Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-04-14
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year. Several or BJ0rnSOnS WORKS are
accessible in the English language,
and he himself toured this country as
a lecturer in 1881. 1t goes without
saying that nearly everyone of the
thousands of Norwegian societies in
the United States will observe the day
in a fitting manner. 1t has been said
of this poet-who, incidentally, wrote
the national anthem of his country
that merely to mention his name is
like unfurling the flag of Norway"
A Dilemma.
A few days ago Nils Asther, FAM
GUS Swedish screen actor, had oc-
casion to look up some information
connected with his birth: he had al
ways assumed that he was born in
Malmo, Sweden, but to his surprise
discovered that he actually was born
in Copenhagen while his parents were
in that city on a visit. So now the
question agitating his mind is: Am l
a Swede, or am l Dane? He is in
clined to believe, however, that since
his parents were Swedes and since he
was brought up in Sweden, Swede
he must be-despite his Danish birth.
"UnOfficial Celebration
On various occasions reference has
been made in these columns to the
fact that the Danish-American indie
pendence day celebrations in Rebild
Park, Denmark, were Cancelled last
year, and again this year, the official
reason being hard times" while
more likely actual reason is litiga-
tion between competing arrangements.
Since it is felt that no good publicity
results from continued cancellations of
what has become known as the great
est Fourth of July gatherings outside
the United States, the newspapers in
Aalborg--the city nearest the park
suggest, in conjunction with the Dan
ish-American club of that city-that
some sort of unofficial celebration
take place at Rebild this year.
New Orphanage Buildings.
At meeting of the building COM
mittee of the Norwegian Orphanage
society in New York last week it was
decided to go ahead with building
plans, delayed for some time, and
erect new structures at a cost of $780,
900. At the present time a fund of
$4,000 is available, and the society
must borrow the balance of $4,000
but reports that it is able to do so
without any difficulty. The construc-
tion work begins this week.
To Honor Kings Memory.
On November 6, this year, three
hundred years will have elapsed since
Gustavas Adlophus ii, king of Swe-
den, was killed in the battle at Luet-
zen, Germany, during the Thirty
Years War;; Swedish organizations
throughout the United States are
planning to commemorate this event
which will be combined with a cele-
bration of the three hundreth ami
versary of the landing of the earliest
Swedish immigrants in Delaware.
Preparations have been in progress
for years, and report was made last
week by the central commission of
Swedish-American organizations that
everything is just about in readiness
for the affair and for the central fes-
tivities which will take place in Phil
adelphia.
Killed by Accident.
Anders Michael Fogtmann, Blower
City, Ariz., sc, died a short time ago
as the result of misunderstanding
accident. He was a native of Hor-
sens, Denmark, and had come to the
United States at the age of %; soon
of hn ctah ich h,Yf
the enactment of the prohibition law
made it impossible for him to con-
tinue business along this line; in more
recent years FOgtmann devoted him
self to mercantile work, and became
widely known in the southwestern
part of this country.
TO Merge Schools.
In a recommendation made by the
board of education of the Norwegian
Lutheran Church of America the BIZ
ennial meeting of that synod, taking
place in Minneapolis in June, will be
asked to discontinue the Red Wing
seminary at Red Wing, Mimi, or rath-
er, to effect a merger between that
school and the Augustana college at
OlOuA dis, oOulH DdhOId. 1ucTe Is
a general feeling that attendance at
the Red Wing school-and other edu-
cational institutions of the church
is so small that it does not warrant
continuance, especially in view of the
alleged fact that attendance at the
larger colleges is decreased as a re-
suit of the activities of the minor
schools.
Sad Home Coming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Mellberg, Fal-
coner, N. Y, decided some time ago
after having spent fifty years in the
United States that they would buy a
home in Sweden, their native country,
and remain there for the rest of their
lives. They disposed of their Amer
lean property and left for Sweden,
happy at the thought of going home
Now word comes that Mr.. Mellberg
Suddenlv died inst as he was leaving