Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-05-10
SWEDEN.

The Stockholm radium home treat
ed about one hundred patients last
year, and the results were so encour-
aging that the work will be continued.
The city council Of Malmo changed
tho name of street in Sofelund, a
suburb. The new name is Sabovagen
the Sabo Way. But the people of
the suburb have raised loud protest
against the name. They want a name
which means Under street.
A big tree blew down on a train as
It approached Fagerlid station, on the
Gothenburg and Vastergotland rail-
way. The tree struck two. passenger
cars, crushing 26 windows Bits Of
glass few about the ears Of the pas
sengers, and they were badly scared,
but no one was seriously hurt.
A Finn was killed by a train at
Malmberget, and he was to be buried
the next Sunday. The funeral took
place according to the plan. A young
lady died about the same time and
was to be buried the following Sun.
day. Before taking out the coffin the
relatives and friends Of the girl wished
to look at her features once more.
But imagine their CONSERVATION when
they found, instead of the girl, the
frightfully mutilated remains of the
Finn. The bodies had been ex-
changed in the chapel.
Sweden nowadays. II girl adver-
tises for family place in Stockholm
she may be sure to have from thirty
to forty offers, and if she gives her
telephone number anxious housewives
will stand on ttptoe listening to the
terms dictated by the girl. Among
the ordinary terms may be mentioned:
from five to seven dollars a month in
cash, much time of during each week,
a summer vacation, and no evening
work. Many girls are willing to work
only for families of two persons II
they are told that there are children
in the family they very often answer
that they do not figure on such posi-
tons
A Stockholm reporter called on
August Strindberg, the poet, the other
day. ERa poet looked pale and worn
on account of mourning in the family.
When asked II he had seen the call
in the newspapers for a national SUBJ
scription for his benefit he answered
In the negative. He had not read it,
but he knew just about what it con.
tanned anyway. Yet he asked che re-
porter, us it the intention to give me
that present January % next year,"
The reporter answered that this was
stated in the call. by that time
suppose I am dead,' said Strindberg.
II have felt quite poorly Of late. It is
old age that begins to assert ITSELF"
This was all he would say about him
self.
The affairs of the Hola peoples
high school have been discussed in
the press for about three years past.
A man living in the neighborhood has
taken pains to cut out everything
printed about this matter in the pa
pers published at Hernosand and
Ornskoldsvik, and by pasting the clip
pings together he got string that
was 1000 feet long.
The water falls Office of the nation
al government has ordered civil eng
ineer named Rossander to make in
vestigations as to the feasibility OF
transmitting electric power from the
Tollhattan water falls to Copenhagen.
Stockholm is facing the problem of
establishing practical trade schools.
Prof. Frans Won Scheele has proposed
q plan which is largely copied from
the schools Of Munchen. He proposes
schools Offering each child ono days
work a week. The plan also includes
instruction in sociology. It is calcu-
lated that three schools would be a
fair beginning.
The estate Of the late Gustaf Frod.
ing, the poet left 4 surplus Of $50, 900
after all debts were paid. The de-
ceased had made arrangements for
giving $500 to his stck nurse. Miss
0t4pe Trotzig.