Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-03-02
SWEDEN.

King Gustaf's progress toward re-
covery is such that it was possible to
remove him from his chamber to an
other room.
A liquor monopoly for the exclusive
manufacture of spirits in Sweden was
organized with capital approximate
ing 100000.
The parish of Dalskog has kept out
tramps and beggars by Offering re-
ward OF $1.36 for bringing a person of
this class to the sheriff.
The riksdag has appointed M. Nor
Btroem and M. Soeverlund, member of
the city council. as representatives of
Sweden at the hygiene congress, to
be held in Washington.
Malmohuslan paid out about $500
for the killing of 26,54e crows in 1909.
The bounty was cents apiece in
winter and six and three-fourths cents
apiece in summer.
Some Free Baptist preachers were
going to baptize eight converts at Al
sen, Jemtland. The ceremony was to
take place in a hole cut through the
ice, and the temperature was way be-
low zero at the time. But the au.
thorities took pity on the poor people
and interfered. Mere resolutions,
however. did not sut1ice. The preach
ers tried to stick to the original pro-
gram. and a number ct sturdy men
had to meet them in the open. They
even offered resistance, 50 that they
had to be picked up and carried away
before the baptism could be postponed.
Prof. Johan Rorjeson. sweden's
most prominent sculptor, is dead. He
was born in Tolo, Halland, in 1888,
and in 1867 he exhibited his first great
work, "Heimer and Aslog" by means
OF this work he was enabled to 20 to
Rome to continue his studies, and
during the past forty years he has
occupy prominent places in the art
galleries OF Europe. Some of his
monuments and statues adorn public
squares in the large cities of Sweden
His art reached its climax in the
equestrian statute of King Karl x. at
the Malmo market place. His Stem.
book statute In Helsingborg is also a
magnificent piece OF work. Borjeson
was an tdealist, but his productions
were manly and robust. His name
has been firmly established in the his
tory Of the art of sculpture.
The big bell in the Stenbrohult
church was cracked short while ago.
This accident revived an old legend.
The bell is $50 years DID, Centuries
ago the roads were so bad that such
heavy. objects as church bells could
not be transported for great distances
without enormous cost. One way out
Of the difficulty was to cast the bells
near the place where they were to be
used. 1t is said that the bell in uues-
ton was cast at Bjorkelund, few
hundred yards south of the church.
The bell was cast while the head man
was away, and his servant was bribed
to put a quantity of silver into the
metal to make the sound of the bell
finer. But the arbitrary methods of
the man are said to have made his
master so angry that he killed the
maker of the bell.
Horses and okis combined enter
into the training of the hussars sta
toned at Mamo this winter. No exer.
else gives the people more fun taan
this. Many of the men stand straight
and stately on their skis behind the
horses. But the novices often plant
themselves in the snow in most un-
dignif1ed manner.
. The past year was a poor one for
the farmers of Sweden. The crops
were fairly good, but the prices
dropped as an indirect result of the
great strike.
A Goldfish weighing Sc pounds was
caught near Halmstad the other day
A large pulp mill at Rottneros, near
Karlstad, was destroyed by fire. The
property was insured for $4,000. The
fire. which broke out early In the
morning, may have been started by
a tramp who slept there during the
night and was on the point Of losing
his life. :.
Torhamn, sturko, and Tjurko par.
tshes In the diocese OF Lund have ad.
vertised four times for an assistant
pastor. but SO far all has been in vain
The increase Of tho malt tax com
PEELED 81 taxable breweries to shut
up or turn their attention to the pro
dnsaon Of temperance drinks.