Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-08-05
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.


Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf
and Crown Princess Louise of
Sweden left the u. S. for Asia
last week. Just before their de-
parture aboard a ship leaving
San Francisco the crown prince
delivered an address in which he
thanked the American people and
officials for the splendid recep-
ton given him and his consort
He said he was deeply impressed
with everything he had seen and
experienced during his sojourn in
this country.
Marinus Rasmussen Dead.
Marinus Rasmussen, Gran d
Forks, N. D., Danish vice consul
for North Dakota and South Da-
kota, died a few days ago as the
result of an illness that had ex-
tended over several weeks. Mr.
Rasmussen was born near Vejle,
Denmark, "a years ago, came to
the United States in 1881, living
for some time in Racine, Wis;
the following year he settled in
Grand Forks County, N. D., where
he-with the exception of two
years spent in Minneapolis re
sided for the rest of his life. AT
the time of his death Mr.. Ras-
mussen was president of the
Rasmussen-Bem's Co., wholesale
drygoods dealers.
King is Test Claimant.
King George w. of England,
with a claim of S6.42 against the
Norske Lloyd Insurance Co. of
Oslo, Norway, was named in a
liquidation hearing in New York
last week as test claimant to de-
termine whether foreigners could
collect from funds held in the
American office of the Norwegian
firm. The kings claim is based
on hull damage to a munition ship
in the world war. Norske Lloyd
went under in the war, but the
American office was said to re-
main solvent. The British king
was chosen as a test claimant as
a foreigner who would never be-
come an American citizen.
BriIiOth Goes Home.
DIR. B9rje J. Brilioth, for five
years head of the Swedish-Amer-
lean News Exchange of New
York, has returned to his home
In Sweden to assume an official
position recently offered him.
Upon his arrival in Stockholm
DR.. Brilioth will confer with the
Swedish management of the News
Exchange concerning it's future
director, but, in the meantime,
the Exchange will function as
heretofore. It acts, to a certain
extent, as the American pub.
licity bureau of the Swedish gov.
eminent, and also as a connect.
ing link between the press OF
Sweden and the American daily
press as well as between the
home-country press and the Swe-
dish-American press.
Rt. Rev. ]. NOrdbye Dead.
Ri. Rev. Jergen Nofdbye, pres
ident of the eastern district OF
the Norwegian Lutheran Church
ofAmerica, died last Friday in ST.
Paul, "a years old. He was a ma.
tive of Norway, and had come to
the United States in 1867. After
graduating from Luther College
DEBORAH, Iowa, and the Concor-
dia Theological seminary, St
Louis, Mo-, he served as pastor OF
several midwestern Norwegian
Lutheran congregations. At the
time of his death, as president
of the largest district of his
synod, he made his home at Deer
field, Wis.
Death Message Received.
Passengers leaving the Danish
liner, Frederik VIII, at Hoboken,
N. j., last week, were surprised
to see the ships genial purser,
Peter Petersen, collecting the
landing tickets with tears in his
eyes. No one but the wireless
operator knew that five days be-
fore, while at a fancy dress party
aboard, message was delivered
to Petersen informing him that
his wife had died at Copenhagen
He carried on" during the rest
of the voyage, and it was not I'm.
til the ship reached port that he
allowed anyone to see his sorrow
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