Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
SW EDEN.


for lectures and entertainments In the
seven parishes of the Elfsborg dis
trict.
The Tooth anniversary of the battle
at SAVIOR was recently celebrated by
that city, and handsome monument
to the heroes of the battle was I'M
yelled at that time.
A competition for plans for the new
Swedish church in Stockholm has re-
Gently been concluded. OF Al con-
testants three were architects in Par
is, four from GermanNand the balance
from Sweden. The committee will
announce their decision in few days.
The number out of employment in
the kingdom was given at 2S4,41S in
recent report. This is few less than
shown at the time of last years re-
port. The general conditions are bet
ter this year, but the great strikes of
the past summer have raised the num-
Der out OF employment considerably.
The Emigration society is plan
ming to erect an emigrant hotel In
Stockholm, and will soon issue call
for the sale of shares in the under
taking. The capital stock is placed
at 100000 crowns in shares of 100
crowns each. The company will be
organized in October and will at once
go to work on the project.
At the invitation of Archbishop Elk
man of Stockholm, a number Of Angli-
can bishops are to visit Sweden this
fall and confer with the bishops of
the state church to promote better
understanding between these church
es. The conference is an important
one and marks step in the growing
harmony between different sects.
At Goteborg recently postal sack
containing registered mail valued at
10000 crowns was missed on the ar
rival of the continental train from the
south. Investigations entirely clear
the Goteborg officials of any suspicion,
as it was found that the sack never
reached the city. At what point 1t dis
appeared has not been given out, as
the detectives are not yet through
with their investigation.
A case of cholera in the city of
Stockholm recently caused quite a
gcare that the plague had at last gain
ed entrance into the country. The
patient was a merchant recently ar
rived from Russia, where 1t is evident
he had been infected. He was i'm.
mediately taken to the quarantine
hospital and every precaution was
taken to guard against the spread Of
the contagion. The disease was in {
mild form.
In the Nora church a meeting o.
1000 people was held last week, ant
a resolution was unanimously adopted
that the prohibition of the sale d
liquor, which has been in force dur
ing the strike, may be continued IL
force until the next meeting of the
riksdag, when the community will ap
ply for a prohibition law. This &C
ton, so generally endorsed, shows the
strength of the anti-alcohol movement
in this part of Sweden.
King Gustaf recently received {
visit from peasant woman from
Smaland who came to ask that hel
son be excused from military service
as he was needed at home to work
the farm. The king replied kindly
that although king, he could not grant
her request as that would overwhelm
him with similar ones from others
But to show his interest he post
poned the service year and present
ed the woman with a 30-crown piece
The woman returned home happy al
the outcome of her visit with royalty
The great Swedish painter, Ernst
Josephson, has met with marked sue
cess in Germany where he has ex
hibited few of his paintings at the
Berlin exhibition. Every German art
casion to praise the work Of Joseph
son. The last number of the period
ical, "Kunst und Kunstler," contained
fine article by Karl Wahlin, and the
Studio" also gives the Josephson col
lection high praise as veritable gems
of art. This is the more noteworthy
as Germany has never been very Law
ish of praise in dealing with Swedish
artists.
The Swedish consul at Tunis is
working for direct steamship line
from Sweden to that part. The consul
has taken up the matter with the state
department, and shows how such q
line will be a direct benefit to the
home country. Germany, Austria
Italy and Denmark have such lines
and these give them the advantage
in the export business. Under the
present conditions Swedish goods
must be transferred at Copenhagen OF
Hamburg at expense and loss of time
The consul hopes to have the new
line established in the near future.
Kristina Nilsson. Countess de Casa
Miranda. was last month the object