Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-01-01

ground, the government having received
$1,000 Of this amount. The company has
already spent Slos,00o in the islands.
SWEDEN.
The Karlstad Labor Association, after
protracted debate and by majority of
two votes resolved not to join the So
cial Democratic party.
Alfred LARSON, an engineer represent
ing number of peat manufacturing
firms. has induced the government to use
peat for fuel in the offices of the agri-
cultural department. The results of the
experiment will be closely watched.
farmer at Mala, in the northern part
OF Sweden. sowed some wheat last spring,
and the grain ripened just as fast as
barley
Lagerheim the minister of foreign af-
fairs has spent some time in Bordeaux
and Paris. and on his way home he had
lengthy conversation with Chancellor Won
Bulow at Berlin.
The central Jail of Malmo does not suit
the purpose for which it is used. and
private parties have offered $4,000 for the
property
The new 100000 gunboat which shall be
built at the Kockum shipyards, Malmo,
Prof. HI Sjogren, the new mineralogist
OF the Academy of Sciences has donated
his collection of minerals to the institu-
ton. 1t contains 5000 numbers and costs
about $4,000. 1t is very rich in American
and Russian samples, and is claimed to
be the largest private collection of it's
kind in Europe.
Dr. NJ. Ekenberg, who has invented
new method II preparing milk four"
intends to establish a factory at some
place where he can obtain 1,50O gallons
OF milk day. This quantity of milk will
produce about 1000 pounds of milk
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temperance rally at Gothenborg,
which was attended by $500 persons,
passed strong resolution memorializ
the government to formulate a bill for
regulating and restricting the sale of
malt liquors.
The temperance organizations of Swed-
er have provided for scientific course of
lectures on the drink problem, which will
be given at Stockholm from Dec. q to
Jan. 6.
Minister of Justice Annerstedt will soon
hand in his resignation. and his tempo
rary successor will be Husberg, consult
ing member of the cabinet.
The Three New "Immortais."-The
three vacancies in the Swedish Academy
will be filled by the appointment of Prof
Karl Warborg, Prof. Retzius and Per
Hallstrom, the author.
The United States consuls in Sweden
make special note of the increasing i'm
ports Of American horse-flesh to Sweden.
This article is generally dried and served
at restaurants as "venjson," and it is
why cannot Swedish horse-lesh be util-
lied in the same way?
The Swedish edition Of Julrosor Christ
mas roses) was accidentally dropped into
the sea from steamer in Stockholm har-
Dor. BY means of great exertions the
package was fished up, and to the great
surprise of those present, the papers had
been so we'll packed up that they were
not injured by the water.
Many liberal educa tors are raising their
voices In advocacy of separating the
schools from the church. But the great
mass of the Swedish people are contented
with the present state of things.
The recent visit of the king to Lands
krona cost that town over $4,000
Several clergymei in Malmo refused to
perform the last rites over the remains of
Sofus Malmquist because he had given
orders that his remains should be burnt
at a crematory.
It 5 estimated that the government. by
establishing a guncotton factory of its
own, may save about $4,000 a year, and
that the cost of the plant would be paid
In four years. The army and navy need
about sixty tons of guncotton year.
Mrs. Emma Bengtsson, of Emmaboda.
left her three small children at home
while she went away for a short while.
In some way the house caught fire, and
when help arrived two of the children
were already burnt to DEATH The third
child died the next day. The father of
the children has been in America since
last spring.
Nov. q, 1901, was the 200th anniversary
of the birth of Celsius, the Swedish SCI
enlist who invented the thermometer
named after him.
A crack in the outlet pipe of an iron
reservoir at Tornsberg, Stockholm, caused
the loss of SO, 900 gallons of alcohol.
The master of ordnance has proposed
a plan for the construction of fortifca-
tons during the year 1903-19O4. Accord
ing to this plan, Karlsborg will require
an outlay of $15o,0OO; Tingsstade. So, 900;
and Boden, $1,7OO,0O0.
DR.. Falb has published his meteorologic-
al representations for the year 1902. He
predicts a very severe winter. The
month of January will be very dry, but
the snowfall will be heavy in February
and March. The most critical days are
said to be February q, March 10, April 8.
May and June s.
The proprietors of the villages of Gus
tafsberg and Gronadal. on the royal do
main Of Borgholm, have expressed their
willingness to sell their holdings in order
that villa may be built there for Crown
Princess Victoria.
Two mathematical problems prepared
for the students examinations at Falun
were incomplete and the students lacked
their brains in vain. '".,.'.
Per Hallstrom was valiantly supported
for the Swedish Academy by President
d. G. af Wirsen. but he was defeated on
account Of persistent rumor that he
would have the unexampled audacity to
become one of the 'immortals." Those
finally elected were: Count Bildt, to sue
coed President Forsell: Prof. Retzius. to
I succeed Baron Nordenskiold, and Chas.
Annertedt, librarian Of the University of
Upsala, to succeed Gunnar Wennerberg.
The three new "immortals'' were elected
on account Of scientific and POLITICAL, not
on account Of literary merits, and dis
4 may IS general in the camp OF the cham
4 pisns Of Abelletrism. So, ls- sS=
9ss "A All the provincial governments have
1 commented the use Of the guillotins for
az eutt ng capital punishment
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