Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1942-07-02

yesterday on the A. P. Jensen farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Knudson and
son of Minneapolis, called on Askov
friends yesterday.
A girl was born Monday to Mr..
and Mrs. Anker H. Petersen of st.
Paul.
John Meier and family left early
Wednesday for visit with relatives
and friends at points in Iowa.
Mrs. VIM. Hansen of Minneapolis,
is visiting relatives and friends here
this week.
Henry Hyldahl came from the
Twin Ports yesterday for a days
visit with his folks.
Miss Ina Abrahamsen started the
first of this week as clerk in the
Coop Store.
A deal is in process of being closed
whereby E. o. johnson will pur-
chase Hans Clausen's farm, two miles
northwest of town.
E. o. johnson left Tuesday eve
ming for Minneapolis to have phys
ical check-up at the Veterans hos
pital.
Most of the business places in
Askov will be closed all day July
Fourth Saturday but will be open
Friday evening.
The Misses Marion and Pauline
Peterson of Taylors Falls, came yes
terday for a visit at the home of
their brother, Marvin c. Peterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Larsen and
son of Chicago, came Tuesday for a
visit with relatives, being guests at
the home of Mrs. Larsen's brother,
Werner Clausen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Buck and
daughter and Miss Esther Thomson
of Minneapolis, visited here Saturday
and Sunday, being guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Erling Christensen.
Everett Olesen and Viggo Lunde
came Sunday from Oakland, Calf,
for visit at the homes of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Olesen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Lunde.
On account of the first Saturday
in the month being the Fourth of
July, the regular Danish Brother
hood meeting will be postponed until
the second Saturday, July IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henrik Henriksen
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Jensen and
daughter and Mrs. A. Jensen returned
the first of last week from visit
at Ames, Iowa.
Mrs. Walter Frokjer and daughter,
Miss Agnes, and son Ivan came the
first of the week for a visit with
friends, being guests at the E. j.
Fogt and Hans Lunde homes.
Mrs. Svend Andersen and two sons,
Jim and Bob, came Saturday from
Albert Lea to visit at the N. F.
Andersen home. Mrs. Andersen and
Jim returned to Albert Lea Sunday
while Bob will spend several weeks
with his grandparents.
Hans Mosbaek, Christopher Mel
sen and Manford Nelson were in
charge of the fifth registration day
in the town hall at Askov Tuesday.
The office was open from a. m.
until 9 p. m. during which time %
men registered, the ages being 10,
10 and 20 years.
Leroy Swedlund was in Mime
apolis last Thursday and enlisted in
the Naval Reserve. He expects to
be called right after the Fourth.
He is scheduled to have six weeks
of basic training and then 81 weeks
of schooling which will give him his
senior year high school credits and
thus qualify him for graduation.
Wind, rain and lightning did con-
siderable damage in this community
Saturday night. The silo on Sigurd
Lunde's farm was blown over and
the silo on Clarence DubbePs farm
was moved about two feet but did
not tip. Many other buildings suf-
fered from the heavy wind and sew
eral trees were blown down. The
lightning played havoc with the cleo
trio lines and the telephone company
spent some time replacing blown