Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-03


bring his picnic lunch. The festiv-
tiles continue all day and evening.
How to get there? Go south out of
Minneapolis on Excelsior Blvd,
(Highway y cross two viaducts, and
continue south on No. to point two
miles south of Tydol oil station, thence
to the right and finally to the left;
but the committee says it will
have markers along the road so that
it will be easy to find.
Folmer Hansen of Tyler, is spend
ing this week visiting at the Chr.
Sandahl home.
Hermod Strandskov came from
Minneapolis for weekend visit with
relatives here.
William Olsen started the first of
this week as regular employe in
the Askov American shop.
Svend Christensen has recently
started working for his uncle, Con-
rad Christensen, in the bakery with
the intention of learning that trade.
MIR. and Mrs. Einar Christensen of
Pennington, stopped in Askov for a
little visit Tuesday. John H. Soren-
sen works at Mr.. Christensen's garage
in Pennington.
MIR. and Mrs Theodore Jensen
and two children of Milwaukee, Wis,
came last week for visit at the
homes of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolf Jensen and Mr. and Mrs. Mar
tin Sorensen.
G. w. Recke came from Minneapolis
Sunday to get his wife and children
who had visited for week at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
And. P. lessen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin lessen, to-
gether with their daughter and her
husband and their son, came Monday
from Extra, Iowa, for visit at the
home of the formers brother, And.
P. lessen.
Mrs. Conrad Christensen, Miss Oda,
Carol and Ronald, and Mrs. Marie
Elkjer and daughter, Miss Anna, were
in Waterville last week for visit at
the Henry Andersen home.
Rev. jobs. Knudsen and family and
Supt o. G.. Hoiberg and family spent
Sunday afternoon at Golden Lake
farm, near New Brighton, attending
the Grand View College alumni pic
mic.
Herman Christensen, who recently
returned to Minneapolis from Flor
ida where he had been for several
months, came to Askov Monday for
a visit at the home of his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Soren K. Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Kruger and
children of Chicago, came the first
of this week for visit at the Chris
Henriksen home. Mrs. Kruger (Flor-
ence) is daughter of MAIDS Jorgen-
sen, now in Chicago, but who for
merly farmed east of town.
Word comes from Grand View col
lege, Des Moines, Iowa, that the
enrolment at the Junior Camp
started off with a bang" there being
119 participants with the possibility
that more would come later in the
week. The camp lasts this entire
week and is the first attempt of this
kind; from all indications it is very
popular undertaking.
The Askov Garden club members
enjoyed a tour in the community
Tuesday afternoon when they visited
IA gardenl They finished up by hav-
ing a picnic supper on the lawn al
the Svend Petersen home. A COM
mittee of three had prepared the fooo
during the day which was thoroughly
enjoyed by some so guests. With the
aid of a few special lights, singing
and games were enjoyed on the lawr
during the evening.
On account of unforeseen circum.
stances it will not be possible fol
Peder Back of Racine, Wis, to come
here Saturday evening as mentioned
in last weeks paper. Hence the Dan
ish Ladies' Aid will abandon it
plan to sell refreshments that eve
ming. Mr.. Back, however, will ap
pear at the Danish National Festival
Birch Bluff, Svithiod Park, Lake Min
netonka, on Sunday, August 6, wher'
he will play an abundance of his fin'
Danish records.