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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
News of Scandinavia
Principal Happenings of the Week
in the Scandinavian Countries.

1t is proposed to establish a st.
Blrgltta museum in the medieval mon
| astery building in Vadstena. St. Bir-
gltta was the most noted saint of
Sweden during the Catholic period.
The pension fund of the hospital
physicians of Stockholm has cash
balance OF $4,000. There are SO mem
bers, all of whom are doing so we'll
that they need no aid from the fund.
A large number of Stockholm fami-
lies, upon their return from the sum-
mer vacation, find that their homes
have been visited by unlimited guests
who have helped themselves to silver
ware and divers other valuables. Some
Of the owners of the lost goods have
no reason for worry, their losses being
covered by insurance.
A society by the name Of the
Friends of Church Singing has pro-
posed that the choral music used in
the churches of Sweden be revised in
such a way as to make it include some
of the most beautiful and most popu-
lar airs now used only with secular
texts. Many clergymen are in sym.
pathy with the proposition
DR.. Adrian Molin is making a tour
of the United States in the interest of
| the Swedish Society for the prevention
OF emigration. He is to put forth his
best efforts to find out why so many
Swedes come to this country, and
! when this has been found out his So
ciety will have more solid basis to.
work on. Mr.. Molin has already dis
covered certain attractions. While in
Chicago he expressed himself as fol-
lows to a reporter: Small comfort
able homes are the main attraction.
People live a little better here than
at home-just little. But the houses
in which they live are much better.
We have no such building and loaning
and mortgaging facilities in Sweden as
you have here. We hope that Sweden
will soon have such things
Two Swedish stone cutters recently
enacted some Berserk stunts in Nor
way. On board the steamer Hvaler
they became so unruly that they had
to be landed on one of the Hvalo is
lands, near Fredriksstad. This treat
ment they resented by bombarding the
vessel and the crew with rocks, chunks.
of iron, and hammers, which they
found at the landing place. The cap
tain OF the steamer finally turned the
fire hose on them to cool them off.
The sheriff succeeded in arresting one.
| of them, but he managed to get away
from the motor boat in which he was
| conveyed, climbed upon a skerry,
stripped himself naked, swan to Kirko
island, ran along the public road in his
Paradise attire, picked up on old pair
Of pants, and finally Joined his chum.
Both men disappeared, and they were
supposed to have returned to their own
country after these experiences.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
JOSEPH CANNON SAVED; F0Ss IS BEATEN

Of bribery at Springfield, also was
renominated. The same honor was
done Robert E. Wilson, who Is charged
with perjury in connection with the
alleged St. Louis Jackpot"
Joseph S. Clark, another of the rep
resentatives indicted at the state can.
ltal apparently was defeated. is
Cannon's Plurality Reduced.
Danville, Illinois. - Two years ago
Speaker Cannon carried Vermillion
county by plurality of 1866. In.
complete returns from this county in.
dictate that Mr.. Cannon's plurality will
be about $3.50. Twenty-one out Of
II precincts in Vermillion county give
Cannon 1888, and H. B. Downs, his
opponent, 55S. $ - !,
" Caleb Powers Nominated. =:
London, Kentucky. By a deci-
siye majority of more than 1000 Caleb
Powers defeated Congressman D. c..
Edwards for the Republican nomina-
ton for representative from the Elev-
enth district of Kentucky in primary
election. Congressman Edwards is
serving his third term.
Powers, who defeated him for re-
nomination, made his race upon an
appeal to the voters of the district
to give him the nomination as a vim.
dication of his alleged completely in
the assassination of Democratic gov
ernor William Goebel, in 1900.
ShaIlenberger Protests Recount.
Omaha, Nebr. The recount of
the Democratic vote for governor in
Douglas county at the recent primaries
completed, giving Governor Shallen-
berger a net gain of 83, but still leav-
ing Mayor Dahlman a majority of
over 200. After the recount was CON-
pleted representatives of Governor
Shallenberger served formal demand
on the canvassing board that about
800 votes be thrown out on account
Of alleged Irregularities.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
SPITE HALTS WORK.
Angry Workman DisabIes Engine,
Stonujnn Track avinn

Angry Workman DisabIes Engine,
Stopping Track Laying.
Bemidjl.-The work of laying rails
on the 500 grade into Bemidji from
the east was temporarily stopped, be-
cause of the spite work of one man,
who SO disabled the track-laying en-
CINE that the machine could not again
be operated until repairs were made.
The rails are less than a mile from
thr Mississippi river bridge in the
center of the city.
The work Of laying the steel has
progressed rapidly. When the rails
had been laid to short distance from
the NJ. & I. crossing in East Bemidji
the crew was sent back a short dis
lance to lay sidetrack rails. This &C.
ton is supposed to have caused ire
on the part OF q workman, who dis
abled the engine.
The placing of the span over the
Mississippi river at this place will be
rushed, and the laying of the steel
will proceed towards Plummer.
A crew stringing telegraph wires has
reached the camp of the tracklayers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
news Of. A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRiEFEST
MANNER POSSIBLE,
At HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
-Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given in a Few Lines.
PERSONAL.

Claude Graham White, the British
aviator, Won the blue ribbon event of
the Boston-Haryard aero meet, the
Boston Globe prize of $4,000, for his
harbor flight to Boston light and re-
turn.
Congressman Fowler of the Fifth
district was Endorsed by the people OF
ate to succeed Senator Kean.
Grace Van Studiford, the comic
opera star, has filed petition in
bankruptcy in New York city. She
owes $2O,901 and her assets consist
of ten dollars cash and some clothing
that is exempt.
H. Rowland Clapp of Baltimore.
Md, was appointed receiver for the
Baltimore Compositype company, on
petitions setting forth that the COM
pany was unable to meet liabilities
in excess of 100000.
Albert w. Harris of Chicago, a
banker, passed through Omaha driv-
ing a prairie schooner, on his way
from Los Angeles, CAL, to his home,
where he expects to arrive about
October /.
Solicitor General Lloyd w. Bowers
died at Boston of complications aris-
ing from an attack of bronchitis, aged
fifty-one. A blood clot in the heart
caused almost instant death.
Congressman Champ Clark at a
homecoming gathering in Moberly.
Mo-, declared that if elected speaker
OF the next house of representatives
he would drive a team of Missouri
mules down Pennsylvania avenue.
Miss Florence Pardee, daughter of
former Gov. George C. Pardee of Cali
fornia, was instantly killed when an
automobile in which she was riding
with a number of friends turned over.
The other members of the party es-
capped with slight injuries.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21

ent congressman on his record on the
tariff and as a supporter of the Cannon
rules.
The so-called Lori1her Democrats
won in large numbers. In the great
majority Of >iAstances they were re-
nominated for the state legislature.
Three of the four lawmakers now
under Indictment on charges connect
ed with the election Of Senator Lori
mer were picked by their districts to
return to Springfield next winter.
Among those renominated are Lee
O'Neil Browne, the Democratic minor
ity leader recently acquitted in Cook
county of a charge of bribing legis-
lator to vote for Mr.. Lorimer, but
against whom there is another indict-
ment at Springfield. Senator John
Broderick, also indicted on a charge
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
HELEN TAFT IN White HOUSE,
Presidents Daughter Will Not Return
to College.

Philadelphia, Penn. Announce
ment is made at Bryn: Mawr that Miss
Helen Taft, daughter of President
Taft, will not return to the college
this year. Instead, it is declared she
will stay at home and assist her moth
er in the many social duties devolving
on the first lady of the land. Miss
Taft's return to Bryn Mawr had not
been expected by her close friends,
but it was not known definitely that
she had decided to discontinue her col.
lege course until the announcement
just made.
Friends of Miss Taft say that her
own inclinations were to continue her
studies and that she had expressed
eagerness to return this year and com.
plete her term.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
hOUSE-BREAKER KILLED.

Hibbing Man Shoots Man Enteriuo
His Home.
Duluth.-Mike Kankras of the Lee
tonia Location, near Hibbing, shot and
fatally wounded man whom he de-
tected trying to break into his house.
The name of the victim has not been
ascertained, but it is said that he has
been employed at the Morton mine
recently. He has not been conscious
since he received the bullet and there
is small prospect that he will recover
sufficiently to make a statement.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
LATTER CONGRESSMAN DEFEAT
Ed BY PROGRESSIVE, &C. g,
coRDiNG TO RETURNS,
FROM PRIMARIES IN ILLINOIS
Speaker Believed to Have Carried
Every County in District.-Lori-
mer Democrats, Including
Browne, Win.

Chicago, IllinOis.-The indications
are that Congressman G. E. Foss, af.
ter many years in congress, during
which he has become strong mem.
Der of the Republican organization
may be defeated by George P. Eng.
lehard, progressive. Returns from 104
precincts out of 147 in the Tenth dis.
trict gave Englehard 1882 against
2,786 for Foss.
James R. Mann, an outspoken Can
non man, met stout resistance from
his progressive opponent in the Sec.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Oil Rates to Be. Adjusted.

Kansas City, Mo. Several large
retiners and producers of oil in
Oklahoma will meet here with repre-.
sentatives of railroads entering that
state in an endeavor to arrive at an
adjustment of rates for the transpor.
tation of crude oil. The oil men claim
new rates have severely injured the
oil industry. The railroads readily
agreed to conference. Their repre-
sentatives said there was no desire to
injure the oil industry and they were
willing to arbitrate the rate dispute.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
SWEDEN.

Tie lingon crop in Dalarne is a very
rich one.
There was a heavy snowfall in
northern Sweden as early as the nine
teenth of August
There is no truth in the statement
that the government is going to buy
the Mora and Venern railway.
Deposits of rich iron ore have been
discovered at Gone Station, Dalarne,
and mining operations have been start
ed.
The late J. Wahlberg and widow, of
Kristianstad, set aside $4,000 for the
establishment of home for poor peo-
pie of certain classes.
In the diocese of Lund there are
twelve pastors who have to occupy
two positions each because there are
no preachers to fill the vacancies.
The government has permitted Com
modore Kotaro Tanako, naval attache
of Japan in st. Petersburg, to visit the
naval stations at Karlskrona and
Stockholm.
The clergymen Of Stockholm have
petitioned the king to see that the
higher institutions of learning give
their students half a holiday every
other week. The aim of the petition
is to give the young men a chance to
enjoy athletic sports without using
Sunday forenoon for this purpose.
She purchase of lubricating oils for
the navy was 80 tainted with graft a
year or two ago that the government
has commenced to produce the article
at the Landskrona naval station. The
armored gunboat Aran and the de-
stroyer Vale have been sent out on a
cruise to test the oils made at the
government plant.
Two young men, Johan Kihlgren and
Emanuel Rylander, who were working
In sewer in Gunnarskog parish,
Varmland, were in the habit of wad.
Ing the Lyred River on their way to
work. A few mornings ago the water
felt cold, and they decided to cross
by means of a canoe. The current
was swift, and the canoe was soon
carried to deep water. The young men
became excited, and the little craft
tipped over, throwing them into the
water. All attempts to reach them
but failed, and both Of them were
drowned.
A thirteen-year old boy was lost at
Ofvansjo, and the whole country
around was secured by the people of
the neighborhood. Just a week after
he disappeared he was found about
fifteen miles from his home. He had
crawled under the root of a tree, and
was very thin, having had nothing but
berries to eat. It is supposed that he
will recover.
The royal rifle club of Sweden has
spent a whole week hunting in the
woods and mountains of Jemtland, as
we'll as fishing in it's numerous lakes.
The headquarters Of the club was at
Medstugan.
Some old church books of the village
o! Holm which. were lost many years
ago have been found in a pile of waste
paper in the church of Halmstad. In
one Of these books is an account, writ.
= ten by Rev. Nils Rhenius, of a fire
which destroyed the church and thu
village of Holm in the year 1923. The
fire made rs persons homeless. None
of the present inhabitants of Holm
knew anything about this fire until the
church books were found.
A number of Greek beggars have
made themselves a nuisance in south.
ern Sweden, and finally the police
have taken hand in their business.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
FINLAND.

Usi Suometar, the organ Of the Fen
nomans, or Firms proper, recently con-
tanned an article calling attention to
the shocking fact that every day one
may witness that men who have Fin
nish names and pose as genuine Films
outrage their nationality by speaking
Swedish in the senate, the government
departments, the courts, and other
public institutions.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept Observation-Disclosures
steady; beeves, $4.S0@8.35; western
steers, $4.40@7.00; stockers and feed.
ers, $4.00@6.10; cows and heifers,
$2.25@6.40; calves, $6.25@9.50.
Hogs - Market s10c@15c higher:
light, $9.20@9.70;> mixed, $S.45@9.55;
heavy, $S.25@9.35; rough, $8.25@S.55;
good to choice heavy, $S.55@9:35; pigs,
$8.40@9.50.
Sheep-Market steady; native, $2.75
/. .4.60; western, $3.25@4.60; yearlings,
$4.75@5.70: lambs, native, s5.25@7.10.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
John Lind ~ 0.< ~ IL

Minneapolis - Ex-Gov. John Lind
has made it absolutely clear that M
will not be the Democratic candidate
for governor. A letter written by him
from Everett. Wash, Aug. IL. to Chair.
man Frank A. Day of the Democratic
state central committee is made nubItc
Mr.. Lind unQualitiedIy refuses the
nomination
In the consideration of candidates.
various names are being discussed.
among them John Jenswold vr Duluth.
J. NJ. freeman Of Olivia, Judge Thomas
=. O'Brlen and P. j. Knox Of Jackson
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Finds Skeletons in Cave.

Duluth. - Charles w. Turner, of
st. Paul, of the Booth Fisheries Co..
arrived from Isle Royal and reports
the discovery of the bones of two
men in cave on Siskiwit bay. The
skull of one man was fractured. The
discovery was made by two Duluth
girls, one Of whom is trained nurse.
says the fractured skull evidently
points to murder. Two fishermen my.
steriously disappeared between Wash
ington and Siskiwit Harbor nine years
ago. The local officials have begun an
Investigation.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Twin. City Markets.

Minneapolis, Sept. 16.-Wheat, Dec,
$1.10H; May, $1.13%; No. northern,
Silly; No. 2 northern, $1.09A; No.
1 Durum, S9kc; No. 3 corn, SIC; Nc.
3 white oats, 32Ac; barley, CSC; No.
2 rye, 711zc; No. 1 fax, $2.77. y.
Duluth, Sept. 16.-Wheat, Dec,
SLIP; May, $1.15; No. 1 northern,
$1.13A.
South St. Paul, Sept. 16-Cattle-
Steers, $5.5O@6.00; cows, fair, $4,000
$50; calves, $5.oo@6.oo; hogs, $3.50
$3.50; sheep, yearlings, $4.00@4.25.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
State Tests For Cattle

Minneapolis. - The Minnesota state
sanitary board will begin a regular in.
spection of cattle in Minneapolis
diaries. J. H. Lyle. city milk inspect.
or. has received word that arrange.
ments are being made to send in.
spectors into the city at once. The
inspection will be. monthly. Under
the rules to be adopted by the board,
every herd will be given thorough
test. The dairymen will not De al,
lowed to add cattle to the inspected
herd without having them examined
nrst BY the state officers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
NORWAY.

It is estimated that the buildings at
the exposition which is to take place
in Kristiania in 1914 will cost about
S750,000.
A statement to the effect that for
mer Premier Lovland was in favor of
giving the Nobel Prize to Kaiser Will
helm, has been refuted by Mr.. Low
land himself.
The cabinet has authorized the city
of Kongsberg to issue bonds for $685.
900. The proceeds will be used mainly
for buying the Nybro waterfalls and
building an electric light and power
plant.
Norwegian capitalists have secured
controlling interest in the Electro
Chemical Company and they intend to
produce iron and steel according to
the Gronvall method in several To-
caities.
There is general lack of skilled
labor in the building trades in
Kristiania. During the strike last
spring. many of the. best men left the
city, and they have not returned. A
considerable number of Danish Ia
borers are employed in Kristiania at
the present time.
The church department asked the
department of justice for an opinion
as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF having law
passed against the Mormon propagan.
da. The later answered that such a
law would be contrary to modern
views as to the limitations of the
province Of legislation. The depart
ment of justice also pointed out that
existing laws can be applied against
Mormon missionaries when they go to
unwarrantable extremes.
A whisky still made OF copper has
been found at Wikan, Melhus. It was
| doubtless buried about seventy years
ago, when all private distilleries In
Norway were closed by law. Erik
Wikan, the former owner of the farm,
hunted for the treasure for thirty
years, but to no purpose. But Gabriel.
Wikan, the present owner, was more
| successful. Both of them believed in
An old rumor, which finally proved to
| be correct.
A granite block (bautasten) has been
unveiled on the grave Of Lars Fyke
| rud, In the Bo churchyard. Lars Fyke
rud was known as viofinist in Nor
way and in the Norwegian settle
ments of the Northwest. Among the
ESQ persons attending the ceremonies
| connected with the unwilling of the
monument was his aged mother.
At Forreheien, Josen Fjord, so many
| sheep have been killed in the noun.
! tain pastures that the owners have
! taken them home at an earlier date
| than usual Most of the killing was
! done by wolverines, but bears alss
! took part in it. ....
The Christiania Morgenbladet warns
the Norwegians against emigrating to
Canada. The Norwegian consul gen,
eral has made representations to the
Canadian government for the purpose
! Of making Norwegian railway laborers
/ more secure in Canada, but without
receiving any encouragement. It IL
pointed out that railway accidents are
very frequent, and that it is difficult,
to obtain the names and the belong,
ings of persons who are killed.
ID The steamer Grodno recently tool
over 10000 cases Of canned goods
from Stavanger. the largest single con
saknment IN the history Of the trade
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
Packers Put Under Bail.

Chicago, Illinois.-Seven of the ten
officials of Chicago packing companies
indicted by federal grand jury for
violation of the Sherman antitrust
law appeared in the federal court and
gave $4,000 cash bail for their ap
Dearance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
TIMBER SUIT AGAINST SMITH.
Court Orders Cancellation of Patent,
Valued at 100000.

Portland, Oregon. The United
States won sweeping victory in the
U. S. court, when Judge Robert S.
Bean ordered the cancellation of pat
ents to 81 timber claims in Linn and
Lane counties owned by Charles A.
Smith. the Minneapolis millionaire.
The court held that Mr.. Smith was
charged with knowledge OF frauds per-
petrated by Stephen A. D. Puter, Hor-
ace Mckinley and Dan w. Tarpley in
obtaining the entry men and making
the filings, and referred to the burn
ing of all correspondence in the office
of Smith as confederation of that fact.
The value of the timber recovered to
the public domain is said to be $685.
600. 1t is believed that Mr.. Smith
will Immediately appeal to the United
States supreme court.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-09-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Passenger train No. 80 on the Louis
Vile & Nashville railroad, north bound
from Knoxville, Tenn, for Cincinnati,
was wrecked at Williamsburg. Ky. The
): engineer and fireman were killed.
While waiting for an interurban car
at Shelburn, Ind, Ray Orr, printer,
twenty years old, of Sullivan, Ind,
was shot and killed by a tramp. The
slayer escaped.
Will Sharp and Bob Bruce, negroes,
who for seven or eight years have
worked on various farms over, the
county, were lynched at Tiptonville,
Tenn, by mob of forty men. They
had attempted an attack on Sallie
and Callie Downing, white children.
Canada's total wheat crop this year
is 122,7S5, 900 bushels, according to
the estimate of the government sta
tistics officer. This is 43,959, 900 BUSH
els less than the yield of 1909.
Prof. Augustus J. Pepper, patholo-
gist of the University of London, a
witness for the crown in the Crippen
murder trial, under cross-examination
his inability to establish the sex of
the victim, parts of whose body were
found in the cellar Of the Hilldrop-
Crescent home.
George w. Fitzgerald, former as
sorting teller In the Chicago sub-treas-
ury, is charged with the theft on
February 10, 1907, Of SITS, 900 from the
United States sub-treasury.
Thieves entered the Royal Alexan-
dria hotel at Winnipeg, Man., and
stole diamonds and other jewels val.
ued at close to 100000, the property
of the countess of Antrim.
Arizona Stivers, sixteen years old, a
high school pupil in North Denver,
COL, committed suicide and in a note
reproaches man in Oklahoma City
for his lack Of faith in her.
The largest gathering OF negroes
ever held in New Orleans was opened
at Washington Artillery hall, when the
president, DR.. E. c. Morris Of Helena
Ark, called to order about 1000 dele
gates to the national convention OF
negro Baptists.
The estate OF Thomas F. Walsh
which has been estimated at 500, 00O,
600. is worth only $6,50O,0O0. accord
ing to the inventory filed by S. A. Os
born. representing the estate at Den
yer.
Connecticut Republicans nominated
Charles A. Goodwin of Hartford TO,
governor and heartily indorsed Presi
dent Taft's administration.
TO encourage the making OF beer
Mexico has granted an exclusive con
cession and tax exemption to a brew
cry In the state Of Sinaloa.
Sarah King of Brooklyn will re
ceive silver cup as winner Of a hob
ble-skirt race. She only fell sever
times.
Four pennies, dating back to 1887
and worth about $500, were found b,
Charles M. Webb In blowing neal
Mount Freedom, N. j., last week.
The award Of the internationa
court Of arbitration in the Newfound
land fisheries case became 1rrevosabl@
with the expiration Of the five day:
allowed for an appeal, without eithe]
the United States or Great Britain
having entered protest against til,
findings.
"Black Handlers" who had demand
ed $4,000 in vain from a wine mer
chant on Sixth avenue, New York
exploded bomb in front of his store
demolishing the front and causing :
panic. Millionaires' homes ant
apartment houses block away wer,
shaken. +. >.. , b Fl: +,
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