Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-05-18

like jokin' if that ever comes to pass,
for things will be lookin' too serious
to u.s."
Monday was opening day of the
fishin' season, but the Conservation
Department, or whoever opens the
bloomin' things, neglected to notify
the fish they just went right on
keepin' her closed Four hours 1T the
pesky sport and all hooked was a
worse cold and some pickerel weed.
Twas said of Prince Olav of Nor
way, when he first came here: prince
EvadeS Political Issues Like Diplo-
mat" By golly, that accounts for
Norway being able to stay out of
war during the past century . you
know when a fellow keeps his mouth
shut, he can't step in it.
The Elsberg trial took long time
reminds me of the speed the
Highway Commissioner used to COM
plete Trunk Highway No. %. The
only difference, being that the jury
and court didn't make any promises
and then too, they finished the case
and they haven't finished the road.
A news report states that the ship
which carried King George and Queen
Elizabeth of England, to American
shores, was stopped in mid-ocean be-
cause of fog. Fog is funny thing
we've seen times when it made
it dangerous to drive, especially
when it was mental. And then
they tell me fog gets so bad in New
York that the skyscrapers can't even
keep it scraped off . also l guess
during practically every session of
Congress, Washington is bothered
considerably with it.
Other times when it bothers con-
siderably is during campaign years
. we had a lot of it here in Min
nesota and it isn't entirely cleared yet.
l see where 10000 Germans in
civilian clothes, have moved into Dam
zig, the disputed free city. Gosh,
that must be an attractive place,
seeing as how those Germans want
to 60 there so badly. I'll bet that's
| a trick of Der Fuehrer's. You know
the allies promised that there would
be war if he sent his soldiers there,
but there was nothing said about any
punishment for revolution F. then
too, there might be an election COM
ing up and there is nothing like hav-
ing some sure votes to maintain that
SO percent backing the man with the
cute little mustache is accustomed to
getting in his campaigns.
Headlines: "Browder Sees Third
Term for Roosevelt" Boy, those
Communists are farsighted . :. they're
always SEEM things wrong.
Browder's prediction may possibly
compare favorably with the last Lit
erary Digest presidential poll.
Minnesota celebrated its 81st birth
day on May IL. l asked fellow as
to what does the state owe its long
evity and l guess l asked the wrong
fellow .. he said it was because in
that period the Republicans had con-
Quoted the government for 60 years.
Of course maybe, at that he was
right for I see in looking up the his
tory of the state that we took several
restful vacations with the Democrats
!. and Farmer-Laborites.
A man named NorVell, who has won
fame at Hollywood as an astrologer
says that according to the stars, Hit
Ter can't live more than two years
and will die from some throat wound
either an operation or an attack. just
another case of a person talking toe
much, l suppose.
A little Minneapolis boy recently
. became stuck between two buildings
!; when he attempted to retrieve his
tennis ball which bounded away from
him and his younger brother. The