Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-08-15

afternoon to join hands with band
from Pine City in furnishing enter
tainment for the Legion convention.
They went there principally to honor
William M. Challeen of Pine City,
who had just been elected grand chef
de care of the Forty and Eight So
ciety-the well known fun unit of
the Legion. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Dietz were also along and furnished
the bus transportation.
The Misses Alva Fogt and Anna
Elkjer were callers in Duluth We'd
nesday.
MIR. and Mrs. j. P. Miller of Pine
City, were Sunday visitors here and
attended the Sunday school picnic in
the village park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Christensen of
Pasadena, Calf, came Saturday for
a visit at the home of his brother,
Soren K. Christensen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Berg and Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Dietz of Minneapolis,
visited Saturday and Sunday at the
home of Mrs. John Dietz.
A large number of Askovites jour-
neyed to Duluth last Thursday to take
in the Ringing Brothers g. Barnum
and Baily circus, which they report as
being very good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Paulsen of Bal
sam Lake, Wis, were Sunday Wis
itors with his mother, Mrs. Jorgen
Paulsen, and at the Sunday school
picnic in the village park.
The Misses Alma and Edna Chris
Jensen left Monday for their work in
Los Angeles, Calf, after enjoying
visit at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Soren K. Christensen.
Mrs. N. K. Hansen, Andrew Ras-
mussen and Henry Larsen left for
ST. Paul Wednesday to attend the
silver wedding anniversary of Mr..
Rasmussen's sister and brother-in-
law.
Anker M. Simonsen and Manford
Nelson left Saturday afternoon for
Hibbing to attend the annual state
convention of the American Legion,
going there as officers elect of the
10th district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niels N. Hede and
daughters, the Misses Helen and
Lenora, and the Misses Ruby Jacob
sen and Else Miller, left yesterday
on vacation trip to, the northern
part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Thomson came
from Rochester for a weekend visit
at the homes of their daughters. They
left Monday for San Antonio, Texas
where Mr.. Thomson will be in charge
of H. B. Kilstofte's construction job
Rev. F. o. Lund of Dwight, ILL.,, and
family have been visiting here and
at West Denmark, Wis, several days
Rev. Lund came from the east some
time ago to become pastor for the
Danish Lutheran congregation al
Dwight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Thinesen and
daughter left last week on a vacation
trip which will take them to several
points in Iowa and Wyoming, expect
ing to be gone about 10 days. Dur
ing their absence Elmer Dietz is TAX
ing care of the farm.
VIM. H. Barnick, the popular Sand
stone auctioneer, was in Askov Tues
day soliciting floats for the Sand
stone fair, which this year will be
held August 80 and 81. He stated
that outside floats will be welcome
and special prizes will be awarded
to winners from out of town.
diks of Chicago, and Carl Johanser
from South Haven, Mich, came Mon
day for visit with friends, the for
mer being guests at the Svend Peter
sen home. 1t is nine years since Mr.
Bendiks last visited here so he has
many old friendships to refresh.
Those in charge of the new assem-
bly, hall, east of the church, decided
yesterday to leave the forms on the
foundation until Monday rather than
to start this weekend at taking them
down. Thus there will be work for
everyone commencing Monday al
pulling nails and cleaning boards, etc
The committee members and other
helpers in charge of the Danish
Ladies' Aid pie and coffee sale in the
town hall Saturday afternoon and
evening were kept busy from start to
finish. AS much of the material was
donated, they will have a nice bal
ance to report at the next Aid meet
ing.
The request for participants to in
dictate their intention of joining the
On-To-Nicollet baseball crowd, by
signing up on the lists at various
business places, did not meet with
much response. Unless there is a
landslide of signatures this weekend
the undertaking will be abandoned
this year, says the committee.
A representative from the Home
Owners Loan Corporation was here
Friday and Saturday and tentatively
closed dealing for selling the former
Jorgen R. Petersen property in the
north part of the village to Thorvald
S. Jensen. The contract is pending
approval at the home office of the
cOrporatiOn Possession is IN he given