Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-03-21
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

The Swedish Study League in Chi
cago has persuaded the public IL
prary in that city to open a branch,
containing Swedish books exclu-
sively. The branch will be located
at 1O41 Newport avenue, and will be
directed under the supervision of the
board OF directors of the public IL
brary in conjunction with a COM
mittee of prominent Swedes.
Mrs. Marien Rordam, wife of Rev.
II. c. Rordam who was a Danish
Lutheran minister at Nysted. Neb..
and in Chicago for several years,
has died at her home in Denmark,
according to information just re-
ceived by her brother C. e. Barden-
fleth in Minneapolis. Mrs. Rordam
had been very i'll for many months.
While in this country, she took very
active part in Danish-American
movements.
1t has been announced that the
Merchandising, consisting of natives
of the northernmost provinces of
Norway, will hold their annual con-
ventiOn at Canton, S. D., on June 20
and 21. About three thousand men,
bers and visitors are expected, and
the committee in charge of the ar
rangements promises some very ori-
ginal entertainment. Among the
features will be a contest between
Norwegian musicians.
John Emanual Spann, a Swedish
tailor who is president of the Mer-
chant Tailors' association of Amer
lea, has been called to Washington
for the purpose Of giving expert ad-
vice concerning the material of
which military uniforms are being
made. Mr.. Spann, who came to
America when he was 10 years old,
has lived in Kansas City for some
years until he finally settled in Chi
cago.
Indications are that Carl Chris
tensen, Dane who is head of the
musical department Of the South
Dakota Agricultural college at
Brookings, will be chosen bandleader
and municipal teacher of band music
by citizens committee in Grand
Forks, N. ID. The committee recently
selected F.. w. A. Paul of Central
City, Neb., but he resigned when cer-
tain extreme patriots made objection
to his appointment because of his
German nativity.
Arthur E. Nielsen, 30 years old,
who had been in the United States
only a short time, fell down from a
scaffold last week while working for
the Illinois Steel company at its
Glendale, Wis.,, plant. He sustained
such serious injuries that he died
within ten minutes. Arthur Nielsen
is survived by his mother and other
relatives in Throndhjem, Norway.
Clarence Vikstrand and Reynold
Lindstrom, both from the town of
Lindstrom, Minn.. were boyhood
chums and friends for many years.
When the American troops were sent
to France, they both went, but with
separate units and lost track OF each
other. Now the young men have
written letters informing their rela-
tives that they have met on the bat
tlefield by sheer accident. Vikstrand
had heard that Lindstrom had been
wounded, and Lindstrom's informa-
tion was to the effect that Vikstrand
was still in America.
A Danish woman. Mrs. Thorvald
Jcrgensen, is a candidate for the Of
fee OF city commissioner in Omaha.
Neb. Her platform contains some
extreme reform planks, and there
may be doubt as to the legality OF
her candidacy as the problem OF wo-
man suffrage has not been finally
settled in Nebraska. Sophus F..
Neble, publisher Of Den Danske
Pioneer" in Omaha, denies that ne
is a candidate for the vacant post OF
county commissioner.
Private information received in
Racine, Wis, indicates that the Nor
wegian author. Wilhelm Krag. Is
planning to visit this country and
deliver a series OF lectures, princi-
pally for the purpose of defending the
stand which he recently took when
criticizing the Norwegians in the
United States. Mr.. Krag's article.
originally appearing In the Chris
tiania paper. "Tidens Tegn". and re-
printed by most Norwegian papers
in this country. caused an exceed
ingly bitter controversy in the press
on this side of the Atlantic.