Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-09
SWEDEN.

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ton.
Skogse1d, Forest Fire." is the name
Of new insurance company. Az the
name indicates, it's aim is to afford pro-
lection from forest fires.
The Holmsund stock company has
sold five per cent bonds for $500, 900,
five of the leading banks of Sweden
furnishing the money.
The city of Malmo has 10000 voters.
But 5000 Of them will have to pay their
taxes or other dues to the city, or they
will be debarred from voting at the
coming elections. s-
The board Of managers of the pris-
ons has stated that the question of com.
pulsory confinement Of inebriates will
be considered in connection with the
revision of the penal code.
The rye crop Of Skaraborg Ian was
greatly damaged by frost and drouth.
The hay crop is also below the aver.
age. The potatoes and the oats were
greatly benefited by rain, tho it came
rather late.
It is explained that the heat wave
from America turned north before
reaching Sweden. England and Ice.
land were right in it. Even in the lat,
ter country the heat has been almost
tropical at times Sweden is having a
rather cool summer.
The French-Scandinavian bank in
Paris is doing very well. A start was
made with twenty persons, but now it
requires eighty to take care Of the
work. The business done during the
6rst few months of the existence of the
bank exceeded $500, 900, 900.
The crops are poor in Swaziland and
Gotaland, but favorable weather may
improve the spring grain and the root
crops. The whole of southeastern
Sweden will have fine crops. The hay
crop is also good. The sugar beets
promise rich harvest. The reports
from Norrland are favorable.
Hessleholm is going to have city
waterworks. An. ample supply Of good
water has been found at reasonable
depth at Gulastorp, and the pumping
station will be located there. The cost
of the plant is estimated at SIS, 900,
which is to be paid in 40 annual in
stallments.
The 18th birthday, of Queen Dowager
Sophia was celebrated by the King and
Queen and number Of other men,
bers Of the royal family at Ericksberg.
The Queen Dowager received so many
tokens of love and esteem that she pub
lished an address of thanks. She do
mated $4,000 to the Sophia children's
home for the establishment of a medi-
cal department at the home.
Grand naval maneuvers will take
place along the coast near Gothenburg
about the first of September. The coast
squadron is to consist of six ironclads,
two torpedo cruisers, one gunboat, one
mining vessel, one repair vessel, four
torpedo chasers, five frst-class torpe-
do boats, eight second class torpedo
boats, and three submarines. Among
the places to be touched will be Goth
enburg, Marstrand. Lysekil Uddevalla,
Fjallbacka and Stromstad. A great
number of conscripts will take part in
the movements.
So many Swedish names end in "Son"
causing great annoyance and confu-
sion. In view Of this fact the govern
ment has made it easy to change fami-
~ names. The different provincial
governments have right to change
names. But the rules by which they go
are hard to understand. Take q recent
instance. The government Of Malmo-
hus granted petitions for changing
names ending in Son" to Nobelius,
Wossner, Benholtz, and Reimar; but a
man who wished to change his name to
=Scholen met with fiat refusal. In
stances Of this remarkable discrimina-
ton are met with from time to time.
r. Brehm, coal shoveler in Stock
holm, got into quarrel with q man
who was sitting on. the quay fishing,
and he boxed the mans ear. A third
man who noticed this reproached Mr..
Brehm for being so rough. Then Brehm
turned around and raised his arm to
strike him. But the man lodged the
blow, and Mr.. Brehm lost his balance.
tellEinto the sea and was drowned. ,*.=
General Booth recently stated In an
interview that swedes are serving as
officers IA the Salvation Army all. over.
the:World, and they are among the very
best with regard TO ability, reliabilttr=
- rsliSious feryosr.