Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-09-13
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS G0ol
Values in Stockholm Have Nearly
Observation-Disclosures Fill Up
Rapidly.
SWEDEN.
Stock holm.

\ mas Deen very active DURING the l"s'
year and the way In which the sub
urbs are filing up is good indiea
ton of a steady increase in popula-
ton. Among conservative business
men II is believed that the boom, rs
pecially in the Ostermalm section, has
reached its height and reaction is
looked for Real estate values have
risen since 1904 from 667 millions 10
| 1912 millions In 1906. Thus during
the past eleven years real estate
values have increased by COS million
crowns or very nearly doubled in
value.
The largest gathering OF laboring
men was held in Stockholm Aug. 8,
when the different labor unions gath
cred for their annual meeting There
were 500 delegates present and thou
sands OF visiting workingmen from
different parts of the country. The
chairman OF the convention was Hugo
Lindquist. who delivered the address
of welcome. Then followed the speak
-
Swedish socialistic leader. This or
ganization has over 100000 members
and Is divided into lodges, numbering
thirty In all.
The commission appointed to super
wise the destruction of the fortresseS
on the Norwegian frontier in ac-
cordance with the Karlstad treaty has
presented its report 10 the Swedish
and Norwegian governments, an
nouncing that all the measures agreed
upon have been executed and that the
stipulations of the Karlstad conven-
ton regarding the frontier fortresses
have been carried out.
Crownprince Gustaf and Crown
princess Victoria will celebrated their
twenty-fifth silver wedding ami
versary ut Karlstad, Sept. 20. The
festivities will occur at the latter
place, as it was On German soil that
the Swedish crownprince was mar
ried. On this occasion members of
the German, Swedish and Danish
royal families will be present.
The National Theater Managers as
sociation held its annual congress in
Stockholm not long ago and discussed
matters of importance to the best in
terest Of those who handle talent. The
following will constitute a board OF
directors for the coming season.
Messrs. Lund5erg. Ronnblad, Strom-
berg. Engdahl and Nine Julia Ha.
kansson.
Director Eugen CAM has been
given an audience by King Oscar at
Marstrand. The director is seeing
the rulers Of Europe and presenting
a protest against Russian atrocities
against the Jews. King Oscar re,
piled that he was not in a position 10
do anything, but promised to submit
the protest to the riksdag.
Hundreds of Swedish Americans
who have been spending the summer
months In Sweden are now returning
to their respective homes in the states
and many of them are bringing friends
and relatives with them, who come to
try their fortune in the new world.
g. A. Lindberg, the Swedish archi.
tect. who was seriously wounded dur.
Ing the recent disturbances in Hell
singfors. died In the hospitm Of that
city about two weeks. He was born
IN Stockholm In 1865 and had gained
quite reputation as an architect.
King Oscar likes Marstrand better
than any other resort and will remain
there until Sept. 2. Not for many
years has the venerable monarch made
such long stay at Marstrand as this
season. His health has been consid-
erably improved Of late.
The new Dramatic theater will he
completed, so far as its exterior Is
concerned. during the latter part OF
September. The interior will not be
completed until later on and IL will
not be opened to the public before
Jan. !.
Rev. Hjalmar Henriksson. who NOT
long ago came from America ia ar.
cept a pastoral charge at Logdo. has
resigned from his church and will 70.
turn to America as soon as possibla
de does not feel at home in Sweden.
Bank Director r. II. Rabe. of stock
holm, has resigned from the first
chamber In the rksdag, as has also
Governor Husberg OF Gothenburg. The
latter has served in the riksdac dur.
ing the past seventeen years.
aluminium post cards are new
thing In Sweden. They can be
washed and used time and again. More
than $4,000 samples have been sent
from the Norrxoping fair, where they
were first introduced.
Ockero church was formally de-
dicnted about two weeks ago by Bish-
op Rohde. assisted by ten cleryemen
Of that diocese. The new church has
Just been completed at cost Of 5000
crowns.
The Good Templar Building associ.
ation Of Stockholm has purchased
property at No. 10 Tunnel street for
S9Q,O0c crowns, They will erect
new building on this site.
Engla Nilsson and Bera Lindstrom
were drowned whilo hnf3,sx,x a. M =