Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-22

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keIsen, Danish Explorer, to Lecture
on His Arctic Experiences.
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Says the Youths Companion anent
the recent Olympic games in Stock
holm: 1T is exceedingly gratifying to
American pride that our athletes,
when they returned from the fifth
Olympic games at Stockholm, brought
with them the trophies of victory;
but II Is more important that they won
the trophies fairly and modestly. The
Worthiness with which the American
representatives wore their colors has
1fvanced the u of clean and whole
Dme sport throughout the world.
the hard fought 1900 meter race
Stockholm Americas best runner
~ beaten at the tape by an English
IN, but the first thing he did was to
lager to his victorious rival, who
IS lying exhausted on the track, and
Eer him his hand of oongratulation.
a trial heat of the 4OO-meter race
- American who won was disQuali-
ID for the alleged fouitng Of a com
etitor. Both he and his teammates
ERE astonished, but although they
pit sure that the Swedish judges had
Numbered they made no protest, and
Lid not whimper. The Americans who
we're left in the race simply worked
fAll the harder and in the final heat
won"
Managers of the recent Olympic
games state that the total gate re-
ceipts amounted to about 10000
crowns a day. On the Marathon day
the receipts were something over ST.
I 900 crowns The expenses, however,
have been something enormous and if
they come out even the managers will
be satisfied. Printing and advertis-
crowns. The so called "simstadion"
was the most popular place and Melted
I'LL 1000 crowns. But 1t took over 30
900 to erect the swimming stadion and
sthe great gallery In connection
About 200 persons participated In
the Congress Of Swedes Abroad"
which a held in Gochenburg during
the last week In July. Consul John
Ekman was chosen president OF the
congress and Count Gyidenstolp of
Paris vice president. The members OF
the congress gathered al Gothenburg
and enjoyed an excursion TO the John
Erccsson statue, where appropriate
ceremonies We're held. Rsv, a, Nor
Ton Of Sioux City, Ia, read a greeting
.from the Swedes Of America, written
by Anders Schon, editnp Of Hemlandet
OF Chicago.
DR.. jacob P. Uhber Win continue as
netting president of Gustavus Adolphus
college at st. Peter, Mimi, during the
booming school year. In a bulletin re-
Gently sent out a page Of historical
Landmarks" tells IN a most striking
way the story of the founding and
growth of this splendid Institution In
the Northwest. Governor Eberhart of
Minnesota Is an alumnuA OF Gustavus
<Adolphus college and q loyal son OF
mis- alma mater.
Miss Edla SotSe1, who might be
dubbed the female Sousa, has just ar.
lived In the United States from Stock
holm, Sweden, TO oondnct an orches-
ra OF thirty pieces in Philadelphia
Phe can play twenty-etgta Instruments,
twenty-three yeare Old, q suffra-
Bette, horsewoman and philosopher.
The says emphaticaily thaa she has no
kftistio temperament.
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A purse of 1900 crowm voe made
- Tor the aged mother Of IAzaro. the
Portuguese Marathon runner who met
bis death from exhaustinn while par
acipattng in the great ranA The mo-
knoriai festivities held b his honor
were attended by seuena thousand
persons.
6wetes who have emfg5dted 70 Bra
III are returning to their native land
d large numbers. The other day a
6Arty Of fifty impoverished meu and
roihen returned to their former homes
= Gellfvara and vicinity.
1. + E
eweden's exports for the year 1911
mounted to over 9 .000,D00 crowns
I'd her imports to I'VE 646. 100000
rowns. In the year 1910 exports .
90. 900 900 crowns and imports GIL
90. 900 crowns.
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II II reported that Ernest H5ertberg
as received fattertns Offers as q
rainer from the United EtateA France
nd England. For economic reasons
% will be forced 10 refuse all these
)6ers.
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Chlldren's day netted t0OoD crowns
his year. The main par< Of The pro-
ram was given at tho Olympic stedion
Ind was attended by thomandA