Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-06
SWEDEN.

ant engineers L. Loven, G. Samuelson
and o. kjellstrom, are soon to make
a trip to the United States and Can
ada to investigate the railway and
bridge work in vogue in these coun-
tries. The American bridge engineers
are recognized as leaders the world
over and the committee expect to gain
some valuable information for use in
their department. The committee will
visit all the leading cities and rail
way centers, spending some six
months in the two countries.
The Swedish colony at Melbourne,
Australia, has outgrown their present
church building and has raised funds
for new building. The church is to
be substantial brick structure built
| in the Gothic style of architecture.
1t will cost $4,000 and is to have a
Swedes at home have contributed
quite materially toward the enter
prise and it will be pushed with vigor
now that the funds are all but pro-
vided.
The state church is coming to see
more and more the value of the Sun
| day school as a feeder to the church.
and the authorities are paying more
attention to the children than in years
past. In many of the churches the
minister himself teaches a class be-
sides acting as superintendent, in the
work. Since the attempt of Lektor
Waldenstrom to have religious teach
ing eliminated from the common
schools the question of the religious in
struction of children has become a
very live one in the country. 1t will
have the effect of calling the atten-
ton of parents to the teaching and
it may be that the wrong teaching
and atheistic teaching that Walden
strom charged will be eliminated.
commenting on the export of butter
and eggs to England, says:
'Sweden's egg export to England is
rapidly increasing, and the same is
the case with butter. But the Eng
lishmen are not always satisfied with
our eggs as they do not always reach
them in a fresh condition. Why not
export the rotten eggs to China, where
they demand higher price the old
er they get?"
A recent happening at Mora illus
trates why hunting and fishing stories
are so often taken to be made out
of the whole cloth. 1t is reported
from one of the homes in the outskirts
that fox had been captured in the
chimney. 1t seems that the dogs had
chased the fox out of the neighbor-
ing woods and in his excitement the
animal ran into an open door, where
the only refuge seemed the open fire
place The fox succeeded in getting
into the chimney, but being caught
in the hampers was easily captured.
A young Swedish engineer by the
name of F. G. Argell has invented a
movable mine that is said to be
creating a great deal of interest in
military circles Mr.. ,Argell returned
from America a little over a year ago,
where he has been engaged in engin-
eering work. The mine was tested
recently in the harbor at Finnboda
and every anticipation of the inventor
was fulfilled. Further experiments
are to be made with the mine in Rus
STA, and If these prove satisfactory
they will be manufactured in large
quantities. The cost per mine is esti-
mated at 800 to 1000 crowns.
Miss Emelia Ljungberg, whose
death occurred recently at Goteborg,
| left an immense fortune, most of
which was willed away to various
charities. Among her donations were
! $4,000 crowns for the help of released
prisoners; $4,000 crowns for the serv-
ants home of Goteborg; 100000
crowns for the society for the aid of
the poor in Goteborg, and $4,000
crowns to the Swedish church mis-
sion society.
| A. T. Udden, the Swedish consul In
Toxic, has presented to the national
museum a collection of ethnographical
objects from East Asia. The collec-
ton makes nice addition to the spec
linens already in the museum. Mr..
Udden has been visiting in the home
land for several months.
| An international tuberculosis con-
| gress is to be held in Rome in 1911
and the chairman of the organization,
Guido Bacelli, has issued invitations
to the nations to send delegates. The
national Swedish society has appoint
ed committee to have charge of the
arrangements for this country's par
ticipatiOn.
Reports recently issued show the
| value OF the real estate owned by the
army to amount to about rs million
crowns. Among some Of the larger
items are the Jarfva drill grounds,
valued at 100000 crowns; the army
department quarters at Stockholm,
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