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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
East Pine

The Markville All Club, under the
charge of Mrs. Carl Isaacson, met al
the Markville school building Friday
night. A real live bunch of boys
and girls compose this club and some
worthwhile projects are being un-
dertaken.
Boy Scout Troop No. 1876 will hold
fun for all gathering at the Clover
ton schoolhouse Friday evening, Feb
10. A short program followed by a
social hour will be free of charge.
Lunch will be sold in the school din
ing room, the proceeds to be used
for troop expenses. Everyone is in
vited to come for a rousing good
time and help the Scouts celebrate
anniversary week.
The Mesdames William and Russell
Kelch will entertain the Markville
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Thursday
afternoon and evening at the Kelch
farm. The usual lunch will be served
to the public.
Sam Young of Cloverton is very
i'll at this writing at his home just
east of town.
Mrs. R. E. Ballantine of Markville,
went to Superior last week to visit
her sister whose little son is seriously
| ILL.,
Lyle Babcock of Webster, Wis, was
in Markville Saturday and Sunday
visiting relatives and old friends.
The Arna Community club met
for its regular gathering Tuesday
night.
There are a number of cases of the
grippe in and around Markville at
this writing.
The Christian Endeavor society,
which is open to all young people of
Markville and Cloverton and vicin-
ity, met as usual at the Charles Hal
sted home Sunday night. There is an
opportunity to make a big thing of
| this organization if the Christian
young people of these two commun-
tiles will get in and boost.
The social being planned for the
Markville Presbyterian Sunday school
will be held Friday night, Feb. II,
instead of the 18th as was announced
last week. 1t will be in the nature
of Valentine social and everybody
is invited.
E. J. Steinbring has been in Pine
City the past week or so being
checked up on his condition. The
report is that he is getting along fine
Mrs. Paul J. r. Peterson and daugh-
ter are visiting her folks at Britton,
S. D., at this writing.
| The home nursing class met at
the Markville school building Mon
day night with a fine attendance.
The county nurse was present and
conducted the discussion.
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West Rock

Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Johnson and
Dennis and Donald and Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Blost spent last Thursday eve
ming at the Ludwig Johnson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Berg and Betty
of Pine City, Mrs. Godfrey Ander-
sen, Robert Andersen and Stanley
Johnson were Sunday dinner guests
at the Ernest Petersen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Anderson and
family were Sunday evening sup
per guests at the John Soukup home
near Pine City
A group of friends from here at
tended birthday party Sunday eve
ming given in honor of Clarence Sire
low of Pine City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Carlson spent
Tuesday evening at the Joel Olson
home.
Mrs. John Carlson, Delphie Carl
son, Mrs. Geo. France and Barbara
Jean and Mrs. Nils Anderson spent
Monday afternoon at the c. E. Carl
son home.
MIR. Lageson of Anoka, and George
Martinson were visitors Wednesday
evening of last week at the Nils An
derson home.
The Misses Bernice johnson and
Irene Hartz of Sandstone, spent the
weekend at the Ludwig Johnson
home.
Henry and Hulda Soderbeck and
Roger spent Sunday at the Adolph
Nordeen home.
August Johnson spent Sunday eve
ming at the Theodore Thompson
home
Miss Helen johnson and Clifford
Johnson were Monday visitors at the
Earnest Petersen home.
George Lindstrom and Andrew
Under spent Saturday evening at the
Blost home.
Mrs. Nils Anderson spent Wednes-
day of last week at the Arne Okesor
home
A very pleasant birthday party was
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Pleasant Hill
Page 7
It's a Gift

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kvasnicka and
family helped Kenneth lack cele-
brate his sixth birthday Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Saddler, teacher of the Pleas
ant Hill school, spent the weekend
at her home near Hinckley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Kvasnicka and
Joann spent Saturday evening at the
home of Mrs. Mary Kvasnicka.
A few from this vicinity attended
the basketball game in Kerrick Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Kvasnicka and
daughter, Mrs. Mary Kvasnicka, and
Carl, Mrs. B. M. Johnson and daugh-
ter, Frank Mach, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Kunz visited Sunday at the
Paul Kvasnicka home.
Erick lack is busy saving wood
in this community at this writing.
Felix Kvasnicka was recent call
er in Minneapolis where he pur-
chased a Chevrolet car.
Some of the boys from the Plaisted
camp charivaried Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Olson recently. A good time was re-
ported.
Mrs. Mary Kvasnicka and Mrs. B.
M. Johnson and Rosalie called on Mrs.
Erick lack Monday afternoon.
Jerry Sostak sawed wood for Bill
Ames Friday.
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Brook Park

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fohrman were
Pine City callers last Thursday.
Geo. Clark purchased a new Cal
last week.
Joe Blank and John Clark made
business trip to Pine City last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Krogh and
daughter of Sandstone, spent Tues
day afternoon of last week at the
Boyd Fleming home.
Christ FredricSon and Elmer Chase
were in Pine City on business last
Thursday
Lester Gross was a Mora caller
Wednesday of last week.
Chester Swedlund and E. A. Shas-
Ike made trip to Hinckley and Pine
City Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Peter Moe returned to hel
home in Sandstone last Thursday
evening after being at the Fleming
home since Sunday.
Donald Hoagland arrived from
Buffalo the first of the week and
will remain with his folks for ar
indefinite time.
Johnny Pedro left last Thursday
for Litchfield where he expects to be
employed for some time.
Mrs. Jack Murray of Rush City
and Mrs. Ed LeMay of Hinckley, were
guests at the Lloyd Vettling home
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Ern Hooker and Marion and
Mrs. Laura Hughes called on Harry
Westcott at the Pine City Memorial
hospital Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Hubert Parsons ar
rived in Brook Park Saturday and
spent several days at their home.
The Brook Park basketball teams
played Grasston Friday evening
Grasston winning from the high
school and Brook Park winning from
the town team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Micohich OF
Minneapolis, spent several days with
relatives the latter part of last week.
Mrs. c. B. Kelsey assisted with a
tonsil operation at Hinckley Wednes-
day of last week.
Miss Lois Witt returned to her
home in Markville Saturday eve
ming after assisting with the house
work at the Fleming home three
weeks.
Mrs. Stanley Peterson is ill with
sinus trouble at this writing.
The Misses Julia Clausen, Agnes
Engstrom, Margaret trust and Valery
Rucke were Mora callers Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Berndt made
a business trip to Hinckley last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Clark were Pine
City callers Monday.
Lawrence Chase, Mrs. Henry
Berndt, Mrs. Albert Nuetzman and
Edwin and Jean were in Mora Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Vettling Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Ed LeMay and at
tended the skating party in Hinck-
ley Monday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
ClOvertOn

o. S. Halsted and family and Yer
non Goddard spent Wednesday eve
ming of last week at the C. L. Austin
home.
S. w. Hollers entertained the fac
ulty at dinner Wednesday evening of
last week.
The James Campbell family of
Kingsdale, entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. E. Wander Linden and Betty at
dinner Tuesday evening of last week.
Edmund Trester of Harris, was a
business caller in Cloverton Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Chapman en-
tertained the Clyde Whitney family
of Kingsdale, at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Carlson of Mark
vile, spent Sunday at the o. S. Hal
sted home.
Harry Frederick of Kingsdale, spent
Sunday at the Austin home.
Mrs. Helena Cort and daughters,
Virginia and Beverly, arrived Fri
day from Detroit for visit at the
c. B. Arnold home.
Mrs. Alfred Carlson returned re-
Gently from Sandstone where she had
some dental work DONE
Miss Marion Krogdahl, county
nurse of Hinckley, was supper guest
at the Austin home Monday evening.
A number from here motored to
Mora Monday evening to watch the
boxing matches. The home town boy,
Tom Sporting, won and now goes to
Minneapolis
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ D. Root spent
Sunday at the Edwin Carlson home.
AL Drogsvold went to Sandstone
Monday for medical attention.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09

st. PauPs Ev. Luth. Church, Bruno
missouri Synod)
Sunday, Feb. IL, divine service
(English) at $50 a. M; Sunday school
at 1890 a. m.
E. G. IALLSTEIN, Pastor.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
CrOningen

The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. John Postma Thursday (today)
You are all cordially invited to at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Klein of Sand
stone, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Anderson, Monday eve
ming.
Friends and neighbors helped Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Goebel celebrate their
18th wedding anniversary Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Ploegar and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Gustafson, in Sand
stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al johnson and
daughter, Austrid, of Friesland, Wis
tied at the S. Haglin home Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. John Bloom has not been in
the best of health this last week but
friends hope she will be better soon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
Fleming Township

Mrs. Papenfus returned Friday from
her visit to her sister in Wisconsin
Elmer Olson sawed wood for Soren
J. Jensen Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Breiland and
family visited Sunday at the Ed
BeavenS home.
Albert Breiland had the misfortune
to lose a horse last week.
Ole Moe returned Saturday from
the Twin Cities where he had been
transacting business.
Mrs. Max Market has been ill with
the flu several weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
Kingsdale

Mrs. Arthur Videen and Mrs. Roy
Thompkins left for Minneapolis
Monday.
The annual meeting of the Bethany
Lutheran church was held Friday eve
ming.
Bert Haugen went to Sandstone
Friday to have some dental work
done.
Mrs. Anna Benson called on Mrs
c. Videen Monday afternoon.
Mrs. H. w. Frederick was called to
st. Paul Wednesday of last week to
help care for her daughter-in-law
who has been quite ill.
Betty Wander Linden spent Satur-
day evening and Sunday with Vir-
ginia and Jessie Whitney.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Wander Linden
and Betty of Cloverton, spent Tues
day evening of last week at the Jim
Campbell home.
Mrs. Carl Nelson went to, Webster
between trains Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09

Business moves ahead as bushes:
men begin to Advertise.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
By Osborne
Q WssesFa Nsvspapsr Unisa

given in honor of Rudolph Carlson
Sunday afternoon. The group OF
friends present were Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Lisk, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Matt
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Mattson
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Peterson, Mrs
Nils Anderson, Carl and Erick Ny
strom and Miss Ruth GLASGOW of Pine
City.
Geo. Lindstrom spent Sunday aft
ernoon at the Ludwig Johnson home
Hamlet johnson called at the John
Olson home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTES
MarkyiIle Lutheran Church.

Morning worship Sunday, Feb. IL,
at II a. M; Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The Ladies' Aid will be entertained
by Mrs. August Carlson at her home
Thursday, Feb. Is. The meeting will
begin at 2:30 p. m.
The West Side Ladies' Aid will be
entertained by Mrs. McCullen, at her
home Wednesday, Feb. %. The an
nual business meeting of the Aid will
take place at this time and will be-
gin at 2:30 p. m.
Kingsdale Lutheran Church.
Evening worship Sunday, Feb. 10,
at 8 p. m.
Sunday school every Sunday at
1890 a. m.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Lund Wednesday, Feb.
Is, as a community meeting which
will begin at 2:30 p. m.
West Keene Lutheran Church.
Services and Sunday school have
been discontinued until further notice.
PAUL ]. R. PETERSON, Pastor.
Rusiness moves ahead as business
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BRUNO LUTHERAN PARISH
Elmer j. Johnson, pastor


Services Sunday: Oak Lake, 1920
a. M, Swedish; Nickerson, p. M;
and Bruno, 8 p. m.
The Bruno Ladies' Aid will meet
at the Walter Berg home Friday,
Feb. 10, at 2 p. m.
The Bruno Luther League will
meet in the church Tuesday, Feb. IA,
at p. m.
The Vilstad Luther League will
meet at the Rev. Elmer j. Johnson
home Wednesday, Feb. is, at 8 p. m.
The Nickerson Luther League will
meet in Duquette Thursday, Feb. Is,
at p. m.
The Bible class will meet at the
SEVERN Johnson home in Oak Lake.
All are welcome to our services.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-09
SPORTS
BY DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor of
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

1t is getting along
toward state tourna-
ment time w h e n
high school basket
ball teams which
have won champion
ships in the eight
regions of the state
will meet for the
state title. This is
Evening star., 1939-12-24
The Quirinul

When Pope Plus XII visits the
Quirinal Palace next Thursday one
chapter of Italian history may be
said to have been closed, another to
have opened. The Holy Fathers call
upon King Vittorio Emanuele and
Queen Elena will be more than a
courtesy to their majesties. It sig
nifies the end of a quarrel between
the Vatican and the civil government
which began more than seventy
years ago.
The Quirinal, as it happens, before
that time was property of the
church. It's construction was begun
in 1874 under Gregory XIII, and it
was completed between 1905 and 1921
under Paul v. The architects in
cluded Flaminio Ponzio, Fontana
and Maderna, all masters of their
craft. Even the gardens were works
of art, beautifully designed for the
summer enjoyment Of the cardinals
whose place of meeting the building
was. From the balcony looking to-
ward Monte Cavallo the names Of
newly elected pontins were pro-
Evening star., 1939-12-24

claimed. Napoleon Bonaparte occu-
pied the guest chambers and when
he left carried away his host, Plus
VII, prisoner. Other visitors were
Francis I of Austria and Francis II
of Naples. The Italian unionists
seized the property on September 20,
1870, declaring it the official resi-
dence of the regal head of the state.
Meanwhile, in protest against the
appropriation of the church's do
main, Plus TX withdrew to the
Vatican. There he remained "in
voluntary isolation" until his death
in 1878. His successors accepted his
example. The Lateran accords of
1929 prepared the way for the policy
which the present occupant of the
throne of st. Peter has adopted. It
no longer can be said that the Holy
See is hostile to the secular regime.
Rather, the Pope has preferred to
show that he is friendly to the heirs
Of those who dispossessed his FORE
runners. This, surely, is tolerance
and iberality well worthy of emula-
tion In a world-sorely afflicted with
contention and greed. Choosing the
Christmas season for his kindness
to the King and the Queen, Plus XII
Is giving mankind a lesson in
charity at its best. The Quirinal
has seen many famous events. It
now will witness a transcendant
occasion.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Christmas Echoes

The lamp CLEANS or her busy hands. Its
light
Shines from the farmhouse like Christ
mas star.
A little rag doll must be dressed tonight.
(To bring rich gifts the wise men trav-
eled far)
The wood is in; the patient COW is fed.
The newborn awkward calf with baby
Sleeps close against its mother in the
shed.
(They found the Christ-child on a bed
Of hay)
She fills the stocking. Meager gifts are
piled
Upon the little chair. Her work is done.
She tucks the quilt about the sleeping
child.
(Tenderly Mary wrapped her little one)
A homely loving kindness fills the air
Like fragrance mingled with the wood
smoke tang.
She kneeb before the fire In humble
prayer.
(Glory to God on high" the angels
Sang)
NELLIE GRAY BORDEAUX
Evening star., 1939-12-24

the rich yields of former years. Alto
gether the people of the United States
have reason to keep CHEEKY hearts this
Christmas"
Gen. Bussey, the Assistant Secretary
at the Interior" reads a news story in
p The Star Of December 10,
"epo';e' 1889, "has a novel use for
moNes newspapers. The other day
discovery when the weather was
sharp he was preparing to go out of the
department building for lunch. A Star
reporter who happened to be in the room
at the time was surprised to see him
unbutton the lower buttons of his vest,
fold up newspaper and, placing it over
his abdomen. button the vest over 1t.
"'I always do that he said in reply
to surprised inquiry from the reporter,
when I am going to be out in the cold.
The newspaper is a non-conductor of
heat, and when placed over the stomach
preserves the supply in what has been
called the reservoir Of heat Of the body.
A newspaper IS a good substitute for an
overcoat, and in cold weather is the best
device that people with scanty ward
robes can adopt"
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Non-Poying Non-Residents

Once again the attention OF the
District taxpayers is called to the
education they are providing free of
charge to nearly $500 nonresident
pupils at cost of more than quar-
ter of million dollars a year, a
figure which this year has jumped
$4,000 over the estimates Of last
year.
Ever since the Kemp case in 1896,
persons employed in the District
have been privileged to move to the
nearby counties and still take ad-
vantage of the fine school system
supported by the District taxpayers.
The cost to the District of these
nonresident students has been un-
officially estimated at more than
S26O,0OO this year. Yet this repre-
sents only the application to the
non-paying non-residents of those
tuition rates established by the
Board OF Education for this year
and paid by slightly more than 100
pupils. These rates are based only
on per pupil cost of instruction
teachers and officers salaries plus
books and materials used They do
not include the cost of capital outlay
for new buildings and additions or
even funds spent in repair and
maintenance of the present equip
ment. Thus the actual benefits to
those out-of-town non-paying stu
dents far exceeds the s260,OO0. Esti-
mated income from the paying nom
residents is about $4,000.
These nonresident Washington
mans are receiving without cost the
benefits of the District public school
system, for which residents are
heavily taxed, for the reason that
the non-residents have a voice in
the Congress, which makes the de-
clsion. Congress has refused repeat
edly to change it. And while it is
the privilege and perhaps the duty
OF Congress to make available to nom
residents the public school facilities
OF the Nations Capital, the fact that
Congress chooses to do so becomes
another compelling argument in be-
half OF an adequate Federal payment
toward Capital City expenses.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Capital SideIights
By Will p. Kennedy

Investigating committees and other
special committees of the House are
running up bill for the present Con-
gress of some $355 500. For example
the Un-American Activities Investiga-
tion has already an authorization of
$125,000 Running next is the investi-
cation of the Works Progress Admin
tional Labor Relations Board $4,000
has been authorized: for the Forestry
Investigation Zone half each by the
Senate and House,. $1,000; for the
petroleum investigation by the Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce Commit
tee, and the Alaskan Fisheries Investi-
CATION by the Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee, $4,000 each. The
authorization for the study Of phosphate
resources was allowed $4,000; the Ways
and Means Committee had an allow
ance of $4,000 for investigation of In
ternal Revenue Taxes; the House Com
mittee on Government Organization
had $4,000 authorized; the Animal Wild
Life Committee received $500: the
District of Columbia Milk Investiga-
tion, $4,000 and the Public Lands Com
mittee $4,000 for a National Parks
Survey.
While most of the women who have
been members of Congress came in as
successors to their date husbands, two
of them were daughters of former mem
bers-Mrs. Winifred Mason Huch Of
Illinois, daughter of Senator and Rep
resentative William E. Mason; and Mrs.
Katherine Gudger Langley of Kentucky,
wife of Representative John w. Langley
and daughter of Representative James
Madison Gudger, jr, of North Carolina.
Members OF Congress have had new
war issue brought to their attention,
and generally from their home cities.
which are finding 1t harder to sell their
municipal bonds at low interest rates
because of the turmoil in Europe. The
break In the municipal bond prices is
more severe than in United States Gov
ernment issues. because the Federal Re-
serve Bank has been supporting the
Government market by purchasing bonds
Members of the Banking and Currency
Committee of the House say their cor
respondence shows that the days when
cities could borrow at per cent interest
are definitely ended for the time being.
Almost overnight cities and other politi-
cal subdivisions found they would have
to pay from y to III per cent more on
borrowed money. Providence, r. l., for
example, sold 2 per cent municipal bonds
in July and year ago its * per cent
bonds sold at premium, but for sale
on September 7 the best bid was q >
per cent coupon rate.
Evening star., 1939-12-24
Alexandria Problem

"A proposal to reopen a privately
operated dump in Alexandria raises
an issue which involves factors not
confined to that city. Recalling
the experience when the dump was
in operation, it can be said that
the proposal affects the well-being
and comfort Of citizens in Arlington
County and part of Washington as
well.
The dump was closed three months
ago after fire which lasted five
days. At that time obnoxious smoke
drifted across the Potomac River
into Washington, and hospitals and
private citizens complained to the
Alexandria authorities. The blaze
finally was extinguished after the
city sent its fire engines to the
grounds.
The city subsequently presented
owners of the land a bill for about
$4,000 for pay for the services of the
firemen and depreciation on 4,5OO
feet of hose. The owners have indi-
Gated that they consider the charge
is excessive and have, in turn, offered
to install adequate facilities to pre-
vent future fires if the dump is
allowed to reopen.
Alexandria's Mayor Richard Ruff
ner, who led efforts to close the
dump, points out that Arlington
County does not allow the operation
of private dumps. Arlington trash
is emptied on part of the same tract
involved in the Alexandria dispute,
but the county maintains such close
supervision that it's section of the
land has never caught fire.
Sooner or later Alexandria prob
ably will have to follow the example
of other localities in this area and
ban private dumps. Arlington's pol
icy of direct supervision, rather than
private management, of dumps seems
satisfactory. In Prince Georges
County, Md, where the issue also has
been annoying, the recent compile
ton of an incinerator and enforce
ment of strict rules regarding private
dumps is expected to solve the prob
lem. If Alexandria does not want to
60 so far at this time, it is under an
obligation at least to insist that pri-
vately operated dumps be supervised
In such a manner as to prevent a
recurrence of the fire nuisance.