Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-09-03
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.


The Central Swedish Methodist
conference, 38 votes to 0, last
Saturday voted in favor of unit
ing the Northern and Southern
bodies of the denomination and
also voted, % to Is, in favor of
admitting laymen to the confer
ence. The Northern Swedish con-
ference, meeting in Duluth, at
the same time voted overwhelm-
ingly in favor of merging the
Northern and Southern sections
of the church.
Coming from Denmark.
At the Interparliamentary con-
gress in Washington next month
Denmark will be officially repre-
scented by DIR. P. Munich, DR.. p.
Fraenkel, Sven Trier Kyed, Half
dan Hendriksen, J. Louw, d.
Lauesgaard, H. p. Hanssen-Ner-
remelle and Mrs. Elna Munich.
Mr.. Hanssen-Norremelle. for
years the leading spokesman Of
the Danes in the then German
province of Slesvig, has already
left Denmark and will visit sew
eral places in the United States
before and after attending the
Lnterparliamentary Congress. He
was a member of the Danish cab
met as Minister for Slesvig At
fairs until the spring of 1920.
''City on the Mount.
Last week Dorthea Dahl, ma
tive of this country, issued at a
Minneapolis publishing house a
novel, "Byen paa Bjerget" which
describes pioneer life among
Norwegian settlers of the north
west, especially South Dakota.
The book is considered by critics
one of the noteworthiest contri-
buttons to Norwegian-American
literature during recent years.
Fred r. Franson Dead.
Fred R. Franson, Sc, died in
Chicago last week of injuries re-
ceived when he was run down by
an automobile. Mr.. Franson who
was a native of Motala. Sweden,
had come to Chicago in 1879 and
ever since then been active in
Swedish choral singing. For a
period of ten years he was presi-
dent of the Svithiod singing so
ciety and also was one of the
leaders of the Sweden excursion of
a group of Swedish Chicago sing
ing societies in 1897.
To Bancroft, Nebr.
DR.. C. X. Hansen. former presi-
dent of Dana College at Blair,
Nebr.-owned by the United
Danish Lutheran Church OF
America-and latterly a member
of the teaching staff, has accept
ed an appointment as superin-
tendent of public schools at Ban
croft. Nebr. DR.. Hansen has
been affiliated with Dana College
for a number of years.
Clergymen for 60 Years.
Rev. F. A. Withstand last
week celebrated his sixtieth an
niversary as an ordained minis
ter of the Swedish Lutheran
church; since 1879 he has held
continuous charge at ELISABETH
church in Rock Stone, Del, and
prior to that was pastor of con.
grepations in New York and
Perth Amboy, N. j. Mr.. WIKI
strand was born in Maine, Swe-
den. "a years ago and is said by
members of his congregation to
be alert, hale and hearty.
Anniversary at RiDgsted.
Danish Brotherhood Lodge No.
1874 at Ringsted, Iowa. recently
celebrated its twenty-fifth annl-
versary, and more than 800 per-
sons attended the banquet which
was arranged in honor OF the oc-
casion. Among the speakers
present was Rolf Rasmussen. the
supreme treasurer of the organi-
zation. and also a number OF 10
cal men who for years haze TAX
en- prominent part in the activi-
ties of the lodge.
A Daring Venture.
A few days ago. the pilot sloop,
-Fndrelandet". manned by It's
master. Andreas Grimsse, and
two other men. arrived in New
York so days out from Brennsy-
sund, Norway. The boat Is but
Is feet long and left its home
port On June z. and the object Of