Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-11-10
TIOINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
CHILDREA'S DAY IN STOCKHOLM
Nine. Nicholson, Wife OF Norway's
Former Premier Dead-InfantiIe
Paralysis in Copenhagen.
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Children's day in Stockholm thi.
year proved TO be grand success in
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.
| Barklind and others participated
There was the childrens parade.
which was an imposing spectacle.
when 1t is taken inro 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
TO over $4,000 crowns. In the evening
there was great display of fireworks
| and there was a 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 Chi.
dren's day" permanent institution has
struck a popular chord in Stockholm
and it is safe to state that 1t will be
celebrated in very hearty manner
every year for now on.
ID. A. Sunden, author of the much
dreaded Sunden's grammar, which mas
kept thousands of students on the
anxious seat for years, is dead. ID. A.
Sunden attained an age OF eighty-tvo
years. He was born in Transtrand,
Dalarne, where his father was a min
ister He became an instructor in
philosophy and the Swedish language
In Westerns, but resigned from this
position in 1898. Most Swedes who
have gone to school within the last
thirty years have made the acquaiut,
ance of Sundens grammar, which en-
joys the distinction In Sweden of be
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 oslptry ever
since e.
The Swedes use more than $4,000. O0O |
crowns worth of shoes every year.
But the peculiar part of II Is that all |
the shoe factories put together do not !
manufacture more than about 26,O00.- |
600 crowns worth. The rest are i'm |
ported from Germany The shoe in
dustry In Sweden has increased at a
remarkable rate during the past ten
years and there are still great oppor-
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 short time Sweden will
be manufacturing 30.O0O0OO crowns
worth OF shoes every year.
Sweden is using great deal of
American tobacco and the other day
there arrived in the steamer Queen
olga consignment of American to.
oacco which Is valued at 100000
crowns. 1t took 210 freight cars to
transport the tobacco from Kentucky
% New York. The American tobacco
now have the best OF the
obacco business In Sweden and are
ioing an enormous business.
Count Carl Won Puckler, Germany's
Minister to Stockholm, has rendered
lis resignation and will retire from
diplomatic life entirely and spend the ,
emainder of his days in Germany.
During the three years that he has oc. .
upied the Stockholm post he has :
nade many friends and has been on :
n extremely sympathetic footing with :
he officials OF the Swedish court.
The great church meeting which !
las held In Stockholm during the :
arly part OF the month was well at :
ended and some of the country's lead :
lg clergymen were present and deliv.
red addresses and participated in the /.
lscussions. Owing to the illness of y
le archbishop the great meeting was :,
resided over by Bishop Billing. :
On the afternoon OF Oct. party 4
three persons in sallboat attempts a
to cross Munparud bay. west OF K
arlscrona, and were drowned. Those v
ho persisted were Captain C. ]. Jo- e
lnson, about sixty years old: %
adame Anna Swenson and the a
'elve-year-old son Of inspector Lind 4
,rg Of Karlshall.
Count r. A. Ehrensvard. the newly c
'pointed Swedish minister to Wash. a
gton. win not assume charge OF his n
tiles at the American capital before /,
ew Years. He IL at present in "a
vedsn, where he Is attending to his 4,
lsiness AFFAIRS prior to his departure D
r America :,
The Swedish swimmer. Harald Ju-
!, captured first prize at swimming M
ntest In Sunderland, Eng. and now al
Ids the championship for fast swim q
Ing In that country. Julin also won ia
st prize at q swimming contest in ii
'rIin last summer.