Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-08-02
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in the United States. Whether the
fact that he was punished by the civil
courts of Denmark for illegal expend
iture of funds collected for charity
purposes will have any bearing on
his being admitted to this country, has
not been decided AS far as is known,
no attempts were made to restrain
him from entering this country when
he came here as visitor few weeks
ago.
John A. Buslee Dead.
John A. Buslee of Chicago-one of
the most widely known Norwegians of
that city-died a few days ago at the
age of nearly IS years. He had for
Sc years been connected with the H.
Channon Manufacturing Co. as fore
man, and also had been active in the
work of various Norwegian organiza-
tons. Mr.. Buslee was born in Norway
and came to the United States when
he was young man; shortly after his
arrival in Chicago he found employ
ment with the firm in whose service
he remained almost until the end of
his life.
StOmberg Back.
Professor A. A. Stomberg, men,
Der of the faculty of the Scandinavian
department of the State University of
Minnesota, has returned to his home
after about years leave of absence
spent in Sweden, the country of his
birth. Professor StOmberg gathered
material for lectures and essays while
abroad, and also served as a CORE
spondent for American newspapers.
Studying America.
Apparently it has become almost a
fad for European writer's to go to the
United States and Canada in quest Of
information that may subsequently be
incorporated in books, usually entitled,
impressions of America" or some
thing similar. The latest arrival of
this type of writer's is G. Dahlin, a
Swedish newspaperman, who plans to
study life and manners in the United
States and the neighboring Dominion
for the purpose of writing series Of
articles for home papers. Mr.. Dahlin
intends to spend a few months on this
side of the Atlantic.
To Be HOnOred by Boston.
On August 3, the "a Danish college
boys who are at present sojourning
in this country as guests in private
American homes, will be officially re-
ceived at the State House in Boston
where Governor Alvin Fuller will well
come them to the state of MaSSachu-
sets. An opportunity will be given
the visitors to examine the historic
relics in which Boston and the i'm
mediate vicinity abound, and after
the conclusion of the festivities they
will return to the homes of their re-
spective hosts where they will re-
main until the final festivities prior
to their going back to Denmark, which
will take place in New York City.
Tourists in Norway.
Reports from Norway indicate that
far greater number of American
tourists are visiting that country than
in any previous year. This is said to
be due largely to two factors: One is
very extensive advertising carried on
throughout the United States by the
American office of the Norwegian
State Railways, and the other the fact
that the cost of living has been very
materially reduced in Norway during
the last year or so. In addition to
tourists who come to Norway with the
intention of doing some actual travel
ing, thousands of Americans are pas
sengers on American excursion liners
which touch at the most important
ports of the coast of Norway. They
are usually known as Floating hotels"
| for the reason that the passengers live
| and take their meals aboard while the
ships are at anchor in the harbors.
Swedish.American Millionaire.
A few days ago it was announced in
the daily press that the famous Potter
Palmer home in Chicago had been
sold to Vincent Bendix for $3,000,0O
and that he week later rejected an
offer of $5,OOO,OO0 for the property.
Mr.. Bendix is the son of Swedish
Methodist minister who came from
| Fmrgaryd in Smaaland; he was born
| in Moline, ILL.,, and now has for sew
eral years been prominent in auto
mobile manufacturing circles, the So
called "Bendix drives" being his in
vention. Mr.. Bendix has, it is said.