Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-25
OF INTEREST TO
SCAND|NAvIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.

VOTES FOR SWEDISH WOMEN
Government to Push Bill Giving Fair
Sex Equal Political Rights With Men
Norwegian Lutheran Church In
America Shows Rapid Growth-Oan
Ish Moving Picture Actors Nearly
Perish While Posing for Shipwreck
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Women henceforth, according to a
recent Stockholm dispatch, are to take
a full and equal share with men in the
political life of Sweden. The speech
from the throne at the opening OF the
Swedish riksdag on Jan. 16, delivered
in person by King Gustaf, contained
the announcement that a bill was to
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and making them eligible at the cleo.
lions to the riksdag on the same con.
ditions as men. Every Swede over
twenty-four years of age and not under
any legal disability has the right to
vote for members of the riksdag. Till
forms an important chapter in the his
tory of Sweden and it Is a step which
will attract the attention Of the entire
world. 1t is the belief Of old and ex-
perienced statesmen that the new ar
rangement will work to the best inter
ests of the country. Women have for
a long time been seeking b right OF
suffrage and now that they will re-
ceive it some important reforms may
be looked for in Sweden. 1t was not
such a long time ago that women of
Sweden were denied due recognition,
but that time is past.
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II is interesting to note the prog
ress of the Socialists in Stockholm.
Municipal slaughter houses, for in
stance, are to open Feb. at Enskede.
The Socialist party was, it is reported,
chiefly responsible for bringing about
the establishment of municipal slaugh-
ter houses and this success will lead
them to ag'tate for municipal bakeries,
laundries and other establishments.
One notable fact is that the old time
parties are now passing legislation
that a few years ago was considered
Socialist doctrine, at least so the So
c~ialists themselves contend.
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Not so long & a Social-Democrat
was elected a member of the council
Of Katarina congregation in Stock
holm. When objection was raised to
his holding office on account Of the
religious indifference Of Social-Demo-
Gratis, the newly elected member re-
piled that 1t had been ascertained that
a large number of people within his
party had need and interest In re-
ligious matters as we'll as he himself
had.
Since Jan. / all marriages performed
by a minister of the Lutheran Augusta.
ma synod of the United States will be
recognized as valid for all purposes in
Sweden. There is required, however
testimonial evidence that the minis
ter is recorded in the church records
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Rumors state that King George and
Queen Mary OF England will be the
guests at the royal palace this com
ing summer, after first paying a visit
to Paris, Berlin, The Hague and Brus
sells. Their intention Is also to pay
q visit to Norway and Denmark.
Grand Duchess TERESA Of Dalarne
celebrated her seventy-ifth birthday
Dec. 81. She is a daughter OF Eduart
OF Saxon-Altenberg and the Princess
Amelia Of Hohenzollern -SigmaringeI
and was born in Triesdorf, near Ans
pach, Dec. II, 1886.
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1 The Lutheran Mission society O
Stockholm has received a donation o
5000 crowns from Mrs. Selma Jonssoi
to be used as a fund, the annual in
come Of which is to be applied II
! teaching manual arts in the orphanag,
: Of that society.
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Vasterbotten, a province Of Sweden
: has exported to foreign countries $50
l 900 bushels of red whortleberries dur
ing the last summer season and 1t Il
reported that the shippers receive,
something like 300, 900 crowns for tn,
; same.
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D An aviation week is being arrange,
for during the time the OlympiaI
games are In progress next summer.
number OF French, English and Amer
lean aviators are expected to partici
, pate In the contests.
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Count c. o. Bernadotte, a SON O
Prince Bernadotte, has taken his ex
animation as an oficer in the Swedish
army. He entered Carlberg az a ca
det in 1910.
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The exports from Sweden to South