Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-09-14


ley; H. o. Berndt, Brook Park; Ar
thur Underhill, Rutledge; and James
Mulholland of Sandstone.
At Brook Park on March 20, 1923,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Kelsey celebrated
their golden wedding with their fine,
musical family managing the event.
An important event of 1923 was
the establishment of the interstate
toll bridge over the St. CroiX river
A 20-year franchise was granted to
the st. CroiX Interstate Bridge Com
pany at a meeting of the county
board on March 81, 1888. This fran
chise contained a provision that at
the end of 20 years, either the states
or the counties could acquire it by
proper condemnation proceedings
The bridge was somewhat over-em-
phasized and purchasers of stock have
since found that it was not a paying
investment.
An exciting event of 1928 was the
murder trial of Bud Snoek and Ben
Youngquist at Pine City. These men
were convicted of the murder of Milo
Smith, farmer residing near Rut-
ledge, and both were sentenced to
life Imprisonment at Saltwater. More
pleasing events of the year were the
large public school playday held at
Sandstone, and the Achievement day
also held at Sandstone on June 20.
These events brought together young
people of the county in hours of
recreation that have pleasant mem
cries.
At Sandstone the Hotel Madison
was officially opened on June %,
1928. This was elimination of
the efforts of Harry Madison to give
Sandstone and Pine county a first
class hotel. In Pine City, Father Leo
completed Is years of service to the
church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. A fitting recognition was given
him by his people.
Depression Begins.
Although there were no serious
calamitieS of nature in Pine county
in 1923, there was something going
on known as the depression" This
really had begun in 1921. There were
many mortgage foreclosures, but not
so many as in western Minnesota
and the Dakotas. President Hoover's
assertion that prosperity is just
around the corner" was not borne
out by facts, and the depression was
climaxed in 1929 by the Wall Street
panic. After four years of Hoover,
came Roosevelt and the New Deal.
1t might be said that this is national
history and has little to do with Pine
county affairs, but when we stop to
consider the work of the govern
mental, alphabetical agencies that are
functioning in our county, we may
realize how vitality national circum-
stances do affect us. There was
CWA, NRA and AAA. Within the
last year a fine municipal building
has been erected in Pine City under
the PWA and program of extensive
street improvement has taken place
under the WPA. Government relief
has played large part in the lives
of the people of Pine county as else
WleIe III The IldllOil. OIle Oh the
largest agencies is that of the Old
Age Assistance which now has on
its rolls nearly 100 clients For the
fiscal year July l, 1888 to July l,
1889, there was paid out in Pine
county for Old Age Assistance the
sum of $250,991 40. One-sixth of this
was raised by the county, one-third
by the state and one-half by the Fed
eral government Other agencies now
housed in the new municipal build
ing at Pine City, are the agencies of
direct relief, farm relief, aid to de-
pendent children, state hospitaliza-
ton, WPA and PWA.
Back to the years 1928 and 1929
we find that RUDE Walberg of Royal
ton township was pitching his heart
out for the Philadelphia Athletics
Walberg was then 20 years old and a
veteran left-handed pitcher. The
Athletics were headed for the worlds
championship and all Pine county
sportsmen followed Walberg's sue
cess with interest.
A Dairy County.
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