Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-06-08

the condition they found the country
in. First, they will possibly want
to increase production; second they
will certainly want to look up new
tenants for all the new postoffice
buildings, and third, they will have to
publish a new book of tricks, for
the old one will have been all used
up by the Democrats.
Golly, I see where several Sena-
torial wives had a difficult time to
get invited to a Garden party to
be given for King George and Queen
Elizabeth of England when they visit
Washington :. but they managed it.
You know, there will be so many at
that party that field glasses will have
to be used to distinguish the King
from a band leader.
I know now, judging by the num-
Der to be at the fashionable party,
what is meant by "the 4OO' when
speaking of society, but by gum,
what's the use of being Senator if
you can't be in on something once
in a while where you don't have to
hand out cigars?
Two men recently met and one, a
barber, said to the other, "I've cut
your hair before and you sat on a
hard stone for BARRIERS chair on a
French hill You were waiting to
go over the top and l was barber
for Co. H, 141st Infantry" They
had been in the war together 81 years
before 1 remember haircut l got
too, l was in a BARRIERS chair when
the armistice announcement came.
The barber was so nervous that l
have often wondered how 1 escaped
with all my skin. I escaped o. K.
though, but considering what we
know now, the government didn't.
ALT M. Landon, who was 1886
Republican nominee for president,
said recently while visiting in Buff
falo, NJ Y, that any candidate for
president named by the Republicans
can win in 1910. Too bad for the
man he was born 80 years too
soon.
A newspaper report tells us that
the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
must trim their budget since Edwards
income has dropped $4,000 to $780,
900. Pretty soon they will have to
do like the McTavishes when they
took Sandy, Jr., to the movies. On
purchasing their ticket they were told
that unless the child were quiet, they
would have to take their money and
leave. Half way through the feature
film they discovered it was not to
their liking, so the father pinched
the baby.
One news report, recently, stated
that nine fishermen lost their lives
in Minnesota waters and seven OF
them had stood up in the boat. You
know, the way the average American
likes to sit and rest, it surprises me
that there is so much ambition shown
when one gets out in boat. Row
boats are made to sit in and not to
walk around in. Such fellows must
have caused the slang expression
poor fish,
Congress talks about adjournment
in July, but l don't know whether
it will be wise or not for them to leave
the Capitol this summer, what with
all the royal people coming to see us
If one is inclined to think that
the King of England is of little i'm
portance in his homeland, all he needs
to do is read newspaper reports of the
happenings there during his absence
First his mother was injured in an
auto mishap and now comes the re-
port that someone apparently tried
to shoot the Duchess of Kent, his Sis
ter-in-law. They apparently don't
know how to act in the absence OF
their king, since this is the first time
King of England has travelled to
this country.
After the Duchess of Kent had her
narrow escape from gunshot wound
and possible death, middle aged
steel worker was picked up as a
suspect. In commenting on the case
he said: 81 did not hit anyone did I?
1t is quite in order" BY gum, from
his remark one would think that he
was of the impression that he had
been shooting at Hitler.
You know though, a lot of us let
our barbs fall where they will and
when questioned in their regard think