Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
SWEDEN.

SW EOEN.
About 1000 teachers attending ar
educational convention In Copenhagen
paid a visit TN a body to the Lund in
dustrial exposition.
1t is said that Stockholm has haC
no centennarian for several years past
But P. Ahlgren of that city will be 1O(
years old Sept q next.
The bishops residence at Ostrabo
Vexico diocese, is In such poor shape
that it needs repairs for $1,000. II
was built about 100 years ago anl
was once the home of Esaias Tegner
the great poet.
The corvette Saga has returned from
a two months cruise In the North
Sea. There was scarcely a single fine
day on the whole trip, and the "a;
cadets and others on board were kept
pretty busy most Of the time.
There is an abundance Of lingor
berries cred berries, used as Gran
berries) in southern Sweden On the
other hand the German fruit crop is
not rich, and the Swedes expect 6
good price for their berries in Ger
many.
The Kramfors sawmill, the largest
concern of it's kind in Sweden, has
been sold to foreign company. The
three banking institutions that ne
gotiated the deal received $4,000 as
their commission, and the price was
S3,240,000
The friends of the public schools
of Sweden held a convention at Ore
bro. One Of the resolutions passed
demands that the teachers advocate
the cause of temperance by word anG
example" Another resolution asks
for temperance instruction at the nor
NAL schools.
There is still a woman living IL
Sweden who can boast of having lived
in three centuries. 1t is Miss Karo
lima Joseina Wi1helmina Magdalena
Jansson-Rask, of Sundsvall, and she
was born at Hackas, July %, 1897. She
said a short time ago that she does
not expect to live very many years
more.
J. F. LARSON, mail carrier, left
HIS bed in the middle of the night
while ON board a steamer bound from
Stockholm to Orebro, and before any
one realized what was going on he
walked into the sea and was drow ned
Mr.. LARSON was known to be a som
na1pbul}st and this explains his strange
behavior. -
A woman who had been saving and
pinchtng all around during her WHOLE
life died in her farmhouse in Solder
s!>tt. After her funeral it was found
that she had left property and secu
rites for SS,000 which Ter grown
children will receive. And in the at
tic, under a pile Of rags, one of hel
daughters found a strong box contain
ing over $1,000 in cash.
In the course of a single week the
following commercial and industrial
workers were organized in Sweden
The Swedish Sugar Trust Company
with a capital of S33,750,0O0; Stock
holm Electric Power Company, sky
scraper building concern, capital 81,
$50 900; Swedish Argentine Trading
& Banking Company, capital $1,000,
coo; East African Company, capita
81 100000 In addition to these the
organization of direct American an(
Icelandic steamship lines is undel
way. The International Harvester
Coppany's branch has doubled it,
sales by exports to Russia from
Sweden. The government intends t
interest itself IN establishing dtrec
lines to Russian ports, and the rtks
dag Will be asked for several Hu11tor
krunor with which to substitute d{rec
steamer fines run by transatlantic
trading companies. .--1sl--'-. ---- .-.~
The Stockholm Timing announce'
on what It declares to be good author
fly, that Rndyard Kiplmg has beer
designated to receive the Nobal II
brary prize for 1907 The paper adds
that Samuel l. Clemens (Marh Twain
was suggested for this honor.
The greatest field n1areuvers h tn
history Of Sweden will take phca In :
few days in the country north Of Goth
enburg. The land and naval force!
will cooperate.
The destruction Of fourteen house.
by Are rendered about 50 Kar]stat
families homeless.