Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-11-08
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Turkish tongue.
Excepting the northernmost part OF
the country, the crops were harvest.
ed under the most favorable condi.
tons. The yield of small grain is
larger than expected, but the amount
Of straw is far below the average,
and part of the stock may have to be
disposed Of on account Of lack of fod.
der. Much grain and hay has been
spoiled by rain in the far North The
potato crop is not large, but the tub.
ers are fine and very rich in starch.
The new winter rye is uneven. and
the farmers are far from pleased with
the looks Of it. Rain, and lots Of it.,
is badly needed in most parts Of the
country.
The beet-digging campaign was we'll
on the way on the large farms OF
southern Sweden by the middle OF
October. It is already certain that
the crop will be considerably larger
than the looks Of the fields warranted
during the dry spell last summer.
Those who are running small farms
were in no hurry to take up their
beets, because it was found that the
favorable weather, though it came SO
late in the season. helped to devel.
ope the beets. Careful cultivation
gave by far the best results.
The house rent is going down in
Stockholm.
The complete returns show tho par
ties to Be thus represented in the low
or house Of the new Riksdag: Liber
ais, 1902; Socialists. 81; Conservatives
81. Total, 230. When the Conssrva
tives three years ago were forced into
permitting the universal suffrage
measure to become law, they succeed,
ed In making part of it q peculiar
system OF proportional representation,
whereby the minority was to have its
proportional share Of the representa-,
ton. They hoped in this way to re.
tain their strength In the second
chamber. This they had usually been
able to dominate under the old Swed.
ish system Of property qualifications.
which permitted only about eight per
cent Of the adult men to vote. But
the Conservative hopes proved illu.
sive, and both the Liberals and the
Socialists have made tremendous
gains at the expense Of the old party.
So great, in fact, was the overturn
that on. joint ballot of the two houses
the Conservatives will be outvoted.
Under the Swedish constitution, when
money measures cannot be agreed on
by the two houses acting separately.
joint session is held and the result
Of the vote Of both memberships is de,
cisive.
The last will Of the late Consul p.
Olsson, Of Helsingborg, was opened
Oct. IL, and it brought pleasant news
to- different parties. The KJellstorp
chtldren's home is to receive 100000;
. So, 500 is to be used for the estab.
ushment Of q home for incurable.
needy; incapacitated old servant girls.
those residing in Helsingborg having
the first chance: $4,000 is given to
the Commercial union Of Helsingbors
for increasing its permanent fund; the
Helsingb borg seamen's home will get
$4,000; @13.500 goes to the Helsing.
borg Mission society; $1,000 to the
Helsing borg 7. NJ. G. A., and $3.50 to
the Helsingborg Y. w. C. A; $1,000
to the society for the care Of cripples
In skane; $1,000 to the society for
the care Of sick children. in Helsing.
bore: &2,7oo to tho society for the
care of idiots IN skane; $13,5oo to
the homo for factory girls; $3.50 to
the foreign mission Of 'Fosterlands
stiftelsen;" $4,000 to tho Swedish
China mission; and $1,000 to the dea.
coness institute at Skonvik. The will
further provides that about $35, 900
shall be distributed among private
i persons who were in some way con.
nected with the donor. The aggregate
amount Of the will exceeds 5000. 900.
The estate 10 to pay the stamp and
Inheritance taxes, %. that the bene.
!. ficiaries will receive the full amounts
mentioned above. For some time the
I business Of the testator 81 to IS car
Sried On undi sturbed, but after the
iElapse of certain period Il Is e
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