Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-22
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

North.
Erik Brattstrem, steamship
agent at Seattle, Wash, has been
appointed Swedish vice consul
at that port, succeeding Andrew
Chillberg who resigned some
time ago. Mr.. Brattstr9m was
born at Kristinehamn, Sweden,
in 1879 the same year in which
his predecessor was appointed
vice consul at Seattle and came
to the United States twenty
years ago. & He has had his home
in the state of Washington as
well as in Nome, Alaska, during
the greater part of the time he
has been in this country.
"Mischa Leon" Dead.
Harry Haurowitz, best known
under the stage name of Mischa
Leon, died in New York last
week, aged AZ years. He was a
native of Copenhagen, Denmark,
had been a business man, an actor
and an opera singer, and during
the years he spent in New York
had become favorably known on
the American concert stage as a
tenor soloist. At the time of
his death Mr.. Haurowitz was pre-
pairing to sing the principal part
in Glueck's opera, "Orpheus and
Euridyce", which will be present
ed by the Provincetown Players
in New York some time this
spring. He had had his home in
the United States for upward of
twelve years.
Legation Building Planned.
A movement is ON foot among
Observation-Disclosures to gather
fund with which to purchase a
building for the use of the Nor
wegian legation in Washington
which at present is housed in
rented quarters. The amount
needed is estimated at approx
mately $4,000. Another move
ment-less popular, it appears
has been discussed in the Nor
wegian press in the East, viz,
a plan to the effect that Amer
leans of Norwegian descent pay
Norway's national debt. The
Norwegian government has indi-
Gated that it feels perfectly
competent to discharge its own
financial obligations.
Congregation so Years Old.
The Swedish Lutheran August
ana congregation in Minneapolis
celebrated on April 16, it's six
tieth anniversary, and appropri-
ate festivities took place in honor
or the occasion. One interesting
feature in connection with the
anniversary is the fact that the
present pastor of the congrega-
ton, Rev. DR.. C.. J. Petri, has
occupied this pulpit for SO years.
He was born at Rockford, ILL.,,
in 1856, became an ordained min
lister in 1880, and took charge
of the Augustana congregation
the same year.
Appointed Knight.
Thorvald Orlob, widely known
among his Danish compatriots in
the United States, recently was
appointed a knight of the order
of Dannebrog by the king of
Denmark who in this way wished
to honor and recognize his SER
vices as Danish vice consul at
Salt Lake City, Utah a post he
has occupied for the last seven
teen years.
A Notable Speaker.
The Danish National committee
of Chicago is completing plans
for it's annual Nationalist" ear
ly in June and has prepared an
elaborate program. Lauritz Oh
sen, president of the committee,
announces that the principal
American speaker at the cele-
bration will be Attorney Clar-
ence barrow whose participation
in the Loeb-Leopold criminal
case and in the Scopes evolution
trial in Tennessee last year won
him national renown.
L. X. Hassell Dead.
County Judge L. K. Hassell,
Grand Forks, N. D., died last
week, "a years old. He was born
at Biri. Norway, came to Grand
Forks in 1881 and had his home
there ever since. In 1889 he was
elected clerk of the district
court, and reelected four times.
Since. 1900 he had been county
judge. Judge Hassell was the
founder of the Norwegian week