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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Finlayson Wins
Last Half Title
Baseball Series With Sand
stone Will Start Sunday;
Two Best of Three.

The Finlayson baseball team won
the second half championship of the
Pine County Baseball League Sunday
when it defeated Beroun IL to 8.
Sandstone won the first half so the
two teams will meet in a champion
ship series of two best of three games,
starting Sunday, August 20. The
first game will be played at Sand
stone and the second at Finlayson.
In the other games Sunday Denham
defeated Kettle River to 2, Sand
stone beat Moose Lake 16 to and
Willow River won from Mahtowa
8 to Z.
In the standings Sandstone was
second to Finlayson with five vic
tories and two defeats, and Denham
and Willow River were tied for third
place with four victories and three
losses.
Following are the box scores of the
games:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Sees Good Yield,
Price For Spuds
Extension Economist in
Marketing Reviews Inn
pOrtant Crop Situation.

Slightly higher than last year will
be the prices for potatoes during the
1939-1940 market season, says D. G.
Dvoracek, extension economist in
marketing, University Farm, st. Paul.
The total United States indicated pro-
duction of potatoes for this year is
500 million bushels, or LIS percent
less than last years crop of 372 mil
lion bushels.
The total late and intermediate
crop, which makes up the principal
source of market supplies of potatoes
for the next nine months, is slightly
smaller than last year, and five per-
cent smaller than the 10-year average
1928-37 crop. The intermediate pota-
to crop marketed before late Septem-
Der is unusually short, and market
prices have been rising sharply since
early July. The higher summer prices
may continue, and prices for early
marketed late potatoes may be strong
er as result, Dvoracek says.
According to the July issue of the
Minnesota Crop Reporter, the acre
age of potatoes for harvest in Min
nesota was placed at $4,000 acres,
as compared with 100000 acres last
year. Crop prospects on July l were
quite favorable and indicated yield
five bushels per acre larger than
the 9O-bushel average yield of last
year. The estimated potato produc-
ton on July for Minnesota, was
% million bushels as compared with
81 million bushels last year.
The expected smaller total United
States yield of potatoes, coupled with
a generally stronger consumer de-
mand, should assure higher prices for
potato growers. Minnesota growers,
with an estimated million more
bushels for sale, should be in posi-
ton to take advantage of this higher
price, he concluded.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
AskOv Will Get A
New Coffee Shop

Mr. and Mrs. Martin o. Andersen,
local farm residents, announce else
where in this issue the opening of a
Coffee Shop in Askov on Tuesday,
August %, in the former Niels K.
Andersen building which they have
purchased and are remodeling for the
business and living quarters.
The owners announce that they will
serve coffee and doughnuts free all
day on the opening day and that the
Shop will specialize in good coffee,
lunches and plate lunches. A full
line of CONNECTIONS, tobaccos, cigar
cites, cigars, pop and Coca Cola and
ice cream will be handled They in
vite the public during the first day
and thereafter if good lunches, cof-
fee and CONNECTIONS are desired.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Fair To Be
Held On August %

A large number of people are
expected in Bruno Wednesday,
August %, on the date of the first
Community fair. Large posters
and newspaper advertising have
been announcing the event for
several days and plans are COM
pleted for the reception and en-
tertainment of the public.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements have worked out a
sports and entertainment pro-
gram which will provide fun for
both young and old and there will
be exhibits of farm products,
needlework, baked goods and
canned goods.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Kolacky Will Be
Served At The Fair

The famous Czechoslovak kolacky
will be one of the delicacies to be
served at the Pine county fair Friday
and Saturday, August 18 and 10. Aft
er an unexpected demand for the
kolacky at the last Sokol camp pic
mic, the ladies of the Pine City Sokol
society have decided to open up a
typical Czech eating place at the
fair. They will serve kolacky with
coffee on the grounds and also will
sell them to take home. The crispy,
tantalizing tasty salt horns with
wieners will also be sold. The Sokol
booth is expected to be the most pop
ular place at the fair, and the COM
mittee in charge will be only too
delighted to meet the fair visitors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Early Day Hearse
Bears Old Resident

The people of Cambridge are
very much up-to-date but visitor
in the town one afternoon recently
would have wondered. The wheels
of time were reversed and a horse
driven hearse was used to carry the
body of man, who always revered
the pioneer days of Minnesota, to
his last resting place.
Mart Dunning, resident of Min
nesota for three score years, was
a lover of horses and deplored the
coming of the automobile to re-
place the horse in most avenues
of horsepower service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Phone Company Will
Build An Exchange

The Bell Telephone Company, serv-
ing this section of Pine county, has
commenced construction of a new
exchange and office building in Sand
stone east of Nell's hotel. Completion
of the structure is expected in 60
days.
The building will mark the end of
the operator system of telephone serv-
ice in the Quarry City and the be-
ginning of an automatic dial service
which will place the Quarry City
telephone users in classification
similar to that enjoyed by metropoli-
tan centerS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Aged Sturgeon Lake
Man Was Four Score

Funeral services were held from
st. Isadore's Catholic church Wednes-
day at $50 a. m. in memory of John
Sturgeleski who passed away Friday
at his home in the Sturgeon Lake
community. Mr.. Sturgeleski, at the
time of his death, was 80 years of
age and was one of the community's
long time residents.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. S. T. Meyer, assisted by Rev.
Joseph Majas of Willow River, and
Rev. Van den Boer, o. S. c. of Moose
Lake, as sub-deacon and deacon. Bur-
ial was made in the Catholic ceme-
terry.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Old Pine Tree Draws
Lightning; Cows Die

Ed Raynor, of Fern Bank Farm
near Sandstone, is of the opinion that
he should have "cut down the old
pine tree and hauled it away to the
mill" He went for his cows on the
morning of August IL, and found the
tree had been struck by lightning
and under which three of his best
young cows lay dead.
Mr.. Raynor says that the animals
were not insured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
PineC County Fair
Will Open Its
Gates On Friday
Interesting Program is An
nounced for Two-day An
nual Event.

The Pine county fair will open
today and continue for the balance of
the week, with two big days of enter
tainment on Friday and Saturday,
with grandstand programs both after
noon and evening. For the first time
in the history of the fair, there will
be an entirely different grandstand
program each day. The program has
been booked with the WCCO Artists
Bureau and will feature many radio
stars and vaudeville acts.
Cedric Adams Here Friday.
The Crossroads Party" is the name
of the grandstand show for Friday,
with Cedric Adams, Minneapolis Star
Journal columniSt and radio news
commentator, as master of ceremonies.
The Crossroads Party will present
four very unusual production num-
bers, including many novel features.
The grandstand program on Friday
afternoon will include horse running
races, open to horses from Pine and
adjoining counties. There will also
be girls diamondball game.
CIellan Gard on Saturday.
Clellan Card, popular WCCO radio
personality, will be master of cere-
monies for the "World of Today
show which will be presented Satur-
day. The Saturday program will
feature some outstanding radio stars
and vaudeville acts.
An added attraction on Saturday
will be a All Club program to be
given on the platform Immediately
following the afternoon show and the
All livestock parade.
Two baseball games are also sched-
uled for Friday afternoon when the
old timers will perform. One game
will be for men so years of age or
older and the other will be between
old time ball players, the north end
of the county vs. the south end.
One of the teams in the ''oldsters"
game will be the Cloverdale Dads
Team, all over so years of age, COM
posed of Walfred Abrahamson, cap
tain; Tom Wolf, George Steen, Oscar
Steen, Albert Gjertson Gage SO, who
says he is as good on the ball dia-
mond as any young whipper-
of SOY, Fred Brown, Mel Brant, Chris
Rasmussen, Gus Westman, Frank
Westman and Alva Gay. This team
was organized by Mrs. Estelle Null
Inns, recreational supervisor at Clover
dale, and she says the boys will give
their opponents a real run for their
money.
Another feature on the Saturday
afternoon program will be the Model
T auto race. There is no entry fee
and the prizes will be $40, 81, S.
and So.
Ample Space for Exhibits.
There will be ample space for dis
playing exhibits this year as the old
Pine City village hall is now located
on the fair grounds and will be in
use. The Women's departments,
fancy work, culinary, preserves, flow
ers, etc., and the fruit department
will be in this hall. The vegetable
and the grains-grasses-pota de-
partments will be in the big agricul-
tural building as formerly.
The All Club headquarters and
their displays and demonstrations will
be in the new state conservation
building.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Young People Will
Hold A Bible Camp

The st. Croix District of Christian
Endeavor resumes its activities with a
Young Peoples Bible Fellowship at
the Grindstone Lake Bible camp on
Friday evening, August ID, at 7:45
o'clock. Rev. Paul Hendricks of
Hinckley, will bring the message and
a very interesting program of special
music and games is being planned for
the evenings entertainment. Every
one is given a cordial invitation to
attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Sturgeon Lady Laid
To Rest Wednesday

Mrs. Oscar Youngkrantz of the
Sturgeon Lake community, and a
former Friesland resident, passed
away Sunday morning at the home
of her son, George, in Duluth. Mrs.
Youngkrantz had been ill for sew
eral months.
Funeral services were held at Fries
land Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Ladies' Golf Meet
Date Is Announced

The Sandstone Golf club will spon-
sor a blind DOGGY golf tournament
for women on Sunday, August IT.
The course has been enjoying good
patronage by the fair sex the past
few weeks and it is expected that,
a large number of entries will be-
received for the event.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Creamery Picnic Is
Postponed For Year

The annual Askov-Finlayson
creamery picnic which was sched-
uled to be held Sunday in the Askov
village park, has been cancelled for
this year. The reason, as given by
the committee in charge, was the con-
Fiction of dates with other activities.
The lateness of the season, it is felt,
will not permit successful affair.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Red Cross Service
Will Be Reviewed

Three quarters of century of a
worldwide Red Cross service will be
commemorated on the 18th anniver-
sary of the treaty of Geneva, Tuesday,
August %. The commemoration will
be contained in broadcast to be
heard over the NBC blue network
from 100 to p. m, Central Standard
Time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Ogema Pair Take
Wedding Venture

Miss Bonnie Hamm and Earl Bo-
strom were married at the Lutheran
parsonage in Hinckley Friday, August
4. Rev. Nels Benson performed the
ceremony. They will live at the
Bostrom home until fall when they
will go to the City A charivari was
held Friday evening at the Bostrom
home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
Sandstone Harvest
Event August 29-3O

The annual harvest festival in
Sandstone will be held Tuesday and
Wednesday, August % and 80. Sports,
a carnival and other entertainment
features have been arranged for.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17
MAHTOWA

Summary-Two base hits, Popek. Hogan,
F. Swanson; sacrifice hits, E. Stepan; dou-
BILE plays, Shumate to Cunningham; E. Oh
son to H. Olson to Johnson; struck out, by
Popek 8, by Shumate 3, by K. Olson IL; hit
by pitched ball, Popek by K. Olson; bases
on balls, off Popek 5, off K. Olson 1; left on
bases, Willow. River 10, Mahtowa IL; UNI
pire, Danelski; scorer, Brisbin, Jr.; time,
2:20.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17

One undergoes practically the same
sensation when upside down in an
airplane as he does when standing on
his head on the ground.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-08-17

Largest circulation of any
newspaper in the United
States published in a COM
munity of its size.
BY far the largest circu-
lation of any newspaper in
Pine county.
A good advertising medium.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04

WO pockets on the inside of
this pantry door are used for
dish towels-the upper for clean
towels; the lower for soiled ones.
The pockets themselves are made
from four dish towels with bright
red borders and are hooked onto
the door with brass rings. All the
dimensions for cutting, and direc-
tons for making are given here in
the sketch. If toweling by the
yard is used, 3A yards viii be
required.
These directions are not in Ell
Their Book l or Book 2, so be sure
to cut them out for reference.
Each of the books contains COM
plete directions for making dozens
of other useful things for yourself.
your home and to use for gifts
and bazaars. Many readers are
also making scrap books of these
articles and when they are COM
bined with the two books. they
have a treasure house of ideas
that have been tested by thou
sands of homemakers.
Book 2, Gifts, Novelties and EN-
broideries, contains 48 pages of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04
Revamped Par

FRED CORCORAN, tournament
manager of the Professional Golf
ers' association, believes that par,
as it is now computed, is COM
pletely outmoded standard.
Logic, buffers to the contrary, is
on his side. During the winters
p. G. A. tour the winners were 8
and 10 shots under par In almost
every 72-hole tournament. Golfng
topnotchers can do it every time
when they're really playing in form.
Golf, with those men, is pro-
fession and business. They work at
it all day long, practicing endlessly.
1t has been said that when jug Me-
Spaden shot a phenomenal practice
round of So in Texas, he went inn
mediately to the practice tee and
worked there for two hours. Par
can't hold down men like that.
Corcoran has doped out a solution.
And he believes it will be accepted
IN the near future His plan:
He compares two holes, one is $50
yards, the other AIS. On the present
yardage basis par for each is four.
The 35O-yard hole is straightaway,
there are no traps to speak of and
no out-of-bounds bordering the fair
way. The AIS yarder's green is
guarded by a pond, it is heavily
trapped and has out-of-bounds to the
left of the fairway and beyond the
green.
According to Corcoran's system
the 35O-yard hole would be given a
value of four. With that as a basis,
the second hole would be rated at
four and four-tenths. Then, by total
ing figures for each hole, par would
be set.
The idea certainly has merit. It
is much more flexible than is the
present method, and its adoption
would save Old Man Par from the
severe beatings he has taken in re-
cent years.
incidentally Corcoran is positive
the pros can keep the United States
Open title to themselves for many
years to come That's because the
pros have become so expert at their
work and because the amateurs
haven't the necessary time to de-
vote to golf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04
Don't Oxereat

Thus, it is evident that there are
numerous instances when there is
justification for departing from the
accepted routine But it must be
remembered that as the number
of meals is increased, the amount
of food taken at each one should
be decreased. Otherwise, an un-
due strain may be placed upon the
digestive organs.
Then, too, no matter how the
days food is divided, it must pro-
vide all the substances required
for sound nutrition. Otherwise, the
body will be improperly nour-
ished, no matter how many meals
are consumed.
The diet should be built first of
all around the protective foods
milk, eggs, fruits and vegetables,
which are such an important
source of necessary minerals and
vitamins. It must also supply pro-
TEN for growth and repair, carbo-
hydrates and fats for adequate en-
ergy, and sufficient bulk or ceIlu-
lose to promote normal elimina-
ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04
.Speaking of Sports
Dempsey Picks
Buddy Baer to
Vanquish Louis
By ROBERT McSHANE

WHILE the seemingly useless
w search for a white hope goes
on in heavyweight ranks, former
champion Jack Dempsey amazed
fistic circles recently with the an
nouncement that Buddy Baer is just
the lad to remove Joe Louis crown.
1t was unexpected because Buddy
hasn't set the world on fire. 1t
served as quite a boost for the
younger of the Baer tribe, however,
and should get him few important
fights. And right now he needs them.
Buddy's defeat by Gunnar Bar
1und hurt him in more ways than
one. He lasted only seven rounds,
giving up the fight before being
knocked out Since then his courage
has been questioned. It should be
said to his credit that he knocked
out rough-and-ready Abe Simon aft
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04
Roman Writings ON Jurisprudence Enacted Into Law
ROMA

The Dark ages extended, roughly
speaking, from the fall of the west
ern Roman empire In ATS A. D. to
the revival of learning on the dis
covery of the pandects at Amalfi,
Italy, In ll50-altogether about sew
en- centuries. The period extending
from the fail Of the Roman empire
to the capture of Constantinople in
1888 by the Turks is known as the
Middle ages. The pandects were
a collection of laws systematically
arranged from Roman writings on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04

last years record gave him an in
crease.
Mickey Cochrane received S45, 1000,
that amount representing three sal
aries, one as player, one as man.
ager and the other as club vice
president.
The New York Yanks paid Lou
Gehrig $4,000 in 1887, advertising
him as the highest paid ball player
of today. Internal revenue depart
ment figures established the fact
that Greenberg topped him by
81 500.
Bill Dickey-regarded by many as
basebalrs best catcher-received
$4,000 from the Yanks. Gabby
Hartnett, playing manager of the
Chicago Cubs, received ST., 1886. Billy
Herman, Cubs second baseman,
ST, 600.
Dick BarteIl, former shortstop
with the New York Giants, now with
the Cubs, received SIT, 900. Mel OFT,
Giant outfelder, ST, 800.
Babe Ruth is still the holder of
the high salary record in baseball.
The Yanks paid him sac, 900 in each
of three years-1927, 1928 and 1929.
In 1880 and 1881 he was paid So, 900,
and in 1892, $4,000.
At that Ruth was the cheapest
player in the major leagues. De-
spite the stupendous pay he didn't
cost the Yanks a nickel. He packed
the grandstands like no other play
er has done. While Ruth was their
star attraction, the Yanks COM
nanded guarantee of So, 500 and
percentage of every dollar over
that amount for each exhibition
game. They played more than 30
of those games each spring, bring
ing their receipts in excess of $780,
600 before the team opened the sea-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04
Floyd &86ot's.
ADVENTURES CLUB 49,
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES
PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF
''The Killer Ship"
.ELLO, EVERYBODY:

ELLO EVERYBODY:
stories about human killers and I've spun
animal killers This the story of killer ship
Carl L. Rynning Brooklyn N Y told this story 1t
happened 1902 when he found himself broke and out
of job South Africa and signed windjammer for trip
to South America
The windammer the bark Albatross, which had just
brought load of from Buenos Aires and going
back the port ballast There would pick load
of wheat and East London Cape Colony That suited
Carts plans he sailed morning at daybreak and
weeks later after unevenu trip the Abatross entered
the Plata river and locked at Buenos Aires.
So far, everything had gone smoothly but they had
begun loading grain for the trip than became
evident that the Albatross seaworthy craft
When the sand ballast had been taken out of the hold
water began coming in through the That didn't
bother the Of He let the ship settle in the
mud and when the mud got into the and closed them ne
began loading again
would then and there Carl
Africa. the
hardly the before he il
Huge Swarms of Rats Had Boarded the Ship.
weather fair the moment late June
and the old walOwng along before fair But
that bothered Carl Swarms of them had
while the ship loading they
threatening to take the ship Eve must have had half the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04

Jurisprudence. They were enact
ed into law by the Emperor JUS
tinian in 533 A. D. Their discovery
at Amali stimulated a general study
of Roman and Greek literature,
which led to what is known as the
classic age. During the Dark ages
learning was at its lowest ebb in
Europe and civilization seemed to
retrograde, owing to the masses of
barbarians who emerged from
northern Europe and overran the
former seats of learning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04

hand, it should be borne in mind
that dividing the days food into
what we Americans so often call
three square meals" is primari-
ly convenient custom. One .rea-
son that it has grown up over a
period of years is because it al
lows the maximum free time to
pursue our various occupations. In
a number of countries, fourth
meal is an accepted part of the
days routine. No Englishman,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04
Keep the Diet Balanced

Whether you serve three hearty
meals and forego eating between
times, or follow the plan of pro-
vlding a mid-morning or mid
afternoon pickup, you should meet
the requirements for balanced
diet. This, you will remember
from previous discussions, in
cludes a pint of milk for each
adult, quart for every child; an
egg for each member of the fam
lily, or at least three or four week.
ly; one serving of whole grain
cereal; one serving of meat, fish
or chicken plus a second source of
protein, such as meat, nuts or
dried beans or peas; two vegeta-
bles besides potatoes, one of which
should be of the leafy green vari-
ETY.; two fruits or one fruit and
one fruit juice.
G-WNU-C. Houston Goudiss-1s39L6l.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-05-04

and IN the National, who won Is
games or more last season =. Paul
Waner has won the National league
batting championship three times :.
Fred Hutchinson, Detroit's young
$50, 900 pitcher, is still a mystery
man. His control has been lacking so
far this season and he probably needs
another year to season :. The Eng
hsh channel has been mastered by
p swimmers, but only one man, E.
H. femme of England, has swum it
II both directions -. The best
freshman runner on Iowa States
track team is Merle Cunningham
from Elkhart, Iowa.
G Western Newspaper Union.