Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-06-20
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
EFFORTS TO STOP EMIGRATION
Society Formed in Stockholm Whose
Object Will BE To Keep Young
ISwedes at Home.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

SWEDEN.
Stockholm.
An important step has been taken
In Sweden through the organization
Of an anti-emigration society. A
masSmeeting was held on the evening
Of May ~ at the Runan In Stockholm.
which was attended by about 500 peo-
pie Mr.. Lagerbring was elected chair
man Of the meeting and DIR. A. Molin.
in lengthy address, explained the
purpose Of the meeting and the objects
for which the society will work. An
organization was then perfected and
the intention is also to establish
branch societies In different sections
OF the country. The chief aim Will be
| 70 encourage able bodied young
Swedes to remain In their native land
and abandon the idea Of emigrating
/ to foreign lands. The way which
young Swedes have been emigrating,
especially to America. during these
last years, has alarmed q good many
! people and efforts will now be made
| 10 induce them to stay at home. An
other thing which has been suggested
especially since the late Consul Elk
man OF Gothenburg donated 100000
! crowns, is to establish Swedish EN-
| ployment bureau In America for the
purpose of inducing Swedes In Ameri-
1 ca 10 return to their native land, is
also an interesting move In this direc-
! ton. Yet the latter movement cannot
/ gain much Roadway In America, for
! II Is a well known fact that few
Swedish Americans have any desire to
return to Sweden, at least not perma-
| nently.
Children's Day-May 24-waS gen.
| orally observed in Stockholm and in
all larger cities of the country. In
/ Stockholm the city was decorated in
honor of the children, flags appearing
/ everywhere and floral professions
We're numerous. The street cars We're
| decorated with flowers and miniature
flags and in the evening there was a
great childrens festival at Idrotts
park attended by thousands of chill
/ dren and adults as well. A feature of
! the flower parade was the Lime wag-
on and the historic Bellman's happy
countenance also occupied a conspicu-
Gus position among the marchers. Not
for many years has the children's day
been so generally observed as this
year and Stockholmians especially
seemed enthusiastic this year.
The small retail dealers OF Stock
holm held massmeeting Monday
evening, June 3, which was attended
by thousands Of people. The meet
ing was held in protest to the depart
ment stores, who, 1t Is claimed, are
crowding out the small business men.
1t was red hot meeting and several
speakers delivered aggressive ad-
dresses. A number of socialists were
also present and frequently inter.
rupted the speakers. After the meet
ing there was free for all fight and
many arrests followed. The demon
stration was Of political and anti
semitic character and the meeting
has stirred up the whole city.
Countess Railing and party, CON-
prising her daughter, Ragnhild Ameen,
n daughter of Lieutenant Ameen and
young student named Gerhard Ken
nedy, while enjoying a sail out In the
bay a week from last Tuesday were
thrown I'm the water through the cap
sizing of the boat. A motor boat hap
pened to come along and picked up
! arf-u oil A
was drowned and whose body has, In
spite of careful search, not been re-
covered. Miss Ameen was an accom-
plished young woman of 20 and was
to have been married this summer.
According to official reports famine
is now threatening I.apland, which
will II anything be worse than that
which caused so much suffering in
1902. The nights are exceedingly cold
and the inhabitants are taking the
straw out Of their mattresses and feed
Ing 1t to their cattle. 1t is feared that
the ice in the lowlands will not be
melted until midsummer and in that
case the cattle cannot exist. The
famine threatens mostly In the
Arvidsjaurs district at present
The golden wedding OF King o.
ear and Queen Sophia was ceIe-
bratsd throughout Sweden June 8. In
the capital there was a solemn serv-
ice at the cathedral. attended by the
king and queen and the members Of
the royal family. Subsequently their
maJesties drove through the decorated
streets and were everywhere ac-
claimed.
Dr.. Ellen Beata Sandelin died In
Stockholm few days ago after q
short illness. She was born In 1862
and has since 1897 been practicing
medicine In Stockholm. She was an
able physician and an able lecturer
and was Justly considered the abIest
woman physician In Sweden.
Stockholm viii have a new pubffc
school building, which will be erected
In the Adolf Frederick district this
year at an expenditure OF 1,1i6OOo
crowns. When completed this will be
one Of the largest public school build.
ings in Sweden.
The American saloon bar, which has
been doing big business, will be
closed by the authorities after July
L because II lie not operated in &C