Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-03


States-Fourth of July FittingIy
Celebrated at Christiania-WeiI
Known Copenhagen Banker Goes to
Jail for Defrauding Creditors.
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The most interesting news that has
reached Swedish-Americans for some
time from the other side is the fact
that the famous Upsala Male Chorus,
"Orphei Drangar," considered to be
the greatest in the world, will tour
America and give limited number of
concerts in some Of the largest cities
in the United States. The tour will
commence in December and will be
under the leadership of the well
known impressario, Gustaf Thalberg.
The director of the chorus is Hugo
Alfven, who some years ago succeed
ed Ivar Hedenblad as leader of the
great Upsala chorus. He is justly re-
garded as one of Sweden's greatest
song composers and has gained an in
ternational reputation. The Upsala
Male Chorus has captured world
prizes for its singing at Paris and Ber-
lin and no one disputes their claim
to being the worlds leading male
chorus. Their appearance in the
United States will be an event which
will interest Swedish-Americans es-
pecially and their concerts in New
York, Chicago, Boston, Washington,
d. c.; st. Paul, Minneapolis, Omaha
and Seattle will undoubtedly be red
letter events in the musical history of
the Swedish people.
Dowager Queen Sofia celebrated her
seventy-fifth birthday July 8. She
spent the day quietly at Eriksberg,
where she received visit from the
king and queen and all other members
of the Swedish royal family who are
in the country at present. Flags
foated from all the public buildings
in honor of her birthday and the
cafes, restaurants and theaters were
also decorated in the national colors.
The "Sofiahemmet," which may be
said to be her favorite institution and
for which she has done so much in
former years, was on her birthday re-
membered by gift of 100000 crowns.
This money will be used for the estab-
lishment of a special medical clinic
and department at the great hospital,
where thousands of patients have re-
ceived proper care and had their lives
prolonged Dowager Queen Sofia has
given away several fortunes for worthy
causes and is perhaps the most phil
anthropic royal parsonage in Europe.
She is still enjoying fairly good health.
There is a society known as the
Swedish Jerusalem society. As its
name indicates it is especially active
in the Holy Land. Its work is con-
fined largely to Bethlehem and its i'm
mediate vicinity. The work was begun
seven years ago and consists mostly
in caring for the sick. DR.. Ribling is
at the head of the mission and is as
sisted by three other helpers. He is
overwhelmed with patients, having at
times as many as $50 day. His
home Is besieged with all kinds of
sick people. 1t has become necessary
to build hospital and efforts are now
being made to raise money for that
purpose.
Some seventy members of the Evan
gelical Lutheran Mission society In
Stockholm withdrew from the society
and have organized. a new one to be
known as the Rosenius society. The
organization is counting on at least
$50 members from the old society.
They are hoping to have also three of
the board members of the old society
unite with them Axel B. Swensson is
to be the pastor of the new organiza-
ton. 1t is planning on building new
church in Stockholm, which is to be
called the Rosenius church.
The American multimillionaire, Jo-
seph Fels, from Philadelphia, recently
paid visit to Stockholm and while
there delivered lecture on Henry
George and his tax system. Wealth"
said the American millionaire to his
Swedish audience, lis the result of
nothing but out and out thievery." A
Swedish paper pertly asks why the
American millionaire does not rid him.
self of all that he owns at once and
be done with it.
Axel Hanson, one Of the leading
actors on the Stockholm stage, was
drowned July while bathing at a
Danish watering place, known as
Hornbeak, about two miles east OF
Halsingor. The deceased was born in
1869 and was regarded as one OF
Gweden's greatest actors of the mod
0rn school.
Sweden consumed liquor to the
amount OF 114.200.C00 crowns during
the year OF 1904 Is the statement Of
Professor LANCER. a temperance leader
OF Gothenburg. Since that time, how
ever, the amount OF liquor consumed
IN the country has been considerably
Iessened.
Sweden's population has increased
44,077 during the year 1910. The to
tai population in Sweden at preseni
II 5.520.51s. More than $1,000 per
sons smigratsd to foreign countries