Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-23
SWEDEN.

paredness" on a larger scale, Is now
looked upon as an important factor In
the making of the history of modern
Sweden. Accordingly 1t is proposed to
commemorate the Farmers Expedi.
ton" by the erection of suitable
monument. A young Swedish sculp-
tor has prepared sketch for such
monument. 1t represents a man
dressed like farmer. Sword in hand
he looks into the future, ard at his feet
lies his spade. which he has dropped
for the time being. The monument Is
expected to cost $4,000. and 1t has
teen suggested that prizes e offered
for the best sketches as a means OF
engaging the ablest talents in COM
petition for tie production of the
monument.
About sixty years ago Rev. Elk
Hjortsberg served as pastor at kiaby'
Skane. At a public meeting he ex-
pressed himself as follows in explain
ing a certain passage in the book oil
Revelations: mot in my time. but
In yours, II you become cid, and In
that Of your children, you Will get
flying letters, and ships. on the sea
will communicate with the land. There
upon world-war shall break cut in
the land of the prophet. and there the
great massacre shall also come to an
end. But upon the countries of the
North the spirit of the Lord shall rest,
and no war shall take place there"
Mrs. Thora Carolina Madelung, the
proprietor Of the Vallakra estate,
Shame. has made donation to be used
in a very peculiar manner. The
amount is $13.500 The interest shall
be divided UP into 2S parts of $3.50
each. and six portions of $27 each, and
each of these amounts shall be paid
to poor patients who are dismissed
from hospitals in SHANE, whether such
patients are cured or not.
The Swedish government has de-
cided to prevent citizens of any bel
ligerent country from addressing pub.
lie gatherings in Sweden during the
war. Official notification to that eff
feet, 1t is said. has been issued in
Stockholm in connection with the in
vitations of student organizations to
Prof. Gilbert Murray of Oxford univer-
sity to address them.
A Stockholm dispatch says that ac-
cording to message from Karlskrona;
Sweden. a whole nine field of several
hundred mines is drifting from the
north, presumably having been set
adrift by ice and wind. The message
adds that explosions are occurring
hourly and that navigation in the
neighborhood Of the Swedish islands
is perilous.
G. Bolinder, travelling scientist.
has Just returned from a two years
stay among the Indians of Columbia.
s. A. His young wife accompanied
him all the time. A girl baby was born
to them among the Indians. and she
was in fine shape when the party ar
rived at Gale, Sweden.
Those who are employed in taking
care of the traffic in the Dalslald ca.
nal have had their salaries increased
1880 per year on account CT the
high cost of living In addition to this
they will also receive $1.35 for wife
and an equal amount for each minor
child.
The gross receipts OF the state rail-
ways of Sweden in 1915 were $780,
600. which was $6.70O,000 moro than
in 1914
The deposits in the savings banks
OF Sweden increased $s45,o00 in 1915.
There was decrease of $1.250.00O for
the year 1914.
The number of royal committees
and commissions at work In Sweden
during the past year was 164. and
their expenses were $1.256.770.
The price of paper used fer ordinary
newspapers has increased 50 per cent
during the past few months, and that
OF other kinds OF paper about 80 per
cent
The Cafe and Dala railway has
kept one hundred men at work for
months clearing away snow from the
yards and tracks.
Governor G. Tornerhjelm Ct vrams
Gunnarstorp. has sold about one-third
OF his estate, Gedsholm. in Ekeby par
ish. The purchasers are small farm.
ers who have been renting the land.
The price paid was from $65 to $40
an acre.
As result Of a sudden thaw IN the
highlands of SmalaEd the Laga river
overficwed its banks. Many cellars In
Varnamo were filled with water, and
the local furniture shop had tn be
closed so that 900 persons were thrown
out Of work. IN
The following figures show that
Swedish emigration is Dividing down
to a negligible quantity: Fer the years
1918, 1914. and 1915 the numbers were
respectively 16.345. 1851. and 5.07s.
It must be said that UddevalIa has
been successful in checking the evils
OF intemperance. The nu-aber af ar.
rests fer drunkenness in 1912 was 7sl.
Since that year there has been O
steady decrease. and last year It was
3d.. Meanwhile the population has
been growing, and last year the Bohus