Willmar tribune., 1903-08-05

It is my ardent hope that this con-
nection may draw the two still more
closely together, thereby increasing
the prosperity of the brother nations.
AS it was anciently granted to Moses
to see the promised land only from
the distance, SO may say that to me
and my contemporaries it is granted
to see only in the light of hope and
expectation the results of the achieve
ments consummated today. May the
bright dawn of coming days throw
its splendor upon this moment as I
declare Sweden's northernmost rail-
way to the boundary line opened!"
Bishop Johansson led in Thanksgiving
and prayer, and the king distributed
decorations of honor to a number OF
persons who had been prominently
connected with the construction of
the ral4road. Dinner was served in
ron Lagerheim, minister Of foreign
affairs, proposed toast to the king
and the queen, after which short adj
dresses were made by the king and
others. After the ceremonies the
party started westward to dedicate
the Norwegian portion of the rail-
road.
Efforts have been made to settle
the the labor troubles at the Hvilan
foundry, Kristianstad, where the
great national lockout was started.
In the presence of the governor of
Kristianstad, Mr.. Carlson, the prop
rietor of the foundry, offered to CUR
antee the same pay as before for job
work; but the men insisted upon
higher rates. But the two parties
agreed to refer the question to
committee of arbitration provided the
founders union and the manufacture
ers' association will submit to the de-
cision of such a committee.
o. Roslund has celebrated his thir-
ty-year jubilee as a member of the
police force of Malmo. He is now
looked upon as one of the most efti-
cient detectives in Scandinavia.
According to the budget the pub
lie defenses will swallow over $21,-
100000 for the year 1904. This amount
is equal to about four dollars for
every man, woman and child in Swe-
den.
Over 200 delegates attended the
meeting of the grand lodge of the 1.
O. G. T. of Sweden, at Karlstad. Over
80 persons were made members of
the grand lodge.
A twenty-five foot we'll at Wilson
Park, nelsingborg, caved in while two
men were at work in it. When they
were reached life had fed.
A Scandinavian peace convention at
Ostersund passed a resolution in ia
vor of cooperating with the labor
unions and the temperance organiza-
tions.
P. P. Waldenstrom says that Prince
Bernadotte is not coming to Ameri-
ca next year.
The public employment bureau of
Gothenburg received 4,124 applica-
tions for places for men, and 2,6o6 for
places for women, during the first
half of the present year During the
same period the bureau obtained
places for 1,402 men and 1867 for
women.
Over 200 persons attended the con-
ference of the bog draining society
at Vadstena.
The receipts of the government for
the first half of the present year were
almost $2,0oO,o00 in excess of the re-
ceipts for the corresponding period OF
1902.
AT Liikavara, fifteen (English) miles
northeast of Gellivare, bed of fine
copper ore has been discovered.
Goats are raised in larger numbers
from year to year in the timber set
Elements of western Skane. AS a mat
ter of fact, many small farmers use
only goats milk a large part of the
year, so that they may sell the milk
from the cows to the dairies.
Now that reliable papers publish
ed in Sweden state that the crown
prince is going to visit the St. Louis
fair it may be taken for granted that
the statement is correct.