The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-03-21

=. in the way OF cOngratulatory
ages. The message was inspired
he fact that the designer of the ia
NOUS little cheese box on a raft
was a Swede whom all his country.
men delight to honor. The message
read: On the 50th anniversary OF the
memorable fight in Hampton Roads, ]
send, on behalf OF the Swedish govern
ment, our best wishes for the welfare
of the great American nation. The
imperishable memory Of John Erics-
son is an everlasting link in the chain
of mutual sympathy between the two
peoples"
The sending OF an American team
to the Olympic games in Stockholm
next summer is no small affair from
a financial point Of view. When the
Finland leaves her DOCK in New
York City the l4th of next June, the
American Olympic committee will
stand obligated to pay from SllO,O 900
to $l25,o00. Every cent OF this none
Is to be spent on the team oI for the
team in chartering the steamer. The
committee expects at least $4,000 of
this will be paid back from passengers
who accompany the team. The ex-
penses of each athlete On the team
will approximate $500. When the
steamship sails from New York. it
will contain every convenience for the
purpose for which it will be put. An
eighth of a mile running track will be
laid on the upper deck. together with
dirt-filled pits for the field athletes.
Here ~shot-pntting, jumping and other
events of a similar character can he
practiced. A swimming pool ana gym
nasium will also be part of the equip.
ment.
The managers OF Inc Swedish Car
negie hero fund have Just held a meet
ing and awarded the first prizes out
of the fund. " Twenty six applications
had been made. but over one-half of
the number were of such a nature tina
they could not be considered at all. a
pilot named Vestcrberg received a
gold watch on account of an attempt
{ to save a Russian ship off Bohus. and
two other pilots named Ekstrom and
WestHian received gold medals for
heroic action on the same occasion.
One of their comrades named Fred
berg: lost his life. and his widow re.
ceived Sy7OFto pay for his house. be.
sides a pension OF about SIS Medals
were awarded to Messrs herglund.
HolInbers, and karlsun. pilots resid.
ing at Guliholm. for their attempts to
save another Russian vessel A pen.
sion was granted to the parents of a
sick snurs named Johannsson, at
~ Kiho,m. who lost her life in trying to
save a demented school teacher from
drowning. And Gunnar Ahc,y. a five
year old boy at Astorp. who evidently
risked his own life in saving his broth.
er and sister. from burning to death
received a fine and expensive watch
The boy will also be Sure to get q
medal in the nea future. d
Prot. 8Gustaf Sundbarg shows 10 q
report o emigration tina the annual
surplus OF births over deaths has drop
ped to II per 1000 inhabitants. put
ting Sweden at the foot of the list oi
the Germanic nations. The low rate
is dle5ssexclusively ii. the ~inrreauency
Of maria ges on ccoun OF the heavy
emigration Of grown st~pglepersons
The. Socialists have . cooperative
i bakery. tn Halmstad The employees
STRUCK for higher pay Bin, the husl
ness Geoolild MOI. afford u, pDr could
AycaDs" he hired. A complete dead
lock. The b'n'ingss OF IN" other bak
sriasss q. ia,Wus :aasI grown manifold
Ass asss 5b
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