Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-06-03
NORWAY.


lehammer willed $1,000 to the Finnish
mission and $1,000 to the Zulu mis-
sion.
The women are making prepara-
tons for entering the next campaign,
and they expect to be represented by
several members in the next storting.
A four weeks mild spell in north
ern Norway was followed by full
tledged after-snap of the winter, and
the snow was deep on the ground
May II.
The Norwegian women made quite
an impression at the London women's
rally by announcing that their queen,
daughter of King Edward, is a
staunch advocate of woman's suffrage.
The temperance people of Norway
are very much displeased with Abra-
hansen and Aarrestad, their repre-
sentatives in the cabinet, because
they agreed to reduction of the
tariff on French wines.
The king and queen recently paid
visit to the housewives training
school at Hum, Gjovik. The build
ings of the locality were gaily deco
rated and their majesties were highly
pleased with the work done at the
school.
A young man named liver Marenius
Hansen was suffocated in sawdust at
Larvick sawmill. He was shoveling
sawdust adj alone, and the pile caved
in and covered him. He was dug out
as soon as the accident was found out,
but all attempts to resuscitate him
were in vain.
Former Premier Lovland, in a pub
lie address at Bagn, Valders, defend
ed the existing state church of Nor
way as the most practical form Of
church government under present con-
ditions. He was afraid that the abol-
ishment of the state church would
start endless religious controversies.
1t is predicted by responsible par.
ties that Oslo, the ancient name Of
the Norwegian capital will, at no dis.
tant day. take the place of Kristiania,
the present name, which was given
to the city by King Christian of Den
mark in 1924, when the center of the
city was shifted from the old site as
result of destructive fire.
SWEDEN.
The first chamber of the riksdag has
| turned down all propositions to grant
subsidies to the different temperance
| organizations. In former years those
| organizations were in the habit of
| getting thousands of dollars from that
source.
Both chambers of the riksdag have
voted that natives of Sweden 26 years
of age or over, who have been in for.
eign countries for eight years, shall
be released from military service. The
law was passed to encourage the re-
turn of emigrants.
Mrs. Kristina Ljungdal, an inmate
of the Rosquist Old Peoples home at
Malmo, accidentally set fire to her
clothing when all alone in her room
and by the time her screams brought
assistance she was so badly burnt
that she died the next morning. She
was 80 years DID,
| Considerable damage was done by
a wild-tire at Lexby, near Gothenberg
There was strong wind, and where
the ground was not covered with
trees the flames swept through the
dry heather almost as fast as a man
could run. At one place some 10000
trees, planted % years ago, were de
stroyed.
The Swedish Anti-Emigration socie
ty has done much work during its
two-year life. One of it's lecturers
addressed $4,000 persons during the
year, and $4,000 tracts were distrib
uted. Several stock companies have
been organized for procuring homes
for poor farmers and laborers. One Of
these companies has a capital of $50,
900. The results of the agitation are
not great, because Sweden has beer
suffering under very severe fnan
cial depression. But the leaders O.
the movement feel satisfied they viii
succeed in the long run.
Anders Zorn, one of Sweden's fore
most artists, had bad luck on toul
through southern Europe. He carried
letter of credit to the amount o
$4,000. This was stolen, and the THE
managed to draw large amounts O
money on it before the banks Of south
ern Europe could be notified Of til,
theft.
| A copy of the memorial tablet O
the Swedish Delaware colony at Phila
| delphia will be made and placed OF
the Bergstahr building at Riddarhu,
| Square. Stockholm.