Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-10-30
SWEDEN.

The stockholders of the Gellivare Min
Ing Company held executive meeting
Sept. p. in Stockholm, but all important
business was postponed until Oct. 21. The
endeavors made to save the company
from financial failure may succeed.
Erik Wagner, Swedish scene-painter
who has lived in Russia for seven years
past, has acquired such fine reputation
by his work that he has even attracted
the attention of car. Mr.. Wagner re-
Gently received gift from the car in
the shape of cigar case of pure gold
which is adorned with the imperial eagle
in jewels. A diploma accompanied the
present.
The ironclad Wasa was launched at the
Finnboda shipyards in the presence of the
king. the queen, Prince Eugen and Prince
Bernadotte. When everything was ready.
the queen stepped to the front and said:
According to the order of the king, this
ironclad shall bear the name Wasa May
good luck and progress follow it. under
Gods protection. to the benefit of our
country" Immediately the ship glided
into the sea amidst the cheers of the
multitude.
A Swedish paper of Sept. 26 states that
the Grangesberg Mining Company may
acquire a controlling interest in the great
Gellivare company, which has been very
much embarrassed for lack of funds dur
ing the past summer
About one hundred rifle clubs of Skane
have agreed to open up a store for the
sale of firearms and ammunition, and
they are willing to raise $1,000 for start
ing the enterprise.
Tenant Farmers Paradise-The ten
ant farmers of Kristinehof, SHAME are
renting their farms on exceptionally easy
teams. One of them keeps two fine
horses six to eight head Of cattle and
number of sheep, hogs and geese. His
rent is 66 days work year by a woman.
One of his neighbors is almost as we'll off,
and he works one day week the year
around for his landlord. The tenants en-
joy a. number of valuable privileges, such
as free medical treatment and when they
get too old to work they are supported
by the landlord If he rents out the LAND
to new parties.
About 200 whisky distillers held a con.
vention In Kristianstad and resolved, by
a unanimous vote. to reduce the produce
ton 20 per cent The stock on hand had
increased 100000 gallons in the course of
the past year.
The small farmers of Albo have found
it very profitable> to raise geese, and no
locality in Sweden has larger number of
geese in proportion to its area.
1t was proposed at a clergymen's con-
vention in Falkoping to extend a vote
of sympathy to Rev. Heuman on account
of his expressed hostility to higher criti-,
cism. But no action was taken, on the
ground that the clergy. as a whole, must
of course be at one with Rev. Heuman on
that subject.
King Oscar has expressed his willing
ness to pay for the complete restoration
of Tycho Brahe's astronomical labora-
tory. Stjerneborg, on the island of Hveen.
In the commune of Jockmock the public
buildings just completed or in course of
construction cost over 100000 These and
other improvements are rapidly turning
frontier settlement into modern COM
munity.
The city Of Linkoping has been lighting
the streets according to g. moonlight
schedule. But the inconvenience is great,
while the reduction Of the expenses of
the department is only three per cent
Hence, next year the streets will be light
ed. moon or no moon. 2 -ss.s y,
The city council Of Kalshamn has re-
solved to sell the Western Blekinge rail-
ways to tbs Central Blekinge Railway
Company for $s51, 900. n, zzs 81