Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-06-29
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAv|ANS
Recent Happenings In This Coun-
try and Abroad.
SMELLING ORE BY ELECTRICITY

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Sweden has succeeded in demon.
strating to the world the practicability
OF smelling iron ore by electricity.
The government began operations last
November and, although great secrecy
has been maintained, 1t is said the re-
suits have been very satisfactory, so
gratifying, in fact, that three more
electrical blast furnaces are to be in
stalled before the end of the present
year. For a number of years the cost
OF coal and the threatened shortage
OF the wood needed for charcoal In
smelling operations have threatened
the iron industry of Sweden. The
country has plenty OF iron ore The
question was only how to get it out In
the quickest way and, most important
OF all. how to reduce the expense Of
getting 1t into pig iron. A contract
was entered into last fall with the
Trollhattan Electric Power company
to take 5000 horsepower for a period
Of three years. An experimental
plant to smelt ore by means of cleo.
trioity was installed and is said to be
capable of turning out twenty tons of
pig iron each twenty-four hours. Thus
q saving of two-thirds has been eff
fected, as compared with the cost I'M
der the old process. There is no
doubt that by means of smelling ore
by electricity Sweden has made a step
forward which will soon attract the
attention of all the mining centers of
the world.
Some time ago the Swedish Angus.
tana synod sent a petition to King
Gustaf CT Sweden asking him to stop
the Mormon propaganda in that coun-
try. Three Mormon elders recently
had an interview with the king and
presented resolution adopted at a
mass meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah,
IN which the petition Of the Augustana
synod was denounced The elders
were cordially received by the king,
but were informed that no action
could be taken on the resolution fur.
ther than to refer it to the proper Off.
cials of the Swedish government.
A Swedish Spitsbergen expedition
last month from Stockholm aboard
the steamer Viking, which, it is ex-
pected, will reach Spitzbergen in the
beginning of July. The expedition,
which consists of thirty-five persons,
Is under the leadership of B. Hogbom
and can in a way be considered d.
rect sequence to a number Of similar
expeditions that have been made.
During the year of 1910 Sweden ex-
ported machinery amounting in value
to over 33,0O0,000 crowns. Cream
separators take the lead among ma
chinery exported, being about one
third OF all machinery exports. The
second in order are motor machines.
Of which over 100000 crowns worth
were exported.
Anders Zorn, the artist, returned to
stockholm last week after having visit
ed the United States and France. He
was glad to return and will spend a
quiet summer at his home in Mora,
Dalarne, where, he says, Il feel more
at home than in any other place on
this eartn."
Sunbybergs church was dedicated
June 4, Archbishop Ekman oficiating.
assisted by Provost Lundstrom OF
Upsala, Professor Kolmodin, Rev. Pet
tsrson of vallentuna and the Rever
ends Snoch Berlin and e. G.. Wolf
brandt.
The Stockholm General Telephone
company is negotiating with Russian
agents for the construction of several
interurban telephone lines in Russia.
Swedish telephones are coming into
their own in every country in Europe.
Stockholm is having an interesting
kennel show at present, which is at
tracing a good deal of attention.
There are about 700 dogs on exhibit
tion and over eighty prizes will be
distributed.
From all parts of Sweden come dis
couraging reports regarding the crops
brought is almost universal and 1t Is
feared that If general rains do not set
In soon the crop will be cut in half.
Princess Maria departed from
Stockholm during the first week in
June for Malmo, from whence she
continued her journey to Paris. via
Trelleborg and Berlin.
Professor Mittag-Leffier has re-
signed as professor of mathematics at
the Stockholm high school His sue
cessor will be Nils Fabian Hedge Won
Koch.
Queen Victoria departed from Karls-
ruhe for Franzenbad few days ago.
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