Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-05-25
TIDINCS FROM
Scandinavia
Interesting News From Sweden,
Norway and Denmark
PAINTING NOTABLE AMERICANS

ter at Washington studying Home
Life of Countrymen in North Oako
ta-Oiscovery Of Rich Cold Ores II
Iceland Reported.
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The world famous Swedish artist
Anders zorn, who for some time has
been sojourning in the East. where ht
also served on the art jury al tbe AZ
exhibition In Pittsburg. Pa. recently
donated two OF his most beau'Inl
etchings to the Swedish Old Peoples
Home in New York city During h,a
visit in Pittsburg and New York hr
painted a portrait Of Andrew Carpe
gle and also "a portrait Of President
Taft OF Washington, ID G. lie has
also made portrait paintings OF Sena
tor Aldrich, Vice President Sherman
and the oil king. John ID. Rockefeller
Indeed, Zorn has more orders from
prominent political ana financial men
In the United States than any other
artist He painted fine portrait Of
Grover Cleveland and wife in tue
eighties when he made his first visit
to America. He has now left for
Italy, whore he will be present as a
Juryman in an art exhibition in Rome
Plans have been made for the build
ing of home for the unemployed in
Stockholm and IL is hoped to get the
actual work under way this Summer.
The committee in charge mas already
raised $4,000 crowns and now the
Widow Queen Sophia has augmented
this sum by the donation of 1000
crowns. Ii is also the intention to use
the proposed home to help released
prisoners until such a time az they
can again secure work and become
self supporting. The need OF a phi
lantrophy OF this kind has long been
felt in the city and great MANY In
fuential people are backing the move
ment.
The national fisheries department
has just issued a report on their find
ings in their recent Investigations at
Dalafven, a river which used to he
famous for it's salmon fishing. The
report indicates that the salmon is all
but extinct now and assigns as the
reason that the waters have been
rendered unfit for fish by the throw
ing OF refuse into the water from vari.
GUS factories on the bank. The con-
tinual floating OF logs in the stream
has also interferred with the spawn.
ing of the fish.
The royal archivarius OF Sweden
has sent circular letter to all the
diocesan consistories in the kingdom
asking whether there were any con.
in their respective dioceses
which had no obligations 10 meet and
to what extent the churches OF such
were used for worship
or for other purposes. He makes in.
quiry also whether the roofs of such
buildings are in proper condition.
The John Ericsson Monument as.
ISOLATION Is the name OF an organiza-
lion which has just been effected in
The state of Illinois for the purpose of |
soliciting funds for erecting suitable !
in honor OF Captain John |
Ericsson. the inventor OF the Monitor, |
1t the state capitol at Springfield. Ill. |
The association will attempt to raise
1t least $4,000 for this purpose and
will set at work at once.
The French government has decid.
ID to introduce Swedish telephones in
Iii public buildings all over France
Ind will spend several million francs
o secure the service. The immense
contract has been let to the L. M.
ERICKSON Telephone company OF
a Swedish-French Tele-
'hone company, which has been do.
ng business in the Swedish capital
or number OF years.
Madame Ezaline Bohemian. a wo-
nan journalist Of Stockholm, has been
hosen as editor of the Swedish Tour.
st society's annual Yearbook for the
text year. The book is issued an.
lually by the Swedish Tousist asso.
iation and contains world OF infor.
nation regarding the Swedish tourist
ystem and the places of interest for
ourists to visit while in the old
ountry.
A new president Of Upsala college
Kenilworth, N. j., Rev. e. J. Sode-
rem Of Burlington. Ia. was elected at
ne recent session OF the New York
difference OF the Swedish Augustana
ynod. The president will succeed
resident Rev. III. Beck. who has held |
he position for the past seventeen
ears.
According to recent rumor from
hicago John Forsell. the famous
tockholm baritones has again been
ngaged by tho metropolitan Opera |
ompany and will appear IN Chicago
ext season. Director Dippel Is re
orted to have offered 4 very hand.
ONE salary.
The cruiser Fylsia VIII represent
weden &c tho 1.0o0th Anniversary Il
louen. when there win be an inferno
|opal naval exhibition there.