Morris tribune., 1910-09-23
TIDNGS FROM
: SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
WELL KNOWN ACROSS WATERS

centIy-Norweeia Novelist Criti-
cises Present Day Methods of His
countrymen-Biggest Robbery in
City's History Occurs at Copenhagen.
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Johan Alfred Enader, the nestor of
the Sweish-American press in the
United States, for forty-one years edi-
to of HemIandet, the oldest Swedish
newspaper in America, died on Sept.
10 in his home in Chicago, aged sixty
eight years. He was equally we'll
known on both sides of the Atlantic,
having published a history of the
United States in Swedish and having
for years been correspondent for
Swedish papers from America. He
had been in poor health for several
years and had been unable to visit his
Office much during the last three years.
He is survived by widow and three
children. Mr.. Enader was born in
Westergotland, Sweden, May %, 1912.
He was a graduate of Venersborg col
lege in 1868 and came to the United
States in the following year. He
made his home in Chicago, where from
1859 he has been engaged in neWspa-
per work, giving much time to service
in Augustana college as a professor of
the Swedish language and literature.
He served as a member of the Illinois
board of education from 1879 to 1888
and was sent to Denmark to represent
the United States as minister plenipO-
tentiary in 1889. He was a member of
several Swedish societies and clubs
and was an honorary member of the
Polish National alliance. vice presi-
dent of the Germanic congress in 1904
and 1905. He was the author of his
tory of the United States in Swedish
and various other works in the Swed-
ish language. His books have been
widely read both in America and
Sweden and his editorials in the Hem
landet pleased thousands of readers
for many years.
The largest Nobel fest yet on record
will be held in Stockholm this fall,
when about 14O,7O0 crowns will be dis
tributed as prizes for literature, art
and science. All Nobel prize winners
have been invited to attend and it is
expected that nearly all of them will
be able to be present. 1t is heralded
as a great event in Stockholm and it
will be watched with interest all over
the civilized world.
The largest hospital in Stockholm
will be Sabbatsberg, which is now al
most completed. The old hospital has
been rebuilt and remodeled entirely
and the annex comprises a large build
ing which can accommodate at least 800
patients. 1t is built and arranged on
modern lines and the operation room
in this hospital, when completed, will
be one of the most complete and mod
ern in Europe.
A prominent Stockholm banker, G.
A. Kyhlberger, and Miss Inga Taube,
daughter of Count Taube, we're mar
ried in Berlin, Germany, the other
day. Both are prominently known in
Stockholm, the groom being one of
the leading bankers of the city and
the bride being member of one of
the most aristocratic families of
Sweden. 4 t,~sa 4S"tsi FAsss ~ iSftF"
King Gustaf, accompanied by his
ministers and members of the diplo.
matte corps, attended "Te Deum"
and mass in the st. Eugenia Catholic
church in Stockholm the other day,
which was held in honor of the eight
ieth birthday of Emperor Franz Josef
of Austria. There was a large attend
ance and every seat in the edifice was
taken.
Maria Charlotte Kihlstrom, much
respected woman and very wealthy,
died in Stockholm the other day, aged
ninety-six years. She was at the time
of her death one of the oldest women
in the city. Her life has been notable
throughout on account of her great
sacrifices for the poor of the city.
The only berry crop this year that
amounts to anything is the lingon
crop, which turns out rather good, but
of course it is not nearly as good as
last year. Thousands Of crates are
being exported to England and Ameri-
ca, where they find a ready market.
Thirty thousand baskets of fruit
were imported to Stockholm from Ly
beck, Germany, some time ago. This
has been a poor fruit year in Sweden
and fruit dealers are compelled to
import fruit in large quantities.
The Skansen observatory is about
completed. The preparatory observa-
tions that have. been made prove that
the instruments are, optically speak
ing, of the finest quality.
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