Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-06-27

Johnson who was born in Sweden
came to Minneapolis as young girl
later settling in New York where she
graduated from Hunter College. She
is considered one of the keenest in
tellects in the political life of the
metropolis.
Shipstead to Norway.
Senator Henrik Shipstead who has
been i'll for several months, is now
recuperating, and intends to make a
trip to Norway as soon as he feels
strong, enough to undertake such a
voyage. His principal intention is to
visit Kviteseid in Telemarken, from
which district his parents immigrated
to the United States. 1t is said that
Senator Shipstead speaks the Ian
guage of his native country very flu
emily, and what is mOre-he is report
ed to be quite an adept at the Tele-
mark dialect to master which, man
must needs be real linguist.
Five Generations.
At Varna, ILL.,, last week five gen.
erations of the Esterdahl family were
present at reunion. The Oldest
member of the family is Mrs. Christ
ina Esterdahl, 80, born in Sweden; her
son, A. v. Esterdahl, is 81 years old,
and her grandson, Esner, is 43. Then
Esner has a son whose name is Victor
Esterdahl, and whose age is 20, and
Victor is the father of a two-mOnth
old boy, Richard One hears frequent
ly of four generations being repre-
scented at a gathering, but the fact
that five can be present is much more
unusual.
Building Planned.
Danish Brotherhood lodges No. 14O,
So and Is in Chicago are considering
plans for the erection of a central
Danish bu1lding~in that city. Com
mittees have been appointed by the
lodges and are now discussing ways
and means; last week a joint meeting
was held at the Maccabee hall. and
there was general agreement that the
Danish population of the northwest
side was badly in need of building
for lodge and other organization pur-
poses. If the plans materialize, the
building will contain lodge and meet
ing rooms, reading rooms and libra
ries, bowling alley, a stage, and a
restaurant.
Studies Soap.
P. Larson, a director of the Heiberg
soap factories in Oslo, Narway, has
arrived in the United States for
months visit. He plans to study the
American soap industry in number
of the important factories, and will
also attempt to effect some arrange
ment with American importers con-
corning the sale of Norwegian soap in
this country; likewise Mr.. Larsen be-
lieves there is a market for American
soap in Norway market now large
ly dominated by the English manu-
facturers-and he has come to the
conclusion that rwegian-American
soap trade may be worked up, ben
efieial to the manufacturers on both
sides of the Atlantic
LinnWus Medal.
The Linnaus committee in Chicago
an organization of botanists who are
admirers of the great Swedish CLASH
fer of plants, Carl Won Linnaus 1707
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metal to Anton j. Cermak because he
has set aside forest preserve in Lin
coin park and named it "Linnaus
Woods" The medal was handed to
him by Gustaf l.. Swanson, the only
living charter member-z.of the COM
mittee which was originally founded
in 1901 for the purpose of gathering
funds for the erection of Linnaus
monument.
Is Now an Nj. d.
Miss Helene Mathiasen, daugh-
ter of the late Karl Mathiasen and
Mrs. Metthea X. Mathiasen, recently
obtained her Doctor of Medicine de-
gree from Columbia University; for
some time she will be an inferno at
hospital in Columbus, Ohio. DR..
Mathiasen's parents are natives of
Denmark, her father having been
president of the New Jersey Terra
Gotta Co., and her mother at one time
being well known as the author of
several books, written in the Danish
language, and published in America.