The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-08
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SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NAP.
.PENIMGS. IN FAR OFF
.NoRTHlAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Reourne Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the Scandinavian
IN America.

SWEDEN.
American athletes carried off the
lions share Of the hon0rs on the open
ing day Of the track events at the
stadium at Stockholm. Competing
against athletes of the Scandinavian
countries, the Americans captured
three races-the 100 and 400-meter
runs and the 8O0-meter relay race. In
| the 4OO-meter run, Ted Meredith, the
quarter-mile American national cham
pion, defeated J.. Bolin, the holder of
the SOO-meter Swedish record, the win
ner's time being 40 ITO seconds. Amer
leans took first, second and third
places in the 1O0meter events, the
winner being Joe Loomis of Chicago.
The high jump was won by the Swede
kullerstrand, LOOMS being second and
Fred Murray Of Chicago, third. Sum-
maries: 100 meters run (109 yards
IL inches), won by Joe G. LOOMS, Chi
| cago; second, Andy Ward, Chicago;
third, Bob Simpson. Time, 109-1O Sec
onds. 400 meters run (437 yards l6
inches). won by Ted Meredith of Phil
adelphia; second, J. Bolin of Sweden.
Time, 40 TO seconds. 500 meters re-
lay race-American team, composed
| Of Joe LOOMS, Fred Murray, Bob
Simpson and Andy Ward, defeated
the Scandinavian team. Time, l min
ute 30 % seconds. High jump won
| by kullerstrand of Sweden, with q
jump of 173 centimeters C feet); Sec
ond, Joe LOOMS, $50 centimeters :;
third, Fred Murray, IT'S centimeters
The tOadstOol millionaires produced
In Scandinavia by the opportunities
which the war gives to neutrals, are
known all over as an arrogant and by
no means wise bunch Of men. A man
snubbing one of those millionaires
may always count on the plaudits Of
the people. This is the way one Of
them was handled on a train in Hal
land. He was doing away at the
time, and his half-shut eyes did not
condescend to notice two gentlemen,
who shared the frst-class car with
him. Finally he pulled out of his
pocket cigar case studded with bril-
liants, and was going to light So
cent Havana cigar. Having no
matches, he turned to his fellow trav-
eler and said: "Give me match ~
NO." was the answer. "Haven't you
any?"-"Yes. ''-"Well, then let me
buy one. I'll give you five kronor
($135) for it."-'No, not even if you
paid hundred kronor for it." "Why
IN the world ?''-"Because you should
learn that man cannot get every
thing for money in this life. And in
the second place wish to tell you that
money, even though it be millions, nev-
er entities a man to be rude" The
story is absolutely true.
AS matters stand now there is
pledged by prominent sport followers
In Sweden enough money to send q
team of about fifteen men to the Unit
ed States. 1t Is felt that should the
Invitation Of the New York Athletic
Hub to the SUedes be repeated next
fpring, as seems likely now, there will
% a popular subscription ample to
Snance team Of twice the size Of
the one planned for last spring. The
one factor which may "crab" the whole
affair, as it did last spring, is the mil
itary situation. If no complications
are turned up in the meantime the
Swedes will stand ready to organize
team to invade the U. S. A. Swe-
den, like the United States, is enjoy
| ing unheard-of prosperity these days.
and the task Of raising funds for the
| proposed 1917 invasion of the United
! States will be a much easier one than
in ordinary times.
All the oleomargarine factories of
Sweden have been idle for many
ing in the hands Of the English. The
factories are still paying their en-
ployees their regular wages.
The fishermen of southwestern SWe-
den did not say much about Klondyke
last summer, for they made fabulous
wages at home. A man having one
OF two sons to help would often make
from $1,000 to $1,000 during the sea-
son, and occasionally single man
would rake In as much as $1,000.
During part of the summer no in
valid trains were run between Ger
many and Russia. But since the 18th
Of September one train has run each
way every week. The passengers are
wounded soldiers, who are so far gone
that they will never be able to do any
work. Some Of them die while on
their way through Sweden.
Betty Jansson, who was once popu-
lar on account Of her writings, has
celebrated her eightieth birthday an
niverSary at Anal. Early in the