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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Theodore Kepler
Dies At Rutledge
Deceased was 70 Years of
Age; Resided in Section
a. Years.

Theodore Kepler, old time resident
of the Rutledge community, passed
away at the hospital in Pine City on
Monday, March 20, at p. m. He had
suffered a partial stroke about nine
days prior to deasis. and Later bron-
chial pneumonia set in from which
he never recovered.
He was born December Is, 1861,
at Essen, Germany. His parents were
Anton Kepler and Annie Schmidt.
When 16 years of age he emigrated
to Canada and later came to the
United States, settling at Menominee,
Wis, where for four years he was
employed on an uncle's farm. He
afterwards rented farm near Lam
caster, Wis, at which place he was
living at the time of his marriage to
Miss Anna Marie Funk on July 5,
1892. Later the couple went to
Dubuque, Iowa, where they resided
on a farm two years.
In 1895 the Keplers came to Pine
county and took up homestead in
Norman township where the family
resided until 1919 when the farm was
sold to H. R. Buck, now of Askov.
Mr.. Kepler then bought a piece of
land on highway 81 two miles north
of Rutledge and which was his home
at the time of death.
The deceased was good neigh
Dor and we'll liked by all who knew
him. He was a member of the Cath
Ollie church.
He leaves to mourn his passing 10
children and 10 grandchildren. The
children are Anthony, Hibbing; Joe,
Edward, George, Mae, (Mrs. I. Fos-
teri, Lydia, (Mrs. B. w. Senobe)
Emily, (Mrs. Chas. G. Mills), Frances,
(Mrs. Fred Hedberg), all of Rut-
ledge; Mildred, (Mrs. John Malloy),
Finlayson; and Mrs. Ann McCauley,
Evanston, Ill.
Funeral services were held last
Thursday at 10 a. m from st. Boniface
church with Rev. Ryan of Hinckley,
officiating Pallbearers were John
Losch, Arthur Jones, John Jaros,
Andrew Youngbauer, Joseph Jaglow-
ski and Nels Benson.
Sympathy is extended to the be-
reaved children in the loss of their
father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30

You old timers, who still claim to
be good with a slingshot, had better
look to your laurels, for "Slingshot"
Charley Taylor, the Tennessee hill
billy, is coming up this way to take
on all corners. And when Taylor
misses a target with his slingshot-
that's news.
He will demonstrate his talents for
the first time to Minnesotans at the
sixth annual Northwest Sports show
in the Minneapolis auditorium, April
8 to Is. Show visitors wishing to
compete with him and get their tar
get eyes back in form will have a
specially constructed slingshot range
to work in
Tin cans will be set up on a row
of fence posts at the range, and there
will be cut-out duck and gopher
targets to shoot at. Taylor, former
guide on Reelfoot lake in Tennessee,
can break clay targets ION the wing"
and shoot BB-shot out of miniature
slingshot as fast as a man can pump
shells into a shotgun.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Askov CafeSM0ves- !
To A New Location

Mr.. and Mrs Einar Rasmussen have
moved their cafe from the N. K.
Andersen building on the east side
of Main street to the c. Eriksen
building on the west side. They have
painted the room and built Kitchen
cite and will equip their establish
ment for the serving of meals and
lunches. They will also have a full
stock of CONNECTIONS, soft drinks,
cigars and tobaccos.
The family will reside where they
have been, in rooms on the second
floor of the building, where is also
the dentists office and telephone
exchange.
Large front windows give the place
a bright and pleasant atmosphere and
its location and size assures a cooler
atmosphere during the coming sum-
mer
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Hogs Hit Lowest
Level Since 1884
Top at sos Tuesday;
Prices Mostly Csc Off for
Week; Cattle Steady.

South ST. Paul, Mimi, March %,
1899: The undertone for killing and
replacement cattle was generally on
the weak side, but even Mondays
liberal run failed to break the mar
ket in any general fashion, prices
being mostly steady, according to the
Federal-State Market News Service.
There were instances at slight de-
clines on medium to good fed steers
and plain cows, while common re-
placement cattle lost Csc with the
balance of the stocker and feeder
market steady. Local cattle supplies
held up with last weeks total, but still
few good fed steers were included
in the receipts and the larger num-
Der proved more suitable for Stocker
or feeder outlet Dairy cows ruled
mostly steady with medium to good
springers on shipper account at $500
to $500, selected weighty cows up
ward to $780, Plain light cows were
obtained downward to $4,000. Good
slaughter steers bulked at $3.50 to
$1O.5O, with medium grade kinds at
1925 to 1925 Medium to good heif-
ers cashed at $3.50 to $500, with
plain down to $3.50. Plain and med
ium cows brought $5.25 to $6.25, good
offerings $3.50 to $500, and low cut
tiers and cutters $500 to $500. Top
vealers made $1,000 and Weighty
sausage bulls hit $6.75. Medium to
good stock steers cashed at SITS to
1925, with plain stockers $3.50 to
$3.50.
Hog prices were spilled further and
on Tuesday top at $7.05 was the low
est since December 1884. Two days
losses measured mostly Csc and even
at the decline buying demand was
not particularly urgent. Shippers OPP
Grated lightly, taking only around
1900 hogs the first two days this week.
The fresh pork trade continued to
slump. Good and choice 40 to $50
pound barrows and gifts on Tuesday
brought $6.65 to $500; $50 to $50
pounds $685. to $6.75; $50 to $50
pounds $6.15 to $6.40; sows sold at
$605 to $6.10.
Fat lambs scored Csc upturn early
this week and reached new high levels
for the year, but lost part of the
advance on Tuesday. Slaughter ewes
and feeding lambs brought strong to
Csc higher rates. Good and choice
lambs earned 1925 to $965 on Tues
day, plain and medium natives $3.50
to $875, good and choice ewes $3.50
to $3.50 sparingly, and most native
feeding lambs $3.50 to $8.25. West
ern feeding and shearing lambs made
$8.45 to $685. on Monday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
International
News Review
BY GEORG sTRANDvOLD

Weeks ago some WiSeacre insisted
in the international newspaper press
that March 26, 1889, would be Day
of Destiny in the history of Europe,
and that, most likely, Fate would
decree war-on that very day.
So far, Europe and the rest of the
world survived the 18th. 1t is true
there was minor earthquake, but
since it consisted merely of another
oratorical outburst on the part of
Benito Mussolini, the result was not
disastrous. He spoke last Sunday
before a vast crowd in Rome and
instead of advancing new thoughts,
new ideas, new threats, he reaffirmed
some of his old favorites. One was
to the effect that pacifists were a
detestable lot, anyhow; another that
Italy must have unobstructed access
to the port of Djibouti in French
Somaliland; control of French Tunis,
and a share in the administration
of the Suez canal, but that he, Mus
solini, would be willing to discuss
with France these demands. There
was no ultimatum-merely a hint that
negotiation would be in order. The
finale of the speech was peroration
to glorify and justify the ever in
creasing war-preparedness of Italy.
Inordinate excitement had been
worked up in anticipation of the
MusSolini effusion; when it was all
over, it suggested the picture of a
dejectedly debated rubber tire.
Lining Up.
There was one slightly ominous
note in the speech, and that was the
assurance that the Rome-Berlin axis
was not be be bent by any lineup
of democratic powers against the die
tators. For democratic nations Mus
solini is as full of scorn as is Hitler;
and he isn't afraid of them, either.
For the moment, there is no ap-
parent reason why he should be.
Great Britain, proceeding from a Sow
let suggestion, has been trying to
align the democracies of Europe
against Mussolini and Hitler, and the
plan called for substantial coopera-
ton between Great Britain, France,
Soviet Russia and Poland. But Po-
land was not quite ready to jump.
Poland is-it's true-a military ally
of France, but she also has a nom
aggression treaty with Germany, and
Hitler might feel greatly offended
were Poland to approach the three
other powers in the. coalition. So,
shrewdly, the Warsaw government
served notice on that of London:
If the British government were pre-
pared to safeguard Poland's national
interests and to pledge support in case
of an attack, there might be posi-
bility of talking the matter over!
Great Britain was not thusly pre-
pared, so the matter remains unde-
cided.
Continued on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Clothing Project
Checkup Day Set

Checkup day for the first-year
clothing project which has been car
ried on in Pine county the past year
by over 600 women, will be held
at Askov on Tuesday, April 4.
At this time the leaders of the diff
ferent groups and the organizing
chairmen for the different townships
will meet and give the report for
their respective groups. Miss Helen
Larmore, clothing specialist of Uni
versity Farm who gave the instruc-
tons to the leaders last fall and Win
ter, will be present as well as Miss
Julia Newton, State Home Demon
stration Leader.
1t is anticipated that the second
year clothing project will be carried
on next year although this is not
definitely decided at the present time,
but it will be known after Check
up day, according to Max McMillin,
county agent.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Dana Singers In
Fine Vocal Treat
In Askov Church
Thirty-six Voices Interpret
Sacred Song Service Be-
fore Large Audience.

The Dana College choir of Blair,
Nebr., under the direction of Elwood
Kraft, came to Askov Tuesday, where
in the evening they entertained an
appreciative audience with three
part program of sacred choral rendi-
tons. This was the second appear
ance of the choir in this community
during recent years and many have
voiced their sentiments as to the in
depreciation of its program being as
good as the one two years ago, which
was a real musical treat.
The Program.
The song program was divided into
three parts and included the follow
ing numbers:
Part I.
Gloria Patri, C. P. da Palestrina;
Adoramus TIE, G.. P. da Palestrina;
Four Chorales, j. S. Bach-"Lord
Jesus Christ, in Thee alone" 20 God,
my Life, in mercy shine on me-"
"Jesus, guard and guide Thy mem
bers," Come, soothing Death" Ar
ranged by F. M. Christensen.
Part III.
Morgensang (The Sun Is Rising
in the East), N. w. Gade; o Thou
Who Art all Loving, NJ w. Gade;
Den store Hvide Flok, (The Countless
Hosts) Norwegian Folk Melody, ar
ranged by Edw. Grieg; The Way is
Long, Swedish Folk Melody, arranged
by Matthew Lundquist; Beautiful
Savior (Dejlig er Jorden), 18th Cen
fury Melody, arranged by F. M. Chris
Hansen.
Part III.
Lo, God is Here, Carl F. Mueller;
Vale of Tuoni, Jean Sibelius; When
Jesus Came to Golgotha, Albert D.
Schmutz; The Lord Bless You and
Keep You, Peter G. Lutkin.
Anniversary Tour.
The choir is on it Silver anniver-
sary tour and started from Blair on
March "a. Following is the itinerary:
March "a, Beresford, S. D.; March
26, Geneva; March 26, Albert Lea;
March 81, Pennington; March %,
Askov; March 20, Luck, Wis; March
80, Minneapolis; March 81, Mortified;
April 2, Evan; April 2, Gilfllan;
April 2, Hutchinson; and April 8,
Tyler.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
NONRESIDENT Fish
License Fee Is Cut

The nonresident fishing license fee
reduction from 81 to So and a $3.50
combination man and wife license
became law Friday when Governor
Harold E. Stassen signed the bill that
had passed both houses of the legis-
lature.
Normally, the reduction should
bring about an increase of at least
20 percent in the tourist industry, and
nonresident fishing" said Ed. L.
Shave, director of the Minnesota tour
ist bureau. "On account of the two
worlds fairs, however, this increase
may not be fully effective during
1885,"
The reduction brings Minnesota
into line with its nearest competitors
for the tourist vacation business, and
the state can continue to draw its
large clientele from the south and
east.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
BrookParkLoses
Popular Woman
Young Mother of Five Laid
to Rest Monday Morning
as Community Mourns.

The Brook Park community was
deeply shocked and grieved when
Mrs. Robert Gaddes passed away
suddenly Friday morning, March II.
Coming here as a child with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Wood,
Mrs. Gaddes had been resident of
Brook Park for the past 81 years.
AS student in the local school,
active in social and religious life and
in the American Legion Auxiliary,
she was well known and will be
greatly missed in all circles.
Mrs. Gaddes was married June %,
1922, to Robert Gaddes, and to this
union were born five children, Shir-
ley, Elmer, Donald, Russell and OAR
lene, who with their father remain
to mourn her loss. She also leaves
her mother, Mrs. Clara Wood of Brook
Park, six brothers, Clyde of Mime
apolis; Warren of Brook Park; Floyd
and Norman of Minneapolis; and Rus
sci and Paul of Brook Park; also two
aunts, Mrs. r. j. Dickie of Mime
apoliS, and Mrs. Edna Dechaine of
Marinette, Wis
Funeral rites were conducted from
the Brook Park Catholic church
Monday morning by Father Ryan of
Hinckley, with burial in the Brook
Park Catholic cemetery. Casket bear
ers were George Fohrman, Stanley
Fohrman, Lloyd Vettling, Eugene
Vettling, Fred Murphy and Wilmar
MARITIME.
Those attending from out of town
included Mr. and Mrs. r. J.. Dickie,
MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Wood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Wood, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Wood and Clarence Jandro, all
of Minneapolis; Mrs. John Garriety
and son, Lou, of McGrath; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Grinly of st. Paul; Mrs.
Musell of st. Paul; Miss Emma Mem
gelkoch, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Ogle
and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. Hedberg,
all of Minneapolis, and VIM. Fohrman
of Glendorado.
The community extends deepest
sympathy to the bereaved family and
relatives in their loss.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Finlayson Young
Man Takes Bride
Smith Childers Wedding is
COnsumated on Tuesday
Evening, March %.

The marriage of Miss Thelma G..
Childers, oldest daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Henry Childers, of Galatia, ILL.,,
and Mr.. Marlyn Mills Smith, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Smith of Finlay-
son, was solemnized Tuesday eve
ming, March %, at the home of the
groom's parents. Rev. E. ]. Murdach,
pastor of the Methodist church at
Moose Lake, a friend of the bride
since childhood, performed the single
ring ceremony. The bridal attend
ants were Miss Opal Cummings of
Barnum, and Charles Smith, brother
of the groom. A color scheme of blue
and pink was carried out in the
dresses of the bride and her maid
of honor and in the table appoint
ments at the bridal supper served
after the ceremony.
The bride came to Minnesota with
the Rev. Murdach family three years
ago and is well known in Barnum
where she lived until last fall, since
when she has been working in Min
neapoliS.
The groom has lived at Finlayson
since childhood, is graduate of the
high school there and of Dunwoody
Industrial Institute in Minneapolis,
where he is now taking some adj
vanced work. His parents are prom
inent citizens of the Finlayson COM
munity.
Both young people have large
number of friends who wish them
happiness in their life together. For
the present they will continue their
residence in Minneapolis. Guests
were Rev. and Mrs. E. j. Murdach of
Moose Lake, Opal Cummings and
Lewis Gilbert of Barnum; Barney
Quesenbery and Boyd Miner of Min
neapolis, and Miss Lyllian Petee of
Finlayson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Chickadee Car, Eat
More Than, Human

If a human being ate as much
in day as chickadee, in pro-
portion to his size, he would have
to eat a baloney 80 feet long and
six inches wide every "a hours.
This is one of the startling state
ments of Matt Saari, bird lover and
Rochester game warden. While
birds are thought of as being ex-
tremely delicate, they are most
powerful in proportion to their
size. He told of the fairy hum
ming bird, so small that it can
fly through finger ring and lay
eggs quarter of an inch in length.
Yet if its human friend had as
large arm and chest muscles as
this tiny bird, the arms and chest
of a man would weigh 100 pounds.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Spring Court Term
Begins On April 3

The district general spring term
of court convenes on April 8, at 10
a. m, and the petit jury will appear
for duty the following day at the
same hour.
The clerk of court, William Mista,
announces that so far there are 81
civil cases filed, of which 10 are court
and II jury cases. There are eight
criminal cases, of which one is a Jury
case and seven court hearings.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
WardensSponsor
Extra Earnings
For Youngsters
Bird House Contests Being
Sponsored Throughout
This Section.

Prizes totaling $3.50 are giving
added incentive to the eighth game
warden district bird house building
contest in Pine, Carlton, Kanabec,
Isanti and Chisago counties, according
to District Warden Supervisor John
Salvador and Pine County Recrea-
tional Supervisor Robert E. Hall, who
are cooperating in the conduct of the
contest.
Judging will be done in each county
prior to the district contest on May
81 in Pine City where the three win
ing houses in each county will be
judged for $50 prize money. Twenty
five dollars first, SIS second and $40
third prize money is offered in the
district contest, and the three Win
ing houses will become the property
of the district headquarters, and will
be erected on the grounds of the new
conservation building under construc-
ton at Pine City.
The original $1OO of prize money
was offered by game wardens of the
district from a fund augmented by
receipts at the district picnic held
last summer. Ten dollars was of
fered from this fund to each of the
five counties, and additions have been
made in each county by some local
organization.
Several Contests.
The Carlton county contest will be
held at the Carlton high school on
May Is for $50 in prize money. The
Carlton County Sportsmen's club
sponsors that contest, and has added
$40 to the original sum.
The Mora Izaak Walton League
has added $40 to make total of $40
in the Kanabec county contest spon-
sored by that organization. The clos
ing date of the Kanabec contest has
not yet been set, but will be before
May~15, the closing datefor all county
contests.
The Pine County Conservation
League has matched the $40 of the
game wardens, making the Pine
county total $40. Judging in this
contest will be in the Sandstone high
school on May Is. The Sandstone
Rod and Gun club is sponsoring a
local contest of its own with $40 in
prize money, judging to be some
time during the week before the Pine
county contest in which it is also
entered.
The Isanti County Rod and Gun
club has added $40 for a total of
$50 for the county contest to be held
in the Cambridge high school on
May 6.
The Chisago county contest will
be at Lindstrom on May /, and here
the Chisago County Sportsmen's club
has added $40 for a total of $40 in
prize money.
All entries in the contest must be
registered with District Warden Sup
ervisor John Salvador, Pine City, by
May 7. Entries may be made through
any of the sponsoring clubs, or the
local game wardens, who have COM
plete contest rules and entry blanks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Marriage Applications

The following have applied to the
clerk of district court of Pine county
for marriage licenses the past two
weeks:
Giles Harvey O'Flanagan to Edna
Lucille Opsahl, both of Hinckley.
Henry Prachar to Lillian Stepan,
both of Willow River.
Orval E. Peterson to Ruth o. Smith,
both of Hinckley.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30
Buzz Saw Badly
Injuries Mans Foot

Wayne Brown on Saturday
suffered very painful accident,
which will leave him lifelong
cripple. While saving wood
south of Cloverdale, he acct
IDENTIFY caught his foot in the buzz
saw which severed all of his
toes and part of his foot. He
was taken to the Lakeside Mem
orial hospital in Pine City where
he will have to remain for some
time. Friends wish him speedy
recovery.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-30

The bristles of hair brushes that
have become old and limp may be
stiffened from time to time by dip
ping them in strong solution of
alum and water.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
Walt West Gets
OrangesForCity
JaiPs Prisoner.

Because Of the ''tree-ripened
promises" Of = Seattle salesman,
prisoners In the Tacoma city jail
were enjoying oranges with their
Thanksgiving menu Thursday.
It all started when Arthur J,
Adams. ~. OF Seattle. found him.
self in police custody Wednesday,
He was arrested on complaint Of
Walter West, OF the Better Busi-
ness bureau. Adams. 1t appeared,
had been selling oranges In the
vicinity OF the Milwaukee railroad
shops. Not ordinary oranges, the
salesman had stated. but tree
ripened oranges" particularly sue
culent and = rarity on local mar
kets.
Purchasers sampled, squinted
and squawked. They couldn't dis
tinguish the tree-ripening process
by the taste. Adams was arrested
for peddling without q license. He
obtained his liberty by posting $2o
bail and by donating four boxes of
the best-looking oranges to city
jail prisoners Tree-ripened or not.
the oranges were popular as part
OF the holiday repast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
Saint Nick Comes Friday
BY Plane From North Pole

sBe sure and b. there ~ the
mest convenient stop; and II
your mother or father win
drive their car, I'd like 20 have
you Join In the caravan. Wen
sure have some fun"
santa's advance agents arranged
with Hart Motor Co. to furnish the
official car and other cars for the
principals In the Friday tour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-24
Heir To Estate
To Be Notified

Walter Trip, who resides near
Rochester. will long remember
Thanksgiving day of 1899.
Wednesday The Times carried a
story that Trip, believed to be
residing In or near Tacoma, was
being sought by his cousin, Miss
Phebe Trip, who lives in Aurora.
Ill. The reason: Walter was
named beneficiary of a small
legacy left by an aunt in Illinois.
Thursday morning. Tom Baker,
of 306 No. G St, walked into
police headquarters with a clip
ping Of the story In The Times.
81 know this fellow" he told
Detective John Paulson, head of
the missing persons bureau. He
lives near Rochester, Wash"
Paulson said he would contact
Trip Immediately, to inform him
of the legacy.