Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-11-07

Sett1eus III ldNOr fOl tue strikers. ~ :
President Roosevelt is going to visit
Sweden on his way around the world
after he has finished his job in the
White House. '.,-z
An earthquake shook the houses at
umea early one morning. The shock
passed from northeast to southwest
and was quite strong.
The managers Of all the private rail-
ways Of Sweden have formed an en-
ployers' union, which is to negotiate
with the employees in case of labor con-
aicts.. ...:.:S 49,.
The supply of the city water works
OF Lund was so small about the mid
Ole Of October that the water had to
De shut off from all Industrial estab-
lishments
"A car carrying four white horses be-
longing to the crown princess was
struck by another car in the Alfursta
railway yard, and all of the horses We're
slightly injured.
The blue duck club is the name of
new organization at Malmo which
mas for it's object the propagation of
the Swedish blue duck, which is a very
hardy and useful bird.
eo SUI, Iafmer at Engel-
holm, while driving to town was hurled
against a telephone post by his run
away horse, and his skull was frac-
tured, causing instant death.
Dr. M. Lundberg, a physician in the
army, states that the Swedish soldiers
nave such poor teeth that the matter
might become serious in case of a
protracted campaign with all it's hard
ships.
David NJ. Rees, commander Of the
Salvation Army of Sweden, has off,
clally announced that the Army does
not intend to induce Scandinavians to
emlgrate in large numbers to Can
ada
The resignation of Bostrom as chan
cellor of the universities of Sweden is
highly regretted by those who are in
terested in higher education He did
not serve long, but his services proved
valuable.
Sigurd,' the popular journalist and
story-teller, is dead. His real name
was Alfred Hedenstierna He was the
champion of the weak and down-trod-
den members of society, and his pro-
auctions were simply gobbled My the
| common people.
A Young Peoples Culture Society,"
has been in activity for some time in
Stockholm. It's aim is to bring young
people of the different classes together
and thereby root out the sentiment of
class distinction. The school authori-
ties will be asked to open the public
SCHOOLS to the meetings Of the "Cul-
ture Society,"
Gerda Stranded, fourteen-year- old
school girl, in Stockholm, ran away
from home and went right ahead until
she came to Roskilde, Denmark. Here
she was greatly annoyed because her
| funds were at a low ebb, and she re-
| turned to Sweden. At a short distance
from Malmo she paid out her last ore.
and she confl0ed herself to the lady
| OF the house, who took care of her
| until her mother had time to cones and
fetch her home.
NORWAY.
Bjornson has just paid a visit to
Jonas Lie, at Fredriksvarn, and he is
now stopping at Slendal with his
daughter, Mrs. Sigurd Ibsen.s
A Russian squadron of four or five
vessels will have a permanent station
at Alexandroosk next year, and from
this place expeditions will be made
along the Thurman coast and northern
Norway. What does this mean? asks
a Swedish newspaper
Jakob Olsen, a ten-year-old. boy at
lbestad, was warned by his father not
| to smoke cigarettes, and he started to
! smoke cigar. While doing so he had
! a coughing spell and parts of the cigar
were carried into his wind pipe. The
boy died in three hours
Mrs. Hulda Garborg has published a
| new book, ''The Kings Wife, It is a.
| five-act drama, which the author calls
! the interior of the court of Louis
XIV" The main subject of the play
| is the attempt of Louis XIV to raise his
mistress, Madame de Maintenon to the
throne, and his failure to do so through
the efforts of Louvois.
! An elderly bartender serves liquor to
the customers of the finest public places
in Kristiania. But he is himself to-
tai abstainer from both tobacco and
| liquor. He does great deal more
HE saves every penny that he can
spare in order that he may help sub
merged and unfortunate members Of
| society. A convict fresh from the pris
on cell has no stouter friend than this
bartender, who even calls at the Jail
and is occasionally permitted to preach
to the prisoners, which he does with an
| eloquence and a fervor that many g.
clergyman might begrudge him. He
excuses himself by saying that bar
tending is the only occupation that
he has any practice in, and if he wants
to make his own living he must stick
to this job.
Confirmation services were expected
in the Torvestad church, Karmoen, a
few Sundays ago. But to the surprise
of the congregation the pastor, Rev.
Ludemann, announced that he could
| not to ask the class to take the GUS
tomary confirmation now, and there
was no confirmation. The pastor SIM
ply pronounced the benediction upon
the young people. The matter was re-
tported to the church authorities and
the people are wondering what will be
done: Bishop: <Thorkildsen, who was
questioned about it while stopping in
| Skien, said that it would prove to be
I a very dificult-case to dispose of; for
on one hand many people will SYM
pathize with Rev. Ludemann, while on
the other a public official cannot be
permitted to refuse to perform a duty
which is as plain as can be.
Rev. Chr. Knudson, former member
of the cabinet, has reviewed Garborg's
latest book, "Jesus Messias," He
thinks the book is neither poetical nor