Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-21

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1884, has specialized in natural sci
ence, and is also an athletic enthus-
last.
| Ed Olson was business caller in
St. Paul Tuesday.
Peter Serritslev left the first of the
week for Minneapolis where he will
seek employment.
Jens K. Christensen is leaving
today for a visit with his brother
at Hot Springs, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mogensen
and children of Chicago are here
for visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. George Swanson was Great
Northern passenger to st. Paul Tues
day.
The Great Northern depot here
will be closed all day on Sundays
for the balance of the summer, COM
mencing May "a.
Left Jorgensen is working for a
few weeks at the Sorensen Imple-
ment Company helping out with the
rush of spring work.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Oberg returned
last Thursday from months vaca-
ton during which they visited rela-
tives in Ell Paso, Texas, and at other
points.
Miss Helen Hede is now employed
at the Coop store in the mornings
and after school as clerk. Com
mencing the first of June she will
be there full time.
Wayne Lawson, Chris Ingemansen
and Chris. Frederiksen were in Min
neapolis yesterday to purchase a
pump for the new well at the cream
cry which now is down approx
mately $50 feet at which level there
apparently is an ample supply of
water.
Mrs. Peters, foreign mission work.
err, has been visiting at the A. Hen
riksen home in Sandstone for sew
eral days. She spoke before the
English Ladies' Aid meeting yester-
day afternoon and again in the eve
ming at the weekly Bible hour. Mrs.
Peters visited Askov several years
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lindegaard re-
ceived word from their son, George,
yesterday wherein he states that he
spent just four days at Fort Smelling,
then few days at Jefferson Bar
racks, Mo-, and is now located at
Chanute Field, ILL.,, where he is re-
ceiving training as an aviation me-
chanic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hansen re-
ceived pleasant letter from their
son, Arol, yesterday wherein he
writes that last Saturday he was
elevated to the rank of corporal,
having served as acting corporal the
past two months. Thus he jumped
from being a buck private to cor
poral, the ordinary designation in
between is private first class. Arol
is stationed at Camp Ham, Calf.
Relatives here have recently re-
ceived word from California stating
that Arthur Fisher, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bertel Fisher, was married the
18th of March. Arthur has been
conducting a dray line business at
Solvang, Calf, for several years.
Lately his trucks have been used
for defense hauling. Askov friends
join in extending congratulations to
the newlyweds.
A subcommittee of the local N.
A. D. A. committee will meet this
week to make plans for commun-
ity dinner to be served in the church
basement on the day of the big
summer festival here, June 7th,
which is mentioned more in detail
elsewhere in this issue. Those in
charge merely wish to remind you
of it now, that they are planning
to have such a dinner, and that they
hope for capacity attendance.
Representatives from approximate
ly Is different organizations met
Saturday evening to formulate tenta-
tive plans for the annual Rutabaga
Festival. The executive committee
is as follows: Anker M. Simonsen,
chairman; Otto A. Jensen, secretary;
and Hans Mosbaek, treasurer. The
date for the festival was not definite
ly established but it will of course
be the latter part of August or the
first week in September Those in
charge ask that everyone keep it in
mind and plan accordingly so that
there will again be an abundance of
fine exhibits.
At the annual school board cleo
ton Tuesday evening, Irene Patrick
Nelson and Mildred Carlson Peder-
sen were reelected as members of
the board for 3-year terms. No other
names appeared on the ballot and
only a few scattered names were
written in in place of the incum-
bents. Both the special proposals
carried by large majorities. The
first was to deed small parcel of
land on the north edge of the school
ground for village street purposes.
| This carried by vote of 68 to Is.