Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-14
Recent Occurrences Of interest
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark. -
WILL DEVOTE TIME 70 CHURCH
Professor Waidenstrom intends &c
Resign form Geie College and
the Riksdag.
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professor waidenstarom OF dene,' the
head of the Mission Covenant,it title lars-
est free. church Of Sweden viii aepar,
July Il on his third "trip 70 the United
States, where, the denominat ton has. p
numerous Following. lie viii return
in December, after completing & tour
Of inspection of Sea ndinavi Wan church
and school systems. in the United
States and Canada. The announce
metlt iof his plans Us accompanied by
the statement that he will retire from
the position of head Of the Gefie col
Elegei at the end OF the year, and re-
sign his seat in the riksdhg at tie
expiration of the present termo in, or
der TO devote his entire. time to the
Interests OF the church. ii :.
i, In The interest of nthe newt Zfegier
polar expeditions Mr.il Ghamn'i the
private secretary Of Mr.; Ziegler, has
visited Gothenburg, Calling upon Ernst
Andree, the p~oaafhexRert, fer advice
Mr. Champ then departed for TroRsA
where he was, TO; meet two American
physicians, DIS. Mdunth and Werner,
and embark July !, with tthes steamer
Fridtjqf Cor Cape Ftoras Franz ,IaseHA
Land. The purpose Of the expedition
1s to ascertain the present Whereabouts
bf the Ziegier exposition, to- bring the
America, new SUPPLIES or, in the event
Of a disaster 70 the expedition, carry
the survivors back from Franz Joseph
Land. ; TheI America rs Supposed to
have made Its. ';dash for the pole, In
March, and, by agreement, information
as to It's movements were to be left
at Cape Flora.
According to dn act q the last
riksdag, the, crown, has now ISSUED a
proclamation relative, to the opening
OF certain government lands In the
provinces of Nofrbdtten and vesterl
bOtten for settlers. These r~eceiyertim'
Der claims rent free for a period of
twenty years on condition that a given
area be, brought under cultivation
With free lumberfrom'the government
forests each settler is required. to erect
buildings according to regulations, and
Tor these IMPROVEMENTS HE ois' to lie
reimbursed In 1.-THE sum OF 800 crowns.
After the expiration, Of, the. twenty
year term the holder or his heirs or
assigns may renew the lea ahold at d
reasonable rental, which may be paid
in the. form of labor in the crown
forests. y q lftp4fJ ~" i@1.fJl4 g
BY order, of the department. of jus
tlce, the mayor Of EoHrtelje has visited
the office of the, Norrtelje Tidning for
the purpose Of confiscating certain Is
SUES 1of ,tiat newspaper containing
comments pn the IBobrikofr, assassina-
ton. The editor had so u~nreservedly
approved Or thefact as to entail dip
omatie complications, 'shoulf the I'm
Side9t be- brought to the attention of
the RUSSIAN authorities.
'SSvehsketI II, the experimental balloon
Of stheI Swedish IAeronautfc sdciety or
Stoekhqlm, on June %. made slyuc-
c~essfuf trip nortbYayd, ,fand landed
without accident in the province of
Upland Captain Ndrfindet, who hifade
the ascension, was .acspmpanieAl by
his wife, who pronounced the sail per,
rectlyi cnarm1ng."
The Swedish Journalists association
has held its annual meeting al kamar.
In consequence Of % regent act of the
riksdag increasing the rate of postag
on newspapers fhe' association ipassed
a resolution recommending a ,prdpor-
Tomato increase of, the, subscription
rates as a protection to the publishers
ana EDITORS sI9ui 9yfd> s1ft 90 r@7'
iJCount John r. Hamilton; mhj6f gen
eral of. reserves and former, quarter
master general OF the Swedish army,
died June 2f'in Stockholm. Tn 1888 ne
became an active .mefnhef + of the
Scientific and Literary association of
Gothenburg and in 1890 a member of
the war academy or Stockholm. . %
The public g. schools lassdciatiuni
Svenska F~olkskolans Manner, has held
Its annual convention at Faluh, with
an Dattend4pce .cffIJoo ~,dfsgstes;
Bishop Lofgren was elected chairman
Among the speakersi wAs the s~purgeon
Of Germany, Rev. iTahcke, ID. ~, of
Bremen. ,.,...,..q
ChpuithS Ddy cSieDrdI1OnS are De-
ihg introduced quite generally in
Sweden A. generai1 festivals mr.
ranged, preferably out of DOORS the
proceeds going, towords paying the ex.
pehsek OF sending a number or poor
city children to- fhe country for tie
uElmer n s'lfsd9iR T. 500 Fl sif
The scandinavian society at Paris,
has received an appropriation 81 800
francs froh,othe city icounc4i, 'andi an
equal amount from the minister of
education and the Association of
Friends OF the University Of Paris.
iJesber Crisebjorh.c former minister
Of Yarf,died atithe age of,GO, lin Unea,
June "a. Before and after occupying
a seat I'm the kings council, Cru
sebjorn had q been sgovetnor 81 the
! pfoyince'9 Of yesterbotten .efdslsa edi
| The first LODGE. OF. the, Order, !. of
Druids, named Ad Astra, was RECENTLY
| efgahised id Sweden, An SAe cfty 81
T~yellebprg, with Consul a. Smith Ia
! itS frst, grand masterl