Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-05
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Considerable CONSERVATION is
evident in Sweden because of the
fact that practically all of the
leading movie" actors and ac-
tresses of that country have
signed contracts with film corpo-
rations in the United States, and
for the purpose of inducing a
number of them to return to
their native country when
present contracts expire, Charles
Magnusson, head of "Svensk
Filmindustri," has arrived at Hol-
lywood, CAL, to open negotia-
tions. Among the stars" whose
return to Sweden is desired, are
Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sj0strom,
Lars Hanson Karin Molander,
Greta Carlo and Einar Hanson.
BorrOws i'm U. S.
Kobstadsforeningen Union of
municipalities of Denmark last
week obtained loan of seven
million dollars from an American
banking syndicate headed by
Brown Bros. of New York. Re-
payment is to begin in 1880, and
will continue over period of 25
years, with interest fixed at 81
per cent. The purposes for which
the money thus acquired has
been borrowed, have not been
publicly announced in this coun-
try.
]. o. Lee Dead.
John O. Lee, sec.-treas. of the
Lee-Hoff Manufacturing Co., st.
Paul, died last week rs years old.
He was native of Oier, Gud-
brandsdalen, Norway, came to
the United States in 1868, and
founded in 1885, together with
Christoffer Hoff, the firm whose
secretary and treasurer he was at
the time of his death. Mr.. Lee
was widely known among his
compatriots in ST. Paul and Min
neapolis.
Fifty Years.
The Swedish Augustana College
a few days ago celebrated the fif-
tieth anniversary of the removal
of the school from Paxton, Ill,
to it's present site at Rock Island,
Ill. In 1875 the college had 88
students and but a few teachers.
At the present time it is attend
ed by 1,097 students who are
taught by a faculty comprising
76 professors and instructors.
More than twelve thousand stu
dents have graduated from Au-
gustana College since it's removal
fifty years ago.
]. A. Phil Dead.
julius Andreas Phil of Whea-
ton, ILL.,, died in his home last
week, IS years old. He was a
native of Bornholm; Denmark,
and has been in the United States
for about forty years. Mr. Phil
was painter and decorator, but
also a writer on topics of eth
biological and psychological sub
jects; likewise, he found time to
translate a number of Danish po-
ems into English, notably a group
of lyrics by Jeppe Aakjar. A
sister of the deceased is married
to C. Rasmussen, president of the
C. Rasmussen Co., in Minneapo-
lis.
Defends Himself.
Bishop Johan Lunde, primate
of Norway, who after attending
in an official capacity the Norwe-
gian-American centennial cele-
bration in Minneapolis st. Paul
last summer made lecture trip
through the western part of the
United States, has returned to
Norway where he, upon his arriv-
al, was questioned by newspaper
men regarding alleged state
ments made in the Twin Cities
concerning the intra-church con-
flicts in Norway. The bishop, in
defending himself, flatly de-
clared that he had made no pub
lie references to any pending
church controversy.
Planning Settlement.
j. P. johnson, Swedish vice
consul at Wetaskiwin; has recent
ly begun to investigate POSSIBLE
ties for founding Russian and
a Swedish settlement in Calgary,
Canada. Several large tracts of
land are said to be available for
such purposes, and in the near
future representatives of organi-