Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-18
FinlaysOn

Moser, who was buried in Barnum
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Jarvis attended
Fannie Roy, near Solana Tuesday of
last week. On Wednesday relatives
who came for the funeral from Ne
braska were visitors at the Jarvis
home. They were VERNE Jarvis,
brother, and wife and little daughter,
Sharlet, of Broken Bow, Nebr., Miss
Helen Jarvis, sister, of Holdrege,
Nebr., Elmer Fickel, uncle, of Bur-
well, Nebr., and N. r. Jarvis, father.
and G.. F. Fickel, uncle, of McGrath.
The Finnish talking picture, 'Judg-
ment of God," to be given at the viii
lage hall Tuesday of next week for
the benefit of Finnish refugees, viii
be shown in the evening only. Ev-
eryone is urged to see this picture
and learn how our neighbor over
the sea lives in peace time. The
play is written by popular Finnish
playwright and will have English
captions so all will be able to fol-
low the action. All are urged to
do their bit to help the Firms.
Andy Wilmer, who lives alone on
the old Pine Lake road, lost his barn
by fire of unknown origin early
Wednesday evening of last week.
Neighbors quickly gathered and saved
the barn on the place adjoining and
owned by VIM. DeGroff, who is
IN
S. D. Luckily the wind was away
from the house, but Mr. Willner'S loss
includes all barn equipment, etc. He
had no livestock but over 100 chickens
were burned.
Herbert Hacker went to Mora Fri
day and took an examination for
CCC service and was sent to a camp
in the northern part of the state.
The Finlayson high school basket
ball team redeemed itself Friday night
when it defeated McGrath by a score
of Is to Is in an interesting game.
allowing several less baskets than
in the game the previous week when
the Finlayson team went down in
defeat
Supt. and Mrs. E. F. Peltola at
tended the banquet in Hinckley for
the Pine county nursing service We'd
neSday evening of last week. Mr.
Peltola was on the program, speak
ing on behalf of the Pine county
schools in which Miss Virginia Karl
son, the county nurse, is doing such
good work. She will soon visit the
Finlayson school to examine the pu-
pills. Parents will be welcome and
are urged to correct any defect found
in their children and thus aid them
in becoming better students and also
in being healthier
Hugo Wickstrom and Melvin Strout
were in Minneapolis from Friday un-
til Sunday on business trip.
Thomas Pahkala received a letter
Wednesday of last week from his
sister in Finland The letter was
one month in transit and tells that
Mr. Pahkala's brother-in-law is al
the front and that conditions in early
December were favorable. The Firms
feel that they must be victorious for
they want no more of Russian rule
Roy Albion of Newport, spent the
weekend at his home west of town
Miss Kitty Walker of Sandstone, was
Sunday guest at the Albion home
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Peltola and
Bette Jean were Sunday afternoon
and supper guests at the c. L. and
Marlyn Smith home.
Several couples in the Pine Lake
and Rhine Lake neighborhoods met
at the Fawcett home Saturday eve
ming to enjoy an evening at cards
A delicious lunch concluded the af-
fair.
Mr. and Mrs E. A. Elsola pur-
chased a grocery store when they
were in Minneapolis last week and
will leave next week to get settled
in a nearby apartment before they
take possession February l. They will
have sale of household goods and
some notions, shirts, hose, ETC., Mon
day, Jan. %. They recently sold the
stock of their general store here to
Ed Koski who also rents the build
ing. On Thursday evening the Thin
BILE club will give a farewell party
for them at the City hotel.
Mrs. VIM. Maupin returned home
Sunday after spending the weekend
with her mother in Minneapolis.
MIR. and Mrs. Paul Bosch and fam
lily and Phyllis Dotzlef of Crosby
visited Saturday and Sunday at the
Tony Bosch, Schoenrock and Nader
homes.
Clara Laska of the Bethesda hos
pital, ST. Paul, spent the weekend
at her parental home here.
Friends of Mandus Nyberg OF
Hinckley, former Finlayson resident
will be sorry to learn that he is i'll
in a Duluth hospital. On Sunday
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard Nystrom, and Dolores and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Osladil were in
Duluth to see him.
Members of the Joe Koenings fam
lily were Sunday evening guests at the
Weber home.
Dale Bergseth spent Saturday ano
Sunday in Minneapolis on business
and to visit his brother, Lyle, anC