davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13

Cattle-Twelve head Holstein cat
tie, T. B. and Bangs tested. Hol-
stein cow (Maggie), years old, fresh
80 days; Holstein cow (Rosie), 4
years old, to freshen January 10;
Holstein cow Nizzie), years old,
fresh 80 days; Holstein cow (Goldie) },
4 years old, to freshen January 4;
Holstein cow (Bessie), years old,
to freshen January 7; Holstein cow
(Nellie), 3 years old, to freshen jan
uary 10; Holstein cow (Bertha), 5
years old, to freshen January IL;
Holstein cow Beauty, years old,
to freshen January ID; Holstein COW,
(Dixie), 5 years old, to freshen jan
uary 8; Holstein heifers, 11a years
old.
Horseback mare, weight 1900
pounds, smooth mouth. If in need
of horse, be sure and see this one.
Chickens-Fifty Buff Orpington
chickens, year old; Is spring Buff
Orpington chickens.
Hay-Nine tons of timothy and
clover hay, year old.
Machinery and household goods
Trailer wagon with horse and trailer
hitch, steel wheeled truck wagon with
rack, loft. hay rake, Aft. disk, one
horse cultivator, 14-inch walking
pillow, grindstone, stone boat, Is gunny
sacks, 2 scythes, 12x14 canvas tar
paulin, in good condition; hand corn
planter, hand potato planter, hand
corn shelter, saw mandrel, 4 hay
forks, 2 hand oman saws, post hole
digger, crow bars, so feet new rub
Der hose, eveners, 2 axes, 10-gallon
cream can, 3 5-gallon cream cans,
rip circle saw, chains, 6 milk pals,
some carpenter tools, double set of
work harness, 80 feet 1A-inch water
pipe and also water tank, Zenith
Windcharger, good; buffet, center
table, dining room table and 4 chairs,
drop head sewing machine, in fine
condition; Stewart cooking range,
Coronado 6-volt cabinet radio, like
new; Universal coal and wood heater,
setee, rocker and chair, Western Field
bolt action repeater % rifle, Venezia
accordion, 9x12 rug, oak dresser,
small chest of drawers, barber clip
per and shears, curtain stretcher,
bedstead and spring, Aladdin kero-
sene lamp, gasoline lantern, kitchen
table and 3 chairs, 2 5-gallon crooks,
3 1-gallon crooks, 2 1a-gallon crooks,
new Gamer, 100 fruit jars, cooking
utensils, dishes and many other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
Terms: All sums of $40 and under,
cash. On sums over that amount
time can be arranged with your bank
err on bankable paper Arrange with
your banker for credit! All prop
erty must be settled for on day OF
sale before goods are moved from
premises.
LOUIS JACOBOVITZ, Owner.
Barnick Bros, Sandstone, auctioneers
First State Bank of Finlayson, clerk
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13
Gardeners Nook
By GARDEN CLUB EDITOR

This week we're dedicating our
column to bigger and better Askov
flower show.
Well begin by quoting from. let
ter which we received from Mrs.
Whiteford of Minneapolis, who has
kindly consented to judge our flower
show and to lecture in the evening.
Here are some things from her
letter that may prove helpful: Gall
leaves should be stripped from the
stems below the water line. If you
use milk bottles you can understand
that lot of foliage stuck down in the
container detracts from the exhibit.
"On the question what constitutes
a stem and a stalk, this is deter
mined by the flowers themselves
rather than by rule. The description
using the term specimen bloom is
applied to such flowers as zinnias,
marigold, ETC., and when only one
flower is on the stem with no flower
buds allowed. On the other hand the
term stalk is used on such flow
ers as gladiolus, annual larkspur and
others where the bloom is the entire
flower made up of florets or indi-
vidual flowers.
There is also another item that
should not be overlooked and that
is when making an arrangement for
artistic effect flower buds may be
left on a flower stalk thus differing
from a specimen bloom"
The committee hopes that every
one will feel adventurous next Thurs
day and bring in some unusual flow
er arrangements. We think that
among those listed one or more may
be exactly what suits you.
If you have any unusual plants or
flowers, please bring them. They
make flower show so much more
interesting and fun.
Mrs. Whiteford also asks that we
remind the exhibitors to cut their
gladiolus stalks down to the last
two leaves.
Pick flowers for exhibit early in
the morning while dew still is on
them, put in deep water at once.
Judges look for substance, stem quail
ity, health of foliage, number and
quality of bloom on stem. All ex-
hibitors must conform to rules in
regard to number on exhibit as stated
in prize list in order to be entitled
to compete.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Paulsen are
on a vacation trip to Racine and var
ious other points in Wisconsin.
Hans Bagge has purchased a Model
H John Deere tractor from the Sor-
ensen Implement Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens K. Hyldahl
came from Minneapolis yesterday for
brief visit with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Ludwig Sorensen is here from
Rosemount for a visit at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Mabel Abra-
hansen.
Andreas Christensen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Christensen and Mrs. Axel Elk
holm, all from Duluth, were Askov
visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. A. G. Danielson went to Du-
luth Monday to attend Red Cross
surgical dressing institute there Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Sorensen, Miss
Ruth and Enok and Mrs. Jens Mel
sen were Minneapolis callers yes
terday.
Rev. and Mrs. M. Mikkelsen and
Miss Hertha and Werner were in
West Denmark, Wis, Tuesday, TAX
ing Otto ANDERSEN home, he having
returned Monday with the Askov
group from Des Moines, Iowa.
During the past week the fixtures
in the post office have been re-
arranged so as to provide better day
light for both the patrons and the
employees. The new arrangement also
provides better facilities for handling
the mail in the work room.
A disease of unknown origin has
raised havoc with John Swanson's
cattle the past two weeks. Up to
this time no less than q head have
died, all young stock averaging two
years, which is a total loss as the
animals must be buried at once.
State officials investigating the dis
ease say that it is very unusual
ailment and there is apparently
nothing they can do about it. The
loss of q head at the present mar
ket represents about $4,000.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13
Initiation Control
A Problem For All

Below is the final article in
series of five on initiation by DR..
Jesness, eminent University of
Minnesota agricultural economist.
Although any adequate program
for control of initiation will require
government action, what individuals
do will be important both to the
general program of initiation control
and to themselves.
Initiation or rising prices mean that
dollars have lower buying power.
This makes the present period good
time to pay debts and poor time
for contracting debts, especially any
debts that will not be paid while
the high prices last. This is particu-
larly important for farmers in order
that they avoid the mistakes so many
made during World War of buying
high-priced farm land and making
other long term debts and obligations
which become very difficult or i'm
possible to pay after price levels re-
turn to normal. Remembering the
lessons of the last war, the man who
pays off his long-term debts now
and avoids making any more such
obligations. will be in much better
shape when the readjustment comes.
At such times it is difficult for farm
ers even to meet current expenses
and pay taxes, since farm prices al
ways fall faster and farther than
the prices of things farmers have
to buy.
Paying off debts and keeping out
of debt is also one of the best ways
for the individual to help control
initiation. The more debts a man
is trying to pay, the less money he
will have to bid up prices of con-
sumner goods. For the same reason,
individuals should avoid installment
buying and other credit purchases
of consumer goods.
Farmers, of course, have big re-
sponsibility for maintaining produc-
ton of necessary foods and raw ma
terials to help win the war, and so
should not hesitate to make neces-
sary short-term loans for seed, equip
ment or other needed production
purposes. 1t is good business to
make whatever loans may be needed
now to keep production going strong
ly while the demand and prices for
farm products are favorable.
Paying off and avoiding long
terms debts, keeping taxes paid up,
cutting down spending for consumer
goods of all kinds, buying as many
war bonds as possible and keeping
the farm producing up to capacity
are all ways that farmers can help
win the war and at the same time
help themselves, not only for the
present, but also for the future.
Moreover, the program is sound
one, whether we succeed in control
ling initiation or not.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13
ASKOV
Midsummer Festival.

Sunday is the day for the midsum-
mer festival and picnic to be held
in the Askov village park, with a
pageant and folk-dancing scheduled
for the evenings entertainment in
the D. B. S. hall.
Glen Thompson of the Midland
Coop Wholesale will be the chief
speaker on the afternoons program
There will be sports, games and re-
freshments there also and free cof-
fee will be served at noon to all
bringing their picnic dinner. See
ad elsewhere in this issue.
A cordial invitation is extended tc
all to attend.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13
ClOverdale

Gladys Carlson returned home from,
st. Paul Monday where she spent
the past week visiting relatives.
Carl Norlander from Minneapolis,
spent the weekend at the home of
his brother, Einar Norlander and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Wolf and fam
lily were dinner guests at the Conrad
Svardahl home in Sand Creek Sun
day.
Shirley Sanford is employed at the
Luther Abrahamson home.
Lester Frye left last week to seek
employment somewhere out of the
u. S. A.
Harvesting is nearly completed in
this neighborhood and lot of the
people are busy with bean picking
the crop being good and good price
being paid for beans.
The school board of district No. 90
met at the Cloverdale store Monday
evening. Mrs. Oscar Opsahl was
elected treasurer to fill the vacancy
of w. Abrahamson, who resigned.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13
Public Sale West
OF Willow River

On account of i'll health, I will sell
all of the following personal property,
as is, to the highest bidder, located
10 miles west of Willow River on
county road or miles south and
3 miles west of Denham, on good
roads, on Saturday, August Is. Sale
to start at l p. m. sharp.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13
Flower Show Next Week.

A large variety of blooms is ex-
pected to be entered in the Askov
Garden club flower show to be held
in the D. B. S. hall Thursday after
noon and evening of next week. The
committee states that all flowers will
be welcome and prize list, instruc-
tons and other information is pub
ished elsewhere in this issue.
There will be no admission charge
but coffee and lunch will be sold
to help defray expenses, so all are
invited to come both afternoon and
evening for refreshments to help
the Garden club make the event a
success.
Flowers may be brought in until
l p. m, judging will be done dur
ing the afternoon and program has
been planned for the evenings enter
tainment.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-08-13

If all the eggs America is called
on to produce this year were broken
at the rate of one a second, it would
take 1000 years to finish the job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
Time for Action

WHAT finally does the Congress of the United States
w intend to do about the proposed raise pay for post
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
About Shopping Early

7 ACH year about now newspapers urge readers TO do
l. their CHRISTMAS shopping early There is nothing
Interior in these annual reminders if makes difference
TO your newspaper whether YOU shop early or late
Normally merchants don't care either. It is matter
merely Of common that the earlier YOU shop the
better selection YOU viii have.
But this year its different
This year the shop-carly message Is real warning
rather than reminder
This year unless YOU do your Christmas shopping
early YOU may not complete 1t at all
This year if YOU wait until the last minute YOU will
have to without Il on your Christ.
mas list today
THE fact is that Detroit merchants like merchants
everywhere else face problems without precedent IN
American mercantile history
They are confronted with rigid inventory restrictions
impossible to avoid because they have been imposed by
the federal government.
Much Of the merchandise on their shelves cannot be
replaced because is no longer being manufactured
Also they are suffering from an acute help shortage
due 70 extraordinary drains htdefcnsc industries. Not
only are they losing many experienced sales persons and
general workers but increasingly difficult for them
to recruit the temporary help they always need during
the Christmas shopping season
A DID to all this, the sweeping curtalment OF delivery
a service inevitable result Of tire and gas ration
ng) and you acknowledge Will be sheer foolish
ness to postpone this years Christmas shopping.
For your own peace of mind, accordingly, do your
Christmas shopping early. Early means not next week
II means today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27

WHAT, finally does the Congress of the United States
w intend to do about the proposed raise III pay for post
office employees?
The elections are over, the 1919 draft has been
decided the tax bill enacted gas, sugar and coffee
ratonng settled
The post office workers have waited patiently for
weary months while these legislative tasks out of
the way and lawmakers could get around to act on the
of 10 per cent temporary increase for maimen
Practically every congressman has assured his con-
stituents that he favors the raise
But nothing has happened
IN THE meantime the postal employees situation grows
1 critical every day.
His salary has been increased for Z years while
other labor has least kept adequate pace with the soar
ing cost of living.
Furthermore the mailman faces an income tax of at
least 10 per cent from his already insufficient earnings
He must pay per cent toward his retirement fund,
not per cent as in social security deductions.
He is asked and expected to contribute another 10
per cent for war bonds and he generally does
Beyond that is the per cent to be deducted next
year for the victory tax.
Altogether that is 30 per cent accounted for before
he pays rent buys food clothing drops dime in
the church collection box
And all he asks is 10 per cent raise.
IE DOES NOT ask for the Is per cent raise specified
| l in tie War Production Board formula.
These are hard facts, dsagreeable facts.
Unless the Congress grants the modest and just
request of loyal experienced and invaluable postal
employees they will become shameful facts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
What War Bonds Buy

ALL BRANCHES. the army,
navy arr corps, marines and
coast guard use balloons for
various purposes IN this war.
The harraGe balloon with flap
ping wings and fins, plays an
important role As protection
against air blilIcS
Observation balloons Of the
navy or the anchored balloons
of Tho coast guard and marines,
also play important parts.
Some arc used over troop con-
Cen'rationS 10 prevent ground
Sfraflnc- -Snran-ia..a--- i--,,-r-rti- nv
merchant ships 70 make direct
AIR hts more difficult Anchored
balloons are moored by some
1900 feet Of cable or mounted
on mobile trucks. They cost
UUWaTfS 70 n
You can help pay Tor them
with your regular investment
every pay DAY Of 10 per cent
Of your income in war bonds
DO your blt toward winning the
war.
rra,4 s's'ss Treason Department
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
"He hires her to sit out here so Others WH figure
it's useless to Lrdit!'

but against their discouraged
and dissenting elements.
IN THE face of defeat they
L hang on as long as poSSi-
bic. Rumors based on plain ex-
peCtationS. therefore. may be
premature, may lead Us 10 case
up
Clearly. this is tho time for us,
10 strike harder and faster. Our
offensive plans must be rushed
INTO douhle-Quck Things -
contemplate dong next Spri u
must be done now. Production
and deliveries must be keyed
higher
We can pray that collapse ~
German arms viii bring peace
tomorrow, next week. next
month. or a. soon as possible,
hut we must pass the ammuni-
ton faster 70 effect tho result.
uarbu'sa ~ King Features syre ins.
Reproduction IN Whole or 10 Part
strictly Prrh.bI'eA
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
Voice Of the People
1t means today.

WITH the rapid flow of momentous events growing
w out of the war national honor is at stake,
No administration can survive this which docs
not adopt policies which reflect the true interests Of the
American people.
In the circumstances, American officials should be
circumspect in making commitments and vague promises
concerning the nature of the postwar world
The lesson of Woodrow Wilson's errors should not
be repeated He talked glby about type of future
super state and exceeded his constitutional authority in
making pledges without the of the Senate
which must approve treaties with other nations
FOREIGN peoples and governments should recognize
-I-the- difference between expressions OF personal
opinions AID desires of American officials and copper
riveted treaties negotiated by the executive with the
advice and consent Of the Senate.
In the final analysis, the groups which constitute
American public opinion including business labor and
agriculture will have the balance of power.
Eric Johnston forward-ooking Spokane business
executive president of the Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States writing in the American Mercury,
uttered basic and simple truths about American
policy in the postwar world
CTRESSING the fact that American progress depends
- on recognition of the harmony Of interests Of all
domestic economic and sectional groups, Mr. Johnston
declared
Fundamentally, management and labor are today
in agreement Each side is fast learning 10 understand
the other. The emergency has shown the need
and possbitN-of cooperation. This new unity must
be projected into the postwar era. Management alone
cannot break down the barriers TO Observation-Disclosures
such as taxes incentive and investment monopol>tic
practices by business and government and labor rules
for economic life arbitrarily devised by bureaucrats.
Only management working with labor remove the
barriers, for the nation whole
When the people alert and aruculate, they can
give drectves to governmental officials and convert
them from masters Of the people public servants in
accordance with constitutional procedure.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
| etters
To The Editor
To THE EDITOR:

To THE EDITOR:
John PUBLIC gives and takes
- lot. The present question
is whether he is going to take
the tire Inspection racket that
is getting ready to be forced
upon him. He thinks the time
TO make his protest is before
he is taken
Owing 70 tho loss Of business,
the nev raCketeerS are trying
to seek a new revenue for their
service stations 10 offset the loss
Of business Of past revenue, at
the expense Of the pcople.-
Tire inspection $50 called will
be a service charge Of - cents
per tire or whereabouts. This
will ontltle us to another Stickcr
-ef-eeff4et+ftrrT- ~ tttt17t rt-ffrUr-
Should tires be demOunicd for
closer examination. a sharp in
crease Of tube pinches Will re-
suit
Ninety per cent Of the car
owners today are very much
concerned as 10 their car being
kept in Al condition which
they see as a necessary step for
operation
The other ~ per cent We viii
always have with US. least said
tho better
The service viii not help The
On per cent. nor Will j. help the
10 per cent.
Is this supposed 70 be a tax
70 help win thc war No II
II were 50, John Public might
say yes.
This is not government
measure and John doesn't like
IT,
This Is 2 new service that viii
not be withdrawn at the COM
ple'ion Of the war
If We take II we viii surely
have II permanently
Evidently II is not plain 10
this now brain trust" that for
each wage Garner n the higher
income level there arc still \
dozen ordinary people in tho
lower bracket
II such mounting figures con-
tinue IN tho operation Of tho
automobile | SEQ this future Inc
Of business going the way Of 50
many things
Seems as If nobody is doing
nothing about something
Another one or two Of these
ideas and I wouldn't be sur
priSed 10 find out ono day that
John Public has gone and had
himself another Tea Party.
CLAYTON NISHLER.
1912 Porter street.
Dearborn.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27

outnumbcr his three to one or
more. We will win.
TEiE Russian communiqueS
sound like the back Of the
German army has been broken
Statingrat and auu1h1farTon
Of ElitlcrS armies on that front
might possibly be complete.
No one however. over knows
how much Russia has. or how
true arc Tho Red communidueS.
Official statements on both sides
on that front have been noto-
rlouSly exaggerated.
If the Soviet claims Of killed
and captured have not been
rcpetitouS, certainly Il final de-
cline of German military morale
IN Russia would be Indicated
But II IS wiser ~ he cautious
and expect that tho Germans
can form a straight line across
the bend Of the Don River Such
a winter line IS physically feaS-
iblc.
However. If The Sovicts get as
far as Ro>tov they can cut the
Caucasus armies ef Hitler Gem
ptctriv off from their base and
extend the Nazi disaster 20 pro-
portions which viii stimulate
talk Of surrender
IRON all these facual con
L Sj1erations. u is evident Ger
man military power 81 resistance
is being broken The AXIS can
not win tho war
Hitler knows il AZ well as We
do perhaps better He knows
for instance. tho extent 10 which
British and American hamh4asA-
have limited ms piano produc-
tl0n matter a. which Nc can
only guess
The road ~ victory and peace
Is therefore open and tho way
rttr--TT atr7r71tIti
The top Of the hill VII come
quickly If revolutions get started
in Italy and Germany hut tho
lives OF the officials who have
tho guns IN those countries de-
pend on how long they can hold
those guns, not only against US
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
Shoot Substitutes
By ARTHUR UBUG>I BNER

Nj Roosevelt, says that Admiral uaran is only tenn
.-sry substitute Ike cotton in hollow tooth.
That dldnt stop Allies Tor icnourcing Daran in
srliamert 30 matter where parar you almost be
sure he got his ucke, from sreru.atar.
But ! don't mink he ANYTHING 70 excited about.
Nv now We should earned take fhe good the
bad without mixing them.
II Daran herea Us 'o take Aeers Vithou' 'gh' then
m for Dsran even unto third generation. And which
ever way he turns ms makes difference in
which We are shooting the pants.
uu4sa b. -.,-1s.s-s
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27

outnumhcr his three TO one or
more. We will win.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-27
CLAYTON NISHLER,
1912 Porter street.
Dearb
To THf"FDTTOR:

II REPLY TO Mrs Charles "
L Korn's letter regarding the
cruelty Of war plants 10 tho
hard Of hearing applying for
work. | would like 10 call hcr
attention 10 tho Hollov Carhu-
rotor Company a. Vancouver
and EpWorth.
They have working for them 2
large number Of totally deaf and
dumb persons. Thoy are as good
If not better workers than the
normal hearing persons en-
ploycd there.
! think (aS Mrs Kern doeS),
that other corporations would
do we'll 10 follow suit II has
proven successful in this in
stance, and II would undoubtedly
prove successful elsewhere.
WILLIAM ID. ALTON,
BOSS Nhitefleld avenue.