Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-07-01
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
DIR. L. p Lundgren Dead.
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DIR. 1. P Lundgren Dead.
DR.. Laurentius P. Lundgren, or
ganizer of congregations within
the Swedish Lutheran church,
died last week in Minneapolis, "a
years old. He was born at Essun-
ga, Vestgotland, Sweden, ordain-
ed a minister in the Augustana
synod in 1892, and was for 80
years pastor Of a congregation at
Hallam, MINI. Last year he was
given the honorary degree of
Doctor of Divinity by the
Gustavus Adolphus College in re-
cognition of his pioneer work for
the cause of the church.
To Study Aurora BOrealis.
The Rockefeller Institute has
donated 100000 to a fund which
will be used for the establish
ment of northern-light observa-
tory in the northern part of Nor
way. According to an Oslo re-
port, Professor Lars Vegard will
be the head of the observatory as
he is assumed to be the foremost
expert in the field of what some
one has called celestial cleo
tricity". Professor Vegard two
years ago announced a rather
plausible theory which has been
almost accepted as possible So
luton of the problem as to the
origin of the northern lights.
They're Numerous.
A Springfield, ILL.,, dispatch to
the Christian Science Monitor"
says: illinois Republicans have
faith in the Scandinavian stock.
One third of it's elective consti-
tutional officers are Swedes.
Oscar Nelson has been state
treasurer and is now state audi
tor. Oscar Carlstrem is serving
his first term as encouragement
At a recent meeting the Republi-
can state central committee chose
Gus Johnson, another Swede, to
be it's chairman. Both Mr.. Mel
son and Mr.. Carlstrom are re-
garded as possible candidates for
governor"
Jazz Arrives.
Paul Whiteman, leader of ia
nous American jazz band, is
touring Europe at the present
time, and dispatches from Copen-
hagen announce that arrange
ments have been made for con-
certs by his band in Copenhagen.
Generally, the European critics
regard the American jazz music
as merely a perverse and deprav-
ed kind of art, but it seems that
Whiteman and his players, never
theless, have become widely po-
pular. In Copenhagen they no
doubt will be welcomed, Judging
from the popular acclaim with
which a similar organizat on,
The Chocolate Riddles, from
the United States recently was
received. At that time, however,
it was said that true lovers of
music wept."
Gets Damages.
TIL. M;chae'sen of Nerdo, Nor
way, has been awarded $1,000
damages by the United States
congress at the initiative of Sen
ator Henrik Shipstead. It ap-
pears that Michaelsen during the
war was a mate aboard the Nor
wegian steamer, "Lillemor"
which rescued 43 members of the
crew of the American vessel,
Lewis Luckenbach", which had
been torpedoed by German sub
marine. While directing the res
cue work, Michaelsen was so seri-
ously injured that he has never
recovered. He received Carne
gle hero award and also from the
American state department a
gold watch. Now in addition con-
gress allows him $1,000.
C. I'll. Kjellquist Dead.
Charles Herman Kjellquist,
county treasurer of Winnebago
County, Illinois, died last week at
a Rockford, ILL.,, hospital. He was
born in K@rraakra parish,
Sweden, in 1871, and came to the
United States with his parents
seven years later. After having
been in business for several years
the governor of Illinois appointed
Kjellquist state food commission
er, and since 1914 he had been
the treasurer of his county.
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