Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-11-02
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAvIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
TO Be USED FOR EDUCATION

One Million Crowns Left to Scandina
Wan Countries by Wealthy Ameri.
c~an-Larae Section OF Norway SUI.
fertng From Long Continued Orouth'
Well Known Danish Author to Lee,
ture in the United States.
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A distinguished Scandinavtan.Amer-
ican. Professor Carl Lorenzon Of New
York. professor OF languages at Co.
lumbia university and president of the
Observation-Disclosures society. was 4
guest in Stockholm last week. whittier
he went recently for the purpose of
ascertaining as to how best dispose of
1000, 900 crowns which was left for
him 10 divide between the three couu.
tries. Professor forenoon has this
money in his possession which was
bequeathed To the three Scandinavian
countries by a wealthy Dantsh-Ameri-
can, Niels Poulsen. who died last
spring leaving the sum OF 1000, 900
crowns to the Observation-Disclosures
society. The society itself. according
to law, has no right to dispose of this
money direct. but has appointed a
committee of fifteen persons. consist
ing OF eight Americans and seven
Scandinavian members. But the So
ciety has this aim in view. 1t pro
poses to use this money In an effort
TO tie closer the bonds OF friendship
among the Scandinavians in the home
countries with those who reside in
America. The money will be used in
the first place to improve the cultural
relations between the friends across
the sea and also aid them in their
material progress. Scandinavian stu.
dents who desire to study at American
universities will be the first beneficial
ries of this fund and certain scholar.
ships will be established at different
American high schools and universi.
ties for this purpose. Naturally Pro.
fessor forenoon has been most cor
daily received In Stockholm. Chris.
tiania and Copenhagen and he has
been promised all the aid that can be
possibly mustered from the other side.
There is a rapid increase in the de-
velopment of industries in Sweden. In
1909 there was an increase over 1908
OF forty-two manufactures, 6,1S2 work
men and In the value of manufactured
products of over SO, 200. 900 crowns.
The report of 1910 Is not yet pub
lished, but that of 1908 shows a large
increase ove that of 1907. The report
of 1903 gives 1921 manufactures,
2S6,205 workmen and 1887 ,252, 800
crowns valuation OF manufactured
goods. With it's extensive ~esource
at hand Sweden is developing into one
of the leading manufacturing countries
of Europe. 1t has long been known
that the country has been wonderful
ly rich in natural resources, as is the
case particularly in iron ore. not to
mention the copper industry, the lat
ter barely having been touched upon.
The numerous water falls which the
country possesses In the northern Sec
lions are also being harnessed and
the electric power that can be had
from these is enough to develop any
and every industry the country pos
sesses.
Last summer a Mission Society OF
Bible Friends" was organized in the
Rosenius church in Stockholm. The
meeting was presided over by a whole
sale merchant named Jeppson. A con.
~etitution previously prepared was
adopted and fourteen preachers we're
appointed in different parts of the
country. The society will operate
chiefly in Southern Sweden. where OPP
position to the Observation-Disclosures"
seems to have been the strongest.
Some fifty delegates took part IN the
organization meeting.
Occasionally we read OF a minister
having been in the active service of
the church for fifty years. but when It
goes beyond sixty II is very unusual.
Provost N. r. Kullberg. in Oaker, has
been In continual active service for
more than sixty-fve years. He was
born in 1923 Inc was ordained in
1916. He is still In good health and
vigor. breaches every Sunday and per.
forms his pastoral acts without as
sistance.
The state railways OF the country
appear to be doing a prosperous bust.
ness right along. The income OF the
roads during the month Of July, for
instance. was 7.046.600 crowns. This
10 practically half q million more than
for the same month in the year OF
1910. The expense Of operation for
the corresponding period was 1875
S12 crowns, which Is a gain OF 226, 7l2
crowns.
There is an arrangement In the
schools OF Berlin by which q certain
number of school children nay have
q free summer trip to Sweden. This
last summer forty-three children were
granted the opportunity to visit swe-
den.
The national society for the proven
Al