Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21
Sweden.


that the railroad circilng the Gulf Of
Rothmla, the northern extension 81 the
Baltic sea. was virtually completed To.
day rp to the present time there has
been d sap Of ten miles over which
passengers from Stockholm ii Petro.
grad had to drive. Now this distance
has been reduced ID half mile,
The Russian line nov runs to
point opposite tho Swedish station at
karangi, Here passengers leave ehc
train and 20 half ii mile over the FRO
zen river Tornea. This. instead of the
nreyaesas Journey between the town al
Torena and Hanaransla. 4 distance of
ten Miles
The new arrangement Il working
very we'll Indeed. Retween ave hun.
dred and etaiis hundred passengers
make the trip daily. the uncertainties
OF steamship travel between the swe.
dish coast and Russian ports near Pc.
trcgraa having. of course. influenced
many travellers 10 select the land
route
For SOME there has been 4 consre
yersy between tho ship owners aud
sailors Of Sweden and the efforts of
the swedish government to adjust
the differences met with failure IA
strike was therefore declared. the ef.
gect of which win Be stoppage Of all
foreign tratlae II had been agreed
that vessels which had obtained their
clearance papers December 1e last
with the intention of sailing the next
DAY should be allowed To leave. but
In the meantime came an order from
the sailors union Dir league of western
sweden which overturned this agree.
nent and stopped four vessels at
Goteborg from Ealing. The mates.
organization has demanded that their
life insurance be raised from 1000 to
a.000 crowns, ALI mail fer England
and America II being sent By the way
OF bergen and Newcastle.
| King Gustaf has commated the
death sentence recently imposed on
Rev, Eystrom to life imprisonment.
Rev. Nyssrom was sentenced 20 death
for killing Rev Aastrand, his superior
In Office, against whom he had il
erudge for The part be played in has.
ing Nystrom unfrocked as minister be-
cause Of drunkenness and immoral
conduct AN student and Iii the first
/ year OF his ministerial work Nygtrom
/ gave promise oE very brilliant IA.
reer. which was blightod by his IN.
fortunate habits Nystrom did not ask
10 have his sentence commuted bat
his children and those confirmed by
him interceded Id bis behalf What
caused the king to save his life was
the opinion OF doctors that Nystrom's
mind il partially unbalanced. Tho
NyatroHa case hes been widely dis
eussed IN Sweden.
A woman In Vaners parish went TO
see relatives who lived considerable
distance from her home. She did
not return as expected, and search
was made for her. She was found
In forest where she had been lying
helpless for three days on account of
d broken leg. she was taken to q
hospital in a very preaarioas condi.
| tIon.
IN the recent local election al Cote.
borg the Socialists showed great
strength and believe that they VIII be
victorious In the riksdag elections IN
that city In 1917 In 1910 only $50
voters supported the Socialist candi.I
dates; In 1912 only s67, while now
a.io1 voters rallied to their support
A famous linden tree at the Fodg-
hyttan poorhouse, yarmland, blew
down last fall 1t was ten feet in cir.
cunference near the ground, and was
supposed to be tvs hundred years old.
II knocked down part OF the roof OF
the poorhouse Ia It's fall. but no one
was hurt
The manager OF printing Office
which printed for certain counter
letters 1000 counterfeit pound notes,
was sentenced by the court at GsEe
TO pay fine Of 100 crowns.
During the recent severe storm
harbor for fishing boats which the gov.
eminent IL building All Grundsund was
destroyed AT q loss OF aL least So.
900 crowns.
The British admiralty stopped the
Swedish steamer New Sweden, bound
for Stockholm, and brought IL to
Leith.
Denmark.
When the war broke out, ave Fin.
nish ships, anchored In the Aabenraa
harhnr uspra sNfzeN Iv thn fSx~x.e !, y.ss 4