Askov American., 1942-05-14
Kerrick

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them. Miss Rokla spent the week.
end with the Ray Hogan family. The
Meyers and Miss Rokla returned to
Minneapolis Sunday evening.
Mrs. Irwin Larson and daughter
Dorothy looked after "Becky's" Sun
day afternoon and evening while Milt
and Edith took a much needed rest.
Road men are moving back on the
job. The j. w. Craig men have been
at Bruno working for the past ten
days. Mr.. Halloran is just getting
started on this end.
Mrs. James Murphy and family
spent Sunday at Askov with her par
entS.
Erick Nevilainen was down from
the Range to spend the weekend at
Kerrick. He comes rather often but
then there is an attraction, it is un-
derstood.
w. F. Becker of Nickerson, is start
ing to farm again after year of free
dom from it which proves he likes
to work. Mrs. Becker has not been
very well the past few days.
Bill Nyrud is back at Willow River
after an operation that was enough
to finish an ordinary fellow. Just
two weeks was all Bill needed.
1t was learned recently that John
P. Clickner was back home after his
six weeks in the hospital with a
fractured vertebrae. He made re-
markable recovery, surprising even
the doctors.
Trout fishing has not been good
so far this year. Even the old tim
ers are coming home with creels
empty. They say the water is too
high and worms are probably very
plentiful.
Reider Edison is at Foxboro shing-
ling a house for Herbert Nigreen
at this writing.
Taxes must be paid before May
81. 1t is well to pay early if you can.
The last PIT. A. meeting of the
year will be held Saturday, May 23
Supper will be served from 6 until
7:30 o'clock, followed by a regular
business meeting and election of Of
ficers. Fred Murphy of Bruno, will
show movies in technicolor of the
national parks in the west.
Mrs. Fox returned last week from
several days visit with Mrs. Moody
and other friends in Superior. Mr.
and Mrs. Moody drove her back
Mrs. Eldred Parker visited rela-
tives and friends in the Rochester
territory last week.
Eight from this territory are to
graduate from the Bruno high school
this year, the two Keyport boys, Au-
drey Mattson, Larson boy, Sven
Christensen, Ruth Kline and Marian
Sydow.
Mary Ann McGrath came from the
Cities for Mothers day at home.
She is now employed at the New
Brighton plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hogan of
Foley, and the Lundberg family of
Duluth, were visitors at the home of
w. P. Hogan over Sunday.
There was a very nice attendance
at the Presbyterian Aid at the church
here Saturday afternoon and the
usual very nice luncheon was served
Miss Bernice Dahlgren is now
working at the Fred Matthes' Cafe in
Bruno.
Dorothy Dahlgren of Dix Cafe at
Moose Lake, spent Monday afternoon
at the home of her parents.
The latest word comes from Fort
Sill, Okla, that Donald Maltby has
been promoted to the rank of cor
poral. Don has made splendid pro-
gress for the short time he has been
in the army.
Word from the west coast advises
the j. H. Hogan family that Richie
is o. K, which is very good news
to them. He is some place in the
west Pacific.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sexton made shop
ping trip to Duluth Monday.
Ray Johnson came recently from
Fort Smelling on five-day furlough
with uniform on. He does not know
just where or when he is going nor
in what branch of the service he will
be in, but is hoping it will be some
thing mechanical.