Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1922-06-15
NEWS AMONG
SCAND|NAvIANS
Interesting Items From Far
and Near About People
From the North.

The Danish Young People So
ciety of 1905. Minneapolis. has
decided to purchase the property
at 30lO Twentieth avenue South.
that city. and to use it a. a club
house. A young peoples home
was formedly established in this
building. 1t is expected that
1905" will move into its new
quarters about August !.
Lost An He Had.
Ernst Knudsen of Christians
sand. Norway. arrived in New
York last week. and was held back
by the immigration authorities ow-
ing to the fact that he had no
funds and no relatives in this
country. His friends said that all
he had. about 100000 Kroner in
cash. was stolen from him during
the voyage from British port.
Swedish Capital Active.
Swedish capital is said to be ac-
lively engaged in the building up
of a new steamship corporation
which will maintain regular sail
ings between Swedish ports and
ports on the American Pacific
coast as well as places in Japan
and Siberia. The head offices OF
the new company will be in Seat
tie.
To Study in Europe.
Dr.. Thorvald Lyngholm of Chi
cago. a native of Denmark. has
left for that country and will also
visit Vienna and Paris for the pur.
pose of informing himself Of some
of the recent strides recorded in
European medicine and surgery
DR.. Lyngholm. on a former occa.
sion, spent a considerable time ir
France. as a student at the famou.
Sorbonne university.
To Fly to Pole.
Roald Amundsen. Norwegian
Arctic explorer. cables the Lon
don Times that he will make hi
trip to the North Pole from q poin
in the Arctic ocean by airplane
he will be accompanied by two
men and will carry oil and provi
sions for only rs hours. The plar
il said to be the most sensationa
ever conceived in connection will
Arctic exploration.
Dies in Sweden.
Rev. Johannes Lundquist whs
died at the Sahlgren hospital. Go
thenburg. Sweden. three week,
ago, was for many years pastor o
congregations within the Swedish
Augustana synod in this country
until lately he occupied the pulpi
of a church at Chisago City. MINI
His wife and two sons live in tn,
United States.
Goes Abroad.
A. Franck Philipson. a Danisl
chemist. whose home is in Chica
90. and who claims to be the rea
inventor of the liquid gas whicl
the United States government j
using in warfare manoeuvers. ha
left for Denmark and other Euro
pean countries in connection witt
negotiations concerning the pro
duction of coal tar in which he j
interested.
The Oldest in His County.
The oldest inhabitant of Doug
las county. Wis. is John Adam
son. a Norwegian. who recentl.
celebrated his lOlst birthday. n
wa. 90 years old when he cam
to America. and admirers of hi
cheerful view of life claim tina
while he has only twelve children
he has several hundreds of friends
To Promote Travel.
A travelling bureau. represent
ing the Swedish state railways AM
maintained at the expense OF tn
Swedish government. has bee
opened in New York city for tn
purpose Of directing the attentio
Of American tourists to the sceni
beauty of Sweden. The burea
has already distributed thousand
Of pamphlets and circulars in a
effort to promote travel to Swe
den.
Church Conventions.
During the past week annus
conventions were held by tn