Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-02-22
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here.
Miss Ingrid Waananen of the schoo
faculty, was weekend visitor III
Duluth.
Miss Jean Odlaug of Mankato, wa.
a weekend visitor at the A. w. Con.
away home.
Miss Opal Hansen left Tuesday fol
Minneapolis to seek employment after
having been at home since before
Christmas.
The Sorensen Implement Company
has purchased 1910 Ford Va light
truck on which they traded in the
old Chevrolet.
Edwin Sorensen and Arnold Soren-
sen went to Minneapolis yesterday
to attend the hardware dealers an
nual convention.
The Boy Scouts are requested to
meet from 7:30 to o'clock Satur-
day evening at the home of Scout
master George 1. Glen.
A boy was born Tuesday, morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl c. Paulsen.
Mrs. Paulsen and son are at st.
Luke's hospital in Duluth.
Snow, rain, slush, 80 to 40 de-
grees above zero, in the middle of
February, in northern Minnesota. It's
hard to believe, but it is fact.
Paul Feldtmose, student at the U
Farm school, ST. Paul, and Miss
Milda Kruse from Tyler, were Sum-
day guests at the Clarence Morgen-
sen home.
There was a fair attendance at the
Finnish Relief card party at the A. G..
Danielson home Sunday evening. The
net surplus amounted to $40, which
was sent to headquarters in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Henriksen and
Mrs. Wayne E. Jacobsen were in
Minneapolis Monday. Mrs. Marshall
Halgren returned home with them
for another indefinite stay at home
for her health.
Peter Simonsgaard returned home
from Minneapolis Saturday evening
after undergoing periodical eXamin-
ations at the University hospital
clinic. His physical condition is
ABOUT the same.
DR.. E. 1. Parson left last night for
the northern part of the state to
spend the remainder of the week in
the Lake Vermillion region. Mrs.
Parson went to Minneapolis for a
visit with her folks.
Svend Christensen came Monday
from Duluth for few days vacation
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. And. Christensen. He is en-
ployed in rug factory which shut
down for week for the purpose of
installing new machinery.
Mrs. George c. H. Jensen and
daughter, Miss Hilda, left Sunday for
Santa Barbara, Calf, where the lat
ter has employment and where Mrs
Jensen may also seek employment
They will visit for week or two
with friends and relatives at points
enroute
Mrs. Carl Dixen and four children
left Tuesday for Seattle, Wash, to
join MIR. Dixen who went there q
short time ago. Mrs. Will Oleser
accompanied them as far as Willmar
at which point Mrs. DiXen and chill
dren boarded train that would take
them direct to Seattle
Clarine Lewison became i'll at the
school Tuesday with acute appen-
dicitis. Late in the day she was taken
to ST. Luke's hospital in Duluth by
DR.. E. l. Parson where she success
fully underwent the necessary opera
ton. Her mother accompanied hel
and is staying there for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Niels B. Miller, L. A
Lewison and A. Henriksen were in
Duluth Tuesday evening to visit Mrs
Carl c. Paulsen and son at ST. Luke's
hospital and also to ascertain the
condition of Clarine Lewison who hao
just been operated upon. All the
patients were as we'll as could be
expected.
Askov will be ION the air. Sunday
February 25, from 10 to II o'clock
in the forenoon. The local church
is in charge of the program, hence
there will be no church service here
Rev. M. Mikkelsen will preach the
sermon and that will be accompanied
by the choir and other singing. The
program comes over the Northfielc
station from the Minneapolis studio
WCAL, 76O k. C.
Esben Aakjar will appear in Asko,
Friday evening, March 8, in the
church basement under auspices O
the congregation. Originally it wa
planned to have Mr. Aakjar here OF
Sunday, March 10, but it was Later
changed to Friday, March 8. Mr.
Aakjar appeared here last year anc
pleased his audience very much
hence the committee in charge look
forward to pleasant evening agar
with capacity attendance.
Everyone is cordially invited t.
the school auditorium tomorrow
friday evening for the "SpeecF
Festival" Admission is free. Tn,
speaking is divided into four classes
as follows: Memorized oratory, or.
iginal oratory, extemporaneous speak.
ing and interpretative reading. Two