Show r. r SCANDINAVIAN NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS HAP IN FAR OFF t. t f I NORTHWEST 1 ITEMS FROM THE OLD OLD HOME i Resume Reaume of the Most Important Events Event In Sweden Norway and Denmark Denmark- Of Interest to the tho Scandinavians Scandinavian In America 2 J 1 i i SW SWEDEN EN Some Lapps at drove their reindeer upon a snowdrift on the south side of Brunner moun r Lain tain All of a sudden were started at three different places at the same time The lower portions of the 1 drift slipped down the mountain side J Most los of ot the reindeer had fortunately iII reached the upper part of or the drift when it broke loose and they were f safe But those farther tarther down were carried away eleven of ot them being W killed at once and several others beng being be be- Ing ng so badly injured that tha they had to tobe Ji i f be killed r The Swedish Russian Steel Cable t.- t. t c I factories is the name of ot a stock company company com com- pany which has been organized for the f purpose of ot starting two factories in Russia for the manufacture of steel cables M. M the well- well known cnown Swedish millionaire is one of ot a athe the org organizers of the company The 5 capital stock is to be no more than and no less than k ti The factories are to be ready for work in March 1916 u Certain historical documents indicate indicate indi cate that the church in Stockholm contains tho the remains of several sev sev- 1 eral oral kings from the Middle Ages notably not not- notably 0 w ably th those se of King Magnus i and Karl Knutsson At the present time tl the e stone slabs of the floor have been taken away while repairs are going goIng going go- go ing on and it is proposed to make a search under the altar In In order to settle this question for tor good iThe i j The Stockholm holm Nya Al- Al has published a s 's sensational story about a secret English league f. f In Sweden It is said to have been I organized in England for the purpose of ot arousing German anti anti German sentiment in Sweden en The league seems to have a considerable money at its disposal says the paper a and d a Swedish schoolteacher schoolteacher school school- teacher was offered for tor devoting devot devot- ing lag herself hersel to this agitation t S S S I a To the Swedish merchant navy has t r been added a new ew school school ship ship- on t which the young sons of t. t the sea seamay t j. may ay under the leadership of ot expert expert- seamen learn t to become experts experts ex ex- sports s ports In their vocation The Transatlantic antic lantic Shipping company of Gothenburg Gothen Gothen- burg iu has s equipped the G G. 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D K Kennedy 1 which was bought in Norway for this purpose S The executive committee of or the Swedish Red Cross received the following following fol fol- A h lowing telegram from Trelleborg Accept Accept Ac heartfelt thanks from the Austro Austro- Hungarian and imperial German Invalids invalids in in- for tor the lovely reception the kindness and the many tokens of ot truly humane affection which wo we have enjoyed en en- enjoyed and which in two fold two has joyed sense made a profound Impression upon us Hassler Austro Hungarian captain The railway department turned into the national treasury for forthe a athe the month of August which was the same amount as last year Karl Albert former Swedish premier is dead Liberal party leader was a minister without portfolio portfolio port port- folio in the coalition cabinet of 1905 but shortly afterward resigned and J formed a cabinet in which he ho was premier premier premier pre pre- mier and minister of justice He re re- resigned resigned signed In 1906 d as premier pre pre- mien mier by M. M Lindaman Ia 1911 ln 1911 he heo o n iro In formed o a a cabinet In office m until February February 1914 when h U the cabinet resigned because of differences differ differ- between King Gustaf Gusta and its members as to the kings king's' right to tomake tomake tomake make political speeches without first ascertaining if the cabinet approved of or the substance of or them The government ordered an Inventory Inventory tory of the grain held in Sweden about the middle of September The result is not known at this writing The traffic ot of the post office department department depart depart- 1 ment is growing so fast that those who are engaged in this service are taxed to the utmost The tobacco monopoly has demand demand- demanded ed a specialization of the work which t the representatives of be tt-e employees i. i m cannot agree to C. C has prepared a remedy rem- rem edy for gooseberry mildew which has proved very ery effective j The king of Sweden hat hai h granted a t S permission to the state of Denmark to from Sweden number of ot import a 1 horses of noble pedigree to be used In the Danish army The ages of the animals are to vary from four to eight years and 56 of ot them shall be bought boughtIn In 0 1 The co operative co-operative supply store of the railway employees of or Stockholm F which was started about three months ago has been doing such a big business busi busl- ness that it has to be moved into larger larg larg- er quarters J J |