Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-10-23
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINos IN FAR OFF
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Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandlnavlans
In America. .aa.....
SWEDEN.

Sven Abrahamsson of Letslarp,
Haksvik parish, Vestergotland, was
one hundred years old Oct. 8. The
centenarian is enjoying good health,
and his mental faculties are in fine
shape. On his one hundredth birthday
anniversary his relatives and friends
assembled to pay him their respects,
and he spent part of the day out OF
bed. During his long life he has
taken an active part in the affairs CT
his parish, and his juniors listen at
tentively when he recounts his strug.
giles for general progress In an age
when public education was far below
the present standard. Mr.. Abrahamsson
himself thinks it is remarkable that
he has lived to such an advanced age.
The other day he went to Ulricehamn
to see doctor, and he thought he
would test the judgment of a railway
man. How old do you think l ann"
he asked. "Oh, about eighty years"
was the answer. WELL" said Mr..
Abrahamsson, IF l live until the day
after tomorrow shall be one hun
dred." and he stretched his back as II
bracing up for another decade.
The church work done In Sweden
attracted much attention at the four
teenth world conference of the Luther
an churches, which was held in Nurn-
berg, Germany, in the latter part Of
September. The Crusaders movement
was particularly emphasized. This is
a movement which calls out more
than 100 students each summer dur
ing vacation to travel through the
country and villages especially, mingle
freely with the people, discuss relig-
ious subjects, distribute literature and
address meetings. They usually go in
twos. In all their work loyalty to the
church is the watchword. Their slo-
gan is ,"The People OF Sweden Peo-
pie of God" One of the bishops has
written stirring hymn which has
contributed largely to the success Of
this unique movement. One of the
leading men of the world conference
was its vice-president, Bishop Won
Scheele, who is bishop of Scotland,
and for forty-seven years has been
a member of the Swedish ripsdag.
from the effects of an operation for
appendicitis, performed In 1910, and
has been obliged to take to his bed at
Skabesjoe castle to undergo special
treatment. A bulletin says: The king
has often had bad pains since he I'M
derwent the operation in Paris. These
pains have increased greatly within
the last few days. The treatment will
necessitate the king staying in bed for
some time and will prevent him from
attending to state business. The
kings temperatures is normal and his
condition does not occasion anxiety"
The common people are inclined to
believe that the king is suffering from
cancer of the stomach.
Baron Axel Klinckowstrom, who has
just returned from a very successful
trip to Greenland, tells how he man.
aged to record the talk of two Eskimo
bill6 lOt lhC aPhs IlC lOuuu
that the Eskimos were afraid of his
apparatus, and It was difficult to get
them to give him regular talk. One
day he asked two girls whose sweet
hearts were out fishing, which one of
the young men was the smarter. This
started a noisy quarrel between the
girls. and meanwhile Baron Klinckow-
strom's apparatus was picking up ev-
cry word as 1t left their lips This
skirmish of words will be added to
the photograph archives of the Ma
tional Museum of Sweden.
The engineer of train noticed that
an OK was standing on the track near
Stockholm, and he tried to scare the
animal away by means OF the whistle
But as this did not seem to help he
slowed down the train. and he finally
had to make complete step a few
feet from the OK He now turned a
OK remained immovable Finally a
number Of strong men had to step up
to the OK and remove him from the
track by main force.
While some young people al iunner.
DO were enjoying dance at house
which had been vacant for some time
great CONSERVATION was caused by two
owls which came out froh behind an
old wardrobe and few about in the
room. blinded by the untimely and
unnatural light. They scratched the
faces of two girls before they were
caught, after which the merrymaklng
was continued.
The Swedish-Norwegian peace mon
ument committee has accepted the
sketch prepared by Lars Lehming. an