Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-08-12

Summer Homes on the Shores Of III
MaIaren-Average stockholmian |!
a Generous Host, Although City Ha'
but Few MiIIionaires-Poor Peep
Welcome Summer as SeascT
When They Can Reduce Expenses.
SWEDEN
At this season of the year nearly ri
OF Stockholms fashionable population
are comfortably located in summer
cottages on the beautiful shores of the
Malaren. Stockholmians always make
the most of the summer and then Is
the time when indeed the purse fares
the worst too. In a Wen appointed
himself entertaining friends from UP
the country and even from abroad and
while the summer rent is In measure
a trifie cheaper the table bill is by far
much heavier. The well-to-do Stock.
holman is also generous host and
this does not tend to increase the
strength of his purse. jolly launching
| parties, lake concerts and sexas are
common and it all costs money. In no
city In the world are well-to-do people
so generous to a fault when IL comes
to entertaining as In Stockholm, and
this may account for the ract that the
city has comparatively few million
aires. The poor people on the other
hand welcome the summer months as
a boon to their existence, for they can
move out to smaller but cheaper
quarters along the lake shores and
there in a measure make up for the
expensive winter. Still, take it right
through. the experience of all who WIS.,
it Stockholm and who live there Is that
IL is from all points of view an un-
usually expensive city to live in.
There have been several automobile
accidents in Sweden this summer and
several people have also been killed,
but none has created so much attention
as the one at Falun. principally because
of the miraculous escape of those vs,o
figured in the sensational accident. An
automobile carrying seven persons be-
came unmanageable while crossing
bridge across the Sundborn river, near
Falun, and the machine. together with
its occupants, plunged into the river.
Just as the automobile left the bridge
all of the seven occupants were hurled
into the river and that, by the way,
was fortunate for them. They were
hurled into the river ahead of the au-
tomobile, so that no one was caught
under it. The entire party was car.
ried by the current and saved at dam
short distance below. Several of
them were slightly hurt in the fall, but
none Of them dangerously. The au.
tomobile landed in seven feet of water
and that too was pulled out of the wa.
ter In practically unframed condl.
ton. 1t was indeed most miraculous
escape and all the occupants are now
wondering how 1t can be really posi-.
BILE that they are alive today.
A sum of 23S5.O5 crowns has been
solicited In Stockholm for a fitting
monument to be erected over the
grave of the late novelist and story
writer. Alfred Hedenatierna (Sigurd),
Sweden's Mark Twain, whose works
will ever remain popular In Sweden.
"Sigurd" has been widely read In
America. where thousands of Swedish.
Americans have made his acquaint-
ance.
Emigration from Sweden is increas-
ing instead of abating. During the
first six months Of the present year
there were 1850 persons who left for
foreign ports. During the same period
last year there were 1904 persons who
emigrated to foreign lands. This
proves very conclusively that the work
of the National Anti-Emigration so
ciety has not been very successful.
Tho Stockholm exposition has thus
far proven a splendid success and
while the attendance has not been as
large as during the international ex-
position in 1897, 1t has still averaged
about 5000 people day, something
very gratifying when IL is considered
that the exposition is only being man
aged on a small scale.
The opera singer. Wilhelmina Fun
din, celebrated her ninetieth birthday
at her home in Stockholm the other
day. The famous lady. who was a
contemporary of Jenny Lind and an
intimate friends of hers, is still en-
joying vigorous health, and enjoys
her promenades out in the fresh open
air every day.
At Sonborne there win in the near
future be erected a chair of Scandi-
navian languages and literature. The
professor who will All the chair to be.
gin with will be M. Paul verrier. This
IL the first time that the Scandinavian
languages and literature will receive
attention in Paris. France.
A syndicate with capital of 1900
700 crowns, to be known as Ingaro
Strand company. has been organized
for the purpose of erecting q new
Saltsjobaden. A large number of vii.
las will be erected in connection with
the big institution.
Queen Olga Of Greece Il expected
to pay a visit to the Swedish court n
the near future on the invitation o.
Queen Victoria. Queen OIRa IA the
grandmother Of fha rl.,ch..~ - CO.