Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-07-04


among q colonies IN the surrounds
ing country &.
King Oscar and Queen Sophia pub
slished an address OF thanks to all those
who honored them at their golden we'd
ding, and the address was printed IN
nearly all, If not absolutely all, Of the
papers published In Sweden.
The Aeronautic Society OF Sweden
has proposed to celebrate July IL, the
tenth anniversary Of the ascent OF
Andree's balloon for the North Pole
by what may be called balloon races
in connection with the use Of auto
mobiles.
The church council Of Kristianstad has
made an appeal to the public for con-
Itributions towards building a hospital
for consumptives. It is stated In the
appeal that tuberculosis causes two
hundred deaths every year in Kristian-
stad lam
The armored cruiser F'ylgia is a
great success in point Of speed The
contract calls for speed Of q x knots
but an average Of 221s knots has been
kept up for a period Of three hours
and the highest speed recorded is
=22.7 knots. HEIDI
About 200 English ..scabs' were used
during the dock laborers' strike in
Norrkoping. On their way back to
England they were roundly abused by
Workingmen in Goteborg, and the po-
lice were barely able to protect the
"scabs' from injury.
Prof. Oscar Montelius, who is COM
Ing to the front as one Of the most
learned psychologists Of Northern Eu-
rope, has been offered a fattering posi-
ton as director Of museum in Ber-
lin, but has declined. He wants to
serve his own country.
The second son Of the duke OF
Skane was born June Z. His name is
sSigvard Oscar Fredrik, and his title
will be duke Of Uppland. Sigvard, the
only name to be used on ordinary oc-
casions, means s'the guardian Of VIC
tory" and it is a very old name.
Prof Vitalis Nordstrom has been
formally admitted as member of the
Swedish academy, to succeed Prof.
Gustaf Ljnnggren. The souvenir
medal Of the academy for the past
year was made in honor Of G. p
Thunberg, a distinguished scientist.
The Swedish colony in Wiesbaden
Germany, celebrated the golden wed ding
Of King Oscar and Queen Sophia by
a banquet at the Biebrich palace
which had been opened to them for
the occasion. A picture was taken OF
those present and sent to the king
and queen.
The Maltesholm Cement Company is
going to put up cement In paper bags
after this, because the price of jute
sacks has almost doubled during the
past two years. Threads are Embedded
an inch apart each way in the paper
used for the bags so that they are
strong enough to stand ordinary
handling.
According to rumor which is gain
ing strength a new bank will soon be
started in Stockholm. The chief aim
Of the promoters is to loan money on
reasonable terms to building contract
ors and house owners. French bankers
are said to be ready to deposit s15,OOO,-
900 in the new bank as soon as it is
started on a perfectly sound basis.
i In an excavation for the new court
house at Norrkoping the skeleton OF
a seal and remains Of a harpoon were
SkIuCh. SoAdllS lOuIu III LIl0 same geo.
logical formation indicate that the OBJ
jects were left at that place when II
marked the seashore. The point OF
the harpoon belongs to an age ante
dating the Christian era some 1000
years.
The Paris Figaro recently contained
a very sympathetic article about
Sweden. The country has made won
derful strides in science and industry
says the paper, and even the secession
Of Norway from the union is gradual
" proving a positive benefit to Swed-
en-. King Oscar is the only one who
still mourns the loss Of Norway; but
be ought to take profound comfort in
the great historic fact that he sacri-
feed his pride for the sake of peace
The Figaro argues energetically FOL
visit to the court Of Sweden by Pres
ident Fallieres Of France.