Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-07-18
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAvIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
UNIQUE AFFAIR At STOCKHOLM

FiddIers From Sweden, Norway and
Finland Participate in Musical
Contest-Leadine Cattle Expert Of
Denmark in the United States to
Study Agricultural conditions-GoV-
eminent of Norway Pushing Bill
for Compulsory Arbitration.
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The celebrated portrait painter, An
ders Zorn, arranged a contest by fid-
dlers from the Scandinavian coun-
tries in Stockholm June 27. Fiddlers
from Sweden, Norway and Finland
participated AS in past years Anders
Zorn paid the travelling expenses of
the contesting fddlers and salary
for the day the meeting was held. 1t
was the first time that representatives
of ''folk-musik" in the three northern
countries had an opportunity to come
together and it proved mighty in
teresting feature. The city clerk OF
Lund, Nils Anderson, assisted Mr..
Zorn in making all the arrangements.
The royal family of Sweden has
been sued by the retiring former lands
thingsman, Johansson, who is asking
the municipal court of Stockholm to
order the royal family to turn over to
him several million crowns, which, he
says, had belonged to Helga de la
Brache, nee Aurora Magnusson. The
case has caused no end OF comment
all over Sweden and it will be inter
esting to follow developments, al
though, of course, nothing much will
come from it.
The directors of the Carnegie Found
alton in Stockholm have resolved to
honor the following persons, who have
distinguished themselves by heroic
acts: Maria Hessel, in Bergsjo par
ish; Pilot P. c. Aman and Fishermen
F. Nordgren, L. Nilsson and 3. Au-
gustusson; Signe Lieden, Alfhild Lie
den and A. T. Danielson. All had
saved people from drowning and have
in recognition thereof received watch
es and cups with inscriptions.
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King Gustaf has appointed the
painter Baron Cederstrom, and the
engraver, Erik Lindberg, to represent
Sweden at the international Artists
| congress at Client. The school in
spector, J. L. Bager-Sjogren, and. the
schoolteacher, Gustaf Bergh, have
been appointed delegates to the Inter
national Congress for School Hygiene
at Buffalo, N. Y.
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| A most unique collection of stamps
was shown by Oscar Andren Of Lex
| ington, Mo-, at a recent meeting of
the Swedish Filatellists' association in
/. Stockholm. Mr.. Andrews collection in
cludes all stamps that have been is
sued by the United States and is re
garded as one of the most valuable
stamp collections in the world.
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At the Schoolteachers' seminary in
Stockholm the Countess Viveka Ham
ilton, the youngest daughter of the
| governor of Cafe, Count Hugo Ham
ilton, recently passed the examinations
for teacher in the public schools 1t
| is something unusual that a countess
in Sweden will take to the teachers
profession.
The L. M. Ericsson Telephone com
pany of Stockholm held an extra meet
ing of it's shareholders June 20, when
it was decided to increase the capital
stock of the company to 6,800,000
crowns This concern is the largest
telephone company in the world and
is renowned for it's excellent work.
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The Chalmers institute in Gothen-
borg has accepted the resignation of
its president, Professor Wikander, who
will be succeeded by Professor B. H.
Grauers. Such appointments are al
ways made by the king direct.
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A football contest was held June 8
between representatives of Sweden
and Norway. The Swedes won by a
score of 8 to 0. The contest was held
in Stockholm and was witnessed by a
large number of people.
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The Gustavus Adolphus society will
have its annual convention at Kiel,
on the Baltic, in the midweek of Sep.
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example of Denmark in abandoning