Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-15

Count Gustaf Sparrss one of the
leading statesmen uf Sweden IN deaf |
Born Iii 1884. nc joined the army after
completing his education, but re-
signed To devote his attention % his
property Interests Iii MariAcal and 20
social reforms iii 1871 He was elect
cd To the first chamber Of the riksdag,
OF which he was a member till 1908,
from 1891 20 1886 as vice-presidents
and from 1896 till hia retirement, AZ
president He was man Of sterling
character and lovabIe personality, be-
ing highly esteemed and loved By
his associates In the fiksdag and by
the people III general He rendered
valuable services during the crisis Of
1906. doing d great deal to prevent
war between Sweden and Norway.
The factories or Sweden have been
seriously affected BY lack or water.
power MS well as By the war. and
they are running at about one-half
Of their capacity only, and some have.
been shut down entirely. The mines
which are owned by Swedish capital
lists are running for the most part.
but most Of those controlled or owned
By foreigners have been shut down.
The number of the unemployed Is not
SO great al might be expected, how
ever. and the industrial situation In
the country could be worse, Com
mercial paper which fell In price az
the outbreak OF the war, hes come
into greater demand ard 10 selling
at about the same figures as before
the war.
PROF. Welt Brecher Wittrock. one Of
the foremost botanists OF Sweden and
director OF the botanical collections OF
the national museum, liz dead at the
age or seyenty.five years. He was
graduated from the University Of Up
sala In 1866. and was a member OF its
faculty till 1879, after which time he
| was connected with the national mu-
scum. He was the author Of nuIneft
GUS books and pamphlets dealing In
particular with botanical subjects.
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The finaI results Of the general
election for members Of the Swedisla
parliament show that the Socialists
have 57 seats, the Conservatives 86.
and the Liberals 81. The Liberals
| lost ia seats to the Socialists. The
Conservatives neither lost nor gained,
yet mt the conclusion of the war II ~
expected Socialist government viii
! be formed.
| Al marriage which attracted nation
ali attention In Sweden took place re-
Gently, when one of the principal ON
GERS OF the modified slandsturm" was
married In the ancient church sitn-
ated close to the military camp The
ceremony was performed by d mohiI
ized minister and the groom's com.
radessn-arma escorted him to the
altar.
THE Swedish minister at Paris has
placed the Swedish church In Rue
Guyot at the disposal OF tiae Red Cross
society for use as hospital. Countess
GyIdenstoIpe has taken the lead 10
/ providing ambuiances.
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At sioanden. RingMuna parish. .
peartree twtg was grated ON nosln.
tain aah few years ago. This year
! the tree bore pears Weighing 40 much
as four pounds.
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A wireless dispatch from Berlin
says that Or. sven Hedin. the Swedish
explorer, has published In Swedish
newspapers an account or his impress
sions during hts recent tour through
Belgium and certain parts Of Frames.
occupied BY German troops. Mr..
EIedin was commissioned BIZ the Ger
rnan government 10 make this trip.
He says that the people In these dis
trfcts have returned 10 their homes.