Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-12-31
Brook Park

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This being the last Brook Park
news column for the year 1912, we
wish you all happy New Year.
Keith Chase is relieving as Great
Northern operator at Hinckley the
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Harapat and
family spent Christmas day at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Girth
at Princeton.
The Bert Chase family enjoyed
Christmas day at the Elmer Chase
home.
William Mittlestad and Mr.. Peter
son of Quamba, called at the c. B.
Kelsey home last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shaske spent
from last Thursday until Saturday
with the E. E. and Arnold Davis
families of Duluth.
Mrs. Grace Fleming, ST., of Min
neapolis, spent from Wednesday of
last week until Tuesday at the home
of their son, Boyd Fleming, and FAM
lily.
Guests at the Boyd Fleming home
Christmas day were Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Moe of Sandstone, Mrs. Percy
and son Pat, also of Sandstone. Nancy
and Gloria Fleming accompanied
their aunt, Mrs. Percy, to Sandstone
late Christmas day to stay until Tues
day as her guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Bradley spent
Christmas day at the Homer Davis
home at Pomroy.
Miss Betty Hail. who is attend
ing school in Duluth, spent the week.
end at the home of her parents.
Harley Alderman spent Christmas
day with the Clark Hoagland family.
Jacob Beltz left for Superior, Wis,
Sunday on business.
Brook Park friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Fosberg of Minneapolis,
were pleasantly surprised Christmas
day upon receiving the Minneapolis
Star Journal to find this family's
picture on the front page, taken as
they were leaving Minneapolis Christ
mas eve to spend Christmas at the
home of Mrs. Fosberg's parents, Mr..
and Mrs v. Ravnholdt here.
Mrs Frank Harapat left Sunday
for a visit in Minneapolis.
Steffi Pitra of Minneapolis, who
spent Christmas with her parents
here, the Andrew Pitra family, was
accompanied to Minneapolis Sunday
by her brother, Tech. Corp. Julius
Pitra of camp in New Jersey, who
was home on furlough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dworzak and
daughter of st. Paul, spent from
Christmas until Sunday at the H.
Berndt home. Christmas day the
Berndt family and their guests en-
joyed Christmas dinner at the Ed
Walker home.
The William Anderson and Dan
Hanson families enjoyed Christmas
dinner at the Melvin Anderson home
Mr.. and Mrs. Hjalmer Ellfstrom
spent Christmas with relatives in
Warmer.
Mrs. Art Klement and daughter
Esther, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Ack-
terkirch, Mrs. Pete Dragieff, Mrs.
Robert Haugen and Mrs. Harold
Ravnholdt of Minneapolis, formerly of
here, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Emil Klement of Faribault Saturday
Emil Klement is chief engineer of the
Deaf School there and Mrs. Klement
visited relatives here often in the
past. Sympathy is extended by the
community.
The following item was taken from
a Camp Cooke, Calf, paper: Cor
poral Robert L. Peterson and Private
Weland of ID" Company had little
contest on the rifle range recently.
Both men shot SIG out of a possible
$40 and were given Is rounds to
break the tie. Corporal Peterson
finally topped Weland rs to u and
his reward for the days toll was
the handsome prize of S.. Corporal
Peterson is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Peterson of Brook Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Hanson and
daughter Florence and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudy Hanson and family spent
Christmas day at the home of Gus
Loren and family at Cambridge.
The Ern Hooker family had as
their guests from last Thursday until