Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-13
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
Interesting Items Concern
ing People From the
North.

Charles Hoff, all-around Norwegian
athlete, involving damage suit for
100000 against the union, had been
ended by a compromise settlement on
expense money claimed by the Morse
man who accepted approximately
5000. In accepting, Hoff signed an
agreement waving further claims
against the union, and alse has aban-
doned the idea of pushing his 100000
suit against it, in which he had
charged conspiracy and defamation of
character. Hoff who is now appear
ing in vaudeville, is said to be de-
sirous of being reinstated as an anna
teur.
Thyregod Goes Back.
Oscar Thyregod, head of the in
dustrial library of Denmark, who has
spent some time in the United States
studying library conditions, returned
last week from New York to his native
country. While he admits that some
parts of the American library tech
nique is far superior to the system
in vogue in Europe, he also thinks
that the American Libraries have con-
spicuous shortcomings, and that there
are some fields in which they have
been outdistanced by the European
institutions. Mr.. Thyregod is a son
of C. A. Thyregod, one of the popular
fiction writer's of Denmark during the
latter part of the nineteenth century.
Nurmi's COnquerOr.
Elvin Wide, a fleet-footed Swedish
school teacher, twice conqueror of
Paavo Nurmi and shatterer of two
of Nurmi's world records, arrived in
the United States last week for the
principal purpose of studying the play
system of the American elementary
schools. He will also appear as an
amateur on tracks in this country,
having come armed with a permit
from the Svenska Idrattsforbundet
which, it is said, will be strengthened
by a corresponding permit from the
Amateur Athletic Union.
DIR. Holmboe Dead.
DR.. Anton Holmboe of Chicago,
died last week at the age of 70 years.
He was born at Tromso, Norway,
studied medicine at the Oslo univer-
sity and went to the United States in
1881, graduating from the College of
Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago
in 1886. For some time he was an
assistant to DR.. Christian Fenger,
widely known Danish Chicago sur
geon, and later established an indie
pendent practice in North Chicago.
During trip to Europe in 1897 DIR.
Holmboe married in Copenhagen the
Norwegian Miss Julie Opstad, with
whom he went to Berlin for further
deal of popularity among his col
leagues as well as among his patients
most of whom were Scandinavians.
Fsnss Coming.
Johannes Fonss, Danish bass singer,
is planning to leave Copenhagen for
the United States in the latter part
of this month. He is coming on his
third American visit under the au-
spices of a managing bureau in New
York which has planned tour that
cipaI cities of this country from the
Atlantic to the Pacifc.-Shortly be-
fore Christmas Mr.. Fonss published
the second volume of his Memoirs.
Among his compatriots here and in
Denmark he is affectionately known
as "Fenssebassen", and in Europe his
renown as singer has been estab-
lished ever since he appeared for the
first time at the Covent Garden opera
in London.
Endorses Plan.
Mr.. Wilbur, secretary of the navy,
last week sent letter to the pres1-
dent of the organization which is pre-
pairing large celebrations on the oc-
casion of the tercentenary of the first
arrival of Swedes in North America,
and in this communication the secre-
tary pointed out how much America
owes to Swedish individuals and to
Swedish cultural influence. He en-
Enthusiastically endorses the plan for
celebration on grand scale.
Sweden as a Market.
Minneapolis and northwest cereal
makers last week were urged to de-
velop Sweden as market for their
products by T. o. Klath, American
commercial attache at Stockholm,
who met with group of Minneapolis
business men. Mr.. Klath said that
American products generally please
the Swedes, and that they are willing
to pay the price asked. Especially. he
emphasized, is there wide market
for American cereals which have OF
late years become popular not only
In Sweden but throughout Scandin-
ayia.
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