Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-03-16
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes, From Across
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND
Principal Events that Have Occurred In
the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within q Week
So Just Past.
SWEDEN.

thor, will publish a collection of mis-
cellaneous writings next spring.
The 4ooth birthday of Flip Melanch-
thon, Feb Is, was fittingly commemor-
ated in many cities in Sweden. The
surplus of the festival at the university
OF Cpsala is to go to fund for the erec-
ton of a monument to CLAUS Petri, the
Swedish reformer.
A certain Stockholm papa was
greatly offended because his boy was
not promoted to the next class. and he
appealed to the city school board. But
the board sustained the action of the
teacher, and papa braced up once
more and brought his grievance before
the king. But even the king was
to be on the side of the teacher, and
papa must have come to the conclusion
that his boy may not be so awfully
bright after all
large celluloso factory at Hede-
is not far from 500, 900. The factory
employed 10 hands.
The immense balloon in which An
dree is going to the North Pole next
summer has been thoroughly repaired
by Lachambre, the French manufac-
turer- a strip three feet wide has
been put around the equator of the
balloon, thus increasing its contents
by 300 cubic meters, and its carrying
capacity 10y 500 pounds.
When some one is fortunate enough
to draw big prize in lottery the
papers seize upon the news with great
aVldlty. For change we take occa-
sion to look at the seamy side of the
matter. The employees at a large print
ing establishment in Stockholm Jointly
bought 100 tickets at about So so apiece
on the national exposition lottery, con-
fdently expecting handsome returns
from their investment. They are not
SO fond of lotteries now-they drew al
together cents. And man in Up
sala drew $50 on 500 tickets, which
had cost him 81, $50.
Cloetta Brothers, of Malmo and Co.
pcnhagen, have engaged a Sculptor to
turn out a group in chocolate, the
weight of which will be several tons.
This unique work of art will be sent to
the Stockholm exposition.
Nearly 1000, 900 dispatches were for
Warded through the telegraph system
OF Sweden during the past year.
Seven seems to be sacred number,
after ALL No mum be recurs with such
persistency as this on the successful
tickets to the great exposition lottery.
Number :,7T7 drew handsome prize,
and among the SO which drew S27 Or
less, PIT contain the figure Z.
The queen could not leave her apart
ments for several days in the middle of
February on account of an attack of
bronchial catarrh.
From $500 to $500 has been asked for
permission to put up large advertiser
ments on the walls facing the streets
in the neig borhood of the exposition
buildings in Stockholm.
P. Carlson, of Halmstad. has discov-
cred bran new way of travelling. He
tied a little sled to the last car of
railway train. seated himself comforta-
bly, on his vehicle. and off he sped.
Unfortunately. however, the conductor
espied him, and Carlson may have to
pay handsome price for demonstrate
ing his new discovery.
been completed at Trellebo-g. It is
furnished with all the improved equip
ments known to the trade, and is pre-
pared to compete with the best flour
mills in the world.
The government will receive nearly
half million dollars for the official
stamps which are to be attached to the
will of the late Alfred Nobel, and of
this amount E, NJ. Unger. ofKar,skoga,
under whose jurisdiction the will is to
be sanctioned, is entitled to 50. 900.
There were Sc, 900. 900 dispatches for
warded through the government tele-
phone system during the past year.
For years past Il. Ekelund has been
making experiments for the purpose of
devising some treatment by which peat
may be used as fuel without resortinp
to the old but uncertain way of drying
it. At last he must have been success
full, for stock company called "Jurba'
has been organized with capital stock
of $780, for the purpose of utilizing
the Ekelund treatment of peat. The
company will secure patents for the
three Scandinavian countries so as to
remove even the possibility of compe-
tition in those countries.
NORWAY.
The Londen Times, that conserva-
tive newspaper. has called Nansen's
book "a classical work." written in a
mastery" manner.
The national ski tournament at Hol-
menkol1en, near Christiania. was an
unqualified success, the condition of
the. snow on the great hill, as we'll as
the weather, being very favorable.
Thousands upon thousands of people
kept pouring out of the city. and when
the sound of a bugle announced the be-
ginning of the game the lower part of
the hill and the little lake at the foot
of it were covered by dense mass of
humanity. Theleaps made by the best
runners were from IS to 80 feet. and
the foreigners in. attendance hardly
found words to express their admira-
ton of the inspiring beauty of the
game. r-~---. .A...... l* - !.
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