Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-12-29
Recent Occurrences Of lnteres'
In Sweden, NORWAY ard
Denmark.
xoRMoNs SEEK RECOGNITION
0ffcial- OF the State Church In swed-
en- Enter q Vigorous Protest.
Swedish. American Society.
SWEDEN.
stockholm.

making an attempt TO secure recogni.
don from the Swedish government, but
the officials OF the state church have
entered a vigorous protest. The Nor
mons Of Stockholm first attempted TO
secure recognition w years ago. hut
King Oscar promptly turned them
down. They have IN spite Of this,
however. organized two congregations
In the Swedish capital and several
Sunday schools, and these have been
literally advertised In the daily papers.
II is but natural that their efforts to
secure any official recognition are
hopeless. but II may also be that the
Latter Day Saints" will have to dis
continue PROSECUTING In Sweden at
no far distant date IL they seek TO
maintain their present methods.
The Swedish capital n CARRIED In
holiday attire and the churches, thea
tiers and cafes are ready to receive the
festive throng. Yuletjde in the north
Is the most important social sea son
Of the year, and In no countries IL
Christmas celebrated with snch spirit
and zeal as in the northland. In hun.
dreds Of homes there IL additional hap
piness at this season because a son or
daughter from America has made the
long journey to spend a few weeks
with those they love best. But when
they return to America there are al
ways many sad hearts in Sweden, be.
nearly always the visitor takes
a friend or relative along when making
the return journey to the land In the
west.
The Swedish American Society was
recently organized In Gothenburg. The
purport OF this society will be to keep
mp relations between Swedes and
Swedish-American. and IL possible
bring them nearer together than has
been the case hitherto. The members
OF the board Of directors are: Messrs
Skarstedt. Elander. Assar. Lagergren
Editors Rahmberg. Kullenberg. OLSON
and Frolick. A number OF these gen
tlemen have resided In America n mum
bSt VI tCdES. anu nft al INV D1Otili
nent citizens of Gothenburg.
"A Royal Artist IL the title Of III
article recently published in "Die
Woche." The person referred TO Is
Prince Eugen. who during the pas,
years has been coming TO the front
as an artist Of splendid conception and
talent. The article Ia well illustrated
and shows among other things Il,
prince engaged in q friendly chat witt
his friend and contemporary. AnGers
Zorn. the eminent Swedish artist.
The Stockholm theaters have the
following announcements for the holi
day sea SON.. Louise" Cbarpentier's
ell-known opera will be given at the
Ostermalm theater with Lilly WallenI
as the leading lady. Svenska Teatern
repeats ~@IIrresoln." a comedy Of -four
acts: also u two holiday
matinees. when '"1Nhe Little Princess
and Paul LANCE and fora P~arsberg'
Will be rendered.
company OF st. Louis. will start a
branch Office and plant in Malmo
which will he the distributing point foi
Sweden. Denmark. Norway. Finland
and also a part OF Germany. j. Il
Mohl. general manager OF the Temper
ance hotel In Malmo. will he the head
Of the enterprise In Sweden.
Discouraging reports are being re.
celved almost every day from Bohus-
Ian. There are not less than 1900 ap.
plication for aid. There is a scarcity
Of hay and fodder in general. and II
help does not soon arrive. the people
In this vicinity will again have to
butcher their cattle. which are their
only means Of support.
The Hamburg-American line viii IN
the lear future establish a permanent
route between Stettin. Copenhagen
GOthenburg. Christianla and West
Norway. The new line will be opened
for general traffic Jan. /. The Ham.
burg-American line will now become
the United Steamship company's
strongest competitor.
When a representative OF the Dagens
Nyheter called on the Japanese min
ister the other day he received a
greeting from his ~excellency in Swed.
ish. Minister Akidzunki Is AT present
learning Swedish and IL making re
markable progress.
Captain Otto Lybeck. who. has been
following up war events in the far
east. has now returned TO Stockholm.
Captain Lybeck accompanied Kuropat.
kin's army and speaks In terms of
praise anent the bravery OF the Rus
star soldiers.
University Chancellor Gillian has
resigned. his resignation taking effect
Dec. Is. 1905. Archbishop Ekman will
temporarily I'll Mr.. Gilljam's position
until a new chancellor viii be ap-
pointed.
Won Rosen. former Russian minister
at Toxic. will probably he appointed
successor to NJ. Won Butzow.