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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30
To Visit Europe

Miss Barbara Holbrook, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ralph Holbrook of Maple avenue, sailed yesterday for Europe on the French ship. Normandy. She will go with group of students and will visit in England, France, Holland, Belgium, and Italy. She recently finished her freshman year at Smith col lege, Northampton, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30

In Matoon, H., service station owner uses plaster of Paris horse hitched to buggy as an advertise ment. The total cost was $l00 and it is reported that he has beei amply repaid for the cost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-30

As the result of inhaling slate dust in making pockets in billiard tables. a man has just died in Step ney, England.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Coop People Will
Discuss Problems

More than 600 managers and direc-
tors from nearly 200 consumer CO.
operatives in Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin are meeting during the second and
third weeks of December in their
regular quarterly district conferences
for the purpose of discussing and
determining the policies of their local
associations and of their Wholesale
during the coming winter and spring.
All of these associations are members
of the Midland Cooperative Whole
sale of Minneapolis and Milwaukee,
and they gather as official represen-
tatives of the ten districts into which
Midland's territory is divided.
Preliminary estimates of the volume
of business done by the local CO.
operatives affiliated with Midland
during the year just closing indicate
that the increase over last year is in
the neighborhood of 20 percent. This
gain is rather remarkable in view of
the fact that general sales volume in
all kinds of business in 1888 barely
held its own or even failed to attain
the records made in 1887.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Empey Rites Are
HeldInHinckley
Church Saturday
Long Resident of Hinckley
Community had Varied
Business Career.

George w. Empey, that grand old
man of Hinckley, and yet not old from
the viewpoint of age, was laid to rest
on Saturday, December 10, 1888, with
services at the Trinity Episcopal
church at two o'clock in the afternoon
with Rev. Blackhurst, the local pastor
and Bishop B. j. Kemmerer of the
Diocese of Duluth, officiating, anC
with Masonic rites by the local A
F. & A. M. and many Masons from
surrounding lodges, including O. w
Stark, district inspector of North
Branch, who helped with the Masonic
rites at the cemetery. The mortal
remains were laid to rest in Rose
hill cemetery. Casket bearers were
all old friends and business associ-
ates of Mr.. Empey, namely, A. E
Eddy, Mr.. Getchel of Minneapolis
County Auditor j. E. Therrien, j. S
Patrick, VIM. H. Lamson and Howard
Folsom.
Mr.. Empey was born at Hastings
in July 1867 He grew to manhood
there, graduating from the Hastings
high school and then the Hamline
university, st. Paul, in 1891. In 1891
and 1892 he practiced as Methods,
minister and then entered the bank
ing business in Isaac Hazlett's bank
at Park Rapids in September, 1892.
He was united in marriage to Eliza
beth Empey of Park Rapids and ST
Peter, on July 10, 1898, and one
daughter was born to this union
They came to Hinckley in September
1908, and with Mr.. Hazlett organized
the Farmers & Merchants State Bank.
Since leaving the bank he has been
engaged in real estate, insurance and
tax accounting. He was active in
Masonic work, being charter men,
Der and the first master of the Hinck-
ley order; he was thirty-second de-
gree Mason and for one term was
Grand Orator for Minnesota.
During the war he was active in
Red Cross work and was Red Cross
Chapter organizer for Pine county
a national Three Minute Man, and
put over four successful Liberty Loan
Drives He was also offered the post
of Coal Administrator but declined
for business reasons. He was always
interested in village affairs and fol
the past seven years was village re-
corder of Hinckley, and was re-
elected to that office the day before
he died by the largest vote of any
candidate on the ticket.
The funeral services at Trinity
church drew so large a crowd thai
many people were turned away anc
were unable to gain entrance to the
services Campbell Christensen sang
CONTINUED on Page A.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
|Nordland Choir
To Sing Sunday
Popular Church Organiza-
ton Will Render Cantata
in Church Near Denham.

Under the direction of Mrs. H
Lindor a Christmas cantata, Lord
of ALL" will be presented in the
Nordland Lutheran church near Den
ham Sunday evening, December 18
Following is the program as scheduled
by the choir:
"Joy to the World" unseen choir
Professional.
Cantata-'Lord of ALL" Horton. l.
ooh, Zion, That Bringest Good It'd
ings," bass solo, Orville Franzen. 2
"Arise and Shine" bass solo, Herbert
Oswald, alto and tenor duet, Agnes
Selleg and H. Lindor. 8. "A King
Shall Rule" 4. 90 Little Town OF
Bethlehem" soprano and alto duet
Caroline Oswald and Alvira Peterson.
S. There Shall Come A STAR" tenor
solo, H. Lindor and chorus. 6. Zone
Midnight STILL" alto solo, Esther Lin
dor. 7. GLORY to God in the High
est" 8. "Would I had Lived in
Bethlehem" quartet, Caroline Os-
valid, Olga Franzen, H. Lindor and
H. Oswald. 9. "No Room for the
Christ Child" tenor solo, H. Lindor.
10. "God With U.s." duet, Dorothy
Stanton and Alvira Peterson. II.
"Sing Unto the Lord"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
New School For
Sturgeon Lake
Excavation Contract is Let
to r. N. McCiffert of Du-
luth, for $3.50.

At a meeting of the school board
in the Sturgeon Lake district Sat-
urday afternoon, the bid of R. N
McGiffert for the excavation for q
new school building in the amount OF
$3.50 was accepted and submitted
to the PWA administrator at Omaha
Nebr. 1t is expected that work will
get under way within a very few
days.
Several weeks ago the Sturgeon
Lake school district applied to PWA
for a grant to aid in the construc-
ton of a new school building, and
now the project is assured through
making certain that it will be started
before January l. ,
John Hoppe, district representative
of PWA, who has his headquarters
at Moose Lake, attended the meeting
and will have supervision over the
job. E. F. Broomhal of Duluth, who
also has the erection of the Askov
school project, is architect for the
project.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Find Stolen Goods
Near County Seat

Earl GLASGOW of Pine City, Is
year-old youth, thought he was
seeing things last Friday after
noon when he came across stack
of clothing near Devils lake, at
the south edge of the village.
He returned home ard notified
his parents who called Sheriff
Hannes Rypkema. The sheriff
went to the spot and recovered
the goods, consisting of mems
coats, underwear, shirts, socks,
shoes, two boxes of candy and
a box of cigars.
A check with the state bureau
of criminal apprehension revealed
the fact that a store at Quamba
had been burglarized on Thurs
day evening. The storekeeper
there was called and furnished a
very accurate description of the
goods so that there was no doubt
as to their identity. Evidently
the thief or thieves had come
across country to Pine City and
fearing apprehension, had driven
to the lake and dumped the ar
ticleS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Excavation Jobs
Completed Here
Askov School Project is
Becoming Reality With
First Work Done.

The PWA addition to the present
Askov school building is well under
way with the excavation part of the
job being completed Wednesday
Short work was made of the work
by R. NJ McGiffert of Duluth, who
last Friday moved in here with his
efficient crew. The work was done
for $485, which was the low bid
The general plans and specifica-
tons for the building will be COM
pleted soon and ready for advertise
ment according to law and it is ex-
pected that the work on the actual
construction can be started soon after
the first of the year.
John Hoppe, PWA supervisor OF
this district, is representing PWA on
the project.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Four Rifle Teams
Shoot For HOnOrs

Finlayson, Sandstone, Askov and
GrindStone Lake rifle teams met in a
rifle match in the basement of Paurs
Cafe in Sandstone Monday night.
Finlayson won the match with score
of $50, Sandstone took second with
557 and Askov was third with 554.
Grindstone Lake, newcomers in the
competition, shot total of $50 points.
Hans Nielsen of Askov, was high
scorer with total of "a. Wendell
Peterson of Sandstone, shot 80.
The Partridge Conservation club is
making plans and arrangements to
construct an indoor rifle range in the
basement of the D. B. S. hall and it
is expected that soon after the Christ
mas holidays, practice will get under
way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Kerrick Town Team
Defeats Sandstone

The Kerrick Independent basket
ball team officially opened it's season
Tuesday night, December Is, by de-
feating Sandstone 40 to % on the
home floor. The opening gun was
fired by John Vukelich, new recruit,
and former Duluth Teachers college
player, who sank the first basket on
a tip-off play. Following this lead,
his teammates rolled in two more
baskets in quick succession. The
Kerrick defense worked well, and
Sandstone was unable to penetrate it
in the first half, At half-time, the
score stood % to in favor of the
local quint.
In the third period, however, Sand
stone came up strong with long shots
and follow-ups, reducing the lead to
a ten-point margin, 20 to 80. From
there on, both teams held fairly even
pace, with Kerrick taking the long
end of a 40 to % score.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Pine Lake Man Dies
OF Head Injuries

Friends were sad in hearing of
the death of Elmer Jacobson, who
lived west of town on Little Pine lake.
He had suffered head injuries in an
auto accident in Duluth on Wednes-
day night and was unconscious until
his passing away Sunday afternoon
The funeral, services were held We'd
nesday and burial took place in the
cemetery near town. Mrs. jacobson
and children have the sincere SYM
pathy of the whole community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Dahlin Heads Pine
Sportsmen's League

The Pine County Conservation
League, which held its annual meet
ing recently at Sandstone with eight
of the ten member clubs present,
elected Walter Dahlin of Finlayson,
president. Vice president will be
George Spaniel of Hinckley, and the
secretary-treasurer elected is Godfrey
Olson.
A change in bylaws gives each
member club representative on the
board of directors instead of the
three directors and the officers as at
present.
The next meeting of the League
will be held at Bruno on the first
Tuesday in March.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Illicit Liquor
Dealer Arrested

A stock of liquor was taken by
two state inspectors last Saturday
from the premises of Bruno Burak
at Denham. When brought before
Justice Elmer H. Leatherman, Burak
pied guilty to possession. The liquor
was brought to Pine City by Sheriff
Rypkema and according to law will
be sold and the proceeds turned over
to the county law enforcement fund.
No disposition has yet been made of
the liquor stock but it will probably
be sold to some liquor store which
is operating legally.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
County Obtains
$69,562 More In
State Road Aid
State Highway Bulletin
Gives Comparative Fig
ures in Growth of Fund.

Although the motorists of Pine
county paid Is percent higher gas
tax during most of 1887 and 1888
than they did in the previous two
years, this county received $50 ,562
more money from the state for use on
its county roads during the last two
years than it did in the previous
biennium, states special Highway
Department bulletin.
This is shown by an analysis of
state fund allotments to counties
from gasoline tax funds and one mill
road and bridge tax funds just COM
pleted by state Highway Commission
err NJ w. Elsberg, at the request of
w. c. Minks, secretary of the Min
nesota Association of County Com
missioners.
The increase in state funds avail
able lifts corresponding burden
of county road maintenance and i'm
provement costs off the shoulders of
Pine county real estate, says the bull
letin. 1t is mostly the result of the
one-cent additional gas tax levied by
the Legislature early in 1887. A slight
increase in allotments from the state
one-mil tax and a small gain in
gasoline consumption during 1887 also
contributed lesser percentage to the
increase.
Funds Grow.
The following comparative figures
show the growth in county road fund
benefits:
l Mill Tax Allotments
1856 1937-38 Increase
$20,240 $24, 1852 $4,222
Gas Tax Allotments
1885 1878 Increase
$4,000 $156,34O $65,34O
Total increase for county roads
$69,562
The $18O,8O2 total for 1878 went
for improvement and maintenance of
the 1875 miles of state aid roads and
the 326 miles of county aid or "gas
tax" roads in the county.
In addition to these direct money
benefits from the trunk highway
county aid system in effect in Min
nesota, the state Highway department
shouldered the expense for construc-
ton, improvement and maintenance
of the 155 miles of state trunks lying
within the county, approximately
$315 900 for the biennium. This bur-
den also would rest upon county real
estate taxpayers had it not been as
sumed by the state.
AS still further benefit to county
taxpayers, in addition to meeting cur
rent expenditures for roads, the state
has assumed $25O,OOO in Pine county
highway bonds, the annual payments
of principal and interest on which are
now So, 500 from State Highway De-
partment revenues.
Total state gas tax monies made
available to the 81 counties for 1887
38 has been $11,271,344, as against
sc, 100000 for the 1886 biennium,
or an increase of $4,371,3 44 (63.48%)
since enactment of the one cent sup
Elemental gas tax.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Farmer-LabOrites
Set Meeting Date

The annual Farmer-Labor conven-
ton will be held Sunday, December
IL, at 1:3O p. m. in the Casino of
the Madison hotel at Sandstone. All
card holding members may attend.
Business of the convention will in
clude selection of delegates for the
9th District convention and for the
state convention which will be held
in Stem Hall, st. Paul Auditorium,
Friday, January q, 1899. Resolu-
tons pertaining to proposals to be
considered by both conventions will
also be acted upon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Mrs. III. r. Buck of
Ferndale Nursery,
is Laid to Rest.

With tragic suddenness last Thurs
day night the Askov community and
the H. R. Buck family were stricken
with the realization that they had
lost valuable asset and loved one
when the body of Mrs. Buck was
found in the family automobile by
her son, Gene. Mrs. Buck had passed
away in the automobile which had
figured in serious automobile ac-
she was driving when a life was
taken at the junction west of the viii
lage. She had taken cyanide gas.
Her death, to all in this section who
knew her intimately and who knew
of the true details of the accident,
was as directly attributable to the
accident, itself, as if she had been
found in its wreckage.
Ever since learning of the fact that
one man was killed and another SER
iously injured in the wreck, Mrs.
Buck grieved Even though she was
absolved by officials of all blame for
the accident the load was too great
on her mind and the taking of her
own life was result. All who knew
Mrs. Buck and her family will testify
to the fact that her family life was
happy, that she loved her family and
that she loved humanity To be
party to taking life will sometimes
cause the stoutest constitution to
break under the strain.
Son Finds Body.
It was Mrs. Bucks custom to fire.
quently lie down for short rest after
the evening meal and it was because
of this fact that her absence went
unnoticed until some time after 8
o'clock. At that time her husband
inquired of his son as to her where
abouts. When she was not found in
the bedroom a search was begun with
the result that Gene found her body
in the car in the closed garage. Upon
seeming that the garage was full of
the deadly gas, Gene threw open the
doors and called his father, but Mrs.
Buck was dead, having administered
the fatal gas.
Was Active Woman.
Mrs. Buck, all through her life
was an active woman with a business
acumen flattering to most men. She
had been active with her father in
the Ferndale Nursery several years
before she and her husband had pur-
chased an interest in the business,
often driving in to the nursery from
their farm six miles northwest of
Askov before actually becoming
resident thereon in 1929.
She was experienced in the arrang-
ing of flowers and largely through
her influence greenhouse was
erected to accommodate seekers of
that type of service. Her plants and
her flowers were in much demand
and the arrangement of same at fun
erals and at social gatherings in the
community will be greatly missed i'm
future years.
Mrs. Buck was an experienced auto
mobile driver and had made num-
erous trips to Duluth and to the Twin
Cities during either night or day as
business demanded. She was on her
way to Minneapolis on the day of the
accident to arrange for some plants.
Continued on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
l Would Saw

Ladies that it is about time that
you became busy and bought the
children something for their father
to play with. There are only eight
more days that you can use UNI
limited credit to charge things
without giving an accounting to
"the brute" as to what you bought.
Better get busy and use the ads
under this cover as guides.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Woman Makes
Supreme Sacrifice After
Fatal Automobile Crash
Pine City Hospital
Gets Recognition

Lakeside Memorial hospital of Pine
City, was presented with PLAGUE
Saturday by a committee from the
State Hospital Association in recog-
milton of honorable mention received
in the National Hospital Day contest
last May. Paradise Valley hospital
of National City, Calf, won first
place in the class of $4,000 population
or less. Waynesboro, Va, Commun-
ity hospital, first honorable mention
and Lakeside Memorial hospital of
Pine City, received honorable men,
ton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Auto Crash Driver
Takes His Own Life

According to late Wednesday news
reports, Matt Lebisto, Cokato farm
er, and driver of the automobile which
figured in the junction crash on Tues
day of last week, committed suicide.
Lebisto was driver of the car which
crashed into pickup truck and the
car driven by Mrs. H. R. Buck on
Tuesday morning of last week.
1t is said that Lebisto became very
moody and upset after he learned of
the death of Mrs. Buck. One of his
passengers was fatally hurt and an
other suffered a broken hip.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
County Nurse May
Be Retired Here

The Pine County Chapter of the
Red Cross met at the home of Mrs.
Mabel Dempsey in Hinckley on De-
cember Z. A report was given by
the roll call chairmen from each
town.
An effort will be made to help the
county nurse for next year if Fed
eral funds equal to those of last year
can be obtained. Eastern Minnesota
Egg, Poultry Produce Association, an
organization which has now gone out
of existence, gave over 500 that had
remained in its treasury, to the Pine
County Red Cross.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Kerrick WOman's
Daughter Succunbs

Agnes kaufman, daughter of Mrs
Gunhild Lund, died Monday in ST
Paul. The funeral will be held
Thursday (today) from the Kerrick
Presbyterian church and burial will
be in the Oak Lake cemetery. The
community extends sympathy to Mrs
Lund and children in their bereave-
ment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Pine City Cagers
Make Comeback

The Pine City high school basket
ball team came back strong last Fri
day evening to defeat the Rush City
team 40 to Is on the latter's court.
Askov previously defeated Pine City
by a close score, also Sandstone.
Pine City's lineup was somewhat
strengthened by the return of Nc
Kusick to playing condition, as this
speedy player was absent from the
lineup when Pine City played Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15
Barnum Wins From
Bruno High Cagers

The Bruno high school team lost to
Barnum Tuesday night on the Ker-
rick floor by score of 19 to AZ. II
was hard played game but the Bar
mum boys gradually forged ahead to
finish as winners.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-12-15

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Evening star., 1938-07-13
Ne'csom, Changing Uniforms23
Times in II Years, Declares
Himself Tough-Luck Champion,

May, but shipped to Albany. N. Y,
and thence to Reading, Pa, and
finally to Los Angeles.
Wins 80 for Angels.
1888 to '3S. :. Suffered blood poi
soning, but won 30 for the Angels and
was drafted by st. Louis Browns be-
cause Cubs, who had farmed him out
three times couldn't claim him. Won
16, lost 20 for ST. Louis and sold to
Washington after getting over badly
infected finger on his pitching hand.
In second game for Washington, a
line drive by Earl Averill of Cleveland
again broke his left leg along the
knee cap. Buck finished the game,
allowed but two hits after his injury
and then went to the hospital for eight
weeks.
1896 to '38 Opened against
New York and got beaned for brain
conclusion as Ossie Bluege threw wild
on relay and hit him behind the
right ear. Sold to Boston, where he had
long arguments with General Manager
Eddie Collins. who sold him in the
winter of '37 back to the Browns.
Put this in, too." said Buck. "Ir
1884 I pitched a no-hit. no-run game
Tor the Browns against Boston for 81:
innings and got licked. So far I've beer
lucky this year. but O have a feeling
something's going to happen to m,
before we get out Of Yankee Stadium.
Yep" said one of his listeners
you'll probably get your ears pinnee
back"
Evening star., 1938-07-13
|QUAKERL|NKSMEN
| OPEN MATCHPLAY
Lyons, '36 Champion, Heads
Field of 64 in Scrap for
State Title.
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, July 13.-Pennsyl-
vania's best amateur golfers set out
this morning to whittle their 2Sth
annual tournaments field Of "a down
to one-fourth that number before
nightfall.
The two sudden death" rounds Of
18-hole match play at the Allegheny
Country Club also seemed certain to
equali1e the numerical strength OF
the Eastern and Western brigades.
Twenty-six Western Pennsylvania
golfers were paired against each other
in the opening round, while only two
matches put Fasteners in . position
Of having to eliminate . neighb0r.
1887 Champ Absent.
Toby Lyons of Cambridge Springs,
winner in 1886, was one Of the early
starters and was favored to regain his
crown in the absence Of w. B. (Duf)
Mccullough Of Philadelphia, who cap
tured last years title at Lancaster.
Lyons ran up against r. H. Uhl OF
Wilkes Barre in his first match.
The only other former champion
In the lineup. s. Dawson Heron
OF Pittsburgh, stouter and 10 years
older than when he copped the ma.
tional amateur crown, was in the low
er bracket and slated to meet H. 8
M. Uhl, q brother of Lyons opponent
Haverstick Strong Threat.
Young H. H. Billy Haverstick, 5r.
of Lancaster, low qualifier with
smart 139 last month and considered
by some to be the strongest threat Il
Lyons, also was in the lower bracket
with Kean Donnelly Of Philadelphia
ruhner-up last year.
| Haverstick will be presented with
the Allison Maxwell Memorial Troph,
for his qualifying feat. Ofncers o.
the State Golf Association also vii
be elected at banquet tonight. with
Vice President r. H. Kanode Of Phila
delphia slated to succeed r. w. Dan
forth Of Pittsburgh as president.
The tournament will last three days
with two rounds Of match play cardet
each day.