Morris tribune., 1907-03-23
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
OSCARS HEALTH rs RESTORED
Dweden's King Able to Resume His
Customary Drives About City
of Stock holm.
SWEDEN.
Stock holm.

daily promenades. His physicians
will not, however, as yet allow him
to go unattended, as it is believed that
. he still should exercise the utmost
care During the past two weeks he
has been taking his customary daily
drives about town and seems again to
be in the very best of spirits.
An autograph of Carl Won Linne's
handwriting is in possession of a pub
Usher named Gustaf Johansson in
Lindkopng He also has in his pos
session the original manuscript of
Linnes "Hortus- Uplandicus," contain
ing prolouge dated in May 1871. Mr..
Johansson has from more than one
source been offered a handsome sum
for this copy, but thus far he has de-
clined to give it up.
The Swedish academy has, with the
consent of King Oscar, filed the two
vacancies caused by the death Of Pro-
The former will be succeeded by vi
tails Nordstrom aud the latter by l.
Afzelius. Judging from the comments
of the papers the choice of these sue
cessors does not create any agreeably
warranted surprise on the part of the
public,
A NorrkOping paper states that
when Prince Bernadotte and Princess
Rernadotte paid visit to /. w. Eng
wall at Malsjo in Grodinge "a few
weeks ago, they offered Mr. Engwan
a handsome sum for his home, with
love. 1t is likely that the prince will!
purchase this property provided Mr.,
Engwall can be persuaded to sell it.
The ord "Stadshotellet'' (Gastis)
which sigfce 1872 has been the proper
ty of Svanfeldt has been offered for
sale. The city is unwilling to renew
the contract regarding the sale of
liquor GncluG1ing students special
priviMges) which the company has
had, and therefore this popular stu
dents resort will fail into Jew hands
Director Sachs and wife, of Stock
holm and Aurthur ThieI and wife have
donated 100000 crowns for the cree
tfvn of a children's hospital ina the
Swedish capital This hospital will
Also be BACKED up by an endowment
fund Of 100000 crowns and it's future
Buanciag success is therefore practical
by assured.
DR.. .Axel Thedenius, for ,mamy years
a pradticing physician On Upsala asd
also lecturer on medical science at
the 'Upsala university, died MarcE 1,
aged 20 years. His father was the
we'll KNOWN botanist, Professor Ehe-
'denius, of Stockholm
'Cuownprineess VictsUria, who has
been seriously i'll in Berlin, is now
very much amproved i'm health and
her physicians now entertain the best
hopes for her recovery 'Ehe dances
are that sbe may Geturn to Sweden
some time nm May.
"A new high school chorus has been
'organiZed i'm GotheEfbnrg and consists
at present sof fifty voices. The chorus
will make "a concert tOEr in central
land southern Sweden During tine sum-
,mer. The Header of the new chorus is
Edward Maumann.
Three children We're burned TO death
zen the night Of Feb. % at a farm
shouse near Borsta, wtilieh is the prop
serty of Consul Peter OLSON of Hell,
ssingborg. The father and mother had
gone away for the might and left the
children alone.
Station Agent O. SRog, of Katrine-
holm, died very suddenly after eating
breakfast THE other morning. His
physician found upGm investigation
that he rad been eating potato pam
cakes and been eating them SO rapidly
that he died.
Professor Hjarne has been giving
a series Of lectures at the royal palace
over Sweden's history. The auditors
who are especially interested in these
lectures are the duchess of Skane and
the younger members Of the royal
household
The bridge between Drowning
Gatan and Helgeand island, which was
to have been completed about the mid
die of last Gnonth, has not yet been
completed and will in all probability
not be ready for traffic before
April l.
Prior to his departure for America
General Booth was given an audience
by Queen Sofia, who spent the better
part of two hours with the general
her majesty desiring to know all about |
the work of the Salvation Army.
Anna Hellstrom and Knut Frank
mann, the opera artists, have been en- |
gagged for next season by Anton Salm-
sons Opera company. Nine. He'll |
strom is well known among Swedish
Americans.
Rev. ]. A. Eklund. of Kalmar. has
declined to be candidate for the va
cant bishops chair in Kalmar diocese. |
Candidates for this position are not |
lacking, however.
The oldest inhabitant i'm Borgholm
celebrated her 102d birthday a few
days ago. Her name is Kjerstin Pers-
dotter and she is a minister's dangh-
ter
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