The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-30
TOURISTS WILL
SEE The KING
LARGE PARTY LEAVES THIS EV-
ENING FOR SWEDEN.
Nils Nilsson, General Representative of
the Swedish Tourist Society, to Di-t
rect the Tour Which Will Occupy
Two Months Many Prominent swed-
ish-Americans Going.

me large party that mis- FL llson.
general representative in America OF
the Swedish Tourist society, and north
western agent for the Anchor Line, has
organized for tour thru Sweden to
the Land of the Midnight Sum- will
leave Minneapolis at $3.50 this evening.
a special train of seven cars, Including
two Pullman sleepers, will take the
travellers thru to New York without
change. The route will be over the
Minneapolis & st. louis and Illinois
Central. to Chicago; the Nickel Plate to
Niagara Falls and the West Short to the
metropolis. The steamship Caledonia OF
the the swedish tourist society For this eS-
cursion, will sail from New York Sat-
urday at 2 pm. The tour will occupy
two months.
Several members of the Orpheus Sing
ing. society will be in theg party and
their colleagues in the club have de,
cided to be at the station and send
them and their fellow tourists off with
Swedish and American songs ringing in
their ears.
Swedish Minister Interestd.
A. Grip, Sweden,s minister to the
United States, has taken a, personal in
terest in the going Of the party from
the northwest. He has made arrange
ments in Sweden to insure every con-
venience for the party in it's travels.
and they will take advantage Of the OPP
portunity to express the hearty we'll
wishes of all Swedish Americans for the
| health and happiness Of the king and
! his family = ~ - - 80
" f. Will See Niagara Falls -
Five hours will be spent in Chicago
| L., !, ia / ho
train will arrive at Niagara early Fri
| day morning, and the tourists will spend
six hours at the falls. -
John G. Rickel, city passenger and
ticket agent Of the Minneapolis & st..
Louis road, will accompany the party
to Chicago; A. G. Shearman, north
western passenger agent Of the Nickel
Plate will 20 from here to- Niagara Falls
on the train, and Neil Mooney, general
passenger agent Of the West Shore, will
go from Chicago to New York city.
Entertainments on shipboard.
Daily entertainments will vary I'll, the
son, professor of Scandinavian Ian
guages and literature at 'the University
Of Minnesota, will give addresses on
interesting features Of Scotland and
Sweden during the voyage and in those
countries. ~ - =.
| The Caledonia will land the tourists
at Glasgow, whence they will 60 across
Scotland, stopping at Edinburgh, Holy
rood palace and chapel, and other points
Crossing the North sea-, the party, vii:
to Stockholm by the famous Gotta ca
nal -s.,. - Il. ...s. &.
Several side trips have been planned
One will be to the inland province OF
Dalerna, by steamer over the beautiful
Lake Siljan, returning to Stockholm
Another will be to the mountains OF
Lapland, as far north as Tronetrask
from which point the midnight sun is
visible for thirtvse days and thirty
seven nights, or far longer than at any
other reasonably accessible place II
the world. A third trip will be to Visby
(Island of Gotland), the most inter
north. s ..-.. - '<..@ 80
Prominent Persons Going. =
A few of the names on the list indi
cate the composition Of the party: Pro
lessor Carlson Of the state university
Rev. John Telleen, professor Of theolog,
IN Red Wing seminary; DR.. Edward J
Vickner, professor Of the French AM
German languages at Gustavus Adol
! plus college; Professor Hagbard Brase
teacher Of pipe organ and musical theo
ry in Bethany college, Lindsborg, Kan.
DR.. Joseph Fogelberg, another membe
Of the faculty of Bethany college; Rev
r c. A. Bar, pastor Of the Swedish Luth
eran church at Wells. Minnesota; C. NJ
Melon, instructor in Spanish at the Uni
versity Of Minnesota; +. P. Truedson,
business man Of Puyallup, Washington
and Rev. J. &. Hultkrans, pastor o
Bethlehem Swedish Lutheran church
Rev. Emanuel O.. Stone, pastor of ST
Paul s Swedish Lutheran church; Rev
B. Howe, pastor Of the First Swedis
Methodist church and Rev. Gustav Me:
by Of the Danish and Norwegian Bal
fist church, all Of Minneapolis.
= Mr.. Nilsson, who will direct the tou7
his been at work for several month
making ready for the. journey. Al
| rangements with various railroad an
steamship lines in America, scotlan
,. and Sweden have required great car
Fortunately, Mr.. Nilsson has been a!
sisted by the General Tourist societ,
and this has made possible unusual col
veniences which will expedite the pr
gress of the party and make the journe
more pleasant. This is the first of
series of tours which Mr. Nilsson
s. planning. r. .rs Es.aa