Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-09

A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Mogensen at the University
hospital Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Hub LaTour and Mrs. A. w.
Anderson of Duluth, were guests
Monday at the Manford Nelson home.
The church cleaning was changed
from Monday to Friday of this week.
So please remember: Tomorrow (Fri-
day..
Elof Frisendahl, east of town, was
taken to Duluth Saturday morning
for medical attention at St. Luke's
hospital.
Last week it was mentioned that
Mrs. A. Jensen was staying at the
T. S. Jensen home. Correction: She
is staying with Miss Ingerd Strand
Skov.
On Sunday, May IL, there will be
no Sunday school. 1t being Pente-
cost there will be both English and
Danish services in the church in the
forenoon; the English starts at 10
o'clock and the Danish at II o'clock.
A small space has been curtained
off in the front part of the Sorensen
Implement Company where George
Lindegaard will be prepared to take
care of your cleaning, pressing, re-
pairing, ETC., in his new tailor shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l. Glenn were
in Mora Monday evening to attend
the annual dinner of the Boy Scouts
there. Mr.. Glenn is chairman of the
Pine-Kanabec district and was in that
capacity the speaker of the evening
at the dinner
H. c. Johansen recently returned
from Granly, Miss, where he has
spent the winter; enroute home he
visited for some time in Nebraska.
This year Mr.. Johansen did not enjoy
the southern climate as they had a
very cold and disagreeable winter.
The executive officers for the Min
nesota branch of the National League
of District Postmasters met in Askov
Sunday with Postmaster Petersen to
formulate and discuss plans for the
annual state convention which will
be held this year at ST. Cloud on
June 8 and 4.
Kaj Simonsgaard left Tuesday fol-
Minneapolis from which point he was
to continue by air to Chicago, having
; come up last week by air on a round
trip ticket. Kaj got to the University
hospital several hours before his
) father died and then came along to
Askov for the funeral.
Chr Divap rof,,r,,aI 40
from visit in West Denmark, Wis
Sunday he was present at the 85tf
birthday anniversary of Jes Smidt
when nearly 100 people gathered al
the Smith home to extend congratu-
) lationS and best wishes to Mr.. Smidr
. who in spite of his advanced age is
still hale and hearty. Mr.. Smidt is
known in great many Danish COM
munities for his activity in church
affairs and for the beautiful hanc
carved fixtures which he has fur
nished for so many churches.
Jens Thomson of Rochester, visited
over the weekend with relatives ano
friends, being a guest at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Werner B. John.
} sen. Mrs. Erling Christensen ano
children accompanied him. Mrs
Christensen is keeping house for hel
father few days while Mrs. Thorn.
: sen is in st. Paul at the Richard
!, Buck home.
) Ealy Briggs of st. Paul, construc.
ton engineer, appeared at the village
, council meeting last Thursday eve.
ming and explained in detail to the
council members as we'll as a few
, others present, the various method.
for small communities to secure water
and sewer accommodations through
the WPA. No definite action has a.
| yet been taken on the matter.