Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-13


present conscript regulations which
are so exceedingly CALLING to the Fin
landers.
SWEDEN
The minister of agriculture has
recommended that peat be used for
experimental purposes in the stoves
and chimneys of the government
buildings. The experiments already
made have been satisfactory.
Prof. Svante Arrhenius recently lee
tured to select Berlin audience on
his latest discoveries as to the rela-
tons between chemistry and physics.
The professor spoke fuently in the
German language.
1t is feared that the great building
boom in Stockholm may end in a
disastrous collapse, and careful con-
tractors are working for others in
stead of running risks themselves.
1t is just so years since illuminate
ing gas was introduced in Stockholm.
The Swedish board of health has
declared that as far as known the
communion cup used in Sweden has
not been the cause of disseminating
contagious diseases; but the board
still thinks that individual cups would
be preferable as a matter of cleanli-
ness.
The street railway employees of NAL
mo have established pension fund.
Any employe may join just now, but
later only those who are less than 80
years old will be admitted. The add
mission fee is $6.75, and the monthly
due is 81 cents. No pension shall be
paid out until Is years from now;
and no member shall receive a pen
sion until he has paid in at least $S1
in all.
The Free Masons' orphans home at
Kristineberg has celebrated the 15Oth
anniversary of it's establishment. The
king and the crown prince were pres
ent on the occasion.
Prince Eugen has had slight at
tack of influenza.
ions OLSON of Kvitlinge froze to
death on the road near Vanas, Skane.
The Swedish academy celebrated it's
memorial day, December 20, at the
Stockholm exchange. The audience
was a very august one, including the
king, the crown prince, Prince Will
helm and the Duke and Duchess of
Vestergotland. When the twelve men,
bers of the academy who were pres
ent had taken their seats the presi-
dent, D. c. af Wirsen, opened the
ceremonies with few words of re-
greet at the loss of Count Snoilsky,
one of the eighteen "immortals," that
died in 1908. Prof. Harald Hjarne,
who was introduced as Snoilsky's sue
cessor, delivered the memorial adj
dress on his predecessor. The presi-
dent recited a poem written by him
self in memory of the friend of his
youth, and a versified greeting to the
new member of the academy. The
academy had received AZ competitive
literary efforts in the course of the
year, and a second prize had been
awarded to Pehr J. Wallin of Trelle-
borg. who had written book en-
titled, "a Sheriff and Minister" The
subject of the memorial medallion
of the year was Archbishop CLAUS
Martini.
/ August Nilsson and n. Person, So
cialist members of the city council OF
Ma1mo. joined the royal parade at
the detlica ti.n of the harbor. But
they were made to regret this FUN
A workingmen's mass meeting cen
sured the two members and resolved
that Socialist officials ought to stay
away from such festivities.
Miss Lolita Rahme crowned Bjorn.
son with garland when he, attended
students meeting at Upsala, in 1856
and her daughter, Anna Ahlstrom
Phi. D., performed a similar ceremony
when the poet visited Upsala a few
days ago.
Three hundred and thirty bags Ut
mail from America was dumped of
at the Malp,o pest Office at noon, Dec
21- 'Besides lot of letters and
packages, there were 10000 money
orders and 1900. registered letters
The. money orders were distributed
and forwarded before night on the
same day and the balance of the mail
was sent out before noon the next
day. That one mail. put tens Of
thousands OF Swedish hearts into .
happy ,Yule-tide mood.
Crown Princess Victoria 10 going tt
the home, of her parents in Baden
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