The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-06-04
IN THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Ciean;ngs of Important News of Norway, .S1ueden
and Denmark, Nth Occasional Comments.
BY MARTIN w. ODLAND.
By r w. ODLAND.

The postal department has made
public its reports for last year, and
shows a surplus Of 945, 900 crowns.
The Socialist party in Sweden is
blamed for the anti-militarist feeling
that has shown itself in many places.
IL Is charged that the party is incit-
ing young men not to Jake the COM
pulsory military drill, and thus has
caused trouble in a number of in
stances.
Donh Director Lindcncrono and his
daughter, Miss Sofia Lindencrona.
nave made a donation of 1000 crowns
to the Angelstad church for a new
pipe organ. The condition is that the
church shall care for the grave of the
L%lndencrona burial place in the Angel
stad church yard.
The Katrina street in Stockholm.
which is in process of construction.
Will be the o expensive of any yet
opened by the city. A total of 1,8OO,-
OOO crowns will have to be expended
to secure the right of way, do neces-
sary e~xcavating, etc., and in addition
1t Will take considerable more before
The two new torpedo boats ''Thetis
and "Sigurd' are now ready for de-
livery. The former was built at the
Gotta Iron works of Gothenburg, and
the latter at the Lindholmen factory.
lhey nave been sent to Helsingsborg.
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 a few of the better
breeds for Sweden. The AGRICULTURAL
director at Berne has informed the
department that goats can be import
ed tor 120 to AS crowns apiece, and
1t is likely that a few hundred will
be imported at once.
Ihe steamer Albert Zelk, from Ros
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. The
wreck vas due to a bad storm. which
made it impossible to see the signals.
the street will be fit for travel.
A meeting OF sugar manufacturers
n dealers was held at Stockholm
recently. One Of the speakers pres
ent, Mr.. Berg, member of the big
wholesale firm of Berg & Hallgren Of
Hudviksvall, was stricken with heart
failure as he finished his speech, and
died before a physician could reach
the place. His wife was present at
the meeting, which was dismissed as
a result of the tragic event.
The anti-tuberculosis work is re-
celvlng liberal support in Sweden.
Showing the interest of the people in
this good cause. The reports of the
society show that the income from the
sale OF the green stamps amounted to
35,162 crowns in a year. Besides this
the work has been advanced by many
private donations. New sanatoriums
are being provided as the
permit, and the fight against the dread
disease is being better organized as
the conditions are better understood.
The Beskowska school of Stockholm
has recently received some handsome
donations from the royal family for
the establishment of a pension fund.
The king gave 200 crowns, and Primo
ess Carl, Eugen and B%ernadotte gave
each 1000 crowns. They are particu-
larly interested in this school, owing
to the fact that a part of their educa-
don was received here. Other former
students and parents of some of those
now attending have also been gener.
Gus in adding to the pension fund of
the school.