Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-03-07

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! The total abstinence people Of swe-
, den have asked the church authorities
TO set aside one Sunday IN the year on
which the ministers Of Sweden be re-
quested to preach on Temperance. The
| authorities have refused to grant the
request on the ground that the texts
for every Sunday in the year have
been established and are not to be
changed. Furthermore the Sunday
proposed, the first Sunday in Advent,
was especially Objectionable. The au-
thorities might we'll have added that
the ministers who preach on the regu-
lar Gospel n Epistle texts have more
than n opportunity a year to preach
on temperance.
A number of Swedish-Americans will
remember of reading at some time or
other about General Count Sven La
gerberg, who was one of the most in
innate our functionaries of the late
King Oscar. General Sven" as he
was popularity known, died shortly
after his friend King Oscar. His es-
tate was adjusted the other day and
It is now learned that he left a for
tune estimated at 124, 900 crowns.
Some of this money has been donated
to public and charitable institutions
in the capital city.
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Not less than GIT chauifeurs were
placed under arrest during the year Of
1911 for failing to observe the re-
strictions of the automobile laws Of
the country. A number of them were
arrested for fast driving. In Stock
holm the laws governing the manipu-
lation of automobiles and their speed
are very stringent and everything pos
sible Is being done to protect the Pc
destrians. The result of this is that
there are comparatively few automo-
bile accidents throughout the country.
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II Is estimated that there are g.
40, 900 Swedes in foreign countries.
The Swedish population in the United
States is over 1,5O0, 900. In European
countries there are 371,0 o Swedes. In
England there are about $50, 900. TAX
ing Sweden's population of $500, 900
there are in all 1900, 900 Swedes in all
parts of the world.
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Sweden's youngest aviator is Karl
Hugo Lagerkrans, who on Feb. 4 made
his first trip In an aeroplane with Cap
tain Dahlbeck. The young nan is
only fourteen years old and exhibited
q nerve and coolheadedness which in
dicates that he will make a success at
the hazardous business.
There are at present 22,S15 students
registered in the higher institutions
Of learning in Stockholm. Education
al matters are being pushed with a
great deal of vigor In the Swedish
capital, which justly boasts OF the best
school system of any city In the old
world.
There was a slight decrease in the
number of emigrants who left the
country during the month of January
over the same month last year. Last
year in January 273 persons emigrat-
ed and this year during the same
month 233.
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The crown princess of Sweden gave
birth to a son on the morning Of Feb.
28. Both mother and child were, at
latest reports, doing very well. The
crown prince and crown princess of
Sweden now have three sons and one
daughter.
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DR.. Sven Hedin and Svante Arrhe-
MUS are the Swedish scientists who.
among seventeen world famous scien-
lists, have been honored by the
French Academy of Science recently.
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The dog tar In Stockholm this year
AAted the city the handsome sum Of
1870 crowns. The money thus COL
isctsd will be spent for bsAu0fying
the city.