Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS.
interesting Notes From Across
the Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FATHERLAND.
Principal Events that Have Occurred In
tho Old Countries About tho
North Sea Within u Week
So just Past.
SWEDEN.


Lappmarken, lost his way in q snow
storm. When he had been out two
days one of his two reindeer was
frightened. broke the harness, and ran
away. All attempts to capture the
animal failed, and, exhausted and wet
with perspiration, he tied the remain
ing reindeer to the sled and lay down
to take rest. When he awoke, this
deer, too. was gone, ana his hands and
feet were already frozen. He cried for
help. but to no purpose. Then he
craWled on all tours about three days,
subsisting on reindeer moss and snow.
The pains at last became so intense
that he put a bit of wood between his
his tongue. Shortly after this he was
found in semi-conscious state by a
Lapp, who took him to Pakku, where
he received the first care. His hands
and feet were put into icc-cold water,
and while they were thawing out a
crust of ice an inch thick was formed
around them. At last reports the at
tending physician declared that it was
impossible to save the unfortunate
mans life without amputating his
hands and feet; but Widell himself OBJ
jected to the amputation, asking the
question, What is life without hands
and feet?'
young man emigrated from Sund-
svail to Australia a few years ago, and
good luck was ever his companion in
the land of the antlpodes. But he
lacked one thing very badly-a Swed-
ish girl that he might take unto him
self as wife. Instead of fooling away
time and money on trip to Sweden,
he ordered his mother to send him the
desired article. She picked out girl,
a perfect stranger to the young man,
and sent her on the way around the
globe. The sequal was most satisfac-
tory. The young man thanked his
mother for the good choice she had
made. and the blushing bride wrote
home that she was highly pleased with
her fate in every respect.
The steamers of the Treble borg (Swe-
dcn) and Sassn,tz Germany line have
been leaving each of these two points
once day, but now it is proposed to
double the capacity of the line, so that
steamers may leave each point every
morning and evening.
Stora Bryggeriet in Stockholm Sc
cured a monopoly of the right to serve
meals on the so-called continental
trains" between Stock holm and NJ almo
but the business has been so dull that
it hardly pays, not to mention the ex-
pecteu profits.
The Swedish congregation in Paris
has 413 mem bers, IS of whom are Nor
wegians.
The University of Lund will soon
have new library building, or at least
al addition to the old one.
The large bell in the Maria church at
Stockholm was cracked some time
ago. 1t was taken down and the dam
age repaired at great expense: but a
fresh crack near the old one makes re-
pair next to impossible.
Thirty-two million passengers were
conveyed by the different public trav-
cling facilities in Stockholm during
the year 1897.
A young woman near Gothenburg
was SO weak that the doctor did
not dare to nurse her new born baby.
But her mother weaned her own TO-
year-old boy and served her grandchild
as wet nurse.
Nils Hogstedt, of Skonsmon, Medel-
pad, noted blind pig man. recently
had to pay a fine of S1,6sO75.
The denial week brought the Saliva
ton army of Sweden over $50, O0O
The profits of the National bank of
Sweden for last year are said to be
approximately one million dollars.
The attention of Kaiser Wilhelm
was attracted by the ornamental wood
carving in the 'Orphans' room in the
new court house in Hamburg. This in
turn led to particular mention of said
Woodworking by the press, and it was
found that the work had been done by
the boys at the Hamburg children's
home, according to patterns designed
by, and under the guidance of Axel j.
+. Peterson, q Swede, who was born
neas' Malmo. Finally the senate of
Hamburg investigated the matter, and
the character of the work was found
to be such that the senate voted Peter
son an honorarian of $l40.
Unknown parties have subscribed
ZOO to the expenses of an expedition
which will go to Spitzbergen ext sum-
mer to make preparations for the great
Swedish Russian survey and mapping
of that part of the globe.
NORWAY.
The elephant drug store in Kris
tiania has been sold for SITS, 600.
There must be a large Norwegian
colony at Tyne, England, for the last
Christmas festival was attended by 900
Norwegians.
Tie result of the election Of new
bishop for the Bergen bishopric was
that Brun received the largest number
of votes. But our authority fails to
state whether or not he received
enough votes to be elected.
E,$ On March 90, the 10th birthday of
E Henrik Ibsen, the Fischer publishing
house, in Berlin, will publish com
#plete edition of 1bsen's works in nine
volumes. "A new. German version has
been pre- pared for this edition.
The government has made the safe
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