Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-10-29
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Rev. ]. w. Preus, pastor of the
Norwegian Lutheran congrega.
ton at Calmar, Iowa, died last
week at the age of Ga years. He
was born at Spring Prairie. Wis.
studied at, and was graduated
from, Luther College, DEBORAH
Iowa. and Concordia Seminary
st. Louis, Mo. For eleven years
he was pastor of a congregation
at Eau Claire, Wis. then for q
years of Our Savior's church in
Minneapolis; the last FIVE years
he had been at Calmar.
Guests are HOnored.
A number of leaders of Swe
dish industry and commerce. al
present on a tour of the United
States, last week were guests OF
honor at a luncheon given by the
Swedish Chamber of Commerce
of New York. Among the honor
guests the Swedish consul gener
al at New York. Olof Lamm, was
included, he having just returned
from a six months leave of alb
sence which had been necessitat
ed by failing health.
Boas in Denmark.
A few days ago DIR. Franz Boas
professor at Columbia university
and one of the most widely
known anthropologists in the
WORLD, lectured in Copenhagen
Denmark. In an interview with
newspapermen in the Danish cap
itol he expressed himself as being
Disguised with the trend of po
litical opinion in the United
States, for he had, he said the
impression, that an effort was be,
ing made to widen more and
more the gulf between America
and Europe; this he considered
exceedingly dangerous to the flu,
ture development of amity be.
tween nations on both sides OF
the Atlantic.
Oscar Is Willing.
Oscar Mathiesen. the Norwegi
an worlds champion of skating
has been invited by Tex Richard
sport promoter of New York, to
take part in contest somewhere
in the United States during the
coming winter. He has replied
that he is willing to come, pro
vided that Mr.. Richard will guar.
antee him $4,000, and pay all ex.
penses for his own and his train.
er's trip and sojourn in this coun.
try. The champion says that in
order TO participate in the con.
test it will be necessary for him
to remain away from his business
in Norway for a period Of -four
months.
Studying Disaster.
V. Cronstedt. one of the avia'
ton experts of Sweden, last
week arrived in the United
States for the purpose of con
Quoting a detailed investigation
into the causes that led to the
destruction of the navy dirigible
Shenandoah" some weeks ago
Mr.. Cronstedt, who represents the
Swedish government in his in.
quiry, feels convinced that by a
thorough study of the disaster
il will be possible to arrive al
conclusions that may be of i'm.
mense value to the further de-
velopment of air navigation.
Being Organized.
For some time Danes in Min.
neapolis have been discussing the
plan of organizing a singing so
ciety, and some tine ago a COM
mittee was formed to do the
preliminary work and to draft
constitution and bylaws. The
committee meets frequently, and
as it also has begun the actual
rehearsing of choral songs, il
may be taken for granted, it is
said, that a regular singing so
ciety will be formed in the near
future. The committee compris-
es about twenty persons.
Is to be Installed.
On the annual Founders Day OF
the Norwegian Lutheran Con-
cordia College at Moorhead'
Mimi. ON Saturday of this week,
Professor ]. N. Brown will be Of
ficially installed as the new pres
ident of the school. The princl-
pal address on this occasion will
be given by DR.. ]. A. Aasgaard'
former president of the college,