Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-22
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the Scandinavians
In America.
SW EDEN.


have been engaged in establishing a
gendarmerie in Persia are now re-.
turning from their mission. which has
made them known practically through
out the whole world. The first ones to
return were Maj. II. Anden of the Hell
SINCE regiment, and his wife. who &C.
companied him; Capt V. Zettergren of
the Alfsborg regiment and Capt. N. A.
Osterberg of the Vasternorrland regi-
ment. The Swedes left Persia in three
different groups. General Hjalmarson
is the only one who is not going to re-
turn to Sweden. He is to accompany
the others to Petrograd, where he pro-
poses to take leave of his comrades
and proceed to China, for which coun-
try he has been requested to organize
a gendarmerie. Before making any
definite arrangement with the Chinese
government he wants to take some
time to make himself familiar with the
circumstances.
The provincial government of Vas
ternorrland has reported to the ma.
tional government on the so-called
missionary work carried on by Peter
Gustaf Lindberg-Fernelius and Nils A.
Hansen, American citizens, and Har-
aid Valdemar Jankowsky, a Danish
citizen. According to the report the
work of these men in Sundsvall had
been carefully watched. At one meet
ing Jankowsky read letter which told
about the conditions in Utah, and then
he said. There, you see that it is not
so dangerous to go to Utah as some
people claim in their letters" The
entire agitation of Jankowsky was ta-
ken to be covert endeavor to induce
people to emigrate to Utah. Lindberg-
Fernelius had given lessons in English
to young women who had Joined the
Mormons, which was evidently done
for the purpose of preparing them for
going to Utah at some future date.
King Gustaf has given two valuable
weapons to the Swedish armory as an
illustration of the art of making fire.
arms in Sweden. One of the gifts Is a
musket with fiintlock by Nussbaum,
Drottningholm, Stockholm, in the eight
eenth century. Among the rich orna-
ments of the barrel of the gun are the
letters "F. A." which indicate hiatt
the piece was made for Duke Fredrik
Adolf. The other is a saber made at
Abo in 1898. The gilt silver ornaments
of this weapon are executed with mar
velous skill. The saber is supposed
to have been made for Gustav w
Adolf
A fox with bell tied to his neck has
been seen time and again in the woods
of Hultsjo parish, Smaland. He is so
tame that he will let people come
within three yards of him, but just as
they are about to catch him he jumps
out of reach. 1t is plain that he is a
captive who has managed to get away
from his owner. 1t is hard to see how
he can catch enough game to exc out
a living as long as his bell warns
every living thing of his coming.
The perch in Kingston, lake in
the southernmost part of Sweden,
seem to have gone on most success
full strike. At the proper season Of
the year so fishermen went out on
the ice to haul in the fish as usual
But not a single one of them noticed
a single nibble. They are naturally
wondering what is the matter. The
strike is a very serious matter to the
fishermen, for they depend on the
winter catch of perch for part of their
living.
Very large quantities of Goldfish have
ben caught off Trelleborg this spring.
A small boat often fetched over two
hundred pounds of fine fish in day. 1t
is easy to sell the fish at five or six
cents a pound. The fishermen had
poor luck earlier in the season, and as
II to even up the consumption the
people of the neighborhood now con-
sumo such large quantities that there
is not much left for shipping to other
localities.
No more dancing after midnight in
Stockholm. The stakeholder Of Stock.
holm has commenced to interfere with
the public balls. He used to be quite
liberal in granting permission to run a
ball with all its enjoyments way down
into the small hours. Now he is get.
ting to be more strict. Time and again
he has decreed that balls and serving
of drinks must close at midnight.
Mai. Boris Moller of the Halland
regiment has again been the object OF
special attention on the part of the
government of Persia, having been ap
pointed an officer of public instruction
first class, just before leaving Teheran
for his native land.
julius Car Caspar, ID. L.. Swedish
consul at Hanover, who is serving in
the battlefield in the west, has beer
appointed to the position of captain Of
the horse by General Won Bulow. and
has also been decorated with the iror
cross.
Two children born in succession to q
family In the northern part of Dalarne
had six fingers on each hand. The
first one also had six toes on each foot
The parents considered 1t proper tc
have the extra limbs removed by
means of surgical operations.
Erik Ersson of Mon, Hallen parish