Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-09-14
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History In American
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lowing a dry season, a raging forest
fire swept through northern Mime
nota destroying Cloquet and Moose
Lake, and killing 1000 people, 500
being in the vicinity of Moose Lake.
The fire came into northern Pine
county, and at Kerrick several resi-
'dences were burned. AT Bruno, Mrs.
Ray Fairchild was burned to death.
The influenza epidemic swept through
the county, bringing several deaths
and causing all public meetings to be
Cancelled
Nineteen hundred and eighteen was
also a political year with a state
election and many persons got their
politics and patriotism badly mixed.
The Non-PartiSan League was active
in the campaign, but the United
States Constitution tottered on its
foundation, so far as freedom of the
press and speech was concerned. In
the heat of the campaign, the war
board of Pine county drew up lengthy
resolutions stating that any attempts
of the League to hold public meet
ingS, solicit funds or establish a
newspaper in Pine county would be
considered dangerous and unpatriotic
and the county attorney and sheriff
were urged to suppress the League!
War is Over.
The armistice on November II,
1918, was welcomed by joyous cele-
brations throughout Pine county.
Soon the soldier boys began drifting
home, a few at a time during the
year 1919. The war was over and
the soothing work of initiation made
business good. Farms and property
turned over rapidly throughout 1919
and 1920-the latter being peak
year in which there were 1853 real
estate filings in the office of Reg
lister of Deeds-the largest number
in the history of the county.
In 1920 the following officials were
elected: Andrew P. Edin, auditor;
Frank Poferl. treasurer: James H.
Wandel, register of deeds; R. j. Haw-
ley, sheriff: w S. Erwin, attorney;
Robert Wilcox, judge of probate;
John Buckley, surveyor; w. P. Got
try. coroner; A w. Gum, clerk of
court; and Jens P. Miller, superin-
tendent of schools. The commissioners
were Gust Anderson, j. c. Hancock,
Nels Oakland, F. w. Stepan and F.
W. Thomas. L. c. Petersen was
elected our state representative and
Adolph S. Larson, our Senator.
Boom Ends.
During 1921, war time prosperity
came to an end in Pine county as
in other agricultural sections of the
country However, eX-serVice men
were greatly helped by payment OF
the state bonus passed in 1919. Banks
were still paying percent on savings
deposits and as real estate values
fell, people said, "Oh, it'll come back
Some high-lights of history in Pine
county for 1921 were the following:
A fine poultry show held at Hinck-
ley with L. F. Appleby as secretary
formation of several American Lee
zgion posts in the county; organiza-
ton of an Eastern Minnesota Base
ball League; establishment of many
new highways; and the building OF
the county home for the poor al
Hinckley.
In 1922 a fine school building was
erected at Kerrick at cost of SIC, 495
The Askov Construction Company
did the work Consolidated schools
were formed at Cloverton and Mark
vile with new buildings going up
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Pine county, as elsewhere in the state
was the work for good roads. Grad
ing and crawling went on continually
and more travel occurred between
towns.
DR.. D. w. CoWan, pioneer ano
beloved citizen of Sandstone, dieo
on September 13, 1922. He had
served the village for more than 2(
years.
Many Important Happenings.
County officials were elected in
that year and a lively campaign &C.
Cured between Mr.. Therrien of Pine
City and L. c. Petersen, incumbent
for representative in the legislature
Mr. Therrien won out. Albert John
son was chosen county attorney. Pine
county voted strongly for Henrik
sShipstead who defeated Frank Kel-
logg for reelection as United States
Senator There was much argument
about Amendment No. l, but it car
ried, and Minnesota, including Pine
county, ''was pulled out of the mud.
On December %, the Masonic Tenn
pie was dedicated at Sandstone.
At Willow River a Community
club was formed with F. w. Stepar
as chairman and E. B. Linsley as
secretary. The club was called the
Progressive Citizens Club"
The Pine Poker brought an injunc-
ton suit against the county board
for awarding the county printing to
the Askov American, but Judge
sSearles in District Court ruled ir
favor of the American.
Talking pictures were just begin
ming to come in 1922 and radios, per-
fected in 1921, were owned by very
few. At Pine City, H. N. Turner was
operating his theatre for the second