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fv^ K^ 8kaptl Brynjolfur Bryn- Jofson. Former Senator from Pembina comity, North Dakota. Leifur, son of Ktrtfcur the Red, dis covered America In the year 1000. was the first Icelander to visit America. This was back In the Saga times, when the northern Vikings in their narrow open boa ts sailed boldly to all parts of the civilized world and across the Atlantic to America. Leifur, known in history as Leif Ericson, told such wonderful tales of the beauties of Vinland (now Massa chusetts) that his brother Thorsteinn Ericson made an expedition to the new world the next year. failed to find Vinland, however. Another brother, Thorvaldur Ericson, and Thorflnnur Karlsefni had better suc cess in the summer of 1002, landi ng In Vinland with a considerable following. They built houses and tried to found a colony, but in five years the majority returned to Iceland or Norway and the others disappeared. For hundreds of years the Iceland ers did not go to America. I twas only in 187 0 that modern Icelandic immigration began, but in the few years since then this sturdy and intel ligent people has established a num ber of exceedingly progressive colo nies and acquired an influence and prosperity quite remarkable. While the Icelanders were the latest branch of the great Scandinavian race to turn their steps toward America, their suc cess In every line of advancement has been every whit as gre at in proportion to their numbers as the other branches and they have fully contrib uted their share in the upbuilding of the great northwes t. The Icelandio oolonies in southwestern Minnesota and northeastern North Dakota might well stand as models for any immi grant race. Altho a small colony of Icelanders settled In Utah as early as 1855, steady Immigration from the cold Island under the Arctic cirole did not begin until 187 0 when Jon Gislason, Ami Gudmundson, 'Gudmundur Gud mundsson and Jon Einarsson oame to Milwaukee. All except the last named are now living in well-earned pros perity on Washington Island, Wis. Two years later a number of other young men came, among them Pall Thorlaksson, who was afterward or dained as a clergyman and came to Milwaukee. While this city was the rendezvous for several years, no Ice landic settlement was made in Wis cons in except the small one on Wash ington Island. Gunlaugur Peterson led the way to Minnesota in 1875 settling on the banks of the Yellow Medicine river. Others followed and the Icelandic set tlement in Uyon, Lincoln and Yellow Medici ne county, with Minnesota as the center now numbers nearly 1,000, and is as prosperous and advanced community as any in the northwest. In the early seventies, immigrants from Iceland founded settlements in Canada, one in the Muskoka district In Ontario and another in Nova Scotia. These prov ed but temporary abiding places, the settlers moving on to New Iiake I W 5 fig celand, on the western shores of Winnipeg, the largest Icelandio colony in America. This was started i 1875. The Re v. Pall Thorlaksson, previously mentioned, led a party of colonists from Manitoba in 187 9 and located them in Pembina county. North Da kota, where they grew in numbers and wealth until they form the next largest Icelandio oolony in the new world. New Iceland, Pembina county, N D., and the settlement about Minne ota, Minn., are the three principal colonies in North America. There are, however, a number of smaller colo nies, as for instance, at Argyle in Manitoba, and several places in As slniboia, Alberta and British Colum bia, and across the line at Ballard, Whatcom, Marietta, Point Roberts and Blaine in Washington. A con siderable number are located in Utah sn scattered groups, may be found in several of the cities of the middle west. Winnipeg is, however, the cent er of Icelandic wealth and culture in the s new world. Several thousands reside there permanently and most of the immigrants go there before scatter ing to the farming communities. There are three Icelandic churches in Win nipeg, a number of societies and seven papers and periodicals are publish ed ijn the Icelandic language. Glmli county is well named New Iceland, tor it is typical of old Iceland. The tiames of the villages and postofflces are Icelandic in a district fifty miles thru, and the settlers are exclusively Icelandic. I Winnipeg there are many of the race In business and some of them are growing wealthy. They are begin ning to win prominence in profe s sional and civic life also. A good ex ample is Thomas Johnson, an at torney of recognized ability. Mr. John son came to America with his parents in W a a box 8\^| attended ^1 *f v"fSsATDDAY ICELANDERS HAVE ^ADE Rev. BJorn B. Jonsson. One of the leading mem bers of the Icelandic colony at Minneota. Immigrants from the Tight Little Island, Under the Arctic Circle, Have Established Flourishing Colonies in Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota~-Many Win Wealth and Prominence. EVENING,* THEIR MARK" IN AMERICA Baldwin L. Bafdwlnson. Editor and manager of Winnipeg Heimskringla and member Manitoba legislature for GimU. the public schools in Winnipeg, sold papers, taught rural schools, worked his way thru Gustavus Adolphus col lege at St. Peter, studied law and was admitted to practice in 1900. is a member of the firm of Rothwell & Johnson, solicitors for several large financial concerns, and is a coming ma n. Among the leading men in New Iceland is Sigtryggur Jonsson, who represented the colony in the legislative assembly of Manitoba for several years. Gimli county is now represent ed by Baldwin I Baldwin son, who, like his predecessor, is a native of Iceland. Mr. Baldwin came to Canada in 1873 at the age of 17, and to Winnipeg in 1882. was government immigration, agent for thirteen years. I 189 8 he became editor and manager of Heimskringla, ne of the leading Iceland ic pape rs published in Canada. Sigtryggur Jonasson, who has been a leader among his people since the Muskoka settlement in 1872, was en w gaged by the Ontario government as an interpreter and in 1875 was chosen ne of the delegates to Investigate the plan of the federal government for an Icelandio settlement on the shore of Lake Winnipeg. brought 1^500 Icelanders in 1876. assisted in founding the first Icelandic newspaper in America, the "Framfari," in 1877, and was its editor for a time. Mr. Jonasson was the pioneer steamboat man on Lake Winnipeg and did a flourishing business as a lumber ma n. Later he helped to start anoth er newspaper, the "Logberg," and was its editor for six and a half years. His services and ability resulted In his election in 1896 to the legislative as sembly, of which he was a member or four years. A prese nt Mr. Jonasson is inspector of homesteads in the Win nipeg district. The Icelandio colony in Pembina county is one of the finest communi ties in Northt Dakota. I numbers sev eral thousands of intelligent people, industrious and progressive, and good citizens in every sense. Some of the best football playe rs of North Dakota have come from this settlement. Among the representative men are Daniel J. Laxdal of Cavalier, state land commissionerBard i G. Skula son of Grand Forks, a lawy er and or a tor, and S. Brynjolfsson, whose full name is Skapti Brynjolfur Brynjolfs son. The latter sat in the state sen ate from 1890 to 1894. is a native of Iceland and came to America with his parents in 1874. was a farmer and gold miner in Nova Scotia for six years, worked in elevators and flour mills in Duluth and Winnipeg, located In Pembina county in 1885 and re mained there until 1902, when he moved to Manitoba. The Minnesota Colony. Minnesota's Icelandic colony in the southwestern part of the state, is a fair sample of what these people be come in America. The 'inhabitants are progressive in farmin g, thrifty in business, Godfearing and trustworthy without exception, splendid patrons of the schools. I this settlement there are four Iceland ic Lutheran churche s. There are about 800 Icelanders in Minneota, the ohief market place of the settlement, and they le ad In busi ness and politics. "Vinland," the only Iceland ic newspaper in the United States, is published at Minneota. The late O. G. Anderson was a fine representative of his race. went there in 1879, empty-handed, and at his death last fall left a large, flour ishi ng mercantile business and much valuable real estate. One of the leading lawyers in the southwestern part of the state is C. M. Gislason, the first Iceland er to re ceive a diploma from the University of Minnesot a. was graduated in 1892. It will be observed that the Ice lande rs are widely scattered, but they have at least one common bond and that Is their church, the Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran synod, organ ized in 1885. I includes the various Iceland ic Lutheran congregations in the United States and Canada. A Its head stands the Rev.. Jon BJarnason of Winnipeg, a noted scholar and author. He* was born at Alf tafirdi, Iceland, in 184 5 and was educated at the high school and college at Reykjavik. I 1873 he came to America, studied two years at Decorah college, did news paper work of a time on Budstikken In Minneapolis, and in 1878 went to New Iceland. lived several years in Iceland, but returned to Winnipeg in 1885a.nd has since remained there. Mr. Bjarnason is also editor of Sameininguna, a religious paper. There are a number of Iceland ic cler gymen in this country who deserve but the Jacket space., 9 HABBXAGB LICENSES. Timothy Hanlon and Edyth Roger.. Henry Xaffe and Annie Juris. Charlie. Gustafason and Hildur Kossell. Andrew M. Anderson and Eftnma O. Olson. DEATHS. T7~tmW^^M^" THE MINNBAPOjy JOURNAL1, Rev. Hans B. Thorgrlm- een, Akra, N. D. as preached the gospel among Icelanders, Nor wegians and Swedes. preclud es more than a mention of their names. Among them are Rev. Oddur V. Gislason, New Iceland, Can. Rev. Bjorn Jonsson, Minne ota, Minn. Rev. Jon J. Clemens, Fall Jtiver, Wis.Rev Einar Vigfusson, WinnipegRev Runolfur Runolfsson, Spani sh Fork, Utah, Rev. Bjarni Thorarinson, WinnipegRev Hans Thorgrimson, Akr a, N D.Re v. Frid rik Bergmann, WinnipegRev Niels S. Thorlaksson, Selkirk, Man.Rev Petur, Hjalmsson, WinnipegRev Runolfur Marteinsson, New Iceland, Can., Rev. Fridrik Hallgrimsson, Argyle, Man.Rev Olafson, Gardar, N In recent years Unitarianism has obtained a foothold among the Ice landers and some of their ablest men are pastors of Unitarian congrega tions. Among them may be named Rev. Magnus J. Skaptason, New Ice land, Can. Rev. Johan Sol mundsson, New Iceland, Can. and Rev. Rognvaldur Petursson, Assihn i boia. Iceland is small, her people few and the conditions in that bleak, for bidding country seem unpromising and yet Iceland has made a valuable contribution to the literature of "the world. From the Icelandic eddas and sagas flow rivers of living waters hich have influenced centuries of lit erary growth. The island has long been not ed for its scholars and the average intelligence is exceedingly hig h. I America, as at home, the Icelanders are loyal and ardent pat rons of the schools and the pupils ex cel a& students. They have made their marks on the rolls of the universi ties of Minnesota, North Dakota and Manito ba as well as at Gustavus Adol phus college, St. Peter, and Luther college, Decorah, and at other insti tutions. A the University of North Dakota there are now thirty-six students, and these, with the alumni, have founded the Icelandic Society of the Universi ty of North Dakota, with the object of founding an Icelandic library. The University of Manitoba will ao cept Icelandic as an equivalent to any other modern language. A chair of Icelandic language and literature has been established in ne of the colleges in Winnipeg, with Re v. Fridrik J. G. Bergmann as professor. The Icelandic students at the Uni versity of Minnesota have brought honor to themselve s, their people and the university. S. Sigvaldson, who was graduated in 1898, obtained some fame as an author and a poet, and in a literary competition open to the northwest, obtained first prize for his poem. The Misses Joan and Rose Peterson, who obtained their degre es in 1894, were honor graduates bei ng elected to the American scholarship society of the Phi Beta Kappa. Gislason was among the students who enlisted for tUe Spanish-American war was graduated from, the law depart ments in 1900 and now practices law at Minneota. Gislason, a broth er, was one of the orators of his day in college and was on several inter collegiate debating teams. after ward attended the Emerson school of oratory at Harvard and is now in distributors), structor in debate and oratory at his alma mater. The settlement about Minneota is not yet thirty years old and numbers only about 800, yet It has sent eleven students to the uni versity, not to mention those who have gone to Gustavus Adolphus col lege, Tab or college, Iowa, and other institutions. .t. JergerHarol M., Swedish hospital. BoutipThomaa, 716 Madison street NB. OlsonCarl B., Northwestern hospital. SwenbyArnold Edward, 243 Twenty-first avenue N. -.xf- Carey's Cement Roofing-, the only roofing that grows better with age Both phones, 376. See W S. Nott Com pany. eM ASTHMA Medical svuthoritle* uowooncede that under the system of treatment introduced by Dr. "rank Wheteel of Chicago, ASTHMA CAN BE CURED. Dr. fc. D. Knott, Lebanon, Ky,: Dr. P. B. Brown, Primghar, Iowa Dr. J. 0 Ourryer, St. Paul, Minn. Dr. M. L. Crafley, St. Louia, Mo. Dr. C. F. Beard, Bo. Pramlnftham, Mast.. bear witness to the efficacy of bis treatment and the permanency of the core in their own eases. 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