Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND

HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
King Oscar, during his recent stay
in Paris, was unquestionably the great,
all-round lion of the day. Even the
religious enthusiasts have indirectly
testified to this truth. A bible tract
society has published religious tract
under the title ''Fermiere ct Altesse''
Farmer and Sovereignty, the picture OF
King Oscar adjoining the front page.
The tract contains two short stories,
which are summarized below: At the
close of the eighteenth century there
was young Office clerk named Charles
Bernadotte, in village in the Pyre-
nees. His future prospects were not
bright, for which reason his girl cut
off their engagement and married a
rich farmers son. Meanwhile Berna.
dotte became soldier, distinguished
himself and advanced to the highest
ranks. finally becoming king of Swe-
den. Who can imagine how his former
sweetheart regretted her course when
she was informed of his greatness!
And you, my dear reader, will you be
as foolish as she, nay, hundred
times more so? Will you prefer this
world with it's wretched, transient
joys to the humble Carpenters Son,
who is the King of Heaven? If you do,
how you will regret it in your last
hour and mourn through all eternity!
Further:, The great-gres t-grandson of
Bernadotte, Prince Oscar, gave up his
throne in order to marry the girl he
loved. This reminds US, though faint
ly, of the Son of God, who sacrificed
himself for the mean, worthless race.
Why should mankind turn him away?
SWEDEN.
According to Norwegian newspaper
the copper mines in the island of
Avero, Norway, have been sold to Con-
sui Person of Helsingborg. The new
owner is to invest some $500, 900 in
new improvements, and a corps of en-
gineers are engaged in designing plans
for the new buildings. Consul Person
is interested in mines at Sulitelma,
Ranen and Cumberland, Norway.
A Waterman near Sorby Station,
Vestergotland, sat down on the rail-
way track one night and went to sleep
and the next train literally cut him to
pieces. This case is not the only one
of it's kind. Many watchmen are in
the habit of seating themselves on one
of the rails to take nap, trusting
that they will be aroused by the noise
and the trembling of the rail in time
to jump aside and be found on duty
when the train passes. In most cases
the plan works we'll, but now and
then Waterman sleeping on the track
never awakes.
The conductors and engineers on the
street railways of Stockholm were on
strike two weeks ago. 1t required
800 policemen to maintain order.
The war department. issued orders
June 26 for a trial mobilization of GER
tain regiments in Smaland, Vermland,
and Norrland.
A 70-year-old man married a girl of
10 at Ousby, and most of the people in
the neighborhood attended the we'd
ding.
The Stockholm bolag (retail liquor
has decided to close ten Of
its saloons and in their place open four
new ones on grander scale. Meals
will also be served at the new estab-
About 60 of the inmates of the Stock
holm insane asylum were treated to an
entertainment on the midsummer-day
eve, the star numbers on the program
being refreshments and a dance that
lasted about half an hour.
The wages on the new railroad in
Norrland are nominally high. But
the necessaries of life are also so high
that few men can save anything. The
worst feature of the great Norrland
boom is that hundreds of men fail to
obtain work, and hardships of differ
ent kinds are incidental to this ''Swe-
denis America"
The Malmo Packing company has
lost $4,000 in the course of a few
months.
1t is claimed that the government
has granted private parties permission
to build a new railroad from Lund to
Bjerrod.
The late J. w. Arnberg bequeathed
$4,000 to the "Ostgota nation" at the
University of Upsala, the interest to
be awarded to two worthy Ostgota
students each year.
s. Edstrom. manager of the street
railways Of Zurich, has been elected
manager of the Gothenburg street rail-
way system. Mr.. Edstrom has studied
and practiced his trade in America.
NORWAY.
For few weeks past the demand for
laborers in Kristiania has been greater
than the supply.
The town of Molde, which has had
no saloons for the past five years, has
again joined the wet" column by 5O7
out of total of 1856 votes.
Vardo had snow on June 26, and the
temperature was uncomfortably low
for that time of the year.
When train on the Jaderen railway
arrived at Landnas, a knapsack be-
longing to rifle club came in contact
with some burning ashes from a cigar
and quantity Of powder kept in the
sack exploded. Ten persons were SO
badly injured that they had to be
taken to the hospital.
The number of logs RATED on the
Glommen river the past season was