Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-04-10
SWEDEN.

eminent for authority to organize a
Christian Science congregation in
Stockholm.
w. A. F. Ekengren, at present coun-
selor Of legation and charge d'affaires
at the Swedish legation in Washing
ton, has been promoted to the rank
OF minister at Washington in success
sion to Count Albert Ehrensvard.
From the budget proposals for 1918
now before the riksdag, it appears
that the. financial position of Sweden
is very strong and compares favorably
with that Of most other European
countries. In spite of increased ex-
peuditurs in several departments, par
ticularly for public instruction, no
new taxation Is required. A loan of
$7,506,000 is to be raised for extension
of railways, telephones, water-power
stations, etc, s750,000 is to be added
to the workmen's insurance fund and
$1,750.0o0 10 to be put into the sinking
fund.
In commemoration of the fiftieth an
niveraary OF the battle between the
Monitor and the Merrimac, at Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, tho Swedish American
republican league of Illinois gpresented
to the United States national museum
IN oil painting of that fight and a por-
trait of John Ericsson, the inventor of
the Monitor. The painting of the bat
tie is by the marine artist, Henry
Reuterdahl of New York, while the
portrait Of Ericsson is by Arvid Nyholm
OF Chicago. Arrangements for the pre-
sentation have been in the hands of
Henry S. Henschen, vice consul Of
Sweden, at Chicago, and Representa-
tive George E. Foss of Illinois, who
were present at the Smithsonian insti-
tuition with delegation of officers and
members Of the league to tender these
gifts to the officials of the Smithson-
ian institution.
The daily program for the athletic
competitions at the Olympic games in
Stockholm this summer is as follows:
July 6-Throwing the javelin; 10000
metre fiat trials; 100 metre fiat trials;
| 800 metre flat trials.
July Trimming high jump trials:
10000 metre fiat finals; 100 metre fiat
finals; 800 meter fat finals; pentath-
Ion.
July 8.-Running high jump finals;
standing broad Jump finals; relay race
300 metres trials; relay race 400
metres finals.
July l0--Pole vault finals; putting
| the shot hncf hon1
fiat trials; 1900 metre fiat final; 5000
metres fiat final.
July 11-Putting the weight, right
and left hands, final; 200 metres fiat
final; 10 metre hurdle race trial; TO-.
900 metres walking race final.
July 12-Running broad Jump final:
throwing the discus; best hand, final;
400 metres fiat final; team race, 600
metres, trials
July 13-Standing high jump finals
throwing the discus, right and left
hand, finals; 400 metres fiat finals:
team race finals.
July 14-Throwing the hammer fin
ais; marathon race 10000 metres)
hnal; relay race, 1,400 metres, trials
decathlon, first day.
July 15-Relay race, 1000 metres
final; cross country race, 5000 metres
decathlon, second day; hop, step and
Jump, final.
The Swedish diamond drill stock
company has drilled, on the island
OF Cortland, a hole to depth Of 3,27s
feet, the greatest depth ever reached
In Scandinavia. This boring has also
established worlds record, being the
only one-and-half-inch hole of that
depth. The drill struck bed of mar
slate suitable for making cement.
Erik Gustaf Nilsson, of Yxtaholm
has lived for ninety years in the house
where he was born. He is not SO tai
and straight and robust as he used tt
be. but when he makes purchases fo1
the table he walks to a store at Elem
q distance Of about an English mile,