Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24

tier of Iceland, will be erected at
Roykjavik.
Polish girl brought the black pox
to Horsens
SWEDEN.
The town of Kungsor has gone dry"
by a property vote of 1873 to 10,3S0.
DR.. E. Stenberg, of Dorotea, who
made 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 trav-
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 a 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 neighboring VIII
lagos the population will be increased
to 5000 Jan. I, 1903.
The southeastern Skane peoples
high school, is to be located at Ham,
menhog. About $4,000 has been SUBJ
scribed towards placing the school on
a good financial basis.
So many Jews are coming from Rus
STA to Sweden to make living as
peddlers that >the Swedish authorities
have almost ceased to issue peddlers'
licenses to that class Of people.
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.j00 and give
grounds for the utility establishments
needed for so many troops.
The board of directors of the pris-
ons Of Sweden has requested the Ian
governments to keep q close watch on
the development of the peat fuel in
dustry and, as soon as a suitable ar
ticle has been produced in the Ian, to
report such fact to the board of di-
rectors of the prisons.
The government has instructed the
railway department to make investiga-
tons 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 narrow-guage to a
broad-guage track so that it may be
used as a link in the Inland railway.
Washington, April 16.-Charles A. A.
Ekstromer, the Swedish vice consul at
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was withdrawn because of a letter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 bis 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 a.
syndicate of capitalists, including Con-
sui N. Person Of Helsingborg. for
about one million dollars
Daily was visited by fire which
could not be checked until it had de-
stroyed part Of the village Some IS
head of cattle were burnt to death.
The loss is covered by insurance.
The Swedish academy has decided
to dedicate this years gold medal to
the memory Of Lime, and to make it
twice as large as the ordinary size
Lime was selected because the Goth
anniversary of his birthday will occur
this spring.
The railway department has asked
for an appropriation of $2,933,000 for
line from Ostersund to Ulriksfors and
the construction of new railway
a branch line from the latter place to
'Stromsund. The former line is to be
a part Of the great Iceland railway,
which is to run through the entire
length of the country.
At the congress Of Swedish GYM
.nastics which was held in Dresden,
|Germany, a few days ago an interna-
tional association was organized. -
!. Many members of the riksdae admit
that they haye been Converter in
favor Of the government general suf-
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