Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-04-25
SWEDEN.

The town Of Kungsor has gone dry"
by a property vote of 1873 to 1O,3SO.
Dr. E. Stenberg, of Dorotea, who
made a trip to Jorn the other day, told
his friends that he had not seen a
railway train for eleven years.
Travelling agents from different parts
OF Sweden held a meeting at Sunds-
vail and organized the Swedish tray
cling agents total abstinence union.
Warm weather set in very early in
southern Sweden. In some localities
fully developed wild spring flowers
were picked in the latter part of
March.
Jens Boving, a Swedish engineer, has
accepted an invitation from the Jap
anese government to give series OF
lectures at the high schools of Toxic
and Kioto.
The city of Trelleborg has only a
little over 5000 inhabitants But by
the Incorporation of neighr oring viii
lagos the population will be increased
to 5000 Jan. l, 1908.
The southeastern skane peoples
high school" is to be located at Ham
scribed towards placing the school on
good financial basis.
After protracted negotiations the
minister Of war has agreed to station
five squadrons of cavalry at Helsing-
borg on condition that the city pay a
cash bonus of $121,500 and give
grounds for the utility establishments
needed for so many troops.
A complete scale of wages has been
agreed upon by the trades unions and
the factory owners union. The i'm
portant feature of the agreement is
that each man is to be paid according
to the work performed by him, the
rate ranging from 8 2-3 to 1917 cents
an hour.
The board of directors of the pris-
ons of Sweden has requested the Ian
governments to keep a close watch on
the development of the peat fuel in
dustry and, as soon as suitable ar
ticle has been produced In the Ian, to
report such fact to the board of di-
rectors of the prisons. .....o"
The government has instructed the
railway department to make investiga-
lions as to the suitability of the har-
Dor of Uddevalla as the southern term
mus of the great Inland railway, and
also to ascertain how much it would
cost to buy the private railway be-
tween Uddevalla and Selanger and
change it from a narrow-guage to a
broad-guage track so that it may be
used as link in the Inland railway.
Washington April 16.-Charles "A. A.
Ekstromer, the Swedish vice consul at
q St. Louis, whose exequator recently
was Withdrawn because of a letter
written by him rejecting upon Mr.
Cortelyou while the latter was post
master general, appeared at the White
House today to seek an interview with
the president. Secretary Loeb heard
what he had to say and suggested that
he reduce his statement to writing and
submit it to Secretary Bacon at the
state department and arranged to leave
. with him a full explanation in writing
of what he had done, with an apology
as a basis for his plea that his ex-
equator be restored. Mr.. Bacon will
hand this to Secretary Root, who will
bring the matter to the attention OF
the president if he deems it proper to
do so.
The Ramnus manufacturing plant
in Vestmanland has been sold to q
syndicate Of capitalists, including Con-
sui N. Person of Helsingborg, fol
about one million dollars.
Daloy was visited by a fire which
roul4 nnt be checked until it had de-
X Eyed part Of the village Some 81
ID oe cattle were burnt to death
,..sl.a los is covered by insurance.
. 1T ne swedish academy has decided
.Sd i..s this years gold medal ID
,,iems !, of Lime. and to make \
a. IS large as the ordinary size
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