Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-27


berg has made application to the
state department for an appropriation
Of 5000 crowns for the ensuing year,
and the appropriation will no doubt
be made. The subject of AGRICULTURAL
education Is receiving a good deal of
attention recently owing to the agita-
ton in favor of return to agricul-
ture of the surplus city population.
The Swedes were generous in their
help of the earthquake sufferers at
Messina last year, as is shown in a
report recently issued by the Italian
consul at Stockholm. The report
places the total donations of Sweden
at 1S9,494.54 crowns.
The meeting at Berlin, Germany, to
discuss proposed changes in the COM
mercial treaty between Sweden and
Germany has been in session several
days and after due consideration Of
the subject has recommended that tho
present treaty be extended until jan
uary, 1911. This will give both coun-
tries more time to study some Of the
problems which recent changes in
transportation have brought up. The
governments Of both countries have
agreed to the extension and the mat
ter is temporarily settled in that way.
The eighteenth International peace
congress which was to have been
held at Stockholm last September,
but had to be postponed on account
Of the big strike has now been off,
cially announced for the first week in
August of this year. The committee
Of arrangements Is already at work
and hopes to make the congress one
Of the best up to the present time.
The city authorities last year appro-
priated 5000 crowns to help in the
organization of the congress and the
committee has now asked that this
sum be placed at their disposal.
A telegram published in Stock
holm paper recently created some
thing of SIR, as 1t charged the At
lantic steamship companies with
gross negligence in the care for the
safety and health Of their passengers,
particularly those of the third class.
The telegram came from a party in
London. Investigations have been
made and conditions on the Scandi-
navian-American lines were found ex-
cellent, while the south European
lines were found to be the offenders.
The resulting agitation will help clean
up the traffic conditions generally, and
even lines above criticism will put
forth stiN better efforts for the bene-
At Of their passengers.
Carl Peter Astrom, editor for the
paper, william" of Sundvall, was re-
Gently sentenced for lese majestic to
one year and six mouths imprison-
ment, and for confiscation Of his
plant. The appeal from the sentence
reduced it to eight months, but left
the confscation clause.
The last award Of the Nobel prizes
was the ninth annual distribution OF
these prizes. In this time total OF
IS persons have been awarded prizes,
OF which So have been men and three
women. As to nationality the follow.
ing is the showing: Germany, ID;
France, IL; England, Z; Holland, 4;
Switzerland, 4; Italy, 3; Sweden, 8;
Russia, Q; America, 2; Spain, 3; Den.
mark, 2; Austria. /; Norway. l. Gul.
lieimo Marconi, the Italian, who this
year received the prize In physics, IL
the youngest prize winner to date, be
Ing IS years Of age.
The Alpine Club of Paris recently
held an entertainment showing the
Swedish winter sport of the day. The
leading feature was an illustrated lee