Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-19
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN THE RATHERLABjD.
SWEDEN,


A number Of real estate owners and
merchants of Kungsholmen. Stockholm,
are contemplating the establishment of a
new bank, In their neighborhood.
Private parties have been permitted to
build a new railway from Lackeby, on the
Kalmer & Berga Railway, to Alsterbo,
Province Of Kalmar. 81
The water is SO low in the Tistedal
river that the output of the factories de-
pending upon it for motive power have
been reduced about 40 per cent.
h Swedish women's society for the
defenses of the country has turned ST.
600 over to the minister Of war. and ne
proposes that the money be expended for
a new battery IN the M~josioberget fort,
at Boden.
Is. h Forsaker wooden mills at Molndal
were completely destroyed. by fire. It is
believed that the fire started by spon-
taneous combustion. The loss exceeds
S25, 1000.
Lieutenant Colonel L. H. Tungsten, of
the general STAFF, has been authorized to
go to Switzerland to study the. military
affairs of that country, especially the
drilling of the infantry and the work of
the volunteer rife clubs.
Sound to the core. Mrs. Maerto Eliza
beth Nordin. of Forsnes, Western Norr-
land, is ~ years old. She was married
at the age Of 10. and has given birth to 10
children. all of whom are living. Ten of
them were born without the assistance of
a midwife or anybody else. Her fabulous
strength was tested last fall. The grain
was ripe, and her husband took his
sickle and left for the field, telling her to
rest that day as she might have other
business on her hands before night. do
you suppose that I am going to fold my
arms when the grain is ripe?" s said,
and took her sickle and Joined him in his
work. She cut and bound 800 bundles of
grain that day and tended to her house.
work before she went to bed.
In the morning she arose as early as
usual, cooked coffee and took a cup to her
husband before he got out of bed. Run
she said, "When o la drunk u
coffee you may go into the chamber and
greet your youngest son who came last
night" Even that day she worked as
usual without any visible detriment to
her health.
DR.. Sven Hedin has returned to Char
klik after having spent four months in
exploring the desert Of Cobb. After a
twenty days rest he intends to proceed
to Thibet. The postal card giving this
information wal dated April IA.
Representatives from the nine mutual
life insurance companies Of Sweden have
made arrangements for holding a Scan
%dinavian life insurance ongress at
Stockholm in August. The aim of the
ongress is to propose such amendments
to the present insurance laws as will
place the mutual insurance companies
on a more favorable footing.
It is said that the cabinet no longer
favors an extension of the northern trunk
railway Of Hapdranda. and that Kukkola
will be its northern terminus.
The Karpalund sugar refining company
is running two peat-cutting machines by
steam at the Hulta Mosse (bog). the
daily production being 10000 blocks Of
peat.
A brewers' journal. published at Brus-
sells, recently contained an illustrated ar
ticle on the Kloster brewery at Ystad,
which is described as a perfectly modern
establishment and a pattern Of its kind.
Crown Prince Gustaf arrived at Ber-
lin. June Is. and put up his quarters al
| Hotel Bristol.
Upon rattfying the army reorganization
BILL. the king added the following signifi.
cant remark: in accordance with what
all the members Of the cabinet have
agreed to, I now ratify the bill presented
by the riksdag, but I also desire to have
It expressly explained hat I do not con-
slider the question Of military defenses
to be completely settled thereby
The sugar beet crop Of southern Sweden
| for the past year was s75, GIL tons, from
which the state derived a revenue Of
$2,916OO0. The total output of raw sugar
was 10000 tons, or an average Of 10 per
cent of the weight Of the beets. Their
!! is a tariff Of $6S.45 a ton on raw sugar.
II the $4,000 tons produced in Sweden
had been imported, the government would
have received about $7.17O, 600, or 81, 254,O DOG
in excess of the present internal revenue.
The latter amount, therefore. may be
looked upon as a bonus granted by the
government. to the sugar Industries Of
Sweden. n 1t averages about 1924, 600 for
each Of the 10 uga factories operated
in the country.
The John Ericsson monument which is
to be erected at Nybrohamn, Stockholm,
is approaching its completion, and 1t will
be unveiled next fall.
Young pigs are awfully scarce in south
ern Sweden this ummer. A decent four
week-old grunter easily commands a
price Of $4.75. and the price by weight 10
from q to Is cents a pound.
A number OF farmers from southern
Sweden have made a trip through some
Of the richest farming communities of
Fyen and Langeland, Denmark, and they
all admit that the. Danish farmers gave
them man valuable pointers.
NORWAY.
Tho Swedish Women's National Union
sent the Norwegian union a greeting, re-
ferring to the Norwegian suffrage law in
the following terms: Every new right
acquired. every new victory won by our
Norwegian sisters is greeted by . as II
our own"
Many men are out Of work in Bergen
The city government has been requested
to push new public improvements. but
the aldermen have advised common la
borers to seek employment on the farms.
The stone masons have absolutely moth
ing to do. Some mel nave been Idle for
twelve months.
The railway department is censured be-
cause the passenger cars are SO poorly
supplied with windows. Why are the