Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-10-10
SWEDEN.

great obstacle in their way.
SWEDEN.
The Jersmeden family has donated
$13,500 to the government of Vest
mainland for the combating of tu-
berculosis.
A new ordinance has closed the res
taurants in Stockholm at midnight,
and the proprietors cannot we'll ad-
NIT anybody after eleven o'clock in
order that the customers may have
time to eat before leaving.
Eric Hallin, rich farmer, has been
elected to represent Goteborg and
Bohns Ian in the first chamber of the
riksdag. He is only 81 years old,
and is said to be the youngest sen
ator" that Sweden ever had under the
present constitution. But he has am
pie opportunity to prove himself to
be very able man. He is also an
up-to-date man, and the progressive
men of his Ian expect much of him.
Monte Carlo, Sept. 26.-Vere st. Le'
ger Goold, whose father was an Irish
magistrate and who lived for some
time in Montreal, has written to the
local judge confessing that he and
his wife, Viola, murdered Emma LIE
vim, the Swedish woman whose dis
membered body was found in the
baggage of the Goods on their ar
rival Aug. at Marseilles from Monte
Carlo. Goold says the crime was
planned by himself and his wife. Be
ing at the end of their resources they
resolved to rob the woman, intend
ity and take her money and jewels
but the woman screamed, whereupon
she was killed.
The Swedes mix up practical affairs
with poetry whenever there is Z
chance. A daily in southern Sweder
started an editorial on the weather
as follows, in the issue of Sept. Is:
Indian Summer. God is merciful az
ter ALL After this deplorable summer
he has given us an Indian Summer
the September heat of which is high
er than any that were given to u.
by the dog-days. And from the fields
which bore such blessed abundance
but whose crops the rain and the COLI
still threatened with destruction. thou
sands upon thousands of loads o
good heavy grain are creeping int
the granaries. If this blessed weathe
could be estimated in money it woul,
require a number of eight figures
Hail to thee, thou two-fold colder
sun! Hail to thee as thou beames
from the cloudless azure vault! Tho
bringest grain into the granaries, ligh
upon gloomy faces, hope and chez
into troubled minds!
After many years given to the con
sideration of the subject the financia
and other difficulties have been over
come and Sweden again is about t.
challenge for the Americas cup, TO
which she competed in 1852. Thi
project has the warm support of Kin
Oscar, who is honorary admiral Q
the Royal Swedish Yacht club, thr
which the challenge is being ISSUED
Two prominent millionaire yachts
men, William OLSON and Goesta Khy
berger, have subscribed $4,000 tt
ward the expense of the undertaking
and they have engaged the service
Of the best yacht designers and bunt
ers in Sweden. M. Kyhlberger's zach
Santoy and other Swedish boats hav
won number of prizes in Europea
| waters in recent years. It is unde
stood that the conditions of the pr,
posed challenge include the shorter
| ing Of the water line of the compe
! ing boats to seventy feet. The buill
er of the Swedish challenger, the cos
of which is placed at $4,000, will
Plym, famous civil engineer.
Stettin, new turbine cruise
made speed of 25.6 knots thong
the contract called for only 23.5 knot
Rear Admiral Otto Lagerberg, age
80 years, died at Stockholm. H
commanded the Vanadis, with whic
Prince Bernadotto sailed around tt
globe in 1885. For many years h
was very prominent in the Swedis
navy.
About $4,000 is to be spent fl
making the barracks of the marine
at skeppsholmen more pleasant an
attractive.
Prince Wilhelm, of Sweden, is
marry Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovn
Of Russia, In the latter part Of th
naonth.
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