Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-24
SWEDEN.

was 10 De tested at Avail a few days
ago. but nothing is known about the
result at this writing.
forster Karlberg, a business college
student at Eksjo, had leg broken in
football game between teams from
Eksjo and Vimmerby
Foreign musicians engaged in Stock
holm paid $1,000 in taxes for the first
half of the year, which means that
they had an income Of $4,000.
About $4,000 voters in Stockholm
cannot vote at the coming elections
because they are delinquent in some
respect. Most of them are disqualified
because they have neglected to pay
taxes of some kind
Stockholm, July 15.-The singing of
the Finn choir at the Choral festival
last evening led to a sensational incl
dent. Grand Duke and Grand Duchess
Cyril of Russia, who were seated in
the royal box, rose and left in protest
when the Firms began singing a revo-
lutionary hymn which exhorted Fin
land to rise in her might and throw
off the yoke Of the conqueror.
The lingon berry blossoms were out
In fine shape the first of July, and the
prospects are, that the berries will be
ripe for picking in the latter part of
August, which is the usual time for
the Swedish lingon harvest The local
dealers are endeavoring to induce the
berry pickers to do the work sys-
tematically 80 as to obtain the best
results. Smaland, Varmland, and Da-
arne are the eading lingon districts,
but Sodermanland is also crowding
to the front as an exporter.
J. c. Smith, an old man living at
Hagalund. near Stockholm, lost track
Of his relatives, and the matter was
Of sufficient interest to be mentioned
In the Swedish press. Afterwards it
received attention in Swedish-Amer-
can newspapers. and this led to graft
tying results. The old man received a
letter with a sum Of money from a
son who is living at Pittsburg, Pa,
but who thought his father was dead.
The same letter also contained the
names and addresses of other rela-
lives living in the very neighborhood
pf the old man.
The police department of Stockholm
has procured what may be called an
Olympiad picture album. Long before
the opening of the Olympic games tho
chief of police Of Stockholm asked the
foreign department to obtain finger
marks, pictures, and general discrip-
possible from the police Of Helsing-
lors, Vienna, Brussels, Rome, Kris
kiania, Berlin, Budapest. Petersburg,
Amsterdam, Bryssel, Paris. London,
Madrid, Bern, New York, Chicago,
Washington and San Francisco, for it
was feared that some of them might
come to Stockholm to operate dur
ing the Olympic games. The result
was gratifying. Over 500 photographs
Of dangerous criminals, as we'll as the
records of many of them, were re-
eeived by the chief of police of Stock
holm, and he said it was "a singularly
valuable collection"
1t is well known that Swedish gym
nastics aims at healthy, harmonious
development Of all parts of the body.
This principle was strikingly wildcat
I'd few days ago at the Olympic
games. Five different games were
grouped together, so that each COM
petitor was bound to take all of them.
The combined games are called penta-
thlon (duel shooting, swimming 300
meters, fencing, riding, cross-country
running 1000 meters). The result
was: Hitchcock, Sweden. first, 81
points; Asbrink. Sweden, second, %
points; DELAYED, Sweden, third, 80
points; Lieutenant George S. Patton,
Jr. United States. fourth, Al points;
Strammo, Sweden, fifth, AZ points.
When the announcement of the result
Of the modern pentathlon was made
and three Swedish flags rose at the
Iome moment to the top of the flag
ptaffs at the end of the stadium, the
whole assembly Of $4,000 people rose
10 their feet. uncovered their heads
ind sang the Swedish national anthem.
Then, with mighty roar, they gave
three cheers for the winners, while
the American competitors gave an
American yell. followed by Sweden"
three times, after which the Swedes
hpplauded Lieutenant Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Soderberg, Of
Upsala Mas, have just been visited
by some of theid descendants, namely,
Ave sons and two daughters, with their
wives and husbands and children,
making AZ persons In all. 1t is AZ
FEARS since the old couple were mar
tied, their children and grandchildren
brought a flag for them, and this was
the first time that the Swedish colors
ever visited at the modest home
stead. An eight year ola grandson
read a poem about the meaning of the
Swedish flag, and an Upsala photo
grapher was asked to come and take
I picture Of the whole tribe. =
Sweden scored heavily at the Olym.
pic games, as may be seen from the
following summary of the standing of
the various teams in all the events:
:. The railroads running between
stockholm and southern Sweden car.
ried twice the regular number of pas.
senger trains each way during the
Olympic games. ,
A deaf and dumb boy at Bjorkeberg,
Climbed q pole carrying an electric
cable between Knutsbro and .Norrkop.
Ing. When he reached the cable It is
supposed that he wanted to wave his
hand to friend who was working in