Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-06-16
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
MORMON TEMPLE IN STOCKHOLM
Reports That Such an Edifice Is To BE
Overwhelmingly Donation to
Gothenburg University.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


II recent reports are true a Mormon
temple will be erected on S~vartensga-
tan 3 In Stockholm at a cost of $780,
600 rowns The Mormons, however,
will encounter not q little opposition
from a certain Miss Christina Carls-
son who recently returned to Stock
holm from Utah, where she has spent
the last five years. On May 20 she
lectured on ~Mormonism" under the
auspices Of the Fredrika Dreamer so
ciety. giving a very vivid description
Of life among the Mormons and how
they are especially working to per-
suade Scandinavian girls to come to
Utah. She urged her sisters to do all
In their power to dissuade Swedish
girls from emigrating to Utah, and IN
tered a vigorous protest against the
Swedish government for not prevent
Ing Mormon proselyters TO spread
their doctrines In Sweden. The Nor
mons Of Stockholm are receiving Pc
cuniary aid from the Mormons in
Utah, and II Is learned on good au-
thority that they have already Sc
cured 100000 crowns to start to build
q temple.
Andrew Carnegie has donated 100,-
600 own for a chair In English at
Gothenburg university. The donation
has been hailed with enthusiasm In
Gothenburg and Mr.. Carnegie's gen
crosby has been literally commented
upon in the Stockholm and Gothen-
burg press. Gothenburg has the larg-
est number of English-speaking peo-
pie Of any city in Europe, and 1t is not
an uncommon thing to hear English
spoken by business men. A great
many Gothenburg business men have
been sending their pms to London to
secure for them an English business
training. Because Of Gothenburg's
interest in behalf of the English Ian
guage, Mr.. Carnegie's donation is
doubly welcome and is deeply appre-
ciated. The university has also been
recently remembered by a gift Of 100,.
600 crowns for the new building from
Consul Oscar Ekman of Stockholm,
who had previously donated 10000
crowns to the same institution.
The high water In Lake MaIar con
tinues to embarrassment to
parts of the business section. On the
s~o-called lower vasa street the water
has completely filed all the Easements
and in some places the main floors OF
the buildings are covered with water.
On May 20 the water stood 5.31 me-
ter at the sluices and Indications are
that the water will rise still higher.
Business and general traffic has, in
consequence. been much impeded In
the sections lying close to the lake.
III. l.. Braekstad, the Norwegian.
English journalist, founder OF the
great illustrated English journal
"Black and White" has according &c
The Journalist, CLondon) has been
awarded by King Oscar the knight
cross of the Nor wegian st. Olaf's or.
der as a reward for services rendered
to Norwegian literature during bis
thirty years residence in England.
The Swedish-Norweglan minister in
Berlin. Count Taube, on behalf OF
King Oscar, rendered Emperor Will.
lam tie insignias of the Norwegian
Lon order May II, Norway's indepen.
dence day. Count Taube was the
same day entertained at luncheon by
the emperor.
Anders Zorn, the eminent Swedish
artist, who has spent the last year in
the United States. will spend the re-
mainder Of the summer at his sum
mer home in Mora Dalarne. MFR. Zorn
is at present in st. Louis and will sail
for Christiania In a few days.
The Lund Male chorus, consisting
Of fifty voices, has now departed for
America, and will appear In concert on
Swedish Day" June "a, at the st.
Louis exposition. The chorus will be
assisted by the eminent Swedish bari
tone, John Forsell.
The Gothenburg Yacht club will
have It's annual meet mt Marstrand in
July this year, when a series OF races
will be given. 1t is reported that the
Stockholm and Copenhagen Yacht
clubs have been challenged to partici-
pate In the races.
The riksdag was officially adjourned
May 81. Addresses were delivered by
e. Logithius of the first chamber and
Won Essen OF the second chamber. The
addresses were chiefly reviews Of the
work done during the session just
closed.