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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12

Credit Group Will
Meet In Pine City

Farmers and their wives from eight
northeastern Minnesota counties will
gather at Pine City on Friday, Octo-
Der 20, to attend the 5th annual stock
holders meeting of the Pine City
Production Credit Association. Sec
retary-Treasurer H. E. Cragun says
that approximately $50 members
have been invited to review the pro-
gress made by their local association
during the past year. The meeting
will be held in the Pine City Armory
and will begin at 1890 a. m.
Approximately 100 special invita-
tions have been sent to leaders of
other farm organizations, county
agents and non-member farmers OPP
Grating within the territory served
by the local association.
eve expect to present some inter-
esting facts and figures to the men,
bers at this time and the reports will
be brief and well illustrated with
charts" says Mr.. Cragun. "A cafe
terra lunch will be served during the
noon hour, and we have been for
tunate in making arrangements with
the Pine City high school band to
appear on the program"
At the beginning and close of the
meeting there will be a drawing for
prizes. The meeting will be adj
journed at $3.50 o'clock in time to
get the members home in time for
evening chores.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Feeders Will Learn
Facts About Hogs

Eight lots of pigs, 80 head in all,
will take the witness stand at Swine
Feeders day October 18, at University
Farm, st. Paul, to answer a ire
mendously weighty question con-
fronting Minnesota hog men. This
question is whether it pays to buy
mixed feeds or use so-called protein
concentrates" at $50 to sos a ton,
when tankage containing about twice
as much protein sells for less than
$50. These pigs have been grown on
four different protein mixtures.
Six more lots of pigs will give
their experience in comparing butter
milk with rape and alfalfa pasture
as means of supplementing corn
settled in dry lots.
Several timely talks and an exhi-
bition of breeding swine and show
barrows will round out the all-day
program opening at 10 a. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Sheep Meeting Is
Held at Sandstone

About 33 sheep raisers met at
Sandstone Thursday evening, Octo-
Der 5, and heard H. G.. Zavoral, sheep
specialist from University Farm, and
Mr.. Bobbindryer, president of the
state Sheep Growers Association.
Mr.. Zavoral gave a short talk on
the management of breeding flock
of sheep and Mr.. Bobbindryer gave
short talk mentioning some of the
things that the state association has
been doing. County Agent Max Nc
Millin gave brief discussion of what
a county sheep raisers association
could accomplish and general dis
cussion of the subject was taken up.
1t was decided to appoint a sheep
committee in the county and not form
an association at the present time
The men appointed on this committee
were D. j. Mckay, Rush City; Ben
Street, Sturgeon Lake; Wal t er
Schwartz, Sandstone; Nels Benson,
Willow River; and Paul Beeman,
Sandstone.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Legion ' Rally To
Be Entertained
By Kerriick Post
Many of Tenth District Of
ficers Will Headline Pro-
gram Being Planned.

Members of the Dahlgren Nyquist
Post No. 385 and Auxiliary, will be
hosts to the Tenth District rally at
Kerrick Thursday evening, October
10, at the Kerrick schoolhouse-
There will be separate meetings be-
ginning at 8 o'clock for the Aux
iliary and Legion. Then a joint
meeting beginning about $50 o'clock
The ladies will serve lunch.
Mrs. A. c. Schaefer, state Auxiliary
department president, Al c. Briggs,
department commander, Mrs. Linda
Stops, district president, Clarence
Roberts, district commander, Jack
Forster, vice commander, and great
many other officials will be present
The public is invited to attend any
or all meetings. Music will be fur
nished and singing and other enter
tainment will be rendered.
1t is hoped to have both the Little
German Band of Askov and the
Superior Drum Corps present to fur
nish music
The Kerrick Legionnaires are ener-
getic and since the honor of enter
tanning leaders in the Legion is being
bestowed upon them, they are making
every effort to successfully sponsor
a rally which will be remembered
for long period of time.
The following officers were recently
selected to head the Kerrick post and
Auxiliary unit for 1910:
Arthur Lund, commander; James
Fjosne, first vice commander; Adolph
Johnson, second vice commander;
Hans P. Christensen, post adjutant,
finance and service officer; and
Charles Boyles, child welfare officer.
The Auxiliary elected the follow
ing: Mrs. Marie Lund, president; Mrs.
Eva Fjosne, vice president; Mrs. Ellen
Barber, secretary; and Mrs. Signe
Streiber, treasurer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Slaughter Steers
Steady To Weak
Current Levels Steady to
Csc Off for Week; Steers
Steady; Hogs Lose.

South ST. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 10, 1890:
Slaughter steer trade ruled steady to
weak during the first two days of
the current week, weightier steers
being under pressure, according to
the Federal State Market News Serv-
ice. Heifers were little changed while
cows were steady to strong, thin cows
showing the improvement. Bulls
were strong to Csc higher. Replace
ment cattle were in liberal supply
with trade slow, steady to weak.
Vealers cashed around steady levels.
Supply abatement operated as mar
ket supporting factor. Fed yearling
steers sold up to $1,000, most weighty
grain-feds around $1,000 down, grass
fat steers up to $8.35. Medium and
good heifers got $3.50 to $3.50, beef
cows $500 to $500, good rangers
$6.25 to $6.75, Gamers and cutters
S3.75 to $475 mainly. Practical top
sausage bulls was $625, extreme top
on vealers $11.00. Good to choice
replacement steers sold at $500 to
1925, fancy stockers $1,000. Good
to choice stock calves brought $500
to $1O.25, common to medium year.
ling stockers $500 to $3.50 mainly.
Strong competition resulted in
steady to Csc higher prices for fat
lambs at this weeks opening, but the
trade suffered a Csc downturn on
Tuesday. Net changes compared
steady to Csc lower. Other classes
held largely steady. Good and choice
native lambs sold Tuesday at $8.75,
a few at 5000, and throwouts at $500
to $3.50. Good and choice slaughter
ewes earned 1925 to $3.75, most ma
tive feeding lambs $3.50 to SITS.
Range feeding lambs brought $8.75
to $500.
Prices on barrows and gifts 16O
pounds up declined 15c to Csc so far
this week, regardless of smaller num-
bers. Packing sows were steady to
10c lower, largely on account of
dwindling supply. Feeder pig outlet
broadened and weights 16O pounds
down are 10c to Csc higher for the
period. Tuesdays top rested at
$6.75 on 215 to $50 pound butchers,
while $500 was the best price on
good and choice sows 800 pounds
down. Feeding hogs bulked at $500
to $3.50.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
International
News Review
BY GEORG sTRANDvOLD

When it became known last week
an address before the German parlia-
ment, British Prime Minister Cham
berlain arose in the House of Com
mons to announce that no matter
what kind of peace proposals the
German "Fuehrer" might be pleased
to make, they could not affect the
war plans of Great Britain and
France, for they would not ''talk
peace" with a government headed by
Hitler.
Came then the speech, rejected be-
forehand by a British government
which had no knowledge of its con-
tents Hitler devoted considerable
time to the successful campaign his
armies had carried through in Po-
land; he denounced the Versailles
peace treaty and said that his own
demands for the purpose of tearing
to shreds that instrument of future
wars had been Every modest; he
treasured Denmark, Holland, Belgium
and Switzerland of his continued re-
spect for their officially declared neu--
trality; he reviewed his earnest and
sincere efforts" to live on a friend
ly footing with France, and in less
friendly way then turned his oratory
on Great Britain.
But if the British and the French
wanted peace, they could have it for
the asking. Hitler wanted peace, he
said. More than that-he wanted an
international conference summoned
to initiate general disarmament and
the adjustment of gas warfare, but
since such conference would fall,
were it to be in progress while guns
were still laundering, it would be.
prudent to stop fighting right now
Reaction.
There were no particular details in
Hitler's bid for peace, but he did hint
that if peace offer were rejected,
he would begin pretty ruthless
war and in that case, the RESPONSE
bility would belong to the rejecting
powers, Great Britain and France.
Reaction was swift. London and
Paris rushed to the cables to annouce
to the world that Hitler's proposal was
wholly unacceptable; there would
be no peace ION Hitler's terms; fur
thermore, Hitler had broken his
pledged word so often that he could
not be depended upon," and should
any peace be negotiated right now,
it must be predicated on the with
drawal of German troops from Po-
land, and from Czecho- Slovakia as
well.
Rome-where the Italian govern
ment is headed by Hitler's dear friend
Mussolini-thought the speech made
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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Radio Gives Alarm
To Family Asleep

Inventors may receive a sug-
gestion from something which hap
pened in the John Shambauer
home in Pine City Wednesday
night of last week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shambauer were awakened by the
radio starting to play. When Mr..
Shambauer went to investigate he
found the radio on fire. Lightning
had struck the aerial and Travelled
down to the radio, first causing
it to start playing and then start
ing fire.
The fire was extinguished with
only a small amount of damage,
but the fact that it started the
radio playing, awakened Mr.
Shambauer and enabled him to
put out the fire which otherwise
might have burned their home.
The radio was ruined but other
damage was slight and was COW
cred by insurance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Mission Leader
To Visit Bruno

Rev. c. G.. Anderson, supervisor of
Home Mission work of the Augustana
Lutheran Synod in the area which
comprises Minnesota, North and
South Dakota and eastern Wisconsin,
will spend Saturday and Sunday in
the Bruno parish. Pastor Elmer J..
Johnson and Miss Anna Wendell are
resident missionaries in the Bruno
pastorate which consists of four or
ganized congregations and three adj
ditional missions.
On Sunday the visitor will preach
at Bruno at 10 a. M; at Vilstad at
Ills a. M, at Park Center at 2:30
p. m. and will give an inspirational
address at young peoples rally
in the Oak Lake church at p. m.
The combined choir in the parish will
sing "a Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
and Let the Lower Lights Be Burn
ing" Other musical numbers will
also be given. Refreshments and a
fellowship hour will follow the pro-
gram.
Members and friends in these COM
munities are cordially invited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Az. Conservation
Committee List
Set By Elections
Convention Will be Held
to Select County Commit
tee Personnel.

Community committee elections or
the Agricultural Conservation Pro-
gram were held last week and fol-
lowing are the officers elected in
each community:
Rock Creek and Royalton town.
ships-Delegate, George H. Lind
strom; alternate delegate, Leon l.
Cote; chairman, Leon L. Cote; vice
chairman, Charles H. Beavers; regu-
lar member, Emil Erickson; first al
ternate, J. Alfred Walberg; second
alternate, Marshall j. Olson.
Pokegama township-D eleg e
Elmer Henderson,; alternate delegate
H. Kendall; chairman, Herb Kendall
vice chairman, James Kuzel; regular
member, Oscar Nelson; first alternate
Elmer Henderson; second alternate
John Elsner.
Hinckley and Barry townships
Delegate, John B. VonRueden; alter
nate delegate, Oscar L. Nyberg
chairman, John B. Won Rueden; vice
chairman, Oscar L. Nyberg; regular
member, A. c. Gysbers; first alter
nate, w. H. Jaquis; second alternate
Burl G. Myers.
Arlone, Clover, Ogema and Crosby
Observation-Disclosures, Freeman Stew
ems; alternate delegate, F. j. Brown
chairman, L. Peter Larsen; vice chair
man, Freeman Stevens; regular mem
Der, Magnus Christensen; first alter
nate, F. j. Brown; second alternate
Emery Wolter.
Partridge and Fleming townships
Delegate, Almer E. Ecklund; alter
nate delegate, Chris. Frederiksen
chairman, Almer E. Ecklund; vice
chairman, Chris. Frederiksen; regu-
lar member, Werner G. Clausen; frs,
alternate, Einar Jensen; second alter
nate, Leon Beavens.
Thirty-fiv Townships Listed.
Sandstone and Dell Grove town.
ships-Delegate, Vern c. Loken; al
ternate delegate, Cornelius Nieboer
chairman, Vern c. Loken; vice chair
Continued on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Kerrick All Girl
Wins State HOnOrs

Audrey Matson, All Club
member in the Kerrick commun-
ity, recently entered a statewide
contest sponsored by the st. Paul
Dispatch and won a prize of $40
on her entry. The achievement
is one result of work done by the
All Club in that community.
On the evening of September
%, the All Club sponsored a
party for the benefit of the par
ents, members and others who
assisted in sending the Club
members to the Pine county fair.
An entertainment was rendered
and a lunch was served.
The Kerrick All Club has been
under the senior leadership of
Mrs. Virgil Matson and the jun
ior leadership of Nola Cluett.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
rs Years OF Life
Together Observed

MIR. and Mrs. John Kari of the
Finlayson community, were honored
Sunday when a large number of rela-
tives and friends met at st. Johns
Finnish Lutheran church to surprise
them on the 25th anniversary of their
marriage. A bountiful dinner was
served at noon and program fol-
lowed at which Matt Tapanilla of
Sandstone, made some compliment
tary remarks expressing the esteem
of the gathering for the honored
couple. He also sang song appro-
pirate to the occasion. Many fine
gifts and a purse of money were
presented and the afternoon was spent
in friendly "reminiscences.
Mr. Kari and Miss Ethel Korpi were
married on Oct. 7, 1914 at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Korpi in the Elbow Lake
neighborhood and have lived in that
community ever since. They have
seven children, Hulda of Duluth, Wal
ter of Pine Lake, Henry, Oswald,
Leo, Alice and Lillian at home. All
of the children were present for
the happy event including Henry,
who has spent the summer at Gran
din, N. D. Other relatives and friends
from away were Mrs. John Peterson
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Hellman
and Robert La Pierre of Duluth, Mr..
and Mrs. Macdonald of Kerrick, and
several cars of friends from Sand
stone Friends and neighbors join
in offering congratulations and the
wish for many more happy anniver-
saries.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Price Isn't Only
Pincher Of Baqa

Rutabaga growers in the Askov
community and elsewhere where
the lowly roots are grown, suffer
somewhat from the low price
which their product brings on the
market, but when the crop, itself,
feels the effects of the pinch"
that is something else again.
While pulling rutabagas for mar
ket a few days ago, Arliss Fogt,
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
j. Fogt east of Askov, took hold
of a likely looking rutabaga top
to pull it out and found that it
apparently had taken strong root.
Arliss didn't know whether Ger
man submarine was attached to
the other end of it or whether
it was just the hard times fasten-
ing their hold a little tighter onto
his crop. Anyway with healthy
heave, such as only Arliss seems
to possess in these parts, the baga
came out of the ground and with
it full-sized pair of pliers which
retained their grip near the root.
1t has often been said that me-
chanics sometimes leave their tools
inside of automobile motors and
that doctors sew up their instru-
ments inside of their patients, but
Arliss Fogt has never seen, nor
has he been guilty of planting the
little rutabaga seed with pliers.
But the thing was there as big
as life and the whole shebang
can be seen in the Pine Coop
window.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Mr.. and Mrs. John York
Haze Resided in Com
nlunity 43 Years.

Friends helped to observe the
golden wedding anniversary of re-
spected pioneer couple Tuesday night
in the Sandstone 1. o. C. T. hall
Mr.. and Mrs John j. Work were
the honored couple.
A large attendance occupied the
hall and the program was in charge
of Rev. R. Deursen, former pastor
of the Sandstone Bible church, but
now at Tamarack. The principal
features on the program were the
singing and readings rendered by the
sons, daughters, sons-in-law and
daughters in-laW Talks were given
by A. M. Price, A. S. Larson, G. K.
Feyma, Nick Hartland, VIM. H. Bar
nick, Rev. F. w. McQuoid of the
Sandstone Bible church, and Rev.
R. Deursen.
Mr. and Mrs. Work were presented
with purse of money by their
friends and their sons and daughters
presented them with an Aladdin
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
New Traffic Law
Handbooks Ready

M. j. Hoffman,, state Commits
sioner of Highways, this week an
nounced the publication of supply
of new traffic law handbooks, con-
tanning all revised regulations for
motorists and pedestrians, for free
distribution through schools, safety
groups, civic organizations, peace Of
ficers, automobile clubs and other
sources.
Requests for copies of the booklets
which contain 125 pages of informa-
ton concerning the State Traffic
code, the Drivers License and Chauf-
feurs License laws, and the Safety
Responsibility Act, should be adj
dressed to the Safety Division, De-
partment of Highways, 1246 Univer-
sity Avenue, st. Paul.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
County All Club
Agent Ends Year

Fourth Club members in Pine
county will be sorry to hear that Miss
Violet Hecker, county club agent,
has completed her work in the county
for this year. Miss Hecker has been
county club agent for three years,
and it is hoped that she will be back
again next spring.
Miss Hecker visited most of the
All Clubs before she left and helped
them with their next years program.
Club work is year around project
and clubs should hold meetings dur
ing the winter although it is not
necessary to hold as many meetings
during the winter months as during
the summer.
In case any club members wish to
write to Miss Hecker, her present
address is Barnum.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Pine City Cridders
Play Scoreless Ties

Pine City's high school football
team may be on the way to a new
record in scoreless tie games In the
first game played with Milaca on
September %, the score was to 0.
Then at Hinckley, October 2, in a
game with the high school team, the
score was again 0 to O.
The latest scoreless tie was played
with Forest Lake high school on
October 6, although both teams played
hard game. The date was Pine
City high schools homecoming. A
bonfire was staged Thursday eve
ming and student march through
the business section aroused inter-
est in the game. Another colorful
parade was held on Friday, preced-
ing the game with Forest Lake, and
even though the game was tie, there
was much good craftsmanship shown
by both teams.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Denham Man Dies
From Complications

Oscar Erickson of the Denham
community, who underwent an opera
ton about month ago, suffered COM
plications and passed away at II
o'clock Tuesday evening in the Moose
Lake Community hospital.
MIR. Erickson had been at his home
since September 20, but on Tuesday
became suddenly ill at which time
he was taken to the hospital.
The funeral was held at Oakhill
church Saturday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Lightning Passes
Up House For Corn

Apparently willing to settle for
small damage Old Mother Nature
was content to have lightning strike
corn shock standing about 100 feet
from a two-story house on the Gust
Pearson farm near Sandstone. The
storm passed through the locality
Monday.
Mr.. Pearson feels that the family
was fortunate that the lightning de-
stroyed the corn instead of strik-
ing the house, for had that structure
been set afire destruction of a barn
which is under construction nearby,
might have also taken place.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Sandstone Couple Observe
Their 5Oth Married Year
lamp. Lunch was served to approx
imately $50 guests.
Married in South Dakota.

John J. Work and Fanny Master
were united in marriage at Thule,
S. D., on Oct 10, 1889 and came to
the Sandstone community in 1896
where they settled on farm in Dell
Grove township on which they have
resided since. Mr.. and Mrs. Work
have reared family of three sons
and five daughters, all residing near
their parents except two daughters
who live near Willmar. They are
Mrs. Lena Ploegar, Mrs. Della For
cier, Mrs. Minnie Olson, Mrs Jennie
Nelson, Jake B. Work, Mrs. Gertrude
Swears, Wilbert Work and Donald
Work.
The Works are Christian folks and
were members of the old Dutch Re-
form church in Sandstone during its
existence. MIR. Work has the distinc-
ton of serving as township clerk
of Dell Grove for 80 years.
A large circle of friends, not only
in their own community, but through
out the county, will join in extension
of best wishes and congratulations
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
County Red Cross
To Meet At Kerrick

The annual meeting of the Pine
County Red Cross will be held al
Kerrick Saturday, October IA. The
meeting will be held in the school
house starting at p. m. Mrs. Cobel,
midwest field representative, will be
there.
Kerrick people invite and urge all
to remain in the village after the
meeting so as to partake of the Pres
byterian Ladies' Aid chicken dinner
Everyone is invited.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Rifle Teams Talk League

The rifle teams, consisting Of Askov,
Finlayson, Grindstone, Sandstone,
Pine City and possibly Mora, will
sponsor meeting at Sandstone Mon
day night, October %, to discuss and
possibly organize a rifle league for
the winter months. All interested
are invited to the meeting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Finds Timepiece
Lost Is Years

In the pit of an elevator in the
village of Clements, Fred Bloedow,
recently found a watch which he
had lost Is years ago. With Alfred
johnson, elevator manager, and Bert
Christensen, Bloedow was installing
a new scale and picked up the old
watch. The cover was rusted tight
and the hands completely rusted off.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Petition Signers
Indicate A Wide
Peace Interest
First Few Days After Print
ing Petition Bring Many
Signers.

Last week the Askov American
printed a petition which requested
the women throughout the county to
voice their sentiments against send
ing American boys to the war in
Europe. Replies to date have indi-
Gated not only women have signed
the petition, but also many men,
which shows a widespread interest
in and hatred against participation
in the war.
The names received to date have
been sent on and ultimately will find
their way into the halls of Congress.
Others interested in signing the petit
ton will please look up the petition,
sign it and send it in to this office.
Following is the list of names re-
ceived up to this date:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12
Fall Court Term To
Convene October "a

Jurors have been drawn for the
fall term of district court in Pine
county which will convene at Pine
City Tuesday, October "a, at 10 a. m.
The following petit jurors will con-
vene on October Is at the same hour.
No grand jury has been drawn. Fol-
lowing is the list of petit jurors:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-10-12

The Askov American costs but
about three cents per week.