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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27

C. A. Ferguson attended the Cen
trail Cooperative Shipping Associa-
ton meeting last week in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lindbergh
(nee Fern Anderson) announce the
birth of daughter, Barbara Louise,
in Duluth recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jordet visited
Saturday and Sunday in Minneapolis.
Karen, Matte and Harold Jordet
came home Saturday from Mime
apolis. Harold returned Sunday. The
girls will stay longer.
Mrs. Mack and family, John Miller,
Floyd Fiske and Phillip Berset were
callers at the Wally Beckstrom home
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Brandt and
family spent Sunday afternoon at
the Ole Fiske home.
Leonard and Everett Barnett called
at the c. E. Anderson home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Fjosne and
family visited Mr.. and Mrs. Art
Lund at the camp near Blackhoof
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Barnett were
callers at the Nels Anderson home
Sunday afternoon.
Jerine and Lyle Anderson visited
Willard and Dorothy Fjosne Friday.
Reynold Hammerquist spent Sum-
day with Everett Barnett.
There was no school Friday as Mr..
Skinner had the flu. Donald Fergu-
son is also i'll at this writing.
Phillip Berset called on Ignatz
Pionk Sunday evening.
Lois Fiske spent Sunday night with
Dolores Brandt
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Ferguson and
G. E. Carroll visited at the E. ].
Armstrong home Sunday afternoon.
The Oak Lake Lutheran church is
being wired for electricity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson and
Donald of Duluth, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Alma and Carl Ander-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson and
Donald, Alma Anderson and Victor
Johnson visited at the S. c. Johnson
home Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Art Youngdahl and
family and Adolph Youngdahl visited
at their home at Mora Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27

The following article is one Of
series being released by the
Minnesota Society for the Pre-
vention of Blindness and Con-
servation of Vision, SOB Hamm
Building, st. P aul, Minnesota.
This is statewide, incorpor-
ated, "Not for Profit" organiza-
ton, founded in August, 1899, and
supported by private member
ship and contributions.
All correspondence may be adj
dressed to either this paper or
the above society.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
CHURCHILL SCHOOL NEWS
General News, Shirley Norbeck.

The attendance has been much be-
low average during the past week
because of unfavorable weather con-
ditions.
The fifth graders have started a
unit on Canada They are busy maxi
ing booklets and frieze. In language
class they are writing letters to some
advertising companies asking for COL
ored folders on Canada.
The eighth graders have completed
unit on soap. They have an at
tractive display of the different kinds
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27

An electronic microscope has
been invented which without lenses
magnifies up to 20,400 times and
gives Is times the resolving power
of the best conventional lens-type
microscope. If this principle were
applied to a telescope, it would have
a power equivalent to that of one
with a 2,0OO-inch diameter reflecting
mirror.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
(Too Late for Last Weekly

days recently at Minneapolis on business.
and on his way home was accompanied
by Robert Jones of Minneapolis They
spent Wednesday night of last week at
the Ed. Rupp home. From there they
went on by way of Moose Lake, Mr..
Ridgley going home by way of Kettle
River and Mr.. Jones went on to Duluth
for a day or So then returning to Mime
apolis again to his work.
Ed Rupp called at the E. P. Gage home
Friday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Cahoon and son
Kenneth visited at the E. Rupp home re-
Gently. it being Mrs. Rupp's birthday
Mrs Berglund, who has been at Isanti
assisting with the care of her mother who
is very i'll, returned to her home Friday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
Ogenna

Albert Hunt came home Satur-
day after visiting two months with
relatives near Wheaton.
T. j. Ryan is hauling hay from
Carrigain Meadow to Danbury these
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Sineborn were
callers at the T. j. Ryan home Sum
day afternoon.
Paul Walters was a business caller
in Ogema last week
A number of ladies from Danbury
attended the Lutheran Ladies' Aid
at the Mrs. E. Swan home Wednes-
day of last week.
Mrs. Clarence Vollhaber and two
children went to st. Paul to visit
for week with relatives.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
(From Another Correspondent

Due to illness the Garden club
will not meet until March 26. The
serving committee remains the same.
Mrs. c. Lyon and son and daugh-
ter helped Georgia Ann Benson cele-
brate her birthday Saturday.
Graydon and Mark Wise and Leon
ard Andersen returned from Iowa last
Thursday evening. They are max
ing another trip there this Thursday.
The Benson families have been en-
tertaining the flu this past week.
Mrs. G.. Wise is getting better at
this writing.
Cecil Theiling was business call
er in Luck, Wis, Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Ira Swan were home
Sunday afternoon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27

Advertising makes dreams of bet
ter days come true, right now, write
ads, write us-We'l do the rest.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-02-27
Oak Lake
Early Settler Here Dies.

Mrs. Christine Gunderson died at
the age of SO years in Duluth at her
daughters home where she lived
about Is years. She came to this
community about so years ago. She
leaves four children and four great
grandchildren.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

Several days later he returned said he had found the
mine and made immediate preparations But
going down into his mine for needed tools he
killed by a and again the claimed victim
In 1881 Adolph Ruth, retired Government clerk
from Washington came to Phoenix with a map to show
the location of the mine 1t supposedly original
handed down by the Peratas containing detailed descrp
of the various landmarks which located the mine Ruth
impatient over his long awaited chance TO try his
luck In spite of old timers warnings he entered the
Superstitions in the dead Of Summer.
When enough time had elapsed for him to have used
up his meager provisions and returned. search
made Weeks later, his head minus the body found
with bullet holes in the decomposed skull
A year later young whose
learned chartered Phoenix arplane He took numerous
arpane pictures of landmarks One of the photos
of large, peculiarly shaped rock, revealed a in
Mexican garb with rife his knees Acquaintance
tried to dissuade him from making trip alone but he
packed his and disappeared into the mountains He
again
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

FOR so YEARS men have searched in vain for the
p fabuousy rich Lost Dutchman Mine, hidden within
the fohiddng shadows Of the treacherous Superstition
Mountain in southern Arizona. But their grim hunt has
left only trail of death and violence that gives added
credence the that seemingly anyone who
persists in seeking the famous treasure
Interest in the Lost Dutchman is again widespread be-
cause of the expedition being organized by the Dons Club
of Phoenix TO redscover the almost lengendary So
famous this mine that people in almost every State in
the Union and parts of Canada have asked permission
join this search.
Of Spanish nobeman Of the name, who discovered
the bonanza mine in 1916 Seeking of
for the shunken fortunes of The PeFaas who lived
Chihuahua Mexico Pedro set forth into the uncharted
Of Arizona search of gold which there for those
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

manned unworked until 1871 when two known only
Jacobs and Ludi prospecting the Superstions Stun
bled Peraltas old dggngs And at this time Jacob
Wall. the Dutchman from whom the mine got its name,
also entered the
Early in 1871 Wall and Jacob Wisner his partner,
both German immigrants, left Florence Arizona,
prospecting trip Working into the Superstons they
found of gold the canyons where Pedro Perao
first found them The story that in tracing out the
this placer gold Walz and Wisner upon
Jacobs and Ludi busy working their newly discovered
mine The the West that time only the
vva the fittest Waltz Wisner had compuno
ton killing both before they even of
their visitors 1t easy matter to dispose of the
bodies in the deep canyons and Waz and Wisner then
eagerly inspected their spos Rich such they had
before. lay exposed Possibly the same idea
occurred TO both greed for the yellow metal seized them
but Walz the first TO act and his rifle still
again barked its message of death The had
claimed three victims in a single hour
a short time Wall gathered sack fun of the rich
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

ore and headed for Phoenix there he got uproar
Ousy drunk and Dragged Of his rich strike His money
spent and he again headed back the Supers
tons for more gold. He too willy to record his i'll
gotten claims he kept the whereabouts strike
himself
Again and again he followed he left Phoenix
but he always euded his crackers This hide and seek
tnued for years until the Dutchman found himself getting
too old for such strenuous trips.
During this time Waz became good friends with
Negro woman Julia Thomas and when was stricken
pneumonia she was always at his bedside When he
he
located and even drew rough map and gave her
small box of she would know what look He
revealed that the last time he had left his mine he had
covered the dggngs passing that way
stumble it. Now it would be hers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

EN- M'ALPINE. Canadian guide,
* was telling about the queer things
- city sportsmen do when they get
buck fever
Had a Melrose. Massachusetts,
chap out with me one day" he be-
gan. He promised his best girl he'd
bring her home some venison If there
was a deer in the woods We was in
a canoe on Upper Richardson Lake. 1
knew a lagoon that made back about
half a mile a good deal like a stream.
so we headed for It,
Lily pads and lush grass on the
sides Of a narrow open channel in the
middle. Great stamping ground for
deer. Came down TO the water to drink.
When I reached bend whispered to
Mr. Melrose TO get ready for knew
right ahead was a deer run.
Sure enough when we rounded the
turn there head away from us, stood
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13
What Happens To Hunters
Who Get Buck Fever ;

Threw his rifle ahead into the water
as far as he could Then he began %
cry True as gospel He was crazy.
Soon came out of It and after consid-
cradle dragging we recovered his rifle.
He slipped me $50 not to mention his
name if / told the story and won't
He was a good fellow but he sure had
it bad
Funniest thing was when a young
fellow from Portland got me to show
him a deer But when we raised a
buck and a doe standing together
within easy shooting distance ! knew
there'd be no deer meat for him.
He aimed his rifle all right but
he begun to have the shakes. His
teeth ratified like hailstones on a tin
roof
Most Of those that get buck fever
just freeze right up. This fellow had
A., votp krupd YELLED tCbcgf .sost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

fine buck deer eased the into good position
and then rocked easy That's the guides signal TO shoot
tfeir55e moved rocked again hard The buck
lifted his head and knew he would scent Old Melrose
might well have been made of stone Just the buck
jumped yelled. For Potcs sake. shoot
.tc snapped TO lie and what do you think he did?
1914. by American Weekly. In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

Wall die d in
1892. without haV-
ing told a living
soul. except Julia
Thomas, where he
foun d his gold
Julia made several
trips in search of
the Lost Dutch
man, only TO fail
and early die
from lack of water
and the deadly rat
tiers. She also died
with the secret
Two Canadian
ex- soldiers, travel
ing from Fort Nc
Dowell to Superior.
Arizona, to o X a
short cut through
and picked up a
large piece Of gold
ore. On reaching
S hyperion, they
learned what they
had found and I'M
mediately m a q e.
preparations 10 re-
turn to the spot.
This piece of ore
brought them bet
ter than $500
They were TO be
gone two weeks,
but gain the
curse fell and they
were never seen
again.
. A 8 ort time
later, a Superior
m in er a IN e d
Phipps, tried TO
back trail the Ca
nadians and find
where they had
picked up the ore.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

damn fooP He snapped out it all night but dropped
his rifle and started running through the brush shouting
Hey there wait infinite Watt
Il Just rolled on the ground laughing for this variety
fever ID heard or He Of it in a
minute acted shecpish and ashamed Told he
couldn't have stopped yelling TO his SOUL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

W nuns 10 - 1 a y =
the dangers Of say
age Indians And
he found more gold
than he had ever
dreamed of in the
rugg G d Supersti-
tion Mountains,
long sacred to the
A a C h e s as the
n o m e of t h e
thunder gods.
Resentful of this
sacrilegious inva-
sion, the Apaches
awaited their re-
venge. When Pedro
and his m in e r S
started out of the
mountains with a
burrO train loaded
with gold ore. they
descended upon the
luCkleSS band and
not a man was left
alive They ripped
open the leather
ore bags and scat
tered the contents
over the mountain
side. The leather
was valuable to
them b ut & ol d
m c a n t nothing.
Thus the b o o q
curse was started
and it seems to fol-
low all who have
sought the L o s t
Dutchman sin c e.
Years la t e r, in
1914, this scattered
ore was picked up
by II. c. Silver
lock. a prospector,
who got b e t t er
than $4,000 for it
The min g re-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

80 - So 80 - - .
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-13

Great Britain Right Reserved.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16

the Royal Northwest Mounted Police of
Canada with equipment and provisions
and even acted as paymaster to the
force.
COlorful Frontier Town.
In those days Fort Benton was a
booming and colorful frontier town.
It's population included MeXicans and
Spaniards from the south, French voy-
ageurs from Canada, Indians and half
breeds of every western tribe, Yankees
from the Atlantic seaboard, Missouri
ians and gold miners from California.
Fortunes we're made there and mer-
chant princes gathered fortunes. 1t
earned the reputation of being the
richest town per capita in the world.
Then came the railroads and the end
of river traffic. During the '80's the
town began to lose ground. Gradually
its population ha. diminished. But to-
day it remains The most interesting
spot from historic standpoint in the
northwest, with g wealth of romance
and tradition beht,d it that is equalled
by few towns in America.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16
Haggin's Big Check Book
Helped DAILY Save Mine

After the Anaconda group Of mines
and the Smelter had been brought to
success and the load Of care and worry
had been lifted from his shoulders,
DAILY made a flying trip to New York.
He was wined and dined, entertained
and made much Of. He was impressed
by the wonderful city, the lights, the
amusementS. the ocean and the gen.
eral attractions Of the metropolis.
Il liked it," he said, when he re-
turned. Boys. am going back there
to live. I am going to buy me a silk
hat and a gold-headed cane and have
splurge. 1 feel that 1 have earned
one"
He went. In three months he was
back. We thought you were going to
make your home in New York" his
friends exclaimed. He made a wry face.
1T is fine for about three weeks" he
said. Then person begins to get tired
of their French cooking, their noise,
their scramble. I find French cooking
doesn't appeal to me. l find too that I
do not care for the society of the lead
ers of the financial world. would rath-
er be back here talking to the lads
know in Anaconda"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16

terminal port for river traffic between
the years 1864 and 1862 Prior to 1864
only six steamboats, had locked there,
but in 1866 and 1867, 70 steamers ar
rived, laden with passengers and mer-
chandise The trade touched high-water
mark in 1867, at which time there was
presented one of the most eXtraord-
mary developments in the history of
water traffic on an inland waterway.
Sometimes there were as many as 20
steamboats, on the river between Fort
Benton and the present Dakota bound
airy. distance of 600 miles by river.
AS Fort Benton's river traffic grew,
it's Importance as a distributing center
for an enormous area in the northwest
increased. During the 70'S the Diamond
R and other freighting companies with
headquarters there had hundreds Of
wagon trains, pulled by oxen, and mules
hauling freight as far north as the
Hudson Bay posts in Canada and as
far south as Utah. Contracts for haul
ing all freight to Indian agencies and
army posts in the northern Rocky
Mountain region were let at Fort Ben
ton. One firm of traders there supplied
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16

began the construction in 1886 OF Fort
Benton.
Culbertson Leading Figure
Major Culbertson, who for 80 years
was a leading figure in upper Missouri
history, entered the service OF the
American Fur Co. in 1888, journeying
from St. Louis to Fort Union on the
steamer Assinniboine in company with
Prince Macmillan of Wied, who was
a guest at the post for some time.
Developing great influence over the
Blackfeet Indians in trade relations
with this hostile tribe, Culbertson soon
succeeded the first factor of the COM
pany. Kenneth Mckenzie, in supreme
command in the fur trade. Ten years
later. because of the growing import
ance Of the Blackfeet trade, it became
necessary to remove headquarters
higher up the river than Fort Union,
and Fort Benton gradually grew into
chief Importance.
This fort had an enclosing wall $50
feet square 1t was built of adobe
blocks, or sun-dried bricks, for the
manufacture of which Mexican labor
was imported from the southwest. The
walls of the fort were 80 inches in
thickness, and at two corners of the
enclosure, diagonally opposite from
each other, were two bastions, in which
were mounted cannon which COM
manded the walls outside the fort.
Between 1886 and 1860 Indian trade
at Fort Benton was carried on profit
ably to the American company, and
until about this time the post contin-
ued to grow in Importance as a re-
ceiving point for furs and robes, but
in 1856 there was an incident outside
of the usual routine of the garrison's
experience that was destined to mark
the beginning of new period in the
development of the west. This was the
arrival OF a mountaineer, one Silver
thorne. at the post with buckskin
sack filled with gold dust, which he
wished to exchange for goods. He said
he had been prospecting in the noun
tains to the southwest and had made
a rich strike. He demanded trade ar
ticles to the value of $1,000 for the
gold dust, and being finally given the
goods, departed. The next spring the
gold dust was sent east to the mint
and the return realized was $l,525.
This was the earliest exchange of gold
dust in the northwestern Rocky noun
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16

In Anaconda, where the name OF
Marcus DAILY is loved and honored, are
living few men who knew him and
who talked with him on intimate terms
Among them are many stories which
he told them Of his struggles, his sue
ceSses, and his defeats, stories which
have never found their way into print
According TO these old friends, many
of whom owe their present day success
to the opportunities given them by the
warm-hearted miner, it was not all beer
and skittleS with him. He had to fight
his way to the top.
A friend who had known Marcus
DAILY since the old days in Nevada re-
marked to him in the COS: Mr. DAILY,
your company was the first in this
camp. 1 am wondering why you didn't
locate the entire hill. Sort OF take over
the whole works"
Because, my boy" said DAILY with a
grim smile, lin those days ! had all
could do to swing the Anaconda. We
had decided to do our own smelling.
The work was new and we had much
to learn. We built smelters and tore
them down and rebuilt them, only TO
tear them down again. 1t was eXpen-
sive business.
In the Anaconda company were
Hearst, Haggin, Tevis and myself. One
day a meeting of the stockholders was
called to discuss the situation. After
/ much discussion Tevis said: Il move
that we levy a special assessment to
continue our smelling experiments
81 can't pay another assessment
gentlemen said. I have spent every
cent I have. am broke.
well, said Tevis, loudly, If you
can't pay the assessment we Will take
over your stock I was up against il
and Tevis evidently wanted the stock
Just minute said Haggin, I have
a word to say here, too
He pulled out his checkbook and be-
gan signing checks in blank. When he
had them all signed he tossed the book
to me across the table. Mark he said
you have always stood by me and
am going to stand by you. Take that
checkbook and use those checks for any
purpose you please as long as there is
dollar to my credit. Mark may be
broke but I am not, Mr.. Tevis, said
Haggin. and settled back in his chair. ;
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16
Turtles Skeleton
Subject of Article

DR.. c. E. Case of the University of
Michigan is author of bulletin de-
scribing a fossil discovery in the Fort
Peck fields in 1898 by a party he
headed from the university.
Copy of the paper was received by
R. r. Clutter of Fort Peck and its title
is "a Nearly Complete Turtle Skele-
ton From the Upper Cretaceous of
Montana"
The find was unusual, DR.. Case
states. as IAN anatomically complete
skeleton of a form that has previously
been known from fragmentary mate
rial A visitor to the excavation site,
Ralph Nichols discovered the turtle in
a deposit of sand about 100 feet above
beds in which the Michigan men were
working.
The find was at first believed to be
in dune sand but the position of the
skeleton lis suggestive Of movement by
water DR.. Case adds.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16
Use Job As Lure
To Win Students

A warning against many so-called
defense training schools that apparent
ly guarantee employment of graduates
has been issued by Montanans, Inc.
There has been, since the initiation
OF the defense program, a mushroom
growth of these schools which guar
in various vocational branches designed
to fit them into the defense program,
with the implication of definite en-
ployment after completion of such
training.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16
Order Freight Cars

Class ! RAILROADS have 39,353 new
freight cars on order, the Association
of American Railroads announces.
New freight cars on order on March /,
1910, totaled 29,l62. On Feb. l, this
year. there were 4l,6OO on order. New
freight cars for which orders had been
placed on March l, 1911, included
23,l39 box. 1892 coal, 1872 refriger-
ator. 995 flat, $50 stock, and IS mis-
cellaneOus
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16

Dairy COWS should be fed according
to the amounts of milk they produce.
Feed is wasted when a COW that pro-
duces only IS pounds of milk daily is
fed as much as one that produces IS
pounds or more
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-05-16
Seek Defense Work

r. II. ToWle Of Helena and Dr.. Fran
els A. Thomson, president, Montana
School Of Mines, were in Washington,
D. c. contracting the offices of produc-
ton management and other govern
ment agencies in an effort to fit Mon
tana into the national defense pro-
gram. DR.. Thomson represents Mon
tanans, Inc, and Towle carries creden-
tials, as a member OF the state defense
council, from Gov. sam c. Ford. Towle
represents also the Federal Reserve
bank and Montanans, Inc.