The Bottineau courant., 1907-06-28
sWE

A chamber Of commerce has been
organized in Gafle.
The st. Johannes church, Malmo,
was dedicated June 1.
The government has granted permis-
sion to build new railway from Borg
holm to Nasty
The decoration of the order Of the
North Star, first class, has been con-
ferred upon Prof. Schuck, rector Of the
University Of Upsala.
May 27 was Children's Day in Stock
holm, and the proceeds Of the enter
talnments given for the benefit Of poor
children exceeded $25,Oo0
The cabinet has refused to grant per-
mission to a private company to build
new railroad from Ossa station to
Stoa, near the Norwegian frontier.
A stately mausoleum is being built
over the graves Of the Asp family in
the eastern cemetery Of Lund. The
style Of the structure will be Gothic.
The crown princess Of Sweden is i'm
proving, and the general condition of
her health permitted her return to
Sweden a little earlier in the season
than usual.
The Maria congregation, Stockholm.
has resolved to put UP a new church
building at cost of $135,O00. The
vote was: Ayes, 1888. by SO voters
noes, 44S by 215 voters.
The Baptist churches Of Sweden held
their thirtieth annual conference at
Goteborg ]. A. Borgstrom Of Stock
holm preached the opening sermon.
Over $50 delegates were in attendance.
An Italian named Figoni, who has re-
sided in GOteborg for a number OF
years, has been trapped in snide
game. He has induced poor Italians to
go to Sweden, and upon their arrival
he has made an agreement with them
to have them tramp the rural districts
as organ grinders and beggars. Each
subject had to pay him about 50 q
month for experimenting their opera
tions. Figoni has over $4,000 in bank
in Goteborg and is known to have
loaned considerable amounts to friends
in Italy, who have given him mort
cages on real estate.
Some emigration agents are said tc
be crowding their business with a
vigor that is not for the best interests
Of the country and the emigrants, and
the government is endeavoring to check
the activity Of those agents who prom
ise more to the emigrants than they
can fulfill.
The counting house clerks and the
store clerks Of MalmO have belonged to
two different tARdes unions until few
days ago, wheH the two unions were
united into one.
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the minimum width Of wagon tires to
be used on the country roads Of
Sweden.
The East Asiatic Steamship company
passed with surprising rapidity from
the dim realm Of speculation to a tan
gible reality. thanks to the riksdag,
which authorized a loan Of $500,000 to
the company. An equal amount will
be raised as capital stock. The first
steamer Of the. company will leave for
the East in July. i"
At the expiration Of the time for
handing in designs for the new coins
to be issued by the government the
whole number Of designs received was
"a. The highest prize, $540, could not
be awarded because no design was
found to deserve it, but the second
prize of 1910 was given to E. Lindbers
and the third prize of $216 to Olbs
Hjortsberg. 80
The Liberal Fusion party had rally
at Skansen, Stockholm, a few days be-
fore the close Of the session Of the
riksdag. Ex-Premier Staaff, the head
Of the party, made a lengthy address.
The Conservative party, by crowding
out the Staff cahinn+ oo5 oivino the