Willmar tribune., 1898-09-07
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HAPPENINGS = A : \ n IN The FA1HERLAyD.
SWEDEN.

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7. = A new gas reservoir is in the process
= construction 1ls r at Vartan, near Stock
I noin. Its capacity will be 6s, 900 cubic
meters. and it will be one of the larg-
est in Europe.
.st Inc local government at Furulund
uas TAKEN new measures on account of
.ne strike. Public dances gave rise to
4uarre!s. and now no dances will be
showed unless the dancers are admit
a Seu 1ree OF charge. This ordinance
4 WIN evidently cripple the dancing in
dustry.
The public school teachers conven-
s*tlon In Norrkoping urged upon the
pubic the necessity of providing some
means for preventing children from
smoking tobacco.
Prof. Nordenskjold, and his party
nave procured four claims on the
stuart river in the Klondyke.
The ice on some of the lakes in the
mountains of Herjedalen was so sound
about the middle of August that peo-
pie walked on it without serious dan
ger.
The receipts of the government for
1898 bid fair to exceed those of 1897
very materially.
Robert Lindblom, the Chicago grain
dealer, has spent part of the summer
IN Malmo, where he has been the
guest of Col. H. Gylleram.
For political purposes, the wealth of
Sweden is divided into "fyrks." A
man must pay so much taxes for each
1yrk, and at political elections he may
throw one vote for each fyrk. The
aggregate number of fyrks for the
whole country is about 80, 900, 900.
The social democratic party had
membership of 27,136 at the close of
1897 The increase for that year was
1l,672. Over $4,000 was handled by
the executive committee during the
year.
A Swedish squadron composed of
three gunboats and one torpedo de-
stroyer recently anchored in the har-
-. Dor of Copenhagen.
Sweden had 371 savings banks at the
close of the year 1896. OF this num-
Der 271 were located in the country,
and 100 in cities. The Stock b olm CITY
Bank leads the list with $4,000 depos-
itors, and deposits aggregating 81, 5oo,-
600. The deposits of the 37l banks
amounted to 1000, 600. which is an
increase of more than two million dol
lars in one year. The interest varied
from three to five per cent, the aver
age being about four per cent
An al stalk of rye was picked
from field at Skurup. The length of
the stalk was nine feet, that of the ear
ten inches. The ear was we'll filled.
containing 2os well developed kernels.
The national museum in Stockholm
is SO cramped for room that a large
number of valuable specimens must
be kept stored away. This inconveni-
ence will soon be remedied by the erec-
tion of new building for the exclusive
ACCOMMODATION Of the historical de-
partment. Carl Moller has made draw
ings for the new buildings at the ex-
pense of c. R. Lamm. The site has
not yet been definitely designated, but
a certain spot in the geological gardens
is favorably mentioned.
A young farmer in Rorvik, Blekinge,
set fire to q hornets nest under the
roof of his house; but the fire did not
! stop short until the houses on the
homestead were reduced to ashes.
" A married woman has served as
agent at the Vannas station since that
railroad was built. She receives, So. O2k
a month. The number of trains stop
ping at her station is l. 400 a year. Her
salary has just been increased 81 cents
: q month. ~; ~ '..