Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-24
NEWS Of SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
GUSTAV AND HAAKoN MAY MEET
Plan Is to Bring Them Together
While Both Are on IA Visit
TO London.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

When King GuStaf goes to London
in November, 1t is just barely possible
that meeting between him and King
Haakon may take place. King Edward
is said to have arranged this matter
very quietly and believes that meet
ing between the two monarchs will do
much to further cement the rather
strained friendship between Sweden
and Norway. As this will be the first
time that the two kings have met since
they assumed their respective reins Of
government, there is much interest Mt
tached TO It, The English king will
do everything in his power to bring
about friendly visit between the two
kings.
1t seems that the Swedish govern
ment persists in giving its minister
special instructions to investigate the
question of repatriation, and to make
suggestions as to how tho movement
may be begun and stimulated. Bnt
despite the increasing opportunities
that are presented In the old countries
nowadays, and despite their need for
active, energetic men, there Is very
little chance OF persuading even a
small percentage OF the Swedish-Amer-
leans to return to their motherland.
They are too well rooted il seems and
TOO well satisfied with their conditions
In America.
The Duchess OF Sodermanland. ac-
companied by her ladies inJwaiting
made the Journey from Stenhammar
the other day to inspect the hospital
at Elem. She expressed herself as be
Ing exceedingly well pleased with the
way matters were running In the hos
pital and left substantial sum OF
money to the management In charge
of the institution. The duchess Ia n
generous giver and is much interested
In charity work all over the country.
In Sweden they believe in giving
prisoners the least possible chance TO
escape. The managers OF the prisons
of the country have decided that the
dishes from which the prisoners eat
shall be numbered so that certain
prisoner can be made to use the same
dishes during his stay at certain es-
adjustment. The aim OF the innova-
ton Is 10 prevent convicts from com.
municating with each other by means
of marking the dishes.
The English minister at Stockholm
received from the vice king OF India
Lord Mimic. telegram that news had
been received there that Sven Hedin.
the famous Asiatic explorer had safe
ly reached Rukyok and set out for
Labdakh, which place he expected to
reach In September. There has been
much anxiety lately regarding the
safety OF Hedin and many people had
for a time given him up as lost.
The following item Is significant be-
cause II is rather clear spoken: "a
Norwegian newspaper repeated q ru.
NOR that Prince Erik OF Sweden had
been travelling In western Norway as
tourist last summer. TO this state
ment a Swedish paper answered that
since 1905 no royal person in Sweden
had put his foot on Norwegian soil
and If they do come, the paper adds
It Will not be as tourists"
Editor George Lnndstrom, who last
month celebrated his SEVENTEEN birth
day, was on that occasion the recipient
of a number OF kilograms from all
parts OF the country and from many
of bis friends in foreign countries. He
has for many years been one Of
Stockholm's leading newspaper editors
and has been very popular and sue
ycessful IN his work.
The months of July and August
were unusually dry this year in Swe
den. The Upsala university meteoro.
logical institute shows that the total
rainfall was 4S.2 millimeters The aver
age rainfall for the last seventy years
has been 6S.1, making this years rec
ord over 10 millimeters less than the
average.
A Russian society has been started
within the last few days In Stockholm
1t will be known as the Russian Emil
grafton society" and the chief aim of
the organization will be to encourage
Russian immigration TO Sweden. II
starts out with twenty members and
will have bi-monthly meetings.
The income from the last big meet
Ing held by the Swedish agricultural
society at Esiof amounted to not less
than 81. 400 crowns. of which 5000
crowns were for admissions, the ex-
penses Of the convention were large.
but the income as is noticed will more
than cover them.
Professor Robert III. Farland, repre-
senting the United States geological
institute, Is at present i'm Sweden for
the purpose of making a thorough
study Of Sweden's peat industry. He
will remain In Sweden for a number
of months and will visit many sections
of the country
1t Is learned that during the recent
visit OF the president Of France three
of the torpedo boats were damaged In
maeuverlng In Stockholm harbor. 1t
was not thought to be serious at the
time, but more careful investigations
showed the damages to be very con-
siderable.
Rumors state that Premier Stolypin
q Russia win a the near future pay