Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1913-01-02

Swedish Traveller, to Head Another
Expedition-oH Field Discovered in
the Vicinity Of Hausesund, Norway.
Former Premier of Iceland Dead.
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Erland Nordenskiold, the we'll known
traveller and explorer, VINO has re-
manned at home for about three years
since he made his last long explora-
ton trip through the southern wilds
OF South Africa, has been offered the
opportunity to head a great scientific
expedition, which will be financed by
the University of Pennsylvania. The
objective point Of the expedition will
be the Amazon river, which will be
explored very thoroughly for a period
OF three years. In this connection Mr..
Nordenskiold has been offered the
curatorship for the theological col
lection at Philadelphia university. AL
though only thirty-five year, old Nor
denskiold has already made four ex-
ploration trips to this out OF the way
place on the globe and each time he
has returned with huge ethnograph-
zeal collections, which are OF great
value to scientific research.
The attendance of members of the
Gustavus Adolphus union at their
meeting at Posen, Germany, recently,
says leading church weekly, was lar
ger than in any previous year, al
though the place of meeting was
somewhat out OF the way, near the
frontier OF Russian Poland and in a
fanatical neighborhood. Last years
income was over 100000 and the be-
quests and donations during the last
two years amounted to 100000. The
union is made up OF 2,S12 branch So
cieties. The invested reserve fund
amounts to $1,770,000. Since 1882 the
union rendered aid to the evangelical
churches in need to the amount OF
$14,000,000.
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The well known Swedish actress,
Hanna Appelkvist, who has been ex-
ceptionally popular with the theater-
going public in Stockholm during the
last two years, was found dead on the
morning of Dec. 4. Her rooms were
filled with gas fumes and IL is evi.
dent that she forgot to turn of the
gas In the kitchen. Miss Appelkvist
was fifty years old and was q very
talented woman.
Rev. Karl Hurtig Of valo, recently
died Of hemorrhage of the brain In
Upsala. With his death the temper.
ance movement OF Sweden loses one
OF its most ardent and staunchest ad-
vocates. He has been the most active
worker In the cause of temperance for
more than thirty years and was the
nrst president OF the Hickman Good
Templar order OF Sweden.
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Another prominent woman who
passed away recently was Miss Jacob
Ring, who has written several novels
under the signature OF II. A. Ring.
She also gained fame az q literary
critic under the name OF "Jacquelene,"
and was q prolific contributor to lead.
ms Swedish magazines. She had at.
tainsd the age Of nifty years.
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About $50 Upsala students attended
the farewell performance given In
Stockholm recently by the Danish ac-
tress. Madame Betty hansen. They
all carried Observation-Disclosures
Nansen's favorite fower--and ten
dere1 her an ovation at the theater
where she gave her performance.
eonsul Helge Axelsson johnson has
recently purchased the beautiful Berga
estate near Stockholm for 100000
crowns. The property was formerly
owned by Civil Engineer John Sharp
and IL regarded one of the finest In
the Stockholm suburbs.
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Sweden Is taking first rank In for
eign mission work. For every $4,000
Inhabitants II has sent out a foreign
m1ssjonary and the contributions given
for this cause in the last year amount
70 not less than 1.271, 900 crowns.
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One Of the councilmen Of the city
council Of Stockholm has introduced
= motion which. II carried. win require
I'll the school children Of the city to
have their teeth examined by dentist
a& least once each term.
Prince Oscar Bernadotte attended
the annual meeting Of the National
3. n. C. A. at Gothenburg during the
nrst week Of December.
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d. Isaac A. Hourwich recently pub
Ilrhed : book on Immigration and
nhOr. In which he calls attention 70
. nnmber OF interesting facts with
rrference to immigration from the
countries to America.
~ $1,000 go xriort IN 1890 almost all