Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-01-14

tai, Prince Carl and Princess Inge-
borg, the duchess Of Dalarne and many
other. distinguished men and women.
The auditorium had been beautifully
decorated for the occasion and on the
center of the stage stood a bust OF
Nobel A male chorus of 100 voices,
under the direction Of Director Aker-
berg, rendered some excellent singing.
The announcement was then made
that the literary prize had been
awarded Bjornstjerne BjOrnson, the
prize of physics to Pierre Curie and
his wife Nine. Maria Curie, and Henri
Eecquerel; the chemical prize was
awarded to Svante Arrhenius, profess
sor of chemistry at the Stockholm hi~h
school; the medical prize was awarded
to Professor Finsen, who recently
gained fame through his invention Of
the so-caIled Finsen light cure. Three
Of the prize winners were present in
person, viz: Becquefel, Arrhenius
and Bjornson, and received from the
hands of the king the stipulated
amount Of money. a diploma and a
greeted with enthusiastic applause and
when Biornson appeared he received
an ovation which steadily kept on in
creasing in strength and enthusiasm.
No sooner had Bjornson bowed to the
audience before the chorus struck up
the Norwegian national song, thewOr1s
OF which have been written by Bjorn-
SON himself-Ja, vi Elsker Dette Landet
(Yes, We Love Our Land and finally
the '.folksongen." Later on In the
evening at fest at Grand Hotel.
Bjornson said in part as follows:
II believe that the prize which has
been awarded me today will by the
public generally be understood as a
gift from people to people And then
wish to add that after the long fight
which / have conducted for Norway's
equality in the 'Unionen,' which has
caused so much iii will in Sweden.
this which has just been done win al
ways be an honor to the Swedish
name"
Prince Eugen has returned to the
capital after spending few weeks
I'm Rome. During his stay in Rome
his health was much improved ard he
returns in apparently good health, al
least he Is so, judging from his looks
While I'm Rome the prince moved about
incognito and registered at the Leading
hotels under the assumed name OF
Count Rosendal
Swedish artists will be pretty wei
represented at the Worlds fair in St
Louis IL their present interest for q
proper exhibit does not abate. The
Swedish art society in Stockholm has
sent out invitations to all Swedish ar
lists to participate in the art exhibition
at st. Louis.
The subscriptions for the Snoilsky
monument now amount to 11.O0t
crowns Nearly all Of this sum has
however. been donated by one person
A number of lists are now being cir
culafed and II Is believed that tn.
stipulated amount will soon b,
reached.
The recent Professor Hjalmar Ed
gren, OF Stockholm, for number o.
years professor Of languages at th,
University Of Nebraska was one of tn,
few Swedes who was an eyewitness
10 the fight between the Monitor ant
the .'Merrimacs at Hampton Roads.
Crownprincess Victoria continues Il
III health The northern winters ar
too severe for her and her customar.
trip south, which had been postpone'
FOR this season, win mn soubtedly be re
sumed. The crownprincess thrives bes
In Italy.
DR.. Al. Hair. teacher Of the histor.
ct arts at the Upsala university, ha
~ the government been awarded
stipend pf 2,0o0 crowns. pr. Lab