Askov American., 1940-09-05
Finlayson
Former Pastor Here Dies.

FmlaysOn
Former Pastor Here Dies.
Rev. Roper, a former pastor OF
the Methodist church here, passed
away Friday at the state hospital
in Moose Lake after long seige OF
failing health, old age being a con-
tributing factor, since he was past
80 years of age. He was retired a
number of years ago, but has visited
old friends here frequently and will
be remembered by many of the older
residents. He was buried at Crom-
well Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Haywood OF
Hastings, Mich, spent all of last week
with the Clyde Bates family. Mrs.
Haywood is a sister of Mr.. Bates.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Tollas came from ST. Paul Saturday
to spend the Labor day weekend
with their parents. They brought
Betty Tollas home after visit in
ST. Paul. On Monday evening Mr..
and Mrs. V. Laska, Mrs. R. c. Foley
and Mrs. "A. c. Bowser Joined the
family in helping Mrs. Tollas cele-
brate her birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Mills of Water
loo, Iowa, are expected Friday for
their fall visit with their daughter,
Mrs. c. L. Smith, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Mayer OF
Rochester, visited at the John Reh-
bein home from Sunday until Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Filipezak and
family of Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Natalin and baby, Gene Stein
bremen, Mel Patient and the Misses
Katheryn and Ann Romanowski of
st. Paul. enjoyed the Labor day week
end at the home of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Romanow-
ski and family.
Guests at the John DeRungs home
Sunday were the Tom Wolf family OF
Hinckley, Mr.. and Mrs. Lenart john
son of Minneapolis and Peter and
Low DeRungs of Ramona, S. Dak.,
who are visiting their brothers, John
and Tony DeRungs this week.
Agnes DeRungs left Monday for
her school near Sturgeon Lake.
Many Finlayson people attended the
Rutabaga Festival at Askov Friday
and were also at Sandstone Saturday
to attend the Harvest Festival there
A surprisingly fine display of vege-
tables, fruit and flowers were on dis
play at both places.
Del Wooster rightly thinks trouble
comes in large doses. He broke his
leg last spring when his team ran
away and was nicely recovered when
he fell Saturday and broke it again
A doctor put it in a cast and MIR
Wooster is taking another enforced
vacation.
A. Robinson and son Raymond OF
Minneapolis, visited their daughter
and sister, Mrs. Lauri Whitman, over
the weekend. On Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. Thompson, Mr.
Robinson and Raymond were dinner
guests at the George Whitman home
On Sunday afternoon members Of
the Apostolic Finnish Lutheran
church gave birthday party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Werron-
en- honoring Mr.. Werronen's aunt
Mrs. Wilberg, who was 80 years old
last week. All enjoyed social aft
ernoon and a delicious lunch was
served Mr.. Robinson and son Ray
mond of Minneapolis and Mrs. Axe
Sironen and Mrs. Sophia Walenjus
of Sandstone, were out of town guests
The Thimble club will resume its
activities with a meeting Monday
night at the home of Mrs. L. D
Brown. The lunch committee will
have a wiener roast at $50 o'clock
This will be followed by business
meeting and social evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Faudskar were
called to Fertile Saturday afternoon
when word came of the serious ILL
ness of Mr.. Faudskar's daughter, Mrs
P. M. Trelstad (PearD. She had
given birth to daughter Sunday
and was doing nicely until unforeseen
complications arose. Mrs. Trelstad
was taken to the Crookston hospital
where Mr.. and Mrs. Faudskar found
her in better health. They returned
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlyn Smith and
son Richard visited at the E. j. Muir
dack home in Moose Lake from Sat-
urday afternoon until Monday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Glanville and
daughter Miss Vivian, of Proctor,
spent Sunday at the Hugo Wickstrom
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Braun and
daughter Carol of Hutchinson, spent
Sunday and Monday with Mrs
Braun's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
DeGroff. Mrs. Sarah Beck was a
Sunday caller there.
The congregation of the Methodist
church plans to attend church services
at Moose Lake Sunday morning at
IL a. m. and have picnic dinner at
the park. If the weather is stormy