Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1941-05-29
Willow River
Church Property Being Improved.

Willow River
Church Property Being Improved.
Rev. Stanley Libold, pastor of st.
Mary's church here and at Splitrock
is improving the church property at
both places, by landscaping with ap-
propriate shrubs by free will Of
were purchased by free will Of
fering here. At Splitrock the work
of planting 1877 birch and pine trees
along the fence was done by the
Boys Star club. This is very worth
while project for the boys, and with
a little care these trees should all
grow.
The church here is being shingled,
the contract was given to Frank Price
who will do most of the work. There
will be new cross finished in gold
leaf which will be eight feet high,
four feet wide, and with an eight
inch face. The village is improving
the road in front of the church.
When these plans are all completed
it will give the church a much better
appearance. Father Libold recently
purchased IL tables and four dozen
chairs to be used in the community
hall.
Mrs. VIM. LaFroth and her moth
er, Mrs. o. Erickson, of Superior,
Wis, spent the weekend here with
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Addington. They
all went to Taylors Falls for a pic
mic Sunday.
Lieutenant and Mrs. VIM. Kinds
land of Minneapolis, spent the week.
end here with her mother, Mrs. Ida
Bachmann.
The village cemetery has been
cleaned up and new pump installed.
Those in the village who have graves
have taken special interest and seen
to it that weeds have been removed
and proper flowers planted. Several
people were here over the weekend
fixing up their lots in readiness for
Memorial day.
Miss Rachel Ioset of White Bear
Lake, was guest at the Johnson
home over the weekend. She was
a former teacher here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Olson of the
state of Washington, stopped here this
week to visit his sister, Miss Corrine
Olson, local teacher, on his way to
Superior, Wis, to visit the Olson
family, before returning to the west
coast.
Mrs. Herb Johnson drove to Askov
Saturday afternoon and was a guest
of Mrs. Chris. Frederiksen who enter
tanned the Askov teachers. The lunch
was served in the rock garden which
is very lovely spot this time of
the year.
Rev. John j. Moedt announced that
beginning June the Presbyterian
church will hold its service in the
evening at 7:45. All are welcome to
attend. Sunday school will be at
1890 in the morning.
Lucille Reuer and Corrine Oh
son visited Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Schutt of Finlayson Tuesday evening.
The Schutt family will move to
Sleepy Eye where they will build a
new home and retire.
Miss Mildred Allen came Sunday
from Berkeley, Calf, and will spend
few weeks with her sisters at First
Lake, Mrs. Ed Halva and Mrs. Edna
Landmark. Miss Allen is employed
in social welfare work in California.
Mrs. Heber Thompson and two
small children left Tuesday for Iron
Mountain, Mich, where she will visit
her mother and other relatives and
friends for week or two.
Mrs. Edna Landmark who has a cot
tage on First Lake, recently came
from st. Paul to spend the summer
here. She is sister of Mrs. Ed. Hal
va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Elliott of New
York, have rented the property owned
by E. Fursnan of First Lake, and will
make that their home for the sum-
mer. Mrs. Elliott is daughter of
Mrs. Landmark and prefers to live
in Minnesota.
Mrs. Herbert Johnson entertained
few guests at a luncheon Friday
noon given in honor of Mrs. Beeson,
who lectured to the northwest sub
committee of the nursing group at
Finlayson Friday.
Henry Orvedahl, who has been an
excellent band master in our local
school here, resigned and will move
to st. Paul as soon as school is out.
He will be employed with an ALUMNI
mum company as sales manager. They
have been here three years and have
made many friends who dislike to
see them go. The 500 card club will