Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-12-20
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SWEDEN.

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The cabinet, has decided to appoint
= committee to report on the present
status of insurance against non-em-
ployment in Sweden and other coun-
tries. 75# 5ss5 :5
The "week Of denial' of the Saliva
ton army netted over $4,000 this
year, which is much more than twice
the amount raised in the same man
ner last year. zzz}.t.s.
The export Of iron ore. by way Of
Lulea during the past season was
1.443.750 tons, which breaks all form
er records. Over 10000 tons Of pig
iron was exported at the same time.
The national antiquarian is in IA
vor of making excavations in Brann-
kyrka parish, where battle was
fought between Swedes and Danes.
He feels sure that interesting finds
can be made in that locality.
Man is practically immune from the
hoof and mouth disease. Once in a
great while, however, the disease
will attack people. Such a case Is
reported from Toftaholm, where two
children are down with the disease.
It is said that per cent Of. such cases
are fatal. 4;
Japanese matches are crowding out
the Swedish product in China. But
the Swedes are not to be caught nap.
ping. Some aggressive business men
have taken steps to start large fac.
tory in China, where labor is still
(; cheaper than in Japan. III. q
Tho committee on public roads is
doing very comprehensive work for
the purpose of organizing national
good-roads society with membership
distributed all over the country. The
railway officials are expected to take
particular interest in this movement.
The tourist traffic was much heavier
last summer than before. Most of the
tourists are popular, but the grow
ing tide Of Russians is an exception
from the rule. Many, of the Rus.
SLAMS are Jewish peddlers who are
tramping all thru the country, and
they are not popular. From June first
to September fifteenth 5000 persons
came to Sweden from Russia, as com
pared with 5000 for the same period
IN 1910. a
The head Of the Mormon congrega.
ton has protested to the government
against the expulsion Of Mormon mis-
sionaries. His communication is
signed by 20 persons who claim that
the missionaries neither advised emf
grafton nor defended polygamy. It
will be interesting to see how the
new cabinet is going to dispose Of
this matter. 4$s5
In view Of the assertion that the
monitors, John Ericsson, Thordon,
Tirf1ng, and Loke are worth very little
except as curiosities, Admiral G. Dyrs-
sen has stated that the vessels are In
fine shape for the service for which
they will be used in case Of war.
They have been modernized. and their
powerful guns can work In all direc-
tions. They are built for local de-
fence, and will not be sent to sea. In
other countries, where it is|#not GUS
tomary to keep. up the aterials ia
good shape, such vessels as those
mentioned would have been eliminated
from the navy. ss..s
The chief Of police OF Stockholm
has suggested that it would be a wise
move in t the snti-hatpin crusade to-
exclude from the street cars 81 the.
city all women wearing long unp 10
stected hatpins. The. street car com.
panies have taken the matter under.
.conside IA Ham burg, Germany,
the measure has proven success.
Northern ! Sweden VAS swspt By .
great snoWstorm the .sevente NTH of
November: II opera Ions had TO be
stopped on the Kirtinavarasi iron range
ana = ore ~. shipp on the rail-.
way running e. Marvin. Norway. The;
'seselI g Kirpna =hld tos closed