The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-07
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAv|ANS
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was celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of Gustavus Adolphus college,
the leading Swedish American institu-
ton of the Northwest. The ST. Paul
Dispatch, IN an editorial regarding the
college anniversary. said Fifty years
ago it was not IN the least suspected
that Minnesota or this Northwest
would become so closely settled with
men and women from the Northern
peninsula as TO cause the territory to
be regarded as New Scandinavia. Yet,
even in those days, the brave North
men, who had come as adventurously
inland as ever Vikings made venture
in the old ages. laid the foundations
for an intelligent people. determined
that whatever the quota they might
contribute to the development of this
inland world it should be capable
through education of taking its fair
share in the great work. That the
people of the North have shared full
ly in the making of this new North
is most obvious. And that Gustavus
Adolphus college has had part,
large part. in making the Northern
people a worthy and capable people
was made evident at the great cele-
bration May 81 The present govern
or of Minnesota is a graduate of the
college and the first college graduate
from Minnesota to serve as governor
of the state. The president of the
Minnesota State university was pres
ent to deliver an address, thereby ex-
hibiting the harmony which exists
between .Gustavus Adolphus college
and the higher schools of the state"
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The Stockholm street car company
estimates that during the summer
they will need an increase of at least
800 men to handle the throngs that
will gather to attend the Olympian
CAMS. As it will be a little difficult
to secure men at this time Of the year
they are asking that they be allowed
to employ young men Of eighteen or
over for this occasion. The age limit
for street car men is set by law at
twenty-one. The company believes if
the age limit is lowered they can Sc
cure bright dependable young man
from the schools as vacation comes at
a time to make it convenient to step
into another kind of a job.
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The leader of the Mormon churches
of Sweden, Einar Johansson, and the
American Mormon preacher, c. A.
Carlquist. and the latters wife have
sued the publisher of the Svenska
Dagbladet Dr. Helmer Key, charging
that their characters were DETAINED in
a recent article directed against the
operations of Mormon proselyters in
Sweden. 1t is the general opinion in
Stockholm that the Svenska Dag
bladet will easily win it's case. There
is just now strong feeling against
the Mormon proselyters in Sweden
and even the government is taking
decided stand against them.
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Perhaps no public man has been so
universally grieved as is the late Au-
gust Strindberg. who was justly re-
garded as one of the worlds greatest
writer's. Memorials will be many in
his honor and his funeral the other
day in Stockholm was one of the lar
gest ever held in honor of public
parsonage, excepting possibly King
Oscar.
Prince Wilhelm recently made an
aerial trip in Olivare's biplane in Nice
and was accompanied by Count Mont
pensier. After the prince had land
ed he expressed himself as being we'll
pleased with his experience and stated
that he believes that it is only mat
will become general.
A Titanic matinee was held in
Stockholm April 80. The matinee
had been arranged by the Dagens
Nyheter and netted a sum of $500
crowns. which will be sent immediate.
ly to the shipwrecked Swedish people
who are still at the Swedish emigrant
home in New York.
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Among the eminent scientists who
will attend the congress of hygiene in
Washington, D. c., next month is Pro-
lessor Alfred Peterson of Stockholm,
chief of the archaeological section Of
the state institute for medical re-
search in that city. So
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Major Grill, who served in the
Russian army for several years, up
holds Dr. Sven Hedn's contention
that Russia has hostile intentions
against Sweden.
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The storthing on April "a voted the
necessary funds for a great exposition
at Christiania during the summer OF
1914, two years from now, when Nor
way celebrates the Tooth anniversary
of its independence This exposition
has long been in preparation and q
committee has been working on the
plans, but there have always been
difficulties in it's way and much oppo-
sition. AS is usual on such occasions
the question of a suitable site has
been the object of much dissension,
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