Willmar tribune., 1903-07-08

The Gothenborg society for open
air games has resolved to extend the
scope of its endeavors by arranging
for excursions into the country for
poor school children. These excur-
sions will be closely connected with
the public schools. The children will
be divided into groups of fifty, and
each group will be in charge of
teacher. On the day before an ex-
cursion flags shall be hoisted on the
school houses from which children
are. to start, and each child must pay
nominal price of 5 ore az cents)
for a ticket which entities to an out
ing and a meal consisting of roll
of bread and quart of milk. This
system is mainly a duplicate of the
so called ''haidefahrten" in Dresden,
Germany.
The Kiiruna iron mlnes exported
81,137 tons of ore in the month OF
May, and the total from January
first to June first was 2s7,961 tons.
The contract calls for 100000 tons
for the year. The ore is carried by
rail to Narvik, Norway, where it is
dumped into ships at wooden docks
which are serving only as temporary
makeshifts. In order to carry the
stipulated minimum of 100000 tons,
five trains must be run each day on
week days and one on Sunday. Large
docks are in process of construc-
ton at Narvik, and the groundwork
is practically completed.
A national edition of the works Of
Snoilsky, the poet that died few
weeks ago, will be published next
fall.
The crown prince of Sweden and
Norway was As years old June 16.
Conscience money. The Skandia in
surance company recently received
five 1000 kronor ($1,350 in alD bill in
a letter which had been mailed at
Gothenburg but which did not con-
tain the slightest information. 1t is
no doubt conscience money" and
will be devoted to some charitable
work.
The Wiesbaden branch of the Evan
gelical Gustaf Adolf society held a
Gustaf Adolf festival in Ems, June
and 10. The city was richly de-
corated with flags, bunting and flow
ers in honor of the guests from out
side points. In the forenoon of the
ninth a business meeting was held in
Rheinischer Hof, and in the evening
divine service was held in the Kaiser
Wilhelm Kirche, which was richly
decorated for the occasion. On the
next day there was a gathering at
the court house, from which the at
tendants marched in procession to
the church in the lower part of the
city. where the memorial service took
place. The guests were banqueted at
Rheinischer Hof in the afternoon, and
the celebration closed with a meet
ing in the evening near the railway
depot.
Captain c. Gernandt of the Vende
artillery, Stocholm, and his wife petit
toned the magistrates for permission
to use the family name Gernandt
for a son that Mrs. Gernandt had
from a former marriage. The ma
gistrate granted the petition in spite
of the protest of relatives of the
young man, whose family name is
Melin. But the relatives protested
again and this time to the king who
decided that the petition should not
oe granted. Thus, Sweden has the
same number of Gernandts and Me-
lins as before.
The Princes Gustaf Adolf and Will
helm are building a sail-boat at Tull-
garn, the work being under the
supervision of Count Posse. The hull
of the boat is finished. A fisherman
who has been assisting the princes
will continue to work while they are
enjoying their summer vacation. The
boat will be launched next fall.
The executive committee of the
Swedish medical society, at the re-
quest of a committee representing
the department of education, has
published a comprehensive and elab-
crate opinion on the manner of con-
Quoting the work in the public
school. Particular stress is laid on
the injury wrought by over-exertion
in the lower classes.
The work on the Huellinge and
Falsterbo railway is progressing rap
idly. The rails have been laid on a
part of the road, and the station
buildings at Huellinge and Fotevik