Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-11-07
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAvIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
HELD MANY OFFICES OF TRUST

at stockholm AFTER BRIEF iiiness'
Congress Of Tourists Recently HELD
at Trondjhem, Norway-captain
Road Amundsen Received by the
King of Denmark.
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| Hon. Conrad Victor Ankarcrona died
| in Stockholm on Oct. 9 after a short
/ Illness. With him has passed away
q nobleman OF the old style. He was
| born on Dec. Is, 1928 and was al
most eighty-nine years old. He was
/ an intimate friend Of the late King Os-
car and for many years one of the
/ public persOnages among the higher
! classes of Sweden. He served as a
/ young man in the navy and partici-
! pated in the war with Denmark in
/ 1S49. He accompanied Prince Eugene
on his trip around the world in 1854.
In the follC wing year he left the mi +
tary service and devoted himself to
agricultural pursuits for some years.
Later he was appointed by the king
to different positions of honor and
| trust. Five years after the death of
his king, whom he had faithfully
served, he followed to the eternal
home loved and honored by all who
knew him.
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Early in the Nineteenth century, or
about 100 years ago, Mr.. Per Gylling
emigrated from Jonkoping to Ameri-
ca. BY successful speculation In land
he acquired fortune of about $4,000
600. In 1870 he died and left his for
tune to his relatives In the fatherland,
but no one made application for it..
Our government consequently took
charge of the fortune. A neice, the
daughter Of brother, who is seventy
five years old, is taking steps to Sc
cure her uncle's fortune, and the pros
poets are that she will become a
millionaire in her old age.
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The Swedish Academy of Science is
making preparations for observing the
eclipse of the sun in 1914. 1t has
asked for an appropriation of 10000
for that purpose. Three main astro-
nomical stations are to be established
and five me with three assistants are
to have charge Of the purely astronom-
ical observations at each station. TIE
suns rays are to be observed by one
chief and four assistants. The plan
calls for twenty-three persons in all,
of whom twelve are assistants.
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The board Of education in Stock
holm Is ma ing inquiry as to the occu-
patton Of the parents OF the public
school children. 1t has found that the
parents of 12,649 children are en-
gagged in industrial work; the parents
Of 5,7S2 children are occupied with
commerce and traffic; the occupation
of the parents OF 2,521 children is not
given; the parents Of 1928 children
are public servants, authors, artists
and the like, and the parents OF 1873
children are farmers and foresters.
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Princess Maria has recently received
some highly esteemed gifts from the
king of Siam. These gifts were sent
her as result of her visit in Bangkok
at the time of the kings coronation.
They consist of five small Siamese
horses, two Siamese cats and beauti-
full parrot. The selections were made
by the princess herself Originally
there were six horses, but one Of
them succumbed on the voyage dur.
ing heavy storm.
The late Knute E. Bostrom willed
his estate on Styrman Street, Stock
holm, assessed at $4,000 crowns, ON
which is mortgage Of 10000 crowns,
to q dairy stock company. He also
left legacy Of 10000 crowns to the
home for aged servants; 10000 crowns
to the home of the Sophia Sisters, and
10000 crowns to domestic science
society.
Two boats loaded with grain left
Riga, Russia, on Sept. 20 and had nei-
Their been seen nor heard from on Oct.
8. The superstition Is that both boats,
with all on board. have been lost in
q heavy storm which swept over the
East sea soon after the boats left Riga.
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| p. H. Ling, the originator of the
Swedish system of gymnastics, is to
have monument erected to his honor
which will cost $1,000. 1t win be
placed In front Of the new gymnastic
high school in Stockholm.
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Two ladies who recently enrolled
at the University of Lund propose to
study theology. These are the first fe.
male students at this university who
have enrolled with the theological fac
atty.
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| A pulp mill is to be built In Warm
ls.d which will turn out $4,000 tons
Of pulp annually.
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