Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-11-21

for a capacity attendance.
Arnold Sorensen and family and
Mrs. Jens Nielsen were Minneapolis
callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmus Petersen and
Mrs. Geo. 1. Glen and daughter Cleo
were Duluth callers Friday.
Mrs Mary Hansen returned Tues
day from a weeks visit at the Uni
versity hospital, Minneapolis, for a
check-up on her ailment.
Soren Miller left Tuesday for his
home at Hadley accompanied by a
nice deer he killed while hunting
with Chris Larsen and sons.
In renewing his subscription for
another year E. A. E. Laage at Broo-
ten says: MANY thanks for all the
good reading matter in the Askov
American; to me it is like an old
friend making weekly calls"
Rev. Arthur Frost of Dannevang,
Texas, formerly minister at Askov,
has accepted call to serve the con-
gregation at Waterloo, Iowa, to take
effect next spring. The congregation
at Waterloo has been without resi-
dent minister for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zavorel and son
Jack and daughter June returned to
their home at Hutchinson Sunday aft
er visiting over the weekend at the
Manford Nelson home. They came to
hunt and were pleased to take two
nice deer along home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Thompson and
daughter and a friend from Mime
apolis had a successful hunting ex-
petition here Sunday. Mrs. Thomp-
son and daughter visited with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Peter
sen.
Mrs. Chris Krogh, two miles west
of town, has been living under diff
ficult conditions several weeks while
her farm home was being remodeled
or practically rebuilt. Although it is
not quite completed she is now To-
Gated in the new home which is as
modern as farm home can possibly
be-
Wv ". 44OlOC1 lOSd1
man for the Christmas Seal sale,
announces that the seals will be
placed on sale today Thursday at
the post office. The first of next
week the seals will be sold by the
school children who will likely make
a house to house campaign in order
to dispose of the usual quota.
Among the many out of town deer
hunters in the community are several
who come here every season and gen.
orally bring home the quarry. Joe,
Frank and Charlie Pavlish and Earl
Erdman, all from Chatfield, were at the
Ed Dietz home and up till Monday
had two deer. Leonard Dietz of Chat
field, has generally come up with the
gang but this year he could not come
as he is at present serving on a Fed
eral jury.
During the storm the first of last
week the Askov Telephone Company
had considerable difficulty maintain
ing service; within a radius of few
miles no less than IA poles went down,
which in many instances caused a
tangled mess of wires. Working con-
ditions were extremely difficult on
account of the heavy sleet, deep snow
and cold weather, yet in just FIVE
days they had the entire system back
in running order.
Manford Nelson went deer hunt
ing for three consecutive days re-
Gently together with guests from
Hutchinson and had only one slim
distant chance while the others got
two nice deer. Tuesday, however,
was Manford's lucky day. While on
his regular route deer crossed the
road only short distance ahead of
the car. Manford stopped, got out
the gun, loaded it and took a walk
down the road; having gone only
about 200 feet he saw the buck stand
ing broadside to him about 100 yards
off the road. Result: One shot and
down went the buck. Thus again it
can be said: You get 'em when you