Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-01-14
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNos 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.
SWEDEN.


Some interesting compilations have
,een made of the reports of the census
of Stockholm for the year 1910. OF
the inhabitants Of the city, only 66,750
males and 74,01S females were born in
the city, which made All out of every
1000. The number for the males was
little more, namely, 434, while that
of the females was only 1893. OF those
born outside of the city, Jamtland and
Norrbotten furnished the largest num-
Der. Those very provinces are largely
covered with immense woods, and
their cities are small and few and far
between, so there is plenty Of room.
Norrbotten has sometimes been called
the America of Sweden" on account
of its undeveloped resources, and for
years the government has been dill
gently advertising Norrbotten In
southern Sweden. The above statistics
seem to prove that large proportion
of the people up that way become
tired of the dreariness of the region
and rush headlong into the largest city
Of the country.
The Social Democrats of Sweden held
a national convention at Stockholm
few days ago. The net result of it's
work proves that the Social Democrats
Of Sweden are becoming more and
more moderate. The government was
asked to further restrict the use of
liquor. But in case Of prohibition it
thrown out Of work by such measure
be enabled by the government to make
living in some other way. A propo-
sition to prohibit members Of the
party from attending court functions
and to serve on royal committees was
defeated. and the same fate was
shared by a proposition to start an
agitation in favor Of disarmament.
X. p. ERICKSON Is q plain man, do
ing plain teamwork at Saterlund, Van
ga parish. But he has worked at the
same place for SO years. and now his
name is heralded all over the country
on account Of his fidelity. He has al
ways been temperate and faithful, and
the work of each year has been repa-
tition OF that Of the last one. He lost
his parents at tender age, and from
the age of eleven he had to begin to
make living at the same farm where
he has spent the past SO years. He is
now working for the third owner Of
the farm. His children are scattered
far and wide in the world, and he and
his wife are the only occupants Of his
home, the sam, as before they had any
children. f Ell
Sven Hedin, who became widely
known as the explorer of central Asia,
has published large book on the
present war. He is personal friend
OF Kaiser Wilhelm and was close to
he battlelines. both in the East and
the West, 80 that he is in a position
20 give facts based ION personal obser-
walton and experience. The book con-
tains 800 illustrations His admiration
for the Germans and Kaiser Wilhelm
is boundless, SO that the general trend
of the book was a foregone conclusion
The death Of Mrs. Augusta Tfoill.
nee Warnhjelm. of Stockholm, marked
the extinction of family No. 2.17s Of
the nobility of Sweden. Estland was
the original home of the family, which
In that country went by the name OF
Kjerting. Georg Won Kjerting was
ennobled In Sweden In 1909 under the
name Of Warnhjelm. and the next
year was registered at "Riddarhuset"
as No. ATS. Another branch of the
family Is still living In Finland. The
male line of the Swedish branch died
out in 1856.
Influenza il sweeping Stockholm as
q regular epidemic. From three to i've
patients In one family ia no rare oc-
currence. Many seats in public
schools are empty. and even the ranks
of the students at the military acad-
envy and of the soldiers In the bar
racks have been noticeably thinned
out Sporadic cases of diphtheria and
scarlet fever have also been reported
to the health authorities. II
Prominent authorities in Gothen-
burg have proposed to put the sale of
denatured alcohol under the control
OF the government. The reason for
this proposition Is that so many topers
do not hesitate to drink the vile stun.
X. r. Lamm. an engineer at Nasty,
donated $4,000 to the department Of
war for Strengthening the defenses OF
Stockholm. yy
The electric plant inspectors report
that during the year 1918 50 accidents
were caused by electric currents. Six
teen cases were fatal, Three persons
were crippled. and 40 recovered from
their injuries. The whole number of
accidents Of this kind reported since
1906 is 3S1, and AZ cases were fatal,
The naval authorities OF Sweden
point out with great emphasis that
two-year service is the very least that
must be required Of the marine sol
diers II the navy is to be in decent
shape for action at any time.
A young woman at Engelsberg. who
had been married only three weeks,
went to the river to get water alone.
She did not return as promptly as
expected and search was made, She
was soon found at the bottom OF the
river. She had no doubt been seized