Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-31

From 1851 to 1897 he taught school
at Svedala, Skane. Being of an indie
pendent, robust turn of mind, he was
not always on the most cordial terms
with the board of education. The
strained relation between him and
the board made him take up the
study of Portuguese with view of
emigrating to some Portuguese terri
tory in America. One step followed
another, and in 1896 he passed
classical examination with very high
honors. Next he took up the study
of medicine with his wonted energy.
By this time his family relations were
such that his studies were inter-
rupted time and again: but he never
gave up his plan until he passed the
regular medical examinations with
case. He is to commence his practice
at South vi.
The following item may serve as an
illustration of the suffering among
the farmers of Norrland: A few
days ago person came to Asele, who
seemed to be one of the most I'M
fortunate of mortals. His emaciated
figure proved beyond dispute that he
had suffered greatly from hunger and
disease. The man told that he hailed
from a village in Vilhelmina parish
and that he had been compelled to
go to Asele, some good people having
furnished a horse and wagon to en-
able him to try to obtain assistance
at the latter place. While tears
poured down his cheeks he told that
he lived about so (English) miles
from ,Asele, that he had eight small
children, that they had to spend the
nights in a constable because he
lacked means for building roof on
his own little house, that his farm,
from which he had expected good
crop, had not yielded him a single
grain of oats, that his hay was coy
cred with snow before it could be
gathered, etc. II am not the only
one that is SUFFERING" he said, "there
are many people in that part of the
country who cannot tell where to OBJ
tain food to allay the hunger of their
children on the morrow. 1t is only
the fall of the year yet; next spring
the misery will be still greater The
unfortunate man was generously
cared for at Asele, but the thought
of his home keeps his mind in a state
of anxiety.-The above was taken
from Umea-Bladet.
The municipal government of
Stockholm will spend $4,000 next
lyear for the erection of workingmen's
homes.
The government has set aside about
900 for 10000 iron beds for use
in the barracks instead of the old
cots.
The city council of Malmo is ne
gotiating with a private company for
the purpose of renting a part of a
bathing establishment which the COM
pany is about to construct in the
southern part of the city. The terms
offered are, that the city purchase
bonds for $13,5OO from the company,
such bonds to bear no interest, and
that certain bathrooms be set aside
at certain hours every day for baths
which are to be furnished at greatly
reduced rates. The plan, which is
apt to be realized, will be of great
hygienic value to the poorer classes
of the population of the city.
A new telephone line has just been
put up in q great hurry between NAL
mo and Lind.
The sugar factories of Malmohns
consumed 235,462 tons of beets in No
vember. The revenue collected for
the government amounted to $S59,9O0.
Every twelfth man in the navy of
the United States is said to be of
Swedish birth.
On some farms in northern Skane
foxes killed every chicken this fall.
It is estimated that the expenses
of the municipal government of
Stockholm for 1903 will be $780,
743.29. So many new improvements
have been planned for the coming
year. that the city will have to issue
bonds to the amount of about $2,0o0,-
900.
The Swedish government has order
ed seventy-two z centimeter field
pieces and 66 ammunition wagons
from the Krupp works, Essen, Ger
many.
The neutrality-suspicious. steamship
line is making preparations for a
heavy tourist traffic to the North next
summer. ~
The Svea court has sustained the
refusal of the municipal court of
Stockholm to try the case of the heirs
of Helga de la Brache against King
Oscar.
The winter came so suddenly and
in such business-like way in south
ern Sweden that public traffic was
greatly crippled, and many country
schools were closed for lack of pupils.
The railway; employees of Sweden
have contributed $4,000 to the aid Of
the Norrland sufferers. ~,
Alfred Johansson of Raa, Ostergot-