Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-27
SWEDEN.

despotism
- SWEDEN.
Bostroniana.-The blacksmiths at
the V1ra ironworks, on the the Ostana
estate, the property Of the late Premier
Bostrom. were much addicted to
drink. Bostrom resolved to stop the
nuisance by imposing fine of 81
cents for a spree, the money to be
turned into the poor fund. The guilty
parties paid, tho reluctantly. The next
Sunday the following announcement
was made in church, Blacksmith An
ders Person Of Vira ironworks has
donated 81 cents to the poor of the
parish; Blacksmith August Johnesson
of the Vira ironworks has donated 81
cents to the poor Of the parish, etc.
for which gifts thanks are
extended to the kind givers." Every
body knew about this gift-making,
there was great hilarity, and the fear
of being ridiculed became so strong
that the gifts from Vira ironworks
soon became thing of the past
A German Jew who died a few days
ago in Stockholm, was very rich and
wtlled large sums of money to chari-
table concerns.V One of his account
ants has given the following sample
of the business methods of the depart
ed philanthropist. The accountant told
him one day: Il find an opera glass for
But cannot tell which one it is. What
shall I do?" well, send pills. to all
Counts Won Rosen in Stockholm, and
de right vone will pay" This was
DONE A month later the accountant
reported: Seventeen counts have
paid. What shall I do if more are
coming?" "Take payment right along.
1t may be dat de right vone is among
dem dat want to pay"
ernest William LOT, member of the
Malmo Young Peoples Socialistic club,
has sent the military authorities of his
district the following notice: accord
ing to laws in force at the present time
I am to perform my so-called duty
as a. conscript.' But hereby wish to
state that 1 propose to have nothing
whatsoever to do with the same. The
reason is, that I consider militarism
to be the most rotten and obsolete
relic from the past, absolutely UNI
worthy of a civilized commonwealth
The only war that ought to be permit
ted to be carried on is war against
militarism, the only general conscrip-
ton that ought to be enforced is gen.
eral CONSUMPTION against militarism.'
The Swedish Peoples Union OF
Stockholm held mass meeting which
was controlled by conservative work
ingmen. After a lengthy discussion a
| long series of resolutions were passed
to show the political folly and prac-
tical futility of calling a universal
strike as a protest against the govern
| ment's franchise bill. Some Social
Democrats objected to the resolutions
| but their arguments were compare
lively tame on this occasion.
About 300 farmers and political
economists held a conference in Stock
! holm to discuss the question of en-
abling poor farmers and wage earners
| to procure homes Of their own. Reso-
| lutions were passed in favor of selling
government land to workingmen on
exceptionally easy terms, and a. bill
making it difficult to speculate in real
estate was recommended for passage
| quantities of seed grain and other
kinds Of seed to foreign countries.
It is said that Prince Bernadotte is
about to sell "Fridhem," his summer
resort on Cortland, and a. local news.
paper says that the place ought to be
| bought by the government as suit.
| able site for a sanitarium for con.
| sumptives.
Field maneuvers will take place il
Halland Sept 1926. A part Of the
navy will cooperate with the lan6
forces and the number Of troops will
be the largest ever collected on Swed.
ish soil in times Of peace.
The directors Of the gas works o.
Ystad have proposed the construction
OF municipal power plant for thu
city. p ~ u. ~ @.7*-~
The archives of Gotaland are To-
Gated at Vadstena. The city council
| Of Gothenborg has offered bonus o
/ $4,000 and a free site for new build
Ing IN case the archives are removed
to Gothenborg. IS
| The stumpage of parcel of timbe
Hands on which there were only 81
trees was recently sold in the Vana
forests. Skane, for 1910. No sucl
prices. were dreamed %. 4. few year
ago. z..
cnuntryman, sGeorg Souris, as g Can
didate for this year Nobel sliterar,
prize has q istfng dsshed hinisel
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