Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-26
NEWS FROM SCANDINAVIA
Principal Events That Have Trans
PRED in the Old Cou 1tr es
Within a Week or So.

AS a new proof of the growing in
terest among Scandinavians for all
thlngs American, comes the news that |
Mr.. Henrik Gazing, the editor of the |
copenhagen Politiken, has decided to
arrange for trip to the United States, |
IN which more than one hundred
prominent Scandinavian newspap per
men Will participate. The party led by
the enterprising editor will leave Den
mark IN June, next year, and will go
direct to New York and from there via
niagara Falls and Chicago to the
great west, where they will visit he
large Scandinavian settlements. Cur
lously enough about the same time,
q party of about one hundred Ameri
can mllllonaires, Interested in western
farming and dairying, will be visiting
Denmark to study Danish dairy and
farming methods, under The leadership
OF IoXen Worm. The Americans will
travel throughout Denmark in thirty
large automobiles.
A thrifty American who has been
commenced to publish a paper called
ocandlnaVie' for tire purpose pf open
ing Scandinavian French hank in
Fafls. He had Il man pre-en,ilently
quanned for this task. and this man
was "boomcd' in the papn early and
late A little attention on he part of
the Srandinavians themselves revealed
the fact that this convenient finuncier
was the publisher Of the pa per under
a different name, and the Paris Scan
French bank is not quite Il
fact yet
The Swedish Laps who pasture their
reindeer on SEMEN island. off the coast
or Norway. during the summer season.
have been in the habit of crossing Nor
way back and forth by way Of the
Rukskind estates. AS the ground was
titled with greater care from year to
year it gradually became impossible 10
cross these farms without doing dam
age. III order to avoid friction he
government Of Sweden has just bought
a strip Of land for $4,000 and now the
LappS can cross Norway without
arousing the ire of the Norwegian
farmers along their trail.
DENMARK.
The Rurveister & Vain ship building
company has raised it's capital stock
from $1,350,000 to $2.7O0,OO0.
The Berlin Post recently contained
an editorial about the relation bet ween
Denmark and Iceland The politicians
OF Iceland, says the paper, frankly aid
NIT that they are very anxious to effect
q change in the existing conditions.
But the paper holds that the existing
state Of things is the safest, and it is
pointed out that Denmark is willing
to yield to some demands made by the
1celanders
The East India steamship company
has raised its capital stock from 81
100000 to $4,O00,O00.
Empress DoWager Dagmar Of Russia
is sick on board the imperial Yacht,
the Polar Star, in the harbor Of Copen-
hagen. Her chamberlain says that she
suffers from a serious attack of lum-
bago. She is unable to leave her cabin.
A mysterious letter was thrown on
board the ship, warning her against
impending dangers.
Dean Damgaard, Of Oaense the old
est clergyman in Denmark died at he
age of almost SO years
Albert Hansen, a Copenhagen manu-
facturer, has invented q vacuum for
preserving foodstuffs from decay.
David r. Francis, president of he
Louisiana Purchase exposition, and T..
u. Dozier, one Of the members of the
deputation sent abroad to bestow on
various monarchs of Europe the gold
medal and the diploma of the exposi-
ton. were received in audience bv King
Fredrik. The king heartily thanked
Mr. Francis and Mr.. DOzier for the
medal and the diploma and expressed
his admiration of the progress made
by the United States. He accompanied
his remarks with several compliment
airy references to President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Francis commented on the good
qualities OF the Danes in America and
asked his majesty to send over all
he could spare. The king replied that
he was glad the Danes were honoring
their mother land by making good citi-
Zens in America, but he hoped the mi
grafton would not increase, as Den
mark needed to retain her own sons.
At the athletic grounds east OF the
academy of Soro has been found sea,
which dates from Pope John XXI. one
of the popes that resided at Avignun
during the so-called Babylonian Exile.
or from 1909 to 1876 John XXI
reigned from 1916 to 1885, and it is
known that he bestowed certain privi
leges upon Soro monastery in 1888.
Perhaps the seal just found belongs
to the letter granting said privileges,
1t is made Of lead and is of the size
of half dollar piece, but a little
thicker. On one side is the name of
the pope, on the other are pictures of
Peter and Paul.
SWEDEN.
About SO persons have started a
vegetarian society in MalmO.
The country around Walmberget
Norrland. was covered With snow
August 80.
a new syndicate is going to start
vegetable-silk factory in Gothenburg
Several moose have been shot this
ern Sweden.
The tobacco raised in southern swe-
den this year.i* of a fine quality.
The government committee on suff-
rage extension will scatter it's renort
broadcast through the country so that
the people may study the bill for them
selves.
A new way of cleaning the school
houses has. been introduced as an ex-
pertinent at the public schools of
Stockholm. All day sweeping is strict
ly prohibited. The linoleum carpets
and the vanished floors are cleansed
every day with wet brushes, and the