Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-10-22
.hEWS0F SCANDINAVIA
Pecent Occurrences OF interest
in SWEDEN, Norway and
Denmark.
IOsEEDAHL NV IN STOCKHOLM
Hundreds or Coantrylncn bid the Elk.
lied Finnish Educator and
Patriot Farewell.
SWEDEN.
IosEEDAHL E.EIE STOCKHOLM
SWEDEN.
stockholm.

Lek.or Manu- Rosendahl. the exiled
Finnish educator, has now become a
resident OF Stockholm Prior to his de-
parture from Uleaborg, July %. hum
dreds OF his friends had gathered at
the decks to lid farewell TO the be-
loved educator and patriot, who, be-
cause he would not tolerate Russian
tyranny, was exiled from his father
lanu As the boat slowly glided AMY
from Finland's shore, the crowd sang
.Fart Land. The scene was an inn
pressive one. says 4 Stockholm daily,
nd only one of many which these
days are to be seen in poor unfortu-
nate Finland
On Aug. IL the Boston Herald re.
csiyed d cable Dispatch from Charles
j. Glidden, who with his wife and
several friends, is endeavoring to cross
the arctic circle in an automobile, The
dispatch Is dated Gefle. Aug. 81 and
reads: Latitude 90 deg. Hope to
cross the circle In eight days" Gefe
is seaport In Sweden, $50 miles north
of Stockholm. Those who are able 10
Judge distances In Sweden are, OF
course. little reluctant in believing
that Mr.. Glidden will cross the arctic
circle in an auto.
Nine Anna Eorsell, the celebrated
Swedish prima donna. who sang with
such success at the recent Scandina-
Wan saengerfest in Minneapolis. sailed
for Stockholm Aug. 10. During her
visit iii America Nine. Hellstrom made
many friends and she fairly sang her.
self into the hearts of her American
admirers" says the Minneapolis Trib-
une. Nine HeilstrOm during the past
five years has been permanently en-
gagged at the royal opera in Stockholm.
In Stockholm there dwells mission
airy whose property is valued at rot
less than 100000 crowns The only diff
ference between this missionary and
those employed in the foreign mission
field. is that the former practices The
faith cure" and his fees are always
substantial The name of the gentle
man is Tjader. and Swedish papers
generally refer to hin as Mission
aren'' Tjader.
Major o. w. Virgin has been APP
pointed successor to Statsrad Cruise
bjorn. who resigned from his position
as minister of the war department
July -. Major Virgin was born in
1852, became an officer in 1870. and
In May. 1897. he was appointed chief
of the Gotta artillery regiment. The
new minister of war will assume the
discharge of his duties Sept. I
Count v. NJ. Won Born. the Finnish
nobleman who was exiled from his ma
tive land for intriguing against the
Russian government" has been exoner-
ated by the czar and will be allowed
to return to Finland. 1t is not likely
that Count Born will return to his own
country having taken up permanent
residence in Sweden.
A monument will be erected in the
near future in honor of the Scandina-
Wan heroes who died OH the battle.
field of Magersfontein. The monu.
ment will bear the inscription of Syea,
More, Dana and Suomi subscriptions
have been started in Stockholm Chris
tiana, Copenhagen and Hslsingfors.
Crown Prince Gustaf was an inter-
ested participant at the international
tennis meet In Gothenburg July 25-2T.
The crown prince is at present enjoy
ing an outing at Marstrand where lie
was Joined by King Oscar and other
members Of the royal family Aug. To-
The National Evangelical Mission
society of Stockholm has received d
donation of 5000 crowns from the es-
tate of the recent merchant. Il. o.
Hanson OF Jonkoping. The money
will be dedicated TO the India missions.
Major g. A Bergman has been mp
pointed chief OF fertilization to succeed
Gener,i III Elliot. who has rendered
his resignation. Major J. G. Bjorlin
has been appointed commander-in-
chief Of the army In Gotland.
The beautiful Oscar church" built
of marble and granite, Is nearing its
completion. The new edifice will be
dedicated In October, in the presence
OF King Oscar and Queen Sofia and
Afhpr members OF the ROYAL III nlily