Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-08-07
SWEDEN.

tillable ground of the country.
Crop Reports-The prospects were
favorable in all parts of the country
the first of July, only two localities
expecting less than an average yield.
In southern Smaland is a farm on
which nobody has lived for a long
while, though the property, including
the buildings, is worth about $4,000.
The average receipts of passenger
automobile in Stockholm during the
Olympic games were about $40, which
Is twice the amount expected under
ordinary conditions.
Annika Persdotter, woman at
6kog, Bone parish, died at the age of
l03 years and 10 months. Her men,
tai faculties were good until a short
time before her death.
Three Mormon apostles are canvass
Ing In Karlskrona and vicinity. They
devote their whole time to the work.
The authorities are contemplating the
advisability of putting an end to their
traffic.
The receipts of the municipal gov
eminent of Stockholm were $685.
BOO for the past year and the total
expenditures were so much below this
amount that there was a surplus of
l,745,O 900. This large surplus was due
largely to the fact that the actual
outlay was cut down $818,OOO below
the estimates.
The Stockholm Dagblad recently
contained leading article against the
habit of tipping" which in Sweden
has assumed phase unknown else
where except in Russia. The paper
says that it seems to be a Swedish
csutom to demand tips" Numerous
complaints were made by foreigners
during the Olympic games that if the
tips did not pan out as expected there
would be frowns somewhere In the
restaurants, for instance, the custo-
mers said it was pretty hard to get
away without tipping the cloak keep
ers.
F. w. H. Pegelow, general manager
Of the state railways of Sweden, and
the head manager, V. L. Klemming,
have handed in their designations.
The state railway system of Sweden
has been developed with remarkable
speed during the five years. service
Of Pegelow, and the conservative busi-
ness men of the country regret that
he has seen fit to resign. The govern
ment requested him to withdraw his
resignation, but he remained firm. It
Is said that Pegelow was not in SYM
pathy with the methods of the party
In power.
Sweden has been importing tooth
picks. Two young Swedes put their
heads together and came to the con-
clusion that they could make tooth
picks at home. They began to make
them on a small scale, only 1000
toothpickA a minute. It was easy to
dispose OF the goods, so they increased
the output, and now they are turning
out 5000 toothpicks minute, or
100000 in day Of eight hours. The
materials used are birch and maple,
1t Is very likely that in a few years
those two men will be exporting tooth.
picks to all parts of the world.
Mrs. Christina LARSON of Tegnebv.
Crust, was to take a bath in a lake
while visiting at Brattas She did not
feel we'll, however, and left her CON-
panions and went back to the house
without bathing. In little while she
fell asleep, never to wake again. A
doctor was called, but all he could do
was to certify that the woman was
lead.
The temperance organizations of
Sweden are taking steps to raise
national prohibition campaign fund.
The Good Templars have already de.
cided to contribute one cent a year
for each member.
Miss Karin Soderstrom swan from
kungshatt to Stockholm, a distance
OF three and one-third English miles,
In hours and minutes.
It Is estimated that the new build
1ngs required at the normal schools
OF Sweden will cost an average of al
most 100000 year during the years
1914-1919.
A report on the waterfalls owned
by the state of Sweden shows that
the money invested in such falls and
Improvements of the same increased
from 81, 100000 to $1S,630,00O during
the year 1911.
King Gustaf and Queen Victoria of
Sweden paid q visit to the car OF