Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-22

an exposition OF staple export goods
in Stockholm. According to letters
from business men in England, Ger
many and Russia there is good mar
ket for Swedish goods In those coun-
tries during the war. But the pros
pective buyers find il difficult to get
chance to see samples OF the goods.
II such samples were collected In
great varieties and large quantities
at one place, for instance in the cap
ital, the Swedes would be in far bet
ter position to take advantage Of these
chances.
A female moose got stuck in the mud
while drinking in ditch at Bronima,
Vingaker. 1t was impossible for her
to get out without help. Instead OF
permitting the animal to perish the
people of the village went to work to
pull her out. But this proved to be
very difficult matter. The mud was
deep and soft, and lot Of planks and
ropes were brought to the place. BY
the time the moose reached solid
ground under her feet the entire popu-
lation of the village was present. The
moose became so tame that she came
back the next day to Craze at the same
place.
The White Ribboners, the Fredrika
Bremen association, the Women's APP
peal, the National Woman's Suffrage
association, the Social Democratic
Women's club, and the Young Won.
ems Christian association have petit
toned the government, in the name
of the Swedish homes and in the in.
terest of the public welfare. to pro
hibit the manufacture of liquor from
grain and potatoes during the year
1915. The petitioners point to sta
tistics showing that last year 1885
tons of grain and 1,770,000 barrels of
potatoes were used for the production
of whisky.
An Englishman signing himself
Gentleman" wrote an article for the
London Morning Post which aroused
the displeasure of the whole press Of
Sweden. He claimed that the newspa-
pers of Sweden print only news that
are favorable to Germany. while the
fact is, that they print all sorts Of
so-called news from Petrograd, Berlin,
Paris and London Unfortunately.
But majority Of them put the heav-
lest headlines over reports Of German
victories.
The Cronacker family, No. $50,
which was raised to the rank of no
bility in the year 1879, Is extinct. The
last descendant died a few days ago
In the person of Mrs. Rev. Anne Char
lotte Ecklein. nee Cronacker She
was born in 1927. The last male de-
scendant was her brother, N. J. Gro
hacker. who died in 1869. The name
is yet carried by his widow. nee
Alund.
The final results of the general cleo
tion for members Of the Swedish riks-
dag show that the Socialists have 81
seats, the Conservatives So and the
Liberals 81. The Liberals lost IL seats
to the Socialists. The Conservatives
neither lost nor gained. yet at the
conclusion Of the war IL is expected
that a Socialist government will be
formed.
A strawstack in Falbygden, vaster-
gotland, was sold at public auction
last spring for SIC. II was not
touched last summer Now 1t has
been sold again for sos. This gives
an idea Of the scarcity OF fodder in
Sweden this fall. 1t is supposed that
the straw may be sold at retail before
spring for 5000.
II was expected that a great many
employees would be laid on In the
manufacturing industries Of Stockholm
about the middle Of September. But
the day came and went without any
serious Industrial disturbance. All
the large manufacturing concerns kept
their employees without any reduction
OF wages.
The estate OF the late c. p. LARSON.
wholesale merchant Of Malmo, is
valued at 100000. His win provides
that 100000 shall be devoted to char
liable purposes.
James Yearwood, negro mission
airy who lived several years in Sv
den, has been suspected of being
spy during the past few months. and
now he has been expelled from the
country. He piled his trade In the
northern part OF the country. A Rus
sian SPY was expelled az the same
time.
Queen Victoria Of Sweden has
made several donations to the Red
Cross for the benefit of the wounded
soldiers of Baden, the last amount
given being $500. i
The parish Of Ro, Uppland. which
has q population OF only about 800,
has distinguished itself by collecting
a quantity OF clothing and other equip
meat for the army. Besides the goods
about sixty dollars in cash was also
sent to the front
The export trads to the United
States and Mexico has been growing
by leaps and boutds. The steam
boat lines have ad id extra accom-