Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-09-04
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A boy at Orebro enjoyed bathino "a
greatly that he Would take as many 81
nine baths tn one day. But he finally no.
came 80 weak that he had to, be- turned
over to doctor for medicat treatment
a contributor to the Gothenborx Han
oe'st'on1ng~ dwells upon the habit of Sc
drinking vessels--bowls, goblets,
,'' As. CUPS etc.-as prizes for those who
nave distinguished themselves in some
PIE endeavor, and he arrives at the
eotte.us10n that out Of respect for the
eieat temperance movement other objects
ought to be selected as prizes for merits.
Inc city council of Gef1e has voted. IA
HoraDly upon proposition to have, the
Guy invest ISL 900 in new normal-guage
railway between Gefle and Hernosand.
Inc Olofstrom Steel Pressing Company
mas succeeded in beating the world In
the manufacture of steel cases for torpe-
ooes' and the company il receiving many
orders from foreign countries. 80 5
Inc rlksdag asked for a mass of elab-
GRATED and systematized statistical data
III regard to the incomes and wealth OF
the swedish people. such information be-
ing needed for the purpose of levying
progressive incomean property tax on
every taxpayer in the country. Since
july 10 about Is persons have been engag-
ed IN dividing thetax-payers into a num-
DER OF groups, or classes. AS to incomes
the whole number of groups is about 30
Inc dinerence between any two consecu-
tive groups at the bottom of the scale is
only from $25 to $50. while at the top the
dtnerence Is thousand Of dollars,
An Intoxicated man dropped beehive
While driving along the highway early
one morning at Aggarp. Skane. The
bees were so vicious that no one dared
to approach the hive during the day, and
the fence had to be torn, down to permit
the public to pass the place.
AT the annual meeting of the Soderman-
land and Ostergotland Forestry" associa-
ton 1t was proposed to put a tax on
cats. the rate to be 1917 cents for one
cat and !S1.35 for every additional. cat
kept at the same house. People who, are
interested In preserving the game are
vigorously supporting the proposition.
An addition to the peoples hall at
Gothenborg has been proposed, and the
Muncher brewery of that city has offered
to advance $4,000 on condition that the
Workingmen pledge themselves to drink;
the products Of that particular brewery.
Forty out of the one hundred men be-
cupied in fortifying Oddero, an island
near Kristiansand, have been discharged
because the department of defenses has
ruled that only $4,000 out of an appro-.
priation of $1,000 shall be expended dur
ing the years 19OO-1901. The people of
Kristiansand are greatly displeased with
this interruption of the work on the new
fortified lions.
The cabinet has decided that the uni
forms to be used by the pilots shall con-
sist of blue cap and jacket, vest and
pants made Of blue cloth The emblem
in the cap shall be an anchor. and the
uniform shall be supplied with anchor
buttons.
The city council of Karlskrona has re-
solved to invest about $4,000 in the pro-
posed Kjeflinge and sjobo railway. The
resolution was carried by a majority of
one. The city may have to borrow $780,
600 in the near future.
The first lingon (red berries. one-third
the sizs of cranberries) of the season
were sold Aug. 3, at Gothenborg, the price
being eight cents a quart.
An early fall? The swans. began to
leave the lakes early in August for the
early autumn.
plete failure. and therefore, says Gehe
Dagblad. next winter will be mild!
The Gotta court has sustained the Goth
enborg consistory in it's refusal to GEN.
sure Rev. q. L. Bjork of Vinberg. be-
cause he recommended Vart Land,
newspaper. from his pulpit.
Sol, 90
$4,000 for religious and social work in
1900.
Eighty-six men are engaged in work at
the new Notifications at Vesterberget
near Gothenborg. The interior of the
mountain is being hourly honey-combed
with tunnels.
Count and Countess Ancarcrona cele-
brated their golden wedding at Thure-
holm, Aug. 5, amid regal splendor. The
presents. received were numerous and ex-
pensive.. The address of congratula ton
was made by King Oscar. Magnificent
fireworks Illuminated the sky in the
evening.
Some gentlemen in Gef1e and Upsala
asked the ladies to express themselves
in the press in regard to the habit Of
appearing in shirt waists and a number
of emancipated ladies of Ostersund fol-
lowed up the suggestion by publishing
the folowilng in a local newspaper: I'VE
pity the miserable men very much in this
heat. and we shall be very glad to see
them in their Shirts
Last July was by far the hottest and
dryest month recorded in Upsala. The
weather station at that place was es.
tablished in 1889.
The fishermen of Southwestern Skane
are more prosperous this season than
they have been forSyears. thanks to the
abundance of herring In that part Of the
Baltic. ..--.' =: T., i.