Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-18
SWEDEN.

A new Masonic lodge has been or
ganized in Ystad.
The attendance at the high schools
of Sweden is about $4,000.
The estate of the late Consul Elk.
man Is worth about $8,O00,0O0.
The week of denial" of the Saliva.
ton Army of Sweden netted about
$4,000 this year.
A mass meeting at Malmo passed
a resolution in favor of abolishing
the tariff on grain.
The sportsmen of Sweden are 60
ing to make a splendid showing at
the Olympic games in London.
Many settlements in northern Swe-
den are threatened with famine on
account of the failure of the crops.
Ida Grangvist, who has distinguish
ed herself as writer, is going to
serve as missionary in South Africa.
John Forsell has resigned as sing
er at the royal opera because he could
not agree with Seltergren, the bass
singer.
A newspaper for Swedes living out
side of Sweden has been started by
Gustaf Si0sten, Fasane 43,
Berlin w. Is, Germany.
Several houses were destroyed by
fire in the middle of the night in the
town of Stromstad. One of the build
ings was the hotel, and a loss of $780,
900 on this was not covered by in
suranCe.
Prince Gustaf Adolf is attending the
military academy. This is his second
year, and he will complete a regular
course next year. He is doing the
same amount of work as the other
members of his class, and he is a
faithful and painstaking student.
The Red Cross Society is planning
one ambulance ship and six hospitals
in case of war. The hospitals are to
be located at barracks which natural
ly will be empty during war. Each
hospital is to have $50 beds. The
whole number of nurses is to be
about one hundred.
The death of King Oscar is treated
elsewhere, and to avoid a repetition
little will be said under this heading.
Suffice it to say that among the rulers
of his day he was the most learned,
the most commanding and the most
fair-minded, and the trend of today's
civilization indicates that he will be a
growing man through coming CEN
turtles.
The resignation of War Minister
Col. L. H. Tungsten, Minister Juhlin
Of the interior department., and Ad-
miral Dyrszen, minister of marine,
who leave office on account of the dis
sension in the cabinet arising from
Sweden's failure to become a sigma
tory to the treaty assuring the integ-
rity of Norway, have been accepted.
Count Ehrensvaerd, a naval captain,
has been appointed minister of ma
rine, and Count Hugo Hamilton is the
new minister of the interior. Premier
Lindman will take temporary charge
of the war Office.
The rainfall has been very small
in southern Sweden for ten weeks
past, and the streams are drying up.
In some localities even the wells are
dry and many; farmers have to haul
water from distant wells or rivers.
Several Catholics attended the cele-
bration of the 275th anniversary of
the death of King Gustaf Adolf, and
the Catholics in general did not show
any i'll feeling on this occasion.
A. rich vein of gold has been struck
in mine at Nautanen, Norrland.
There are also veins of rich copper
ore at the same place.
Tjufhult poorhouse, Ryssby parish,
near Vaxio, was burned to the ground
In the night, and an old woman who
tried to save some of her effects from
the house lost her life in the flames.
Kristina Person Of Valleberga,
Kristianstadlan, has again won the
first prize for farming on a small
scale. She has 2711 acres and there
is a clear profit of about $1,000 a year.
! An explosion destroyed three build
ings at the Grythorp' powder mill.
Thanks to the presence Of mind of the
foreman, the men had time to escape
without injury. ~ l. s... u g: s.: IL