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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Moose Lake Nips
|Rutledge To Win
Deciding Contest
Will Play Either Ogilvie
or Braham for Region
/ Title.

The Pine County Baseball League
championship left the county Sunday
when Rutledge, the winner last year,
was nosed out by Moose Lake to 3.
Rutledge made but two hits, one
double by Klar.
Cunningham started on the mound
for the Rutledge team but had to
retire in the first inning due to sore
arm and Schmidt pitched the balance
of the game. His mates played error
less ball behind him but the LakerS
were a little too strong at the plate
They made seven hits altogether, all
of them singles.
The Region 1 state baseball tourna-
ment will start at Braham Sunday
when Ogilvie of the Kanabec-Milacs
League meets Braham of the Eastern
Minnesota League in the first round
play. The following Sunday the win
ner will play Moose Lake, possibly at
Pine City, for the right to enter the
state tournament at Shakopee, which
starts September Is and continues
through the 22nd.
Lakers-Rutledge box score follows:
NHooco U,La D,fIodoa
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Iowa Man Killed
In FOur-Car Crash

In a four-car smashup half mile
north of Rutledge on highway 81
Saturday forenoon one man was ia
tally injured and several other per-
sons hurt. Arthur P. Lucas of Des
Moines, Iowa, suffered a fractured
vertebra and died on the way to the
hospital.
The Lucas car and an auto driven
by Fred Olson of Minneapolis, met in
a head-on collision, and other ma
chimes, driven by Charles Smith of
Duluth and Angelo Corradi of CHS
holm, were also involved in the &C
cident. The drivers, with the eX-
ception of Mr.. Lucas, all escaped
with but minor injuries.
Miss Ella Lucas of Chicago and Mrs.
Lucas, other occupants in the death
car, were cut and bruised, the latter
also receiving fractured shoulder.
Mrs. Corradi and Mrs. z. Dolinar,
who were in the Chisholm car, were
also slightly injured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Dedication Services Sun
day at Denham Marks
Completion of 'Edifice.

The new Faith Lutheran church at
Denham was officially dedicated Sum-
day afternoon, September l with APP
propriate services beginning at $3.50
o'clock. 1t marked a day of rejoic-
ing for the members of the former
Oakhill and Swede Park Lutheran
churches. Both these churches have
been active for many years, serving
the people well, but of late need
was felt for a new church home and
a larger congregation.
The new church is located on the
southeast corner of the Peter Overom
estate at Denham. Forty acres of
the farm was purchased some time
ago by the pastor of the congregation,
Rev. Oscar L. Olson, who upon the
selection of the so-called Overom
corner for the new church site, do
mated three acres to the congregation
as a gift from his family and him.
self.
Two Congregations Unite.
A letter written and published in
one of the church papers in 1887
showed that there was hope and
a prayer for new church at Denham
in the near future and when Rev. Oh
son came to the passionate he almost
Immediately expressed his desire
that the two Lutheran groups of the
same creed and doctrine unite into
one congregation and construct a new
church on new site.
The two congregations were con-
solidated less than year later and
before long the new sanctuary stood
complete except for electric power.
1t was indeed a day of joy for the
members of the congregation when
they could gather with their beloved
pastor and his family, and many
other pastors and friends to dedicate
their church.
Labor and Funds Donated.
The responsibility and the work of
planning the building and of secur-
ing funds for the work has rested
upon Rev. Olson and he has ably
taken care of each necessary step.
A. Reinhold Melander of Duluth, was
engaged as architect and he kindly
donated most of his services. Those
on the building committee have been
very faithful in their duties and have
spared no efforts in labor. The COM
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Henry A. Wallace In
County Next Week

The Honorable Henry A. Wallace,
Democratic nominee for vice presi-
dent, will be in this vicinity Friday
of next week.
He will be in Milaca at about 1890
a. m, in Mora at 11:15, Sandstone at
1915 p. m, Moose Lake at lis, Carl
ton at 4 and in Duluth from $50
o'clock until 10.
Secretary Wallace's Minnesota tour
will start at Winona early Wednesday
morning, September II and end at
Morris Saturday evening, September
IA. He will speak in 81 cities and
villages on that trip.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05


dedication which WPA officials
dedication
the dixie which will lake of than 100
Willow
of Conservation
Division Waters WPA
the providing $195O5
Lnsley, Willow River charge of the
others Sturgeon
of the Governors office will speak with S. Sote
Strunk Conservation
A. Duluth The Willow
WPA band will There
will display
Dinner will in the spacious hall the $50
At o'clock the visitors will assemble at the dam site for the
dedication
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
East Pine Churches
Quarter Century Old

The Markville and Cloverton Pres
byterian churches celebrated their
25th anniversary at special service
Sunday afternoon. The Markville
church was organized in August, 1915
and the Cloverton church in Septem-
ben of the same year. Rev. Eldon
Wenzel of the Glen Avon Presby-
terrain church of Duluth was the guest
speaker.
One feature of the gathering was
the reading of letters of congratula-
tions from many former members
and friends who have moved else
where. A brief history of each church
was also read.
Special music was furnished by
male trio and by the junior and
adult choirs of the Markville church.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Bells Ring Again
For Askov Pupils
Attendance First Day, I'll
Total This Year May be
Less Than Last Year.

The Askov school opened its doors
for the first day of the new school
year on Tuesday of this week. The
attendance for the first day totalled
211, of which 104 were elementary
and 107 were high school pupils.
While the opening sessions attend
ance is rarely as large as that a few
weeks hence, there is reason to be-
lieve that the total enrolment will be
somewhat smaller than last year.
Three New Teachers Here.
Three new teachers have joined
the faculty ranks this year. Miss
Elsa w. Anderson of Hawley, will
teach grades 5 and 6; Miss Marian
Ogle of Waverly, will fill the position
vacated by Miss Ingrid Waananen in
junior high school English, library,
and girls physical education; and Mr..
Robert Olson of Minneapolis, will
take Mr.. Jensen's place as coach, ply
steal director and, in addition, will
assume the direction of the high
school band.
The remaining members of The
staff taught here last year and are
well known to all: Emily L. Cole,
grades 1 and 2; Sylvia Johnson,
grades and 4; Edith West, history;
Joseph Dunn, English and dramatics;
George l. Glen, high school princi-
pal; and Otto G. Hoiberg, surerinten-
dent. To date no instructor in ele-
mentary Danish has been secured.
Secure Other Positions.
A word may be of interest to pa
irons regarding the whereabouts of
the faculty members from 1939-194O
who failed to return this year. Miss
Margaret MOriarity, it is reported, has
been employed as elementary teacher
at Coleraine, Miss Waananen is high
school principal at Delavan; Mrs. J.
P. Miller is at her home in Pine City;
and Harold Jensen has been appointed
junior high school principal at Tyler.
VIII Have School Band.
The chief new feature of the high
school program for 1940-41 will be
band instruction, directed by Robert
Olson. The band will rehearse three
times weekly during school hours,
and instruction will be open to all
CONTINUED on Page 100
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Gray Skies Greet
Rutabaga Day At
Askov This Year
Fails To Dampen Spirit AS
Annual Event Goes Over
in Fine Style.

In spite of an occasional shower
and somewhat chilly wind the
Askov Rutabaga Festival Friday went
off in fine style. A clear, sunshiny
day would perhaps have drawn a
larger attendance but as it was the
various stands and concessions did
a fine business throughout the day
and the exhibit booths were crowded
from early morning until late in the
day.
Nursery Float Wins First.
The big parade in the forenoon,
which started with fair weather, was
completed only a few moments be-
fore heavy shower fell, spelling
several of the floats. The judges,
VIM. Mista of Pine City, Louis Hogan
of Kerrick, and Oscar .Eklund of
Bruno, picked the Ferndale Nursery
float as the prize winner, with the
Askov Coop Guild entry second and
the Askov Garden club, third. The
judging was based mainly on origin
ality, neatness and beauty.
Honorable mention was awarded
to the Festival committee float, the
Fourth float and an out-of-town
float, entered by c. j. Pearson of
Sandstone. Most of the business
establishments and clubs in Askov
were represented, with several from
out of town also taking part in the
parade. A colorful unit, new to the
Festival this year, was the Pine City
band, with its majorette drill team.
The Ferndale float won the sweep
stakes prize at the Sandstone Har-
vest Festival the following day and
the Pine Coop Oil Association float
also was taken to Sandstone where it
took first place in the out-of-town
group.
Mark Thompson Gives Address.
The chief address of the day was
given by Mark Thompson of the
Northeast Experiment Station at Du-
luth, who spoke in the new school
auditorium. Following his talk was the
sports program with both old and
young vieing for prizes. The major
cite drill team was then called in
CONTINUED on Page 100
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Former Finlayson
Girl Is A Bride

A wedding of interest to Finlayson
residents was that of Miss Ethel Ell
sola, youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Elsola, former residents
there, but now living in Minneapolis,
to Mr.. Richard Finley, Saturday, in
a simple ceremony at the home of
the brides parents.
The bride is graduate of the
Finlayson high school and of bust
ness college in Minneapolis where
she has worked as stenographer for
over a year. The young couple will
live in North Carolina, where the
groom is associated with his father
in the construction business.
Friends of the newlyweds wish
them much happiness in their life
together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Faith Lutheran Church Is Il
Hope And Prayer Come True

mittee is as follows: Rev. Olson,
chairman; Eskel Anderson, William
Anderson, Oscar Danielson, Emil
Erickson, Arthur Grondahl, Royal
Hillbrand, John Hovde, Arthur john
son, Hugo Johnson, Leonard Larson,
John Nelson, Carl Nordgren, Julius
Olson, Martin Olson, Dick Rye, Axel
Schoen, Charles Upgren and Edwin
Weinberg. The building foreman was
Oscar Haney with Eskel Anderson
and Edwin Weinberg as co-foremen.
Many donations from members and
friends, both from here and more
distant points, have made it possible
to erect the church. The sum of
So, 100 in cash was subscribed with
$4,000 already paid. Many have
willingly given free labor which is
estimated at approximately $4,000.
While the old churches were being
torn down and the new one erected,
services were held in the Nordland
church, the M. E. church and in the
Maple Grove schoolhouse. The base
ment of the new building was ready
for use in May and services were held
there from that time until Sunday.
The Dedication.
DR.. Emil Swenson of Minneapolis,
president of the Minnesota Lutheran
conference, assisted by the Carlton
district pastors, was in charge of the
dedication services Sunday. TIL e
morning sermon was given by Rev.
c. c.. Anderson of Minneapolis, with
Rev. Reuben johnson of Carlton,
liturgist. Dinner was then served to
the assembly of $50.
In the afternoon, besides the dedica-
tory address and rite, greetings were
given by Attorney Byron Lindgren
of Minneapolis, and N. j. Holmberg,
also of Minneapolis, president and
vice president respectively of the
board of Christian Service, and by
A. R. Melander, the architect. Short
remarks were made by Rev. S. E.
Engstrom and Rev. S.. H. Swanson
of Minneapolis, and by the Carlton
district pastors. Rev. c. H. Olson
of Amery, Wis, and Rev. Ernest Oh
son of Rice Lake, Wis, brothers of
the local pastor, also gave short talks.
Musical numbers were rendered by
Mildred Schoen, Mrs. Harry Lindor,
the choir, and male trio composed
of Harry Lindor, Orville Fransen and
Oliver Nelson.
The church council wishes to ex-
tend word of appreciation to every
one who helped to make the day
such a success by attendance and al
so by gifts, talent and work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Camp Curry Men
Debate Right To
V ote At Willow
Only Bona Eide Residents
of District May Vote at
That Place Tuesday.

There has been much discussion
and speculation recently regarding
the right of the employees at Camp
Curry north of Willow River to vote
there in the primary election, Sep.
TENDER 10.
In connection with election board.
determining the residence of person!
employed on public projects, such a.
Camp Curry, Section 601-2 (5)b. Ma.
sons Minnesota Statutes of Minneso.
ia, Supplement 1910, provides, among
other things, as follows:
The election board, in de-
termining the residence of any
person desiring to vote, shall be
governed by the following rules,
so far as they are applicable:
10. No person employed tenn
porarily for the purpose of cut
ting timber, or in the construction
or repair of any railroads, canal,
municipal, or other work of pub
lie nature, shall acquire a resi-
dence in any district into which
he came for such purpose; but
this provision shall not he held
to extend to station agents or sec
tionmen who permanently reside
in such district, and in determin-
ing the right of any person en-
ployed by railroad company
or upon any public work to regis
ter or vote, all the members of
the election board shall be salts
fed that he is a bona fide resi-
dent of the district and not there
for temporary purposes merely,
and his unsupported affidavit
shall not be held conclusive as
to any fact necessary to entitle
him to vote;
Thus according to the ruling the
employees at the Camp would not be
eligible to vote unless they were re-
siding in that district prior to the
time the project was begun.
If a person has come from outside
the district and is there for the
purpose of working on the camp pro-
ject temporarily he is not entitled
to vote in the coming election.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Last Rites Held For
Blind Piano Tuner

Oscar F. Ahnstrom Of Sturgeon
Lake passed away Sunday evening,
August 25 at the home of his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert A. Upgren of that place, with
whom he had made his home the
past seven years.
He was born in Sweden on May
5, 1882 and came to the Sturgeon
Lake community with his parents
three years later. He received his
education at the school for the blind
in Faribault, later learning the trade
of piano tuning which he practiced
for 25 years.
Funeral services were held at
Sturgeon Lake at 2 o'clock Wednes-
day, August %, with Rev. Oscar L.
Olson of Moose Lake in charge at
the last rites. Burial was made in
the village cemetery at Sturgeon
Lake.
Mr.. Ahnstrom is survived by four
sisters, Mrs. Albert A. Upgren and
Mrs. Hilda Cunningham of Sturgeon
Lake, Mrs. VIM. Cunningham of st.
Paul, and Mrs. Hanna Pfeifer of Carl
ton. His wife preceded him in death
three years ago.
Friends of the bereaved relatives
extend sympathy in their hour of
sadness.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Rites Today For
Sandstone Woman

Miss Mary Schmitt of Sandstone,
passed away Monday morning at the
University hospital in Minneapolis
at the age of Sc. She had been i'll
about year.
She had made her home with her
brother William on the old Schmitt
homestead since the death of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Schmitt
several years ago. The family were
early settlers in Finlayson township.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Catholic church in Sand
stone this morning with Father Patti
officiating, interment being made in
the family lot in Spring Hill ceme-
terry. The surviving relatives, two
brothers and six sisters, have the
sympathy of many neighbors and
friends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
Rev. John Roper
Is Laid To Rest
Former County Pastor Had
Served Northern Mime
sofa 80 Years.

Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock from
the Cromwell Methodist church for
Rev. John F. Roper of Barnum, for
mer pastor at various Pine county
parishes. He died Friday at $40 p.
m. in the village of Moose Lake at
the age of 80 years.
He was born in Canandaigua, N. Y,
Jan. T. 1860, coming to Minnesota
about 80 years ago taking his first
charge near Spencer Brooks. He
later served at Meadowlands, Braham,
Onamia, Holyoke, Cromwell, Bay
Lake, Circuit, Deerwood, McGregor,
Wright, Rutledge, Finlayson, one year
at Thrope, Wash, his last charge be-
ing back in Minnesota at Pine River.
He retired from the ministry several
years ago and has been living since
at Barnum.
Preceded in Death by Wife.
The survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Frank Barnum, Canandaigua,
N. Y, and Mrs. E. A. Bulles, Crom-
well, a brother, George E. Roper,
Clifton Springs, N. Y, three nieces,
three nephews and a grandson. His
wife, Mrs. Ida Roper, died February
6, 1888 in Canandaigua and daugh-
ter, Susie Clara, died December 20,
1885,
Rev. H. F. Midkeff of Duluth Of
ficiated at the funeral services, as
sisted by Rev. Lester H. Brattain of
Alexander. Other ministers assist
ing at the grave were Rev. E. j. Muir
dach and Rev. John Clark of Moose
Lake; Rev. Helgeson of the Central
Methodist church, Duluth; Rev.
Meade, Proctor; Rev. John Lowe,
Motley; and Rev. Painter, McGregor.
Songs were rendered by Mrs. Jacob
son of McGregor, accompanied by
Mrs. Earl Dotten of Cromwell. Burial
was made in Woodland cemetery
south of Cromwell.
Rev. Roper had made many close
friends in the parishes he served
during his years in the ministry and
they will join in extending sympathy
to the bereaved relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
BY GEORG STRANDVOLD

Germany h d already absorbed
Austria and Czechoslovakia when the
Second World War broke out year
ago on Tuesday of this week.
Since then that is, wi h in a
twelvemonth-t ten OF h er countries
have lost their independence, and
they are Poland, Denmark, Norway,
Luxembourg, Holland, Belgiu m,
France, Estonia, Latvia and Lithu-
ania. In addition, Finland has had
to cede to Russia certain important
territories, and Rumania has been
forced to surrender to the Soviets
all of Bessarabia and the northern
part of Bukovina, as well as during
the last few days the larger part of
Pennsylvania to Hungary.
Talk about map-makers!
The shadows of Hitler, Mussolini
and Stain are darkening all of the
European nations, and Democracy is
taking back seat. That is, except
in England. Here is an obstruction
which in Berlin and Rome had been
considered rather insignificant, and
which now turns out to be a major
hindrance for the making of the So
called "NeW World"
England, and that means the
British E m p ire, refuses to 60
down. Should it succumb, the
consequences to On-Eur0pean
countries might be catastrophe.
But calm, unperturbed, slow-think-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
County Seat Man
Gets Federal Post

Eilif V. Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jens P. Miller of Pine City, has
just received an appointment as
chemist in the Bureau of Plant In
dustry in Washington, D. c. This
follows his earlier appointment as
a soil surveyor.
During the past summer Mr.. Miller
has done soil mapping for the United
States government in the state of
Iowa, travelling to various parts of
the state in this work. The new po-
sition will locate him permanently
in Washington, D. c. Mr.. and Mrs.
Miller left Saturday for the east af-
ter a short visit with Mr.. Miller's
parents in Pine City.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
International News Review

ing, slow-moving England is full Of
back as it has never fought before.
And Hitler really seems to be sitting
up and taking notice.
Bomb for Bomb.
Judging from the early Berlin
boasts, it was apparent that the sub
mission of the British Empire would
be merely a matter of a few weeks;
France defeated, England would be
easy. But it turned out otherwise
For the British rather suddenly have
gone to war in the most literal sense
of that term.
Day after day and night after
night. the German bOmbers wing
their way over England, their
special objective right now being
London. The German filters come
in huge waves, they kill and
bomb they let loose on English
soil, the British drop one on Ger
man territory, especially on Ber-
lin. Reports indicate that Ger
man bombs have been dropped
on the very heart of London,
even killing shoppers in the street
and that British bombs have
been sh0wered on Inter den Lin
den and the Tiergarten in Ber-
lin. 1t has now become a war
to the very hilt.
The fury of the German war ma
Continued on page ~
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05
StOre-Wide Sale
In Second Week

Elsewhere in this issue of the
American the Cunningham Mercantile
Co. of Sturgeon Lake, is running d
display ad calling attention to many
bargains in their store-wide sale
which was begun last week. They
are selling much of their merchan-
disc at sacrifice prices in order to
move the stock quickly as the room
is needed for remodeling the store
for self-service system.
The new system will be ready for
the public within a few weeks.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05

Summary-TWo base hits, Klar; struck out
by Matuseski 5, Cunningham 0, Schmidt 5.
Hit by pitched ball, Marquist by Schmidt.
Bases on balls off Matuseski 2, Schmidt l,
Cunningham 1. Umpire Jim Stepan and
Tarnowski. Scorer Ted Anderson. Time
/ hour As minutes.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-09-05

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