Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-12-25
Chronology For
l94l OF County
And State Events
Abridged Form of Incl
dents as Published in
American During Year.

jan Miss Elizabeth Rose Haw
ley, Sandstone, and John L. Banks
Jr., Superior, Wis, united in MARI
age in st. Willibrord's church i,
Sandstone. Leave for Chicago OF
honeymoon trip.
Askov Alumni Association pick
following officers at meeting: Car
Sandahl, president; Marvin Jensen
vice president; Miss Meta Nielsen
secretary-treasurer. Alumni team
wins Little jug" trophy.
Infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Giles Duncan of near Bruno, die.
of pneumonia.
Jan. 9-Mike Sheehan, age 70, Of
Askov, passes away in University hos
pital in Minneapolis. Body taken
to Buffalo for burial.
Miss Violet Henkel, McGrath, and
MIR. Jimmie Mecl, Bremen township
speak wedding vows in Minneapolis
where they will make their home.
Red Owl store in Willow River
burns; entire stock destroyed. Had
only been in operation two months.
w. G.. Ausmus of the Second dis
trict, selected to head County Board
for 1941. c. A. Pearson, Magnus
Christensen, Harry Gebhardt and
Hollis Ladd other members of the
board.
County Board approves new indie
pendent consolidated school district
be formed from unorganized school
district 81, Bruno. Will be known as
district 127
jan 16-Body of Milton Stapp, 81,
missing since Christmas, found in va
cant barn near Bruno. Case termed
suicide.
Henry Rape, Hinckley, laid to rest
Leaves wife, two daughters and three
sons to mourn passing.
Francis Void purchases Willow
River meat market from Wallace
Ogilvie.
Dan Soliday, former Willow River
settler, father of Mrs. w. c. Ehmke,
dies at home in Aberdeen, S. D.
North Pine Electric Cooperative,
Inc, turns on current in Sturgeon
Lake, Birch Creek and Bremen town.
ships.
Jan 23-Mrs. Mary E. Woodbeck,
aged Brook Park pioneer settler, is
called to rest.
Shirley Mae Jensen, small daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Sigfred H. Jen-
sen of Albert Lea, formerly of Askov,
laid to rest in Danish Lutheran ceme-
terry at Askov.
Joseph H. Klein, Sandstone mer-
chant, leaves for two months busi-
ness and pleasure trip to South
America.
Oscar Lundstrom, 80, succumbs at
home in Bear Creek community aft
er two years illness. Was born in
Sweden.
John Profit, Kingsdale, passes
away at University hospital from
tumor of brain, was 81 years of age.
JAN 3o-Benjamin E. Vodrazka,
Brook Park resident for 30 years,
succumbs to heart attack; was vigor-
ous supporter of Townsend plan.
William Bob aty, Willow River
youth, is victim of heart attack. |
Funeral services conducted from
church.
Peter Hokanson, Hinckley pioneer,
passes away at his home there; was
active member of Hinckley Fire Sur
vivors association.
Miss Elizabeth Cheek, SO, dies at
home of her daughter, Mrs. Vincent
Stephan, at Brook Park. Funeral
services held at Chadron, Nebr.
Twin sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Toivo
Norlund of Finlayson, succumb; were
about six weeks old.
Mrs. Frank Grover dies unexpec-
.edly at farm home in Willow River.
Funeral services held for baby
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Breiland,
Bruno.
Feb. 6-Last rites held for E. A. E.
-aage Of Brooten, a former pioneer
IL Askov. Interment made at Osakis.
Johannes Juhl, early Askov settler,
lies from stroke; eight children left
o mourn his passing. Funeral serv-
ces held at local church.
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