The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-11-11
TIDINCS FROM :
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
CH|lOREA'S DAY IN STOCKHOLM
Nine. Nicholson, Wife OF Norway's
Former Premier Dead--fnfantite
Paralysis in Copenhagen.
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Children's day in Stockholm thii
year proved TO be grand success il
every particular. There were moving
picture shows in many sections of the
city; there were floral booths, where
lots OF money was taken in for the
poor children's cause, and there were
benefit performances at the theaters
where such stars as Rosa Gutenberg
klercker. the tenor, and BerentZ
Rarklind and others participated
There was the children's parade
which was an imposing spectacle
when il is taken into consideration
that there were not less than 10000
OF them in line. There were races at
ldrotts park and everywhere money
was being collected through some at,
traction or another for the good cause.
The net receipts of the day amounted
10 over $4,000 crowns In the evening
there WAS a great display of fireworks
and there was u benefit performance
at every theater in the city. Business
men evinced an unusual interest in
the day and contributed large sums of
money. some of them practically do
mating their DAYS sales to the good
cause. The idea of making "Chil.
dren's day" Il permanent institution has
struck popular chord in Stockholm
and il is safe TO state that it will be
celebrated in "A very hearty manner
every year for now nn.
ID. A. Sunden, author OF the much
dreaded Sunden's grammar, which has
kept thousands of students ON the
anxious seat for years, is dead d. A.
Sunden attained an age of eighty-two
years. He was born in Transtrand,
Dalarne. where his father was q min.
lister. He became an instructor in
philosophy and the Swedish language
in Westerns, but resigned from this
position in 1895 Most SwedeS who
have gone to school within the last
thirty years have made the acqnaint.
ance of Sundens grammar, which en-
joys the distinction in Sweden of he
Ing the hardest textbook on the list
for students to tackle. In 1852 Sun
den compiled his dictionary OF the
Swedish language. which has been in
much use all over the country ever
since
The Swedes use more than $4,000, 600
crowns worth of shoes every year.
But the peculiar part of il is that all
the shoe factories put together do not
manufacture more than about 26,000.-
600 crowns worth. The rest are i'm.
ported from Germany The shoe in-
duStry in Sweden has increas SEED at
remarkable rate during the past ten
years and there are still great opp0r.
tunities open. The shoe factories are
all loaded down with orders and can
not begin to fill half OF them A num-
Der of new factories have started re-
Gently in various parts of the country
and within a short time Sweden will
be manufacturing 30,000.0o0 crowns
worth OF shoes every year.
Sweden is using "A great deal OF
American tobacco and the other day
there arrived in the steamer Queen
Olga a consignment of American to-
baccO which is valued at l.7O0,00
crowns. It took 210 freight cars to
transport the tobacco from Kentucky
TO New York. The American tobacco
companies now have the best of the
tobacco business in Sweden and are
doing an enormous business
Count Carl Won Puckler. Germany's
sr,tc
his resignation and will retire from
diplomatic life entirely and spend the
remainder of his days in Germany
During the three years that he has Oc.
cupied the Stockholm post he has
made many friends and has been OH
an extremely sympathetic footing with
the officials of the Swedish court.
The great church meeting which
was held in Stockholm during the
early part of the month was well at.
tended and some of the country's lead.
ing clergymen were present and deliv-
cred addresses and participated in the |
discussions. Owing To the illness OF
the archbishop the great meeting was
presided over by Bishop Billing.
On the afternoon of Oct 3 a party |
of three persons in sailboat attempt |
ed to cross Munparud bay. west of |
Carlscrona. and were drowned Those |
who persisted were Captain e. L. 10 |
hanson, about sixty years old |
Madame Anna Swenson and the /
twelve-year-old son OF Inspector Lind |
berg OF Karlshall.
Count E. A. Ehrensvard. the newly |
appointed Swedish minister to Wash. /
ington, will not assume charge of his
tuties at the American capital before /
New Years. He is at present in |
Sweden. where he is attending 10 his
business affairs prior to his departure
for America.
The Swedish swimmer. Harald Jul
lin, captured first prize at swimming
contest in Sunderland, Eng, and now
holds the championship for fast swim
ming in that country. Julin also won
first prize at swimming contest in
Berlin last summer.