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

Don't forget the Ladies' Aid meet
ing with Mrs. Earnest Erickson Thurs
day, October 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Les. Bloom spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Postma.
Mrs. Mabel Pearson and daughters,
June and Beverly, and mother-in-law,
Mrs. c. Pearson, of Duluth, visited
at the Severt Haglin home Sunday
and also called at the AL. Johnson
home in Friesland.
A stork shower was given in honor
of Mrs. B. Klien Tuesday afternoon
at her home by friends and members
of the Sewing club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Ploegar and
daughter Joyce and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Gustafson and daughter Carlene
visited relatives in Maple Lake Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson of Du-
luth, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nelson,
and were accompanied by his mother,
Mrs. Ben Nelson, who will visit with
her daughter, Mrs. B. Bush, and also
get acquainted with her new grand
son. The little Bush sisters also ac-
companied them back, having spent
the week with their grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Nelson and
family of Pine City, were dinner
guests at the David Karsky home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Delaney and Mr..
and Mrs. James Ankrum and Mrs.
Marie Nelson visited at the Ed De-
laney home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Klar and fami-
ly and Grandma Klar helped James
Ankrum celebrate his birthday last
Thursday evening.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

Visitors at the Gustav Hagberg
home Tuesday evening of last week
were Mr.. and Mrs. liner Carlson, Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Nelson and family,
Axel Nelson, Mrs. V. Larson and fami-
ly, Mrs. j. A. Larson and son Hol-
gar, and Mrs. E. Swanson and daugh-
ter jeanette, the occasion being Mrs.
Hagberg's birthday.
Members and friends of the Farm
ers' and Birthday clubs are invited to
birthday party at the Engebo home
Friday evening, for Mrs. Engebo and
Mrs. Hagberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mutt and son
Stanley and nephew Vyron KorpasS
of Webb Lake, Wis, visited Sunday at
the P. Stulen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Caron entertained
a number of friends at a party Fri
day evening of last week. Sunday
they left for their former home at
Faribault where they will again re-
side. The many friends they have
made in this community will greatly
miss them, but will wish them the
best of luck in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Christensen
of Grand Rapids, Mich, came Mon
day for a short visit at the w. A.
Christensen home.
Visitors at the Engebo home Sum-
day evening were Mr.. and Mrs. D
Svardahl, Mrs. P. Stulen, and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Svardahl and children. Y
Jorgensen and Carl Sundberg were
callers there in the afternoon and
Mrs. o. Roland called there Monday
forenoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Benson and
family, Mrs. P. Marohn, Mr.. and Mrs
Runo Larson and family, all of Den
ham, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lar
son and daughter of Rutledge, visited
at the c.. Hanson home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

Our health king and queen for the
past week were Gail hubert. and
Ronald Grandahl. Some of the pupils
don't realize how important it is to
have their finger-nails clean, teeth
brushed, and a clean handkerchief
with them each day.
The best housekeepers, namely the
fifth row of pupils, received prize in
recognition of keeping their row the
cleanest.
Mrs. Ramsey and Barbara visited
school for short while last week.
The fifth and sixth graders are
beginning very interesting unit on
Trees" in their science class.
A short while ago the seventh and
eighth graders, wrote themes on their
shopping experiences. The themes
were judged in class and we are
publishing the best one, written by
Eunice Anderson. 1t follows:
"One Step To The Right Please
1t was my first visit to the store
after we had moved to London.
First of all l decided to buy a
charm necklace. | had made my pur-
chase and was about to pay the clerk,
1.-The pay counter is one step to the
right madam. We call it that because
the cash register is on it. We
have some very pretty velvet that
should go with the necklace and just
think it's only 81 90 a yard. Then too,
you really need a matching bracelet,
and how about a seQuin gown. We have
a very beautiful and luxurious one for
only S19.9S. With that beautiful
ensemble you really must have these
exquisite suedes. All! l can see you
now in that angelic set with bee-uti-
full white suede gloves, only $40,
greeting the King and Queen, and
ah-h how the Queen will envy you.
| was very glad when three hours
later l wedged out of that store, made
some $50 lighter in my purse and
dressed we'll enough, the good lady
assured me to make Her Majesty envy
me with all her heart. AS for myself
| had no desire to make the Queen
jealous.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
FinlaysOn School Notes

Students OF the FlnlaySOn h1gn
school are very busy making plans
for their school carnival to be held
on November 1, with the aid of the
student council and the faculty. Com
mittees have been appointed for the
various activities.
This week the pupils are planning
to have two kittenball games, conse-
quently the boys have been doing some
hard practice.
Johnson, Hawthorne, Milton,-just
authors of the many oral book reports
that are being given in the English
classes.
Simple machines and how they work
has been the topic of discussion in the
ninth grade science class. With the
aid of Popular Science, many of the
ninth graders think they may become
mechanics or even scientists.
In our art class the pupils are
drawing pictures of fish they are go
ing to draw the fish on cloth and then
color them. Later they will take them
home to their mothers.
L lie pupils nave the same Soiu-iioi'
they had last year. Their names are
Nip" and "Tutk."
In art the pupils are making clay
cups and saucers and are taking sub
jects from history and geography.
In their room they have a library
chart. They write book reports on
cards and put the cards in envelopes
and paste star on the envelope.
Some children from the room are
making soap objects for extra credit
in history. Most of them are making
sphinXes.
There was visitor in school last
Thursday, Bobby Christopherson. The
students hope they have many visitors
throughout the year. ALI are welcome
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
Kingsdale

A special school meeting was held
at the schoolhouse on Friday evening.
County Superintendent A. E. Gustaf-
son of Pine City, attended.
Alfred and Russell Videen of st.
Paul, were home from Friday evening
until Sunday. Saturday Mrs. Videen,
Russell and Mrs. Del Profit and
Charles motored to Braham to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Enock Ekberg and
Mrs. Anna Benson attended the sale
at the Mission church east of town
Saturday evening.
Miss Norma Feigum spent the
weekend home from Sandstone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Profit and Elaine,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barty Haines and Kar-
en- and Angelina Profit, all of St.
Paul, spent the weekend here with
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Einar Peterson of
Eau Claire, Wis, spent Sunday and
Monday at the Anna Benson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. w. Hillstrom and
Mr.. and Mrs. Burik of Mason City,
Iowa, visited Mr.. Hillstrom's sister,
Mrs. A. S. Nordquist, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Lund and MIR.
and Mrs. Albert Lund spent Sunday
at the c. Scott home.
Arnold Benson is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Frank Barton, at this writ
ing.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
Leander KOski

Funeral services were held last
Thursday afternoon for Leander Kos
XII, retired Finlayson farmer, who
passed away the Tuesday before fol-
lowing ten-day illness. Services
were from the Hills Chapel at 100
o'clock, and from the st. Johns Fin
nish Lutheran church at o'clock
Rev. Lepisto was in charge. Those
who served as pail bearers were six
grandsons of the deceased, Armas,
Arvo, Roy, Urho and Fred Hannu and
Clinton Maxi.
Mr.. Koski was born in Finland on
March 18, 1857, and was married in
that country to Alma Haapakoski in
November, 1884. They would have
celebrated their 56th wedding ami
versary this fall had he lived. They
came to the United States in July,
1889, and settled in Chicago. Five
years later they moved to Turtle
Lake, Wis, and in 1907 came to Fin
layson, where they have since made
their home.
The surviving children are Mrs.
Enoch Maxi (Olga), Mrs. Hilma Han
nu, Mrs. John Anderson (Alma), Mrs.
Albert Hannu (Jennie) and Fred and
Edward Koski of Finlayson. There
are % grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
Mr.. Koski had been engaged in
farming many years and was inter-
ested in activities for lettering the
farmers condition. He had built a
fine home for himself and Mrs Koski
and retired about 10 years ago while
their son Fred managed the farm. A
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Anderson, are now resid-
ing there.
Those from away who came to at
tend the last rites were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Maxi and son Clinton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Armas Hannu and baby, Mr.
and Mrs. j. K. Ollila, Roy Hannu,
Myrtle Esko and Victoria Hantz of
Duluth; Mrs. Earl Englund and
George Koski of Minneapolis; Mr..
and Mrs. Nick Sauko and Mr. and
Mrs. Erick Maxi of Kettle River;
Mrs. H. Kuitunen, Mr.. and Mrs. Tap
anila, Andrew Wahtola, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Sohlo and Mrs. Sophia Walenjus
of Sandstone; Walter Anderson, Leon
ard Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Thompson, Mrs. Sophia Thompson,
Mrs. L. Tuni. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Wuorenma and Mr.. and Mrs James
Halvorson of Turtle Lake, Wis.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

John Wiljakkala and Mrs. Bertha
Makela surprised their friends Thurs
day, October 3, when they were quiet
ly married at the home of their pas
tor. Rev. Niemi, at Thomson. They
were attended by Mrs. Wiljakkala's
son, Walter Makela, and daughter,
Mrs. Jack Randall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiljakkala will be at home to their
friends at the farm home of Mr.. Will
jakkala northwest of town. Friends
and neighbors wish them much hap
piness in their life together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
Attend Dedication.

Threatening clouds and a raw
"northwester" did not keep several
thousand people interested in rural
electrification in northern Minnesota
from attending the celebration dedi-
eating and setting the first pole OF
the Itasca-Mantrap Electric Coop at
Bagley and Shevlin last Sunday. A
group of 20 from the North Pine
Electric Cooperative attended the
program and took part in the grand
parade from Bagley to Shevlin, where
the official pole setting took place.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
(ToO Late for Last Week)

Little Loretta Newman spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her aunt. Mrs.
Jim FjoSne, while her parents attended
IL wedding in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Varhalla and child
rem and Mr.. and Mrs. Art Lund spent
Saturday evening at the Jim Fjosne
home.
Mrs. Melvin SwenSOn of ClOquet
spent several days recently at the John
SwenSon home.
The q. A. Ferguson family called
at the Wally Backstrom home Sunday
Mrs. GillieS of Winnipeg. came last
Thursday for short visit with heI
father and sister. On Friday Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Brandt and children accom-
panied her TO the Twin Cities. returning
Saturday.
Mrs. Leo Bonik of Bagley. and Mrs
LittlejOhn and Mrs. GillieS of Winnipeg
We're overnight guests at the Roy Brandt
home Saturday night.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
CHURCH HILL SCHOOL NEWS
General News, by Shirley

The seventh graders have finished
their unit on water and are now inter
ested in rocks. They already have n
small collection of different kinds of
rock.
The fourth graders gave a very
interesting program on Wednesday
morning of last week, they have been
taking an imaginary trip to Africa
in geography class. Upon completion
of this unit, they made little movie
land, Belgian Congo, and presented
this to the rest of the school. They
also furnished the music for the
program.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10

to at Finlayson. Lester Entner
pitched fine game of ball for the
home team, allowing only IL hits
while Hyldahl allowed "a for Askov.
The longest hit of the game was made
by Trip who hit home run in the
last of the sixth inning.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-10-10
FinlaysOn
Hurt In Car Accident.

Oscar Anderson is reported to be
doing nicely following an accident
in which his car turned over on high
way &c near the Luoma farm last
Thursday. He was bruised quite
badly and one arm cut so as to ne
cessitate several stitches. He Will
be unable to work for month and the
car is a wreck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Y JUNIORS PREP
FOR LELAND TILT
Teams To Tangle On Y Court
Monday Night At $3.50
O'Clock

The Y. M. c. A. Juniors have
been staging extended practice ses.
sions on the "Y" court all week in
preparation for the visit Of the LIE.
land High school cage team Mon.
day night.
The Lelanders will come to town
as favorites over the Triangle quint,
although the latter team is not con-
ceding anything. The locals have
stressed fundamentals in their prac-
tees, with special emphasis on pass
ing, defensive play and shooting and
expect to be in tip-top shape for
their effort to repel the invaders.
The Y. M. c. A. lineup has not
been announced but Indications are
that the entire squad will be given
a chance to show it's wares Amor
those who are almost certain of
getting into the scrap are Raynor,
Durham, Kelly, Owensby, Crowley,
Daniels, King, and helms.
The visitors have been seen in
action locally only once this year,
when they were defeated in a close
game by the Calvary Baptist outfit
in December. Play in that contest
would indicate that the visitors will
place a strong, aggressive ball club
on the floor when the whistle blows
at $3.50 Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Three Star Bouts Are Set
For Tuesday Nights Card
Princess Rose White Cloud
To Meet Babe Werner;
Mars VS.. Beaver

Mike Miller, wrestling impress
sario, was more than happy last
night.
lie had completed arrangements
for his wrestling card to be pre-
sented at Legion fields exhibition
building Tuesday night and he was
proud of the results.
Last week." he said, the fans
showed me that 1 Lad given them
just what they wanted, SO am
going to give them a similar but
better card this week."
A Lively Card
The card. Mike said, would con-
sist of a Commute limit, one-fall
bout between Princess Rose White
Cloud, comely Cherokee Indian miss
of the mat, and Babe Werner. OF
Oklahoma. They are reputedly two
of the fastest women wrestle~s in
the ring today, though fans here
were wondering if there could be
anything faster than Mildred Burke
when she fought here last Tuesday
night.
The second featured fight of the
night will pit Dick Lever, a Ten
nesseean who is about as popular
with fans here as a skunk on a
picnic, against John Grandoyitch,
burly behemoth whose tactics here
have met with a mixture Of favor
and boos.
But the match in which there is
the most interest is the grand
finale in which Johnny Marrs, for
mer world champ, will renew his
feud with Chief Little Beaver, an
Indian who, in wrestling, is about
as handy with his mitts as he is
with the legal holds of the graphing
ring.
Last week these two engaged in
a wrestling match which was, at
first, as good as any which have
been presented here, but it soon
degenerated into a fast and fu-
rious battle of fists, in which both
were in and out of the ring, punch
ing f%erociously at one another.
This week, Miller said, at their
request, the battlers will be allowed
to mix wrestling with boxing. pro-
vided they use boxing gloves.
I'm afraid Of this match" Mike
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Packers And AUStars
Play In Pro-Bowl' Today
,Cageball, Hockey Loop
Is Formed By Y Props

First games in a newly formed
Prep basketball and hockey league
will be played on the Y. M. c. A.
gym Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The Props met in regular class
session last week and formed a four
team loop, naming their teams the
Black Hawks, Maple Leafs. Red
Wings and S~hamrocks, respectively.
They will play a split season, with
each team playing three basketball
and three hockey games each half.
The opening games Monday after
noon, will feature basketball, to lie
followed Wednesday afternoon by
their initial hockey contests.
The teams: Black Hawks: John
Crowley, captain, Raynor Newbold,
Fitzhugh Fennell, Billy Willis and
Jere Freeman. Maple Leafs: Vern-
on Stokes, captain, Calvin Billiard,
Elwood Penny, Bobby Mckenzie, and
Bobby Corbett.
Red Wings: Harper Newbold,
captain, Neal Westmoreland, Liston
Mills, Lee Cooper and Jimmy West.
Shamrocks: J. L. Taylor, captain,
w. A. Brown, Bobby Fulford, Len.
nard Colley and Owen Besselieu.
The improvised hockey game as
played on the "Y" gym has taken
things by storm and overnight has
become the most popular game in
gym Boys who find difficulty in mas
tering basketball pick up very read.
lily the fundamentals of handling a
hockey stick. 1t combines speed and
skill with a certain amount TO rough
work and the boys seem to glory in
the shock Of bodily contact which is
not permitted in basketball.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Pierce New PEA Prexy, To Launch Driue For NeW Menobe,
TITLE DATES

NEW YORK, Jan. G.. -lP-
Championship dates and sites
approved at today's meeting OF
the United States Golf associa-
ton:
National Open June 6-8 at
Canterbury Golf club, Warrens-
vile, Ohio; entries close May IA;
sectional qualifying rounds May
p.
National Amateur-Sept. GA
at Winged Foot Golf club, Ma
maroneck, N. Y; entries close
Aug. 10; sectional qualifying
rounds Aug. ~.
National Public Links - July
22-27 at Rackham Golf course,
Detroit; sectional qualifying
dates to be announced.
National Women's - Sept. 49,
20 at Del Monte Calif.) Golf and
Country club; entries close
Sept. 6.
Walker Cup Match-Scheduled
for Aug. 1881 at Town and
Country club, st. Paul; invitation
has been extended to Royal and
Ancient Golf club of St. An
drew's, COLTS ruling body III
Great Britain, but latter to date
neither has accepted nor declln-
ed; little likelihood match will be
PLAYED.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
Greatest Array OF Profess
sional Players To Tan
gle In Contest

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.-R-
The greatest array Of professional
football players in the country
the champion Green Bay Packers
and the National league All-Stars
-tangle tomorrow in the annual
"Pro-BowI' grid battle.
The mighty Packers from Wis
consin were favored.
Promoters prayed for clear wealth.
er and predicted no less than 49,
900 spectators would turn out in
Gilmore stadium for the clash,
Profits above expenses 20 to
charity.
Three Of the Green Bays, Hank
Bruder, Milt Gantenbein and Ar
mold Herber, have been on the
team for nine years, and men such
as Paul Engebretsen, Clark Hinkle,
Ernie Smith and Joe Laws have
worn the Packer uniform four
years or more.
The All-Stars mapped out a two,
team unit system, with giant Me-
Helm captain Of one outfit and
Xii Aldrich, former Texas Chris
tan university hero, leader Of the
other.
The probable starting lineups:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07

low will have to fight more times than in other years. It
simply means that the fans will get more action for their
money, and the participants will gather more experience
from watching the others go.
There are several types or means of gaining
experience. The best, of course, is to get in the ring
and have a bit of slam-bang action with a partner
of equal ability. The second best way is to watch
the others in action, and from them learn things
which you are now doing that are wrong.
A friend of all young fellows made the statement the
other day that boxing was the finest character developer
of all the sports. You men and boys who have followed the
sport along the amateur path will no doubt agree. Some
times there is a nose bleed, often there are black eyes,
but all in all the experience of giving and then taking as
much or more from the other fellow is a great thing for
the individual.
Those who would class the youngster that goes
out for Golden Gloves or amateur boxing in the
rough neck bracket, need very badly to see one ses-
sion of Golden Gloves. The high type of sports
manship shown by the boys will be an enlightening
experience we'll worth the time, and cost. Often the
craftsmanship displayed by the boxer is of a much
higher grade than that of those who accompany
them, simply because those who come with the boys
have not seen action in the Golden ring.
The possibility of GG participants getting hurt is very,
very small. First all the more experienced boys are entered
in the Open division, the inexperienced boys in the Novice
division. Secondly, when a fighter has drawn another who
is much too good for him the officials are instructed to
stop the bout. Local boys are taught that piling up points,
and a good defense is better than trying to knock your
opponent out.
There are, however, exceptions to the rule, because
coaches teach their charges how, and where to hit, and
when one leads with his chin and gets one on the button
just right, the count of ten is begun and ended.
Confronting all participants in the Open division
is that grand trip to Atlanta with all it's excitement
and interesting places to see. Those fellows who
nave made the trip before, if they are fortunate
enough to go again in 1910, will spend much of their
time meeting old friends scattered throughout the
Southland.
and excitement will be held again this year in The High
School Gym where there faint a bad seat in the house."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-07
FIRST HALF TITLE
WON BY COVENANT
Presbyterians Defeat First
Baptist Cagers 21-18 In
Close Contest

Covenant marched down the
comeback trail in the Saturday In
termediate Church school loop yes
terday afternoon with a 21-18 vic
tory over the First Baptist cagers
winners Of the first half Champion
ship.
Covenant got off to a fast start
and was never behind, though the
First Baptist fourth-period rally
brought them dangerously close as
the final whistle sounded. The Win
ners led by 6-2 at the first. quarter
and by ia at he half but the Bap-
lists %out-scored them by 14-1O in
the last half. E. T. Aud and Grit.
fifth for the Covenant and M. Gore
OF the Baptists tied for scoring
honors with s markers each, follow
ed closely by Russell and b. Aud
with 5 each.
The Lutheran Mission team de-
feated Temple in a practice game
by the score of 11-9.
The lineup:
Covenant ely: B. Aud (5), Rob.
lnson, Nisbet az, E. T. Aud CO.,
Griffith (6), Evans.
First Baptist (18): D. Gore (3),
M. Gore (6), Fusell 90, Middleton,
Danisels az, Williams.
Lutheran Mission (11): Watkins
(3), L. Hales (2), T. Hales (2),
Ellis ca, Mason (2). J. Hales.
Temple 9): Mathis, Burney (2),
Greene 4), Low. Raynor ~,
OWensby (2).