Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-24
Prince Harald OF Denmark and
Princess Helena Of Glucksborg will be
married in the early part Of May, next

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Princess Helena Of Gluck sborg will be
married in the early part Of May, next
year.
The University Of Upsala has re-
ce1ved a donation Of $4,000 from an
anonymous person.
The first cooperative packing house
In 6kane has been opened at Jome
MIA. The plant costs about $40, 1000.
The, Norwegian Life Saving assocta.
ton has been granted permission to
raise money for a swimming hall in
kr1sttania by means of lottery.
There will be 100000 numbers to be
sold at 1874 cents apiece, and the net
profit will be $13,5o0.
The >simplitled spelling which the
government introduced about two
years ago met with good deal of
opposition, and many persons signed
petlt1onsefor having the rules repealed
Now the government has resolved to
extend the application of the rules to
the marine schools, which is taken to
mean that the government will take
no backward step in this matter.
The official announcement of the
award of the Nobel prizes is as fol-
lows: Literature Professor Rudolf
Tucken of Jena university, who has
written much on philosophical sub
jects; physics Gabriel
Lippman of the University of Paris;
chemistry-Professor Ernst Ruther-
ford, director of the physical laboratory
OF the University of Manchester Eng
land; medicine-divided between Dr.
Paul Ehrlich of Berlin and Professor
Ellie Metchnikoff of the Pasteur insti-
tute, Paris. A cablegram states that
King Gustaf distributed the prizes.
Otherwise no particulars are known
at this writing. Each prize amounts
to about $4,000.
The Swedish Sugar Refining COM
pany, the largest business concern in
Scandinavia, held its first regular bust
ness meeting in Stockholm. It was
reported that contracts covering four
years had been made with the beet
growers, and that agreements had also
been made with the laborers, so that
the work may be carried on without
labor disturbances in the near future.
In order to correct certain wild rumors
it was announced that the president
Of the executive committee receives
$4,000 year, and the manager $500
a year. The other members Of the ex-
ecutive committee receive $3.50, and,
in addition to this salary, those who
are at the heads of refineries receive
$5,400 year. Finally, the executive
committee and two functionaries di-
vide among themselves 1 per cent of
the profits.
Ossian-Nilsson, a noted poet, has
written a book which has caused a
most vigorous stir in the camp of the
Social Democrats. The hero of the
book is an educated man who was
appointed editor of Socialistic paper,
which gradually became powerful and
influential through his efforts. But in
a strike he opposed the strike leaders
because they broke their contracts
with their employers, and for that
reason he was bounced. A number of
prominent Social Democrats are group
ed around the main figure, and the way
in which they are represented could not
but stir up the anger of the Social
Democrats. The book has brisk sale.
A Stockholm syndicate is going to
build a power station at Hammarfors,
and the city of Sundsvall is ready to
use 10000 out of a total of 10000
horsepower, which will be the ca
pacity of the plant. BY regulating
the water of Storsjon (lake), in Jamt-
land the company proposes to double
that capacity.
NORWAY
Bjornson and wife left for Paris in
the early part of December.
About $4,000 will be spent next
year for charging and improving the
harbors of Stockholm.
Young Socialists" posted radical
and anti-military posters on the doors
of churches and other public buildings
in Kristiania.
The Nobel peace prizes were award
ed to K. P Arnoldson Of Sweden and
NJ. F. Bajer of Denmark. Both the
recipients are former parliamenta-
rians. Nobel, to whose princely gen
crosby the famous "Nobel prizes" are
DUE was a Swede. But he authorized
the Norwegian storthing to award one
of them, namely. the peace prize"
The awarding Of (, ppize to Arnoldson
will be very gratifying to the Norwe-
CLANS because no SWede was a more
faithful and constant defender of Nor
ways rights during the union contro-
versies. The peace prize amounts to
about $4,000.
Bjornson recently made an enth1l-
siastic address in KrlStlania on the
language reform NOV ouent. In spite
OF his rs years he spoke with youth
ful enthusiasm in support Of the com
mon Norwe gial- Danish book language.
He paid particular attention to a let