which the strongest the united
strength of all the strongest that lived could
tear apart Only, faith fancy poetry love-
push aside that curtain and view and picture the
nal beauty and glory beyond. it all real? Ah Virginia.
in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding
"No Santa Claus? Thank God he lives, and he lives
forever thousand years from now Virginia. nay ten
thousand years from he will continue to make
glad the heart of childhood"
We wish you one and all a Merry Christmas
THE PUBLISHERS
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-22
BOssy Co,Us Force
Il Truck In Ditch

Imagine driving a truck up a
hill and suddenly noticing that the
front wheels were rising into the
air. That was the experience that
L. H. Albrecht of New Ulm, had
recently. Just as they came to
the first steep pitch in hill, the
cattle crowded to the back of the
truck, thereby lifting the front
wheels off the ground. Panicky,
they moved to the right side of
the truck and as it settled back to
the ground the front wheels were
in the ditch. 1t took some maneu-
vering to get the truck back onto
the road.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-22
PineCountyF
Would Continue
Peoples Fight
Annual County Conven-
ton Attended by Enthus-
iastic Group.

All those who think that the Farm
er-Labor party is dead, had best look
for something else to count out"
appeared to be the sentiment Sunday
afternoon in the annual meeting of the
Pine County Farmer-Labor Associa-
ton The convention was held in
the Hotel Madison Casino in Sand
stone with A. E. Borchardt of Willow
River, county chairman, presiding.
Oscar w. Anderson of Sturgeon Lake,
county secretary, acted as convention
secretary.
Convention speakers included HAL
mer Sandell, who discussed the neceS-
Sity for continuing the work of the
association; State Senator G. Elmer
johnson who spoke on the coming
legislative session and pledged the
undivided support of all Farmer
Laborites to progressive legislation
sponsored by the new administration;
and Arnold Lindquist, assistant sec
rotary of the Farmer-Labor Associa-
ton, mentioned a number of items
of interest in connection with the
approaching state convention and
urged use of the lending library.
Resolutions.
A resolutions committee previously
chosen by the convention was then
prepared to make its report. Among
the resolutions recommended favor
ably by them and adopted by the
convention were the following:
CD Limiting the time of speakers
to five minutes and to two speeches
on any one resolution.
(2) Electing two members from
each Congressional District in 1889
to serve on the State Central Com
mittee-one for one year and the sec
ond for two years and each year
thereafter for period of two years.
60 Election of district officers to
committeeman.
"a Commencing Governor Benson
for his courageous fight during the
last campaign, and for the fight we
know he will carry on for the welfare
of the people in the future.
60 Individual members joining
ward, village or township clubs or
renewing their membership in such
clubs shall pay membership fee of
$500 per year for the first member
of the family, all other members of
the family pay membership of $1.50
per year.
co. Thanking Hjalmer Sandell for
his efforts in the recent campaign and
expressing the conviction that his
work has not been in vain.
CD Recommending a strict boy
colt of the aggressor or fascist nations.
90 That we adhere strictly to our
program and Constitution as sub
mitted by the interim committee to
be submitted to the 1889 state conven-
ton.
Delegates.
Delegates recommended by clubs
caucusing in groups of two and
elected by the convention to attend
the Sixth District Convention at
Brainerd January 8, and the State
convention in ST. Paul January 27,
were Robert Ardner, o. R. Dickson,
Hjalmer Sandell, Hans Mosbak, A.
E. Borchardt and Oscar w. Anderson.
Alternates are Emil Erickson, Carl
Schlaeger, F. j. Brown, Mrs. Peter
Stulen, julius Waletzko and Ross
Barnett respectively.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-22
Eight More Cases To
Wind Up Court Term

The last general session of the dis
trict court for 1888 will commence
at 10 a. m. December 20. There are
four court hearings, three minor cases
and one adoption to be brought be-
fore it, according to William Mista
clerk of court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-22
Service Stations
Close Christmas

All Askov gas stations will
close Christmas eve and remain
closed all Christmas day and will
only be open one hour at noon on
New Years day. They, therefore,
invite the patrons to get their
automobile fuel and supplies
previous to the closing hour.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-22
Arends Heads East
Minnesota Medics

At the recent annual meeting of
the East Central Minnesota Medical
Association DR.. A. L. Arends of Sand
stone, was elected president. DR..
Gardner of Anoka, was chosen vice
president and DR.. Claire Ness of Cam
bridge, was reelected secretary
treasurer
DR.. Arends is Pine county coroner.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-22

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18

accident, a bullet from his rifle
plowed into the ceiling.
Half a dozen revolvers roared to-
gether. Fender pitched from the
saddle like a sack of meal. He
struck the floor in a crumpled heap,
rolled over, and lay motionless.
Norris thrust his smoking weapon
back into its scabbard and caught
the bride of the rearing horse.
Someone else ran forward to assist
him. The two men got the fright
ened animal out of the place.
Sherman Howard gave a curt or
der. "Get the coroner, Sid"
Nobody paid any attention to the
body on the floor. 1t was as if the
roar Of the guns had banished the
strained situation the entrance of
Fender had interrupted. The games
were resumed. Sounds of voices,
the rattle of chips, the spinning of
the roulette wheel filled the room.
Wild Bill Pender's adventure was
finished business.
jeff Gray took temporary leave Of
absence. He had to explain to a
girl probably sick with fear that the
shooting had nothing to do with her
father.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18

ward the center as at B. The
pairs of scrolls are sewn together
and also to the edge of the rug as
indicated here at the lower right.
This kind of rug has infinite pos
sibilities for color schemes. One
cen had a blue center, a band
of mixed color and then a wide
band of red. The pairs of scrolls
alternated red and blue.
Full instructions for making the
chair seat covers shown in this
sketch are in the book offered
herewith.
Every homemaker should have
a copy of Mrs. Spears new book
SEWING. F~orty-eight pages of
step-by-step directions for making
slipcovers and dressing tables;
curtains for every type of room;
lampshades, rugs, ottomans and
other useful articles for the home.
Readers wishing a copy should
send name and address, enclosing
Is cents (coins preferred) to Mrs.
Spears, 2l0 South Desplaines St.,
Chicago.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18

AN OLD house sitting in the
n midst of old fields against a
background of piney woods not so
far from where the Pilgrims land
ed. The present occupant is just
as interested in handwork and just
as thrifty as all of her New Eng
land ancestors who have preceded
her there. She still makes braided
rag rugs from discarded gar
ments and they harmonic per-
fectly with her lovely old furni-
ture. One that she showed me
was different than any 1 had ever
seen. Here are all the dimensions
and method of making it in case
it is new to you, too, and you
would like to make one like it.
The center oval part of this serv-
iceable braided rag rug is 80 inches
long and 16 inches wide with
6-inch scroll border all around.
The scrolls are made in pairs
from braided strips "a yards
long. These strips are braided
tight so they are not more than
IS inch wide. The center of each
strip is marked as shown here at
A and the ends are then sewn
around and around, working to.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18
Science Backs Microbe Into Corner,
and Beats Him, Psychologist Asserts

A century ago your life expect
ancy at birth was about forty years.
Now it has jumped to more than
sixty and is still going up. Why?
Preventive medicine is largely
the answer, according to a state
ment by G. H. Estabrooks, profess
sor of psychology at Colgate uni
versity, writes a correspondent in
the Los Angeles Times. In preven-
tive medicine, science either pre-
vents the microbe from making con-
tact with you, or, if he then does,
we study his own life cycle and spoil
his game by ditching him at some
vital part of his own caree Esta-
brook asserts. For example, he
may be n of the kind that have
to spend a part of their lives in an
other animal and the rest in you.
An example of this is the malaria
germ which cannot reach you ex-
cept through a mosquito, or the
germ of bubonic plague that rides
on a flea that rides on a rat. Here
the stratagem of preventive medi-
cine is to exterminate the mos
quito and the rat, rather than to
shoot directly at the germ.
When these methods fail we still
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18
Arizona Crater a Wonder

Near Winslow, Ariz., the great
meteor crater is an object of un-
tagging interest. This tremendous
hole. a mile in diameter, was
formed by the impact of the head
of a small comet that plunged into
the earth ages ago and now lies
buried more than a thousand feet
beneath the surface. The bottom of
the crater is about SO stories deep,
and around the rim is an even hill
as white al snow, that indicates
the intense heat that scorched the
earth all around as the flaming
comet struck.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18
p II

The cowboy Sid stood in the door
way of the store.
"Job for you, Sanger" he said.
"Fellow bumped off in the Golden
Nugget"
jeff Gray shouldered past him
toward the white-faced girl leaning
against the counter. cts all right,
Miss Chiswick," the red-headed
man told her cheerfully. Nobody
hurt but Pender."
"Who was sure shot into rag
dolls," Sid added.
Ruth relaxed Imply as the blood
poured back into her frozen heart.
II thought . I was afraid =.
she murmured, the words drying in
her throat.
"Help me carry this stretcher,
Sid," requested Sanger. He was
coroner and undertaken. In Tail
Holt the first of these positions was
honorary, but the other was no sine
cure.
Ibid you tell my father 1 am
here?" Ruth asked.
Haven't had a chance yet" Gray
answered. The other two men were
leaving with the stretcher. He con-
tinued, lowering his voice: "Mr.
Chiswick came to town about some
rustling."
"And doesn't know about
me?"
II couldn't say"
"What is he doing in the Golden
Nugget?"
Serving notice that he is on the
warpath against r%ustlers."
The eyes of the girl opened wide.
ITO that gang in there?"
Looked to me like some of them
were sull about it," he conceded.
Lucky for him Fender picked that
time to cut loose his wolf. The
boys got the finger-itch out of their
systems. l reckon it's going to be
all right now. Howard seems to be
the big boss, and he is making
peace talk"
Father is so bull-headed."
Gray asked for information, re-
luctantly. This was none of his
business, but he had been dragged
into it. "This young Howard-any
kin to Sherm Howard?"
A flag of color futtered in her
cheeks, but the dark eyes held
steadily to his. "Son," she said.
Then, sharply, "Why do you ask?"
IF you aim to tell yore father
about this little fling, maybe you
had better get him out of town
first" he suggested.
There was a slurring drawl in his
speech that stirred anger in her.
Clearly he disapproved of what she
had done. She did not hesitate to
affront the young men who fluttered
around her, but she objected to be-
ing made the victim of cool con-
tempt.
ITO BE CONTINUED
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18
Your Home

Magnify the place you call
home. Do not let any outside at
traction come in to divide your
interest in it. Seek to make it the
loveliest and most helpful place
that it is in your power to do.
Throw into it your best love and
your greatest activity. Give it
your sweetest smile, your noblest
support and your most loyal CO.
operation.
Make all happy in 1t, and draw
your biggest happiness from it.
Ask Gods blessing upon it, and
do all you can to keep it pure
and good-a center Of beneficent
and gracious power.-Charles
Dickens.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18

have our bodily natural immunity to
fall back on, for the body already
knows how to deal at once with a
large part of the germs that hop
aboard it, without any outside help.
If not, our bodies then can often
build up in time an artificial immu-
nifty by manufacturing an anti-toxin,
or anti-poison, to neutralize the
poison secreted by the invading
germs. Finally, if our bodies are
too weak to do this, doctors inject
a%nti-toxins.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18

the sting Of a lash in the low voice.
Ruth turned to walk from the
store, but instead of doing so stood
rigid, her eyes fixed on two men
riding down the street. To Howard
she said, over her shoulder: "You'd
better light out; my father is here"
The young man took one look at
the dismounting men. maybe I
had better, to keep from having
trouble with him." he faltered.
He left by the side door. The
girl did not even notice him 60.
II don't see how Father could
have found out already" she said,
frowning in thought. "But that
doesn't matter. I'll 60 meet him."
Gray shook his head. That would
not do. Decent girls could not 60
into such a place as the Golden Mug
get for any reason He heard him
self, to his own surprise, offering to
do her errand.
He walked across the road into
the gambling-house.
A big, fat, heavy-shouldered man
who was playing solitaire lifted his
head as Sid and Mile High came into
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18

the Golden Nugget. He beckoned
them to him.
whats all the shootin' about?"
he asked.
One of the men playing poker at
the next table leaned back to catch
the answer.
"Jim Fender on n of his toots,"
Sid replied. wants to clean up the
town again, Sherm."
Sherman Howard frowned down
at the table and shifted a queen.
Hell 60 just so far, that bird"
The man at the poker table, a tall,
broad-shouldered fellow with black,
curly hair, said significantly, Hes
here only for a short visit"
II reckon you're shoutin', Curly"
agreed Mile High. II never liked
any of that bully-puss warriors
game" He mentioned, in a low
voice, news that might or might not
be important. stranger in our
midst"
"Where?" asked Curly.
"Over at Sanger's. Drapped in
on a big roar that has been rode
far"
What kind of a guy?" inquired
Howard.
"Red-headed. Tough as they
come. Wears his gun low"
Howard made a sign and a man
strolled over from the faro table.
He was a slim, hard-eyed young
fellow sporting a fancy silk ban
danna tied loosely round his neck.
The name he went under was Nor
gan Norris. He was known to be
a killer.
stranger over at Sanger's,
Morg," the solitaire player said.
might stroll over and size him up.
Find out if you can where he comes
from, what he is doing here, and
how long he aims to stay"
Into the Golden Nugget walked
two men. Their entrance created a
stir, as a breath of wind does in a
field of grain. Out of the corner of
his mouth Curly mumured, "Look
who's here" Interest in the games
momentarily diminished. The bar
tender stopped polishing a glass. To
Morgan Norris, in a whisper, Mile
High gave warning: Keep yore
shirt on, Morg. Let Sherm make
the play"
The men who had just walked into
the gambling-house had the stamp
of their calling written on every
crease of their dusty clothes, on ev-
cry wrinkle of their weather-beaten
faces. Both were big men who had
taken on the solidity that comes
with years.
Unless his salient, close-shut jaw,
his steady, keen, blue eyes gave
false witness, the older man, Lee
Chiswick, was one of dominant will,
one who would fight for his rights.
His companion and foreman, Dan
Brand, was a barrel-chested fellow
of great physical strength. On his
tanned, open face there was the
hint of a smile, not u~nfriendly, as If
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-02-18
SYNOPSIS

Ruth Chiswick Of L c ranch, obsessed by
fear Of danger to her outspoken an bull.
headed father. Lee. from a band of lawless
rustlers headed by Sherm Howard, decides
to save him by clipping with young Lou
Howard. Sherm's son, and comes to the
tow of Tail Holt to meet him. While in
Yell Sanger's store. a crook.nosed stranger
enters. sizes up the situation. and when a
drunken cowboy. Jim Fender, rides In and
starts shooting. protects Ruth. while Lou
Howard hides.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29

Little Sneezer
Janet Chapman, six-year-old
starlet, always sneezes when she
smells the fuzz of peaches.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
Free Ride on
Errors in
Contest

Movie fans who have entered
the $250,000 movie quiz spon-
sored by Motion Pictures Great
est Year need not be concerned
about the five errors that a
checkup has revealed in the
contest booklet.
These errors involve the an
swers on the following pictures:
Gateway" The Texans"
The Crowd Roars," Girls on
Probation" and Give Me a
Sailor"
The errors came about in
various ways, some of them
typographical, and others oc-
CURED because the pictures
themselves were not completed
at the time the Movie Quiz book
lets were published. When the
pictures eventually reached the
screen the answers to the ques-
tions could not be made in the
way the contest booklet sug-
geSted.
Because Of these errors the
campaign committee has de-
cided that no matter what an
Swer is made by the contestants
to these five pictures that an
swer will be adjudged correct
by the contest judges. In other
words the campaign committee
makes a present of five answers
out of the 30 required to qualify
for participation in the $780,
600 worth Of prizes.
Decision to remedy the errors
in this fashion was announced
today by Paul Gulick, campaign
coordinator, who also stated
what steps were being taken to
inform contestants of the errors
and the break in their favor.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
BY ED SULLIVAN
Off the Beaten Track

Hop Indian Reservation, Arizu Sept 49,
square cliff village Arizona
80 Indian braves wearing groeque masks had Just finished
their Harvest Dance One warrior sat the ground booming out
rhythm danced trot On the ground
them bread at intervals Indian
red shirt moved forward and andtu OF grain on the ear
We watched the dancers from the roof of onstoy stone dwelling
other Indians quaed in the shade of the buildings
watching dancers mpassively brought
pop swarthy giant unable find bottle put the
bottle cap TO his teeth and pulled it off
indeed frontier primitive dancing
primitive dance to the gods Of the You might have ave be
and turned the radio heard Adolf Hitler speaking from
Hitler what happened 1918 would not happen
Indians better off without the benefits of
Somehow picture Of the throwing
earth impressive and gody than Hitler throwing down
There nearly Indians in Arizona About 5000
are Hops who dwell together in villages Many Of the Others are
cattle the old days they fought bloody fights
the Sya nd would o6 S s r. the H @ tho % high nd the he. 0n t0
from the stalks Facing the prospect winter the
explained by the Navajo religion which fobds So
they needed Hop children bidegroom and year they'd
raid the Hop fields and threaten them with starvation unless
they yielded their young.
At EOvar Hotel the rim Of the Grand Canyon found the
T SeRe s 5
u L. A. That is the abbrevaon of University OF Cali
colesians Middle preferred
favore actre2 voted voted for Alice
Ginger got two votes Olivia Haviand
Who their favorite actor eight
Clark Gable five Bg Crosby four votes Mickey
Rooney two voe Waly Beery two votes Their fave picture?
Pilot" five votes; Aexanders Ragtime Band
apiece Mutny the Bounty"
Three Comrades
Caroe Lombard Lse Rainer Rochelle
othy Marjorie Margaret SULLIVAN Katharine
Hepburn Betty Cradle Sylvia Sidney Patricia Maureen
OSulvan Actors who rated apiece Paul MUM,
Herbert Marshall Fredc March, Lionel Barrymore, Leslie
ard Warner Baxter Francho Tone Gary Macay
and Tyrone Power.
this survey the gdde are the rapid
rise Of Alice Faye and the solid popularity Spencer Tracy sgn
can't is that Clark Gable the only the matinee idols
hold male popularity Robert Taylor didn't get single mention
Tyne Pwer mentned only Bng Crosby finishing
third to Gable showed unexpected strength
The roads and trading posts are crowded with American Legion
naeS travelling back from Los Angeles with their families
Arz Just out OF the Indian country the trading post
filled with the Legion An Indian his jblack tied with
bright red ribbon was serving ice cream sodas and they
psng good sodas AS stood there drinking sodas
invasion OF huge fellows This the football the
Arizona State Teachers College returning Flagstaff
absorbing druDDing from Brigham Young University.
The setting when to the Canyon
jagged walls aflame with
the muddy little Colorado flowed anything
majestic aweinsprng though nature
Vused IN tremendous battle leaving giant
Sennels I've blue clouds white
sunset that looked much like molten
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
Rapid Rise

Lana Turner, who provided
the complications in Mickey
Rooney's love life in Love Finds
Andy Hardy" and who was
hailed as a new edition of Clara
Bow following her work as the
younger sister in "Rich Man,
Poor Girl" has won official
recognition Of her rapid climb
when she was cast in q fea-
tured role in Dramatic school,"
with Luise Rainer.
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
Massey Will Play Lincoln in
New Robt. F. Sherwood PIoy

Starring Raymond Massey as
the rail-splitter, ABE Lincoln in
Illinois," the most important
play by Pulitzer prizeman Rob
ert E. Sherwood. will be the first
Washington offering Of the
PlaywrightS' Company, opening
The Washington times., 1938-09-29
Hides Weddinq Rinq

Gloria Dickson refuses to re-
move her wedding ring, even for
picture roles. When she por-
trays a single woman, she has
her husband, makeup artist
Perc Westmore, cover her ring
with fleSh-tinted collodion.