Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1943-03-25
Kerrick

Mrs. Edith Lund received letter
from Brother Johnnie acknowledge
ing receipt of her Christmas card.
The letter was dated February %,
and he says, 81 have just received
your card" He says it's hot there,
but he does not say where.
w. j. Hogan and family of Mime
apolis, were weekend guests of his
parents and friends over Sunday.
After week of tough going, roads
are opening again and school is going
on as usual.
Gloria Hogan visited from Friday
until Sunday in Duluth at the home
of her Caldwell cousins. She went
with FIR. McEnery. Clayton was along
on the trip and returned with FIR.
McEnery Friday night.
Roy Clewitt has been home for a
few days with his family. Last spring
he had his arm injured while at
work in Wisconsin 1t has bothered
him more or less and recently he
had to have an operation on it. He
spent 10 days in hospital and the
arm is not in condition to be used
as yet. The muscles had been torn
from the bone and an operation was
necessary in which the bone was split
and the muscles sewn to the bone
Carl Meyers will leave shortly for
Alaska, going with the Ulen Con-
tracing Company for whom he
worked on highway % in l941. They
will work on the Alaskan highway
1t is understood the Hector Con-
struction Company also has job
on the same road and is taking some
of the old crew along.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward LeMay and
Beverly Washburn of Superior, ano
James Caldwell and son Jerry OF
Duluth, spent Sunday with the BOZ
Hogan family.
Mrs. Mamie Kline was here fol-
the weekend from her school duties
in the Denham neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melberg have re-
turned to Kerrick and expect to make
it their home for some time. Mr.
Melberg expects to bring in some
settlers. His firm will be known a:
the Oak Lake Realty Company
Friends wish him success.
Rodney Alden is the name of the
new arrival at the William E. OlSor
home. Mother and baby are fine
and the father survived without diff,
ficulty. Congratulations, folks.
| Milton Fider and family spent Sun.
day and Monday with Mrs. Fider''
folks at Grand Rapids. Mrs. Fider'
brother had just returned from Alas
ka where he had put in the greater
part of a year.
i The potato warehouse got moving
Tuesday and went on down the high
way toward the Golden farm. Once
on the highway they had little diff
ficulty hauling it.
| Some of the local folks who like
basketball, attended tournament
game at Duluth last week and saw
Virginia Just nose out Proctor. TIL,
crowd was with Proctor and the gam,
was nip and tuck, Virginia being thu
''tuck" by one point.
Milton Beckstrom and family spen
Sunday in Duluth with Milt's sister
Mrs. Fretlund. Philip Berset CANT
back with them for few days stay
Gloria Murphy and Yvonne Lunt
| had the job of soliciting membership
for the PIT. A. and have done a nic'
job.
, Butter sales mounted Sunday, blu
they slumped the following day
| What nice figures Kerrick peopl
will have after while. You'll b
able to get your arm around mos
: any of the ladies after rationing ha
been on for year.
5 Mrs. John Johnson is quite poorl.
and the family is looking for som
middle aged person to stay with them
Mr.. Johnson is also having difficult,
5 doing his work