Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-02-21
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAVIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

Among the American soldiers
wounded in action in France last
week was Harald 0stergaard. son
of the Danish pastor emeritus,
Kristian 0stergaard, Tyler. MINI.
From General Pershing's report it
appears that the young man was but
slightly injured.
Ludwig Hobby, young Norwegian
college student who last year was
mentioned as the champion ski run
ner of America, died last week at
Yankton, S. D. Hobby was the win
Norway as we'll as in this country.
He died quite suddenly.
The oldest woman in Minneapolis,
and probably in all Minnesota, was
Mrs. Mary Peterson, who died last
week, 1O4 years old. She was born
in vestergotland. Sweden. February
II, 1914, and had been in this coun-
try since 1883. Her birthday had
just been celebrated when death
claimed Mrs. Peterson.
A young Dane by the name of p. v.
Hassing is wanted by the Oregon
authorities. He had been sentenced
to Imprisonment for life in the peni-
tentiary at Salem, Ore. for killing
his wife in a fit of jealousy. but
shortly after being sent to prison.
he escaped. The police is looking
for him all over America and Den
mark
Otto Sougstad of Northwood, N. D..
one of the leading hardware men of
the state. was elected president of
the North Dakota Hardware Retail
Dealers Association at their twenty
second annual convention held Fri
day and Saturday of last week. Mr..
Sougstad is Norwegian, and sever
al of his compatriots, are members
of she executive committee of the
association.
DR.. David Bergstrom. Swedish
consul-general at Montreal, has been
elected an honorary member of the
Swedish library in Canada. DR..
Bergstrem has for number of years
been one of the staunchest support
ers of the movement to promote
Swedish cultural interests in the
Dominion, and the honor was be-
slowed upon him in recognition ol
his unique services in that direction
The Nordlyset in New York, now
the only Danish paper in the east
has passed out of the hands of Emil
.Opffer and is now edited by Helge
Froda, an entirely new name in
Danish-American newspaperdom. Mr.
Opffer has been the publisher and
editor of the paper which was
founded in 1891 by John Volk, fol
little more than five years. De
tails of the transfer are lacking a,
this writing.
That the despised bolsheviki con.
stitute the party of the future In
Russia is the opinion Of Knud Had
deland. a Norwegian merchant re
Gently arriving in this country from
as tour of Russia. Mr.. Haddeland
goes even further and predicts that
bolsheviki movements will soor
break out in all the belligerent coun.
tries and compel the governments tc
conclude peace.
Mrs. Charlotte Wigren. widow oi
the well-known Swedish Methodist
minister, John Wigren. died last
week at her home in Chicago after
having been sick for long time
Mrs. Wigren, who was Sc years old
was born in Granna. Sweden, and
came to this country in 1843. In
1856 she married Rev. Wigren. who
died in 1916. Five children, all liv-
ing in Chicago. are the survivors.
NJ. C. Madsen. who was at one time
one Of the most conspicuous Danes
In New York, died last week only So
years old. He was the leader OF
several vast building enterprises, no
tably Long Beach on Long Island
and took a great deal OF interest in
Danish-American dOings. 1t was
chiefly due to him that the tour OF
the Danish university student sing
ers seven years ago was carried
thru in this country.
There is a possibility that the fam
ous Norwegian singer. Signe Lund,
NAV leave for France some time
next month as member Of the
American canteen service. One oil
Nine. Lund's sons is serving with
the American expeditionary forces In
Europe. and another is In training
at Camp Dodge. Iowa. 1t is an