Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-01-30
SWEDEN.

ury.
SWEDEN.
A mining company has bought the
Stora Hyllinge property, near Helsing
borg, for about 100000. This is twice
the amount paid a few years ago. The
deal covers about 500 acres of land.
Coal and fire proof clay are the most
important minerals round on the
property.
The Forserum compo board factory.
near Jonkoping, was completely
burnt down, and for while the
whole town was threatened; but the
flames were checked at the critical
moment.
A number of farmers in the neigh.
borhood of Simrishamn were seen
blowing during the Christmas holt
days.
A large factory on Danvik street,
Stockholm, which had been vacant for
some time collapsed in the middle of
the night. The immediate cause of
the accident was a mass of snow on
the roof.
Governor Kronlund, of Haparanda,
Is preparing bill which he intends
to introduce at the next riksdag for
the purpose of having. the state as
sumo full control of the building Of
public roads. At present the state
contributes two-thirds of the money
spent for public roads.
Two years ago the price of pit props
rose to about eleven dollars per cubic
fathom Zone and two-thirds cord).
But there was a rapid decline, and
last summer the bottom price Of $4.86
per cubic fathom was reached. There
are still immense quantities of pit
props on the market both in Sweden
and in England, and the prices are
not expected to rally for some time.
c. G. Nordstrom, an engineer, has
donated $2,7o0 to the Nordiska Muse
UNI, Stockholm, for statue of the
late Hazelius, who did more for the
institution than any other man.
NORWAY.
The first public bath opened by the
city government of Kristiana dates
from 1862. A second one was added
in 1890. and in 1900 a $4,000 bath
house was opened at Sagene. Ten of
the public schools furnish shower
baths for the pupils, and it is pro-
posed to open these baths to the pub
Tic when the schools are not in ses-
sion. The public baths are crowded
on Saturdays. This is only proper,
for Lordag Saturday. means bath
ing-day." The women do not battle
SO often as the men, and they prefer
shower baths in single compartments.
The charges at the public baths are
no cents, which pays for soap, tow
el and everything.
Albert Langen, a German publish
er and son-in-law of Bjornstjerne
Bjornson, has spent almost a year
with his grandparents in Norway. He
returned to Paris by way Of Antwerp.
A number of years ago he published
a poem in Sinplissimus, on account Of
which he was accused of lese majestic
against Kaiser Wilhelm. He left the
country, and since that time he has
never dared to put his fot on Ger
man soil. The matter is not permit
ted to drop. Once a year the charge
is renewed, sometimes in obscure vii
lagos for the purpose of fooling Mr..
flanagan. But he and his friends are
on the lookout, and the German po-
lice force is watching for his return
IN vain.
Western Norway is not well pleased
with the appointment of Gunnar
Knudsen to place in the cabinet.
Berner, the president of the storth-
ing, would have given general salts
faction, but his friends, and they
are constantly growing in numbers,
do not want to see him in the cabinet
until he can enter that body as the
successor of Premier Steen.
Mrs. Stang, the wife Of former Pre-
mier Stang, died in Kristiansand at
the age Of 81 years. She was ardent
~ interested in the improvement of
the public schools as well as in all
Dhilanthropic efforts.