The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-08-25
'TIDINGS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
FAMOUS As FAITH" HEALER

tAMUUS As "FAIIh' hEAlEH
Fredrik August BoIzius Dies In swe.
don at the Age Of seventy-four
Years-steady Yearly Increase in
Number Of Tourists Visiting Nor.
way-Danish Aviator Has Bad Fall
| While Attempting Long Flight.
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Fredrik August Bolzius, the sensa.
tional evangelist and healer" died at
his native home in Grafva, Varmland,
short time ago, aged seventy-four
years. Bolzius was son Of a wealthy
farmer and 1t was first intended that
he should follow in the footsteps Of
his father, but he preferred at first to
become q peddler. He followed ped
ding for few years and then he be.
gan to engage in healing" in which
he seemed to be wonderfully success
full. His theory was to heal through
faith" and he actually succeeded in
getting quite following among a GER
tain class of people. He expanded and
went to Stockholm, where hundreds of
people would flock to him, and he also
succeeded in making q lot Of money.
He used hypnotic methods and so sue
cessfully did he manipulate his VIC
Tins that they came to him by the
hundreds. He became VIGOROUSLY
known all over Sweden and the news
papers devoted columns Of matter to
some of his miracles" and exploits"
with human nature
The lumber industry is the greatest
In Sweden at present. It alone en-
braces 1922 sawmills, in which 36,94O
men are engaged, and last year lum-
Der to the amount of 140,000,000
crowns was manufactured. Second in
Importance to the lumber industry
comes the milling industry. Last year
-four to the amount of 100000
crowns was turned out from. the va
rious flour mills Of the country. Third
in order comes the iron and steel in
dustry. The number of smelters are
$40, employing 22,800 men, represent.
ing an output of ss,000,O00 crowns
The purely mechanical factories in
the country are 453 in number, repre-
senting an output Of 100000 crowns.
The weaveries and spinneries manu-
facture 100000 crowns worth of
goods each year, most of which is ex-
ported to foreign lands. principally to
England and Germany and South
America. The sugar refineries repre-
sent an output amounting to 10000
900 crowns. -.
Three prominent Swedish ladies
have recently received decorations
from France. Mrs. Professor Ernst
Beckman, who is daughter Of Mrs.
Baker of Massachusetts, who wrote
Pictures Of Swedish Life" Mrs.
Erik Roofing Of Gothenburg and Miss
Carl Claeson Blonde Of Eriksberg-
of whom have received the honors of
tie Officers d'Academie as memory
OF the visit Of the French parliament
tartan to Stockholm last summer.
From Sofia, Bulgaria, comes the re-
port that that country will be repre-
sented in Stockholm, Sweden, at no
distant date. She will send an ambas-
sador in the near future, whose resi-
dence will be in Stockholm, but who
will have diplomatic jurisdiction in
Copenhagen and Christiania. Bulgaria
Is expanding and has long recognized
the Importance of establishing diplo-
matte relations with the Scandinavian
peninsula. '"
King Gustaf and Queen Victoria re-
Gently paid visit to the dowager
queen, mother of the present king,
who is spending the summer at Eriks-
berg. They remained few hours
only and then continued their journey
to Claestorp. Royal folks are always
travelling in the summer time and the
people of Stockholm see very little of
their king and queen these days.
The Swedish-American singers have
completed their concert tour in Swe-
den, which, judging from all newspa-
per comments, has been an immensely
successful one. Just what the finan-
cial success of the tour has been Is
not known, but it is believed that the
singers will at least come out square
on their trip. .,s
The three countries, Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark, have a population
Of 10,577,O0O. OF this number Sweden
has 5,476,0OO, Norway 2,375, 900 and
Denmark 2,726,0O0: Thus. in point of
population, Norway Is the smallest Of
the three countries. ..-- Z
Mrs. Henry w. Taft, sister.in-law to
the president of the United States, en-.
joyed visit to Stockholm last month.
During her visit in the Swedish CAPT.
tai she occupied suite of rooms at
/ the Grand hotel.
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