Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-03-25
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Conrad E. Birkhaug who holds
a chair at the Rochester, N. Y,
university, recently astounded
the scientific and medical world
with an announcement to the eff
feet that he believed he had dis
covered a specific serum cure for
erysipelas. Professor Birkhaug
is native of Norway from which
country he came a few years ago.
He studied at various colleges in
the United States, and took his
degrees at Johns Hopkins univer-
sity in Baltimore. The announce
ment of his discovery has exited
much interest and is now being
discussed from various angles.
Band Arrived.
The Royal Swedish Navy Band
arrived in New York last Satur-
day direct from Stockholm and
gave it's first American concert IN
the United States at the Brooklyn
Academy of music Monday even
ing. The organization next week
starts it's tour of the country and
will give concerts every evening
until May 10; efforts are being
made to so change arrangements
as to make it possible for the
band to be present at the unvell-
ing of the national John Ericsson
Memorial in Washington, D. c.,
May 20.
Rytz to North Dakota.
Frederik Rytz, formerly Dan
ish newspaperman in Minneapo-
lis, now a chemist in Duluth, to-
morrow takes over the position of
director of state public health
laboratory in Fargo, N. D. Mr..
Rytz who is native of Rodding,
Slesvig, was for several years a
journalist in Denmark later he
came to the United States and
continued his newspaper activ-
tiles until about ten years ago
when he took up the study of
chemistry. He has worked in
laboratories in various parts of
the United States.
Oscar ArnesOn Dead.
Oscar Arneson, chief clerk of
the Minnesota House of Repre-
sentatives, died last week at his
home in St. Paul, 48 years old.
He: was born in Bergen, Norway,
and came to the United States
when he was 3 years old. For
many years Mr.. Arneson was the
publisher and editor of Grant
County Review at Herman,
Mimi, and in 1907 was appointed
second, in 1909 first assistant
clerk of the House. During the
last fifteen years he had been
chief clerk. Mr.. Arneson had
always been active in. state poll
tics and at one time was candi-
date for lieutenant governor.
To Play Before Royalty.
John Nordenstrpm, fiddler, far
mer and carpenter of Henriette,
Mimi, will be given an opportun-
ity to play before the crown
prince and the crown princess of
Sweden when they visit Minnea-
polls this summer. Mr.. Norden-
strom forty years ago entertained
King Oscar II of Sweden-grand-
father of the present crown
prince with a number of violin
solos while the king was making
a trip through the northern part
of Sweden. The crown prince
has expressed a desire to have
the old fiddler play some of the
well known Swedish folk dances
to him, and also modern Ameri-
can music.
ii. A. Dagger Dead.
Capt. H. A. Dagger, widely
known in Danish-American circles
lin New York, died last week, u
years old. In his younger days
he was sailor, later master of a
ship, and later took up the bust
ness of marine insurance. For
over 80 years Capt. Dagger was
the treasurer of the Danish Our
Savior's congregation in Brook
lyn; he was also otherwise active
in church work among his COM
patriots in the metropolis.
In MemOriam.
Last Saturday it was 90 years
since Henrik Ibsen, Norway's in
ternationally renowned dra-
matist, was born, and to honor
the occasion the Actors Theater,
New York, sent out radio pro-
sgram made up of parts particu-
flysppropriate to the birthday