Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-02
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
LIVELY SPORT IN STOCKHOLM
Skating Rink at the Athletic Ground
Furnishes Entertainment
for Hundreds.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Aik kslOthhoIlh oLCAS ouAIhS LhCcC
winter days most lively and
picturesque scene, with skating rink
In it's midst, on which hundreds of the
general public perform their evolu-
lions, while the masters of the art
skillfully execute their figures within
the space reserved for them, where
sometimes a couple ofhockey teams vie
with each other in skill and supple
ness Of movement. But skate sailing
holds higher place in Sweden than
in any other country of Europe. The
sport is nowadays carried on through
out nearly the whole of central and
southern Sweden, the heavy snowfall
in the north of the country preventing
it's exercise there. 1t may thus be
said that Stockholm is the center for
this branch of sport also. There ex-
lists in the capital very active skate
sailing club, which arranges collective
trips, issues ice reports every Satur-
day. and so on. In the skate sailing
matches last year there were once as
many as no competitors, who started
simultaneously along a great ford,
which runs for miles within land. Ice
Yachting is another kind of ice sport
which is much in vogue at present.
Ice yachting clubs, too, exist in Stock
holm, and one can see their yachts
rushing over the frozen surface of the
'Storavartan," a large ford in the
neighborhood Of the city and the chief
place Of resort for the members Of
the clubs. The construction Of ice
yachts is continually being brought
nearer to perfection and the same may
be said of the skill of those who
handle them. 1.-The society for the
promotion of skid running" arranges
every winter great national competi-
tons. as we'll as local meetings in the
vicinity of the capital, where first
class skid hills are arranged. There
are great number of skid running
clubs in various parts Of the country
and these, too, arrange club matches,
50 that. altogether. more than one hum
slred competitions in skid running take
place every winter in Sweden. These
matches are of a magnificent descrip-
ton and awaken feeling of the
greatest wonder in those who have not
witnessed them before, especially
a bold spring into the air from some
projecting point and come to the
ground abont thirty-three yards from
the starting point. after having fallen
Through height equal to that of a
two story house.
Count Rosen has now begun his
! term Of Imprisonment at I.angholmen.
He seems to be in good spirits and
has attracted attention among his
guards because of his genial and Win
ming ways. He is fond of gymnastics
and takes lots of exercise in his cell.
| Christmas at Langholmen is always
duh period and the count seemed ter
ribly depressed, Two or three of his
| nearest relatives We're allowed to see
| him for Il few minutes Christmas day.
He receives exactly the same food and
! the same treatment as the other pris-
! OneqS.
Church declarations are not as com
1 mon in Sweden as they are in Ameri-
! ca There are many places that do
] not have a church dedication in a
hundred years or more But the town
! of Falun had one on the first SUNDAY
OF December last. The dedication ser
mon was preached by Bishop Iovgren
and the music was furnished by a
F.: musical organization of the city, con.
| sisting of 800 voices. In the summer
| of 1902 the work was begun ON the
| erection of the new temple, the build.
! ing cost of which amounts to 100000
! crowns
George Skanberg. one Of Stock,
holm'> leading actors. died very sud,
| denly from heart disease about two
! weeks ago, aged 10 years. During his
entire theatrical c7reer-a period o1
/ twenty yeslrS-he had been come ed
! with the Dramatic theater and wor
! a rei44s4a 15oa for himself which many
! Swedish actor would we'll envy. HI
! possessed an excellent figure, mag
y nltcenT voice and rendered his parts
| in a free natural way and proved him,
/ self an actor according to closest
j definition of that term.
/ Ex-i'nited States Minister ". w
Thous,s sent as a Christmas Gift i
! beautiful silver loving cup to j. f
/ Elfstlom, of Aspes bearing the fol
/ lowing inscription: Hearty thanks
!! for ter years services on the elorious
/ FEELS christmas 1906" For A nun.
Der OF years Mr.. Elfstrom has been
| Mr.. Thomas guide during his long
/ hunting trips in this section of the
/ country.
| johan Kindbor- the landscape
! painter, died in Stockholm Jan. 4 after
Il few days illness. During the past
five years he had made wonderful
! progress as an artist and had he lived
70 complete the work he started would
undoubtedly have taken rank as one
of sWeden,s greatest painters.
Grown Princess Victoria spent the
holidays in Berlin. She is in i'll
health and has been so for many years.
ne crown princess will spend fhe re-
Of In