Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-06-19
SWEDEN.

Five hundred German Freemasons
recently visited their brethren in Hell
singborg.
1t is stated that As of Linne's de-
scendants are still living, 10 of them
being minors.
There is much talk about the start
ing of a new steamship line between
Sweden and Mexico.
The fruit trees in Southern Sweden
were loaded with flowers last spring,
and rich crop is expected
Thousands of people attended the
celebration Of LINES 2OOth birthday at
Rashvelt, country village where the
great scientist was born.
The shipping trade is in a very -four
ishing condition in Sweden, and the
steamship companies are constantly
procuring additional ships.
Interesting paintings from the twelfth
century have been discovered In the
church at Vallkarra, Skane. in which
extensive repairs are being made.
The beautiful Melar lake in Stock
holm was formerly a bay Of the Baltic
sea. The land has been rising for CEN
turtles, and if it keeps on rising the
lake will finally become a fertile valley.
A Danish paper is complaining be-
cause there is a tendency to adopt the
Swedish system of counting from 20
to 100. The Danish way Of reading. for
instance. 81, is -four and half the third
twenty" the Swedish way is fifty
four" The reader can easily tell what
system is the more natural.
The golden wedding Of King Oscar
and Queen Sophia was celebrated
throughout Sweden June s. In the CAPT.
tai there was solemn service in the
cathedral, attended by the king and
the queen and the members Of the
royal family. Subsequently their
majesties drove through the decorated
streets and were everywhere acclaimed
A son was born June to Princess
Margaret Victoria. The princess is the
wife OF Prince Gustaf Adolf, duke OF
Skane, eldest son Of Prince Gustaf
crown prince of Sweden. She is the
Connaught. They were married in
June, 1905. This is their second son. 4
salute of 81 guns was fired at the lead
ing military stations of Sweden in
celebration of the happy event.
"A National Society for the Colonial
ton of Sweden" has been proposed in a
pamphlet written by Gustaf Stern
strom. His idea is to have a large
private organization to enable people
of small means to settle on land which
is not yet used to the greatest advant-
age. or not used at all. The real aim
Of the society would be to give as many
Swedes as possible a better chance to
make living in their native land sc
that they will not be so apt to emf
CRATE.
1t is curious fact that the so-called
Liberal party made most energetic
effort to kill the government franchise
BILL and some of the leaders of the
party are abusing the Conservatives
even after the bill has become a law
An earthquake of considerable vio-
lence passed from east to west in Norr-
land at noon. May rs. The shock was
accompanied by a rumbling sound. The
ground trembled and the windows rat
tied
A horse show at Malmo brought SO
many people to the city that after all
the local hotels were filled many had
to go to the neighboring cities and
towns to get a chance to- go to bed
The late Consul Oskar Ekman willed
$4,000 to charitable Institutions. and
his heirs were instructed to donate a
still larger amount to other purposes
Among the latter was 100000 fol-
checking emigration from Sweden and
encouraging immigration to Sweden
from America.
An anti-military harangue, printed
on red paper, was found posted on the
doors Of the new st. Johannes church
MaImo. This was no doubt the work
of the young Socialists"
The city OF Malmo is going to borrow
$3.50, 900 for building new school
house and finishing the st. Johanne.
church. rs z.@ &c 81