Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-16

this year. When the plants we're set
out the earth was 30 dry thAk Il waa
difficult to get them to grow. and later
frost gave the plants bad setback.
Sweden.
The bureau OF medicines Of Sweden
has recommended to the government
that an embargo be placed on the az
port OF cattle 10 al countries except
Norway and that an embargo be placed
on the export OF meats TO all countries
except Norway and Germany This
step is proposed In order TO shut out
foreign cattle buyers. who. II Ii feared,
may bring with them germs Of the
dreaded hoof-and-mouth disease. Far
thermore. II Ia felt that Sweden's food
supply is small enough 10 warrant such
an embargo.
Mrs. Helena Haggblom. one OF the
oldest persons In Sweden. died Mt her
home In Gotland at the age OF one
hundred and four years. II Ii related
that when she was girl Of twenty she
acted as sponsor for child who later
became her husband. She had been
engaged to a sailor. who pertshed at
sea. and the infant for whom she stood
sponsor was brother OF her deceased
lover. After the baptism she was
heard to remark, This one may some
day become my husband" The predic-
ton was fulfilled.
Everything Is not running smoothly
In connection with the Socialist bank
at Stockholm. This bank was founded
by the Socialists and was to be run on
Socialist lines and as an aid to the
Socialist cause. Now the feeling has
become quite general among the So
cialists that the managers Of the insti-
tuition are running II too much on the
order of a capitalistic bank, devoting
their attention to financial speculation
rather than to furtheriEg Socialist un-
dertakings. What the outcome OF the
friction will be remains to be seen.
Oscar Fredell OF Upsala. weIlknown
as an expert swimmer and able all
round athlete, was recently drowned
while giving swimming exhibition.
One of his acts has been to undress
under water and 1t was while SO doing
that his death occurred He Owed
with his clothes on and never came up
again. 1t Is believed that he had an
attack of heart failure.
Engineer Bildt. who Is advocating
the use of peat In place Of coal by the
national railways OF Sweden. ID au-
thority for the statement that SO per
cent of the fuel consumed In Sweden IL
wasted. He estimates that the fuel
bill OF the Swedish people and govern
ment Ia about 100000 crowns per
year.
The people of Coteborg have been
clamoring for q stadium, and now II
has been decided to 80 ahead and
build one at an expense of 100000
crowns. It will be dedicated IN 1921.
when the city celebrates Its three hun
dredth anniversary.
The queen of Sweden has again been
honored by Germany. her native land.
having been appointed an honorary
member OF the Red Cross society OF
Baden. the duchy In which she was
born.
The production OF coal has increased
wonderfully in Sweden the past 70
years. In 1880 only 100000 tons we're
produced. in 1915 the output for the
fiscal year just ended is 100000 tons
The largest and most modern paper
factory in Sweden and the entire world
is about to be opened at Hallsta. Hav-
erosund.
The Farmers association of CANE
recently held festival at which the
exercises were conducted by the gov
ernor OF the Ian, Count Hamilton, who.
on behalf OF the association, awarded
silver cups to the presidents Of rs
farmers clubs In Gestrikland, He!stnx-
land. and Dalarne.
The three-masted Swedish schooner
Daisy was destroyed and sunk by
mine east of Rosslagen recently. Tho
captain and fo1r OF the crew persisted,
the rest getting away safely In LIE
boat.