Askov American., 1943-05-20

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Mrs. w. P. Hogan and daughters
jeanette, Bernice and Doris, and
Mrs. Robert Hogan spent Friday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Ray
Hogan.
Mrs. William Nyrud and children
and Mrs. AakhuS of Willow River
were visitors last Thursday at the
W. P. Hogan home.
A few of the friends and relatives
of the Charles Southerton family
dropped in on them last Thursday
evening and helped them to celebrate
their 3Oth wedding anniversary. She
says it doesn't seem that long, and
he says it seems lots longer!
Mr.. Kelly, son-in-law of w. P
Hogan, drove here from Minneapolis
Friday afternoon and visited until
Sunday with them. Mrs. Kelly and
family had been visiting at the W.
P. Hogan home and they returned
to the city with him.
Joseph DiSanto came from Duluth
last week to attend to business mat
ters at the cheese factory.
Mrs. Irene Murphy will soon have
a beautiful lawn to NOV. Hans
Christensen has been diligently work
ing this past week leveling and grad
ing the new fill.
Estey Southerton was home for a
few days last week. His camp was
being disinfected and the entire gang
was given a two weeks furlough.
Due to the short time and the dis
tance he had to return, he came by
plane most of the way. He looks
we'll and likes the army life.
Carl Hultgren is now recuperating
from case of chickenpox. Dave
| Parker has been driving his school
bus for him while he has been con-
fined to his home.
| Kenneth Riehm spent few days
at home this week He is still in
camp at Colorado Springs in the
medical corps and has been doing
post office work there. He admits
he likes it there lot
Miss Phyllis Erickson of the bank
staff, spent Sunday with relatives
and friends in the Sandstone terri
tory. She is now back in Kerrick
spending her spare time cultivating
her victory garden.
Miss Eylene Ellefson has COM
pleted her term of school in the sec
ton 20 school district She will not
return next year, planning to into a
graded school.
Arvid Anderson has had his con-
tract renewed for carrying the mail
on the star route from Bruno east
and from Kerrick north. He has done
a fine job and friends were glad to
hear he got the contract again.
Friends regret to hear of the leav-
ing of George Samuelson, who for
some time has been milk hauler for
the DiSanto cheese factory. He has
accepted position with creamery
at Hutchinson, where he will work
under Ed Sundquist, former Ker-
rick buttermaker. Mrs. Samuelson
will finish her term teaching school
and then will leave to join him.
Ray Hogan, who came recently, is
now going on his second week of
vacation from his travels for the
Deep Rock Oil Corporation. He AYERS
that there is no life like that on the
farm and says that some day he in
tends to put in his full time at it.
Mrs. Hogan says that he seems to
keep busy all the time around the
house but she can't see that he has
accomplished very much.
With the few days of warm wealth
er, the "kids" at the school have
been enjoying the ball games on the
school grounds. 1t is great sight to
see them playing, with the American
flag proudly waving from the flag
pole above them.
Fishing season opened Saturday,
but to date local residents have not
heard any long tales of the size of
fish caught.
Miss Donna Lund spent the past
weekend visiting in Duquette with
her grandmother, Mrs. Lund.
Erick Zack and Frank McCuskey
of Holyoke were business visitors
Tuesday in Kerrick.
Mrs. Milton Fider spent Saturday
afternoon and Sunday in Duluth Wis
iting with her brother-in-law and
sister, DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Beaudry.
Milton Fider drove there Sunday.
Ray Clewitt is home doing some
finishing work on his newly built
house. He expects to leave very
soon for work with contracting
company in Canada
Carl Meyers writes from Nebraska
that he is working hard there now
for the Hector Construction Com
pany.