Askov American., 1942-02-12
Willow River

of Mrs. Ida Bachmann last Thursday
afternoon. There were IL members
present. They spent very pleasant
afternoon exchanging ideas about
vegetable and flower gardens. A
delicious lunch was served. The
next meeting will be at the home OF
Mrs. r. T. Addington. Mrs. Earl
Wilson will give paper on PLANT
ing for Moonlight Beauty" and Mrs.
1. C. Roberts, president of the group,
will give paper on proper Fer
tilizer" to use to get the best re-
suits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Price re-
ioice over the arrival of girl born
to them at the Moose Lake hospi-
tai February S.
Mary Stepan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Stepan, came home Sat-
urday afternoon to spend few hours
with her parents and friends. She
left Sunday afternoon for Mime
apolis. She works for manufacturer
of beauty product and spends most
of her time travelling to stores who
handle the product to demonstrate
its value.
Mrs. Elvira Wickstrom and Mrs.
Earl Wilson drove out east of Will
low River Wednesday afternoon OF
last week to visit Mrs. Wilson's moth
er, Mrs. James Ogilvie, and her niece
Marybelle. They live at the home
of w. w. Ogilvie this winter. Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Ogilvie are employed
in the north woods, where they have
spent the winter.
Leonard c. Pulkrabek, who has
charge of the state nursery at Camp
Currie, made business trip to Grand
Marais this week and brought back
some nursery supplies to be used
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Stanton and
Johnnie arrived in Biloxi, Miss, and
are enjoying the southern sunshine.
MIR. Stanton writes: We are located
about one mile out of Biloxi, Miss, on
the beach. There will be plenty to do
here, and I am sure we will have q
good time including Johnnie, who en-
joys playing in the sand by the waters
edge and watching the large coast
guard planes take off and come home
again. There is more evidence that
we are at war here than in Mime
sofa. Men are in uniform and army
trucks are thick on the highways.
Best regards to all Willow River
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Johnson and
children and Mrs. Anna Cofer went
to Duluth Sunday to visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eddie Suk. Mrs.
Suk is a daughter of Mrs. Cofer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Reuer drove
to Shell Lake, Wis, Tuesday on a
business trip, returning Wednesday.
Axel Johnson, who was called back
to military service Sunday morning
to join the other 26 Pine county men,
was given a farewell party at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Johnson
Saturday night. Those who attended
were Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Johnson
and three children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Hanson and daughter, George Kiln
iski and Albert Weinberg, all of Den
ham, Supt. and Mrs. c. G. Aakhus
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Ehmke, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Linsley and Miss Rachel
Kangas of Willow River, and Ted
Jarchow of Minneapolis, a brother
of Mrs. johnson. Whist was played
and prizes given to Mrs. Linsley,
Supt. Aakhus, Mrs. VIM. Ehmke and
G. Kliniski. A delicious lunch was
served.
Bennie Ziwicki, who is employed
at the Ernie Anderson lumber camp
near Duluth, his son Ambrose and
daughter Louise, who also are en-
ployed in Duluth, were home for the
weekend. Blanche, another daugh-
ter, is working in Duluth. Florence
and Evelyn are two of the younger
members of the family and are at
tending the village school. They
come in on the bus every morning
from their home west of here. Ernie
and Donnie are home with Mrs.
Ziwicki on the farm.
The Community club will meet
Thursday evening, February 19. When
the roll is called by the secretary,
the members are to answer by giving
the name of a former governor of
Minnesota. The speaker will be the
Hon. S. C. L. Roberts of Pine City,
who will tell us of the early days in
Pine county. Edward Clough will
tell of some of the early lumberjack
days here. Music will be furnished
by Wendell Tjon, bandmaster and
instructor in other subjects in our
local school. Lunch will be served
by Mrs. Bussman, Mrs. w. c. Ehm-
ke and Mrs. Lyle Ehmke. All men,
bers try to come.
(From Another Correspondent
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. DobosZenski