Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-16
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

The Copenhagen Telephone Com
pany has. at the request of the Dan
ish government, postponed its nego-
tiations for a loan OF is million Kron-
err from Brown Bros. New York. The
money was to be used for the extern
sion OF the company's service. 1t is
said that negotiations will be resumed
some time in the near future.
Nestos Lectures.
Ragnvald A. Nestos Of Minot. N. d..
former governor Of North Dakota. next
Monday starts a lecture tour WHICH
will take him through large num-
Der OF Southern states. According to
his contract with Chicago bureau,
Mr.. Nestos will speak in rs cities, at
the rate Of six lectures week. and
sometime in July he intends to go
to Norway to spend several weeks
with his mother at Voss.
To Visit Sweden.
In connection with the general
meeting of the International Chamber
of Commerce at Brussels during the
latter part of June, number of
American business men have announ-
ced their intention Of visiting Sweden
this summer; the party is scheduled
TO arrive at Gothenburg July 16.
Honorary Member.
DIR. Peter c. Clemmensen OF Chica-
go. a native of Denmark, has been
elected a member of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis Society OF Chicago in recog-
milton Of his services in connection
with the effort to make known the
Sanocrysin preparation, which has
been developed by DIR. Mollgaard OF
Copenhagen.
To Pacific Coast.
II is now definitely announced that
the Norwegian student singers who
arrive in the United States for a tour,
will give concerts in several cities ON
the Pacific coast. They will leave
Minneapolis for the west on June IL,
and must be back in New York in
time TO embark for Norway June ~
Married 65 Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Thompson Of
Worthington, Mimi. last week observ-
ed their 65th wedding anniversary.
Roth are natives OF Sweden and came
10 America in 1850, having made
their home in Minnesota since 1888.
Mr. Thompson is the founder of the
washington Times which but recent
ly celebrated its 5Oth anniversary.
Resigns.
Rev. Alfred C.. Nielsen who for two
wears has been president Of the Dane
bod folk high school at Tyler, Mimi,
has announced his intention to resign.
At the present time no successor has
been selected. Mr.. Nielsen has not
made his future plans known to the
public.
To Represent Norway.
The government of Norway has ask
ed the Storting for an appropriation oil
IN 600 kroner with which to defray
the expenditures connected with the
official representation Of that country
at the Norse-American centennial
in Minneapolis next June. The latest
newspapers received from Oslo indi-
cate that the appropriation would De
granted.
Swedish Crude Oil.
Sweden will soon be out OF the IN
.orn,,ional market for coal and Oil,
declares the president OF the Ce'orado
scboo, Of Mines in his annual world
survey. The pilot shale oil plant al
stockholm has been so successful that
a commercial plant has had to be
established at Kinnekulle. producing
nearly 500 million tons OF crude oil
at a cost considerably lower than 'he
imported American oil.
Across the Pond.
Kai Pless-Schmidt. a Danish army
officer, is planning to cross the Atiah-
tic ocean in a kajak-Eskimo row
boat-this summer in an effort 10
make enough money with wEich 10
erect an immense swimming basin al
Copenhagen. He anticipates the re-
eeipt OF at least one million collars
as the reward for his intepredi'y'
College 50 Years Old.
On June 4. ST. olars College Nof'n-
field Mimi. the largest Norwegian
schoo, IN the United States, and the
largest college in the state OF Mime
sofa will begin a three-day eeieora-
tion Of its nftieth anniversary iOr
which elaborate preparations are nov