Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-25
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Although enthusiastically &C
claimed by Germany, and by the
Covent Garden opera public in
London, Lauritz Melchior, DAN
ish tenor who made his bow to
the American public at the Met
ropolitan Opera, New York, last
week, had a rather moderate sue
cess, and while it, was conceded
that he was a singer of remark
able power, critics found flaws
aplenty; it was in "Tannhaeuser"
that Mr.. Melchior made his
American debut, and during the
remaining part of the season he
will sing in other Wagner operas.
Physician for 60 Years.
DR.. |. w. Magelssen of Ruth
ford, Mimi, recently observed
his sixtieth anniversary as ply
stefan; he is a native of Aafjor-
den, Trendelagen, Norway, where
he was born in 1913. Having
studied for some time at the
university of Oslo he went to the
United States in 1868, and three
years later graduated from Rush
Medical College. During a part
of his college period, DIR. Magels-
sen was associate editor of the
Norwegian newspaper, Emigran-
ten, in Madison, Wisconsin. In
the sixties he began to practice
medicine in the Koshkonong set
Element, Wisconsin, then known
as the principal Norwegian dis
trict of the country.
Planning New Ship.
Swedish-American line which
recently added the palatial motor
liner, "Gripsholm'. to its fleet,
has applied to the government of
Sweden for a loan with which to
finance the construction of an,
other ship Of about the same
type. The loan wanted amounts
to 8 million kronor, and the con-
struction costs are estimated at
about Is millions: The Grips
holm" cost IA million kronor to
build.
Granger Is Interested.
Percy Granger, famous Ameri-
can concert pianist, for some
time has evinced considerable in
terest in old Danish folk songs
and melodies, and Evald Tang
Kristensen, a Danish folklorist,
has been assisting him in gather
ing material. Mr. Granger
who has spent much time in Den
mark, plans to arrange the folk
melodies of that country for the
public of other countries, and is
reported to be particularly in.
terested in old lays, such as
"K@llingen til Barsel', ''Ker-
lighedens Styrke", "Manden og
Konen", DE to Sostre", etc.
Also, he is making an effort to
trace the origin of some of these
songs which often have foreign
motif.
Missionary Killed.
Rev. Daniel Nelson, for a6
years missionary in China, last
week was killed at Sinyang, pro-
vince of Honan, by a shot which
was claimed to have been acct
IDENTIFY fired. Mr.. Nelson who
was born of Norwegian parent
age in Iowa, 70 years ago, was
working in the mission field of
the Norwegian Lutheran Church
of America, and was considered
one of the leading missionaries
of that church. One of his sons
is also a missionary in China, and
others reside in the United
States.
The People Pay.
Cablegrams from Sweden refer
to the unusual interest taken in
the preparations for the forth
coming American trip of Crown
PrinceGustaf Adolf and his con-
sort. ; Incidentally, the crown
prince has let it be understood
that he willingly enough will
submit to the inevitable inter
views by American reporters
which all foreign visitors coming
to- these shores consider a most
remarkable ordeal. The riksdag
(parliament) has been asked for
an appropriation of SO, 600 kronor
($13, 40O) to cover the travelling
expenses of the royal couple.
Plan Abandoned.
According to plans previously
announced, the Frederik VIII.