Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-04-07
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

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secretary of the board of foreign mis-
sionaries of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America. with headquar-
tiers in Minneapolis, has been inform
ed by cablegram from Shanghai that
all Norwegian-American missionaries
are safe. Most of them have arrived
at Shanghai, and others are on their
way to the international settlement of
that city. Much fear had been ex-
pressed in the United States that the
Norwegian-American missionaries
very numerous in China would be
molested in the course of the conflict
between North and South China.
Going to Sweden.
About one hundred senior students
representing number of American
colleges within the International Stu
dents Union, are expected to visit
Sweden during the summer. They
plan to arrive at Malme July II. and
will then go to Geteborg, Vermland,
Vadstena, Stockholm, Visby, Uppsala,
Gripsholm, Drottningholm, and other
places. The dual purpose of the eX-
cursion to Sweden is to study art and
science collections as well as the
far-famed Swedish landscape. 1t is
said that this group will comprise the
largest number of American college
students who have ever at one time
visited Sweden.
Fsnss Goes Home.
Johannes Fenss, Danish basso sing
er of international fame, who has
been touring this country on a concert
tour under American management,
will leave New York for his home in
Copenhagen next week. Mr.. Fenss
gave recitals in number of cities all
the way from Boston to San Francisco,
and was hailed by the critics as one
of the most conspicuous foreign sing
ers visiting their shores for several
years. 1t is said that he is planning
a return engagement which will ex-
tend over several months next sea-
son. This first trip, now completed,
evidently was planned as a "feeler''
to ascertain what appeal he would
make to an American public.
Immigrants from Norway.
Statistics covering emigration from
Norway during the year 1926 have
just been made available. They show
that during the year 1926 Norwegians
went to the United States and Can
ada, the larger number going to the
Dominion in the north. Among the
emigrants 979 came from the Vest
Agder- district near Oslo. Present
indications point in the direction of
a very material increase in the emil
grafton statistics of the current year,
for economic conditions in Norway
are so unstable at the moment that
especially younger men prefer the
hazard of emigration to the prospect
of enduring unemployment. The Can
sadian government and railroads have
stationed agents in Norway to en-
courage emigration to the Dominion.
Attained "a Years.
Mrs. Marie Tenquist died in St
Paul last week at the age of "a years.
She was born at Elmeboda in Sweden,
and came to the United States in 1887,
settling in st. Paul soon after her ar
rival here Mrs. Tenquist had enjoyed
unusual health until a few days be-
fore her death. She was described
as one of the oldest Scandinavian
women in the Twin Cities.
Stub is Editor.
On April 1, C.. A. Stub, until re-
Gently a member of the faculty of
Grand View College, Des Moines,
Iowa. became editor and principal
owner of the Danish weekly ''Uge-
bladet", Minneapolis, which has been
published by the late Christian Ras-
mussen and his brother. Marinus S.
Rasmussen for the last 46 years.
1t is thought that Mr.. Stub will re-
tain his editorship of 1Ungdom", Of
fetal organ of the Danish Young Peo-
pies Societies, as no announcement
to the contrary has been made in the
current issue of that paper. Mr.. Stub
is a native of the Elkhorn settlement
i'm Iowa, and on a former occasion
was affiliated with 'Ugebladet".
From the Early Days.
Professor Amandus johnson Of
Philadelphia, has just completed an
English version of the Swedish writer.
C.. G. Tornquist's narrative, Count
Grasses Naval Battles. and the War
Operations i'm the West Indies from
the beginning of 1881 until the End
of the War" This work contains a
mass of material, generally unknown
to American historians who specialize
in the field of Revolutionary history,
and it also gives complete list of
all Swedish officers in the service OF
the Revolutionary armies. Several
anecdotes concerning George Wash
ington are related. most of them never
having been published in this coun-
try before.
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