Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-04-01
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Clara Louise Henriette Ziegler,
nee Bills, who died some years
ago in Lund, Sweden, left a last
will and testament the final sti-
pulations of which have just now
been carried out. A considerable
part of her fortune was invested
in real estate in Argentina where
she had her home for many years
as the owner of vauxhall-
and as this property has now
been liquidated, the sum of 1885,
600 Swedish kronor has been
made available for relatives in
Sweden. This amount is, how
ever, merely fraction of the
total wealth left by Mrs. Ziegler.
The residue has been distributed,
largely to residents of Sweden.
"Landssangerfest''.
Norwegian singing societies in
Chicago are theoretically pre-
pairing for a national Scandina-
Wan singers reunion, tobe known
in Norwegian as the 'Landssan-
gerfest". About eighteen hun
dred members of singing socie-
ties from all parts of the United
States will take part in the pro-
gram; two concerts are to be
given to audiences estimated in
advance to consist of about
twelve thousand people. Erik
Bye, Norwegian barytone, will be
one of the soloists of the affair
which takes place early in May.
Invited to u. s.
Professor Israel Holmgren of
Stockholm has been invited by
the Interstate Postgraduate As
sembly of North America to de-
liver series of lectures at the
annual convention of that organ
ization in Cleveland, Ohio, Octo-
Der 1872. Professor Holmgren
who has accepted the invitation,
will discuss recent medical and
surgical progress in Sweden, and
will also touch upon various pha-
ses of scientific developments of
that country.
J. L. NebIe Dead.
Johan L. Neble of Omaha, Neb.,
died last week after having been
i'll for some time. He was a ma
tive of Denmark, had held seve-
raj positions in that country
when he left for the United
States, and for number of years
was associated with his brothers,
Sophus F. and Hans Neble in
publishing Den Danske Pioneer"
Later he was the proprietor of
a brickyard and for several years
interested himself in mining en-
gineering in Colorado. A daugh-
ter of the deceased, Mrs. Anna
LaDue, died three months before
her father.
G.. A. Olsen Dead.
C.. A. Olsen of Robbinsdale,
Mimi, editor of DE Doves Ven"
and THE Friend of theDeaf"
died recently at Santa Fe, N. NJ,
EN- route. to California. He was
born at Sparbu, Norway, in 1869,
became deaf at the age of ten,
attended schools for deaf and
dumb, and dedicated his life and
all his work to the cause of help
ing those similarly afflicted.
For more than fifteen years Mr..
Olsen published and edited in
Norwegian and English journals
for the deaf and dumb of all
parts of the United States.
Skarstedt Retires.
Ernst Skarstedt, editor-in-chief
of ''Nordstjernan", Swedish New
York weekly, is about to retire
from active journalistic work,
according to an announcement
made a few days ago. Mr.. Skar-
stedt has for more than gene
ration been one of the most pro-
minent newspapermen and au-
thors among the Swedes of Amer
lea, one of his best known works
being the photographed va
gabond och Redaktpr" Tramp
and Editor"). He is also an ac-
complished violinist, and farming
is said to be his particular hobby.
Mr.. Skarstedt is now SO years
old.
American Sympathy.
The first official message Of
coincidence to arrive at the Da-
nish court on the recent occasion
of the demise of Dowager Queen
Louise was received from Pres