Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-07-26
Swedish Tourists Very Busy.
Gatan La Mellerud,. Sweden.
July I0., 1906.

aa1an La Medlerud, Sweden.
July m., 1906
Editor Slaeaf -
have Eeen very busy since: we le1t
Ia1d Ireiand.. On account of heavy
fog we did not land in Liverpool un-
tl1 the 23rd of June and were rushed,
Through the custom houses and
across England bn Hull JUST in tirne
uo' reach the steamer Ariosuo,, of the.
WILSON, Line. for Gouhenburg.. where
we landed ON the morning of the.
25tE.
/ Ihe "Trip across the North sea was:
DE e. and as passengers were few we
We're not crowded.. The sea Law like
a mirror. the company en- board was;
f1ne, and { have never spent a Mid
summer sunni Day more pleasantly than Z
did this year.
/ hnuerlng Gouflenhurg one gets the
impression that the city is half
/ American and half Swedish, as the.
0"o. languages are spoken ON almost
any corner one happens to be-.
/ Our irsh commission was to yisi1
our corresponding bank for the pur-
pose ct securing Swedish money!, and
The next was to proceed to- spend iu.,
L reached my morfer'ss home ON
the 26th, and the recepuion was
Worbha all the. troubles; of the journey.
Poor Old moIlerl, And poor old mel.
We had changed above expecrabions,
nnr. there was still something left.
might 1T be called instinct. thar
caused US to- exclaim.. Mother. ~
Son. -
+ Ihe next day I left for hillipshad.
u nave never seem a nicer little TOWN..
y spent a day there in company
With Nh. Norgdren and his; genial
wire, andi have greetings from them
TO Mr. Nordgren'ss relatives and
lrlenas au Warren. I went from there
to Moikom,. to meet my friend T.. VI. :.
or the Warren Milling Company. but
as my letter had not reached him he
had proceeded to, Narrk0ping and I
Susr6ad III pursuit. Trains here
make peculiar connections some
olines ands my namesake gained a day
on me. spent the time sigilbsaeinr.
however, at various liuuies ulases..
principally ChrisuinehaInn,. reaching
I SssarrkOing on the evening of the. 18th
and was met, at the station by
Messrs. Johnson. Malln., Bsrgesen
and sanueisen., Being hungry and
ulfed Insisted uhan they treat me
Ito supper which they did.
/ The American Day Of the, exposi-
i6lon opened glaomily with rain. but
IL cieareai up about III O'Clock. and SO
tdldI we, and we iEined right in tile
| parade With. all the other A u, ericans,
TO uhes number Of I0.00D}~ ar more.
singing all the American songs arly-
/ where's ftning for THE occasion and
IIntrrailA:s5fl for cur star spangied ban
ner,, which was, hGisted in thousands
HaT places all over the little eiUv.
/ which looked like young America on
the 4bh OF July. Speeches of welcome
Eanai exchanges es OF couruesies were
| rendered. IN b4tthing manner and
luiie day ended as a SUCCESS.
Il Next day being Sunday we spent
6iles forenoon going to- church, The
i laFgesb part of our company went ue
1.-THE St. Matthews church. where We
witnessed the confirmation Of tns
i years class. 1t was beautiful. The
sermon was Instructive and all of u;
1 feiI. pleased THAT we haG spent the
morning pfotiEablg. The Afternoon
I3fieW fast at various parks, ETC.. ane
i we all went TO bed as tired as little
children, happy in the Thought @,
seeing King Oscar at the fair mex,
morning. And we saw him as Ii,
arrived at the station. !. He is tai
Henougtl 6as be seen,, and we all appre
i ciahed his greetings ua5 the Americans
not. SO much because he is king. bul
because he is human, and a ven
IsnateiY one at that.
II Prlzes at the fair were LIBERAL
Thought, but the winners all loaket
SO small, Sc small If we had had
few specimens OF American goods
Ica1nies and; horses, etc., we coult
have captured every thing This wa
1.-the Judgment CT all Of our company
4 including Mr.BHIin and Others whom
we met at the fair. and in who's,
IcDmpanY we left Narrkdping fa
IStncKhoiml the next morning.
III Att Stnckho1m we. saw evervrhin,
we cauld.s among either Things th,
i DlnrgaIrL Skansen,, and the Capitn
buildings. In the latter We wen
lthrongh more than uIree-fourtila q
/ the rooms. and heard their hisharica
land r0man1iE records reeitei
Enough COSTLY ornaments and nx
Hunres are continued in the .Sloru'
to feed all the. hungry in Liyerpoa
for a hundred wears. m nut to- bette