Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-03-21


may buy it for the purpose of staying
there II size can have it for reasonable
price. The palace is beautifully To-
Gated and commands charming view
OF Oresund.
The financial condition of the United
Steamship company is considerably
better than it has been for years past.
The surplus for the past year was
about 8 per cent, of which 81. per
cent was distributed as dividends The
future prospects are bright.
SWEDEN.
a Norrkoping widow who struggled
bravely to support herself and her lit
tie boy finally succumbed to an at
tack of pulmonary consumption
Another woman happened to call at
her room one morning to see how she
was getting along. AS no one respond
ed to her knocking at the door she
walked in and stepped up to the bed.
The boy was sleeping by his mothers
side, and when he awoke he told that
he had called mammal" without re-
ceiving any answer. He thought that
she was asleep and had gone to sleep
again. Now it was easy to see that
mamma was sleeping her last sleep.
A carpenter. at Arnas drove the point
of a nail into one Of his fingers some
four years ago, and upon pulling it out
it looked as if it's point had been broken
OH. But as the pain was but slight
ne SIMPLY tied rag around the finger
and the wound soon healed up. 4 few
days ago the finger began to ache and
suspecting. what was the matter, he
took sharp knife and proceeded to
perform an operation on. his own ac-
count He soon struck something
black, which proved to be the point of
the nail. It is one fourth of an inch
long. aid he kept it as a souvenir
Prince Gustaf Adolf dedicated the
kjatlinge and Sjobo railway.
The laws regulating the use of the
small homes loan fund" provide that
loans from that fund can be made
only to- owners of properties whose
value does not exceed $50. Exper-
ience has demonstrated that this
maximum is too low. In the neigh
borhoods Of large cities a piece of
property worth only 1910 or less does
not afford a decent home for an ordi-
nary family, and efforts are being
made to have the riksdag raise the
maximum to s1,134. The maximum
value Of $3.50 for small farms is also
claimed to be SO low that very few
farmers of southern Sweden can OBJ
tain loans from said fund.
The directors Of the Stockholm Han
dels bank propose the distribution of
a dividend Of Is per cent to the stock
holders. The profits for 1905 were
100000.
There are eight "arbetsstugor' or
manual training and cooking schools
in the northernmost part of Sweden
Besides giving the children instruc-
ton in the most necessary branches
of work, these schools also have for
theil aim to make good Swedish citi-
zens out Of the children, most of
whom are Firms. Money is raised in
all parts of Sweden for supporting
these highly useful schools.
In Gothenburg Misunderstanding is IS
years old.
The aggregate value Of all agricul-
tural real estate in the Kingdom Of
Sweden is $702,270,000, and the value
of all other real estate is $S03,250 ,00O
Besides, the national and local govern
ments hold untaxable property to the
value Of $1S3,6O0,00 making a total
Of $1,6s9, 100000. The aggregate of the
taxed incomes for the year 1905 was
$254,SS0,0O0.
Swedes are not permitted to run pub
lie lotteries in Sweden. But foreign
lottery tickets are sold in Sweden.
There is some kicking against giving
foreigners special privileges in this re-
spect.
combating tuberculosis has commenced
to fubisi a quarterly magazine.
King 'Ecar arrived at Nice, Feb. &C.
About so members Of the Central
employers Mon of Sweden attended
the annual Meeting Of the union in
Stockholm. The receipts for the past
year We're $500. Many rules were
proposed for regulating the relations
between employers and employees, and
the executive committee was instructed
to draw up uniform contracts between
the two parties.
Application has been made for per
mission to build railroad from Lande-
ryd to Stromnas, distance of S.
(English) miles, at a cost of 1925, 900.
The Southern Sweden Hydro Electric
Power company is going to utilize
seven different waterfalls which can
furnish an aggregate of 1860 horse
power.
The Scandinavian club in Berlin
has resolved to become a Swedish club
Only a few of the non-Swedish men,
bers left the club, while many Swedes
We're admitted as new members.
There are 7S7 students and SO pro-
fessors and instructors at the univer-
sity Of Lund..
The government suffrage reform dill
provides that the country shall be di-
vided into 165 country districts and IS
city districts, from each of which one
member of the second chamber of the
riksdag shall be elected by the male
residents of the district who are "a
years old. If 40 candidate receives a
majority Of all the votes cast a SIP
Elementary election shall take place.
The bill does not provide for proper
tional representation. The fate Of the
bill cannot be decided until the year
1909.
The international anatomical con-
gress, which is to convene at Ro-
stock, Germany, next spring, will also
make trip to Sweden.