Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-17
Willow River

Heber Thompson finished fine
job of painting the house at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Novak Saturday
Heber is kept very busy with various
jobs around the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Novitski and Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Zigmant spent very
pleasant day last Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Walter and family
who live on a farm near Third lake.
They were given a delicious dinner
with vegetables that can only be grown
in Pine county.
]. A. A. Burnquist, attorney general
and Republican candidate for re-elec-
ton, stopped at the Linsley home
Monday to renew acquaintance. He
was on his way to Duluth and the
Iron range.
Mrs. Ethel Knoble of Long Beach,
Calf, came Saturday noon to visit her
sister, Mrs. Stanley Zigmant, for q
few days.
Miss Lillian Whalen of Superior,
Morgan Park, called at the Sexton
home Sunday morning and took Mr..
and Mrs. C. C. Sexton with them to
Tamarack where Miss Whalen has a
farm rented out to Mr.. Johnson. They
enjoyed a delicious dinner at his
house. Their daughter is one of the
faculty at Finlayson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Robertson and
Miss Helen Linden of Duluth, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Zigmant recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Stepan, Sr. and
Mrs. F. d. Laufenberg drove to
Minneapolis Friday afternoon to visit
relatives there.
DR.. and Mrs. w. C. Ehmke and Mr..
Granssburg. Wis. Sunday to see the
beautiful scenery along the st. Croix.
They had a picnic lunch along and spent
the day in sightseeing. This is a diver
sion to visit some of the beauty spots
near home.
Mrs. Richard Elymer of Excelsior, is
fas sng She her as M
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Hoff of
Minneapolis. The latter is her only child
and was married last June to Mr.. Hoff.
She was a student at the University of
Minnesota in the college of general
business and expects to complete her
course this year. Mr.. HOff is general
manager of the Cooperative Oil Service.
They will make their home in Mime
apOHS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Clough and Mrs
d. o. NOrdhill of Spokane. arrived Sum
day afternoon by car after being on the
road since Friday morning. a distance
of 1900 miles. This is Herbs first trip
back home since he left 10 years ago.
He has been occupied in trucking and
has seen a great deal of the west but
is always glad to get back TO Minnesota
and home. They left Wednesday for
Chicago. Mrs. Nordhil will go on to
Indianapolis and the Clough family will
spend some time in Michigan. They will
return here in about a week to visit
friends and rest up before they make
their return trip.
| Ed Rudolf and some of his neighbors
are busy helping with the North Pine
Electric Cooperative line and expect to
get it through before the winter sets in
| They are working on setting poles from
the Duit school south to highway &C
and north to Kettle River.
Those who We're here to attend the
| funeral of Mrs. Harry Wood Tuesday of
last week from Alexandria, We're Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Bailey. and two daugh-
tiers, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bailey; Miss
Susan COvel. MIR. and Mrs. George
ReynOld and Miss Mable Gadboy, Mrs.
Bertha Splane and Mrs. Beth Ball of
| st. Paul. They were guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Frank Imam while here. Mrs.
| Harry Bailey is their daughter.
The recent Republican rally here was