Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-07-03

| of Sweden at the golden wedding OF
the king and queen was rather long,
but it was simple and ardent.
Bishop Lindstrom Of Vexio, Bishop
Davell of Skara, and Bishop Eklund
of Karlstad are going to attend the
Christian students convention at
Huskvarna, July 30-August 4.
| Those who have charge of the chill
dren's outing colonies in Malmo raised
$1,7OO in 1906, and thru their efforts
454 poor city children were divided
among % Colonies in the surround
| ing country.
The Aeronautic Society Of Sweden
mas proposed to celebrate July II, the
tenth anniversary of the ascent of
Andrees balloon for the North Pole,
oy what may be called balloon races
IN connection with the use of auto
mobiles
Inc church council of Kristianstad has
MADE an appeal to the public for con-
trlbut1ons towards building hospital
Tor consumpt1ves. 1t is stated in the
| appeal that tuberculosis causes two
hundred deaths every year in Kristian-
stad Ian.
The armored cruiser Fylgia is a
great success in point of speed. The
contract calls for speed of 211k knots,
but an average of 2212 knots has been
kept up for period of three hours,
and the highest speed recorded is
22.77 knots.
About 200 English "scabs" were used
during the dock laborers' strike in
Norrkoping. On their way back to
England they were roundly abused by
workingmen in Goteborg, and the po-
lice were barely able to protect the
"scabs'' from injury.
Prof. Oscar Montelius, who is COM
ing to the front as one Of the most
learned psychologists of Northern Eu-
rope, has been offered a fattering posi-
ton as director Of museum in Ber-
lin, but has declined. He wants to
serve his own country
The second son of the duke OF
Skane was born June 7. His name is
Sigvard Oscar Fredrik, and his title
will be duke of UPLAND. Sigvard, the
only name to be used on ordinary oc-
casions, means "the guardian of vic
tory" and it is very old name. -
Prof. Vitalis Nordstrom has beer
formally admitted as a member of the
Swedish academy, to succeed Prof
Gustaf Ljnnggren. The souvenir
medal of the academy for the past
year was made in honor of c. P
Thunberg, a distinguished scientist.
The Swedish colony in Wiesbaden
Germany, celebrated the golden wedding
of King Oscar and Queen Sophia by
a banquet at the Biebrich palace
which had been opened to them fol
the occasion. A picture was taken OF
those present and sent to the king
and queen.
The Maltesholm Cement Company is
going to put up cement in paper bags
after this, because the price of jute
sacks has almost doubled during the
past two years. Threads are imbeddec
an inch apart each way in the paper
used for the bags SO that they are
strong enough to stand ordinary
handling.
According to a rumor which is gain
ing strength new bank will soon be
started in Stockholm. The chief aim
Of the promoters is to loan money or
reasonable terms to building contract.
ors and house owners. French banker!
are said to be ready to deposit $4,000,
900 in the new bank as soon as it i!
started on a perfectly sound basis.
2 In an excavation for the new court.
house at Norrkoping the skeleton O.
seal and remains of a harpoon wer,
struck. Snails found in the same geo.
logical formation indicate that the OBJ
+ jects were left at that place when i
:, marked the seashore. The point O
r the harpoon belongs to an age ante
dating the Christian era some 400
years.