Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-11-11
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Andrew r. Swendseid, a pioneer of
Nelson county, N. D., and for many
wears a prominent merchant of Peters
burg, N. D., died last week at the
age of 20 years. He was: born in
Norway and came at the age of 10
with his parents to the United States:
after residing for some years in Fill
more county, Mimi, Mr.. Swendseid at
tended Luther College, DEBORAH, Iowa,
and was school teacher for several
years. He came to what was then
Dakota Territory in~1SS2. and from
1894 to 1917 conducted general mer-
chandise store in Petersburg. He was
active in a number of Norwegian
American movements and organiza-
lions, and consequently widely known
among his compatriots..
Named for DR.. Fenger.
Fenger Senior High School, 18th
street and Wallace avenue, Chicago,
opened last week with various festiv-
tiles. 1t was built during the last
twelve months at cost of $2,600,000,
and it's seventy rooms furnish seats
for 1900 pupils. The school is named
in honor of the memory of DR..
Christian Fenger, Danish surgeon,
who for years was among the leaders
of his profession in this country. He
was born. in 1910, died in 1902, and
the Fenger high school was opened
on his seth birthday anniversary. On
the same date ten years ago a Fenger
tablet was unveiled in the Cook coun-
ty hospital, Chicago.
Swedish-American Art.
On December 1, Mayor Walker of
New York will officially declare
opened a Swedish-American art ex-
hibit in the 'Vasa House, Bronx. Spe-
cial invitations have been issued to
a large number of New Workers and
others who are interested in art, and
among the exhibitors are to be found
practically all of those painters and
sculptors of Swedish birth or descent
who have acquired reputation in
this country.
Over the Waves. =
A cargo of coal-tar pitch was load
ed last week on the Norwegian
freighter, Rein, for shipment to Dun
kirk, France. Officials of the pitch
manufacturing company declare that
as far as they know this shipment
was the first full cargo Of strictly
Chicago made products to be loaded
direct from the makers dock for
direct voyage to Europe. The Rein.
however, is not the first Norwegian
continue all the way to Chicago and
back; several other boats have made
that trip under the Norwegian flag
in recent years.
To Commemorate Boring.
A movement is, according to Den
Danske Pioneer, on foot among LODI
ges of the Danish Brotherhood to
erect a statue in commemoration of
the discovery of what is now known
as the Boring Strait Separating the
Asiatic and the North American main
lands) by Vitus Boring who was a
native of Horsens, Denmark. Two
years hence it will be 200 years since
he made the discovery, and the plan
is to have the statue unveiled on that
occasion. Similar plans have been
preached and discussed for number
of years, but have lacked the support
of an organization.
DIR. StrOburg Dead.
Dr. ]. A. Stroburg (Stroberg) of
lin, los hot
city, 6S years old. He was a native
of Lannaskede parish, Sweden, and
had lived in the United States since
boyhood; in 1893 he began practice as
a physician and surgeon at Burling-
ton, Iowa, later moving to Texas. DR..
Stroburg made frequent trips abroad
for purposes of study.
Kirkeberg's Memory.
On November Z a monument was
unveiled on the grave of Rev. o. l..
Kirkeberg near Park River, N. D., and
a number of ministers affiliated with
the orwegian-American Lutheran
church took part in the ceremonies.
Mr.. kirkeberg was a native of Nor
way, but for years devoted his efforts
to the cause of the Danish Lutheran
church in this country as well as to
the Danish folk-high school. In more
recent years he had been pastor of
Norwegian congregation at Park
River where his death took place in
1924.
The Other Way.
European theatrical and ballet en-
sembles have been in the habit of
coming to the United States, but rare
ly has such an organization from
America toured Europe. Next year,
however, ballet group, organized
BY the Chicago Civic Opera Company,
is planning to tour the European con-
tinent and one of the star dancers
OF the group will be Miss Harriet