Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-15
AsKoy PINE COUNTY MINNESOTA. THURSDAY APRIL 49, 1926

Twin Cities last year, has sent to
President Coolidge one of the
memorial medals struck for the
occasion. A letter from Profes-
sor elsie Bothne, president of
the corporation, made it clear to
the president that the medal was
sent him in gratitude for the
stimulating words he addressed
to the immense crowds on the
Minnesota State Fair Grounds
last June. Medals have also
been given to the state officials
and other prominent men in Nor
way who came to the United
States for the purpose of attend
ing the festivities.
Makes New Invention.
Otto Nordstr9m, originally
coming to the United States from
Sundsvall, Sweden, has recently
perfected an invention which has
been purchased by the large
paper factories at Camas, Wash.
The CONTINUANCE which he in
vented, will be known as the
Nordstr9m Dryer for Wood Re-
fuse, and officials of the factory
declare themselves very favor
ably impressed with it and it's
possibilities. Mr.. Nordstr0m is
at present in charge of the dry
ing department of the factory.
"A Prince of Fellow.
Upon his departure. for Bel
grade John D. Prince, U. S. Min
lister to Denmark, the other day
was greeted by a large number of
Danish and American friends
who regret to see him leave Co.
penhagen; he was unanimously
hailed as a prince of Fellow,
and assured that none of his
predecessors had ever enjoyed
the popularity that became his
good fortune at the post at the
danish Capital. Among those
who babe him farewell, were
King Christian and Queen Alex
andrine. The successor. to DR..
Prince will be Percival H. Dodge,
until recently U. S. Minister to
Jugo-Slavia (the post now taken
over by DIR. Prince.
A Valuable Fish.
A fisher in the Oslo fjord,
Norway, three weeks ago caught
in his net large fish which
carried in it's interior" a dia-
mond ring valued at $4,000.
Investigation led to the result
that the ring belongs to an Amer
lean woman who lost it while
bathing in the waters off Flor
ida's coast some years ago. She
is reported to have declared her
willingness to reward the Nor
wegian fisherman very hand
somely. improbable as the story
might seem to some, its accuracy
is testified to by official records
reposing in the American lega-
ton at Oslo as we'll as in the
state department in Washington.
No Censorship.
Students at the Swedish-Amer-
lean Augustana College last week
adopted a resolution protesting
against censorship over the col
umns Of the "Augustana Obser-
ver". Censorship had been sug-
| gested as a result of some criti-
cism of some members of the
faculty in connection with the
modern dance tendency. 1t is
said that the faculty will abide
by the decision made by the stu
dents, and that no censorship
will be established
Going to Denmark.
Anton Kvist of Chicago, who
has written several volumes of
Danish poetry, is planning to
visit Denmark, his native; coun-
try, this summer. For the pur-
pose of honoring him and express
their appreciation of his work
among them, number of his
compatriots have decided to in
vite him as the guest of honor
to a banquet which will be given
in the near future. Mr.. Kvist's
latest volume is 'Danske Siren
ge" (''Danish Chords'), which
| was we'll received by the public
and by literary critics.