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Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03

Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Forsberg were surprised by a
visit by Mrs. Forsberg's brother,
Wiley McAffee of Corona, and
Miss Grace Sprinkle OF Los An
geleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. John Studer and
Rosa Studer went to Los Angeles
last week TO attend Swiss cele-
bration.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
Mrs. |. 6. Goar
Returns From
Trip to Texas
MELOLAND NOTES

Saturday Mrs. L. G. Goar ar
rived home from johnson City
Tex, where she visited her mother
for several weeks. She returned
with Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Paris OF
Holtyille. They were also accom-
panied by Mrs, Charles Galloway
of johnson City. Galloway is a
former resident of the w. Herd
man ranch OF Meloland.
Sunday the L. G. Goar family
drove 10 San Diego TO visit Mrs
Ralph Sweeney, who is leaving soon
for China. Mrs. Galloway is stay
ing with her daughter, Mrs. Swee-
ney, until the iatters departure,
after which she will visit her son
in Berkeley, and the fair. before
returning TO her home in Texas.
! The latter part of this week Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Roberts and Al
lene will leave for Colorado, where
for two weeks they will visit Mrs.
Roberts parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. King, as well as other rela-
tives.
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle
Pritchard left on two-weekS va
cation in Texas While there they
plan TO visit their parents i'll VIM
ters.
Weekend visitors III San Diego
were Mr. and Mrs Arthur Farley.
Dinner guests at the Walter
Neidittsr home in Holtville Sun
day night were Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
bert Doig
Meloland visitors at the San
Francisco fair tor week were Mr..
and Mrs. John Studer Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Studer, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leimgruber OF Holtyille.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
Gregg's daughter and son-ln-iaw,
Mr.. and Mrs Everett L. Lund OF
Alfred. New York, and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. V. Lund OF Alta, Iowa,
left for their homes III the east
after short visit with the Greggs.
They plan TO visit Yellowstone
National Park, then travel via the
Black Hills OF North Dakota and
on TO Iowa and New York.
Mrs. Lloyd Craig left for El Sc
gundo Beach where she will visit
her sister.
For a month Mrs. H. N. Peters,
Mary Jane Peters and Violetta Nc
Guire will be living in San Diego.
On weekends they will be joined
by Mr.. Peters, Loretta, Don and
Jimmie Peters.
Mrs. Ebert Newton is visiting
her sister in Los Angeles for a
month. She plans TO return home
after Labor Day.
Sunday dinner guests at the Wes-
| ley Roberts home were Mr.. and
Mrs. Irwin CASTOR OF Holtville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Studer and
Rosa Studer went TO Los Angeles
| last week TO attend a Swiss cele-
bration.
Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Forsberg were surprised by a
visit by Mrs. Forsberg's brother,
Wiley McAffee of Corona, and
Miss Grace Sprinkle OF Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
DRIVER IN FATAL AUTO
SMASHUP INTOXICATED
CHIHUAI

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, Aug
8. CUP)-Police said today that
Encarnacion Espinoza, a road de-
partment employe, had admitted
drinking a bottle of tequila a short
while before his heavily-loaded
truck smashed into a bus load OF
boy scouts on a mountain road
south OF here late Tuesday night,
killing seven and injuring 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
SWANS DO TURKEY lROT
SWIMMING IN ALE

HUDSON. N. H, Aug. 3. CUP)-
When 10 swans began doing a
turkey trot" at the Benson animal
farm, Proprietor John T. Benson
investigated. He said today a work
man had connected a barrel of ale
with the water pipe running to the
Ap,o6
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03

MCNIANUS TO SrENn
TWO WEEKS ON COAST
Mrs. Louis B. McManus and two
children are spending two weeks
in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-03
w. STONE RETURNS HOME
FROM HOSPITAL

w. I. Stone has returned to his
home from the Ell Centre hospital
where he underwent an operation
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
.ClothingLeaders
Asked To Meet
Series of Meetings, Start
ing Today, Announced
for Pine County.

The last of the series of three meet
ings on clothing selection will be held
for local leaders of Home Demon
stration groups this week. Since this
is the last of the training centers,
County Agent Max McMillin is anx-
ious to have a perfect attendance of
local leaders. He announces the fol-
lowing schedule for these meetings:
Askov, Thursday, November 2; Ker-
rick, Friday, November 3; Brook
Park, Saturday, November 4; Pine
City, Monday, November 6; and
Hinckley, Tuesday, November Z.
New collars, new trimmings and
new sewing details for house dresses
will be only a few of the items dis
cussed by Miss Helen B. Larmore,
extension specialist in clothing from
University Farm, with the local lead
ers of Pine county.
Committees will be announced for
making arrangements for a final
Achievement day program to which
all township chairmen, local leaders,
home demonstration group members
and guests are expected to be going.
A general committee including Mrs.
J. A. Sikkink, Mrs. G.. E. Hendricks,
Mrs. Victor Johnson, Mrs. Elmer
Ziegler, Mrs. Nick Stoffel and Mrs.
David Hall, county home chairman,
has already met with Mr.. McMillin
concerning this program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Pine City Eleven
Is Unscored Upon

Pine City's high school football
team seems to have established some
what of a record, being one of the
few undefeated and unsecured upon
football teams of the state. In the
matter of scoreless ties, the team held
a record of four, but last week met
and defeated the Barnum team by
a score of Is to 0. The team seems
to be strong defensively against all
opponents, but until the game with
Barnum, had not succeeded in de-
veloping a scoring punch that could
win. The team is coached by John
Harvey and George Saunders of the
high school faculty.
In the game with Barnum, Rich
ard Cherrier scored one of his team's
touchdowns and Tom Bede scored
the other. Both scores were made
by end runs from about the 10-yard
line
The Pine City team has another
distinction in that three sets of broth
ers are playing on the squad. They
are Jack and Sandy McKusick, Lon
ME and Dennis Johnson and Floyd
and Bob Rypkema. The team met
Cambridge Wednesday afternoon in
the last home game of the season.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
WMo,o Couple Are
Married Is Years

Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Lundgren of
the Willow River community, were
pleasantly surprised Sunday, October
20, when large number of friends
called on them to help celebrate their
silver wedding anniversary. Among
the guests at the Lundgren home were
Mr. and Mrs. John Joswiak of Stur-
geon Lake, who witnessed their we'd
ding Is years ago. 1t is estimated
that nearly every family in the viii
lage of Willow River called on the
honored couple and extended best
wishes. Those from away who at
tended were MIR. Lundgren's father,
John Lundgren, and his brother, Will
liam, who live east of the village on
farm, Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Thomp-
son of Pine City, Mrs. Blaine O'Mal-
ley and son, Gary, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kermit Lundgren of Minneapolis, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Nelson. A purse
for the occasion was presented to
the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lundgren were mar
ried at First lake where the Kinney
family resided at that time They
have two grown children, Kermit and
Geraldine, both married. Kermit was
married this summer to Miss Deloras
Hanson of Minneapolis, and resides in
that city. Geraldine is married to Ray
Nelson. Mr.. Lundgren has been a
mechanic in the Ford Garage nearly
the whole period of his married life.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Surplus Food To
Be Given Out AS
Usual In County
Stamp Plans Operation to
be Confined to the Twin
Cities for Present.

There will be no change in the
program for distribution of Federal
surplus commodities in Pine county
according to word received Wednes-
day by Portia H. Gum, executive
secretary of the Welfare Board, from
Walter w. Finke, director of the
Division of Social Welfare. Mr.. Fin
Ike made this announcement as Fed
eral and state officials began making
preparations for establishing the
stamp plan" for distributing surplus
commodities to the needy people OF
Minneapolis and st. Paul.
Cali persons outside the Twin
Cities, who are entitled to surplus
commodities will continue to receive
them through the County Welfare
boards Representatives as heretofore, u
said Mr.. Finke The Hot Lunch pro-
gram in all rural areas also will con-
tinue to receive surplus food, he
added
Mr.. Finke said that while the stamp
plan might be extended to some of
the second class cities of the state,
and ultimately to the rural areas,
there is nothing now to indicate when
such change may take place.
In st. Paul and Minneapolis, when
the plan gets into operation, relief
clients will be able to obtain surplus
foods at all food stores. They will
pay for these purchases with blue
stamps which they will obtain when
they buy yellow stamps with which
to purchase foods not on the surplus
list With each 81 spent for yellow
stamps, the buyer will receive free
so cents in blue stamps, the blue
stamps being good only for surplus
commodities.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
International
News Review
BY GEORG sTRANDVOLD

The present most peculiar of all
wars continues to be most peculiar
for the reason that it is not being
fought; at the west front there is
practically no activity; in the air very
little has been reported, and on the
high seas most attention has been
concentrated on the German capture
of an American vessel which was then
taken to a neutral port.
And although there have been adj
ditional dire threats from Germany
warnings that now at last the war
would start in all its fantastic fright
fulness-the warning Europe was still
rather quiet when these lines were
written.
General Winter.
AS for the west front-that is, the
German Siegfried line and the French
Maginot line-General Winter ap-
pears to have taken charge, for re-
ports indicate that temperature OF
80 below zero has set in, and that
heavy snowfalls have taken place, the
snow in some places being six feet
or more high. Europeans used tC
laugh when they were told that the
Chinese always refused to fight in
rainy weather, but they themselves
have no inclination to start anything
in Wintry climates.
Of course, inclement weather is
not the sole reason for inactivity
there are also, on both sides, strategic
reasons, but what they are seems
known only to the German and to the
French high commands. One feature
of the situation seems to be the un-
willingness to take the initiative
CONTINUED on Page A.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Temperance To
Be Talked Here
County Churches Schedule
Meetings With Visiting
Speakers in Movement.

The Minnesota Temperance Move
ment in cooperation with several
churches in Pine county, will sponsor
series of temperance meetings on
Sunday, November 5. Speakers sent
out by the Minnesota Temperance
Movement will appear in a number
of churches at regular morning and
evening services. An all-county rally
will be held in the afternoon in the
Sandstone Bible church where all
speakers will appear. The time set
for that meeting is at 2:30 o'clock.
The places and time for the meet
ings are as follows: Presbyterian
church at Cloverton at $50 a. M;
Presbyterian church, Markville, IL
a. m; joint meeting of the Presby-
terrain and Methodist churches at
Methodist church in Pine City at 8
p. m.
Presbyterian church, Willow River,
$50 a. M; Presbyterian church,
Bruno, Ills a. M; Presbyterian
church, Kerrick, las p M; and Pine
Grove Lutheran church, 8 p. m.
Methodist church, Denham, IL a.
M; Windemere Methodist church,
8 p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Dairy Meetings
To Be Sponsored
In County Soon
Discussion Will be Cen
tered Around Herd Man
agement and Feeding.

Dairy herd management and feed
ing for profitable production will be
subjects for discussion at feeding
schools to be held in Pine county
November Is and II, announces
County Agent Max McMillin. Con-
Quoting the schools will be E. A.
Hanson, extension dairyman, Univer-
sity Farm, st. Paul, and County Agent
McMillin. The places for these meet
ings have not been decided yet, but
will be announced later.
Dairying is one of the leading
sources of income to Pine county
farmers and this income may be
materially increased by the applica-
ton of well-established methods OF
care and feeding of dairy cows, says
Mr.. McMillin.
Dairymen who desire to secure the
greatest returns from their herds this
fall and winter, will want to hear Mr.
Hanson's interesting and informative
discussion of principles of feeding and
herd management; efficient use OF
homegrown feeds; and how and what
to feed for best results.
Emphasized in Mr.. Hanson's dis
cussions on feeding will be the use
of homegrown feeds to make bal
anced dairy cow rations for econom-
ical milk production. In addition to
this he will explain what uses cow
makes of her feed and the kind and
amount of feed required by cow
for her maintenance and butterfat
production. An important part of
this consideration of feeds for the
dairy cow, should homegrown feeds
be insufficient, will be the discussion
on what feeds to buy and why certain
feeds are more desirable as supple
ments than others.
Under the heading of dairy herd
management will come consideration
of such practices as providing for the
comfort of the cow, water, salt and
mineral requirements, as well as nu-
merous other items which are i'm
portant factors in securing the largest
possible returns from dairy cows.
The second meeting of this series in
Pine county will deal with practical
problems of cattle breeding.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Scout Camporee
Held At Pine City

A Scout camporee was held at
Pine City for the Scouts of Pine and
Kanabec counties. Only two other
troops were represented besides Pine
City. Scouts from Ogilive and Mora
attended and participated with the
Pine City Scouts in games and con-
tests. Sig Kilander of Duluth, act
ing chief Scout of the Duluth area,
was present. It is now planned to
have District rally at Ogilvie on
November 9, and all Scouts and
Scoutmasters, together with commit
teemen and parents of the Scouts
are invited to attend Following some
contests and games, court of honor
will be held at which time the Scouts
will be awarded merit badges for
any advancement made.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Army Man, Former
Resident, Writes

Charles p OkrongliS, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank j. Okronglis, who
reside in Windemere township, writes
from Fort Meade, S. D., where he
is stationed with a machine gun troop
in the U. S. Army fort there, an en-
thuSiastic account of his military
activities. Mr.. Okronglis states that
his duties are both educational and
teach many principles that colleges
and universities are unable to teach
in regards to discipline and coopera-
ton. He, on May of this year,
joined the army for three years and
he feels that the army sis an excellent
force to carry on its campaign to con-
tinue neutrality" He is a member
of the Fourth Cavalry Unit.
Mr.. Okronglis extends best wishes
for success to the Askov American,
of which he has been a long time
reader, and greetings to his friends
in Pine county.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
QuarryCityM Man
Dies Wednesday
Hans Jepsen, General Deal
er, Succumbs After Being
iii Several Months.

The Sandstone community was sad
dened yesterday morning when Hans
c. Jepsen, well known and respected
businessman of that place, passed
away at the age of 70 years. Death
was due to complications following
an illness of several months dura-
ton.
Hans Chris. Jepsen was born on
April 6, 1867 in Schleswig-Holstein,
Germany. He was united in mar
riage there in 1885 to Anna Catherine
Hanson and in 1889 they came to the
United States and made their home
in Winona for nine years. They then
moved to Partridge, now Askov, and
a year later to Sandstone where Mr..
Jepsen had lived since. Mrs. Jepsen
died on Feb. 8, 1907, and since that
time Mr. Jepsen had made his home
with a daughter, Mrs. George Brick
man. The other surviving children
are Peter, living in Sandstone, and
Mrs. Regina Brodrick of Kelly Lake.
Three other sons, Harry, Walter and
Hans, died in infancy in Winona.
Mr.. Jepsen was very progressive
man and a kind husband and father.
He had made a wide circle of friends
in this part of the county during the
many years he was in business as a
general dealer in the village of Sand
stone. He was a member of the local
independent Order of Odd Fellows
lodge, joining that organization many
years ago.
The funeral will be held from the
Congregational church Saturday at
2 %. m, and Increment will be made
in Spring Hill cemetery besides his
wife. Rev. H. T. Owens will Off
ciate at the services. The pallbearers
will be Reynold Alters, William AL
lers, Gerber Feyma, Harry Madison,
Matt Bulls and Casper Billens.
The community joins in extending
sympathy to the bereaved relatives
in their great sorrow.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
No. % Bridges Are
Included In Bids

Among 100000 worth of bids re-
Gently received and opened by the
State Highway Department are three
for bridges along Trunk Highway %
between Askov and Duluth.
They are announced by the depart
mentS as follows:
T. H. 23-Bridge No. 1854 over
Nemadji river, miles east of Black
hoof. Notice of award later.
T. H. 23-Bridge No. $3.50 over
South Fork river, 3 miles north OF
Holyoke. Notice of award later.
T. H 23-Grading for 3 of a mile
one monolithic box culvert and Bridge
No. 5468, underpass at 500 Line
tracks, Az miles east of Blackhoof
Megarry Bros. of st. Cloud .$53,
857.77.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Parish Worker Is
In A New Field

Miss Anna Wendell, who has been
stationed in Bruno as parish worker
and home missionary in the Lutheran
parish since May, 1887, has been
transferred to new field which is
being opened in south Minneapolis
near the city limits. A Sunday school
in that unoccupied territory is being
opened. Miss Wendell and a lady
assistant will gather children for
Sunday school instruction, conduct a
religious survey and do house vista
ton work.
Her able leadership and inspira-
tional guidance will be missed in this
section. Her attractive trailer home
which has reposed on the green near
Eklund's store, has been removed and
vacant spot is conspicuous there.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Jury Disallows
Accident Damage
Court Case Asking for
$4,000 Against Hans
MOsbak not Convincing.

A jury Tuesday night brought in
verdict of not guilty in the damage
suit case against Hans Mosbak of
Askov, and the Mckay Co., and its
driver, Marvin B. Stanton, of Pine
City. The case, an outgrowth of the
tragic accident which occurred at
the junction with highway 81 west of
Askov last December 6, following
which two men of Cokato and Mrs.
H. R. Buck of Askov, died, was for
damages of $4,000 Suit was brought
by attorneys for the heirs of Matt
Lepisto and others in his car at the
time of the accident. The automobile
which the late Mr. Lepisto was driv-
ing, struck the Mckay car after
passing the car driven by Mrs. Buck.
The case began last Thursday be-
fore jury of II men and one woman
and was heard by Judge Alfred p
Stolberg.
Another case in the amount of
$4,000 has been filed in Federal
court against the same parties as
an outcome of the same accident,
but that is not scheduled to come up
until some time this winter.
The case was brought against Hans
MoSb9k because it was his car the
late Mrs. Buck was driving at the
time of the accident
The next case on the court CAL
endar which started Wednesday
morning was the one of John Joswiak
VS.. John H. Cunningham, both of
Sturgeon Lake.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Snow And Ice To
Meet Resistance
Says Road Chief
New Highway Equipment
Makes States Fleet Sec
Ond to None.

Minnesota's highway snow fleet,
one of the largest and most modern
of it's kind in the world, is ready
on an hours notice for the annual
million dollar battle with winter ice
and snow whenever it comes, M. J.
Hoffman,, state Highway commits
Sioner, announced today.
Besides having its mechanical snow
fighting units of trucks, plows, blades,
sanders, ETC., in "tip-top" shape, the
maintenance division of the state
Highway department has already
stockpiled, at strategic locations near
hills and curves, approximately $4,000
tons of sand and calcium chloride
mix in order to be ready for the first
sleet storm.
A Large Fleet.
The Minnesota department of High
ways maintains, for its annual winter
battle against snow and ice, fleet
of more than 400 motorized units, in
order that the state may, within
few hours after every SnoWstorm,
live up to the reputation it has es-
tablished throughout the nation
"Minnesota's trunk highways are al
ways OPEN"
The Highway department will face
this winters maintenance problem
with the most modern snow removal
fleet in the states history. Approx
imately AZ new one-way plows have
been purchased and these added to
167 plows of this type already owned
by the department, will equip it with
PA one-way plows, besides the giant
rotaries and two-way plows. The
new one-way plows, attached to
trucks, will make possible the clear
ing of normal snowfall off a road
at speed from 20 to 25 miles an
hour, except when lack of visibility
makes such speeds injudicious.
The department also has purchased
so new mechanical sanders which will
be attached to trucks for spreading
calcium chloride treated sand on icy
curves and hills, and will perform
the work far more rapidly and effici-
emily than was possible with hand
crews and shovels
Installation of snow fence was be-
gun some time ago in carrying out
this preventative measure against
drifting and blocking roads. The
Minnesota department places each fall
and removes each spring approx
mately 1000 miles of snow fance on
its II, 400 mile trunk highway system.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-11-02
Farm Home West OF
Rutledge Destroyed

The farm home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Sparks at Sparks Corner
two miles west of Rutledge and four
miles north of Finlayson, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Monday
morning. Mr.. Sparks had started
the kitchen fire early and apparently
sparks on the roof or from the over
heated stove caused the fire, which
was burning all through the house
when the family first noticed it. f,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sparks had time only
to save their two small children, all
clothing and furniture being con-
sumed in the blaze. The loss is felt
keenly at this time of year. Mr..
Sparks had some insurance and on
Tuesday began to clear the ground to
rebuild.