Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-15
Recent Cccu rAnces OF INTEREST
in Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
KIND OSCAR VERY GENEROUS
His Gr~as tnser-st ~ the Poor viii
Always Endea, Hin
Hts Peoples
SWEDEN.
Stock holm,

endear o old King Oscar TO his PEG
pie and that is his great interest for
the poor. He Is indeed a generous
monarch and his queen has devoted
perhaps even more time snd given
more money for charitable purposes
than he has. Both the king and queen
keep themselves well Informed rs to
where their aid is most needed and
ha We thus for many years made hun
dreds Of poor people happy through
kindlineSS Of heart. On January IL
the kings b~irthday-the king and
queen donated 1900 crowns &c the
poor Of Stockholm and such donations
nre forthcoming from them almost
every month In the year.
Last fan. il will he remembered,
King Oscar was especially generous In
the distribution Of high orders and
there were a number Of educators and
even Journalists who were roundly
decorated" Among those who were
thus selected was Professor Nils Eden.
q professor Of Upsala university. The
professor was awarded the Order Of
Vasa. but politely refused the honor.
The professor is one of the most
learned men at the university and his
singular independence has occasioned
Widespread comment in university cir
Giles OF Sweden, where similar honors
are much coveted.
The Social Tidskrift (Stockholm)
commenting on the situation in Fin
land says: The unexpected resigna-
ton OF Prince Obolensky. the govern
or general, followed by that of the
whole senate, emphasizes the fact
that Finland has gained more by the
recent manifesto than she lost IN
1890. The assurance Of a free press.
and a senate made responsible to the
house of representatives. opens a
wider range Of liberty han Finland
ever possessed heretofore. 1t re
mains yet to be seer If the Finnish
people are equal TO their opportunity"
General Otto Fredrik Taube, former
~ minister Of war. died at his home.
In Stockholm January p, aged %
years. He was born IN Norrkoping
and made rapid advances In the army.
In 1879 he was appointed a colonel and
In 1881 he was placed at the head of
the war department. In 1890 he was
appointed a general in the army. re-
naming in active service until 1897.
He was very popular in military cir.
Giles and King Oscar has for years
sought his advice i'm military matters.
He leaves a wife and three daughters.
Not long ago Christian Smith, a Nor
wegian, was appointed consul general
for Norway at Paris. Mr.. Smith. how.
ever, declined. He is a member of
the well known lumber exporting firm
Of Konow & Smith with headquarters
In Stockholm and deemed his business
interests too great to accept appoint
ment. Konow & Smith is known as a
Swedish firm and have their head OF.
flee in Stockholm, with branch offices
In Berlin and Paris.
A Swedish-American reception bu.
reau has been organized in G~othenburg
by the Swedish-American colony
there. The purport Of the bureau will
be to receive home visiting Swedish
Americans and make their visit to the
fatherland as profitable and pleasant
as possible. The bureau provides a
splendid reading. writing and reception
room, which will al all times stand at
the disposal Of American and Swedish
American visitors.
Consul n. Person. Of HelSingborg.
who recently celebrated his 10th BIRTH.
dar hos InnotnH 1n(, nnn n,-vc a.,
that city. 1t is stipulated in the dona.
ton that the money thus given shall
be expended identifying the city Of
Helsingborg.
Director Johan Stromberg has pur.
chased the Folketeatern near Oster.
malmstorg. for 475.OO0 rowns His
intention Is to modernize the theater
and will give his opening performance
some time i'm March.
Nordin, the celebrated c~anoelst. Is
contemplating. another daring trip
This time he expects to journey by
canoe from Paris to Algiers. The
French papers declare the feat an i'm.
possible one.
Two Belgian architects, Jules Lamy
and Paul Ledent, have arrived from
Liege to spend n couple of months In
Stockholm for the purpose Of studying
Swedish architecture.
Prince Gustaf Adolph has been ap.
pointed an honorable member Of the
Academy Of Sciences. He is the
youngest member Of the academy.
Minister Grip, of Norway, Sweden's
minister at Washington, ID. c., has ap.
piled for Swedish citizenship. Mr.
Grip Is by birth a Norwegian.
King Oscar has appointed the duke
Of Nerike a major of the Gotha life
guards.
At@ntAIAN