Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-26
SWEDEN.

The girls of Smaland are in great
demand in the beet fields of south
ern Sweden. Formerly they used to
go to Denmark to make money; but
the modern sugar industry keeps
them within the borders of Sweden.
A number of public-spirited men
in Gothenburg bought DR.. F. r. Mar
tins collection of Japanese works of
art, and donated it to the local 1nu
scum. The price paid was $4,000, but
experts claim that the collection is
really worth $4,000.
The Lapps are making preparations
for publishing a monthly paper of
their own. 1t will be published in
Stockholm, and printed partly in
Lappish, partly in Swedish.
Admiral Lagerberg recently in
spected the Swedish mail steamers
running between Sweden and Ger
many, and he found that only one
anda-half minutes passed from the
time the alarm was sounded until
the life-boats were lowered and ready
to leave the ship. He ascertained
that the boats were securely tied
when the signal was given.
The following exaggerated picture
of the conditions in southwestern
Sweden appeared in some American
dailies:
Gothenburg, Oct. 15.-Hunger has
the people of Goteburg- Bohus prov
ince in it's deadly grasp. The prov
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den, and the failure of crops has led
to the pitiful conditions existing,
which are said to be worse than those
in Norbotten two years ago. In fact,
the famine is more severe than any
that has afflicted the country since
1926. The government has refused
to grant reduced freight rates to the
district and the agricultural society
has raised $4,000 to pay for such
charges. The relief fund already ag-
gregates $4,000, but an additional
sum must be raised speedily. 1t is
expected that the 100000 kronor
which the central authorities tardily
voted to aid Norbottenia, but which
now lies idle in the Norbotten treas
ury, will be used to allay the distress
in Goteburg-Bohus. Fortunately, the
district is near Gothenburg, which is
| accessible by sea all winter, and
hence supplies can easily be placed
in the center of destitution.
The Odd Fellows of Malmo are 60
ing to dedicate their new building
! Oct. q. Two days later the goth an
niversary of the introduction of the
order in Sweden will e celebrated at
the same place. The name of the
| oldest lodge is Scania
| The singing societies of skane will
have a singing festival in Helsing-
borg July next. There will be only
one prize, "the golden lyre," and this
can be competed for by any Skane
male chorus having a membership OF
at least sixteen.
The Swedish government is taking
paints to prevent the destruction of
architectural features and works of
art in the church buildings. With
that purpose in view, no changes are
to be made in old church buildings
until the plans have been ratified by
the government.
A military authority who attended
| the recent maneuvers in Norrland
urges the removal of the bright trim
mings from the saber sheath. On a
bright day, he says, flash of light
from saber sheath may reveal de-
tachment Of soldiers at great dis
! lance.
The assets of the historical society
of Lund exceed the liabilities by $780,
900. The purchases made during the
past year did not exceed $500, as com
pared with $500 for former years.
The national government contributes
$3.50 year to- the expenses of the
society. The museum of the society
contains 1864 members, of which 536
were added during the past year. 4
The export OF lingon (small. red
berries) will receive a great impetus
Eby the invention of a machine for
! cleaning and sorting the berries. The
new invention is really only a modi-
! fed form of the tanning mill. rs.