Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-11
NEWS AMONG
SCANDINAVIANS
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last week she nnlSneu grammar
school going into high school with
high honors At the graduation ex-
ercises Irma was made the object of
a special address by the schools prin-
cipal who praised her unusual dill
yence and also called attention to her
perfect English dictiOn and her ex-
cellent pronunciation of language
that until the summer of 1880 had
been a perfectly strange tongue to
her.
Enjoys Unusual Popularity.
Literary journals are emphasizing
the peculiar fact that Leonard Strom-
berg, pastor of a Swedish Methodist
congregation at Oakland, Neb., is the
most widely read author now using
the Swedish language as a medium.
His works of fiction, for years popular
among his compatriOts i'm the United
States, are being circulated in thou
sands of copies throughout Sweden
where his books to date have been
printed in 100000 copies. Measured
by this standard Mr.. Stromberg has Il
larger audience i'm Sweden although
he has lived in America ever since
1S95-than any of the standard writ
ers of that country. His most recent
book is 1.-The Friends of August Ber-
ner"
New Secretary.
Professor j. Jorgen Thompson, dean
of men at st. Olaf college. Mortified,
Mimi, has been appointed general
secretary of the Norwegian-American
Historical association to succeed DR..
q. Z. Rolvaag who died early in No
vember, of last year. Dean Thompson
in the first statement he has pub
lished since his appointment makes
the announcement that Attorney John
Heitmann, Duluth. Mimi, had trans
ferred to the treasury of the Histor-
ical association the amount of $4,000
bequeathed by the late B. ]. Enger
of Duluth. The new secretary has
been the treasurer of the organiza-
ton since its founding six years ago.
J. f. Fries Dead.
ions Elias Fries. chief engineer of
the Tennessee Coal. Iron & Railroad
Co, Birmingham. Ala, died last week
at the age of SO. He was born at
Frinnaryd, Sweden, and was a gradu-
ate of the Technical College, Stock
holm, when he arrived in the United
States in 1903. Mr.. Fries was con-
nected with the Westinghouse Co..
New York, and several other similar
firms before he came to Birmingham.
He was a prolific author and is said
to be one of the few men who had
graSped the underlying idea of Elm
stems theory of relatively. which he
made the subject of book he wrote
Il few years ago.
Guilty!
Otto Jochman. waiter i'm New
York, last week was found guilty of
first degree manslaughter. having
killed Louis Jensen of Tonder, Den
mark, few weeks ago. Apparently
the act was the climax of a jealousy
drama, and although Jochman had
been indicted for premediated muir
der, the jury was not certain that he
had actually planned to kill Jensen.
Jochman was sentenced to Sing Sing
for a period of from 10 to 20 years
on the manslaughter charge, and 5
II 10 years for illegal possession of
firearms. Jensen's remains were
shipped to Denmark in accordance
with instructions by the Danish con-
Sulate i'm New York
Left EricksOn'S Memory.
Through the initiative of Norwegian
organizations throughout the United
States, the national George Washing
ton Bicentennial Commission has de-
cided to set aside September 90 as
Left Erickson day, and elaborate
festivities will take place on that day
in Washington, ID. c., in honor of the
memory of the reputed earliest known
Morse discoverer of the American con-
tinent.
Makes His Home Here.
Carl Miles, at present the most
famous of all Swedish sculptors, has
announced his decision to become an
American citizen and to make his
home at Cranbrook. Mich In recent
years Mr.. Miles has maintained his
home in Stockholm part of the year,
spending several months each year
teaching art at the Cranbrook Insti
tute where he now has been persu-
AIDED to accept the offer of a per-
tildlcHl
Denmark and Olympic Games.
Denmark is not officially taking
part in the Winter Olympics at Lake
Placid, N. Y, where Swedes and Nor
wegians represent the Scandinavian
countries. 1t is hoped, however, that
Danish athletes in large numbers
will come to the summer games at
Los Angeles. Announcement was
made in Copenhagen a few days ago
that the Danish Bicycling Club will
send six delegates to the South Cali
fornian stadium. A report from the
Danish Olympic Committee of the
United States says that $7,13O has
been subscribed of the $4,000 esti-
mated for defraying the expenses of
the Danish athletes while in this