Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
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Principal Events That Have o.
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a new stock company is organizing
for building broad guage: railroad
from kjadipge to Barseback
The crown princess was to be at
Gmunden carly in January to attend
the formal betrothal of Prince Gustaf
Adolf, the eldest son of the crown
prince of Sweden and Norway, and
Princess Olga of Cumberland.
The city council of Stockholm voted
5000 a year for ten years to support
law and civil government department
at TIE Stockholm high school
The city council of Stockholm has
voted $4,000 for scientific temperance
work.
The largest consignment OF Ameri-
can mails ever received in Sweden ar
rived at Malmo Dec. 49, 1t consisted
of 1T bags: which contained 3,92: reg
istered items and an enormous mass of
letters and packages
The state railways Of Sweden have
granted half fare TO all those who go
to the Northern games, which take
place in Stockholm Feb 4 tol H.
The Christmas issue of Sondags- Ms
Sc was excluded from Finland because
the cover contained picture of King
Edward and Car Nicholas coasting on
the same sled. This was too shocking
for the nerves of the Russian bear
The publishers put different cover
on the papers, and the publication was
admitted without any further objec-
lions.
DIR. E. Soderrall, head physician OF
the city of Lund. made a novel propo-
sition to the city council. The main
provisions of the proposition are that
the city council turn over 81, $50 to the
poor department. in the interest of
temperance work; that this depart
ment. upon reliable information. pay
S.? to the join. temperance committee
of .Lund for every resident who, through
the efforts of some local temperance
organization, has been total alb
stainer at least one year after former
life of notorious emperance
The central committee of the volun-
tcer rifle clubs of Sweden has resolved
to distribute the Sl4s, 500 appropriated
for 1906 as follows: 10 the central
committee, AT; to the rifle club as
ISOLATION, SIG, s4s; to the rifle clubs,
$99, 800; for ranges, etc, $.2,275. Agen-
eral Swedish-Norwegian rifle tourna-
ment may be held in Stock holm in 1906.
The central committee has again re-
quested the government to loan maus-
er rifles to the volunteer rifle clubs
Prof Nordcnskjold lectured before
the geographical society of Paris on his
Sonth Pole expedition The large au-
dience gave the speaker an ovation at
the close of the lecture.
DR.. Sigurd Ibsen, the Norwegian
minister of state, recently gave
union dinner in Stockholm. King
Oscar, Premier Hagerup of Norway,
members Of the Swedish ministry, and
and the Norwegian cabinet in Stock
holm were among the guests. Minis
ter of State lbsen proposed toast to
King Oscar. Conflicting ideas might
! prevail in Norway and Sweden, he
said, but as to loyalty to the king, one
| nation would not yield precedence to
the other. Ibsen next proposed a toast
to the queen. The nobility of her
character, he said, made deep inn
preston upon every one who came in
contact with her, and it was natural
and general wish that she might be
permitted to serve, for great length
of time, her family, the United King
doms, and the benevolent institutions
for which she is protectress. King
Oscar responded to the toast. The 90
years during which the two kingdoms
had been united had been an era of
happiness aud honor and freedom to
them; but the speaker would turn from
the past and look forward to time
when the united nations shall be more
closely knitted together: For this he
prayed every day to the Lord of ma
tons, and for this he would work to
his last hour. Finally his thoughts
| reverted to the present, and now that
he found himself surrounded By sub
(ects from both kingdoms. by dear and
kindly faces, he asked them to join
him in drinking to the health o: their
host and hostess
| Count A. +. Gyldcnstolpe WAS for
mally appointed minester of foreign
affairs Dec 80. lie was born in Stock
holm So years ago, and prepared him
self for the legal profession. For 30
years past he has ueen connected with
the diplomatic service, spending some
time AS secretary Of the Swedish lega-
ton in Washington in the early SOS.
| His wife is a daughter of Francis
Richard Plunkctt, an English diplo-
! mat.
The treaty of arbitration concluded
| between Sweden AID Prussia is a
credit to those who conducted the ne
gotiations, and is attracting the at
tention of foreign diplomats. The
treaty will be of great value to those
who arc engaged in traffic between
the two countries.
| The department Of finance has had a
committee of experts revise the tax
laws. and they propose that for every
child under Is years OF age from Sl3 80
to SCI OF the income of the family
shall be exempted from taxation. The
newspapers hold that the reduction is
! too small.
Carl E;serman 4 Co., of Horas, re-
ceived 50 through the mails from a
man who HAD been converted and could
| no longer keep the money. The firm
receiving the money could not tell