The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-07

lions and other female Organizations.
but will not directly affiliate itself
with any particular party in any
country, but will aim to work for wo-
mems suffrage the world over. The
American delegates to the Information
al Womans Suffrage congress in
Stockholm were entertained the 9TH
er day at the residence of Professor
Ernst Beckman. Mrs. Beckman is a
daughter of Mrs. Baker of Massachu-
sets, who many years ago wrote a
charming book entitled, Pictures OF
Swedish Life"
The Swedish Tourist association Is
making preparations for establishing
new tourist route in the extreme
northern end of the country. This
will certainly make most interesting
trip for tourists who have never been
farther north than Jemtland, which
Is about as far as the average tourist
goes when in the northern section of
the country. The route will include
Lulea rivers and the terminal will be
at Gellivara and Murjek, on the trunk
line railway from Stockholm. The
length of the new tourist route will
be about 260 English miles and Stora
Sjo will be one of the main attrac-
lions of the new route.
Says the Lutheran (Philadelphia):
"Norwegians, Swedes, Germans, Eng
fish, is the order in Minnesota, with
Lutherans outstripping all Protestants
combined. The chief Swedish institu-
ton is Gustavus Adolphus college,
two hours south of the Twin Cities, at
ST. Peter. Two large stone buildings
and four smaller ones crown the big
bluff overlooking the Minnesota val
ley. Some of the more prominent
alumni are Governor Eberhart of Min
nesota, Superintendent c. G. Schultz
and DR.. Mattson. DR.. J. P. Uhler has
been in the faculty since 1882 and,
though not a Swede, is known as the
grand old man. of the institution"
Sweden, according to a Paris news
paper, supplied half the pulp paper
of last years production, and in sew
enty years, We are told, the Swedish
forests will have disappeared. This
leads this same French paper to state
that paper can be made from bamboo,
the burZe brush and the sugar cane,
also that there is an abundance of
papyrus. which lends itself to paper
making, in the French Congo and
Sudan.
The Swedish crown prince and
crown princess, who represented King
Gustaf during the recent coronation
festivities in London, during their
stay there were the guests of the
crown princess father and mother
the Duke and Duchess of Connaught
A dinner was given in their honor by
Count and Countess Wrangle. Count
Wrangle is Sweden's ambassador in
London.
The number of emigrants that left
Sweden for foreign countries from
Jan. 1 to May s were $3.50. This
shows falling off in the number OF
people leaving the country, for during
the same period last year there were
over $500 who left the country.
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The managers of the Danish sugar
trust have succeeded in keeping the
public in the dark as to the dividends
until the very moment the rate was
officially announced. For some time
it. was said that the rate would be 20
per cent. In short while rumor cut
this down to Is and Immediately the
stocks dropped 6 per cent on the mar
ket. When the rate was announced to
be 81 per cent the stocks jumped
per cent, closing at $2.74 on the dol
lar. The total amount to be distribu-
ted was $S5O,5OO.
The estate of the late Prince Hans
has just been cleared up and it is
learned on good authority that he did
not leave more than about 10000
crowns. On the other hand he has
left valuable collection of rare paint
ings, which are said to be worth a
whole fortune in themselves. The old
prince was very fond of beautiful
paintings and spent almost all the
money he had to what appealed to
his tastes in this Ike
Emil Poulsen, for many years one
of the leading stars of the Royal Opera
at Copenhagen, died few days ago at
his home in Copenhagen. He was
born in 1912. His death was shock
to the theatrical playwrights and crit
les of the country for aside from be-
ing an able performer he was also
keen critic and dramatic writer and
was considered one of the best in the
country. MARION S. NORELIUS.
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