Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-05-28

especially invited to come and bring
their friends.
Hans Christensen was appointed
assessor in place of Ed Armstrong
who resigned. Mr.. Christensen is
now out to see what you have.
Mrs. Kathleen M. Wilkes of st.
Paul, has purchased one of the cot
tages at Net lake owned by Nikolai
Yde. This lake shore is building
up considerably.
Father McEnery and a group of
boys planted number of trees at
the cemetery last week.
The PIT. A. supper at the school
house brought out good crowd and
they were entertained or thrilled,
with the moving pictures shown by
Fred Murphy of Bruno. These pic
lures were exceptionally well taken
and are in technicolor. The COM
munity extends its thanks to Mr..
Murphy.
Due to the war conditions and to
the fact that the packing houses in
South st. Paul are not open to the
public, it has been found necessary
to cancel the proposed annual trip
to st. Paul by the Moose Lake Coop
Shipping Association. This was to
have been held the first week in
June This affair has drawn num-
Der of farmer shippers in the past
and has been educational and enjoy
able, but many things have to be
dispensed with during the present
emergency.
Donald Babcock and family, &C
companied by Mrs. Babcock's sister
and her husband of Markville, left
Monday evening by car and truck
for Washington. The house trailer
in which the Babcock family lived
for the year they were here, was
hitched to the truck and the car was
driven by Mrs. Babcock. They hope
to join relatives in Washington and
the men hope to find employment
there in defense industry. Friends
regret to lose the Babcock family
as they have been mighty fine peo-
pie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. F. Williams
and family of Foxboro, Wis, were
in Kerrick Tuesday. They are leav-
ing for California in a few days.
They will go first to Idaho and later
to Santa Rosa, Calf.
The Hector Construction Company
is starting its work on this end of
Highway No. %. Up to this time
the highway department held up their
job waiting for weather to dry
things up. ,t9za
James DiSanto spent Tuesday at
the cheese factory.
Milton Elder attended a meeting
at the Chamber of Commerce, Du-
luth, in connection with the new
regulations on borrowing. If peoa
pie don't know America is at war,
they will soon find it out. New
regulations mean something in this
case.
The Keyport family are entertain
ing relatives from Illinois this week.
They are the Vegle family of Rock
Island, and relatives of Mrs. Key
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Hogan spent
the weekend with Francis Hogan in
Foley. The Kelly family of Mime
apolis, were also there Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Hogan has not been
feeling good for the past two days
and it is thought she may have to
undergood an operation.
r. P. Hogan returned Friday from
week on the road for the Deep Oil
Company.
The Craig people are laying the
''black stuff" on No. % through Ker-
rick now and with favorable weather
will have their portion of the road
finished in a few days.
The j. H. Hogan family entertained
several older people at a birthday
party recently in honor of D. j.
Curry. He is so old now that he
does not care who knows his age,
so here it is-82 years. He is hale
and hearty and there is lot of work
in him yet.
Friday was playday for the school
pupils and some of the outlying dis
trict children met with the Kerrick
children in town with the usual
program of sports and entertain
ment. Duquette won the basketball
game which was surprise to most
of Kerrick fans. Kerrick has al
ways been tops in that line and have
been well up in the running in the
county contest. The day was nice
and all report very pleasant day.
Miss Matson accompanied the
group from Bruno on "skip day. last
week and visited Mr.. Card on the
Northrup King program. She had
story to tell and did it nicely. Her
voice came over the radio very well.
Don Hogan came from Hibbing
Monday and left Wednesday for
Grand Forks where he takes over in
the new field recently established
there.