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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-28
Fifteen Years Ago.
December 8, 1929

The wrestling match between VIM.
c. Crosby and Albert Larson, both
of Nickerson, which was held in
Askov Tuesday evening was real
top-notcher, Crosby winning by Sc
curing two of three falls. Billy Lar
son and Earl Maheu, two Nickerson
boys were on the preliminary bouts,
the former winning. Billy Madsen
and Carl F. Jorgensen, both of Askov,
battled to a draw in another pre-
liminary. Axel Nissen was the ref
cree.
Mrs. Hedberg and son Edwin of
Duquette, motored to Onamia last
week in answer to a message from
her brother, Henry Beckman, at that
place, relative there being killed
when struck by bus.
Viggo Jensen and Fritz Holm of
Askov, have purchased the local dray
line from S. N. Mailing, taking pos
session Tuesday. The new firm will
be known as Jensen & Holm.
Elmer PleSner, young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Knud Plesner, of Askov,
was wounded by the bullet of %
rifle last Sunday forenoon, the shot
striking him in the knee. He had
gone out to shoot rabbits and being
proud of his new gun went to the
home of his uncle, Niels Serritslev, to
show it. While he and his cousin, Peter
Serritslev, were looking over the gun
II was in some manner discharged.
However, the bone in Elmer's knee
was not injured so he will likely be
all right again in another two weeks.
Distribution of money has just been
made from the court house, County
Auditor Andrew P. Edin sending out
warrants to the various township and
village treasurers over the county,
totaling $57,784.45.
Wolf hunting has been a popular
sport of late in the Sturgeon Lake
vicinity and several of the animals
have been shot. The wolves are
numerous in that community this
year and it is reported from the coun-
try that the nights are vibrant with
the bowls of wolves. During the
last two weeks Joseph Ejorek ran
down and shot two of the animals
and Joe Tomczak also got two.
Mrs. Walter Lewis from near Kettle
River, is at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Linsley, in Will
low River, assisting at the post office
and home during her mothers alb
sence. The latter is reported much
better and will soon be able to re-
turn from the University hospital.
j. c. and L. P. Jensen of the Askov
Variety Store, have purchased the
two D. B. S. lots just south of the
Askov Bakery, and together with
Olaf Petersen, the shoemaker, will
erect double building there this
spring.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-28

MARIE A. SPARTZ, IT., of Onamia,
AVA Mile Laos county. is one of
Minnesota's delegates to the 10Th
National All Club Congress opening
in Chicago, Nov. 20. Named by A. ].
Kittleson, state club leader, as the
states outstanding Alter in can
ming projects, the honor climaxes an
eight-year record. The girl
canned 2570 quarts Of fruits, meats
and vegetables. She won rs times
on her exhibits, which were sent to
the state fair three years, winning
championship the last one. A value
Of $616.50 is assigned her projects.
She will compete in the ma
tional finals with other state win
ners from the Central extension Sec
ton. Five 5000 scholarships are
awarded winners in the four extern
sion sections and one at large by the
Kerr Glass Mfg. Corporation, donors
OF all-expese trips to Chicago for
state canng champins. This is the
twelfth year of the contest, which
is conducted in cooperation with the
extension service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-28

Mrs. A. c. Fuhrmann and Darrell
and Mrs. M. Beckstrom were callers
in Moose Lake Saturday.
Sonny" Cluett spent the holiday
and weekend with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Cluett
Milton Beckstrom and Chas. Han
son went to Duluth Monday after a
load of coal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Jones of Min
neapolis, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Souther-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Hegg and chill
dren of Automba, were Thanksgiv-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-28
(From Another Correspondent

Harry Nyrud was among those who
were successful in getting their deer
He brought down nice spike buck
weighing about 1875 pounds. He had
been flying from the airport and
spotted the deer. A nice shot at
about $50 yards brought it down.
w. j. Hogan and family came Sum-
day from hunting trip north of Du-
luth. Martin Just of Albert Lea, was
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-28

Show the town you're alive-Ad-
vertiSe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
State To Spend rs
Million On Highways

North Cardinals $4,000, 900 ex-
penditure for state highway purpos-
es for 1910 is expected to be divided
into $13,5O0.0 900 for construction and
S12, 500, 900 for maintenance. OF the
construction expenditure, $11, 220 900
will go for highways and $2,2So,0 900
for bridges. The maintenance cost
includes work on county roads,
which are administered by the
North Carolina Department Of
Highways and Public Works.
The 1910 program is expected to
involve 325 miles of grading; lis
miles of soil type base C; 70 miles
of traffic bound macadam; $50
miles of bituminous surface treat.
ment; IS miles of sand asphalt; 80
miles of concrete paving and 10
miles of concrete pavement widen.
ing. Fifty bridges, culverts, over
head crossings and u~nderpasses to
be built will total 9.4o0 feet in
length.
During 1889 2.012 miles of new
roads were completed, with 1925 miles
under construction,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11

into the tread Of IN army tank.
But stacked against this explosive
fuel Of initiation and dampening the
immediate prospects Of combustion
are SURPRISES of goods, unemployed
workers and productive facilities.
Small price increases can call out
tremendous reserves of most kinds
of commodities and goods. This re-
serve capacity will have to near ex-
haustion before our economy be-
comes infected by initiation of the
genuinely virulent type.
Nineteen-forty is a presidential
year, Of course It is a custom to re-
gard national elections as an ad-
verse influence upon business. The
records fail to s~ubstantiate this as
sumption, however, and uncertainty
over the answer of the ballots will
be engulfed among a jostling lords
Of other perplexities. The campaign
may be bitter but. on the whole, it
can hold few violent shocks for
business. For the coming year, at
least, 1t seems that the course Of
industry and trade will be shaped
by other than domestic political fac
tors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Europe s War Proves
Puzzling Factor In
Estimating Recovery
Year Is Expected To Be One of The Most
Unusual In Americas Volatile
Business History

six weeks, however. is to march into
the thickly.minded economic field
with hob-nail boots. The safest and
surest prediction is that 1910 will
be n Of the most unusual years IN
Americas volatile business history.
Extending the present trend it could
he yery good. 1t could be extremely
bad. 1t could be a year Of wilder gy-
rations than 1887 or 1882 or 1929.
| Certainly it will not BIZ an easy. un-
eventful year for business, since its
course will not be charted by ele-
ments determinable by statistics or
ordinary deduction.
Economically, as the world is po-
litically, we are inevitably at the
mercy of events abroad and the de-
cisions of two or three men. No one
can foretell how American business
would be affected by an abrupt
peace. 1t would depend upon how
permanent the peace appeared to
be, how important war orders and
the anticipation of war orders had
become. At present, peace would not
interrupt for long the upsurge of
general business activity. 1t might
be hailed as the best kind of bullish
development after a period of ap-
praisal. And certainly it would place
such progress as we might there
after achieve on a far sounder ba-
sis than if war is even a partial fac
ter.
1t is useless to speculate upon
what might occur if the United
States should become involved in
Europe's wars. business feeling is
strongly against participation now
and i. is far more aware Of it's stake
in peace than ever before. While
involvement probably would not
change the essential character of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Coppers Turned
Into An Iron

VANCOUVER, Wash. -LR- A
Vancouver man bought an iron with
coppers-1,800 of them.
The purchaser told a hardware
store clerk he wanted to buy ar
electric ironing machine for his wife
mo time payments" said the Gus
toner. "Tl pay cash."
He dumped a gallon jug full OF
pennies on the counter.
There r 1900 of them." the
customer said as they spilled over
1--WE been saving them a long time
Go ahead and count 'em."
The clerk decided to take the Gus
TONER'S word; at least until he go'
the pennies to a bank where they
could be counted by a machine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
This Mans Home
Is His %Strongbox
AP Feature Service

MARSHALL, Tex.
Cruse saw a wooden railway -.
being RACED by fire here 'a''
years ago. he resolved to bni,s ,''a
self a house that would M. la'
Now people from nesrbv .' 'a'
come to Marshall to See IN. ,'''a
Cruise built for himself from n ..'''
ITS" scrapped trucks . n'o7
vault, concrete and % 0%lscaFts.
iron pipe. tons \
His new. coy homa
tons. It's not only fren ro,sA' Z
fat-proof' bomb-proot. water, by
termite-proof, storm.rra''p!og
earthquake-proof as well an
A master welder by trad. T.
welded his home into its n.y.. CEa''
unmovable form in his sDsr s's .s
during the past six y es~se TIM
Cruise often donned overall, As'
helped by holding the bearT a..
in place while her hushana PIN
ed the fame. "4ell
They made the pillars ura., =,
back porch from the housins 10
model "T". For walls +h u
double layers of metal platss u uSv
air space between. The friss VIZ
stucco. 'a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
By BORREST H. GRAVES
Editorial Director Cambridge
As%sOciates)

Moving warily and distrustfully II
the shadow of peaks as lofty as I'M
attained in the past, American bust
ness weighs the emergert possibi
lily that far higher levels of produc'
ton and distribution can be won ir
the year ahead.
1t could be.
Ten a of depression only
fleetingly frightened by flashes o.
prosperity have forced readJust
ments, developed demands, and con
tributed experiences which, if wal
had not come, could have furnished
a solid basis for sustained business
expansion.
War, however, stimulated commo-
lily prices and speculative interest.
Some war orders, notably for air
craft, machines and textiles, have
alreayd affected production indexes.
Heavy goods are in demand at last
World SURPRISES which have
troubled American producers for a
decade are tending to be less bur-
densome. The direct effect of the
war, assuming its character does not
greatly change, or the area of con
flict become greatly enlarged, may
add only a small percentage to the
total volume of business. But the
psychological influence If war ad-
ded to the ready fuel for domestic
recovery, could produce a boom per
iod of such colossally epic proper
lions that no one quite dares con-
ceive its fullest Possibilities.
UNUSUAL YEAR CERTAIN
To make a dogmatic prediction on
the course of business for the year,
the next six months, or the next
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
PITY THE HUSBANDS
OF TOMORROW

TULSA, Okla. - How to be a
good back seat driver is one OF the
fine points to be taught in Tulsa's
new safety studies for elementary
school pupils.
1--WE want Jul school children tc
be so conscious of safety that they
will prompt their father or moth
er when they fail to drive their
cars safely says C. l.. Jester.
school superintendent.
From the first grade upward the
pupils will be taught safety on the
streets as we'll as in the home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
WATERWAY Line
SEES GOOD YEAR
Love says 1889 Was Good
Business Period And Looks
For Continuation In 1910

The year 1889 was a good M for
the inland waterway lines operating
out of Wilmington and indicatio- s
are that 1910 will be just as good,
boat operators here say.
During 1889 the North Carolina
Line began operation Of boats le-
tween Wilmington, Georgetown and
Charleston. S. c., giving that line
connections between the more south
erly points and Norfolk and Balti'
more.
The establishment of this service
not only bridged the gap of water
commerce service between here and
Charleston, left when the Clyde
Line withdrew it's ships from this
port, but it also increased the ton.
mage of the port OF Wilmington for
the year.
At present only two small boats.
the Daytona Beach No. !. and the
Oklawaka, are operated between
Wilmington and Charleston by thu
line but it Is anticipated that with
the completion of the government
project to establish a minimum
depth of IL feet in the inland water.
way from Southport to Charleston
that larger boats will be operated
over this section.
During the year the company also
expanded its office space, erecting
comfortable offices atop its termi'
nails at the foot of Ann street. In.
creases yer also made in the per
sonnet with the addition of several
commercial contact men.
The war has been only a small
factor in the operation CT the lines,
T. D. Love, president, said At the
outbreak of the war the conflict
caused an unusually heavy move
ment Of freight on the part of pur-
chasers who feared price rises. and
the increased tonnage has remain d
fairly constant since. But by and
large there has been little effect
from the European embodiment.
One thing which aided the COM
pany during 1899 was a greatly in
creased movement of tobacco,
brought about by the unusually large
crop harvested last year. The pros,
poets for this crop, with the Euro.
pean conflict apt to curtail export
Of the leaf, is not so bright for 1910.
Love said he also feared that if
the English buyers are not present
on the weed markets in 1910 anothe'
adverse pressure may be felt, for
such a situation would greatly re-
duce the purchasing power OF the
farmers in this trade territory and
would consequently effect the move
ment of freight through the port Of
Wilmington.
But by and large, he said, he an.
ticipated that the year 1910 will be
a good n as good as 1899 .. .
a year when a greater variety of
freight cargoes was secured and
when the territory served by the
line was increased profitably.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Eo1ndotion Is Ready For Trade Boom of Epic Proportions In 1874

four or five years government in
reference will be decreased. With
business conditions improving gov
eminent functions should be de-
creased" he said.
Generally he is optimistic about
building in Wilmington in 1910.
"I look" he said, "for building in
Wilmington to be very good in 1910,
and I also look for more building at
both of the beaches this year than
BEFORE"
There is a lot of building at both
Wrightsville Beach and Carolina
Beach planned by out-of-toWn PEG.
pie who own property there, he said,
and general indications point to a
good year filled with construction
at each resort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-11
Rogers Sees Better
Year For Building

The year 1899 was one of increas-
ed volume but smaller profits for
firms contracting principally for the
erection of homes, Luther T. Rogers,
contractor, says.
Increased taxes, he said, r. re-
sponsible for the situation, and add
ed, "It is my hope that in the next
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This whole business is pretty I'M
fortunate he began without pre-
amble III be glad to do anything
I can to help you cleGr it up
Want to Know Something.
First we'd like to know some
thing about YOU said HUMPHREYS.
His smile took away any ofense
that his words might have implied.
Were you ACQUAINTED with the
Ballard family before you came
here?"
Never saw any OF them before
in my life answered Brewster. AS
l understand it. the Billiards. have
years and I'm a native Of Colorado"
How did you happen TO take this
position as guide OF the cavern
tours?" Storm asked interestedly.
The guide spoke with 2 cultured &C
cent. and he gave the impression
of a man with cultivated back
ground.
We'll, as matter OF fact. I'm a
student at the STATE University"
Brewster answered Il know I'm a
little older than the average stu
dent he continued, in answer to
the inspectors family questioning
look, but l had to quit school for
quite a long time after my sopho-
more year in college-financial re-
verses and all that sort of thing I
won't bore you with details, but in
the interval I've done q little bit of
everything from carving ice to act
ing as page boy in the local radio
station, with little dishwashing
and amateur journalism thrown in
Anyway, my sole ambition was to
get back to the university and finish
the course Id started I hope to be
a geologist. and landing this job for
the summer was an unexpected bit
of luck"
Just how did you happen to
get it?"
Through Dean Howard at the
university He knew I was having
hard shedding financially, and when
he heard that Horace Twigg was
looking for guides for the summer
he wrote to him recommending me
for the position
Tell me-" Storm said, leaning
forward and looking directly into
Brewster's eyes, why did you turn
off the lights in the cavern?"
Part of Routine.
ooh, that's a part Of our regular
routine" Brewster answered easily
Il don't know who thought of it
first-probably some one with a
taste for the macabre but anyway,
it's an old, established custom. All
the guides do it. In fact, we are
instructed to do so in our manual
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want to- she said lndlfferently, but
the fact remains that there wasn't
any love lost between Stephen and
his step-children."
What was the cause of the
friction?"
ITO begin with, Uncle Stephen
married rather late in life. His
wife was the widow of the famous
nerve specialist, DR.. Richards
though he specialized in Park ave-
nue. dowagers more than anything
else. Anyway, he left his widow
with a substantial bank account, a
consideration which no doubt had
its appeal for dear Uncle Stephen.
Joan and Leslie were DR.. Richards
children. of course, but they were
both quite young when their mother
married the second time, so they
adopted the Ballard name"
But how does that account for
their attitude toward him.
Well said Iris flippantly, IT
don't know how the stock market
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the legal profession. Others ad-
dressing the graduating class were
Prof. John William Guider, the
Rev. Francis E. Lucey, S. j., regent
of the law school, and Father
OLeary.
The graduates were Maurice j.
Broderick, Francis V. Cahill, Epi-
fanio E. Chavez, jr.; Frank x.
Brown. Jerry Griffin, Robert E. Hell
mer, Philip w. Kelleher, Joseph E.
Kovach, Robert D. LHeureux,
Mario Mazzuchi, James w. Murray,
Frank E. Natter, jr.; Joseph F. Ond-
rick, Frank B. Sherry, Andrew w.
Starratt, jr; Philip M. Teater and
James L. Thompson.
Cash prizes for scholastic stand
ing were given as follows: Third
year morning class-Harry Platnik,
first: William H. Edmonds, second.
Second-year morning claSs-Fred-
erick H Walton, jr.. first; Melville
Locker, second Second-year after
noon-LeWis R. Donelson, first;
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way" Iris Hunt said, rising with
kind of feline grace. I've had my
say, and I've probably told you a
great deal more than was discreet
She gave Storm long look and
swept smoothly from the room.
"A very intelligent cat" remarked
Storm thoughtfully. while she was
apparently all malicious candor in
pointing suspicion toward Joan and
Leslie, l got the impression that she
was trying to divert our attention
from some one else. That husband
of hers is a queer bird. Now l Won
der"
His speculations were interrupted
by a knock on the COor, followed
by the appearance OF Ken Brewster,
who entered silently, his epesoled
shoes making no noise on the I'M
carpeted floor. Tall ana athletically
built, the guide was handsome in a
Stln-tanned sort of faehiOn
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6. i. School Of Law
Confers Degrees on II

Seventeen seniors of the George
town University School of Law who
had completed work toward the
degree of bachelor of laws at the
summer session were graduated
last night.
The Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary,
S. j., president of the university,
conferred the degrees at the fall
convocation which also marked the
opening of the new academic term,
In addition to the degrees. scholas-
tic prizes we're awarded 10 honor
students in the undergraduate
classes.
Dean George E. Hamilton, in the
opening address, declared that the
maintenance of constitutional rights
depends in large degree on the per-
paredness, integrity and fidelity" of
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of directions. Besides the customers
love it."
He pulled a small blue booklet
from his pocket, leafed through it
rapidly, and handed it opened to his
questioner. Storm scanned the par
agraph which Brewster pointed out
TO him.
This casts a very interesting light
on the situation" he said gravely.
ANY one who had been on tour
before. or who had familiarized him.
self with the procedure beforehand.
could have come prepared to COM
nit the crime. knowing that he
would have a few moments of in
tense darkness to cloak his deed
That's pretty gruesome thought,
sir Brewster said. I'm sure that
If any one had ever suspected that
any real harm could have come from
turning off the lights. the manage
ment would have stopped it long
ago.
Depend on Me
well. its a factor we've got to
contend with, HUMPHREYS said
fatty. In the meantime he looked
sharply at Brewster. Il don't want
you to discuss this with any one"
"Of course not" Brewster assured
him. You may depend on me. sir.
And now, if there's nothing more
can tell you, Id better be getting
outside Horace Twigg may look
like an overstuffed Teddy bear, but
he has quite a temper when he's
aroused And he's not much good
at handling crowds"
That's quite all right" said
HUMPHREYS. On your way out, will
you please tell Dinwoodie to send
Miss Joan Ballard in next?"
Certainly. sir" answered Brew
ster. He went out, closing the door
after him carefully.
HUMPHREYS turned over a page in
his notebook and looked at the
white surface refectively. Miss
Joan Ballard" he wrote carefully at
the top of the page: Then he
turned to Storm.
This next interview" he said,
fought to prove very interesting in
deed"
Copyright 1910, Chicaso Daily News, Inc)
Tomorrow-The general enmitv of
one Ballard for another is clearly
indicated,
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Proclamation Suggests
Pulaski Day Ceremonies

A presidential proclamation, an
nounced today by the National Park
Service, suggests that Pulaski Day
ceremonies be held in schools,
churches and other suitable places
on Friday
Count Casimir Pulaski, for whom
Fort Pulaski Ga, and the Pulaski
SkyWay, which links New York
with Northern New Jersey. are
named, was a prominent figure in
the American Revolution. He was
wounded fatally at the Battle of.
Savannah and died October II, 1779.
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Wins Honors at Smith

Miss Anne c.. Draper. daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Warren Draper Of
Alto North Twenty-flfth street, Ar
lington, Va. was one of four Smith
College sophomores who tied for
highest place in their class on the
basis of last years academic work,
It was announced this week by Dean
Marjorie Hope Nicolson.
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Nturderat @
hurricane Cavern
by Agnes
Ahern

story Stephen Ballard, ueathy
Ballard clan stabbed death hle and his prospective
USitng Hurricane Cavern phenomenon Which
companion discovered hen they boys Accompanying the
Ballard the school teachers unidentified
local pacaionng detective Storm
until HUMPHREYS
induced sheriff assist questioning the witnesses IRIS
Hunt niece OF Ballard is the first to then, real information
She reveals that her unce sepde Joan and Leslie haze long