Askov American., 1942-03-12
Speedy Work.


Speedy Work.
The fire department deserves an
other medal of honor for extinguish-
ing fire at the Martin johnson resi-
dence last Thursday, just before noon.
Mr.. johnson states that exactly three
minutes after reporting the fire by
telephone the department was on
the job. The new gas and smoke
masks came in very handy as the
blaze was in the basement and with
out this equipment it would have
been impossible to do effective work.
Willing helpers started tossing out
household goods from second floor
window, but this soon proved un-
necessary as the danger of total de-
struction was eliminated in just few
minutes. There was considerable
damage from smoke on the first and
second floors of the residence but
the actual fire was confined to the
basement. Both Mr.. and Mrs. john
son were at home but did not realize
the danger until smoke started COM
ing up through the floor and the
basement was mass of flames.
Ed F. Olson was a Minneapolis
caller the first of the week.
L. H. Lund was a Superior, Wis,
caller Monday. g.E,
Hans G. Johansen left Sunday for
visit with friends at Omaha, Nebr.
VIM. (Doc) Lawson left Friday for
Boyd, Wis, where he has secured
employment as welder in factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Andersen and
son Kenneth were Twin City visitors
from Saturday until Monday.
Jack Harskjold and Robert John
son came from Minneapolis Friday
for brief visit that day at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Albert johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Degerstrom,
who have been on the Adolphsen
farm, have moved onto the former
Thue Christensen farm, which they
have recently purchased.
j. M. Hansen and family recently
came here from Austin and are now
located on the former Wilhelm Mel
sen farm, north of town, which they
purchased a short time ago.
Frank Mclaughlin has been con-
fined at his home in Hinckley the
past few weeks but is now so much
improved that it is expected he will
be able to resume his faculty duties
here Monday.
Mrs. Susan Eccles and son, James,
and daughters Georgia and Ardella
came here last week from South Da-
kota and are now located on the for
mer D. j. Adolphsen farm, north of
town, which they have recently pur-
chased.
Several members of the senior class,
together with the Misses Mary Lock-
er, Dagmar Gravesen, Alva Fogt and
Fac Claussen, were Duluth callers
Saturday. The class went there to
see play presented by the Duluth
State Teachers college.
Mrs. Jens Nielsen left Sunday
forenoon for Minneapolis to meet DR..
and Mrs. Elmer Sorensen and accom-
panied them for visit at their home
in Red Oak, Iowa. DR.. Sorensen had
attended medical short course in
Minneapolis during the previous
week.
In the current issue of Lutheran
Tidings it states that Hans Bendix
will appear in Askov on March 20.
That is an error. That date was
originally planned but it has since
definitely been arranged to have him
at Askov on Sunday, March %. He
will lecture on conditions in Denmark
before and after the German occupa-
ton army arrived and will also show
recent moving pictures from Denmark
together with number of slides. He
will appear at the Danish Brother
hood hall at p. m. March %. Look
for details in advertisement next
week.
In Minneapolis a committee of
friends is now busy planning party
for Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Nelson of
that city to celebrate their golden
wedding anniversary on the 22nd
of March at the church parlors of
the Danish Lutheran church, of which
they have been members for many
years. Mr.. Nelson has been the lead
er of the Danish Old Peoples Home,
'Danebo," in Minneapolis and was
instrumental in erection of the home.
In addition to being active in many
civic affairs in the city, Mr.. Nelson
is also member of the committee
of financial advisors for the Danish
Lutheran Church Synod. The Amer
lean joins with many Askov friends
in extending congratulations to Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson.