Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-07
SWEDEN.

The mines around Grangesberg
shipped out $4,000 tons of iron ore in
1911.
Queen Victoria, Of Sweden, passed
Berlin January on her way to the
south.
Malmo had population of 1924 at
the end of the old year, and the in
| crease for the year was 2,24O.
The condition of August Strindberg,
the author, is improving since he was
able to begin to take solid fco4.
The city council of Var0erg has
resolved to invest $13,50O In the Pre-.
posed Varberg and Atran railway.
Sweden has a score of sugar factc-
ries, and plans are being perfected for
the establishment of a new one at
Loddekopinge.
The crown prince of Sweden and
his family have been spending a few
days as guests of the duke and
duchess of Ostergotland.
The Young Socialist movement is
on the wane in southern Sweden.
Even the leaders admit that they are
losing ground at an alarming rate.
General Bjorlin has stated that the
defenses of the country are in salts
factory condition. Full efficiency in
case of war is hardly to be expected.
Mass meetings have been held
among the higher classes in some of
the larger cities of the country to pro-
test against the anti-military policy
Of the cabinet.
The unemployed of Gothenburg
thought Of organizing union of their
own. But upon counting the noses
they found that they were fewer than
they had expected.
H. WIKI, the noted Gothenburg phi
lanthropist, has offered to donate $780,
900 to the Rohs manual training
museum in Gothenburg for the cree
ton Of new building.
H. Reuterdahl, Swedish artist re-
siding in New York, has again created
a stir by trying to prove that the navy
OF the United States is highly de-
fective in many respects.
The local branches of the national
bank of Sweden outside of Stockholm,
show decided loss in the profits for
! the past year. In Vaxio there was
even an actual loss of $1,000.
The Berlin Tageszeitung recently
contained correspondence from Swe
den, stating that the new cabinet
will not be apt to make itself re.
sponsible for any serious defect in the
defenses of the country.
Two steamers brought 5000 bales
OF cotton to Gothenburg at the same
time. This was the largest quantity
of cotton ever piled up in the ware.
houses of the city. The consignment
represented value of 100000.
A number of peat boys in Smaland
have been sold to an English syndi,
cate at the rate of about $3.50 an acre
The president of the Swedish boz
reclamation society has stated that
the boys are really worth all the way
from four to eight times the price
paid.
The Swedish officers in Persia are
already engaged in regular work. AT
Teheran school for officers is con.
Quoted by the first Swedish officers
that arrived in the country. A squad
of gendarmes is also being organized
for serving as an escort to the three
Swedish officers who are to 20 to
Shiraz, in southeastern Persia. Ow:
ing to the strength of the highwaymen
of that part of the country, the roads
are practically closed to caravans and
other travellers, and the intention is
to have the three Swedish officers
organize special corps of gendarmes
for re-establishing regular travel and
traffic in southeastern Persia.
"Post-1ngar," whose real name is
1ngar Jonsson, and who was born in
1885, in Jarrestad commune, has an
interesting career to look back upon
In 1876 she commenced to carry the
mail between Gladsax and Simrish
ann, a distance Of three and : hall
miles. In 1882 a new railroad was
built through that country, and since
that date until now she has carried
the mail both ways every working day
| between Gladsax and Jarrestad, max
ing each trip about eight English
miles. She is always cheerful, and
whether you talk fun or serious bust.
ness to her you will not have to wait
long for pat answer from the old
| lady.
Those who are in charge of the
Carnegie hero fund for Sweden have
taken under ,advisement the question