Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-17
SWEDEN.

The estate of the late Consul p.
OLSON, of Helsingborg, is worth about
3, 100000.
A new torpedo chaser has been
launched at the Kockum iron works,
Ma!mo. It is provided with steam tur-
biaes. the first ones of the kind ever
FADE in Sweden.
Mss Germundsson from Helsing-
borg was run down by a freight train
near Ownestad. When the train was
stopped nearly all the cars had passed
over her. But she had fallen be-
tween the rails and the only injury
that rae sustained was some bruises
on the forehead.
A Swede who emigrated to Brazil
wrote the following signed statement
to Swedish paper: "The voyage it.
self is full of hardships for a family
having small children. We did not get
decent board on the German steamers
carrying emigrants. The food looked
most like hog feed. The small chill
dren had to live on wretched canned
milk mixed with water. They often
die on the voyage. Moreover there
Is much filth and vermin. We had to
sleep in the hold of the ship, where the
air was very foul. The water that we
had was boiling hot, 80 that one may
die of thirst unless he has money to
buy a glass of beer. The emigrants
are completely emaciated upon land
n n
such that they easily succumb to sick
ness"
King Gustaf made the following
speech to the recruits of the army and
navy at the Stockholm station: Il
greet you all and especially do l hail
you recruits of the army and navy
who are assembled here under the
banners. the standard and the three
tongued flag! You have recently COM
menced to perform your duties as citi-
zens and the defenders of our country.
This duty makes it incumbent upon
you to train yourselves to become able
warriors and good citizens. For the
soldiers of our day must be a people in
arms, where the citizen is warrior
during his training, but where the war
rior also is citizen. The soldier
must deserve respect by his exemplary
conduct and, if possible, be model for
the young people of the country. At
bottom his fidelity must rest on foun-
dalton of sincere piety. From this he
must get help against the temptations,
and strength for what Is good: So
briefly, purity, good will and politeness
towards everybody, discipline, fair
mindedness, diligence, willingness to
make sacrifices and answering fidel-
ity to king and native land. In this
spirit You must strive to take your
training. For then you will benefit
your country in peace and If serious
times are in store for us you will be
an armed power worthy of your fore
fathers in glorious defense of our
dear old Sweden. May it be SOL"
A locomotive fireman named Hen.
riksson who was standing on che plat
form Of passenger train was thrown
of by violent lurch at a curve near
Mohed. Though the train was run
ming at full speed the man was not
seriously hurt, the only result of his
sudden contact with the ground being
. scratch on the nose. ID.
The Good Templars OF Hudiksvald
dropped three Objectionable books
from their library in order to be en-
titled to aid from the national gov
eminent. The books were Married..
by Strindberg; Grave" by Geijer-
STAN; and Woman by Bebel.
Count Clarence van Rosen has re-
turned from trip to France, Italy
and Germany in the interest Of the
Olympic games. Through his efforts
France and Italy will be officially rep
resented at the horse races at the
Olympic games. Kaiser Franz Joseph
has offered prize Of honor for the
races.
The Swedish government keeps q
number Of expensive committees at
work. The old age pension committee,
for instance. is to have $4,000 for its
work during the past Jear and the
combined expenses Of all the commit
tees exceed S250.0o0.