Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-29

drew in order to help it's men; but
the firm must pay a fine of 1000
kroner ($27O for each of its en-
ployes, or $4,000 kroner in all. Both
sides to the controversy keep remark
ably cool.
A Stockholm photographer is going
to make novel attempt to obtain
bird's-eye Photographic views of the
cities and other noted places of Swed-
en-. He wants the views taken from a
height of 1000 feet from the ground.
To take an ordinary balloon to every
place of which he desires picture
would cost too much. He proposes
to cut down the expenses enormously
by procuring a balloon just strong
enough to carry a one-thousand foot
cord and large Photographic cam
era. BY means of an ingenious con-
trivancs the inventor of this scheme
claims that he can take satisfac-
tory snap" though his instrument is
1000 feet above his head. The name
time this item reaches the reader he
may be "halldining" the Swedish cit
les.
Three hens eggs were placed in the
nest of magpie at Vederslof, Krono-
berglan, and the bird was fooled to
hatch. the chickens. But as soon as
she discovered the trick she killed the
monsters. But the most peculiar part
of the story is, that both the male
and the female magpie left the local
ity at once though they had been in
the habit of staying there before they
had this unpleasant experience in the
line of raising family.
Two thousand copies of the New
Testament have just been published
in Lelea Lappish. The translation has
been done in the course of the past six
years. The poorest Lapps will receive
the book free of charge, and others
will have to pay ~ cents a copy.
This is the first literary work of it's
kind printed in the Lulea Lappish
tongue, and it adheres4yery closely to
the dialect in Lelea Lappmark.
A Swedish clergymen's union will be
organization will be to advance the
interests of the ministers of the coun-
try, and TO insure concerted action
where it is found expedient. The min
listers of Norway and Denmark al
ready have organizations of this kind.
The Swedish National Order of Good
Templars held its annual meeting in
Mota1a. The order has 24,O95 grown
members, and the juvenile department
has 24,942 members, the total men,
bership' Exceeding $4,000. There was a
balance of almost $1,000 in the treas
ury.
Prof. Alfred Nathorst, of Stock
holm, has been elected an honorary
member of the Berlin geographical So
ciety.
The Munksund lumber yard and a
few houses at Pitea were destroyed by
fire. The loss, which amounts to about
S4e5 900, is covered by insurance.
K. Peterson of Bosarfve, who was
acting as marker at the Lye shoot
ing range, near Bisby, Gotland, was
crushed to death by the protecting
wall, which suddenly tumbled down
while he was standing close up to 1t.
Fire was started in bog at Svalof
by sparks from an engine using peat
for fuel. A strong wind was blowing
at the time, and it required the most
energetic efforts to check the fire.
A child happened to scratch off q
pimple from the upper lip of the wife
of Hans Jonsson, a farmer at Gislof-
Skane. At first no one thought of
it; but the lip began to swell, blood
poisoning set in, and though she was
strong woman lin the prime of life
her life could not be saved.
The public schools of Sweden were
represented by numerous exhibits at
an exposition in Santiago, Chile. At
the close of the exposition the Swedes
received one mention honorable, two
second prizes and no less than four
first prizes. The republic Of Chile
will purchase the entire school ex-
hibits from Sweden and use them as
models at the public schools of Chile.
1t seems almost impossible to raise
enough money for a new balloon to
take the place of ''Svenske," which
broke loose and blew away last win
ter. The attempt to raise the money
was made by the aeronautical society.
But it is barely possible that, an in
dependent subscription may result in
the purchase Of new balloon, which,
eventually, will be controlled directly
BY Captain Ungs, who originated the
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