Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

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his news agency in the middle of the
sixties, without any preparation fol
the work. But by his energy and
adroitness he gained ground until
finally most of the Scandinavians pa.
pers depended upon him for their
telegraphic news.
SWEDEN.
A contributor to the Gothenburg
Handelstiding proposes that the de-
felt of the jubilee sanatoriums for
consumptives be raised by means OF
a national ''wcek of denial instead
of raising the money by lottery. 1t
is. suggested that the Injuries con-
sumed during the Christmas holi-
days might be cut down with the
best Of results to those concerned.
The crown princess was to leave
for the south in the early part of
January.
\ scientific course of temperance
lectures provided by the Good Tenn
plars was opened in Stockholm Dec.
80. About $50 persons had reported
for attendance.
The city of Malmo will soon have
its fourth church building, the cor
ner stone having just been laid. 1t
is to be located on Sodra Forstadsa-
tan, and will be called Johannes
church. The building is highly need
ed, for the old church can seat only
four and one half per cent of the
people of the parish. The site is
very close to the site of the first
Christian church of Malmo. which
was built some 900 years ago.
Prof. Curie, the French naturalist
that received a part Of Nobel prize,
was to be decorated with the great
cross of the legion of honor by the
French minister of the cult, but he
declined the honor. The Nobel prize
is enough for him.
The question of establishing roy
al court (hofrett) at Umea. Norrland,
will be discussed in the riksdag.
The dispatch with which the gov.
eminent of Argentina saved the Nor
denskiold South Pole expedition is
highly appreciated, and the Scandi.
navians residing in Argentina are
raising money for gold medals to the
members of the relief expedition.
The Stockholm labor unions resclv.
ed by unanimous vote that the
members ought to take active part
in the political life of the country;
but no particular party was recon.
mended. This was moral setback
to the social democrats.
Sketches for statue of King
Charles XIV. will be received by the
committee June l, 1904. Three prizes
will be awarded, namely, $40, 1924
and S216. The monument will be
erected in front of the biological
museum in the Stockholm geological
gardens.
About $4,000 has been raised TO,
the erection of Swedish pavilion
at the St. Louis worlds fair, and il
is expected that this amount will be
doubled.
About 200 sugar beet growers Of
Karpalund and vicinity have organic
Cu themselves luLO d uu1On, ana are
endeavoring to effect a protective
combine embracing all the sugar
growers of Skane.
The late Gustava Gerle and he1
son, F. Gerle, of Stockholm, be
queathed $4,000 to. five different
benevolent concerns in equa
amounts.
A seal that was killed at Alo. neal
Oxelosund, was found to contain s.
undigested perch and one pickerel
The blubber cut from the sea
weighed $50 pounds. Another sea
which was killed in the same local.
ty had just dined on 20 pounds o.
cells. No wonder that the seals art
unpopular customers among the fish
ermen.
The traffic on the Gellivare ane
Ofoten railway is greatly hamperet
by snow. At Riksgransen two loco
motives were stuck in the snow, ant
eleven cars were derailed in tn.
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