Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-08-13
NEWS AMONG
SCANDNAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

The credit which the National
City Bank of New FORK last year
granted the government of Swe-
den, has been extended one year
according to an announcement
Just published in New York. This
private credit was obtained by
the Swedish government for the
purpose of stabilizing the krona
and it is claimed that the credit
has never been actually drawn
upon.
Gets New Honor.
Friday of last week DR.. Niels
Bohr of Copenhagen, Denmark
winner of the Nobel physics
prize in 1922, received the spec
ial gold medal which Columbus
university awards to scientists OF
quite exceptional merit. The
award was made at the American
legation in Copenhagen by U. s
Minister John Dyneley Prince
who made his speech of presenta-
ton in English. Professor Bohr,
replying in English, said that he
was quite particularly pleased to
receive such a recognition from
the United States where scienti-
fic results in the field which he
cultivates are generally greater
than in Europe.
Irregularities Charged.
John Stiles, American vice con-
sui at Stavanger, Norway, recent.
" obtained a leave of absence
from his office. 1t now develops
that it was "a virtual resignation
forced upon him by reason OF
some alleged irregularities he is
claimed to have permitted in con.
nection with issuing passports
AS far as can be learned here, the
action was instigated by a trans.
Atlantic steamship line which
claimed that the vice consul in
issuing passports favored Compel
ing lines.
Golden Anniversaries.
Two clergymen within the Swe'
dish Augustana Synod this year
are observing their fiftieth ami
versary of their ordination as
pastors. viz, DIR. E. F. Bartholo'
new and DIR. A. P. Monteen. DR.
Bartholomew at the present time
is professor of English language
and literature at Augustana Col
leQe. and DR.. Monteen has charge
of a congregation in the southern
part of Minnesota. Both mer
were ordained Swedish Lutheran
ministers in the summer Of 1875
Silver Wedding.
Rev. and Mrs. Thorvald Knud
sen, Ryslinge, Denmark. on Au
gust 81 will celebrate their TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary which is be
ing remembered by a group Of
friends at Tyler, Mimi. and Ny
sted. Nebr., where Mr.. Knudser
formerly was pastor of Danish Lu
theran congregations and con
nected with folk high schoo
work. Mr.. Knudsen for some
years was president of the Ny
sted folk high school. later of thu
Danebod folk high school at Ty
Ter, and Grand View College a
Des Moines. Iowa. He now ap
pears to be permanently settled
in his native country.
Ordained % Years Ago.
A few days ago Rev. ALFRED
Tn. Dorf. pastor of the Danish
Lutheran Ansgar congregation
in Chicago. observed the twenty
eth anniversary of his ordina
ton as a clergyman. He was or
dained in Denmark in August
1900 and soon thereafter came tc
Nysted, Nebr.. as member OF
the teaching staff of the folh
high school there; later he was
president of the Krabbesholm
folk high school in Denmark. fol
some time pastor of a congrega,
ton at Perth Amboy, n. j.. and
for the last nine years has occu'
pied the Ansgar pulpit in CHI,
caro. A few years ago Mr.: Dori
took his degree as doctor Of phil
osophy.
Morgenstierne Married.
wilhelm Morgenstierne who II
in North America as one OF the
official representatives OF the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Oslo. Nor