Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-10-22
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Danish newspapers carry the
text Of a resolution adopted at
the fifth annual convention of
Scandinavian merchants at Co
penhagen a little more than two
weeks ago, protesting against the
plan of the American govern
ment to not only maintain Gus
toms officials in the ports of the
Northern countries for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what is the
cost of production of export ar
ticles, but also to give these Of
ficials diplomatic rank. The res
olution points out that the policy
is glaringly opposed to European
business ethics.
May Run.
Ragnvald A. Nestos of Minot,
N. D., former governor of his
state, returned the other day to
the United States from a trip to
Voss, Norway, where his mother
lives; Copenhagen, Worms Ger
many, and Geneva where he at
tended the meetings of the as
sembly of the League of Nations.
Upon his arrival in New York
Mr.. Nestos said to interviewers
that if there is a sufficiently ur-
gent demand for his candidacy,
he would make the attempt to
be elected u. S. senator from
North Dakota, succeeding the
late Senator E. F. Ladd.
Book About u. s.
Mrs. Anna Sederblom, wife of
the primate of the Swedish state
church, Archbishop Nathan
Sederblom. has published a
book containing the impressions
she received of life and
manners in the United States
while travelling with her
husband two years ago. The book
contains some very acute obser-
vations, and is on the whole ex-
ceedingly friendly to Americans.
Where the author criticizes her
own compatriots are generally
the sufferers, especially those
Swedes who "Americanize" their
good Swedish names. She has no
time for such. she says.
Silver Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Georg Jergensen,
1905 Seventeenth Ave. South,
Minneapolis. recently celebrated
their 18th wedding anniversary
at a gathering which had been
arranged in their honor by many
of their friends; more than ESQ
persons were present al tie ban
quet in DANA hall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jgrgensen are natives of Den
mark and have for years been
active members of Danish crgan-
izations in Minneapolis.
Gets Another Lift"
At the moment when Roald
Amundsen, Norwegian polar ex-
plorer, and his co-worker and
friend, Lincoln Ellsworth were
guests of Mayor Hylan in the city
hall of New York. a cablegram
arrived from Oslo, Norway, to
the effect that announcement
was being made by the Aero so
ciety of Norway that Mr.. Els
worth had donated 100000 to-
ward the next Amundsen expedi-
ton on condition that he els
WORTH be permitted to be the
only American aboard the air
ship, and that the expedition be
made under the flag of Norway.
The American contributed more
than $4,000 to the last Amund-
sen expedition
Mrs. Esbjsrn Dead.
Mrs. Gustava Albertina Es-
bjern, 90, died last week ct Rock
Island, iii. She was the widow of
Rev. L. p. Esbjerne. one Of the
founders Of the Swedish Luther
an Augustana synod, and had
come to this country with her
husband in 1857. The old lady
liked to wax reminiscent about
the time when Attorney Abra-
ham Lincoln would come 70 her
home--then at Springfield. H.
to consult her scholarly husband
about the college work Of his
sons.
Ibenfeldt Killed
Adolf Iberfeldt. recently ar
rived at Moosomin, Manitoba,
from Norway. was shot by a
farmer in the Fleming district
last week. and died . few hours