Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-07-06
SWEDEN.

Lisa JOnsdotter, OF MiSterhault par
1sh, died at the age of almost one hun
dred and one years.
There was heavy night frost in Sma-
land as late as June 6, and the dam
age to the crops was very great in
that part of the country.
A motor boat which had not been
authorized to carry passengers was
grounded on an excursion trip on
Lake Valdemaran, and one person was
drowned.
The preliminary budget for the year
1911 calls for expenditures aggregat-
ing $60,535,970. The budget was en-.
dorsed without debate by both cham.
bers Of the riksdag.
Bishop Won Scheele, king Gustaf's
personal representative to the semi
centennial jubilee of the Swedish
Lutheran Augustana Squad, paid a fine
tribute to the influence of the Swedes
who return to the mother country,
Parts Of his utterances read as fol.
lows:
Much Of the progress of Sweden
IN the last few years is attributable
directly to natives of Sweden who re.
turned home after living several years
in the United States. I appreciate
the good things in store for many of
my countrymen here, but I feel that it
would be better if more of them re.
manned in their own country"
1t is plain that King Gustaf Is far
from well. A Norwegian daily goes
so far as to assert that he is suffering
from cancer OF the stomach. but this
is denied, though somewhat weakly,
by good Swedish authorities. The
main trouble at the present time
seems to be the accumulation of gas
In the intestines, which at times
causes intense pain. His majesty has
gained two and half pounds in
weight since he returned to- Sweden,
Two rifles exploded at a target prac.
tice in Sundbyberg, and the men u.s.
ing them were slightly injured. Up
on investigation it was found that the
shells Of 800 cartridges out of the
1900 used had cracked. At first il
was supposed that an unusually strone
powder had been used. But careful
tests Indicated that the shells that
exploded had been heated in the sun
This explanation was obtained acct
dentally. Many cartridges were fired
without bursting. All at once some
others bursted, and the latter were
found to have been lying in the SUE
so as to have their temperature raised
many degrees above that of the cart
ridges whose shells did not explade.
A most distressing accident took
place at the rife range of the Deger
fors rifle club. At the close of the
practice two brothers named Johans
son wanted to show how sensational
target practice is carried on. Tn,
younger of the two brothers posed a,
target. The rifle Of the older one hat
been exchanged without his knowl
edge. He aimed, and loaded car
fridge was discharged. The bulle
entered the eye of the younger broth
er, who instantly died. The Who'll,
community was thrown into dee,
! mourning. The deceased was a yer,
promising young man.
The houses on the Kristineberg an,
Borlunda estates, near Eslof, were de
stroyed by fire in the middle of til,
day. Nils Nilsson, a man who ha,
been' tending to the stock, was takin,
his noon nap when the fire broke ou1
and he did not awake until he wa
SO badly burnt that he died a few
hours later. The damage exceede,
$4,000, and 1t was covered by in
surance In Swedish companies.
The Swedish tarif schedules fail t.
classify liquid shoe backing, and thi
stuff must be taxed on the same basi
a. liquor until the defsct is remedies
'hy the HlsdaE.