Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-04-06
Church Holds Quarterly Meeting.


At the quarterly meeting of the
local congregation Sunday afternoon,
the treasurer's report showed only
a few dollars on hand, with several
unpaid bills pending. The president
of the congregation urged everyone
to pay part of their dues as soon as
possible to relieve the situation. 1t
was decided to have the annual clean
up day at the cemetery on May o..
Rev. Knudsen announced that there
would be English confirmation on
May IA and Danish on May 81. Dele
gates to the annual meeting at Withee,
Wis, will be elected at later spe-
cial meeting.
The matter of building new as
sembly hall for the Young Peoples
society was revived again and dis
cussed at some length. 1t was decided
that the church board should aScer-
tain more facts on the proposition
and then call an extra meeting a
little later together with the Y. P. S.
Old friends from Mora are here
for a visit at the A. c. Eriksen home.
Anker Petersen left the first of
the week for the Twin Cities to seek
employment.
Folmer Strandskov of Minneapolis,
is spending the Easter week with
relatives here.
Miss Bernice Koed, instructor at
Dawson, is here spending the Easter
vacation at the home of her mother.
Mrs. Left Kirkegaard and son, Carl,
spent from Saturday until Wednesday
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Miller.
Miss Ingrid Fenger of the Bemidji
school faculty, is spending the Easter
vacation at the home of her mother,
Mrs. P. N. Fenger.
Miss Elsie Kilstofte, University stu
dent, Minneapolis, was weekend
visitor at the home of her mother,
Mrs. P. p Kilstofte.
Mrs Jorgen Paulsen came last week
from Balsam Lake, Wis, for an in
definite visit at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. jobs Knudsen.
S1SSO IulllCl, IL olll IIlC SSA4OO1 1oS.
ulty at Anoka, is spending part of the
Easter vacation at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Niels B. Miller.
Russell D. Jensen, student in the
Worthington Junior college, is spend
ing the Easter vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Jensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanklyn Spicer and
three children and VIM. O'Connell
came from Bruno the first of this
week and moved onto the former
Carl Paulsen farm one mile north
and one mile east of town.
Yesterday the Sebald Motor Sales
company discontinued the sale of
Coop gasoline and took on Mobilgas.
In order to introduce the product to
his friends here, Mr.. Sebald is adj
vertising the regular grade at 18
cents and II cents for the low grade.
The regular meeting of the Com
mercial club and Fire Department
Monday evening in the D. B. S. hall
will be open to the public and every
one interested is urged to come. The
main topic for discussion will be hos
pitalization service See announce
ment elsewhere in this issue for fur
Their details.
Miss Meta Nielsen and Miss Sarah
Kenny, instructors in the school at
Swatara, came for weekend visit
at the home of the formers mother,
Mrs. Marie Nielsen. Monday they
went to Minneapolis for visit there;
Miss Nielsen expecting to return to
Askov today, to spend the balance
of the Easter vacation here.
The society "Dania" in Minneapo-
lis has sent out word that its hall
at 5th and Cedar ST., Minneapolis,
will be open to the public free of
charge on Saturday, April %, to serve
as a meeting place for out-of-town
visitors who come to the city to attend
the festivities in connection with the
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