Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
SWEDEN.

The National Anti-Emigration soci-
ETY. of Sweden has asked the king for
travelling expenses for a commission
which the society is anxious to send
to America to make thorough study
of the conditions under which the
Swedes are living in this country. It
is suggested that the commission be
made up of two employers, two expert
foremen, and two workingmen. II such
a commission Is sent to this country 1t
may stay here as much as half q
year.
Per Bogren is the name of an eighty
year-old fisherman who lives all alone
on the Rem island near Pitea. The lat
ter statement must be qualified, how
ever. for he has dog. This dog is not
only faithful Waterman, but also
serves as mail carrier. "Vakt" goes
to town regularly. and the postmaster
ties Bogrens mail around the neck Of
the dog. Thus the old man gets his
newspapers as regularly as any man
IN the neighborhood.
Three socialist editors, Messrs.
Hoeglund, Oljelund and Hedin, have
been arrested on charge of high trea-
son in consequence of the passing Of
a resolution at a conference of Swedish
socialist organizations that general
strike and revolution be started in
case Sweden enters the war. Mr..
Hoeglund is one of the most promi-
nent member Of the Swedish rigsdag.
The wireless apparatus on board the
Hamburg-Amerika liner Mecklenburg
lying at Nynas, has been sealed by the
authorities following the alleged dis
covery that the ship has been in daily
communication with Germany and
has received wireless war reports for
foreign vessels. The same action was
taken with regard to all other German
boats.
]. Josephson, a wholesale merchant
in Stockholm, who recently celebrated
his fiftieth birthday anniversary, an
nounced that he wished to have q
statue of Gunnar Wennerberg erected
at his cost somewhere in Dur.
garden Geological gardens) OF Stock.
holm. The statue is to be made by
Carl Eldh.
Sergt. s. Sandberg of the Kronoberg
regiment, at Vexio, found queer stone
in his coal box. II was only about
half as big as his little finger. But he
took 1t 10 a jeweler, who could easily
tell that 1t was an emerald worth a
fortune.
The Swedish authorities have been
notified by Germany that a new mine
field has been laid south of the Sound,
according to the Skanska Aftonbladet
OF Malmo A Swedish torpedo-boat TO
tilla has been ordered to pick up Ger
man mines found in Swedish waters.
Not a single marriage took place in
the parish Of Ingaro during the year
1915.
At the beginning Of this year there
were 67 moving picture theaters In
Stockholm. having q combined seating
capacity of 10000.
About 100000 was spent for the
building of new roads In Sweden In
1915. The money was distributed
among IS different roads.
The Gothenburg food commission
has been selling fresh reindeer meat at
an average price of 16 cents pound.
which Is considered very cheap under
the circumstances.
The managers of the Sigtuna founda-
ton have decided to build peoples
high school in Sigtuna. A donation
of $4,000 from an outsider was re-
ceived at the executive meeting which
took this step.
The crown princess recently visited
the art textile school of Johanna Brun-
son, The princess was evidently much
interested In the work itself, as well
as in the products of the school.
The city council of Stockholm has
resolved to sell bonds for $2.0o0.0o0.