Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-11
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Swedish-American Investment
Company, a recently organized
eastern finance concern, has
taken over a majority of the
$1,000 shares which the Possehl
family in Sweden has had in
vested in the internationally
famous Swedish Graengebergs-
bolaget. According to reports
circulated in Wall street, the in
vestment company paid 1885,
600 kronor for the shares; in ad-
dition to the shares recently dis
posed of, it is estimated that
100000 other shares in the
Swedish corporation are owned
by holders outside Sweden.
A Prince in Chicago.
Prince Aage of Denmark last
week was a guest at the Danish
Home for the Aged in Norwood
Park, Chicago, where he attended
festivities in connection with the
golden wedding of a couple of
the residents. Later in the
week, he was the guest of honor
at banquet given by DR.. Max
Henius, and attended largely by
men who have been decorated
with the: Dannebrog order by the
Danish king The prince is plan
ming to return to Morocco, leav-
ing the United States March 20;
he will resume fighting under
the French colors.
/. d. Ylvisaker Dead.
Rev. l. D. Ylvisaker, president
of the North Dakota district of
the Norwegian Lutheran church
of America, died Friday last
week at Minot, N. D., without
having been previously ill. He
was a native of Trondhjem,
Norway, had come to the United
States while still an infant,
studied at Luther College and
Luther Seminary, and was pastor
of congregations in Montana and
at Mayville, N. D., until 1917
when he was elected North Da-
kota district president of the
church which was then formed
by a consolidation of the three
major Lutheran synods among
the Norwegians in this country.
To Sing in South America.
Karin Branzell, Swedish alto
singer, and one of the stars of
the Metropolitan Opera, New
York, last week signed contract
with the managers of the Teatro
Colon in Buenos Aires for series
of appearances in standard
operas. Nine. Branzell is to
sing in an ensemble, comprising
such frstclass artists as Titta
Ruffo, de Luca, Poncelle and
Scott. The Teatro Colon is
known as the leading opera stage
of all the South American repub-
lies.
Many Expected.
The American Institute of Ed
ucational Travel announces that
it is arranging a summer tour
which will be directed to Den
mark, as we'll as to other Euro
pean countries. According to
the details of the announcement
made, the students who are to
participate in the voyage, will
get splendid opportunities for
studying agricultural co-opera-
ton, municipal ownership of
public utilities, folk high schools,
ETC., while in Denmark. The
Observation-Disclosures Founda-
ton has promised the Institute
it's active cooperation In making
the trip a success.
A New Paper.
Kolonien" is the name of a
Norwegian newspaper which last
week issued it's first number in
New York. Audun Telnaes is
the publisher and editor of. the
publication. The paper will be
in competition with two larger
Norwegian weeklies, Nordisk
Tidende and Norgesposten, but
will be devoted to Norwegian af-
fairs in Greater New York ex-
clusively. The editor was until
short time ago affiliated with
Norgesposten.
Gets Vasa Order.
David A. Hillstrem, a manu-
facturer living at Cory, Penn,
has been decorated by King Gus
tat v. of Sweden with the
knighthood cross of the Vasa
order. The decoration has been
bestowed upon him in recog-