Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-06-28
SWEDEN.

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sonage Of stangby were destroyed by
fire, but many animals In the barn
we're burned to death.
The Stockholm general telephone
company is negotiating with the Rus
sian government with view Of con.
structing a number Of interurban tele-
phone systems In Russia.
A recent number Of tho Swedish
teachers journal contained advertise
ments Offering vacant positions to
about 100 teachers. These figures
broke all former records.
Tho amount Of money raised on
"Children's Day" in Stockholm last
year was so large that seven more
children's colonies" can be sent into
the country now than last year. The
whole number sent out last summer
was about 1900, now there will be al
most 1000. distributed among 81 "col-
onies."
A mammoth petition was presented
TO the king, asking for more stringent
laws compelling married men to sup
port their families. The king received
the delegation very kindly and said
that he had been greatly interested
in the discussion which led to the get
ting up and presentation Of the petit
ton.
The automobiles Of Stockholm have
to appear in the police court on the
charge Of fast driving at the average
rate Of four or five day. Some days
the number is as high as Is or 20. For
a time the chauffeurs agreed amcng
themselves that the patrolmen got a
certain sum Of money for every arrest
made; but this theory was soon ex-
exploded, for the salaries Of the patrol
men are absolutely fixed.
Lord Curzon, former viceroy Of In
dia, presided at recent banquet given
by the royal geographical society Of
England. Among the guests were the
ministers Of Sweden and Norway, Dr..
Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer Of
Central Asia, M. Charcot, tho French
south pole explorer, and a great num-
Der Of other prominent and noted men.
Lord Curzon, In his welcoming address,
stated that Hedin was one Of the
greatest explorers that any age can
boast Of.
A bottle containing q letter was re-
Gently picked up on the coast of Nor
way. It had been thrown into the
Atlantic ocean, Nov. IA, 1910, by Tage
Anderson and Gerhardt Ljungberg, Of
Lysekil, Sweden, who were on their
way to America. The letter was ad-
dressed to friend Of theirs named
Jakobsson. A bad storm was blowing
from the south when the bottle was
dropped. The conscientious finder for
warded the letter to Mr.. Jacobson,
Lysekil, Sweden.
Several new cases Of infantile pa
9alysis are reported from Stockholm,
and one child died from the disease.
In farmland the disease IL making
alarming inroads. It started in Hotag-
ZEN parish and has spread into Follinge
parish. The village of Skarvangen
seems to be q regular hotbed for
the pest. Four persons died in the
course Of few days, and nine others
were In serious condition. A private
hospital had to be prepared in a hurry
so that the patients could no longer
come in contact with the rest Of the
people. It was feared that the pest
would spread still farther.
:, "A few years ago It was discovered
that the expenses Of the navy for lu-
bricating oils were far too large, and
<ha naval dnnarfnaonf hapan n ,non,,
facture oil on its own account. The
experiments were most successful and
henceforth the navy will make all the
oil that it needs. The riksadag voted
$3.50 for reservoirs for keeping the
oil. The government OIL factory IL
connected With the naval station at
Karlskrona.
stockholm. June 10. Tho weeks
.risit at the capital ended, tho second
division of the United States Atlantic
.ae1t sailed Thu. neRnlng TOR Cronsta1t