Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-10-21
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Charles Hoff, famous Norwegian
amateur athlete, last week applied
for a renewal of the government per-
NIT making it possible for him to re-
main in the United States few more
months. One reason for his appli-
cation was given as his desire to earn
some of the money which litigation
and other difficulties have made it
impossible for him to acquire, with
the resultant consequence that he has
not been in position to cover his ex-
penses.-At about the same time he
began before the federal court in Los
Angeles, Cal, his suit against the
Amateur Athletic Union for $500, 500.
He claims he was promised Sill day
by this union but during the year
he has spent in America has received
in all less than $1,000.
Consular Changes.
K Y Wendell, formerly commercial
attache at the Swedish legation in
Washington, has been appointed first
vice consul at the Swedish consulate
general in New York, and Costa Oh
denburg has been appointed to fill
the post of second vice consul. Erik
Won Post, until recently secretary of
the New York consulate, has been
transferred to London and is sue
ceeded by John Setterwall. -
To Teach English.
Americanization classes in the pub
lie, schools of Omaha, Neb., have been
abolished, and for this reason it is
difficult for the immigrant, recently
arrived, to obtain systematic instruc-
tion in the English language. Rec
ognizing the need of school Of this
kind for Danish immigrants, the Dan
ish young peoples society, ''Vagter-
en-, announces that it will open such
a night school, provided that a GER
tain minimum number of pupils en-
roll. There will be classes twice
a week, and the society says it has
secured the services of a competent
teacher.
Leaves for Norway.
DR.. H. u. Sverdrup, who took part
in Roald Amundsen's Maud" expe-
dition to the Arctic regions, left
Washington, D. c., for Norway, Octo-
Der Is. He has spent several months
at the Carnegie Institute collating
his observations from the Arctic trip,
and has paid special attention to
problems connected with terrestrial
magnetism. During his stay in
Washington DR.. Sverdrup has de-
livered number of lectures in scien-
tific societies in both the capital and
other eastern and southern cities.
: He now will take over a chair at the
Technical College of Bergen, Norway.
Rev. O. A. Nelson Dead.
Rev. o. A, Nelson, we'll known
Swedish clergyman, died last week at
the age of II years. He was born in
Scania, Sweden, and came to the
United States when II years old. In
1889 he was ordained a Swedish Luz
theran minister and held pastorate
at Princeton, Ill, for several years
prior to his coming to Minneapolis
where he took charge of the Ebenezer
congregation. Mr.. Nelson was a
member of several executive boards
affiliated with his synod, and devoted
his particular attention to the devel-
opment of Bethesda Deaconess Home
in ST. Paul and the Old Peoples Home
at Chicago, Ill.
Sues for $4,000.
Claus Nedegaard of Waco, Texas,
has brought suit against a traction
company in that city, hoping to re-
cover damages in the amount of $685.
600. He alleges that he was run
down by street car belonging to the
defendant company, and that care
lessness on the part of the motorman
caused an accident which resulted in
a subsequent amputation of Mr.. Ne
dergaard's left foot. The plaintiff
in this case is business man who
came to the United States from Bry-
rup, Denmark, to Racine, Wis, some
twenty years ago, later settling in
Cocoanut Grove, Fla, and during the
last eight years has made his home
in Waco.
Died at Cologne.
c. A. Swenson, a Swedish Minnea-
polls dentist, who was travelling as
tourist on the European continent,
died in Cologne, Germany. early this
month, according to advices received
by friends. He was enjoying splendid
health, it is said, when he left Min
neapolis last June. and no indica-
tion of the cause of his death has
been given. 1t is understood that
his remains will be sent to his home
town for burial. DIR. Swenson had
been a resident of Minneapolis for
more than 90 years.
Central Meeting Suggested.
Members of the numerous Norwe-
gian "Bygdelag" in the United States
are considering a plan that has just
been suggested, viz, central gather
ing next summer of all the organize
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