Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-10-01
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from Grand Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hogan left Mon
day for a three weeks visit in the
Dakotas. The Deep Rock Oil Com
pany for which he travels, has sew
eral bulk stations in North and South
Dakota.
Roy Ostlund is at st. Mary's hos
pital in Duluth and is progressing
nicely. He was operated on for ap-
pendicitis about 10 days ago. He is
expected home shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus Furland of
Duluth, spent Sunday visiting her
brother and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton Beckstrom. Mr.. Furland
leaves Tuesday, October 6, for the
army.
Mrs. Henry Hanson of Barnum,
and Mrs. M. Beckstrom were business
callers in Pine City Monday after
noon.
Mrs. M. Beckstrom, Mrs. James
Murphy, Mrs. Irwin Larson and Mrs.
Ed Sundquist were in Askov Tuesday
evening and heard the Deep River
singers.
Mrs. James Murphy and children
visited in Bruno Sunday with the
Murphy family there. Fred left for
the Navy the next day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Beckstrom and
Darlene and Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus
Furland visited at the Bennie Carl
son home in Moose Lake Sunday
evening.
Milton Beckstrom, with the assist
ance of Reider Edison, has built
new box for his truck. It is 16 feet
long.
Roy Cluett spent the weekend at
home from his work in the Cities.
Matt McGrath was in Minneapolis
last Thursday attending the funeral
of his cousin, Thos. Furlott, who
passed away quite suddenly. Tom
lived in this territory for a number
of years, but of late had made his
home in Minneapolis. He suffered
a leg injury in the last World war
which caused him lot of trouble
and made it necessary to spend a
lot of time in the Veterans hospital.
Mrs. McGrath returned Saturday
from her trip south where she spent
a week with her daughter-ip-law
and family near Atlanta, Ga. She
likes the south and the southern
people but says it was quite warm
there On her return she stopped
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days with her sister, Mrs. c. F. Hay.
Mrs. R. B. Anderson went to Mora
last Thursday to attend the funeral
of a relative.
The dump truck driven by Ed Key
port tipped over Monday evening.
Fortunately Ed came out of it with
nothing more than bruised shoulder
and an emptied pipe. However, he
filled the pipe and went back to work.
A very interesting letter came re-
Gently from Private Don Small. Don
has a "knack" of writing interest
ingly. At present he is at Camp
Young, Calf, and is running grad
er making air bases.
Mrs. G.. L. Wahlquist was a Du-
luth and Superior visitor Monday
and Tuesday.
Don't overlook the annual chicken
dinner at the Presbyterian church
basement Saturday, October 10.
Mrs. Henry Vandenberghe and
daughter Carol Ann of Duluth, Wis
tied Mrs. Ralph Wahlquist last Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. Vandenberghe
has been spending short time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sydow.
Harry Gebhardt, candidate for
county auditor, was in this territory
with Mrs. Gebhardt Tuesday.
Father McEnery spent last week
in Duluth and points north of there.
He did some hunting while away.
Warren Golden was home over
Saturday and Sunday. Warren is
still working at New Brighton. He
expects to 60 into the armed service
some time next month.
Mrs. Walter Schieckoff is staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Merrill Pc
tiers, for few weeks while Walter
is away from home. Walter has
threshing machine running in the
vicinity of Highmore, S. D. He
states crops were very good but be-
cause of excessive moisture they
have difficulty selling grain. The
elevators can not handle it with too
much dampness.
William Ames and Robert Hogan
drove to Mora Monday to see about
leaving for another job in the west.
They expect to go shortly.
Ted Ledin left Monday for the
Alaska road job. He expects to be
gone until about January l.