The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-03-21
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
OSCARS HEALTH IS RESTORED
Swedcn's King Able to Resume His
Customary Drives About City
of Stockholm.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Hing Oscars health is now almost
completely restored and the aged mon
arch may now be seen enjoying his
daily promenades. His physicians
Will not, however, as yet allow him
to so 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 Linnes
handwriting is in possession of pub
Usher named Gustaf Johansson in
LinGkoping. He also has in his pos
session the original manuscript Of
Linne's 'Hortus-U plandicus,'' contain
ing a prolouge dated in May 1871. Mr..
Johansson has from more than one
source been offered 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, filled the two
vacancies caused by the death Of Pro-
fessor Ljungren and Bishop Rundgren.
The former will be succeeded by vi
tails Nordstrom and the latter by /.
.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 I. w. Eng
wall at Malsjo in Grodinge a few
weeks ago, they offered Mr.. Engwall
"a handsome sum for his home, with
which the princess is very much in
love. 1t is likely that the prince will
purchase this property provided Mr..
Engwall can be persuaded to sell it.
The old "Stadshotellet' (Gastis)
which since 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 Gncluding students special
privi!eges) which the company has
had, and therefore this popular stu
dents resort will fall into new hands.
Director Sachs and wife, of Stock
holm and Aurthur Thiel and wife have
donated 100000 crowns for the cree
ton of children's hospital in the
Swedish capital. This hospital will
also be backed up by an endowment
fund of 100000 crowns and it's future
financial success is therefore practical
ly assured.
DR.. Axel Thedenius, for many years
"a practicing physician in Upsala and
also lecturer on medical science at
the Upsala university, died March /,
aged 81 years. His father was the
we'll known botanist, Professor The
Genius, of Stockholm.
Crownprincess Victoria, who has
been seriously i'll in Berlin, is now
very much improved in health and
her physicians now entertain the best
hopes for her recovery. The chances
are that she may return to Sweden
| some time in May.
| A new high school chorus has been
(organized in Gothenburg and consists
at present Of fifty voices. The chorus
will make concert tour in central
nd southern Sweden during the sum-
Aer. The leader of the new chorus is
Inward Naumann.
Three children We're burned to death
onthe night Of Feb. % at a farm
holse near Borsta, which is the prop
e:ty of Consul Peter OLSON of Hell
\ slngborg. The father and mother had
gone away for the night and left the
children alone.
! Station Agent O. Skog, of Katrine-
holm, died very suddenly after eating
breakfast the other morning. His
physician found upon investigation
tnat he had been eating potato PAN
cakes and been eating them so rapidly
that he died.
Professor Hjarne has been giving
series of lectures at the royal palace
Ver Sweden's history. The auditors
tho are especially interested in these
ctures are the duchess of Skane and
= younger members of the royal
hlsehold.
he bridge between Drowning
gan and Helgeand island, which was
toivc been completed about the mid
ulef last month, has not yet been
connected and will in all probability
w ACOuJ 1OI UclOIc
Apri1.
frN to his departure for America
1eneN Booth was given an audience
ny Vuh Sofia, who spent the better
part two hours with the general,
ner inaJfy desiring to know all about
tn@s "orlSf the Salvation Army.
11'l'a Allstrom and Knut Frank
MANN thepera artists, have been en-
gagged FOR xt season by Anton Salm-
sons Opera company. Nine. He'll
strom is we known among Swedish
Americans. \
Rev. ]. A. Nklund, of Kalmar, has
declined to be candidate for the va
cant bishops CIR in Kalmar diocese.
Candidates forhis position are not
lacking, howeve
The Oldest inhpitant in Borgholm
celebrated her I'd birthday few