Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-08-13
DR.. Sven Hedin was recently grant

the decoration of the order of the
North Star. Afterwards the king and
queen gave a dinner to Dr.. Hedin and
the Princes Gustaf Adolf and Eugen.
The municipality of Boden has Pc
titioned for a city charter.
There is much more game in Skane
this summer than usual. Deer are
very numerous, at times appearing in
regular f1ocks, and elks have been
seen in several localities. The grass
ducks have also had favorable sea-
son.
Tree planting is becoming more and
more popular in Ostergotland. About
$50 acres We're planted with trees last
spring, 100000 evergreen trees and $50
pounds of seed being used for that
purpose. Those who had charge of the
work gave instruction in, tree plant
ing and tree culture to 1890 pupils in
tfty-nine different public schools.
y. Dahlgren, a farmer at Veda, An
germanland, while digging a ditch on
his farm, found a piece of red metal
which he did not think much of at
first, but which he finally took to a
jeweler, who found it to be piece of
gold which was worth about $135. The
gold is supposed to represent stolen
goods which the thief melted down
and concealed where the farmer hap
pened to find it.
At the close of the term at the naval
academy of Great Britain a comprc-
hensive account was given of the ma
vies of Europe. The naval academy
and the navy of Sweden were spoken
of in most flattering terms. It's navy
is comparatively small, but the con-
struction of its vessels is perfectly
modern, and it's fighting capacity
ought to be of the highest rank. But
the men are, if possible, even better
equipped for service than their fight
ing gear. The instruction given at the
military academy is admirably adapt
ed to the demands of modern times.
The officers of the Swedish navy sure
ly rank among the most highly edu-
Gated in the world, and they conduct
themselves like perfect gentlemen.
Much praise is also bestowed upon the
subordinate marines, whose theoreti-
cal learning, as we'll as practical train
ing, is said to be equal to those of the
officers of many other navies. Wher-
ever the Swedish marines appear their
behavior will rebound to the honor of
their nation. What attracts particu-
lar attention to the Swedish seaman
abroad, is his splendid discipline and
his unexcelled cleanliness Indeed, as
to the virtue last mentioned, the Eng
lish marines might learn thing or
! two.
Thousands of acres of timber in
the Elfdal forests, near Falun, were
swept by fire, and at one time no less
than 500 men were fighting the flames.
| A dozen farmsteads were also de-
stroyed.
A contagious disease has broken out
among the hogs at Rosendal, near
| Visby, Gothland, and number of an
imals have been killed.
NORWAY.
The fire which reduced one-fifth of
the city of Larvik to black walls and
chimneys and heaps of ashes, did not
cause much suffering to those who
were the losers. Almost everybody
seemed to be bent on rendering as
sistance to the two thousand people
| who were made homeless by the ca
tastrophe, and perfect order was
maintained both during the fire and
| afterwards. The burnt district is To-
Gated Immediately below the famous
beech forest, the traditional pride of
the stricken city. The damage will
no doubt be repaired in few
months, and many business men
think the calamity viii. prove a bless
ing in disguise. Some forty Danes
| who were stopping at the baths con-
tributed almost $500 to the relief
| fund.
Prof. Birkeland has left for Ach-
angel, Russia, where he is going to
make preparations for his Arctic ex-
petition for studying the northern
lights. His final destination is Nova
ia Semlja, where the expedition is to
ing to stay in an eight-room house
built by the Russian government.
Prof. Birkeland himself may possibly
return to his station in Kaafjord, Fin
marker, late in the fall. But it is set
tied that two of his assistants will re-
main at Novaja Semlja. Two other
assistants will be stationed at Kaaf-
jord. two at Dyrafjord, Iceland, and
one at fourth station in Nova ia
Semlja. Each of the seven ASSISTANTS
| carries a life insurance of $2,7OO and
| an accident insurance of an equal
! amount.
Ice was formed on some mountain
lakes in Evikne July 2.
The number of Norwegian immi-
| grants arriving in the United States
! during the past fiscal year was H.
4S4. This is an increase of 1926 as
compared with the previous year.
The Camilla Collet monument COM
mittee has resolved to erect a bronze
statue of the noted authoress in
Kristiania. Over $4,000 has already
been raised for the purpose.
Verdens Gang and Vestbladet agree
! that the finances of the state of Nor
way are in very discouraging condi-
ton, the expenditures of the national
government averaging fourteen dol
lars year for every man, woman and
child in the country.
The. rainfall has been very light in
Gudbrandsdalen, and all kinds of
| crops are in miserable condition.
A new church building has been
dedicated at Neiden, South Varanger,
Finmarken, by Wexelsen, the minis