Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-20

/ saWmill at NamsOs to a stock com.
pany whose leading member is A. Fl.
kjar of Fredrickstad, the considera-
ton being over two hundred thou
| sand dollars.
Three children were burned to
death in an clubhouse on the San
! nesund road, near Sarpsborg. Their
parents had gone to work, and it is
supposed that the children had start
ed the fire by playing with matches.
SWEDEN.
The tenacity with which the typo
graphical unions of Sweden keep
their members has been widely and
not always favorab]y commented up
on by the press. A Mr.. Sandstrom in
Stockholm had to hand in several
vigorous petitions before he was per-
mitted to withdraw, and when he
finally did succeed in pulling out he
was followed with plain threats by
his former fellow members. Another
case is reported from Helsingborg,
where one Joel Anderson had to make
strenuous efforts before he was let
loose from the typographical union
of that city. The letter in which he
was granted permission to withdraw
contained threat to the effect that
he would have to take the consequent
ces of his action. The enemies of or
gained labor naturally make the
most of these cases.
The Moderates of Stockholm have
adopted platform which demands:
That every Swede of good standing
shall be entitled to vote when he has
completed his twentyfifth year: that
proportional representation shall be
provided for; that Sweden and Nor
way shall have common minister of
foreign affairs for all time to come;
that Norway may be granted a sepa-
rate consular service only on contli-
ton that it does not mar the joint
diplomatic service; that the system
of Notifications planned In 1901 be
completed, such system to include
by land; that progressive taxation be
introduced; and that labor laws be
passed for the prevention of strikes
that disturb the Indispensable func-
tions of the body social.
G. A. Rydgren of Norrkoping has
collected what he calls 1.-THE Index of
the Sins of Strong Drinks in 1901"
Mr.. Rydgren. read about 40 newspa-
pers during the year 1901, the whole
number of copies perused being 1000.
From these he made LOO clippings
to put the use of strong drinks in
bad light. The record shows the loss
Of $50 human lives. and the combined
length of the terms of imprisonment
of those who were found guilty of
crimes due to the use Of intoxicants
was 259 years. This dismal literature
will be exploited to the greatest ex-
tent possible. and finally it will ac-
company Il petition to the riksdag
and. the government for anti-liquor
legislation.
Forgot their golden wedding. Jo-
han Nilsson and his wife Kaisa, of
Horda. Moheda parish, forgot all
about the fiftieth anniversary OF their
wedding. But their children, of
not forget the occasion. To the great
surprise of the old folks, every one
of their children and IS Of their
grandchildren suddenly appeared up
on the premises, and both young and
old had holiday which they will not
easily forget.
The rye and wheat crop of south
ern Sweden looks very promising.
Some clover fields were cut as early as
the first of June, and the grass was
so thick that the ground was covered
with haycocks," to quote our author
ity. The root crops are poor for this
time of the year. The fruit crop is
bound to be Il complete failure.
A special menu was prepared for
the troops at Prose-, .]emtland. ou
Midsummer-day's eve, the refrcsh-
ments including both beer and tenn
perance drinks. For the sake Of econ
omy the soldiers were asked before
hand what kind Of drinks each want
ed. About GO per cent wished for
temperance drinks, the rest for beer.
The king has conferred the title
of noblcman upon DR.. Sven llcdin,
the explorer Of central Asia.
King Oscar made his recent trip to
Norway by way Of Ostersuud, Stor-
hem and TrondhieIn. 1t is not often
that his majesty goes that far north.
So much has been said against the
proposition to erect monument on
the battlefield of Poltav;l that the
whole plan may he Abandoned. The
chief objection was. that such Il mon
'lment would be a Qualification of
Russian prowess.
1t is said that a strong Swedish
English syndicate is planning for the
establishment Of furnaces and rolling
mills at Kar]svill, near Lule. If our
authority is correctly Informed the
plant will be the largest of its kind
! in Sweden. and may. when completed,
employ several thousand men.
The peat preparing school which
! the national government is support
| ing at Emmaljunga station is offering
| free tuition. room and board to IL
! certain class of students. This shows
| how anxious the government is to
develop the peat curing industry. In
case of war it is very important that
| Sweden should he able to utilize her
| incxha ustible peat boys as IL source
| Of fuel.
The apple. pear and plum crops
will he Il complete failure in the
country around Simrishamn, thanks
, to the ravngcs Of the caterpillars.
Many young fawns have been killed
| by mowers this summer in southern