Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-09-09

P. G. Mobeck, an old farmer in LEX
eryd, Jonkopinglan, has tried the diff
ferent ways of treating peat for fuel,
but the only way, with few modi-
fcations, he says, is the best and
cheapest. He puts up wooden drying
racks right in the bog where the peat
is obtained. The peat is cut out in
thin slices with an ordinary spade
and placed on the racks, and in about
a month the stuff is dry enough for
fuel. Mr.. Mobeck has found that one
ton of his peat produces the same
amount of heat as one and fve-sixths
cords of wood. The ashes constitute
only 1.3 per cent of the peat.
The Swedish Lighting and Trans
portation Company of Tidaholm has
Petitioned the government for per-
mission to carry passengers and
freight by automobile in Elfsborg-
Ian.
The railway managers of Sweden
are seriously contemplating the intro
duction of the graded rate system,
which has proved to be decided sue
cess IN central Europe.
The Stockholm Nya -Dagligt ALLIE
banda claims to know that the labor
unions in general and the Social Dem
ocrats in particular are doing a good
deal OF underground work for the or
ganization of a great NATIONAL strike,
the aim of which is to acquire greater
political rights for the masses of the
people. This may or may not be true.
But it is true that the organizations
. in question are doing most vigorous
work for the upbuilding of their own
strength.
Stockholm has been healthy place
this summer. The total number of
deaths during the first 30 weeks of
the year was 1856, which is equal to
a rate of 1913 per 1000 a year. The
corresponding number for last year
was 1875, and the average for the past
ten years was 1876.
Many of those who received silver
or bronze medals at the Helsingborg
exposition refused to accept the
badges because they thought they
were entitled to something better.
L Holmburg, secretary of the FAM
inc aid committee, wrote an account
of the condition of the crops in Norr-
land up to Aug. II. For lack of space
only the most salient points of his
communication are given below. The
seeding was done in the latter part of
May and the first part of June. There
was still frost in the ground. Then
came long spell of cold, dry, wealth
err, and Immediately after the Oath of
June the lowlands were covered with
hoar-frost several nights in success
sion, and ice was formed on pools of
water. All berry blossoms were killed
except some BURBERRY blossoms on
the highest hill-tops. On account of
the frost the sloughs were as red as
foxes when the usual time came for
cutting hay. On July 23rd the wealth
er suddenly changed, and it became
so warm that even the nights were
uncomfortable. Everything in the
line of plant life began to grow in
such manner that the people were
highly encouraged. But the favor.
able weather was cut short on the
first of August, so that Norrland had
exactly nine days of actual summer
weather in the year 1903. On the
night of the third of August the pc.
tato and grain crops were so com.
pletely killed in several parishes that
the farmers will get nothing but
straw for their trouble. Where this
frost did not strike, the ears of grain
were empty as late as the 18th Of
August, and the potatoes were nc
larger than pigeons eggs. The mead
ows were covered with water, and the
hay that had been cut was rotting-
just the same as last year. at raineC
night and day so that the ground gave
rumbling sound as when a Wagon
passes along a highway" Fishing is
poor on account of the high water
and the coveys of game birds are
small. All vegetation is far behinc
time, and Mr.. Holmburg is unable tc
see how the stock can be fed during
the coming winter. Rats and mice are
devouring what little hay has beer
put up. The prospects are no better
than they were year ago, rather
worse.
P. P. Waldenstrom is IS years old
The mental and physical vigor of thu
man may easily be inferred from thu
fact that he has just completed a tour
of the country, preaching once o.
, !, twice every day for about six weeks
At this gait P. P. will soon be know
as the grand old man of Sweden.
The berry crop has been PRACTICAL,
ruined by wild birds in northwestern
Skane.
The surplus of the Skane and Sma
, land railway was $3,537.27 for tn
:, past year, which must be called ;
small amount in view of the fact tina
the capital stock is $69s, O68.8O.
NORWAY.
) The Socialists expect to roll u,
I large numbers of votes at the comm,
elections. In Nordland they have pu
up many candidates for electors, an
in Sarvik they expect to play win
ming game. In the eastern part of tn