Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-12-03
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

years general agent for the
United States and Canada of the
Observation-Disclosures Line OF
Copenhagen, Denmark, has re.
signed his position because of un-
satisfactory health, and will be
succeeded by Hedge Petersen as
passenger traffic manager and
Victor Servant as assistant pas.
senger traffic manager. The
change takes effect on January
l, 1926. Mr.. Jacobsen who for
merly had his home in San Fran,
CISCO. has resided in New York
for the last IL years.
X. B. Birkeland Disappeared.
Rev. X. B. Birkeland who fol
a number of years was one of the
leaders of the Norwegian Luther.
an Free Church of America, has
disappeared from his home in
Minneapolis, and up to the time
of this writing no trace has been
found of him. Mr.. Birkeland
who has held several pastorates
retired from active ministerial
work a good many. years ago for
the purpose of devoting himself
to business; until quite lately he
was chairman of the board OF
trustees of the Augsburg Semi.
nary. ; A reward of $1,000 has
been offered for information
leading to a solution of the mys-
terry of his disappearance.
On Tuesday of this week the
dead body of Mr.. Birkeland was
found lying on two tables in a
Minneapolis apartment. The .po-
lice theory is that he died as the
result of poisoning administered
to him by parties as yet I'M
known.
New Swedish Minister.
Volmer Bostrom, minister of
Sweden to Madrid, has been ap,
pointed minister to the United
States to succeed Axel F. Wal
lenberg. Rumors have for some
time been circulating to the eff
feet that Mr.. Wallenbepg would
resign due, chiefly it is thought,
to aIlawsult in which he had be-
come involved. But such rumors
! were always officially and cate
gorically denied. The announce
ment of Mr.. Bostron's appoint
ment confirms the stories of Mr..
Wallenberg's retiring from diplo-
matte service in Washington.
]. G. Olsen Dead.
Jens Gron Olsen of Chicago, a
veteran of the Danish war a.
gainst Germany in 1864, died
last week in Chicago, IS years
old. He had come to the United
States in 1867 and had made his
home in Chicago ever since then.
Mr.. Olsen was widely known
among his compatriots, who con-
sidered him enc of the oldest Chi
cago residents of Danish birth.
Diamond Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halvor A. Lee in
Minneapolis last week celebrated
the sixtieth anniversary of their
wedding. Both are from Valdres,
Norway, and came to the United
States while children. For more
than fifty years Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
made their home in Dane and
Buffalo counties, Wis, until a
few years ago they moved to Min
neapolis. Mr.. Lee is a veteran
of the Civil War, having served
in the Fifteenth (the Scandina-
vian) Wisconsin regiment under
Col. Hans Heg. He was wounded
at Stone River.
Success in Germany.
MARTINI Gilman, the Swedish
tenor who sang at the Metro
politan opera, New York, during
the last season, has been win
ming series of operate vlcto-
ries in Berlin, Germany, recent
ly, and the Metropolitan opera
has now made a contract with
him for an eight-week series of
appearances in this country at
the close of the German series.
Mr.. Gilman is being hailed by
German critics as the greatest
operate tenor of the Scandinavia
an countries.
She Makes a Hit.
Eva LeGallienne, a daughter
Of the poet Richard LeGallienne