Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-06-22
SWEDEN.

Malmo, has been completely destroyed
by fire. The church books were saved.
Many people are emigrating from
northern Sweden. The southern part
Of the country does not suffer much
from emigration this season.
Sweden is going to send geological
expedition to spitzbergen this sum-
mer as in former years. The work IL
to be conducted by B. Hogbom.
A horse which was driven along the
road near Strangsjo was so badly
scared by an automobile that he
dropped dead from heart failure.
Experts have declared that the cave
in at the Falu copper mine was purely
accidental, and that no human being
should be made responsible for it.
The city Of Malmo, by means Of lot
teries, games and other contrivances,
raised $4,000 on Children's Day. AS
the name indicates, the money goes to
poor children.
The Grangesberg and Oxelosund
Traffic Company closed the year with
a surplus of about 100000, three
fourths Of which was distributed as
dividends among the stockholders.
A national cooperative association
was organized at Stockholm for grow.
ing and utilizing medical plants that
can be raised in Sweden. The asso:
citation starts with a membership Of
400.
The balloon Andree made an as.
cent in Stockholm, and landing five
and half hours later at Tackter,
Finland. The aeronaut was Lieuten.
ant Fogman, and he carried one pas
senge7.
The government has taken definite
steps towards buying waterfalls in the
Motala, Jarlea, Holma, and Laga riv-
ers, where power stations will be built
for the Identification of certain rail-
way lines.
The Bore accident insurance COM
pany has made the sensational an.
nouncement that the company will not
insure persons working in breweries
because alcoholism is so common
among this class of risks.
P. P. Waldenstrom, the founder and
soul of the Swedish Mission move
ment asked for and received state
aid in order to be able to attend the
twenty-five-year jubilee of the Swed.
ish Mission Covenant of America.
The government Of Sweden has per-
mitted the taking up of a collection
in all the churches of the kingdom for
the benefit of the missionary work
carried on in the city of New York by
the Swedish Augustana Synod of
America.
A huge meteor fell into the water
at Edsvig, near Stockholm. It struck
only about rs yards from the shore,
and tall column Of water rose from
the spot. II the bottom is solid at
that particular spot it may be possible
to recover this visitor from distant
spheres.
The statistical bureau has published
two volumes on the great strike OF
1909, and fourth one, which will ap.
pear next fall, will complete the re.
port. It will be unique work in the
annals Of history. 1t is admitted that
the compilers have succeeded in Civ.
ing an impartial account Of this con.
flict, which at the time forced every
grown person in the kingdom Of Swe'
den to take sides. ~
A memorial tablet has been placed
On the house in which Alfred Nobel
the great philanthropist, was born
The house is at II Norrlandsgatan
Stockholm. .@.%
Malmohus Ian is looked upon as 8
hotbed of radicalism. In view Of this
fact it was surprise to the country
to have the Moderates elect a major
ity Of the members Of the new lands
ting Of that province. The result Ii
not only significant pointer, but II
means that Malmohus will send si1
conservative men to the first chamber
of the riksdag.
The Nassker farm, Liden parish
Angermanland, has passed from father
to son ,uninterruptedly for 373 years
and there is not apt 80 be any brea1
in the chain Ct the death Of the pres
eak aunea