Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-04-25
NEWS AMONG
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of whale oil ever received in this
country. During the cyclonic storm
that visited the east, one of the tank
lighters, used for the purpose of un-
loading the oil, and containing in its
hold more than 10000 barrels. col
lided with "Sir James Clark Ross,
and sank to the bottom of the Hudson
river. In other words, one fifth OF
the entire cargo was thus lost. II
was insured in the amount of $780,
900.
Born in Denmark.
"Dansk Tidende" in Chicago calls
attention to the fact that one of the
best known members of the art staff
of the Chicago Tribune" is Peter
T. Jensen whose. drawings illustrate
all the fiction used in his papers
supplements and also all stories syndi-
Gated throughout the country by the
Tribune" Mr.. Jensen is native OF
Odense, Denmark, and was Is years
old when he left that country fol-
South America; a short time later
he came to the United States, and
now has been on the Tribune" staff
for nine years. He has acquired con-
siderable fame as an etcher, also
and the fact that his name is new
among his compatriots, is said to be
due to his pronounced modesty.
Around the World.
Rev. Jorgen ID. RundsvOld. pastor
of the First (Norwegian) Lutheran
church, Fargo, N. d., arrived in New
York aboard the "Stavangerfjord" on
April 81, having encircled the globe
Last fall he was sent by his synod tC
the Norwegian-American mission sta.
tions in China for inspection purposes
and later he travelled via the trans
Siberian road to Russia and Germany
finally visiting his native country OF
Norway-Aboard the "Stavangerfjord
was also Bjorn Bjornsen, son of the
famous Norwegian poet, Bjornstjerne
Bjornson (0S32-191O), himself ia
nous as an actor and reader; he will
tour the United States during the
next two or three months.
The Bishop Comes.
Great preparations are being made
in Minneapolis for the reception OF
Bishop Hjalmar DANIEL of Skara do
cese, Sweden, who is expected early
in May. His chief purpose is to ad.
dress the convention of the Swedish
Augustana synod at Center City where
it is estimated that 10000 persons will
be assembled to greet him. On May
6, banquet will be given in the bis
hops honor at the Nicollet hotel, and
reservations are being made for more
than 1000 guests.
J. c. Bay HOnOred.
Returning from Washington d. c..
where he had represented the John
Crerar Library, Chicago. at the Her
bert Putnam anniversary festivities
j. Christian Bay last week was Gin
tercepted" at Cincinnati where W.
Howe, president of the American
Book Co., had arranged a luncheon in
Mr. Bays honor Mayor SeasongoOd
who presided, called attention to the
fact that Mr.. Bay, as chief librarian
of the John Crerar institution, was
one of the most prominent librarians
in the United States. The guest of
Denmark. and widely known for his
writings and lectures in Danish, here
as well as in his native country. AT
one time he was president of the Ash
land folk-high school, Grant. Mich.
To Study Diseases.
DR.. Karl Wefring, state medical in
spector of Norway, has arrived in this
country for the purpose of studying
diseases peculiar to the rural popu-
lation of America. DR.. Wefring has
been in the United States on a for
mer occasion, viz, in 1925 when he
was one of the official representatives
of the Norwegian government at the
Norse-American Centennial in the
Twin Cities Through his writings
he is widely known among American
physicians and surgeons.
For Boy Visitors.
Local committees have been organ
lied in New York. Chicago, Buffalo
Macon, Ga, and st. Louis, for the re-
ception and entertainment of 300 Da-
nish college boys who will arrive here
in July for six-week stay. A group
of Cleveland, o., citizens will dispatch
an automobile caravan to New York
TO fetch some of their young guests
direct from the steamer and to give
them an opportunity of seing America
from the vantage point of a car The
conducted on an excursion to the
woods of northern Wisconsin Dir