Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-04-13

IL uuShs WHO ChuuOt tGtdUi VI Rulpi0
hills. hear the whistle Of the nightin-
gale and the loot of the night owl
The man who has lost this has let
something go out of hsO 4 that robs
II of half its pleasure" Caroline Ro-
senfield, of the Hans Christian Ander-
sen school. placed n wreath of holly
on the statue. Francis NJ. Mckay
spoke Of the writer's life. On the
speakers stand were Danish Consul
Hansen. State Senator jun. Carl Han
sen. NJ. Rasmussen. j. II Silver and
the Rev j. Wallendron. c. j. Kyberg
was chairman. Public school children
did homage to Andersen's memory IA
each Of the 30 schools the pupils of
each room laid aside their text books
and for a brief period listened To the
story OF the life OF Andersen and the
reading of some of his fairy stories.
II was the teacher In some Instances
who told the children of Andersen and
his stories. while in other schools the
children themselves conducted an An
oersen program for an hour
Within a fortnight King Christian
of Denmark and Queen Alexandra OF
England VIII receive bronze medal
lions OF Hans Christian Andersen. the
Chicago Hans Christian Andersen An
niversary association to he the giyer.
Queen Alexandra. a daughter OF King
Christian. paid Chicago Danes inter-
ested in the Andersen memorials the
high compliment Of expressing her
qualification at the honor done TO her
old eountryman. and we shall present
her and her father bronze bas-reliefs
of the famous writer" said Charles j.
Ryberg. president OF the association.
The centennial movement netted more
than $4,000. which will go toward
adding new building to the Chicago
Danish orphanage II Ia expected
that the additional $1,000 needed TO
erect the structure will he made up
soon by subscription.
The present war between Russia
and Japan has been or an immense
value TO Sweden and Norway and
there Is no use concealing the fact
that Japan's series OF victories has
tended TO place both nations on n 80
cure footing Their own difficulties
they will have TO settle for themselves.
but the much feared Russian bear"
who has been slumbering I'm his lair
with one eye open and the other eve
shut, is no longer feared In Scandi-
navia. During the union troubles"
which have now arisen. II In felt by
conservative Swedes and Norwegians
that ''the golden middle rule should
be sacredly entertained. and II Is the
general belief OF diplomats In both
countries that no serious difficulties
will arise
Senator Knute Nelson. OF Minnesota.
will deliver an address at the Audi
forum. Chicago, April 10. The Nor
wegian singing societies will on this
occasion render "A number OF songs.
| This Is the first time that Senator Mel
son delivered a formal address before
| the Observation-Disclosures OF Chica-
| go. The senator Is an entertaining
| speaker and thousands OF Chicago
ScandInavians VIII turn out to hear
| him.
The International Harvester COM
| pany has established branch Office In
| Gothenburg and will send four OF its
| representative 10 Sweden and Nor
way during the summer American
harvester machinery Is being rapidly
| introduced into the Scandna Wan conn
tries. American sowing machines and
| the Walter A. Woods mower are now
/ on sale at the leading agricultural
/ stores OF Norway and Sweden.
The Stockholm dailies. nearly all of
them. seem TO take a hopeful view OF
| the union difficulties" and In nearly
every instance predict a peaceful act
tlement The 'Aftenblodet" seems s.s-
pecially concillatory and II would seem
| that the present attitude of the Stock
holm government although exceeding
| ~ independent seems altogether con-
ciliatory In its apprehensions OF q
peaceful settlement.
Nowadays one finds great many
unemployed people in Stockholm And
this Is true not only OF the capital,
but In all cities as well. throughout
the entire nation. The long winters
! always bring about periods OF dull
ness" and just now the average labor
| ing man, not only In Sweden. but in
Norway ~ eagerly looking for what
| the new season will bring him.
The protected cruiser "FyIgik" will
| be launched during the latter part Of
this month This vessel is the largest
Of It's size that has ever been built on
the Finnboda wharves II has been
under construction two years and will,
when completed. become one Of thu
most formidable vessels of the Swedish
! navy.
| banquet In honor of Colonel G. III.
Graves. Of Duluth. who was recently
| appointed minister to Sweden and
Norway by President Roosevelt. was
given in that city April a. Colonel
Graves end wife have spent the last
three weeks In the south.
United States Minister Swensson OF
+, Copenhagen. will return 10 his native
state, Minnesota, during the latter part
OF next month. He will be succeeded,