Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-08-14
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number of roads in the United States
before and after the congress.
Artistic Donation.
George ]. Loeber, professor at the
Academy of Arts, New York, has do
mated to the Hans Christian Andersen
Memorial Hall, Odense. Denmark, one
of his own sculptured works-a bust
portrait of the famous falry-tale
author. Mr.. Loeber is himself ma
tive of Denmark and has often in
his works expressed his admiration of
the most famous of all his COM
patriots.
Art Exhibit.
An exhibition, comprising a num-
Der of characteristic paintings by
Knute Heldner, widely known Swe-
dish-American artist, will be opened
to the public in the American Insti-
tute of Swedish Arts, Literature and
Science, Minneapolis, today. The Of
fetal dedication of the institute build
ing-former private residence OF swan
]. Turnblad, Minneapolis publisher
will take place later this year.
New Settlement.
group of Cedar Falls, Iowa, citi-
zens have recently become interested
i'm a large tract of land in the south
ern part of Mississippi where they
intend to found a new DaniSh-Ameri-
can settlement, to be known as Gran
ly. This will be the second settle
ment of this kind in the southern
states. the other being Danevang
Texas-one of the older settlements
populated by Danes in the United
States. The Granly project apparent
ly has aroused considerable interes'
among Danish-Americans, and this
week an excursion, comprising an eX
tensive group of home seekers, is OF
its way to the site of the settlement
Sverdrup Goes Home.
Dr. H. U. Sverdrup who has spen
several months at the Carnegie Insti
tute, Washington, ID. c., Analysing thu
material obtained by the recent Car
negie" oceanographic expedition, il
leaving for his home in Norway thi
week. Before he departs he will have
a conference with Sir Hubert wilkins
concerning his participation in 81
Hubert's projected submarine Arctl'
expedition; both Sir Hubert and Vii
hjalmur Stephenson have asked DR.
Sverdrup to join the expedition as
scientific observer.
Will Take Part.
In reply to an official invitation
central organizations of induStrlallst
and business men in Sweden have de
cided to take part in the Worlds FAN
Chicago, 1888, and are planning t
send to this country a very complet
and representative exhibit illustrat
ing Swedish progress in all fields
human endeavor. Carl Miller q
Stockholm has been elected chairma
of a special committee organized 10
the purpose of arranging the Swedis
exhibits: he will come to this countr
for a preliminary visit late this sum
mer.
COhn Appointed.
In pursuance to an agreement be
tween the government of the Unite
States and Poland, Georg Cohn, hea
of the international law departmer
of the Danish Foreign Office, ha
been appointed as special commission
err by the American government
study certain diplomatic and con
mercial controversies now pendir
between Washington and Warsaw.
announcing the appointment II
American government took occaslo
to pay an exceptionally high compl
ment to Mr.. Cohn as one of the able
experts in the field of information
law.
Latest About Olav.
Almost every year story
launched to the effect that Grow
Prince Olav of Norway is about
visit the United States. This year ti