Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-08-19

ISL COL11nIS61Ou0I- Is 1O1OuGlt N1Gldu1CT,
j of the general staff. The Norwegian
commissioner has been selected in the
person of Captain Eriksen, of the gen
eral staff.
Gustavus Adolphus college, st.
Peter, Mimi, begins it's thirty-ninth
year of work Wednesday, Sept 4.
Entrance examinations will be held
the day before.
H. P. Peterson is heralding with
enthusiasm the preparations for the
entertainment of the Norwegian
Danish Press association in West
Superior, Wis, Sept. IS, IA and Is.
A hospital is to be built in Grand
Forks, under the direction Of the
board of directors of. Grand Forks
college, of which Rev. A. E. Lien is
president, and Professor A. A. Kas-
berg manager.
Count Malta Leonstjerna-Granat, L
representative of the Swedish govern
ment, is located in Kenosha, Wis.
He is studying American farming,
American workmen and their
methods
Augustana synod Of the Swedish
Lutheran church in America opens
Augustana college and theological
seminary, Rock Island, Ill.,, for It's
forty second annual session, Sept. 4
The theological department opens
Sept. 25.
The Scandinavian Sailors home
in Brooklyn, N. Y, was visited by 49
NoIwegians, 8 Swedes, 3 Danes and 5
Films during the month of July. One
thousand eight hundred and ninety
nine dollars and fifty cents was sent
through that Office to Scandinavia
last month.
A. M Howe, treasurer of Augsburg
seminary, reports the following Ie-
ceipts since June 1, 1901: For the
building fund, $3,86109; to the salary
fund, $42121 Professor Wilhelm Pee
tersen is at present laboring in Ash |
land, Wis, Professor H. N. Hendrick-
son at West Superior and Duluth, |
and Professor H. A. Urseth in north
ern Minnesota
Adolph Byda1, the Norwegian jour-
nalist in the district court at Brainerd. |
has sued the Independent Scandina-
Wan Workmen of America. He states
that Nov 27, 1900, he was elected to
the office of organizer; that lie
organized lodges at several places,
and that on May 10, 1901, he was
ousted from office without cause. He
asks $4,000 damages.
DR.. F'ridtjof hansen. who came
nearest the pole. is becoming involved
in litigation in Chicago. He was in a
fair way to receive the fortune left
by Matthias Blessing, a wealthy
Scandinavian who died two years ago,
the other heirs having waived their
claims. However, petition was filed
in the probate court by Mrs. Martha
G. Cunningham of Chattanooga,
Tenn, who says she is a daughter Of
the deceased She asks the court to
delay the distribution of the assets
until she has had a hearing.
Martin U1vestad's Norge America
has reached its seventh thousand. A
rocket edition in flexible covers is
issued. The following are few of
the facts set forth in the book: The
and their descendants in
the United States number 100000
in Canada $4,000. There are Ais
societies and 2.2S1 churches, also
"a schools, 1T teachers. 1854 pupils
in America. There are 116 Norwegian
publishers of American paners. Nor
wegians who have written books num-
Der 315. Politically 73 per cent. are
"a ner cent. populists, 2
per cent. prohibitionists and per
cent. democrats. Tt is the compiler's
estimate that the democrats have be-
rome nopu1tst to large extent.
leads in Donulation. Wis
consin, Illinois, North Dakota. Iowa.
South Dakota follow in order. A
map accompanies the book
showing where the population actually
is. Business and professional men
seem to be most interested in this I
work. !