Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-07-09
NEWS or SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of interest
In Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
EMIGRATION FIGURES FOR MAY
"American Fever shows No Signs OF
Abating Money Sent Back Offsets
Loss of the People.
SWEDEN.
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Stock holm.

@ AhS EhiiEktAhl0H hS uISs tUf MD " dOtss1,
show that more than twice as many
persons emigrated from Scandinavian
countries to America than during the
same period last year, and the .Ameri-
can fever shows no signs OF abating.
1t is shown, however, that the money
sent back by Scandinavian settlers in
the United States offsets to large de-
gree the loss to the country caused by
| the emigration of so many of its best
| citizens. Figures recently published in
Christiania show that during 1902 a to-
tai Of 14,000000 crowns was remitted
In this way to Norway alone. Says
The Record Herald Chicago anent
Scandinavian emigration: I'm the first
ten. months of the current fiscal year,
while the total Immigration Increased
33 per cent over the corresponding
months of 1902, the immigration from
the Scandinavian lands Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark-increased IS per
cent. If the proportion of arrivals in
May and June bears the same ratio
to the arrivals of the preceding ten
months this year as last the United
States will receive for the whole year
1000 Danes, $4,000 Norwegians and
46,500 Swedes. a total Of 7S,500
This will not, however, make 1908
the year of the greatest immigration
of Scandinayians. In 1882, the record
year up to the present for total inn
migration. these three lands sent 105,-
32B persons to our shores The years
1880, 1881 and 1888 were also years
OF heavy Scandinavian immigration.
After that the numbers fell off some
what, but increased In 1887 and 1888
and again in 1892 and 1893. with 1894
and hard times In this country came
swift decline, which continued till
1898, when less than 10000 immi-
grants came from the three countries
together. The increase since then has
been steady
Crown Prince Gustaf, in recent in
teryiew with Director ]. Hammar.
president of the Swedish Export socie-
ty, stated that he would surely visit
the St Louis exposition unless he was
hindered by sickness. The crown
prince will be appointed honorary
president of the Swedish department
at the exposition.
King Oscar will arrive at Tromsoe
July IL. 1t is purely recreation trip
taken in connection with the dedica-
tory festivities given at the opening
OF the Ofoten railway. The king will
then visit the queen at Skinnarbol, and
will afterwards return to Stockholm.
Il. w Dahlgren has been appointed
librarian in chief of the Royal library,
to succeed the recent Carl Snoilsky.
Dahlgren was born in 1S4S He was
appointed librarian at the Karollnska
institute in 1887 and librarian in chief
at the Academy OF Sciences In 1893.
The American scakewaIk' has been
introduced in Stockholm and is now
the rage at all the vaudeville houses.
1t has undergone some material
changes, however, after its popular
run In Paris
A wrestling match between the IA
nous Danish wrestler, Beck Olsen, and
Lundin, the Swedish-American has
been arranged in Stockholm. The
match will be held during the early
part of July
"Slgurd," the popular novelist, is ait
present at work ON new novel en-.
titled "Syenssons,' which is to be pub
lished this fall by the Hugo Gerber
Publishing company.
Three hundred and fifty Swedish.
Americans arrived with the "Aristo" at
Gothenburg June to spend the sum.
naer with relatives and friends.
Grown Princess Victoria Is at pres
ent Ia Helsingborg, where she will re-
main until July 8. Crown Prince Gus
tat will join her there July 3.
The new iirst-class armored cruiser
which Is to be launched at Kariskrona
during the latter part OF next month
will be christened Oscar T."
1t has now been decreed by the city
authorities that the Poltaya monument
% TO be erected In the Artillery park.