Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-01
Recent Occurrences of Intere
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
MEN OF CULTURE AT BANQUET
Occasion Is the Celebration of the
Stockholm Aftonbladet's Seven
ty-Fifth Anniversary.
SWEDEN.
Stock holm.

The "Aftonbladet." the leading
evening paper of Stockholm, cele-
its 10Th anniversary January 20
at Hotel Fenix. Covers were laid for
200 and ut the banquet board sat some
OF ~Sweden's most prominent and cul-
men. Notable among those pres
were their eXcellencies Staat,
Biesert, Berg. Bergstrom and Tamm,
a large number Of the representatives
of the Swedish riksdag and a number
of the city's leading representatives OF
the press. The founder of Alton
bladet was Lars Johan Hierta and a
toast in honor Of his memory was de-
livered by Editor-in-Chief Sohlman. II
was n red letter ven in the history
of The Aftonbladet, which now is re
garded as Sweden's greatest evening
paper.
The Association France-Scandinave
will during the coming summer make
an extensive tour through Scandinavia.
The intention was to visit Sweden
and Norway last summer, but for
some reason the excursion was post
poned. The excursion will consist OF
about sixty persons and will visit
Lund, Malmo, Hoganas, Gothenburg,
Dalarne, Upsala, rounding up at Up
sala September 10. A number OF the
party will visit the principal Pc NJ,
! OF interest in Norway,
! The Swedish consul genep,al in Ham
reports that a company named
Durs she Kustenfalrt Aktien &c.
s .nn : ao,oi sos organized with a
conitaI' ., u% = GOO crow aud Will con-
duct a general freight and ira pusi-
ness between Hamburg and Gothen'
burg and Husum. The directoftln-
chief of this company is +. l.. Sloman,
q well known Swedish business man.
who has been In the exporting bust
ness for a number Of years.
Consul Karl Lithman. Of Cape Town,
South Africa, is at present in stock
holm. Mr.. Lithman Is senior member
Of The exporting firm of Lithman &
Co. Of Cape Town, and has been Swed-
isb- Norw, >gian consul there for a num-
law of rears lie will return to Cape
Town during the .>srly part of next
The kings ball and reception on the
evening Of January q was a brilliant
ii was attended by 600 per-
sons chosen from diplomatic and so
ciety ranks of Stockholm. The royal
dinner was served from 10 to IL go.
Dancing began promptly at II M,
at 1 a. m.
Skansen was last year visited by
1894 persons. This open air muse
nm is in summer ~Stockholm's greatest
attraction. A troupe of Skansen
iancers are at present touring in the
United States, giving a series Of pop.
ilar folk dances.
An English syndicate has purchased
100 acres Of land In RySaholm. They
re principally marsh lands and the
indicate proposes TO manufacture
,eat in large quantities ir this vicinity.
The Society Of Science, Literature
nd Art Of ~Gothenburg celebrated its
2Sth anniversary January "a. Pro
essor G. A. Mebius, the president, de-
the anniversary address.
A wood chopper named Alexander
'ohnson drew the highest ticket at
Dramatic theater lottery during its last
Irawing. The lucky winner is now
he possessor of 10000 crowns.
Sir Claes Cederstrom and Lieu
enant fI. A. +. Reuterskold have both
,een awarded the cross OF Dannebrog.
The two gentlemen are widely known
n military circles in Sweden.
Last year Stockholm received 613,-
"A visitors. In 1904 there were 5T7.-
II persons who visited the city, thus
howing an increase in the number of
isitors amounting to 36,432.
The medal 'literis ct artibus" has
cen awarded to Albert Lindsstrom,
rganist Of st. Jacobs church. Mr..
.indstrom is regarded as Sweden's
church organist.
During the year of 1905, Sweden ex-
orted not less than 3.316,206 tons Of
ron ore to foreign countries. Most
+ it went to England and Germany.
Sweden's stone export last year
mounted TO more than 100000
Nearly all the stone was ex-
iorted to Germany and Denmark.
Carl Carlander. the opera singer,
as been engaged for next season by
Director Albert Ranft Of the Royal
opera.
The Falun copper mine Is the larg
one In the world. The second
is at Rio Tfnto in Spain.
The Swedish colony in Berlin gave
dinner and ball On King Oscars
at Hotel Kaiserhof.