The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-06-04
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
CJsaninss Of Important NsDs Of Novspay. Sueden
and Denmark. sOifh Occasional Comnenfa.
By MARTIN w. ODLAND.

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The postal department has made
public its reports for last wear ana
SHOWS a surplus Of $4,000 crowns.
The Socialist party in Sweden Il
nIamed for the anti-militarist feeling
tnat mas shown itself In many places
Is charged that the party Ia inctt.
"s young men not to take the com.
puisory military drill. and thus has
caused trouble In a number of in.
stances.
Bank Director Lindencrona and his
daughter Miss Sofia Lindencrona.
nave made donation OF 1000 crowns
10 the Angelstad church for a new
pipe organ. The condition Is that tha
church shall care for the grave OF tho
indencrona burial place in the Angel.
stad church yard.
The Katrina street In Stockholm.
which Is In process of construction
VIII De the most expensive OF any yet
opened by the city. A total of 800.
ooo crowns will have to be expended
10 secure the right OF way. do neces-
safy excavating. etc. and In addition
IL VIII take considerable more before
Inc two new torpedo boats .'Thetia
ana "Signrd" are now ready for do
livery. The former was built at tho
uo'a iron works OF Goth-nburg. and
the latter at the Lindholmen factory.
Ihey have been sent to Helsingsbors
where they will be tested In the sound
there before being accepted by the
government.
The department OF agriculture has
been investigating the cost OF import
Ing goats from Switzerland. with a
view to securing few Of the better
breeds for Sweden. The agricultural
director at Berne has Informed tho
department that goats can be import
ed Tor 80 TO las crowns apiece. and
IL IL likely that a few hundred viii
be imported at once.
The steamer Albert ZeIk, from RIOS.
took. stranded on the reef near Fall
sterbo the latter part OF April. The
steamer was loaded with rye. The
Neptune wrecking company has taken
the Job TO release the ship. and save
the cargo. The vessel was badly dam.
aged owing to striking the rocks. Tho
wreck was due to bad storm, which
made 1t impossible to see the signals.
the street will be At for travel.
A meeting Of sugar manufacturers
and dealers was held ut Stockholm
recently. One OF the speakers pres
emit. Mr.. Berg. member OF tho biz
firm OF Berg & Hallgren OF
iudyiksvall. was stricken with heart
failure as he finished his speech. and
died before physician could reach
The place. His wife was present at
The meeting. which was dismissed an
! result Of the tragic event.
The nnti-tuberculosis work Is re-
'eiving liberal support In Sweden.
Showing the interest Of the people In
his good cause. The reports OF the
'ociety show that the income from the
'ale OF the green stamps amounted to
1852 crowns In year. Besides this
he work has been advanced by many
,riyate donations. New sanatorlumi
Ire being provided as the resources
'ermit. and the fight against the dread
disease Is being better organized Al
he conditions are better understood.
.
The Beskowska school of Stockholm
las recently received some handsome
donations from the royal family for
he establishment OF a pension fund.
he king gave 200 crowns. and Prime
80 Carl. Eugen and Bernadotte gave
ach 1000 crowns. They are particu-
arly interested In this school. owing
o the fact that part OF their educa-
Ion was received here. Other former
tudents and parents Of some Of those
low attending have also been gener.
,us In adding to the pension fund Of