Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-11-30
SWEDEN.

The cabinet has granted city char
ter to the town of Huskvarna, which
has a population of $500.
Many day laborers are idle in south
ern Sweden, but the supply is not uI
to the demand for young boys and
servant girls.
The children's tag-dag in the city OF
Stockholm brought in about $34,000
which will be used for the benefit OF
poor children.
Rev. P. P. Waldenstrom, after the
return from his recent trip from
America, complained in lecture
which he made in Stockholm that the
Swedish-Americans are too fond of
exaggeration when they speak we'll OF
America and things American.
Six hundred leading merchants and
manufacturers Of southern Sweden
have petitioned the government to see
that the commercial treaties between
Sweden and Germany are revised in
the interest of Sweden. It is pointed
out that the Swedish exports to Ger
many are a little over 100000
while the imports from Germany are
almost $60,000,000. The fact that
Sweden exports chiefly raw materials
makes the situation still more unsatis-
factory to that country.
In the royal archives of Sweden has
been found a document which gives
a very strong color to the assertion
that Helga de la Brache was a
daughter Of the deposed King Gustaf
Nv Adolf. The document contains ar
guments used by a no less authority
than Chancellor of Justice Won Koch
in favor of giving Helga de la Brache
a reasonable pension. He was not
absolutely certain that she was what
she claimed to be. But he does not
hesitate to give her "the benefit of
the doubt" by recommending the
granting Of pension.
Certain Jolly fellows were in the
habit of taking a lot of eatables and
drinkables into empty box cars in the
railway yard at Bollnas and using the
cars as .mprovised restaurants. The
railway employees did not like this
kind of business, but admonitions and
protestations did not put an end to it.
And so they hit upon heroic remedy
They suddenly closed the door of a
car occupied by a number. Of men
who were in the midst of their enjoy
ments. Then they coupled the car to
a switch engine and kept it there
while the engine was as busy as it
could be. But this was not quite all.
Whenever there was a chance the en-
CINE would make an extra hard Jerk,
and when the door of the car was
opened and the customers permitted
to leave they were so thoroly shaken
up that they will be very careful to
avoid a second experiment of the same
kind.
Helga dc la Brache, whose name is
mentioned, so often; in connection with
the lawsuit which has been started
for the purpose Of proving that she
was a daughter Of King Gustaf w. Of
Sweden, died Is years ago. She was
buried in Northern Cemetery, Stock
holm. As the ground was not paid
for within Is years, it may be used
at any time for the interment of other
persons. ...s lei
The Russian government has asked
for bids from brickyards in eastern
Sweden. 1t is supposed that the brick
is wanted for barracks in Helsingfors
or forts in the gulf Of Finland.
The drive belt slipped off the fly
wheel Of a steam engine in the Hell
singborg sugar factory, and the next
moment tho wheel attained such a
speed that it exploded with loud
report. One man and one woman
were badly injured, and another man
was slightly bruised. The flying frag.
ments did much damage to the prop
erty.
It has been noticed that the foreign
members Of the diplomatic corps
gradually become 50 fond Of Stock
holm that they remain in that city
even after they have been dismissed
from service.