Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-11-24
Local Danes Complimented. !
rom the Noppariel

rioh tho NobPhttti ,
!, The energy with which Council
Bluffs Danish weekly, Dansk Folkti-
dende. is going about things is a
matter of note among the Danish
American citizens of Council Bluffs
and vicinity. 1t is pleasing to learn
that its enterprise is being appreciate
ed within much wider radius. The
last number of "Norder, Danish
illustrated family paper published in
Racine, Wisconsin, contains pictures
OF the three proprietors, AXel Ander-
son, c. p. Christensen, and George
Smith, and gives the paper an extend
ed notice, portions of which have
been translated as follows:
IF new paper shall gain an en-
trance in the thousands of homes, it
must-to conquer this difficulty
bring something original, something
of its own, something which no one
else has presented. The new paper
must have new ideas and follow new
trails; without that there will be no
progress. Dansk Folketidende has
broken a new trail; boldly, youthfully,
enthusiastically fairly taking the
breath away from the older, distressed
and alarmed Danish-American pa
pers this young sheet has swung it,
self to the front, and made itself
wanted. 1t has a policy and a motto.
1t stands for optimism and American
ism.
"Dansk Folketidende is the baby
among Danish american weeklies, IL
dating only from 1901, when IL was
first started under the direction of the
able, gifted Lib Jacobsen, who, how
ever, shortly afterwards was succeeded
by William Larsen, u well known
citizen of Council Bluffs. Larsen
promoted company, in phich many
of the Danish business men became
interested. When Mr.. Larsen found
that he could not give the paper all
the attention 1t demanded, the COM
pany sold out year ago.
1.-THE new publishers, Messrs. Ander-
sen and Christensen, at once turned
new leaf in the history of the paper;
new material was purchased the plant
was enlarged and instead of printing
the paper on an old-fashioned press,
Dansk Folketidende,. is now STEREOTYPE
ed and printed on an up-to-date Webb
press, through which on Wednesday
night are run "Tidender" at q rate of
10000 per hour. Another machine
put the names and addresses on and
before day break the papers are taken
to the mail trains and distributed
among it's readers from coast to coast.
perhaps the fact that the publish
ers are quite young people has some
thing to do with the individuality that
is apparent as soon as one opens this
new paper. The editor, Axel Ander-
sen, who is the youngest, is son of
manufacturer well known in business
circles in Copenhagen. Only II years
of age, he came to the United States.
where he since had occasion to study
the conditions of our countrymen in
different localities and under differ
ent circumstances. The style of his
pen is novel and characteristic, with
o leaning towards the humoristic, and
his sketches 'Overtures in Flats
which appeared in the Danish Pioneer.
created quite stir.
&c. L. Christensen Is practical
printer who got his training with the
official paper of Vendsyssel, Denmark.
After coming to America he found
employment with the paper that was
alone in the field at the time, the Dan
ish Pioneer, and here his uncommon
ability and energy was soon discover
ed. he was walking dictionary, a
living handbook among the bows, and
often, when 5. F. Neble, the editor
hunted the wild duck or the shy
prairie chicken on Nebraska's prairies
Christensen presided in the news de-
partment without any complications.
Also on questions of agriculture he Is
posted and has contributed largely 10
farm publications.
Mr.. George l.. Smith is not the
least necessary of this useful three
clover. He has invested O large part
OF the capital without which no paper
can make its way, and to his staunch
bellef In the future of the paper is due
a large share of the success it has
attained up to present. Smith comes
from acob A. Riis's town, Ribe. and
went to school with our distinguished
countryman When Germany con-
quored Holstein from Denmark in 1864
Smltn thought he would rather be an
American than German. He is an
Ola Iowa settler and was one of the
incorporators of the Danish Brother
nood OF America. With three as
dlHerent Danes as these, and with the
apparent results in view, there can be
no doubt that the future of Dansk
folketidende IS secure"