Willmar tribune., 1909-06-02
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o01uoAeteE q VAIN Co., SnlpDu1lQer6
In Copenhagen, have both manufac-
tured separators, and the competition
between them has been annoying to
both parties for many years past.
After series of negotiations they
have at last succeeded in drawing
up an agreement which will put an
end to the competition in satisfac-
tory manner. The parties concerned
rank among the most important man.
ufacturing concerns in Scandinavia.
A few weeks ago there was a sudden
rise of the stocks of the Burmeister
4 Vain company, and those prove
to have been right who guessed that
1t was going to make a combine with
the Separator company.
DENMARK.
It took $50 persons long and hard
fight to put out heath fire at Skern,
Jylland.
A society has been started in Cop
enhagen for preventing cruelty to
horses.
A committee has been appointed in
Copenhagen to see what can be done
by way of checking infant mortality
In the Danish cities.
Hannes Hafstein, who resigned as
1celandic minister last winter, has
sold his residence for $4,000 to the
1celandic government, which is going
h1f
landic ministers.
There used to be a large number
of persons looking for positions as
servants this time of the year, but
when May 3, the date for hiring such
help, brought out those who needed
help in the cities they were disagree
ably surprised to find but very few
applications at the employment Of
fees.
observation-disclosures appearing
regularly in the Danish newspapers
that DR.. Maurice F. Egan, American
minister to Denmark, was to be re-
called, were silenced by the minister's
announcement that President Taft
has officially Informed him that he
shall retain his post. King Frederick
recently expressed the hope that Dr.
Egan would remain here.
A Copenhagen building contractor
named Fuhr succeeded in getting
labor union into very serious trouble.
Eight Of his men went on a strike
because they would not use old lum-
Der for certain house without ex-
ira pay. They sued the labor union
which stood behind the men, and the
courts decided that the union should
pay the contractor over $1,000 in
damages, besides all expenses, which
are also heavy.
A merchant at Odense reported
that burglars had entered his house
during his absence, and the police
started an Investigation. It did not
take long to ascertain that no bur-
glars had been there. The merchant
had not paid his taxes, and the sher-
III happened to come to attach some
piece of property during his absence.
The sheriff managed to get into the
attic Of the house, where he found
an expensive harness, which he car
ried away But the sheriff is not
thru with the affair yet. The harness
did not belong to the merchant, and
he is going to cause as much trouble
as he can in the courts.
Contrary to long usage, the labor
unions of Copenhagen did not have
any first of May celebration this year.
Many causes contributed towards
waving this time.honored custom.
Some unions would not participate
under any circumstances, and the
shoemakers had special grievances.
But the main consideration was the
f1nanciering Of the demonstration.
The expenses usually exceed $4,000,
and to many it seemed almost scan
dal to throw away so much money
when so many people are out of work.
The labor leaders claim that this will
not be precedent, and that there
may be demonstration next year.
SWEDEN.
E. Cederlund, a wholesale mer-
chant, donated $13,500 to the national
anti-tuberculosis society on his 85th
birthday.
Prof. Theodor Lundberg has fin.
ished a bust Of King Gustaf, and it
will be the first bronze bust ever
made of his majesty.
G. de Vylder, a noted naturalist
who spent much time in studying the
insects of Africa, died some time
ago, and his collection of insects has
been donated to the Swedish acad-
emy Of sciences. There are no less
than $4,000 bugs in the bunch.
The late G. F. Liljevalch owned
IN estate worth over $4,000 at Med
stugan. Jamtland, and this he be.
queathed to the Jamtland household
society. His total bequests amount
to $4,000. Institutions in the city
Of Stockholm will receive over $780,.
900.
The court OF arbitration which is
to fix the boundary line between
Sweden and Norway at Grisebaerne,
where the southern terminus of the
line runs into the sea, will visit the
place in the early part of August.
A general strike at the sawmills in
Norrland was averted the last mo-
ment, and the 1900 men that would
have been affected will remain at
their Jobs.
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