Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-01-30
Recent Occurrences Of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
NEW SPELLING Is NOT LIKED
Petition 20 Sweden's King to Have che
Rules Abolished Being Circu.
lated Throughout the
.sAG-> Country.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

l0VO, ana since JnaC time they nave
been observed in the schools, but gen
orally ignored outside Of the schools
A petition to the king to have the new
rules abolished has been drawn up and
circulated in all parts of the country,
and by the time the document is
handed to the king it will no doubt be
backed by thousands of signatures.
Fridjur Berg who was minister Of
public instruction in the spring of
1905, receives the credit as well as
the blame for the new rules. Being
Issued and enforced by the govern
these rules may also be abolished by
the government.
1t has been learned on good authori-
ty that there were Russian anarc hists
present at King Oscars funeral.
When the Grand Duke Constantine ar
rived in Stockholm detachment OF
Swedish detectives were on hand i'm
mediately and he was under their pro
lection during the entire funeral cer2-
monies In Stockholm. Two Russians
were arrested during the grand dukes
visit and neither one could give a sat
isfactory account of themselves. They
are both suspicious characters aud ara
still held in arrest.
The following card of thanks has
been published by Dowager Queen
Sofia In the Post Tidning:" MY
hearts thanks to you one and all, So
cieties and individuals for all sym.
patty, kilograms and flowers, which
were sent me during my recent he
reavement, which is so painful. The
memory of all this shall always remain
dear to my heart and as we both the
king and /, have loved Sweden for
fifty long years. so will my prayer con
tinue to be- God bless our beloved
fatherland.'"
The garlands-as many as 400
which had arrived from all parts Of
the world as a token of esteem for the
dead king. have been removed from
the royal palace to the Riddarholms
cathedral, where they have been placed
tnthe Bernadotte vaults. On both
sides OF the sarcophagus Of King Carl
JOban number of the wreaths have
been hung. The floral tributes at the
kings funeral were valued at not less
than $4,000 crowns.
During King Oscars reign the In
nous. In 1872. when he assembled the
throne, Sweden had 1856 manufacture
ing establishments. employing 46.556
persons, and in 1905 there were IL 1862
factories, employing 277,S53 persons.
During the same period the value Of
the products increased from S34 900.
0OO. to 100000.
DIR. ". Hugo vicksstrom. editor Of
the Jemtland's Poster. died at his
home In Ostersund a few days ago.
aged fifty-one years. Mr.. vicksstrom
made trip to the United States about
two years ago and then wrote series
Of interesting articles for his paper
regarding the Swedish Americans and
their economic conditions in their
adopted country.
In Sweden when king dies It IL an
ancient custom that the dead mon
arch's favorite horse shall be shot
King Oscars favorite horse was
"Armida.' but It has been learned that
she will not be shot Whether King
Oscar ever gave any orders regarding
the fate of his favorite horse or not,
prior to his death, is not known.
1t Is reported that IL the new king
could only have his own way about It.
there would be no coronation festivi-
ties at ALL But the Swedish people
want to have celebration. Of course.
yet It will be limited In expense by or.
der of King Gustave. This decision
on the part Of the new king has gained
many new friends for him.
The Dramatic theater will be formal
~ opened some time next month. This
should have taken place during the
early part OF this month, but owing
to the kings death it was postponed.
King Gustave has promised to be pres
ent at the opening OF the big theater.
Laplanders have pefftioned King
Gustave for dutylfree -four. as great
distress prevails among them on ac-
count OF the wet GUNNER. About City
parishes are represented In the petit
ton. The king has ordered an in
vestigation to be made.
The new motto on the Swedish
crown now reads "With the People for
Our Country" During the past de
cade there have been not less than two
changes In the Swedish motto. One
was occasioned by the country's dis.
solution from Norway.
The directors of the Stockholm Mu-
sicia1 Academy and OF the Royal Opera
viii erect a statue Of Jenny Lind nj
40 Mastersammelsgat where the
famous nightingale was horn.
Fishing on the Bohnslan coast this
season Is very profitable. On Thurs
day Of last week not less than 25OOc
hektoliter OF 'siil" were captured.
The river Lung has gone on ram
page. causing destruction OF proper.
~ estimated at about 100000 crowns.
There are now 1862 automobiles reg
istered In Stockholm. In the entire
couPtry there are as yet only about
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