Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-11-19
VOLUME XII.
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

alrplane, reported sold to syndi-
cate of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES last
week, will remain in Norway and
will not, as was originally planned,
be taken to the United States.
AS soon as Lincoln Ellsworth; the
New York millionaire who financ-
ed the expedition, and himself
took part in it, heard of the sale,
he guaranteed to raise the
amount necessary for selling the
machine to people who would
pledge to let it remain in Nor
way
Chris Boyer Dead.
Chris Boyer, described by his
Danish compatriots as "charac-
ter" died in Omaha, Neb., last
week, SO years old. He had
come to that city 46 years ago
and had spent practically all his
time since 1879 there. Mr.. Boy
er was known particularly for
the willingness he always dis
played when anyone came to him
asking for advice, and Den
danske. Pioneer says about him
that he often showed a greater
acumen in legal matters than a
trained lawyer. He was one of
the founders of the Danish GENE
terry in Omaha.
Vice Consulate Abolished.
A. |. Widlund, for a number of
years Swedish vice consul in
Grand Forks, N. D.-for the con-
.sular district of North and South
Dakota-has resigned, and his
resignation has been accepted,
with the further result that the
Swedish government has decided
to abolish the vice consulate in
the Dakotas, and refer all matters
originating there to the consulate
in Chicago. No reasons for this
step have been publicly given,
but it is assumed that the fact
that so comparatively few
Swedes emigrate to the Dakotas
nowadays may have something to
do with it. -
EXOnerated.
George M. Stiles, United States
consul at Stavanger, Norway,
who had been charged with NAL
feasance in that he had favored
certain steamship lines in pro-
curing tickets for Norwegian
immigrants, has been exonerated
of all charges. The state depart
ment at Washington undertook
to investigate the matter, and
has come to the result that the
accusations against Mr.. Stiles
were groundless. Henry Clay Won
Strive, in the meantime, had
been appointed vice consul at
Stavanger, and whether this ap-
pointment will remain unchang-
ed, is not known.
He Got the Million.
John M. Larsen, formerly re-
frigerator manufacturer at Oma-
ha, Neb. and airplane manufacture
er in New York, reports that he
has acquired one million Kroner
for the purpose of establishing
a huge refrigerator plant in Den
mark to- freeze all Danish fish
prepared for export purposes.
Mr.. Larsen who is at present in
Copenhagen, had applied to the
Danish government for loan of
a million Kroner, but was told
that the loan could not be grant
ed, so he obtained the money
through personal friends.
New Editor.
]. A. Hegglund, for a number
of years managing editor of
Svenska Canada Tidningen, Win
nipeg, has been promoted to chief
editorship of that paper. He is
"a years. old, came to Canada
from Sweden in 1904, contributed
for a number of years, to papers
and magazines in the Swedish
and the English language, and
volunteered for war service in
the Canadian army contingent in
1914. At one time Mr.. Hegg-
lund was affiliated with the
Farmers Advocate office in VIM
nipeg.
Mrs. L. S. Reque Dead.
Mrs. L. S. Rogue, nee Edel Mar
grethe Brandt, died last week at
her home in Minneapolis, aged
SO years. She was a member of
one of the best known Norweoi-
an-American families, and in 1882