Willmar tribune., 1900-08-29

would respectfully express the hope
that the total abstinence movement
and the scientific researches will be
tees" The session closed with pub
lie parade, in which some 10000 people
participated.
The government railroads need a
new depot building at Eslof, and it is
estimated that the cost of the new
plant will be approximately $500, 900.
Six lines center in this city.
About 80 patients have already been
admitted to the new sanitarium for
consumptives at Halahult. and 60 ap-
plications have been refused.
The government waterfalls commit
tee has found that the waterfalls of
northern Sweden may be utilized for
railway traffic. The Edefors, at Lule.
is capable of furnishing as, 600 horse
power. The committee favors the con-
struction of electric power stations at
this and other waterfalls. 1t will re-
quire only partof the available water
power to run all trains on the govern
ment railroads of northern Sweden.
Sweden had s19, $50 children between
the ages of and IA years in 1897. and
the statistics prove that 750, ,s40 of them
attended school.
Pearls have been found in Lagan
river. Their commercial value range
from 81 to 81 apiece.
A little girl at Zinkgrufvan was
choked to death by pea which
dropped into her windpipe.
Mrs. Charlotte Schotte Of Sko*de has
celebrated her 1O2d birthday. and her
mind and body are still in a fairly good
condition.
A copy of the Oldest seal of the city
of Malmo has been found in the ma
tional archives, Stockholm.
Half a dozen members of the riks-
dag are said to have bought farms in
the Torne valley, in the extreme north,
for the purpose of sending southern
farmers up there to teach the old in
habitants how to till the ground and
manage farm.
A royal elk hunt will take place at
Hunneberg, Sept. II. The king and
crown prince and some forty other
nimrods are expected to be there.
Sven Hedin writes from Jangi-Koll,
Central Asia, May Is, that he is going
to enter the dangerous and mysterious
Thibet next winter.
Three of the members of the com.
mittee appointed to prepare q new
version of the Bible are stopping at
Are, Jemtland. The books of Moses
are already in type and the ''poetic"
books are ready for the press. But the
chances are that it will take good
while before the whole Bible is fin
ished.
A new railway company has been
organized for the construction and
operation of a railway from Hvellinge
to Skanor and Falsterbo.
Prof. Sven Gustaf Hedin, professor
of experimental physiology in the Uni
versity of Lund, has been appointed
professor of pathological chemistry at
the Jenner institute, London. This
appointment is looked upon by the
scientific world as very fattering, and
the salary attached to the position is q
princely one. 80 be-
The most violent thunder storm of
the season passed over Skien and vi
cinity Aug. 8. The Gjerpen church
building was struck by lightning. The
tower was greatly damaged. Six tour
lists from Bergen were in church at the
time, three of whom were struck. and
one of them badly injured. At Aafors,
Salem parish. three persons were seat
ed at the dinner table. ALI three were
knocked down by thunderbolt, and
two of them were singed, but none of
them were dangerously hurt. Two
dogs lying under the table were killed.
The safety appliances on the telephone
wires were destroyed, and many poles
were shattered by lightning. fs i
Material for labor statistics have
been collected on very comprehensive
scale, no less than $4,000 workingmen
having been examined. A corps of
statisticians are engaged in elaborat-
ing the returns, and the results will
be published next winter. ....,s.II
A housewife IN Skane lost five silver
spoons, and discharged her servant,
who was the only person who had ac-
cess to the spoons. But few weeks
later the spoons were found in q mag
pies nest in tree. The bird had
used them for building material. I.
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The freight rates have been raised,
ana the Norweg ian hipowners are
NO not only crowding their craft to the
utmost, but they are running the dam
gerous risls 81 buying old bottoms
Their wat tchword seems 70 be: Any
thing that sdosts.
The fashiona bic color for frame
buildings is passing from nat.
nrsI wood eolort ~ WI hite.