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Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
SWEDEN.

Mrs. Mary Bostrom killed splen.
did sample of moose at Alfsjo.
Prince Bernadotte presided at a
religious conference at Sodertalje.
A motion was made at the national
church convention to take steps to-
wards separating the public schools
from the church. One of the argu-
ments used in favor Of such radical
change was the growing hostility be-
tween the church and school authori-
ties.
Mining and Industrial Develop
ment of Sweden" is the title Of an ar
ticle in the Engineering Magazine.
The article covers 43 large pages and
is accompanied by 27 illustrations
The paper is read in all parts of the
world, and the article in question is
a good advertisement for Sweden.
P. P. Waldenstrom has thrown him.
self into the fight for the abolish
ment Of the state church Of Sweden.
He states that the state church is a
political institution and not the church
of Christ in the Biblical sense. He
even goes so far as to claim that
modern Bible criticism is due to the
state church.
A controversy is going on among
the fishermen along the coast Of south.
ern Sweden. Those who use drift-nets
want a law prohibiting the use of
stationary nets beyond a certain
depth, and those who use the latter
kind of nets assert that they have to
set their nets at depth of 40 to SO
feet in order to catch fish in paying
quantities.
P. P. Waldenstrom 10 of the opinion
that the Socialists have made such a
headway in Sweden because the relig.
ious people have not been 80 active
in politics as they might and ought to
have been.
The copper roof of the national bank
building in Stockholm which was put
on a few years ago, is so leaky that
it must be replaced at a cost of ST..
900.
King Gustaf killed a moose at Hun.
neberg, near Venersborg, and the
other members of the party killed ten
In all.
The buildings which Prof. Otto Nor.
denskjold put up in Spitzbergen in
1872 are said to have been partly
destroyed by Norwegians. The Nor
wegian government is Investigating
the matter.
The city of Stockholm has loaned
$4,000 to q stock company which ia
building houses for workingmen in
the country just outside of Stock
holm.
A general Swedish temperance union
was organised In connection with the
national convention Of the clergymeu
q Sweden.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
To Clean Coat Collars.

Apply turpentine to the soiled
places. letting the fluid dry, and apply.
ing more several times; then gently
scrape off more loosened dirt. Wet
again with turpentine, and scrape, re.
peating this until all spots have been
removed.
Then sponge with clean cloth and
turpentine, or better still, alcohol OF
chloroform, and wipe dry.
A fresher and smoother looking sur.
face is obtained when alcohol or chic
roform is used, as these two sub
stances evaporate more quickly than
does turpentine. -.--...
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
GENERAL NEWS,

Two more of the balloons in the in
ternational race for the James Gordon
Bennett trophy have descended in the
North sea, and one, the German entry
Rusley, manned by DR.. Niemeyer and
Hans Hiedemann, has not yet been
heard from.
Chicago's National league team
the Cubs-are still champions of the
world. They captured the fifth game
of the series from the Detroit Tigers
by score of to 0, thus winning four
games, to one for the Detroits.
Col. William F. Tucker, assistant
paymaster of the United States army
on whom a warrant was served at De.
catur, Ill.,, early Tuesday, charging
wife desertion, left st. Louis for Hot
Springs, Ark. He is very sick man
and may not survive long.
Henry Standing Bear, full-blooded
Sioux Indian, who is graduate of the
Carlisle Indian school and formerly
was u fullback on the Carlisle football
eleven, was accused of bigamy by
Hazel M. Moran of St. Louis, a gradu
ate Of Smith college.
Louise H. Chamberlin, sister OF
Perry S. Heath, former assistant post
master general and later editor of the
Salt Lake Tribune, was burned tc
death an Albuquerque, N. M.
Thomas Howell, aged 67, shot and
killed Mrs. Ben Davis at Drummond
Mont.
The twelfth annual convention o.
ton opened in St. Louis.
Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago
Cubs, s to 8, in the third ball game Of
the worlds championship series.
Harry Cahill, alias James Cole, said
to be the son of an Alaskan delegate
in congress, was arrested by the Chi
cago police on charge of robbing 9
bank at Ladysmith, Wis, Of $4,000.
A madman climbed to the pinnacle
of the Brooklyn tower of the viii
llamsburg bridge, was cornered in 3
small space at the top by two police
men and bridge employe, and, after
a terrific struggle, was prevented from
slashing his throat and then throwing
himself into the river.
Mrs. George Collier of Occidental
CAL, fell into vat of wine and wa:
drowned.
Three companies of South Caroline
militia fought mob of 1000 person.
in Spartanburg and saved a negro
who was accused of assaulting white
girl.
Greensboro, N. c., began the cele
bration of the centennial of its found
ing.
Before concluding it's nineteenth an
nual session In San Francisco thl
Mississippi congress defeated in
dorsement of the parcels post proposi
ton, 140 to 60.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
NORWAY.

One dozen persons succumbed to
the smallpox epidemic in Kristiania.
Over twenty students are attending
the private theological seminary in
Kristiania. Prof. Hognestad uses
pure" Norwegian in his lectures. and
three-fourths of the students are back
ing him.
The Norwegian mackerel fishers In
the North Sea have been very sue.
cessful this year. Only a small part
of the catch has been sold because
higher prices are expected on account
of the light catch in America.
Johannes Grindheim of Moster was
habitual somnambulist One night
he left his berth on the schooner on
which he was employed, walked up
to the deck and walked into the sea,
where his dead body was found the
next day.
Torjus Tengesdal, an architect in
Sand, Ryfylke, died at the age of 60.
He seemed to be strong and healthy
when death suddenly cut him down.
Tengesdal built over so churches in
different parts of Norway. He fin
ished the last one about a month
ago at Asko, near Bergen.
Hans Aanrud, a popular Norwegian
author, has scored a most decisive vic.
tory in America. At a competition in
Washington between 60 different
books for children's libraries, Aanrad's s
"Sidsel Sidserk" Cecilia Longskirt)
was unanimously declared to be the
best. Eleven librarians acted as
judges.
The newspapers have published a
remarkable interview with the wife of
Bjornstjerne Bjornson. She states
that during the early part of their mar.
ried life her husband was so per.
secuted that even their children were
annoyed. She copied all his novels
after he had finished them. The fam.
lily have been ''hard up" financially
almost all the time, but they never
got into trouble on that score, be-
cause they never went into debt. Their
home has always been overrun with
guests, and their hospitality has kept
them poor. They are both strong and
healthy for their age, and Mrs. Bjorn.
son explains that this is due to the
fact that they could not afford either
to eat or to drink too much"
The catch of fat herrings" is a
heavy one this year. Most of the
fish was caught in Nordland, where
about 10000 barrels were secured in
one week.
The people Of Hegland, near Skien,
are subject to cholerine. Hardly a
single family escapes the malady. The
men suffer much more than the
women.
Minister Of War Lowzow has pro-
posed that military training be intro.
duced at the university, but the stu.
dents are dead against this innova'
tion.
Queen Maud and her son will go to
London, Nov. 3rd, for a six weeks
stay. King Haakon will not 60 there
until the latter part of November in
order that his visit may not coincide
with that of King Gustaf of Sweden.
Christian Fredrik, who was king
Of Norway during the summer of 1914,
filed his trying position with great
honor, and it is proposed to erect a
monument Of him in Kristiania.
The language used in sporting cir
cles contains so many English words
that puridcatin Il demanded by con
soIvative people.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
FINLAND.

Former Senator c. Linder is dead.
He was rich and progressive farm
er, and his name will live in the
political history of Finland. But his
cOuntrymen will not be proud of him
because his weakness made him a
tool of the cZar.
Several bombs were found at Bjorko,
Finland, near the place where the
czar's pleasure steamer had been an
chored. They were made to explode
by being thrown against the trunks
of trees, and boy was thereby in
jured.
The Berlin Tageblatt states that
the car of Russia has bought the
island of Kovo, near the coast of Fin
land, and that a summer residence
will be built there at an early date.
AS soon as the building is ready the
czar's family will spend the summers
on the island, the location of which
is such as to make it easy to guard
it and protect it against nihilists and
other dangerous elements.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
ScAMDLMAN WAN NEWS
Ps,hscipaI Events Gathered n the
Oh Scandinavian Countries

Thousands of dollars will be ,pent
next year, chiefly in Germany, for ad-
vertising Sweden as tourist resort.
The names of the winners of the
Nobel prizes will be announced Dec
10th, as usual; but the Nobel festival
will be postponed until June 3.
The German market is so well stock.
ed with lingons (red berries) that it
does not pay for the Swedes to con-
tinue to export berries to Germany.
Anton Nilsson and A. F. Rosberg
were sentenced to death as leaders
OF a conspiracy which led to the
killing Of an English "strike-breaker"
on the boarding-ship Amalthea by
means of the explosion of dynamite
bomb. This sentence was a terrible
shock to the Young Socialists of
Sweden.
King Gustaf made a significant re.
mark in an address at the national
convention of the clergy of the state
church of Sweden. He said that it
will not do merely to preserve the
good old dogmas and practices, but
that it is just as important to do
away with what is obsolete by means
of timely reforms.
New York, Oct. 3.-Miss Ava Lager
crantz, Swedish artist, who is we'll
known in this city, has received a
commission to paint portrait of the
King of Sweden, and she will leave
New York for her native land on Oct.
Is. Her work attracted the attention
Of Prince Wilhelm, son of the king,
when he was in New York year ago,
and he paid visit to her studio. Miss
Lagercrantz Is a cousin of Herman
Lagercrantz, Swedish minister to the
United States, who has recently been
in Sweden.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21

Paris Pattern No. 22S5, All Sesms
Allowed.-Light gray silk has been
used in the development of this stylish
little shirt waist. The fullness of the
front and back is put into groups of
narrow tucks, which are separated by
insertions of narrow cream-cOlored
filet lace, and the fastening is at the
center-back. The full seven-eighths-
length sleeves are finished with tucked
cuffs, trimmed with the insertion and
finished with narrow edging of the
same lace; similar edging and inser-
tion finishing the top of the collar.
The pattern is in six sizes-32 to AZ
inches, bust measure. For &c bust the
waist requires four yards of material
20 inches wide, 2% yards p inches
wide, 2A yards 36 inches wide, or two
yards AZ inches wide; 43s yards of
insertion and 35s yards of edging to
trim.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Resort Burns.

White Bear.-Wildwood the popular
summer resort on the shores of White
Bear Lake, was swept by confagra.
tion last night that caused a loss es-
timated at between $4,000 and $75,.
900 and destroyed most of the build
ings in the park. The losers by the
fire are the Twin City Rapid Transit
company, which owns the buildings,
and H. M. Barnet, who operates the
amusement privileges and the pavil.
ion. The company places its loss at
about $4,000, with 70 per cent insur.
ance, and Mr.. Barnet estimates that
his loss will be between $4,000 and
$4,000, fully covered by insurance.
The fire started in the kitchen Of
the pavilion and was discovered by
Andrew Peterson, the night watch
man, who attempted to put out the
fire, but stiff breeze, blowing from
the lake, quickly put the flames be-
yond his control, and in an incredibly
short time the entire structure was
enyeloped in flames.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Keeping Patent Leather

Patent leather is always doubtful
leather to buy, as no one will guaran.
tee how long it will wear. If the
shoes are cleaned and oiled frequently
with sweet oil or vaseline, they win
keep in good condition and last very
much longer than If they are left
alone.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Tramp Asks CoIIeue Chair.

Chicago, Oct. 16-Francis Royack.
ers, who is tramp, presented himself
at the office of Prof. Edouard Ballot,
head of romance languages in North
western university, and, speaking in
French, asked that he be made in
structor of Esperanto in the college.
Prof. Ballot declined the offer.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Woman Is Burned to Death,

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Oct. 16.-Mrs
Louise H. Chamberlin, a social leader
here and a sister of Perry S. Heath,
former assistant postmaster general
and later editor of the Salt Lake Trib-
une, was burned to death here
Wednesday night in fire in her home
which started from an explosion of
gasoline.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
ptomaine XIII Two Bows,

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-A special from
Stanford, ILL.,, states that Carl and
Clarence James, aged six and eight
years, respectively, died suddenly
Wednesday night from ptomaine pois-
oning, after eating moldy apple pie.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21

Paris Pattern No. 1858, All Seams
Allowed.-Bright crimson cashmere
has been made up into this pretty lit
tie frock for the small girl, which is
simple in construction and becoming
when worn. The fullness of the front
and back is gathered into the neck,
which is finished with lay-down or
standing collar, according to taste
The full sleeves are gathered into
straight, narrow cuffs, finished with a
narrow edging of plated ribbon or
lace; the collar being finished in a
similar manner. The pattern is in
four sizes-one-ha to five years. For
a child of three years the dress re-
quires 25s yards of material 27 inches
wide, two yards 36 inches wide, or 17s
yard AZ inches wide; 2A yards of
edging.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number Of pattern.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
DEN NMARk.

A number or prominent men and
women have issued a call for a ma,
tional organization for combating
what is called "the filth press" OF
newspapers Of low moral tone.
A Miss Esche caused great sensa.
tion In the Danish capital by publish.
Ing charges of scandalous immortality
among the army officers and at the
court. Miss Esche was sued by the
public prosecutor and ordered to prove
her charges. No one seems to know
what success she scored. But much
food for thought is found in the court
statement that the case against her
was dismissed.
Ex-Minister Of Justice Alberti's EN-.
bezzlement of a trifle of four million
dollars is still the great topic among
rich and poor alike. A few days ago
a prominent lady declared at a din.
ner which she gave to a number OF
friends that the Alberti scandal should
not be mentioned at the table. But
the conversation began to lag, and
finally everybody became silent. Then
the lady frankly admitted that she
was playing losing game, and told
her guests that she would let Albert
loose upon them. All at once every.
body had something interesting to
say about the fallen idol.
The death sentence pronounced by
a Swedish court against two Socialists
who were implicated in the killing of
an English strike-breaker on a board.
ing ship in the harbor of Malmo last
summer, by means of a bomb, has
aroused the ire of Socialdemokraten
the organ of the Danish Socialists.
The paper says: with compassion
we receive the news Of the awful pun.
fshment which awaits the leaders of
the attack on the strike-breakers' ship
These men are not criminal malefac.
tors. Their action had social and
political motives, and all social Demo
Gratis join them in their Indignation
at the nationally enthusiastic, hurrah.
shouting. punch.Quaffing capitalist
patriots. These capitalists sing about
1.-The sons of Svea (Sweden)'' but when
the sons ask for few cents added
to their wages they are crushed by
means of the ragged proletarians of
foreign countries.
DR.. Koch of Berlin has held that
tuberculosis is rarely, if ever, COM
municated from cattle to man. The
International tuberculosis congress
recently held in Washington repudi-
ated this theory by passing a resolu-
tion to the contrary. Prof. B. Bang,
M. D., of Copenhagen, made an ad-
dress in harmony with this resolu-
ton. Remove the child from the
tuberculosis mother and the tuber-
culosis home, take care that it is not
infected through milk, and it will keep
healthy" he declared. There is a
possibility of infection through using
of meat and dairy products, including
butter, but milk and dairy products
are far more dangerous than meat.
Bovine tuberculosis more easily at
tacks man than human tuberculosis at
tacks CATTLE"
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
ICELAND.

The result of the elections in Ice
land is known. The Opposition" elect
ed Is members Of the althing, and the
government party only 10. Two men,
bers Of the 1celandic commission were
defeated. Premier Hannes Hafstein
was reelected from the district of
OfiOrd.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21

Gives Million to a Hospital.
New York, Oct. 16-James S. Ken
nedy, New York banker, has given
$1,0O0,000 to the Presbyterian hospital
of this city of which he is president.
The money is to be used in construc-
tiOn of buildings.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
School Apportionment.

st. Paul.-State Superintendent ].
w. Olsen certified to the state auditor
the lists of the several classes OF
schools entitled to special state aid
for the year ending July 81, 1908.
On account of the increase in the
number of schools that have qualified
for the aid, the appropriations are not
sufficient to admit of each school re-
ceiving the full amount to which it is
actually entitled under the law. 1t
will be necessary to ask the legis'
lature to make deficiency appropria-
ton. State high schools are entitled
to $500 each, graded to $3.50, semi
graded to $3.50, first class rural to $125
and second class rural to so.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Wireless System on Balloon.

wireless System on Balloon.
Washington, Oct. 16.-The army
dirigible balloon which was purchased
from Capt. Thomas S. Baldwin will be
fitted up with wireless receiving
and sending apparatus and it will be
tested at Fort Myer.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Aurora Priest Found Dead:

Aurora, ILL.,, Oct. 16.-Rev. Father
Carl Schneuckle, for 29 years rector
of St. Nicholas German Catholic
church of Aurora, was found dead in
bed Wednesday morning. He was
62 years old.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21

Masked Men Burn Up Cotton.
Searcy, Ark, Oct. 16.-W. G. Lucas,
a farmer, was stopped while hauling
bale of cotton to Searcy, by masked
riders, who burned the cotton in the
road.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Ia preven+ RoiIiro ov..

To Prevent Boiling Over.
A teaspoonful of butter put into
the water in which vegetables are boil.
ing will prevent them from buhbltne
over.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Bisbee Has $500. 900 Fire.

Bisbee, Ariz., Oct. 16.-Fire broke
out here at six o'clock Wednesday
night and in three hours had done
more than $5O0,O00 damage.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Alton Celebration Beuins.

Alton Celebration Begins.
Alton, ILL.,, Oct. ia three.days'
celebration of the Lincoln Douglas de-
bate held here October Is, 1858, began
Wednesday.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Vandals at Chisholm.

Chishclm.-The month just closed
has been the heaviest in municipal
court work in the history of the viii
lage. The receipts from fines have
amounted to over $1,000. A room in
the schoolhouse has been fitted up as
a Jail, with cells taken from the burn
ed Jail, and on the average four in
toxicated men day are either COM
PEELED to pay fines or are sent to the
temporary Jail.
The fire is indirectly the cause Of
an increase in crime Pickpockets,
thieves and toughs came in to ply
their trade The next month will
probably bring the court records down
again to practically where they were
before the fire.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21
Big Came.

America.-Big game is becoming
more numerous in the vicinity of the
Lake of the Woods. More members
of the bear family have been killed
this season in eastern Roseau county
than in many years. Charles McLane
of Warroad already has nineteen
black bears to his credit, all killed by
him in the rocky Businesses bordering
the northwest shore of the Lake of
the Woods.
That the numerous forest fires are
in part responsible for the increased
number of bears in this section is
probable, although black bear, with an
occasional brown bear, were frequent
ly seen prior to the forest fires.
Moose and deer are also apparent
ly increasing in numbers.
Willmar tribune., 1908-10-21


torn silk bag assumed the shape of a
parachute, and the rapidity of the de-
scent was checked, the men landing
on house-top, little injured.
Luman Mann, the son of Orville C.
Mann, a prominent and wealthy citi-
zen of Oak Park, suburb of Chicago,
is locked up on the charge of being
the murderer of Mrs. Fanny Thomp.
son, who was found strangled and
bound hand and foot with clothes
line in rooming house at 1912 Mich
igan avenue July 1.
| Approximately $4,000 deaths from
cholera in the Philippine islands since
January 1 of this year are announced
in detailed report made to the pub
lie health service by Chief Quaran-
tine Officer McClintic at Manila.
All the great events of Philadel-
phias 225 years were set forth in q
historical pageant, the most magnit1.
cent thing of its kind ever planned in
America and the eliminating feature
of Founders week.
The first two games in the worlds
championship series between the Chi
cago National league and Detroit
American league teams were won by
Chicago.
James Oliver Curwood, the we'll
known author of Detroit, Mich, who
went into the Hudson bay wilds for a
Detroit publishing firm, was killed by
Indians in the Lac La Ronge country.
Charges of discrimination in award
ing the galloway contracts for the
Panama canal were denied by Col
George w. Goethals, head of the 18th.
mian commission, at the inquiry be-
fore Inspector General Darlington.
The United States circuit court of
appeals at Milwaukee, in reviewing
the federal court injunction issued
several years ago against the striking
iron molders of Milwaukee, held that
the lower court went too far in prohib.
iting peaceful picketing
Ora Lee, 21 years old, a handsome
factory girl. was found shot to death
on the road between Wadsworth, O.,
and the hamlet of Custard Hook Guy
Rasor. whom Miss Lee was to have
married, is detained by the sheriff
pending developments Of the police
investigation. Rasor denies all knowl.
edge Of the tragedy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-03
BLUES VICTORIOUS

Interesting game was played between
tn ca,'tb End BOYS and the Blues yester-
d AZ, ' The anal result was 5 to In favor
Of the Blues 1t was anybodyss game nn,, UNIV ,nl
~, The feature OF the game was the bat
Ting Ting Of Hopkins, crickenberger johnson:
Han and cross, and the pitching OF
=. nt,ii,',es-Wilkinson second base: Mills. CEN
to field: Hopkins. shortstop;. H. Wiltshire.
hrst base; johnson. pitcher; King. left field
Martin. third base; s. Cross. catchef' aih-
gee right field
South Ends-west. first base: D. Cross.
second base; A. Wiltshire. third base;
Crickenberger. shortstop: Cannon. catcher;
Hanklns. pitcher: Carr. right field Burton.
left field; Melton. centre field
Summary: Home runs--Hopkins ca.
c,Ickenberger, Hankins Johnson D. Cross
and S. Cross Struck out--By Johnson. s:
nv Hawkins. g. Base on balls-Of John :
son. q off Hankins. g. Time Of game. 1856.
Umpire, George News