Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-04
SWEDEN.

: 1t Is proposed to establish q large
central milk depot in Stockholm.
The crown prince of Sweden has
just completed his thirtieth year.
An open air school for tuberculous
children will be opened in Stockholm
rs an experiment.
A new torpedo chaser has been
built for the government at the
Kockum iron works, Malmo. r.
The rainfall in October was far
above the average. In Stockholm 1t
was even twice as large as the aver
age.
The public school teachers Of Goth
enburg are in favor Of opening NOV
ing picture houses for the school chill
dren.
The women Of Sweden ask for the
erection of woman's building at the
Baltic exposition, which Is to be held
In Malmo In 1914.
The commune of East Bitterna will
collect no taxes next year, because
the balance in the treasury is large
enough to cover all expenses. -
The Stockholm opera ran behind
during the past year, and the king has
granted it a subsidy Of $4,000. An
application from the Dramatiska the
eter for aid was turned down by the
king
The department of health has cox
lected statistics showing that there
are about 1000 quack doctors in the
country. There are also about 400
persons who are doctorfng animals on
their own responsibility.
A committee has commenced to
raise money for taking care of per-
sons that have been crippled for life
by infantile paralysis. There are hum
areds of them, and much money will
be needed for this purpose.
A monster petition has been sent
| to the king from the professors and
teachers of the country, asking for
higher pay. An increase of $270 a.
year is asked for all grades excepting
the very highest, for which an In
crease of only $135 is asked. The
petitioners think that it will take sew
eral years before they can get what
they want.
Samuel Samuelson, of Gasabal,
Odeshog parish, is chip of the old
block. He is a farmer, and though
he is 81 years old he worked in the
hay field regularly last summer, cut
all his grain and hauled it into his
barn. This winter he is following up
bis old habit of threshing his grain
with a fail In his younger days he
visited America, but he declares that
"our Sweden is the most glorious
country, anyway"
1t is proposed to add two new de-
partments to the government, namely,
a department of commerce and de-
partment of public traffic. At the
same time it is proposed to consoli-
date the departments of the navy
and of the army into one. If those
changes are made the number of de-
partments will be increased from
eight to nine, and the number of
members of the cabinet from eleven
to twelve. No change will be made
until 1915, and perhaps not even then.
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolph Of
Sweden asked the newspapers of the
country to publish the following: "On
my thirtieth birthday had the great
delight of receiving so many congratu-
latory kilograms from the sport or
CARNATIONS of the country that it is
impossible to make personal answers
to all of them. therefore beg leave
to express my ardent and hearty
thanks to all those who honored me
In this manner. The friendly homage
paid to me by the sportsmen has deep
ly touched and cheered me-"
A woman in Hylletofta parish lost
eight chickens, and she was quite sure
that sly fox was responsible for the
loss. Her husband loaded his gun and
stationed himself near the chicken
coop in the evening, ready to greet
Mr.. Renard. After while the man
became hungry, and he left his gun
and went into the house to take a
bite. Just as he returned the fox
came out of the chicken coop with a
hen in his mouth. All the man could
do was to look at the lucky robber,
who was found to have killed four
chickens besides the one ne carried
away.
About $4,000 acres are devoted to
sugar beets in Sweden, and the
ground is made up of $500 individ.
ual farms. In 1911 the farmers re-
ceived over 100000 for their beets.
1t takes about $4,000 persons to take
care of this crop, and 10000 persons
are employed at the sugar factories
About 100000 is paid out annually
to wageworkers connected with the
sugar industry. The railroads and
steamship companies have an income
of $1,200,000 from the same source
In 1911 the sugar trust purchased
goods made in Sweden for $1,000, 900
The sugar tax amounts to $4,700,0O0
which is IL per cent of the revenues
of the national government
Soon after the postofice at Helsing
borg was removed into its new quar-
tiers the postmaster and several of his
assistants took violently sick without
any known cause. Their eyes were
most seriously affected. Some of thu
fresh paint was subjected to a chemi
cal test, which proved that the paint
contained large proportion Of arse
mic. The work of painting must be
all done over again.
1t is proposed to establish an agri
cultural faculty at the University o.
Lund, and the city council has beer
II asked to grant land for experim enf a