Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-13
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
sROWN PRINCE IS A MIXER"
Regent OF Sweden Likes To Play the
Peoples Games and Is Hearth.
ly Applauded.
SWEDEN.
Stock holm.

In Stockholm nowadays may De seen
tall. thin man, wearing short beard
and a large pair of pince-nez, who Is
welding a lawn tennis racket with
much skill to the accompaniment OF
spontaneous hand clapping by a
crowded gallery. 1t is the crown
prince OF Sweden, engaged in hot
mixed double In the most perfect Gov
cred lawn tennis court in Europe. The
democratic tendencies of the fNher-
in-law OF Princess Marguerite of Con-
naught are well known. Though he Il
now acting as regent OF Sweden,
nothing can prevent him from mixing
with the people and playing the peo-
pies games When the crownplince
is I'm the courts there Is no ceremony,
nothing to suggest that a royal ex-
ponont Is matching his skill against
commoner. Not even ballboy Ia
engaged 10 pick up the balls-a fixed
attribute to every English tournament
Before he begins his match the prince
will stand. chatting and joking with
the other members of the club
In his will the late Consul, Ekman
has ordered that 100000 crowns be
set aside for charitable and education.
al institutions. or this amount Au-
gustana college at Rock Island re-
ceives 5000 and 100000 has been
set aside for the establishment Of
labor bureau for Swedish-American
who return to Sweden. Had Consul
Ekman known how few the Swedes
are that return to Sweden permanent,
ly II Is doubtful If he would ever
have made the latter provision in his
will.
King Oscar received deputation
from the Society Par Bricole last
week who handed him a beautifully
engraved address in gold letters con
graduating him as member Of the
distinguished society for more than
fifty years. Par Bricole is the most
exclusive and distinguished order in
all Sweden and It's social gatherings
have been the most exclusive and ella
borate in the history of the country.
A week ago last Sunday Crown.
prince Gustaf gave n dinner In honor
of the visiting foreign delegates who
attended the 20Oth Lime anniversary
at Upsala university. Among the
guests were w. G. Farlow, of Harvard
university: w. w. Keen Of Pennsyl-
vania university. and ]. A. Tdden. OF
Augustana college, Rock Island. I'll.
The official celebration of King o.
cars and Queen Sofas golden wed
Al W nc mol Inn Iaa ..if #
Sweden will be a collection to enable
poor patients to gain admission to the
sanatorium for consumptives, founded
on the twenty-fifth anniversary Of
King Oscars reign.
There has been an abundance o.
rain during the past six weeks and
IL the summer proves agreeable there
Is no reason why there will not be
an excellent crop In the southern
section of the country everything looks
very promising
The famous old "Tattersall' mt No.
% Gref-Thure street has been sold to
the A. II. Norden Co, which will use
the former temple of sports as ware
house from now on. There has been
many wrestling match at famous old
'Tattersals"
The Swedish government has In
strncted its envoy in London to make
the proper arrangements for the re-
moval Of the remains of Emanuel
Swedenborg from London to Stock
holm. where fitting mausoleum will
be erected.
Anna Peterson Norrie celebrated
her twenty fifth jubileum as a scenic
artist Mt the Ostermalm's theater May
%. Nine. Norrie appeared with
Swedish ladies' quartette in the Uni
ted States a number OF years ago.
Carl Rupert Nybolm, one of the
eighteen members of the Swedish
academy, formerly professor in the
University Of Tpsala, died In Stock
holm June ] at the age of 70 years
Ills funeral occurred June s.
slight earthquake was felt In the
vicinity OF Nordmaling and Lulea
week ago last Monday. 1t went in a
southwesterly direction and was az
companied by thunder and a subter-
ranean rumbIing
Professor Rudolph KjeIlen has been
engaged as associate editor OF yart-
land and will now have charge of the