The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-07-11
From Fan and Near.

The Finnish Mutual Life Insurance
company has been organized at Calu-
met, Mich. with a capital of 100000.
Gen. Booth, of the Salvation Army,
will be in Stockholm next week, to con-
duct the armys twelfth annual con-
gress.
Christian Krogh, the Norwegian au-
thor, has been appointed a professor in
the old and we'll known Academic Col
arssi in Paris.
Bishop J. P. Jensen, of the Mormon
church, has lost his wife through
death. She was born at Bronderslev,
Denmark, in 1857, and was the mother
Of thirteen children.
Rev. J. C. Peterson Of Dannebrog,
Neb., has been appointed editor Of
Danskeren, the organ Of the United
Danish Lutheran church, in place of
Harold Jensen, who resigned.
Three dramatic works Of August
Strindberg have appeared at the Stock
holm bookstores. They bear the names
"Kronbruden" (''The Crown Bride,'0
'Svanhvit'' c'The White Swan,") "Ett
Dromsper CA Dream Fancy.)
The parish priest at Akero, near Mol
de, Norway, has refused to allow the
bishop of his diocese to hold services ir
the parish church or to sojourn at tbs
parsonage. The priest, whose name is
Baardtvedt, will; be prosecuted.
Tromsoe, Norway, was visited by a
serious fire June s. Several large ware
houses We're destroyed; and the fire
took some valuable properties near the
market place. The fire department
! worked desperately, and; was able to
save many warehouses and the larger
buildings facing the market place.
| The establishment Of Scandinavian
| department at the University of Iowa
has proved a wise move, as it has at
tracted an increased number of stu.
dents interested in Scandinavian Ian.
gueges and literature. The gradual.
, ing class this year contained twelve
students Of Scandinavian birth-nine
of Norwegian, two of Danish and one
Of Swedish blood.
The Democratic Labor organization
Of Christiania gave big fete in honor
Of the retiring Prime Minister Steen.
The big Turner hall was gaily decor.
ated and was filled by an enthusiastic
crowd. The affair was arranged as a
testimonial to the venerable states
man for his work in behalf Of universe,
suffrage.
Finmafken fishers at much dicscour.
agen at their poor success. Up to the
middle Of May the catch was quite
satisfactory, but since that time there
has been a steady decrease, and the
weekly hauls have fallen as low as 100..
900 fish. The cold weather has driven
the cod away, and the storms have in.
terfered greatly with the operations OF
the fleet.
The bakers strike in Stockholm was
at last accounts, unsettled. The mas.
ters agreed to raise the wages from J
to 2 crowns per week. The bakers
| waived their demands for shorter
hours. They demanded the discharge
! of the men who took their places, but
the masters would not concede this
oned.
Stockholm entertained the delegates
to the Northern Railway convention in
! its traditional manner. Excursions
4 were arranged for the visitors to Salts.
/ jobaden, Skokloster, Upsala and other
! places, and the breakfasts, dinners,
etc, were as numerous as the stay OF
the visitors would permit
4 Ernest L. Hultgren, though only
twenty-five years OF age. has saved
4 fourteen people from drowning at vari-
! GUS times and places. Heis employed
in an electric plant on the Harlem riv.
er, and nine Of his life-saving feata
! took place In the Harlem.