Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-11-05
NEWS OF SCANDINAVIA.
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
PLAN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
lieutenant N. Victorin Has q Great
Transportation Project for the
City OF Stockholm.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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Lieutenant N. victori-' has draw
mp plan for the building Of an III
derground railway In the heart OF tn
city comprising the distance betwee
King street and the Norrland sectio
Of the city. 1t Is an elaborate projec
snd will involve an expenditure o
100000 crowns. The lieutenant an,
his friends will during the next few
months endeavor to secure a sub
neutrality-suspicious. from the rikssta,
for this purpose. A number OF tn,
Representatives OF the riksstad hav'
spoken very favorably OF the projec
and judging from what they say 1t Il
very possible that a substantial ap
preparation may be forthcoming.
Recent dispatches from Russia state
that the Swedish exhibit at the recen
Industrial exposition at st. Petersburg
won for this country the unstinted
praise OF all who visited the depart
ment In the first place the Swedish
department was the only one which
was complete In every detail when the
exposition opened and tits naturally
centered the attention OF the public
upon It. The press was uniform and
generous In the amount of space given
in their reports of this department,
and the Swedish manufacturers are
pleased over the splendid showing
made.
Professor X. Hallenhofer, superin-
tendent OF a ladies' seminary In
Madgeburg, Germany, Is at present the
guest of the board OF directors of the
public schools OF Stockholm, having
come there for the purpose Of making
thorough study of the Swedish school
system. The professor will also visit
Gothenburg and win afterwards jour
ney TO Christiania, where he will study
the school system of that city. He
is especially interested in the Sloyd
departments and proposes to introduce
the Swedish Sloyd system In the
schools of Madgeburg.
DIR. Sven Hedin, the eminent Asiatic
explorer, who reached Bombay, India,
Oct. @, and who went from there to
Japan, Is expected to return to Stock
holm about Nov. Is. He Is making Lis
home journey from japan via Siberia.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made by the Academy OF Sciences for
his reception, and King Gustav will
tender him a reception at the royal
palace ON the evening Of Nov. Z,
when the leading scientists of the
country will be present to do honor to
the distinguished guest.
Reports from all sections of the
country show that the crops this year
have on an average been very good,
and that there will be a good price on
small grains and potatoes. In the
southern section OF the country there
was an exceedingly large potato crop
and 1t was of very good variety.
The business interests are rapidly re-
covering from the effects of last sea-
sons industrial depression and bust
ness men generally are looking into the
future witE renewed hope and cour-
age.
The number OF school children
which are at present receiving instruc-
ton In the public schools of Stockholm
are 25,7S0. Last year at this time the
number Of school children In attend
ance were 25,492, thus showing an in
crease in the number In attendance of
2sS. A great deal of interest is taken
by all the citizens In the public schools
OF the capital. and pupils from twelve
to fifteen years OF age are taught to
converse readily In German and
French.
During the past year not less than
IS, 600, 900 has been spent for public
In the city Of Stockholm.
1t seems peculiar that the city can
afford to expend so much money for
public improvements when labor con-
ditions have been 90 depressed as they
have been during the past year. But
the Stockholmians are proud of beau
tifying their streets and save no la
hor and expense In increasing the i'm
provements from year to year.
The Swedish king will. as has been
stated beforehand, be the guest OF
President Fallieres OF France In Paria.
during the early part OF December. On
his journey on the continent King Gus
tav win also be the guest or king
Frederick In Copenhagen and emperor
William ~ Germany - Rarlin n1,k