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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Fair Viii
Live Up To Slogan,

On Saturday of next week comes
the big fair in the small town-the
Kerrick fair-bigger and better than
ever. The sponsors and workers,
sparing no efforts to beat all records,
are out to put on fair worthy of the
Kerrick slogan, Bigger and Better"
and judging from past performances
will attain their goal They will
have futher announcements to make
later.
In the meanwhile Kerrick calls at
tention to some of the attractions that
will be at the fair-a donkey softball
game under the lights at p. M, a
beauty contest for babies between six
months and two years of age, air.
plane rides, strengthening contest,
movies of the 1889 fair and many
others, besides the usual concessions,
stands, etc.
The county fair and various COM
munity fairs in Pine county will take
up the balance of this week and most
of next. Beginning today will be
the Sind annual fair at the county
seat, which will last three days.
Monday and Tuesday of next week
will be entry days for the Bruno fair,
the main day there being Wednesday.
The Willow River Community fair
also will be held on Wednesday.
Askov's Rutabaga Festival is on Fri
day, with entries accepted the pre-
vious day. The Sandstone Harvest
Festival will be held next Friday
and Saturday, with the committee
promising the best fair yet. U. S.
Senator Henrik Shipstead will speak
there Saturday at p. m.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Game Wardens Get
Special Training

Two fve-day training periods for
state game wardens were held re-
Gently at Camp Curry north of Will
low River. Half the force was at the
camp the first period and the re-
mainder the second.
Special instructors from the state
Highway patrol, police sources and
the Conservation department were on
hand. Latest developments in con-
servation law enforcement, game and
fish regulations, game management
and in the presentation of game law
evidence were among topics studied
by the wardens. During the school
the Wardens were housed in section
of the Camp Curry work camp.
Officials of the conservation de-
partment, pleased with the success
of the camp and the way it was re-
ceived by the wardens, plan to make
it an annual event.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Quick Work Saves
Life OF Linesn,Un

Tragedy was narrowly averted last
Thursday afternoon when Art Mel
son and Ben Hedlund of the Mime
sofa Power & Light Company office
at Sandstone were at work servicing
transformer on the company's line
southwest of Askov that had been put
out of commission by the severe cleo
trical storm late that day.
The former was on the pole work.
ing on the transformer when his head
accidentally touched the lead-in wire
from the main line and he was rem
dered unconscious by the $500 volts
carried by the wires. His safety belt
prevented him from falling to the
ground and his partner hurriedly
placed a ladder against the pole and
climbed up to give him artificial
respiration. He hung onto the pole
with one hand and worked on Mr..
Nelson with the other about 20 min
utes and in the meantime MILFORD
Olesen of the Askov Telephone Com
pany and DR.. E. I. Parson, also of
Askov, were summoned. A block and
tackle was then rugged to the cross
piece of the pole and the injured
man lowered to the ground. He had
recovered consciousness by that time
but was still dazed from the severe
shock and was taken to his home
where a day of rest and quiet put
him back on his feet again. How
ever, it is believed that only the
quick work of Mr.. Hedlund, working
under difficulties in the height of a
storm, was instrumental in saving his
life.
A number of storms here within the
past few weeks have been raising
havoc with power and telephone
lines, burning out fuses, damaging
insulators and other equipment, but
the linesmen have been giving eff
cient service, often at the risk of their
lives. When lightning strikes at many
points during the course of a storm,
there may be a slight delay in re-
storing service but the public is re-
quested to be patient in such cases
as the workmen do their best to
have everything in first class shape
again as rapidly as possible.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Holyoke Couple
We'd Saturday

In a wedding Saturday afternoon
on the lawn at the Herman Frederick
home in Holyoke, Miss Margaret Per-
son, daughter of Jesse Person, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Erwin Freder-
lex, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Frederick. Rev. R. A. Brammer read
the nuptial vows. Miss Martha john
son of Duluth, was bridesmaid and
Herman Zinter of Superior, attended
the groom.
The young couple gave a wedding
dance for their friends Saturday eve
ming when nearly $50 came to wish
the newlyweds success and happiness
in their life together. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick will make their home on
the groom's farm near Holyoke.
Out of town guests who came to
attend the wedding were Mr.. and
Mrs. Fritz Frederick of Minneapolis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Fricke of Chi
cago, and MIR. and Mrs. Magerle and
Miss Suzanne Bjorsvick of Duluth.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Will Dedicate New
Church September l

Sunday, September 1, will mark
the dedication of the new Faith Luth-
eran church of Denham. About a
year ago the former Swede Park and
Oak Hill congregations decided to
merge and to build new church a
mile east of the Oak Hill church site
and to incorporate under the name
of the Faith Lutheran church.
The new building, of stucco finish,
is 80 by rs feet, with full basement.
The project has been literally sup
ported by members of the congrega-
ton and other friends in the Denham
and Moose Lake communities.
On September l., the services will
start at IL a. m. with dinner being
served at noon to all members and
visitors. The program will eliminate
with dedication services in the after
noon at which DR.. Emil Swenson,
president of the conference, will Of
ficiate, assisted by the pastors of the
Carlton district.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Willow To Have
18th Annual Fair

The 18th annual Willow River
Community fair, sponsored by the
Willow River Community club, will
be held Wednesday, August %. Lists
for exhibits were sent out last week
in pamphlet form and the exhibit
list was also published in last weeks
American.
There will be, besides the exhibits.
moving picture show in the morn
ing and again in the afternoon. Music
will be furnished by the Willow River
high school band of 40 pieces at noon.
Races and other sports amusements
are also on the program. A harvest
festival dance will be held in the
evening in the Willow River hall with
music by the Pangerl Sisters.
Entries will be accepted all day
Tuesday and not after 10 a. m. on the
day of the fair. The committee would
like to have the exhibits in as early
as possible. The judges will be Miss
Violet Hecl1er, county All leader, for
the women's exhibits, and Mark
Thompson of the Northeast Expert
ment Station, for the farm produce.
The Willow River Community fairs
have been sponsored by the Commun-
ity club ladies for the past Is years,
assisted by the businessmen there
and in the surrounding villages. This
club has been federated for Is years
and has membership of over 40
members.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Rutledge Girl And
Willow Boy Wed

Miss Grazelle Arramy, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Arramy of
Rutledge, and Robert Burns, only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Burns of Willow
River, were united in marriage We'd
nesday at the First Methodist church
in Moose Lake by Rev. E. j. Muir
dach. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Ehmke
were the witnesses.
Following the ceremony recep-
ton was held at the Burns home
where lunch was served. On Mon
day evening a shower was given the
bride, who received many useful and
beautiful gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns own and oper-
ate cafe recently purchased. They
will make their home in the Stanton
house as soon as the present occu-
pants, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle Ehmke, can
move into another house they bought.
Friends of the newlyweds extend best
wishes to them for a long and happy
life together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
International News Review

The purpose of a German at
tack would be, Banse said, the
complete undermining of the
English morale; the weakening of
English resistance; the terrOriza-
ton of the people up to a point
where there was nothing to do
but accept whatever peace terms
Germany might see fit to dictate.
Whatever the objective may be;
whatever the theories may forecast
the fact is that the air war of the
last few days has shaken up the
world in an almost unprecedented
manner.
Day after day and night after night
German bombers have come in huge
waves over England. On one occa-
sion it was estimated that $500
planes took part in an attack on the
southern coast of England, and hun
dreds have been used in flights over
London. The huge Croydon aero
drome, right outside the British
metropolis, the Tilbury docks, and
even, it is said, the East Side slum
districts of London, are reported to
have been severely bombed.
But one has to use caution in &C
cepting the statements of belligerent
powers; when the Germans claim that
they have wrought immense damage,
they no doubt exaggerate, and when
CONTINUED on Page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

There are some who think that
Hitler's major attack on England still
is matter of the future, and that
it will develop into war in which
infantry, artillery, tanks, poison gas
and other modern war implements
will be employed.
But others hold that the major
attack on England has been in
progress for several days, and
that it will be aerial combat
chiefly, supplemented by the total
coast blockade now proclaimed;
they maintain that bOmbers will
decide the fate of the British
Isles, and that the army is sliding
out of the picture.
Both theories are debatable, and
no one can yet know anything about
their correctness.
TerrOrizatiOn.
But an otherwise almost forgotten
German writer by the name of Ewald
foresight now suddenly
has become an object of praise adds
something else, for he said several
years ago when the present war was
merely at the blueprint stage, that
a victorious Germany would not think
of conquering, could not think of
occupying or holding, England.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
BrunoFairTo
Held Next Week
Displays of Farm, Garden
and Home Produce Will
Vie for Cash Prizes.

The Bruno Community fair, to be
held this year on Wednesday, August
%, will have fine display of farm
and garden produce, canned and
baked goods, fancy work and flow
ers and All Club exhibition booth
First prize will be SOC, second, Csc
best farm display, first prize, So, Sec
ond, S1.50; sweepstakes prize $3.50
No cash prizes will be given for All
displays but All buttons will be
awarded to each All exhibitor.
The Pine City band will be on hand
to furnish music for the fair. Sports
of all kinds, for both young and old
are on the program, with ball game
at 100 p. m. In the evening there
will be boxing show at 8 o'clock
with two main bouts and a dance
will terminate the annual event.
Rules for Display.
The following rules have been sci
by the committee in charge of the
exhibits:
Exhibits will be received until 10
a. m. on Wednesday. Judging will
start promptly at 10 o'clock and no
exhibits will be received after that
hour in competition for prizes.
If possible, please bring as much
as you can of your canned goods
and fancy work on Monday as this
will greatly tighten the work of those
in charge. All vegetables to be
clean, but not washed.
Exhibits must remain in place until
after 4 o'clock. on Wednesday, al
which time premium checks will be
given out.
Field and Garden Display.
Following is the list of exhibits
wanted:
Minnesota No. Is, 10 ears
Flint, 10 ears; Hybrid, 10 ears; corn
stalks, tallest corn, 8; cane, 3.
Bundle grain-Full length sheaves
to be tied in bundles not less than
three inches in diameter; oats, barley
rye, wheat, red clover, alsike, tim
othy, millet.
Potatoes-12 of each variety: Me-
sabe, Katahdir, Early Ohio, Green
Mountain, Russet, Warba, Chippaway
Bliss Triumph.
Observation-Disclosures, table, g.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Plans For A New
|Co-opCroceryAt
Askov Discussed
Store to be Located on
Main Street; Shares at
$40 Each Being Sold.

At a meeting held in the D. B. S.
hall in Askov Friday evening it was
decided to 60 ahead with the plans
for starting new cooperative store
to be located on Main street. The
store will take the place of the one
now owned and operated in conjunc-
ton with the Askov Cooperative
Association Feed Store but will be a
new and separate organization, tenta-
lively capitalized at $500 with shares
being sold at $40 each. Approximate
ly $4,000 will be needed to begin OPP
erations.
VIM. Tourma and Frank Eustis of
the Central Cooperative Wholesale of
Superior, were present at the Friday
evening meeting and discussed the
prospects of starting the store and
explained various details in connec-
ton with it. Wayne Lawson was
chosen as chairman of the meeting
and Mrs. Alvin j. Jensen, secretary.
Committee of Nine Chosen.
During the meeting arguments both
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but the sentiment as whole strongly
favored the new undertaking. 1t was
decided to appoint a committee of nine
to contact the various ones in the
community in an effort to get as many
members pledged as possible before
the next general meeting which is to
be held, according to present plans,
Monday, September 9. Those on the
committee are Harald B. johnson,
Victor Larsen, Werner Clausen, Mrs.
John Meier, Mrs. Otto A. Jensen,
Mrs. Almer Ecklund, Edward Dietz,
Christopher Nielsen and Alvin j. Jen-
sen. The latter was selected by the
committee as president and Mrs. Otto
A. Jensen as secretary. Up to late
last night 103 shares had been sub
scribed by 81 signers and the COM
mittee reports that very fine progress
is being made.
At the September 9 meeting the
work of the committee will be re-
ported and if enough shares are signed
up and other satisfactory progress
made, temporary board of directors
will be chosen and organization plans
will go ahead as rapidly as possible.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Liked Publicity
In The american,

In a letter received Tuesday
from Chas. D. Egley of st. Paul,
he expresses his appreciation for
publicity given him in the Amer
lean in connection with the Farm
er-Labor picnic held at Grind
stone Lake Sunday, August II,
when he was one of the speakers,
and wrote further, especially
since the owner of the Askov
American is my most formidable
opponent in this race for governor
in the Farmer-Labor primary"
Mr.. Egley stated that the sum
of S14 was contributed at the pic
mic to his campaign fund, one
half of this amount going to the
Pine County Farmer-Labor Asso-
citation and the balance to him.
self, and that he appreciated the
donations.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Tax Distribution
OF June Receipts
Made By Auditor
School Districts Get $45,.
248. IL; Towns and Viii
lagos, $3O,l37.72.

A total of $75,385.84 in apportion-
ments has been made from the county
auditors office to the various school
districts, townships and villages, the
schools receiving S45,248.12 and the
towns and villages $3O,137.72. In
some cases the checks are being held
at the auditors office until the annual
school report has been received or
proof of the treasurer's bond being
made.
The money received at this time
represents the June apportionment of
taxes levied by the various units of
government receiving same. No state
aids are included. The amounts re-
ceived are as follows:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Lutheran Choir
To Give Concert

The choir of the Faith Lutheran
church will give concert in the
auditorium of the new church We'd
nesday evening, August %, at 8
o'clock. There is no admission charge
but a free will offering will be taken.
The following program has been
arranged by Mrs. Harry Lindor, or
ganist and director:
Prelude, "Berceuse," Goddard, and
"Wake the Song" Excel, choir; in
vocation, Rev. Oscar L. Olson; "The
Lords Prayer" Anon, choir; piano
solo, Country Gardens" Granger,
Miss Dorothy Anderson; "Sing to the
Lord" Jackson, choir with duet by
Mrs. Geo. Johnson and Miss Percy
Hillbrand; male trio, Hear Our Pray
err" Gabriel, H. Lindor, o. Fransen
and o. Nelson.
Violin solo, Sonata in C Minor"
Tartini, Miss Mildred Schoen; Come
Thou Fount of Every Blessing" Ex-
cell, choir, solo parts by Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Anderson and Leonard
Goranson; reading, selected, Miss
Doris Johnson; From Every Stormy
Wind That Blows" Wilder, choir,
tenor obbligato by Oliver Nelson;
piano solo, MELODY in F." Rubin
stein, Miss Annabelle Erickson.
mo Evil Shall Befall Thee" air
from cell" by Excel; remarks, Rev.
Oscar L. Olson; offeratory, ITO A
Wild Rose" MacDowell; "Great is
the Lord" Packard, choir, solo by
Miss Mildred Johnson; benediction.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
J. Adam Bede To
Speak At Hinckley

Mrs. J. D. Andrews, president of
the Hinckley and Sandstone Fire
Survivors Association, announces that
j. Adam Bede, former Pine county
resident, but now of Duluth, will be
the principal speaker at the 46th
annual meeting in memory of those
who lost their lives in the great
catastrophe. 1t will be held Sunday
afternoon, September l, at 2 o'clock.
Further announcements will be made
later.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Must KeepParty
Lines In Primary
Sample Ballots in This Is
sue Give Instructions to
Voters.

Elsewhere in this issue there are
printed samples of the ballots which
will be used in the primary election
to be held this year on September 10
for the county, state and national
offices.
On the official consolidated ballot
voters must be careful to observe the
law and not cast split vote; other
wise the ballot will be thrown out and
not counted. Hence the voter can
not select a United States senator in
the Republican column and a COVER
nor in either the Farmer-Labor or
Democratic ranks or make any other
mixed choices. 1t must be a straight
vote throughout.
Only One Contest in Sixth.
There is no primary contest in the
Sixth Congressional district in the
Republican party or the Farmer
Labor party so that office is not listed
for these two parties in the CONSOLE
dated ballot. The Democrats have
three filings and therefore appear
on the ballot.
The county ballots are published,
and will be printed, separately. The
county offices in which vacancies oc-
cur this year are as follows: Com
missioner, second, fourth and fifth
districts; representative in congress,
seth district; judge of probate, and
clerk of district court.
Voters are urged to save these
sample ballots for future reference.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Candidates Invited
To Pubic Meetings

A public meeting will be held at
the Willow River town hall Monday
evening, August 26, at o'clock, and
another the following evening at
Burak's hall in Denham, also at 8
o'clock.
All candidates for public offices
are cordially invited to attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Annual Festival
Day Expected To
Draw ManyHere
Bigger Attractions Will be
Featured at AskOv Ruta.
baga Day.

Plans are now complete for the
fourth annual Askov Rutabaga Fes-
tival to be held August 20 and 80.
This years festival will feature more
attractions than ever before and it
is anticipated that the village will be
filled to overlooking for the event.
Features of the day will be two
parades, many and varied exhibits,
address by Mark Thompson of the
Northeast Experiment station, merry
go-round, ferris wheel, donkey kit
tenball game, Junior League baseball
game, band concert, majorette drill,
giving away of over SO prizes and a
public dance, besides numerous and
interesting concessions for young and
old. An advertisement elsewhere in
this issue will give further particu-
lars.
Large Display Space.
The committee wishes to make the
following explanations and announce
mentS:
All vegetables, grains, fruits and
forage crops will be displayed on the
main floor of the D. B. S. hall; canned
goods, needlecraft and bakery goods
will be displayed in the new school
auditorium; flowers will be displayed
on the stage of the new auditorium.
Oddities for the curio room will be
displayed in the new domestic sci
ence room in the school.
All exhibits except flowers and
some baked goods should be brought
in on August %; halls will be open
all day and until o'clock in the
evening. Cattle, flowers and baked
goods should be brought in not later
than 9 a. m. August 80. Doors will
be open for exhibits at o'clock that
morning to give ample time to bring
in displays before the doors close at
9 a. m.
Bring Exhibits Early.
1t will be greatly appreciated and
will be great help for the judges
if all exhibitors will cooperate with
the committee in getting their ex-
hibits in promptly on time. Cattle
will be called for Friday morning,
August 80. Please notify A. P. Jen-
sen at once if you have cattle for
display. Be sure to check the pre-
MUM list published in the August 8
issue of the American as only items
brought in accordance with this list
will be accepted and subject to prizes.
Those having odd articles of any
description are urged to bring them
to the curio room for display. Chris
topher Nielsen is in charge of this
display and would like to have his
room packed with paintings, carvings,
coins, stamps or what have you.
Good Will Tour Saturday.
The good will neighborhood tour
will be held this coming Saturday
night. The tour will leave Askov at
Z p. m. sharp, led by the Askov Ger
man band. One hundred cars would
make a fine tour and would be en-
Joyed by everyone participating. Plan
now to take part in this bit of good
will. For anyone arriving late for the
start of this tour, the following towns
will be visited in the order given:
Bruno, Kerrick, Sturgeon Lake, Will
low River, Rutledge, Sandstone and
Hinckley. Everyone is cordially in
vited to take part.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-22
Askov, Sandstone
To Play For Title

Sandstone gained the finals in the
play-off for the championship of the
Twilight D-Ball League by defeating
Friesland Monday evening and will
now take on Askov, last years title
holder.
The schedule calls for three-game
series but if one team takes the first
two, no further contests will be
played. The first game will be played
Monday evening but the place is as
yet undecided.