Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-02
Willow River

Miss Genette Schultz and Ray Mel
son, both of Brooten, were visiting
friends here Saturday, Feb. 25.
Genette has been working at Brooten
in general store since leaving here
a year or SO ago. Her parents are
now located in Finlayson where the
young couple spent few days. They
left Sunday for Barrett where they
will have charge of general store
after March /.
County Commissioner and Mrs. Os-
car Eklund were dinner guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herb John
son Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. LaFroth of
Superior, Wis, visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Addington
Sunday. They had been to Big Lake
to see how their lake property had
been standing the winter weather
and came this way for a weekend
visit with her uncle and aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Novak are the
proud parents of 10-pound girl
born to them February %. She will
be known as Joan Annette Novak
Her birth has been properly reg
istered with Edward Bohaty, village
recorder. Birth registration is be-
lieved to have been inaugurated in
1922 by Thomas Cromwell of England.
1t became general practice of the
clergy in 1888. Not until 1887, how
ever, did England make birth regis
tration compulsory. Today it is used
by all civilized nations.
Mrs. E. B. Linsley entertained the
Bridge club at her home Monday
night. All members were present or
their substitutes and they had very
pleasant time. The usual lunch was
served. At the end of the year each
member and substitute contributes to
a fund sufficient for a theatre party
and dinner.
The following birthdays were cele-
brated this week: H. Orvedahl, in
structor of the band in the local
school, had dinner party Monday
night, Feb. 81. Mrs. w. c. Ehmke
had a few friends in Tuesday night,
Feb. %, in his honor E. B. Linsley
will celebrate Thursday night (to-
night).
DR.. Edwin Ehmke returned Monday
noon from trip to the Ozarks where
he went with his father and brother
to look over the farming conditions
in that part of the country. They
found 1.-THE Shepherd of the Hills
country quite barren and not suit
able for farming as business enter
prise.
Mrs. Peter Sundquist of Mime
apolis, came Monday by bus to visit
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Landmark this week. She is Mrs.
Landmarks mother.
The weather has cleared up some
what, and there is regular attend
ance at school this week. There is
just one more month before Easter
vacation which will no doubt begin
April 8.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Reuer had as
their dinner guests Sunday evening
her mother, Mrs. Ingolf Void, and
son, Jack, of Sturgeon Lake, and her
aunt, Mrs. Duval Andrews and Bud
dy Gander of Kelly Lake, near Hib-
bling, and Mr.. and Mrs E. B. Linsley.
Mrs. Void and Mrs. Andrews are
sisters and were residents in Hinck-
ley in former years. They attended
the funeral service of Ed Burk which
was held there Sunday afternoon.
A pop-concert will be sponsored
by the Girls club under the direction
of Miss Lorraine Telander, at the
schoolhouse Tuesday evening, March
9, at BIS o'clock. The atmosphere
of the whole program will be in
formal with many of the audience
seated at conversational table groups.
Members of the Girls club will serve
lunch during the program. This is
something new here in the form of
entertainment. The proceeds are to
go to the club to prepare for a mother
daughter banquet to be held Satur-
day, May Is. A very selected pro-
gram will be given as follows: Girls
sextet and brass quartet from Bar
mum; Mrs. Robert Henderson, violin
soloist, formerly with the Duluth
symphony. She will also play a
selection with her sister, Miss Mildred
Schoen. Mems quartet from Kerrick.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Lindor of Ar
thyde, will each sing group of solos,
then they will sing a duet. The local
band and glee club will give few
numbers as will the Anderson Sisters
trio. Everybody is invited and urged
to come and hear this program.
Miss Beverly Wilson and Virginia
Anderson won second place in the
declamatory contest at Barnum We'd