Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jensen and
son of Denham, were Thanksgiving
visitors here
Frank Miller left yesterday for
Sandstone, where he will be employed
in the Jack Sprat store.
Mrs. Otto A. Jensen and daughter
returned home Thanksgiving day
from St. Luke's hospital, Duluth.
Kenneth Hansen, member of CCC
camp, spent Thanksgiving with his
folks, Mr.. and Mrs Jens Hansen.
DR.. F. T. Thompson will be in Min
neapolis the first three days of next
week to attend dental conference
Jorgen Juhl came from the southern
part of the state for visit over the
weekend with relatives and friends
here.
Mrs. Left Kirkegaard and son, Carl,
are here for visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mil
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Knudsen
(Helen Frindt) came from Mime
apolis for Sunday visit with friends
here.
Several members of the Askov
school faculty spent Thanksgiving
and the weekend at their respective
homes.
Miss Alva Fogt came from Pine
City for Thanksgiving visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
E. ]. Fogt.
L. Byron Olsen and family of ST.
Paul, were Thanksgiving guests at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Olsen.
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon to extinguish a
grass fire in the vicinity of the Amer
lean Legion hall.
Miss Meta Nielsen, teacher at Swa-
tara, spent Thanksgiving and the
weekend at the home of her mother,
Mrs. MAIDS Nielsen.
Rev. A. E. Frost of Dannevang,
Texas, visited Monday and Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. L. P. Jacobsen.
Previous to coming here he had been
in Withee, Wis, for his fathers fun
eral.
Mrs Jens Arnbal and son, Andy,
of Albert Lea, visited relatives and
friends here Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. And. j. Larsen, who had been
visiting there, returned home with
them.
Miss Gladys Olsen, faculty mem
Der in the school at Lake City, spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Olsen. Friday Gladys
and her mother visited in Mime
apolis
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Larsen, Mr.
and Mrs. Rasmus Jensen and Mrs.
Hans Bull, all from Lake City, S. D.,
visited from Wednesday until Satur-
day at the homes of Mr.. and Mrs
Janus Jensen and Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
B. Jensen.
The continued mild weather in this
part of the state has broken all prev
ious records. Continued tempera-
lures of from 40 to go degrees in the
month of December is quite unheard
of, but it is a fact and no one seems
to kick about it.
Clarence Morgensen was in Min
neapolis yesterday and brought home
a 1910 Chevrolet truck which has
been sold to the Pine Coop Oil As
ISOLATION. The evening before a 1910
Chevrolet sedan was brought here
which is ready to be used as dem
onstrator.
At the last meeting of the D. B. S.
lodge it was decided to sponsor mas
querade this year. A committee to
be in charge of same was named and
the tentative date was set for the
latter part of the last week in De-
cember; further details will be an
nounced by the committee.
Believe it or not, but at the viii
lage election Tuesday there was a
relatively small vote cast in Askov,
a total of 107; but at that it was more
than Sandstone where they had only
81 votes cast for mayor-they did
not have any contest for mayor, Fred
Walker was up for reelection UNI
opposed and received 96 of the 81
votes cast.