Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-06-24
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gleanings Of Important Nelus Of Norway, Sueden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.

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Queen Victoria has been spending
some time at Karlsruhe, where the
climate seems to agree with her. The
health of the queen is considerably
better now than earlier in the season.
At Sundvall weather observations
indicate that spring is later this year
than any season since 1867. In many
places in the vicinity the spring work
in the fields was not commenced until
In June.
Lektor P. p. Waldenstrom, the
head of the Mission Church of
Sweden, is i'll and will be compelled
to take long rest. He broke down
during a church conference held at
Dresden recently,
Stockholm is making big bid for
the Olympian games in 1912. The in
ternational committee has just held a
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and the Swedish members were in
hopes Of winning the coveted honor.
The duke of Smaland has started a
fund for the assistance Of poor
parents who wish to educate their
children. 1t is to be known as the
Duke of Smaland fund. The duke is
young man and his act has won for
him much praise.
The Russian vice counsel, A. Han
son, and his wife, have donated to the
city of Helsingborg three estates val
ued at 254,000 crowns. The income is
to be used as a fund for the help of
needy servant girls, and also for the
Identification of the city.
The new rector at the Goteborg
high school is Prof. l.. Stavenow, who
succeeds Prof. Johan Vising. Rector
Stavenow YVES born in Stockholm In
1864, and was educated at Upsala,
where he later held the position Of
decent. Since 1895 he has been pro-
fessor of history and civics in the
high school at Goteborg.
A new measure has passed the riks-
dag, having for its object the encour-
agement of the return of Swedish
Americans to Sweden. The measure
provides that any one having been a
resident Of foreign country for eight
years shall be excused from military
service. This, it is thought, will have
weight with many who are half-in-
clined to return to the mother coun-
try.
The state department has granted
aid for the erection Of tuberculosis
santoriams in the city of Gefe, where
building to accommodate forty beds
is being erected; also at Orebro for
twenty-fve-bed sanatorium; and at
Norrby for a twenty-five-bed sana-
forum. The fight against the disease
is becoming better organized every
year, and new sanatoriums are in pro-
cess Of erection in many places.
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The Society Of Colonial Wars in the
commonwealth OF Pennsylvania has
recently unveiled memorial tablet
in commemoration of the Swedish col
ony Of 1888 On the Delaware river.
The society offered the city of Stock
holm bronze replica of the tablet.
which gift the city authorities accept
ed with thanks. 1t was decided to
give it a position on the Bergstrahl-
ska house, one Of the city's public
buildings.
DENMARK.
Complete returns as to the election
OF members of the folketing show that
the report gave last week, as to the
result, is essentially correct-namely.
that the people gave no definite or
positive answer as to the principal is
sue, the national defense. OF the LA
members elected, only 43 are commit
ted to Premier Neergaard's plan Of
defense, but % others have declared
in favor of the proposition in general,
but may not approve any plan salts.
factory to the government. The ex.
IRENE Radicals and Socialists, who
are absolutely opposed to all forms of
defense, make up total Of SO, and
there are II Free Lances," who are
not pledged to any party.
One significant feature of the cleo
ton was the large gain made by the
party Of the right, the ultra-conserva-
tive, which will have 20 members in
the new folketing, as against II in
the old. 1t is apparent from this out
line that Premier Neergaard and his
government forces will have a diffi.
cult task to put through the next rigs
dag any plan suitable to them. They
suffered, in reality, defeat.
There are 972 patients in the twelve
sanatoria for the treatment Of con.
sum2tives in Denmark.
Emil vedel, a member Of the well
known Vedel family of Denmark, is
dead. He was at one time court
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