Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-06-09
SW EDEN.

SWEDEN.
Erland Nordenskjold, the South
American explorer who recently re.
turned from two-year period of ex.
ploration, will give a series of ad.
dresses on the subject of his dis.
coVeries. in Sweden. Denmark, Nor
way and possibly England. His dis.
coveries in the chronological field were
very interesting and he will be heard
with eagerness by those Interested in
science.
| Count Burger Morner, who is at
present travelling in Australia, gather.
i Ing data for new book, has stirred
up lot Of discussion at home by his
letters to the papers warning Swedes
from emigrating to that country. The
| count maintains that there is a scant
living for his cOuntrymen In Australia
and in many instances, indeed. all but
actual starvation Many are not in.
clined to think this condition true az
to the country as a whole and there
is good deal OF local discussion as
| to this question
The recent investigation into the
charges that the government was de-
! frauded Of large sums in the pur.
chase OF lubricating oils for the navy
seems to have established the fact
very clearly. The estimate is that
the fraud last year amounted to at
least $4,000 crowns, to say nothing
| of what had been lost in preceding
!. years. To remedy this the govern.
ment is establishing it's own refinery
| at karlskrona at a cost of something
| over IL. 900 crowns
| Recent investigations Indicate that
the Swedes spent last year on lottery
schemes the surprising sum of 40
100000 crowns. Lotteries are as yet
legal in the country and even the gov.
eminent has at times ratified off va.
rious properties in this way. There
are not lacking signs that this evil
will not long be tolerated, as a num-
| Der of influential persons and bodies
| have taken up the agitation against
| it's continuance
Although the crops were good last
year the resultant benefit has not
come TO the farmers owing to the de-
pressed condition of the markets fol-
| lowing the big strike.
There is to be an international soci-
illogical and hygenic congress at
| Washington, ID. c.. during the sum-
mer, and the Swedish riksdag has ap-
| pointed NJ. Soyerlund and NJ. Norstrom
as delegates.
The Free Baptists came into the
| limelight recently in the province OF
Jemtland, when they attempted to bap-
tie eight of their converts in an
open hole cut through the ice. They
even went SO far as to resist the au-
thorities when they ATTEMPTED to stop
leaders were prevailed upon to post
pone the baptism until milder temper.
atures would make 1t possible with.
out endangering life.
| In the death of Johan Borjeson,
Sweden has lost possibly it's foremost
| sculptor. His best work is recognized
to be the statue of King Karl x,
which stands In the market square
at Malmo. 1t is an equestrian statue
and is of magnificent proportions.
Prof Borjeson was born in Tolo, Hal
land, in 1888, and commenced his art
studies in Sweden, and by the sale
of his famous "Heimer and Askog,"
in 1867, was able to pursue his studies
at Rome. His rise was rapid and he
became renowned through Europe.
His art works occupy the principal
galleries of Europe. OF the works in
| Sweden, the ''Stenbock' statue at
Helsingborg is one OF the noted ones
St0ckholm-An epidemic Of typhoid
fever Is raging in Kariskrona, the sec
ond naval station OF Sweden. Three
hundred and fifty cases and fifty
deaths have been reported Many
sailors from the warships are among
the victims.
King Gustaf, who was recently OPP
Grated on for appendicitis. has recov-
cred very nicely to date, and is now
entirely out OF danger Of any unfav
orable complications. His illness was
followed with sympathetic interest by
hta nAonlk al through fh> country