Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-02-11

Stockholm.

pcribed 500 crowns to King Oscars
jubilee fund
A .''folkets hus'' peoples House,
will be erected by the various trades
unions of this city.
According to recent reports King
Oscar will make another trip to Nor.
way about March 20.
A monument will be erected on the
grave of the deceased sculptor, Per
Hasselberg of this city.
A Bostrom stipendium has been es.
tablished by "Norrland's nation at
the University of Upsala.
The Danish crown princess arrived at
Copenhagen Jan. II and is at present
the guest of Swedish royalty.
Again the old story that Farmers
pay no taxes in America is being
circulated around Ekjo and vicinity.
Subscriptions for the erection of q
statue of Alaus Petri are now being
made by prominent citizens Of Stock
holm.
S. b. Lundgren, professor of geology
H.
was one of Sweden's most noted
scientists.
William A. Collijin, prominent
grocery merchant, died after long
ILLNESS, Jan. 20. He leaves a wife and
tive children.
Seventeen hundred crowns were
found on the dead body of a tramp and
well known beggar Of this city named
friedrich Gete.
Over 600 instructors in the public
schools of the city have recently made
contributions in behalf of the jubilee
fund of King Oscar:
The oldest inhabitant in the city is,
beyond doubt, Madame Anna Albion.
She was born in TBS aud still main.
tains her good health. - 49,
From : recent report from Congo, it
Is learned that Lieutenant ]. In de Be-
ton, formerly Of this city. died after
short illness from typhoid fever.
The oldest provincial governor of
Sweden is Axel Reutercrona who was
born in 1919. and George Kronlund of
Torneo is the youngest, born in 1860.
The oldest city mayor of Sweden is
A. N. Carmun of Skeninge, who was
born in 1907. The youngest is J. G.
Peterson, born at Lodertelge in 1856.
AOver 500, 900 crowns have been sub.
scribed for the propesedsH BilleberKa-
Svalof. Billinge railroad" Work on
this road will be commenced April /.
King Oscar has recently authorized
the deanery of Hernosand to provide q
translation of the late edition of the
New Testament into the language of
the Laps.
The following families Of the nobil.
1ty Of Sweden have during the past
year become extinct: Crusenstolpe,
introduced 1875; Puke, introduced 1880
and Lilsjensparre, introduced 1857.
The 'Riksdag' was formally opened
last week by King Oscar. In his speech
he expressed satisfaction at having
been chosen an arbitrator in the Ven.
ezuelan dispute between England and
America - J--. -.sf -.
One hnndred and forty aliens,
mostly from Norway, but some also of
Denmark, FINLAND, Russia, Poland,
England, France, Germany aud Amer
lea, have applied for papers Of Swedish
citizenship. Nearly all the applica.
tions were granted.
Goteborg. ~
The present population of Goteborg
is 115, S96. ~lf ."r
4 cargo Of oats recently arrived in
the city by the steamer Maria from Lii
han. ...'' @s' ''s ".. go. 5's. .>@s 'ss
An unknown but exceedingly gen
erous party recently donated 80, 600
crowns to the Merchants pension fund
of this city. #E ##H
B. G. Rodhe, prominen t.pedagogue
Of this city, who recently resigned his
chair at the Elementar school Of this
city, is dead. 0 #
No emigrants left Goteborg DURING
the month Of January. Emigration to
America, ''the Mecca Of so many thous.
ands of Swedes," seems, fortunately
enough, to be abating Fla.
Carlos N. Hardh, formerly Of this
city, now Of the Argentine Republic,
IL at present sojourning with friends
and relatives at Stockholm. Mr.. Hardh
is located at Buenos Ayres, where he is
the principal Of Q Swedish ''.sloid'' in
6titute. u.
A. Barclay, prominent business
/. man Of this city, recently fell down the
stairs Of q hotel at Venersborg, receiving
4 injuries that shortly caused his death,
Mr. Barclay was one Of the wealthy