Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-02-08

a partial return to the conditions ex-
listing before 1899. Finland. would
soon be in fine shape again, thanks to
the efforts of Carl Tudeer Then came
an ordinary attack of influenza, and
all his glorious expectations were
nippcd in the bud. The only mourn
ers at his grave were his'relatives> and
q few personal friends. zee.
The employment of women instead
of men as sick nurses at the Karlskrona
naval hospital has proved decided
change for the better. The women
arc more punctual, and under their
tender care the interior of the hospi-
tai has assumed home-like air which
has soothing effect on the patients.
A thunder storm passed over Tierp,
near Upsala, early in January. 1t was
followed = BY: sunshine and q temper.
allure Of 46 degrees.
Soderhamn is the only Swedish city
of 200 or more Inhabitants whose
population decreased in 1904.
All able bodied Swedes in Estland
seem to have been sent to Manchuria
by the Russian government. This
means that the remaining women;
children and old men find it impossi-
BILE to make life fairly comfortable.
The Swedes of Estland have published
a Swedish almanac containing poem
praising the Swedish language, and
urging the readers not to exchange
that language for any other:
Thirteen corporals from the cavalry
school in Stockholm attended the
course of scientific temperance lectures
given in that city, the government
paying the admission fee.
The remains of 40 persons were Gre
mated at the Stockholm crematory in
1904 .,
Some of the Swedish papers made
fun Of the statement that the Norwe-
gians would stay away from the Scan
dinavian games at Stockholm If the
plans for establishing a Norwegian
consular service should fail But it
was soon found that the Norwegians
were serious about it, and now there
is not a paper lin Scandinavia that
cracks jokes !! about !, this matter. On
the contrary, serious tension is evi:
dent on both sides Of the Kjolen.
Baron Lagerheim, who had to resign
as minister of foreign, affairs because
he pushed tie plan of establishing i
separate Norwegian consular service,
has been made director Of tho college
of commerce. =
The Stockholm high school has re-
ceived gift Of 500. 900 from . person
who does not want his name published.
Last summer the first steps were
taken towards organizing an art 90
ciety. for. southern Sweden. "A few
d9lysjsgo = .tsmpeyr kFy set Of officer.
F:wsseiA lacted, tsthe& iii itmsnahfp t1ihe,
given to Prof. E. Wrangel, Of Lund.
The society will soon issue a circular
letter to the schools Of southern Swe.
den, giving the prices OF reproductions
Of famous paintings and suggesting
the establishment Of circulating art
museum.
The telegraph department asks fol-
an appropriation of 100000 for ex.
tending the government telephone
system.
Governor Wall and other prominent
men are organizing company fol-
establishing a public watering place
at Snackgardet, short distance
north of Visby, On the Island of Goth.
land. The estimated cost of the es.
adjustment is $4,000
About thirty public schoolteachers
in Malmo published a protest against
the old custom of having the bishop
conduct special examinations at the
public schools. They were repri
manded by the school authorities
But now they claim that the author
tiles have violated the laws providing
for liberty of the press. Z