Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-12-28
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAvIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
PLAYING TO FULL HOUSES

Observation-Disclosures Wireless Sys-
tenn Extended to Far Northern Parts.
Chance Of Russian Premiers Has Not
Modified Policy In Finland.
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+ SWEDEN. +
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Arthur Donaldson, the Swedish
American opera singer. made his de-
but at the Oscars theater on the
evening OF Nov. "a In a play entitled,
THE Great Genius" MIR. Donaldson
has been receiving a great deal or free
Advertising since his arrival in Stock
holm, simply because the Stockholm
theater going public is curious to know
how a Swedish-American woul APP
pear in a real Swedish play. The pa
pers treated Mr.. Donaldson better be-
fore his appearance than afterwards
and no doubt the criticisms entered
against him were backed up by con
siderable prejudice. However that
may be. Stockholm papers also state
that the play is drawing a full house
every night and that speaks rather
well for Mr.. Donaldson, who is the
leading man in the play.
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We note from a recent report that
the traffic on the car ferries between
%Trelleborg, Sweden, and Sassnitz, Ger
many, is Increasing at a most crafty
Ing rate; indeed there was a certain
day not long ago when there were III
freight cars at Sassnitz which were
waiting for the first chance TO move
over the Swedish boundary. These
ferries have wireless telegraph con-
nections and are operated from every
viewpoint in a bu~sinesslike manner,
In the month OF September, for in
stance, there were not less than S,O0V
passengers carried over these ferries
coming to and from the two countries
Sweden and Germany.
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Just as was predicted In these col
umns about two years & the unex
/, pected has happened in Japan. Japa
, nese matches are now crowding GU
the Swedish product in China. Still
enterprising Swedish match manufac
r lures are going to try and meet til:
!, competition by erecting a large mater
factory in China as was reported In
last weeks letter. The trouble start
I ed some years ago when some Japa
\ nese travellers came to Sweden ano
!. asked to look over Swedish match fac
tories. So cleverly did they observe
and study the Swedish match indus
try that they went back to their Owl
4 country and taught their countrymei
q how 10 make matches.
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k Judging from the activity OF Pre-
mier Staaf there will be some very ef
@ ~fective arti-liquor legislation forth
It coming in the near future. The ney
J. cabinet seems to be very much II
r earnest anent anti-liquor agitation
and the committee which is to repor
d on this matter 10 the riksdag appear
to be overwhelmingly opposed to tn
n LIQUOR traffic. Premier Staaf is yer
d much in favor Of local option, but b
= also points out that there are larg
numbers OF Swedish citizens who ar
A. in favor of actual prohibition. Anywa
10 the question will come up in som
" form or other at the next session {
We the riksdag.
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es The Mormons Of the country an
their followers have sent a petition
es the king protesting against turtle
accommodation of Mormon prophet
I'd from the country. They declare
I'd their petition that Mormon prophe
IN and elders preach nothing but II
II word of God. Reports are, howeve
that the Swedish king Is not so kin
IN Ily disposed to the Mormons and tn
til he Is strongly opposed 10 some
IS, their methods Of spreading their do
ON trines in Sweden and Is especial
Is. opposed TO the fact that the Mormc
~. prophets induce so many people
N. emigrate from Sweden to Utah.
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he The railway department proposes
re reduction Of the freight rates for ha
Ell II is explained that the old rates we
uc DdSeu Oh Inc dSSuiiptiUu N1dL III
OF would always be carried unbaled.
ng a comparatively short time, howev'
II has become customary to bale t
ia hay for shipping. and in that shape
ly takes up less than half as much roc
ed as when loose. II is thought that
"a. reduction OF 25 per cent on hay a
straw would be fair.
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Is The archbishop of Sweden has %
Or posed the name Of Rev. G.. II. Fe
lings Of yeseras rs special delega
lst to the mission conference at the T,
or kegee Institute In Alabama in Apy
Is 1912. The conference. which will
International, is for the discussion
mission work among the negroes a.
er how to improve the conditions preva
TO ing among the colored people.
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The Salvation Army's SO call
"week Of denial' netted somefhl
like $4,000 this year. which excoo
the amount that was collected ~ 4
same purpose last -.