Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-07-17

Sweden.
A woodworking factory at Bohus
recently had a strike involving some.
thing over 30 hands because of an at
tempt on the part Of the management
to insist on greater efficiency. The
men felt that they were giving full
service for the wages paid without any
further speeding up on the part OF the
workmen. The strike was OF short
duration, as an agreement was reached
after q consultation.
The secretary of the agricultural So
ciety of Blekinge In a recent report
states that there Is great danger OF q
crop failure In the province this year.
Late frosts damaged the rye and ex-
treme dry weather following had prac-
tically cut down the hay and fodder
crop to less than half. Rains in the
near future might help the late grains,
but the crop at the best Is bound to
be a rather light one.
The arrangements for the Industrial
exhibit of iron manufactures at the
Baltic exposition In Malmo In 1914 are
progressing very nicely and the COM
mittee in charge feels hopeful Of a
good display OF all kinds Of iron man.
ufactures. The mining industry will
also be represented. though there has
not been so general a promise to par
ticipate as there was by the manu-
featuring companies. The manufac-
lures association will appropriate 49,
900 crowns to assist in making a suit
able exhibit and the geological exhibit
will be financed to the amount of
about 10000 crowns.
For some time there has been a pro
ject under consideration to use the
Eiffel tower in Paris as a wireless sta
ton. with a view to furnishing to the
whole world the Greenwich time at
stated times during the day. The
Swedish government has been invited
to take part in the meeting to discuss
the plans for carrying out the project.
The idea Is to charge each country
taking the service 400 crowns for each
100000 inhabitants. This would
make the cost for the service to the
whole Of Sweden 800 crowns per year.
which would be reasonable for the
value OF the service.
II is announced in the Swedish press
that the Italian king, Victor Emmanuel,
and Queen Helena will visit Stockholm
in July. making the return call to the
king and queen Of Sweden for their
visit to Rome two years ago. As yet
no official notice has been made of the
approaching visit, but society is al.
ready busy with plans to show honor
to the distinguished visitors. 1t will
be the first time an Italian king has
visited Sweden.
The Jewish Mission society has ar
ranged for two summer colonies for
poor Jewish children, one to be To-
Gated in the outskirts Of Stockholm
and the other In beautiful region of
SHANE. The colonies will be kept to-
gether for two months and will I'M
doubtedly be Of great value to the
children in building up their health in
ideal surroundings and because Of the
instruction given them.
Mrs. Matilda Aim OF Brakne-Hoby.
Blekinge, was surprised by thunder.
Oh ryhfln Uondfno hnnfa
Just as she was starting for home
she was struck by a thunderbolt and
instantly killed. Her body was burned
all over. and her face was so disfig-
ured that she could hardly be rec
ognized.
DR.. T. X. Segerstedt, who has for
some time held a chair In the history
of religion and theology at the Lund
has been called to a like
position in the Stockholm high school.
The king recently gave his sanction
to his accepting the new position.
General Director Lindroth of the
state medical stan has applied to the
king for retirement from service with
q pension. having reached the age of
sixty-five early in June. Mr.. Lindroth
has for many years been prominent in
circles.
The Jerusalem society Of Stockholm
has recently received donation of TO-
900 crowns for the society's hospital
in Bethlehem. The gift came from a
man who evidently obeyed the Biblical
injunction not to let the right hand
know what the left was doing. for he
signed his name only as AN old Cote
berger"
The steamer Calypso, which arrived
at Boteborg the latter part Of May.
brought In 400 swedish-Americans,
will spend the summer in their native
land