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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Duxbury

The first meeting of the Grange
which has been organized, was held
in the hall last Friday evening.
Miss Pansy Shute and Emmett My
ers of Bemidji, came last Friday to
visit relatives and friends few days.
They brought Mrs. c. H. Selhaver,
who has been visiting in Bemidji,
home.
Mrs. Adrian Shute and sons of
Markville, were Sunday visitors at
the r. Shute home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Holzeid and
children of White Bear Lake, were
Sunday visitors at the F. Ogg home.
Mrs. Ogg and Marion Dallowitz
were Monday visitors at the R. Shute
home.
Mrs. Tollefson of Cloverton, spent
Sunday at the j. Hatleli home.
Arnold, Adrian, Norman and Clare
Shute, Wilbert Glienke and Erwin
Anderson left for the harvest fields
in Stephen last week.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07

account of the st. Joseph's Catho-
lie picnic at Dosch's park, Pine Lake,
Sunday, August II.
Mrs. VIENNA Prokop of st. Paul,
came home Saturday with friends and
remained over Sunday to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hell
no. Her sister Gladys went back
with her for weeks visit.
The Hubert Christopherson family
of Sandstone, spent Sunday evening
at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Christopher
son and sons are in McGrath this
week visiting her father, Carl john
son.
Milton Koski spent last week in
Denham with his uncle, Sever Matt
son, and family.
Howard Darsow went recently to
Mayer where he is doing farm work
until fall when he will be employed
by the Swift Packing Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Gerasch and
son Dale and Mrs. Martha Teide-
man and son Laurence of Dexter,
came Saturday morning to visit their
mother, Mrs. Bertha Gerasch, over
Sunday. On Saturday afternoon about
20 ladies in town surprised Mrs.
Gerasch, the occasion being her 86th
birthday. After a pleasant after
noon together, a gift of money was
presented to her and a fine lunch
served by the ladies.
Eugene Christopherson came home
Saturday with the Holstein family
from Moline, ILL.,, where he had gone
the week before with Elmer Morten-
son, Rudy Schoenmann and Arvo
Hannu.
The Walter Makela family spent
Sunday afternoon at the Ted Doreau
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Osladil of st.
Paul, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Donald of Detroit, Mich, to Finlay-
son, where they visited until Tues
day at the home of the ladies' par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Dignan.
Mrs. Osladil accompanied her sister
home to Detroit for a two weeks
visit.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Hay Creek

Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Phinn enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. c. Phinn and
other guests from Spooner, Wis, last
Thursday. Erwin has sold cow and
some chickens to a buyer from Su-
perior recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Berg called
at the Joe Chatelle and A. Lund
homes Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Chatelle visited
at the Erwin Phinn home Sunday.
Joe Chatelle went to Sandstone re-
Gently to see doctor about his eye.
The doctor removed tumor from
his face which affected his left eye.
He lost the sight of his eye, but his
headache is better at this writing.
Alfred Elliott has cut his canary
grass. 1t is very good this year.
Clarence Berg and Mr.. Phinn helped
L. L. Shew with his hay for two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott and
family were in Sandstone last Tues
day on business.
Arthur Bjork also was in Sand
stone. Albin is improving.
Mrs Pearl Cooper of Gordon, and
Fred stopped at the Chatelle place
recently.
Sleeping sickness in horses is
spreading rapidly in this vicinity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Ogena
(From Another Correspondent


Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bostrom and
Mrs. Bostrom's sister and her hus-
band spent the weekend at the
Hamm and Bostrom homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Huntley and
family were dinner guests at the
Cutler home in Danbury, Wis, Sun
day.
Mrs. Swan and Beatrice and Mrs
Delrnar Benson and family helped
John Lyon celebrate his birthday
Sunday.
Curtis Lyon motored to the Cities
Saturday to consult a doctor. He
remained there until Monday eve
ming.
Arne Falk is employed at the AL
bert Swanson home near Sandstone
Earl Crows father has been visit
ing here for few weeks. Richard
Crow returned home with him Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Petersen and Ruth Fuller spent
few days in the Cities.
Jimmy Wall spent a few days at
the Andersen home recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Theiling and
son and Mrs. Fred Theiling and
Cecil spent week ago Sunday at
the Busby home near Cloverton.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Park Township

Mrs. Emil Olson and Robert and
Kenneth and grandson Dickie called
at the j. Zebrasky and H. J. Berg
lund homes Wednesday afternoon Of
last week. Miss Eva Berglund has
been home on her vacation the past
few weeks.
Mrs. Ruth Olson and daughter
jeanette of Moose Lake, spent the
past week visiting her folks, Mr.. and
Mrs. N. G.. Nelson.
Mrs. Isabel Flagstad, who has been
employed in Askov, returned recent
ly and is now at home with her
folks, Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Rudd.
Albert Kalafut was employed at
Becky's place in Kerrick Saturday
night. Mr.. and Mrs. Beckstrom have
modern and very attractive place,
which is really a fine addition to
Kerrick and their friends wish them
much success.
Frank Berg is spending this week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Berg. He has been drafted and is
leaving for Fort Smelling Sunday.
Emil Olson accompanied him home
from Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Rudd called at
the N. c.. Nelson and Sig Olson homes
last Thursday evening.
Miss Charlotte Flagstad is now en-
ployed in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zebrasky and
Johnny and their nephew who is
staying with them, were Sunday eve
ming callers at the Louis Livers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sigfred Olson and
Dickie spent Sunday with her moth
err west of Finlayson. Her brother
Billy is spending several days with
them.
MIR. and Mrs. o. T. Rudd and Har-
old and Mrs. I. Flagstad helped jim
mic Rudd celebrate his birthday re-
Gently.
Robert and Kenneth Olson spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Olson.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Markviue

A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ted Holmstrom Friday. The little
fellow weighed ten and one-half
pounds and he has been named Rod
ger.
The monthly meeting of the All
Club was held at the Perry Roatch
home last Friday evening. After the
business meeting games and lunch
were enjoyed.
The Christian Endeavor meeting
last Sunday evening was held at the
Neil Reinke home west of Cloverton.
Mr.. Breezley took a load up there
with the school bus.
A car load of coal for the school
arrived the first of the week.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid is
holding an ice cream social at the
church basement Thursday evening,
August 7.
Maxine Smyth is enjoying the
mumps this week.
The Fair committee of the Arna
Community club held a meeting
Monday evening to make further
plans for the fair which will be held
about the first of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ziron and daugh-
ter of st. Paul, visited at the VIM.
Kelch home last week.
The Markville baseball team went
to Webster Sunday where they were
defeated by score of 8 to 0.
Quite a number in this community
are now busy picking beans for
Stokely Bros. cannery at Frederic.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07

working day and night on Highway
48, hauling gravel and preparing for
treating which they expect to get
done by October l.
Helen Myers returned home Sat-
urday from Yellow Lake Resort in
Wisconsin, where she has been en-
ployed the past six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Asleson and
children visited at the John Christian
son home Friday evening.
Mrs. T. Wolf and Geraldine called
on Mrs. Farrell and Helen last
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Svardahl and
children from Sand Creek, called at
the Ingolf Summerland home Sunday
afternoon.
Tim Wolf and Norman Hermann
of Minneapolis, spent the weekend
at the Tom Wolf home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07

Town meeting called to order by
Norman Evans
The following bills were presented
on motion carried allowed; No. 48 to
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
DanfOrth

Young peoples meeting will be at
the Litzen Larson home Saturday eve
ming.
A group from the Oliver Presby-
terrain church of Minneapolis, will be
at the schoolhouse next Sunday. Sum-
day school will be at 10 o'clock.
Lunch will be served at noon. Each
family please bring pie and dishes
for their own family.
Begin planning now to attend the
25th anniversary of the Sunday school
to be held all day Sunday, August
81. A special program is being pre-
pared. The committee is looking
for some to be present who were
charter members.
Don't forget the Sunday school pic
mic Friday of this week, to be at
GrindStone lake.
Arthur Swanson and Arthur Ko-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Town meeting August 2, 1941.

CHRISTIAN HANSEN, Clerk.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Sand Creek

There will be no Sunday school at
the Sand Creek schoolhouse this Sum-
day as an all day rally will be held
at the Danforth schoolhouse on that
day. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Regular meeting of the Farmers
and Birthday clubs will be held We'd
nesday, August Is, at $3.50 p. m. All
members and friends are invited to
attend.
Quite a number from here attended
the Old Settlers picnic at Grindstone
lake Sunday.
Mrs. liner Carlson and son Maui
rice and Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Svar-
dahl and children visited Saturday
afternoon at the Stanford Swanson
home in Sandstone, it being Sharon's
birthday.
Mrs. Dan Svardahl visited Mrs.
Alfred Orstad Saturday afternoon.
Floyd Nelson and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Nelson who is con-
valescing in the Pine City hospital
from her recent operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Mrs. Phillip Larson and two chill
dren of Chicago, came Sunday fore
noon for an extended visit with her
father, F. Jorgensen, and brother
Yarmen, and other relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gjertson and
son of Owatonna, visited Sunday at
the Roland home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. johnson of
South st. Paul, spent the weekend
visiting relatives here and at Askov.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
Wisdom From The Bible

BY Walter Carlson.
The Lord knoweth how to deliver
the Cody out of temptations, and to
reserve the unjust unto the day of
judgement to be punished.
III Pet. 30.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07

Town meeting August 2, 1941.
The minutes of the June z meet
ing were read by clerk. On motion
accepted as read.
The minutes of the June % meet
ing were read. On motion accepted
as read.
The town board ordered a rolls of
snow fence from Mattson Wire &
Mfg. Co. of st. Paul at S5.75 per 100
feet. Total, 1888.
The supervisors reported So miles
of township roads in Finlayson town.
ship for county auditors records.
The following bills were presented
and on motion carried, allowed; or
-aa,se M &C ca :sIsss;
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-08-07
FINLAYSON TOWN
BOARD PROCEEDINGS

June %, 1941.
Tax equalization meeting opened
by Norman Evans. All members
present.
Application of Katie Hosek for re-
duction of taxes on NEA of NEA,
Sec. 8, Township 43, Range 20, and
WE of NWA, Sec. 2, Township 43,
Range 20. After some discussion the
town board recommended that $40 be
accepted for said taxes Carried.
After going over tax lists equaliza-
ton meeting adjourned.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Out of This Furnace
Bu Thomas B.

~ IhOmdS BeH. Little, BrOtCn
& Co., Boston.
This novel deals with the effect of
"Americanization' upon immigrant
people. The author. who also wrote
All Brides Are Beautiful" takes
three generations of Slovak people
as a sample. beginning with George
Kracha, who came here in 1881;
then Mike Dobrej ejcak, Kracha's SON.
in-laW, and finally, the resultant
product of this Slovak raw material
in the mill of Americanization,
Dobie-Kracha's grandson.
Where Kracha is -Witted.
clumsy, Indifferent or even cruel to
his family and speaks only very poor
English even after many years in
this country, Dobie is alert, clever
with his hands, has public school
education, speaks good English and
is very gentle and considerate of his
wife and child. He has confidence in
himself, is able to speak effectively
before crowd of people during the
strike troubles at the mill, and has
great and far-reaching plans which
he expects to be accomplished not
by himself alone, but by his de-
ScendantS. He is interested in the
progress OF his people as a whole,
not just himself and his family.
Thus Mr.. Bell shows that three gen.
erations of Americanism improve
the original European stock in many
ways
The setting is the steel mills of
Pennsylvania, and the main char
acters are poor and, in the first
generation. illiterate. Mr.. Bells de-
scrlption is almost too realistic.
After visiting with him in the homes
OF the poor, rk-drudged and dis
pirited people-such large families
crowded into such small houses and
the air heavy with the smell of the
furnaces-one's first thought is for
a good hot bath. The reader suffers
with these people in their struggle
for fair return on their strenuous
and dangerous labor, their humilia-
ton at being labeled "hunkies" and
looked down upon, and their strug-
gle for education and general i'm
provement. The realism is increased
by the familiar names of places
and by such real people as Andrew
Carnegie and John L. Lewis.
AS any one who has read "All
Brides Are Beautiful" would expect.
the author does not pull his punches
when describing unpleasant things.
Some will consider him crude or
vulgar, but they will not forget
what he says.
RUTH s. ERWIN.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Literary Wod-Reviews Current Publications Various Fields
Australian Story Presented
In Mark Twain Style
Itinerant Laborer or 'Bagman'
And Assorted Companions
Are Central Characters
The BottIers

By Kyle Tenant. The Macmillan
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mantle of the late Samuel Clemens
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companions. except
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reviewer when the whte-vered little
novel was damp closing over her head has
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Evening star., 1941-08-10
By Sarah l.. UHSOn,
Librarian. Conduit Road subbrsnch,

Librarian. Conduit Road Subbranch,
Public Library.
The tree shaded streets and yards
of Washington are welcome refuge
from the sun during August heat
waves. For the nature lover, home
owner, poet or artist. who would
like to learn more about the nature
and beauty of trees. the Public
Library. Eighth and K streets NV,
and its branches suggest few titles
which offer different approaches to
the subject.
There are many guides to the
identification of trees. Two of the
simplest are Knowing Your Trees,
by C. H. Collingwood, put out by the
American Forestry Association. and
Talking Leaves" by Julius King.
"A Guide to the Trees" by Carlton
C. Curtis covers more ground and is
a useful general handbook Forest
Trees of the District Of Columbia, y
by Wilbur C. Mattoon is a good
guide to trees in this vicinity. Two
specialized books of this type are
of particular interest. Trees of the
South" by Charlotte H. Green. pub
lished by the University of North
Carolina. is illustrated with many
beautiful photographs of trees native
to this region, and Tree Flowers of
Forest, Park and Street" by w. E
Rogers is charmingly Illustrated with
drawings of the different types OF
tree blossoms.
Among many books for the home
owner who wishes to plant and care
for his own trees. there are Trees
and Shrubs for the Small Place.
oy A H Carhart: Our Shade Trees.
by E P Felt. and a fine book on
evergreens by L. H. Bailey, Guilt
waited Conifers In North America
For the ailing tree. The Tree Doc
tor" by John Davey is old and re-
liable
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Sweet Thames Run Softly
Bv Robert GibbinoS.

By Robert GbbingS. E. p DuOn & Co, NeD York.
Robert Gibbng his the Thames the old
well
of his
there a before
Gibbings father
could have the Dean
the house in which he could sleep with his straight unless
he his feet through window, he compelled
Gbbngs Irishman England
literary book which England
a falls pages.
Tbmy story
informs why the British hold with such passion to their island
dreadful
enlghtening and entertaining BLAIR BOLLES
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Miss Gronby's Secret
By Eleanor FarJeon.
York: Simon & SchuSter.

York. Simon & Schuster.
Miss Farjeon hit upon a most
unusual idea in writing this novel,
It is hardly orthodox but, inasmuch
as she wrote it in a bomb shelter
in London, the circumstances OF her
writing were hardly orthodox, either.
Miss Granby's Secret leaves the
reader Just bit puzzled at the end
to determine whether she really
kept locked in her breast for many
years as lurid secret as her words
imply. or whether the same ado
lescent MISUNDERSTANDING which
characterizes the middle portion of
the book also governed her mature
thought.
Miss CRANKY is described as an
authoress who wrote 40 novels, all
but the first of which were pub
Ished The first, her favorite, re-
manned hidden away among her
priced possessions until. at her
death. it became the property OF
her neice, Pamela
Aunt Addie. as Pamela refers TO
Miss CRANKY, during her young and
impressionable years. which fell
around 1850, found surreptitious ac-
cess to the books hidden behind the
books on the top shelf of her
fathers library.
In these books, she discovered
many situations which she lacked
the background to understand. She
encountered also many words for
eign to her vocabulary but of in
triguing sound which caught her in
strange fascination, fascination
which fingered because recourse to a
dictionary pleasantly vague in its
definitions left her still uninformed
Miss Granby's Secret" which
might have been offensive under
other circumstances, has a direct
charm, as it cleverly portrays the
functioning of the mind of a shell
tered adolescent who acquired a
vague knowledge of life by research
into forbidden books.
HOWARD p pAJEV
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Best Sellers

The following list of best
sellers is compiled weekly from
information obtained in Wash
ington by The Star and in New
York, Boston, Chicago and San
Francisco by the North Ameri-
can Newspaper Alliance.
FICTION.
The Keys of the Kingdom, by
A. j. Cronin Little, Brown.
Captain Paul. by Ccmdr. Ed
ward Ellsberg CDodd, Mead.
This Above All, by Eric
Knight Harper.
In This Our Life, by Ellen
Glasgow tHarcourt. Brace.
The Captain From Connecti-
cut, by C. S. Forester little,
Brown.
NON-FICTION.
Berlin Diary, by William l..
Shirer CKnopD.
Blood. Sweat and Tears. by
Winston Churchill Putnam.
You Can't Do Business With
Hitler, by Douglas Miller Lit-
tie. Brown.
The White Cliffs. by Alice
Duer Miller tCoward-McCannl .
L Have Loved England, by
Alice Duer Miller putnam.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
The Reluctant Republic: Vermont, 1724-17e1
By frederic

By Frederic F. Van de Water. The
The intense lndvdualim is
foundation history In Revolutionary Mountain
safety valve
headed youths found
nectcut New Hampshire
thinking men looking for good fight They found
claiming the territory
held invalid
Mountain
New York became
conducted bloodess civil which
miracle showed that
effective This method has
The Revolution played
Aliens
both middle which
State the Colonies
State until 1871 did the allow themselves be
the
Mr. Van De Water written Vermont
colorful
reading
point S usually
Evening star., 1941-08-10
No Life for q Lady
BU AOup!S NJ

By Agnes Morley Ceaueand Houghon Mi67in Co., Boston
When
she chased after grizzly bears and cattle in her youth she
paled likely
than appalled, this the children engineer who
directed the construction OF the Santa Fe Railroad
Fahers when the only SIX the children
mother
i-advd financially, left lasting impression the lives of the
three should similar those
like this reviewer
triangular love affairs
The volume anecdotes
Mrs Ceaveland recalls how so Indians cced
blond tells
rum"
admonhed by his anxious bride Henry
summoned breath to inquire what thought doing
beneath humor
book valuable of information life during
period is in fact promising beginning for the pub
fishers new Life America" series.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Variety of Books on Trees
Are Listed by Library

For those interested in preserving
the beauty of our woodlands and
forests, there are numerous bulletins
and pamphlets issued by the United
States Forest Service. including a
new illustrated book for campers in
our national parks called Forest
Outings A. NJ. Pack has written
several standard books on forestry.
Leaving the more practical phases
of the subject. John Muir's Noun
tains of California" and Yosemite
are required reading for all lovers Of
the wilderness.
A useful little book for the begin
ming artist is recent English publi-
cation, How to Draw Trees by
Gregory Brown. The characteristic
shape and growth of common trees
are illustrated by the artists own
delightful drawings. John Little
john. in his Art for All" water color
series, includes volume on trees
which would appeal to the more ad-
vanced student. A quaint old-fash-
ioned volume by j. Ernest Bhythian.
Trees in Nature, Myth and Art, u
shows old paintings of trees. The
art department at the Central Libra
ry can always furnish individual
/ pictures.
I Down the years from Shake
| speares Under the Greenwood
Tree" through the Forest Primeval
in Longfellows "Hiawatha" to Joyce
Kilmer's Trees" the poets have
been busy singing the praises of
trees. Many anthologies have sec
tions devoted to poems on trees.
up From the Earth" by Sylvia
/ Spencer is particularly good recent
collection of nature poetry.
For the curious. there is Famous
Trees" by Charles E Randall, an
illustrated pamphlet published by
/ the Department of Agriculture
which describes many unusual or
historically interesting trees from
all over the United States.