Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-01-13

Heyed by trappers and prospectors,
many of whom have spent lifetime
In the northern wilds. They know
that when such story Is circulated
among the Indians that there must be
some truth in ii. There came from
the north Hudson Bay company
trader, and he confirms the story re.
ceived recently, and adds many inter
esting details, which are so confirma.
tory that party will be sent back to
bring the relics. According to the
story told by the Indians around Fort
Good Hope the balloon was seen drift,
ing from the north, so Il is believed
that Andree and not Peary was the
first one to reach the pole The trad.
er says the Indians have several books
which were found in the basket of the
balloon, and from what he has heard
these are the records kept by Andree
on his trip across the frozen north.
land. The Danish consul In Montreal
telegraphed to this city several times
tion to bring back the relics OF the ex-
plorers, and it is stated that the Da.
nish government has agreed to pay all
the expenses of such trip and pro-
vide men who are well versed in ex.
ploration work Reindeer lake, where
remnants of the balloon are now ly.
ing, is almost due north Of here, and
can only be reached by dogsled in win
ter and canoe in summer.
The palace Rosendal will be turned
into Bernadotte museum during the
coming summer. II will be set aside
for the Bernadottes exclusively and
everything of interest from the stand.
point of culture, which happened dur
ing the time of the Bernadottes will be
placed on exhibition there. King Os-
car has left a most interesting collec-
tion and there are also some very in
teresting things since the times OF the
first Bernadotte that sat on Sweden 8
throne.
BY means OF telephone connection
between Malmo and Nassio, It will
soon be possible to establish telephone
connections from one end of the coun-
try TO the other, that is, from the ex-
treme northern end OF Norrland down
to Malmo. The telephone line. which
will be a direct one, may exclude
Stockholm altogether.
Hjalmar Branting, the well known
socialist leader and editor, has re-
signed from the so-called "Frisinnade
Klubben."
The "Haupstelle Deutcher Arbeiter.
geberverbande" have sent a telegram
Of congratulation to the Swedish En-
ployer's association, expressing their
admiration for the way the Swedish
strike was handled.
The International Mercantile Treaty
which exists between Sweden and Ger.
many. has now been extended to Dec.
/, 1911.
During the month OF November last
year, there emigrated from Sweden TO
foreign ports, 1921 persons, while
there were only 4S4 who left during
the same month in 1908. From Jan. I,
1909 to Nov. 1, the same year. there
emigrated from the country not less
than 1929 persons-9,44s men and
1861 women-while in the previous
year there We're all told only $500
persons, who left the country. This
alarming increase in emigration Is
everything possible Is being done to
causing no end of worry in Sweden and
induce people to remain at home, but
II seems that this Is impossible. The
one fact which stands out pre-eminent-
ly is, that nearly all who leave the
country come to America and the
American end Canadian northwest are
Just now receiving thousands of Swe.
dish emigrants. A great many, how
ever, remain in the east for not all the
people who leave Sweden nowadays
come from the agricultural districts.