Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-23
SWEDEN.

The Olympic games which will take
place In Stockholm next year, will be
advertised by pamphlet of which at
east $4,000 copies will be printed in
different languages.
Rev. P. P. Waldenstrom is not in the
habit Of feeling humble. But he is &C.
tually reported to have said that he
nourished this kind of sensation few
days ago. He had preached at Skon-
vik. AS soon as he entered he noticed
four things that made him glad: l.,
the front Of the galleries was so low
that all the people up there could see
the preacher without special pulpit
raised half way to the skies; 2, the
front barrier of the galleries was so
low that the preacher could see the
ushers, not merely their heads; 3, the
pulpit was not so deep that only the
nose Of the preacher could be seen
above the book-board. The book-board
was SO low that the upper part Of the
body Of the preacher could be seen by
the audience. 4, finally, the entrance
was not in front of the preacher, SO
that he was not bound to see through
the doorway what was going on outside
at every new arrival that opened the
door. At the close of the service Wal
denstrom asked one of the leading men
where they had secured an architect
that had SO much common sense. The
man answered that no architect had
planned the system; the parishioners
had taken hints from a newspaper ar
ticle written by Waldenstrom himself.
This information was what made Wal
denstrom feel humble for change.
A sad story. A few years ago two
young noblemen from Stockholm lost
their lives going on skis from Medstu-
gan to Storlien, in the mountain dis
tricts Of Jamtland. Their fate did not
seem SO strange, for they ventured to
make the trip in the face of mid
winter storm. Now the newspapers of
Sweden contain column upon column
about the disappearance of two broth
ers from Malmo among. the mountains
Of the far north. They were sons of
E. Erickson, bookeeper at the gov
eminent railway station in Malmo.
The older one had distinguished him
self as student, holding degree of
master of philosophy though only
nineteen years old this summer, and
his twelve-yearold brother was also a
very bright boy. Their ambition was
to scale Kebnekafse, the highest noun
tain in Sweden, and on June twenty
eighth they left Abisco, tourist sta
ton located about three days walk
from the mountain. The whole coun-
try is mountainous. At the time of
their departure snow fell nearly every
night There is not even good foot
path between the station and the
mountain, and in spite of the protests
Of the people at the station the boys
left without guide. They had no ex-
perience in travelling among the noun
tains, and it is claimed that their
equipment was inadequate. The con-
dition Of the country through which
they had to travel may be inferred
from the mere fact that the lakes were
still frozen when they left Abisco.
Three weeks after their departure
sea1e Lapps We're sent out to search
for them, but up to the Oath Of July
no trace had been found Of them.
A gentleman walking on the street
in Norrkoptng got his jaws out OF joint
by yawning, and with his mouth wide
open he beckoned to policeman. who
accompanied him to q surgeon. The
latter had to exhaust his strength be-
fore he could put the mans jaws in
their proper position again.
The railwaymen's total abstinence
society has petitioned the railway de-
partment to prohibit the consumption
Of liquor in the passenger cars, but the
answer was discouraging.
The worlxingmen's cooperative store
In Malmberget has failed. It's sales
were about $4,000 q year.
A new railway between Daley and
Solvesborg is strongly favored BY the
leading men along the proposed line.
and the prospects are that the line will
be built in a few years. The line will
pass through Andodown. Horrod, Dege-
berga, and Vidtskofe.
The king is going to make . hunting
trip to the mountain districts 81 north
western Jamtland. He Is expected. to
visit the exposition1of old church dec
orations at Ostersund. before leaving
that part OF the country. zs..s.s
The new railroad from Varberg To-
Auan has llaeo oDsned FOR public traf-
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