Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-10-19
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
COMBINE OF AGRICULTURIsTs
Object Is the Purchasing of Conn
modities and the Selling
OF Home Products.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.


An agricultural or cooperative as
socation has been formed in Sweden
with the object of promoting both the
selling and buying interests Of Swed
ish agriculturliSts Seven local asso
Citations of this kind have already
Joined the national association and
five more are expected to join It in
the near future The local assocfa.
tons which have already amalgamated
with the national association repre-
sent about 1000 agriculturistS. who
i purchase 100000 crowns Isl ,440,0O0)
worth of commodities every year. The
other five local associations, which are
expected to join. annually purchase
100000 crowns worth of goods. This
will enable the National Agricultural
association 10 purchase such enormous
quantities of commodities that ii will
control the market and give its mem.
bers the benefit of prices far below
the present wholesale rates. The as
ISOLATION intends to institute direct
the world for the exclusive transporta-
ton of goods purchased by the associ-
alton thus being entirely independent
of freight fluctuations. This mighty
organization Is causing much appre-
hension among Swedish merchants.
It's capital is already paid in full and
1T will begin operations at once.
The following is a gist of the kings
speech delivered at the special ses-
sion of the riksdag Oct. 2: The speech
follows Convinced that it is inn
portant that the situation on the
scandinavian peninsula. created by the
storthing's resolution Of June should
speedily be replaced by a settled con-
dition of things, ! have summoned
you for a new and extraordinary SEES
sion Of the riksdag and sanctioned by
the king. negotiations have been con-
Quoted by the Swedish and Norwegian
delegates and an arrangement has been
proposed which, having been exam
ined by the council OF state. is now
submitted for your decision. 1t is my
sincere wish and most ardent hope
that if the riksdag and storthing ac-
cept the proposed arrangement II viii
conduce TO lessen the dangers and diff
ficulties which might arise in conse-
ouence Of the dissolution Of the
union"
When Nine. Fduartl Hull arrived Mt
Stockholm one day last month in her
pleasure yacht she encountered good
deal OF trouble When she left Hell
singf0rs, Finland, she engaged a
Finnish pilot to escort her craft into
Stockholm harbor. The law prescribes
that every foreign vessel must stop
at Furusund and engage a Swedish
pilot This Mrs. Hull refused to do
and the consequence was that her
yacht WAS taken in charge by the
pilot officers Of the harbor. Mrs. Ed
uard Hall is an American She has
registered at Grand hotel and has dis
missed her entire crew.
Svenska Morgonbladet states that
Professor, WaIdemstrom, who not long
ago was defeated for reelection to the
andra kammaren Of the riksdag.
where he has served for twenty three
years. is now mentioned as an avail
able candidate for the fdrst kammaren
TO represent the Gefleborg district
Countess Casa Miranda Christina
Nilsson) Is now visiting her friends
and relatives i'm Smaland. During the
past FIVE years she has practically
divided her time between her adopted
home in Spain and the homeland. The
countess Is liberal subscriber to
Swedish charity funds.
General Director Cederschfold, of
the customs department, has rendered
his resignation and viii most likely be
offered one OF the diplomatic posts
abroad. #. G.. o. Meyer is mentioned
as HIS successor as head OF the Gus
toms department.
Professor Fritz Won Scheele, the
rewly appointed superintendent for
the public schools of Stockholm, as
sumed his duties Oct. T. Professor
Scheele is relative of the we'll
known Bishop Scheele of Cortland.
King Oscar has visited his queen
at Long recently. His majesty viii.
according to recent reports, spend
few weeks abroad this coming winter
in the interest Of his health.
The youngest member OF the Swed-
fish riksdag is Bernhard Erickson. OF
Grangesberg He was born April 10,
1870 and is graduate of Upsala uni
versity.
Birger Schuker, the Stockholm ten
or, is seriously iii and viii be unable
to I'LL his engagements at the opera
this season.
NORWAY.