Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-06-30
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
IS NOW IN THE NORTHWEST

Bishop X. n. GezeIius Won seheeIe Of
the Swedish State Church Gives In
terestirg intervIew-klng Haakon
Of Norway Abandons Trip to Russia.
Former Danish Premier Acquitted
Of EmbexzIement.
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Bishop K II. Gezelius Won Scheele
of the state church of Sweden, who is
at present on an extensive tour in the
Northwest, after visit to Rock Island,
ILL.,, where he appeared as the personal
representative of the king OF Sweden
at the jubilee festivities of the Au-
gustana synod. made the following In
teresting statement on being inter-
viewed In Chicago recently:
Much OF the progress OF Sweden
during the last few years is attribut-
able directly to the natives OF Sweden
who returned home after living some
years in the United States. l talked
much of emigration to my country
men at Rock Island, Ill. / appreciate
the many good things In store for my
countrymen here, but / feel that 1t
would be better II more of them re-
NAMED In their own country. l bore
q message from my king to President
Taft, which delivered on June 2.
found President Taft charming man,
though l do not know him so well as
] know Colonel Roosevelt, whom
met q few weeks ago In Stockholm,
Sweden"
Bishop Scheele first made the ac-
Quaintance of Roosevelt when, as the
kings Ambassador. he came to Amer
lea In 1905. He seems to be a great
admirer Of Roosevelt. Said the bish-
op when interviewed In st. Paul.
Mimi, the other day: :.
Five weeks ago met Roosevelt at
Stockholm and conversed with him
for more than an hour. The emperor
OF Germany has visited my diocese in
WHISKY five times. The two men are
very much alike In character, very,
very much alike. The American mind
10 great thing"
The bishop Is a member of the low
Or house Of the Swedish riksdag, de-
spite his high position which has
kept SO many men from that body.
T'I think the common people felt
that ! would look after their interests,
! have always been democratic In my
views"
The bishop. however. is an aris-
tocrat by birth and habits. being a
Swedish nobleman. His wife, Lady
Scheele, Is also Swedish noble
woman. Lady Scheele is also very
wealthy In her own right and the
bishop Is reported to possess snug
fortune. No bishop In Sweden has
been honored by so many missions
abroad as Bishop Won Scheele. When
the Lutheran church was to be dedi-
Gated In Jerusalem he was present,
also at the unwilling of the Martin
Luther statue In Leipzig. This is his
third visit to America and he is now
enjoying an extensive journey In the
Northwest and will extend his trip as
far west as Portland and Seattle. He
will be the object of many receptions
and will speak at many functions dur
ing his long journey. He speaks Ger
man and French fiuently. but is rather
handicapped when talking English.
The king and queen have both SUBJ
scribed goodly sums of money for the
annual races. 1t is well known fact
that the king takes deep interest In
horse races and the queen, too. is
said to be very fond OF horses. The
attendance at the annual horse races
in Stockholm this year will be greater
than ever and the finest horses and
the best horsemanship that Sweden
can muster will also be on exhibition
at these races.
An annex to the governments his
tcrical museum will be erected In the
near future and the plans for the
building are already completed by the |
orchitects. The new building will |
toot at least 100000 crowns and will |
- one OF the most pretentious look |
1nG state buildings when completed.
Snow fell In Stockholm on May Is.
This has not happened for mauy
yoaro. The snow fall waa light, but
~ ground was covered with beauti-
~ white sheet and skansen presented
most beautiful picture when the sun
oozno peeping forth in the afternoon.
81 the 365 students who we're grad
untod from the various colleges In