Askov American., 1941-03-20
Willow River
Garage Being Remodeled

by her son Harry is being remodeled
and put in much better shape. There
will be three overhead doors in the
southeast front, which will enable
the manager to give super-service
to all customers. The storage will
not be in the work shop as at present
but will have a separate department.
The front office will be re-decorated
and the toilets will be modernized.
The building will be provided with
better heating and lighting facilities.
Fred Reuer is doing some of the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Nyrud, parents
of Harry and William Nyrud, came to
Willow River about 1908 when Mr..
Nyrud established blacksmith shop.
With the coming of automobiles about
the same year Nels sold his interest
in the blacksmith shop to his brother
Ole and opened garage in the same
building that Ole still uses as a
blacksmith shop.
He operated there until about 1918
when the business grew so rapidly
that he had to put up new build
ing. This is now being used as a
creamery. When the new pavement
went through Nels bought the build
ing that was used for livery stable
in mill times and rebuilt it into a
modern garage that has been used
since
After Mr.. Nyrud's accidental death
in 1888, Harry took over and has
successfully carried on the business.
There were two daughters, Mrs. Ar
thur Liljedahl of Rutledge, and Mrs.
Monroe Cunningham of Sturgeon
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Novak and Mr..
and Mrs. Lyle Hage entertained Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Hokenson and family
at a six o'clock farewell dinner last
Thursday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Novak. The Hoken-
son family have not made definite
arrangements to leave yet, but plan
to move to Hugo.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Peterson
drove here from Wisconsin Satur-
day evening to take back Mrs. Chris
Wangen who spent the past week
here with her daughter, Mrs. Lyle
Hage.
Miss Maud Macmillan and Eric
Bodin of Duluth, were guests of Mrs.
Anna Anderson and daughters Sum
day. They also called on other friends
while here.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Ogilvie were
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Wilson Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman o. Peterson
of Nickerson, are the happy parents
of a girl born to them at the Linsley
home Saturday evening, March Is.
She weighed eight pounds and will
be known as Dorothy Ilene Peterson.
They will return to their home Tues
day.
The Community club, to which all
women are invited to attend, will
meet at the schoolhouse Thursday
(tonight). After the business meet
ing Miss Elvira Wickstrom will lead
in the program. Mrs. E. A. Goring,
Mrs. Fred La Plante and Mrs. E. B.
Linsley will serve lunch.
A surprise birthday party was Civ
en- in honor of Mrs. Lyle Hage We'd
nesday evening at her home. A de-
licious lunch was served and she re-
ceived many gifts.
There being no school here the
first part of the week on account
of cold weather and blocked roads
some of the faculty enjoyed the hos
pitality of Pine City by visiting there
Monday.
A number of friends were enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. E. Johnson Monday night to help
Herb celebrate his birthday. Green
candles decorated his cake. Other
festivities were carried out in st.
Patrick's day style.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ehmke and Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Ehmke of Brook
Park, entertained members of their
families and a few friends at din
ner party at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Ehmke Tuesday evening.
After the dinner card games were the
order of the evening. They all had
a very pleasant time.
Gloria Glaser, Margaret Price and
Johnnie Stanton all celebrated their
birthdays this week.
o. A. Winton and son Russell of
Nickerson, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Peterson of Moose Lake, visited Mr..
Winton's daughter, Mrs. H. o. Peter
son, and her new baby in Willow
River Monday before going to Fin
land, North of Duluth, where Mr..
Winton has nine weeks job of
saving logs into lumber. They ex-
pect to finish in time to be at home
for spring planting. Mrs. Peterson
is camp cook.