Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-08-25

the business places to the extent that
their windows be decorated in gala
and appropriate fashion for the day.
Askov Al Wins Recognition.
Askov's All Club members came in
for a share of the honors as exhibitors
at the Pine county fair held last
week in Pine City. Ralph Henriksen
won second place with his Brown
Swiss heifer; Eiler Frederiksen took
fourth with his Guernsey heifer and
Folmer Frederiksen won first with a
lamb exhibit. Merton Andersen won
first place with a Gersey White Giant
chicken and Jens Jensen won first
with his White Plymouth Rock.
Prof. and Mrs. R. X. Froker of
Madison, Wis, visited Friday at the
home of his brother, Paul N. Froker.
Chris and Roland Keller came from
Kenyon Saturday and visited over the
weekend with friends and relatives.
Harry Steinhagen returned Tuesday
evening from the University hospital
after having spent two weeks there.
He will be laid up for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gunnar Fenger and
two daughters of Milwaukee, Wis,
came Monday evening to spend a
week at the Mrs. P. N. Fenger home.
Sleeping sickness among horses has
been reported in the community. A
horse on the l. A. Ecklund farm east
of the village is one of the recent
victims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto A. Jensen, Mrs.
Harald B. johnson and daughter, Lud-
Wig Madsen, Clarence Morgensen and
Fred F. Hansen motored to Mime
apolis Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rydall and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Ry-
dali and son of Greenville, Mich,
spent the weekend at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Morgensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Karlin and
two daughters of Minneapolis, were
Sunday callers at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Henriksen. Mr.. Karlin
is brother of Mrs. Henriksen.
j. P. Andersen and c. Petersen of
Chicago, H., were callers last Thurs
day and Friday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Olsen in the village
Mr.. Andersen is brother-in-law of
Mrs. Olsen.
Roy Browning came here from Min
neapolis Saturday and returned home
Sunday with his family who has Wis
tied here several weeks. Miss Delpha
Olesen accompanied them to the city
for few days visit.
Walter Johansen and family of
Hampton, Iowa, former residents
here, spent several days visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Olson
and at the M. T. Johansen home
Dorothy and Dagmar Johansen went
to their Iowa home with them for a
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simonsgaard
happily announced Saturday that
they are grandparents to the first
Simonsgaard in their family. A long
distance telephone call was received
that morning from their son, Henry,
at Belgrade that a son was born to
them.
The Askov Amusement Co. this
week moved its merry-go-round back
to Askov and the machine is being
set up on the Amusement property
on Main street preparatory to the
two-day Community Fair Friday and
Saturday. The merry-go-round has
had several weeks run at Grindstone
lake.
Announcements are out stating that
a book under the title of Soldier Bill''
has recently been written by S. j.
Simonsen and published by Fortuny's
of New York city. The book is
said to be a thrilling story of adj
ventures encountered in the World
war. Mr.. Simonsen, the author, re-
sides at Pease where he is depot agent
Rev. A. E. Frost of Dannevang,
Texas, whose family has been visit
ing at the Mrs. L. P. Jacobsen home
for several days, returned from a
Minneapolis hospital where he un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
The family will return to their Texas
home as soon as Rev. Frost has suf-
hclently recovered to make the trip.
Main street in the "old town" is
presenting a neat and modern ap-
pearance these days since painters
and carpenters have gotten in their
ticks" During the past several days
the brick front of the Dixie Cafe has
been painted and to almost complete
the renovating of Main street the
barbershop is now undergoing coat
of brown.
John H. Sorensen came from Farm
ington Saturday and visited over the
weekend at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Sorensen. Mrs.
Sorensen and children and Mrs. Chris
Lund who had spent the week here,
went along home with him. The
Sorensens recently moved to Farm
ington where Mr.. Sorensen is en-
ployed in a Chevrolet garage.