Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-09

Bible church and friends gave Mrs.
Sparks kitchen shower last Thurs
day afternoon at the church and the
family will soon be comfortably set
tied for the winter.
Dinner guests at the John behring's
home Saturday evening were Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Studnek and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Sparks and sons
and Johnny Guss.
Last Thursday evening relatives
were entertained at the Ernst Belling
home as a courtesy to Ida Belling.
She left Friday for Minneapolis to
visit her uncles, Bill and John Jacob
son, and her aunt, Mrs. Ida Wilson.
She will also stop at Ashlund, Wis.,,
before returning to her work at Chi
cago, Ill.
Miss Doris Frank, commercial
teacher in the high school, did not
return to her work Monday. She was
i'll with throat ailment when she
left for her home in st. Paul and
| Wednesday evening was unable to
attend M. E. A. Friends hope she
will soon be able to resume her
classes.
| George Rossback and Charles Smith
were in Moose Lake last Thursday
to help the carpenter crew erect the
new garage at the Methodist par
Sonage. Mrs. Rossback and daughters,
Alice and Elsie, Mrs. John Weber and
Mrs. Marlyn Smith spent the day
with Mrs. Murdach.
A housewarming was held Wednes-
day of last week for Mr.. and Mrs
Conboy (the former Lucille Martin)
who are living on the Cox farm on
the pavement since their recent mar
riage. Friends and relatives from
Sandstone and Finlayson attended.
Mrs. William Thompson received
word of the sudden death of her
brother, Waino Losroos, from heart
trouble, at his home in Warren
Ohio, Saturday morning. Mr.. Los
roos visited his sister only month
ago and the message was a great
shock to the family here.
| Evelyn and Robert Norlund spent
the weekend at the home of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Erick
| Pyykko.
Edward Heino, Geo. Norlund, Ed
win Norlund and Mrs. E. Pyykko and
son, Elmer, spent Sunday afternoon
at the T. w. Norlund home.
The Happy Hour Neighborhood
club will meet next Thursday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alder,
Miller.
Betty Anderson and Bernice ano
Bobby Barnick spent Sunday after.
noon with James and George Carman
James cut his left hand Friday while
chopping wood, the wound having to
be closed with six stitches.
Edwin Norlund of near Ely, is home
this week for a vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Norlund
Rev. Andrew Wirkkala of Negaunee
Mich, held services Sunday and Mon.
day at the Apostolic Finnish Luth.
eran church. He returned to Min.
neapolis with Mr. and Mrs. Witten-
berg and son, Carl, who had come tc
spend the two days with the VIM
Martin family.
Mrs. Paul Ward was the guest Tues.
day of last week of Mrs. Ernest Nord-
holm.
Mrs. Sarah Beck and grandson
Frederick Beck, called Sunday after
noon on Mrs. M. E. Ward.
Mrs. VIM. Maupin expected to re-
turn home the middle of the week
after spending several days in Min
neapolis with her mother, Mrs. We'll
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kay and daugh-
ter of Pine City, brought Sylvia Carl
son home Saturday. They called at
the Thompson-Willman home also.
Mrs. Louise Doty will leave Thurs
day (today) for st. Paul where she
will reside during the winter. She
has rented her house to Mr.. and Mrs.
Juncke and family of Sandstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlyn Smith were
among those who spent Monday eve
ming at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
E. j. Murdach in Moose Lake where
an oyster supper was enjoyed in hon.
or of Rev. Murdach. 1t was his birth
day recently.
The Red Cross roll call committee
will be the same as last year with
Mrs. V. E. Shafer as chairman and
Mrs. Russell Hills and Mrs. Dave For
tier. The drive will begin soon and
you are requested to give your mem
bership and donations to one of these
ladies. Be generous, you may be the
next one to need help.