Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-31


Democrat and make him like it
no don't be too hasty about making
up your minds as to whom is at fault
in starting a war; we are all selfish.
In view of the past associations
of the two governments, am not so
alarmed at the reported alliance be-
tween Germany and Russia. You
know, I don't believe the pact will
be any different to them than was
the mortar to the brick from the
Irishman's standpoint Pat and Mike
were watching bricklayers at work
on a construction job when all of a
sudden Mike said to Pat: kin yez
tell me wat kapes thin bricks to-
gither?" ''Sure Mike" was the an
swer, "'tis the mortar" ''Not by
a darned sight," declared the clever
Irishman. THAT kapes thin apart"
BY golly though, you know in talk
ing of Hitler, I am given to the
thought that dictators are human
beings who have a hard time reach
ing a misunderstanding with other
countries.
Headlines: "GOP Leader Flies to
City" What's so newsy about that
one? Why, according to many Dem
ocrats, the Republicans have always
been up in the air.
The climax of the fair season is
on these days. The Bruno and Askov
fairs were held last week; the Sand
stone, State Fair, Markville and Ker-
rick fairs this week and the Willow
River and Hinckley events in short
order. Over here our activity is
throwing vegetables and fruits at each
other, while over in Europe they get
their greatest activity in throwing
Schrapnel.
People are apt to get over-enthus-
iastic when they get before the micro
phone. Down in Chicago the other
day fellow, speaking for the Illinois
State Fair, remarked that the fair
was the greatest on earth. Them
words were foolish, for everyone here
knows that the Minnesota State Fair
is the greatest.
What is more disgusting than to
hear someone talking about himself,
when we want to talk about our
selves?
Each of us figures that there are
only three people in this world hav-
ing important problems and each of
us are all three of 'em.
What is there to advertising? Well,
a good solution to that question can
be found in the little town of Ker-
rick's advertising. Those fellows up
there can write advertising that would
sell peanuts in grave yard and
would create imports of pork into
Jerusalem :. and that doesn't mean
that they go beyond the bounds of
the quality of what they have to
offer the public either :. F.. they have
something up there.
James Hogan, Kerrick banker, jok-
ingly remarked to me the other day
that the State Fair would close down
for day while Kerrick holds its fair
Saturday and for second 1 believed
him &. you see I had just read the
large poster announcing the Kerrick
event.
Why shucks, if the Republicans
could show half the optimism that
the Kerrick people do, they would
not only carry Maine and Vermont
in the next election but likewise the
other 46 states, the District of Column
bia, Alaska and the Philippine Is
lands.
The "old guard" Republicans, or
at least some of them have made
demands upon Governor Stassen that
he give up the all-party group that
put him in office; his old friend and
law partner, Democrat Congressman
Ryan, and U. S. Senator Shipstead.
wonder if his answer will simply
be ''tut-tut," or if it will be more to
the point like caddy once advised
former member of the United States
Supreme Court, who desired to SER
iously take up golf.
The jurist hied himself to a tee
of golf course near Washington
after taking several lessons from a
professional who advised assiduous
practice. After hitting in front of the
ball about two feet on the first at
tempt and behind it similar dis
lance on the next attempt, the dis
tinguished gent exclaimed: "Tut-tut!"
The caddy, in an effort to be of help