Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-07-24
Finlayson
Old Friends Meet.

tanned the following at their home
northwest of here: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bergstrom, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Berg
strom, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bergstrom
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Bergstrom and family and Betty Lou
Gehrman, all of st. Paul; and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Albion and Astrid and
Johnny from here. They all Joined
in the picnic dinner under the At
year old whispering spruce trees.
It was a two-course dinner with the
famous Swedish smorgasbord as the
main course.
During the afternoon they remi-
nisced of many happy times in the
old country, the hours being gay with
laughter. At five o'clock the coffee
pot was once again put on, before
the friends left for their homes amid
affectionate farewells and wishes for
a safe journey and return in the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Osladil enter
tanned the following at dinner Sum-
day: Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Nord, Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Nord and Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Nord, all from Iowa; Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Hansen, Richard Moore
and son Harlan and Elfrieda Miller
of st. Paul, and the Albert Miller
family from here. Miss Elfrieda is
staying this week at the Osladil and
Miller homes enjoying her vacation.
Mrs. Tony Osladil of st. Paul, spent
Saturday at the John Osladil home
and when Mr.. Osladil joined her in
the afternoon they went on to the
Thos. Dignan, Jr., home for the eve
ming meal.
Marian Hannu, who spent last week
vacationing with relatives, returned
to her work at the Ed Koski store
Sunday. Mrs. ]. J. Molloy took her
place last week.
Lester Koski returned home re-
Gently after a two weeks visit with
relatives in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Jardine of An
mandate, spent Sunday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Smith. Mrs.
Jardine (Rev. Florence Resor Jar
dine) former Methodist pastor here,
gave the sermon at the Methodist
church Sunday evening. She went
on to Little Hanging Horn Lake east
of Barnum to be member of the
faculty of the Methodist Institute held
at the Methodist Assembly grounds
there this week. Mr.. Jardine stayed
Monday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. ]. Molloy before returning to An
mandate.
Earl Esse, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theo. ESse, is working in the Mont
gomery Ward store at Moline, ILL.,,
this summer.
There will be services at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening, July
q. Rev. Donald Lathrop of Moose
Lake, will have charge. All are well
come.
Mrs. George Rossbach entertained
the Friendship club of the Methodist
church Wednesday afternoon of last
week, assisted by Mrs. John Weber.
Plans were made for an ice cream
social at the church lawn on August
Is, when musical program will be
given in the evening. The members
voted to join the new Methodist
ladies' organization, The Women's
Society for Christian Service, which
includes Ladies' Aid and Home and
Foreign Missionary societies.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Osladil were
hosts to the members of the Happy
Hour Neighborhood Coop club last
Thursday evening at the Anderson
schoolhouse. Plans were talked over
to attend the coop picnic at Pine
Lake Sunday when all Pine county
coop organizations will have a joint
picnic. Folk dancing and fine lunch
concluded the evening.
Daniel Clean and Ruthye Anderson
of Pine City, were weekend visitors
at the w. E. Turnquist home at Big
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Miles Harvey of Min
neapolis, and Mr.. and Mrs. Andy
Nimmer of Albany, Ind, visited at
the Albert Anderson home Sunday
on their way home from trip in the
northern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Nordholm and
sons left Tuesday for Devils Lake,
N. D., to visit her relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Santee will have
charge of the cafe during their alb
Sence.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Weber and
son and daughter of Flint, Mich,
arrived Saturday for a two weeks
visit with his mother, Mrs. A. Weber,
and other relatives. On Sunday a
brother, Leonard, and his wife and
son Jerome and Mr.. and Mrs. KEEL
berg of st. Paul, spent the day at
the Weber home.
MIR. and Mrs. Laurence Lindberg
and daughter Shirley and Miss Yer
ma Robinson of Minneapolis, who
spent few days vacation at Grand
Marais and Two Harbors, came Fri
day to visit over Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Lauri Whitman. Shirley
will remain for two weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Whitman.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Cragun of Pine
City, and their small grandson, Gary
Cragun, of Niagara Falls, N. Y, called
at the c. L. Smith home Monday aft
ernoon.