Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1904-01-14

was carried through, resulting in the
present conscript regulations which
are SO exceedingly CALLING to the Fin
landers.
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 Ar1henius recently loo
tured to . select Berlin audience on
his latest discoveries a. to the reaa-
tions between chemistry and physics.
The professor spoke auently in tho
German language. ..
It is feared that the great building
boom in Stockholm may end in .
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 a pension fund.
Any employe may join just now, but
later only those who are less than 80
years old will be admitted. The .ad-
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 PEN
sion until he has paid in at least $s1
in all.
The Free Masons' orphans homo 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 a slirht at
tack of influenza.
ions OLSON of Kvitlinge froze TO
death on the road near Vanes. 9kauo.
.. NORWAY.
The present storthing is honestly
bent on economy. But $21, 800 was
voted to the Norwegian forestry asso-
tiation without objection. This was
fine tribute to the efficiency OF this
association.
The estimated expeditures Of tho
city government Of Kristiania have
been put at $3,ess, $50 for tho year
1904.
johannes ENjn, . farmer in sands-
var, has built an electric power sta
ton at his house, the motive power
being furnished by rill runninx
down tho mountain side from ID q
height of about 200 feet. The flow of
water N well a. tho twelve horse
power dynamo are regulated auto
matically SO that the amount of pow
er furnished is constant. All tho
buildings on the farm are lighted by
electricity, and a large part Of the
work is performed by nea.s Of tho
same power, including the saving Of
wood and the churning of butter.
T.. Arthur Mathiesen OF Fredrikstad
sold the Schoyen estate, Odalen.
which embraces several thousand
acres of timber land, to Ole Moss of
Skarnes. The ameuna paid was~$27,-
900. T.. .-5. j ..ts ~. ~. .. - s... 2.,s.
A now church has just been dedi-
Gated at Namosis, Bishop Bkaar Of
Trondh jem and six ministers perform
ing the ceremonies, The new edifce
is built of granite. and ito seating
capacity is $50. ,... s...
The united stone dressing oompan-
les Of Kristiania have tfsnsfszred
their business in Bohus Ian, Sweden,
to Swedish company ca account Of
extra taxes end otheF burdens e.
eumbering business carried On n
Sweden BY parties living in, Norway
Miss Lolita Rahme crowned 5BjoEH-
son Nth 4 garland when he attendsd
students meeting ct Upsaaa, Ia 1eSA,
and her daughter, Anna Ah1stzoa.
Phi. D., performed : siuailar ee1ernony
when the poet visited Uqsala tow
days ago,
Four naval officers have besn CD
pointed to prominent positions in the
navy Of Siam, ]
It is estimated that 10000 Norweai-
ans emigrated TO foreign ooutries IN
1909. By Tar the grAatest part Of
themi.came to the United States,s whilo
1000 Of them went to Canada, 40 to
South Africa and 100 to Arrentina
and Chile.