Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-22
! Gossip I From,
} Scandinavia.
: Principal Events That Have o.
Cured in the Old Countries
! - Within a Week or So.
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SWEDEN
The work at the University OF Lund
is conducted by so professors and as
sistants of different kinds. Twelve po-
students during the spring term is 739
Of this number, lOl are studying the
ology, 1873 law. &c medicine and $50
philosophical branches.
The first chamber of the riksdag has
voted in favor of building a public
wagon road from Karesuando to Jucl<-
asjarvi, in the far North.
The first chamber Of the rilssdag de-
featcd bill which proposed to exempt
dissenters from paying taxes to sup
port the state church.
While Rev. +. A. Amman, of rryse-
rum. was driving on the ice along
Workmanship, his horse broke through
the ice. The. horse. and sled disap-
peared IN the lake, but Rev. Amman
chung to the edge of the ice shouting
for help. In ten minutes man came
and pushed long pole to him, so that
it became easier for him to keep his
head above the water. But he had to
wait another 20 minutes before his
rescuers were able to pull him out.
The central committee for chari-
table work in Stockholm has received
1000 as gift from Il person who does
not want his name published. The
wish of the giver is that the money be
used for thorough study of the diff
fercnt methods of taking care of the
poor, in Sweden and other countries,
in order that the charitable endeavors
made in city and country may be sys-
temutized.
A milking match took place a few
days ago at Barseback, Skane. The
number of competitors was IS, of whom
26 were grown men and the rest boys
Women were excluded from the con-
test.
The Swed;s, Social Democratic con-
gress, by q unanimous vote, passed a
resolution which declares that Norway
has a plain right to establish a con-
sular service of her own; that the pol
lev of Plemier Bostrom would finally
lead to the dissolution of the union;
and that the Social Democrats of .Swe-
den will do all they can to prevent a
violent rupture between the two coun-
tries
The betrothal of Prince Gustaf
Adolf, the eldest son of the crown
prince of Sweden and Norway, and
Princess Margaret Of Connaught is
hailed as happy event by the people
Of the United Kingdoms. Her father
is a brother of King Edward of Eng
land, and her mother is a second cousin
of Kaiser Wilhelm. This match will
house Of Norway and Sweden and the
rulers of England and Germany. It
will work for peace among the nations
of northwestern Europe.
A remarkable Bible was found in a
wood-shed belonging to Axel Johans-
son of Arboga. 1t is Gustaf l. s BIZ
BILE from 154l. The first and last
leaves are torn away. The most curl
Gus feature of the book is that the
names and dates of birth OF the chill
dren of King Gustaf Vasa are written
on the blank page before the prophets.
They are executed with such care and
accuracy that they are supposed to be
the work of some member or servant
of the royal family. In some cases
even the hour of birth ia given. The
writing is in violet ink, and some OF
the letters are faded away.
A eed-growing firm in L;vland, Rus
STA, ordered four tons of timothy seed
in one consignment from the Skane
Seed company, Malmo. Sweden used
to import grass seeds from Russia, but
now the tide has turned.
Farmers in the vicinity of Falken.
berg. Ha'land. are going to raise beets
as an experiment. If they agree tc
devote at least 4.50O acres to bcets a
sugar factory will be built at Falken'
berg.
The Boden forti 6cations in the north,
eastern corner of Sweden are the OBJ
ject of universal comment in the Swed
ish press Seven years ago the govern.
ment placed complete plans and speci.
fications before the riksdag and asked
for total appropriation Of about S..
35c,o0 From year to year it leaked
ont that the complete system would
cost more But few days ago the ma
ton was unpleasantly surprised tc
hear from the minister of war that the
cost will be about $1,000. 600. The 30
den Notifications arc intended as q
great bulwark against Russia.
Miss Ellen Keys made a trip to Ber
lin to give few lectures. and her sue
cess was so great that, though lady
and an avowed messenger of peace,
she might have used the words of an
ancient war-horse, II came, I saw.
conquered" The newspapers gave ex
tensive reports of her lectures: many
of the prominent ladies of the city
made pilgrimages to the house where
she was stopping; and she received
numerous invitations to lecture in
other cities. She had to promise to
make another trip to Germany.
The students Of the University al
! Lund had charge Of "Scandinaviar
festival in memory of the forefathers
Short addresses were made on the lives
of the most prominent Scandinavians
who have died during the past few
years. The event was "a profoundly