Show I SCANDINAVIAN NEWS NEWS' I SUMMARY OF OR IMPORTANT HAP HAP- HAPPENINGS HAP IN fAR OFF II I NORTHWEST ti ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME HOME- Resume e of the Most o Important Events Event In In Sweden Norway and Denmark Denmark- Of Interest Interest to the Scandinavians Scandinavians in In America SWEDEN The king of Sweden is always on the alert to tor reward ward meritorious mental deeds performed by Swedes anywhere in in the world A few days ago the Order of ol Vasa one one of f th the oldest orders of Sweden weden was was' conferred by King Gustaf Gustaf Gus Gus- Gustaf upon State Sen Senator t Joseph A A. Jackson Jackson of St St. pa Paul Panl l Minn The cere ceremony mony took pl place ce at the home of CarlE Carl Garl E. E E E. Wal Swedish y consul on u at af St St. StPaul Paul Paul 1 The he decoration symbolic of the order a gem studded gem studded d gold star was pinned upon Mr Mr J Jackson by Mr Val Wai- acting for fot the the king in in making the presentation Uon which was a surprise surprise sur sur- prise to Mr Jackson The he decoration decoration decoration decora decora- tion was conr conferred in recognition of the services of Mr Ja Jackson as vice- vice consul at St St. Paul which position he held for a Ii number of years previous to his election to the state senate last November Sixteen Sixteen guests were present at the dl dinner mer given iven to ce celebrate celebrate cele cele- brate tl the event event They included f former Governor A A. A O O. O Eberhart and Mrs Eberhart Eberhart Eberhart Eb Eb- erhart C Colonel lonel and Mrs David Wal Wal- bron broIl of St St. Pa Paul l lG G General and MrsS Mrs S S. S E E. Olson Dr Victor Nilsson Nilsson Miss Emma Nilsson Mr lr and Mrs A A. C. C Floan of St t. t Paul and nd Charles ASmith A A. Smith formerly of 1 Minneapolis nI no now living at Oakland Cal Cal A boy six y years r old d and a a girl two years you younger lg i. i at i O l bo took o theIr their sleds and went out on By By l lake ke though the ice was poor on I ac account account o. o nt of f a a thaw thaw The girl broke broke through through t the e icea ice a a. a considerable A distance c c W shore A woman woman who was washing wash g co clothes es close l s by witnessed ed the the the- accident accident acci acci- c dent but a as ava the tha ice was too Weal weak to carrY her ber she ran for help Wen she sh she returned returned th the girl W was was s. s sitting on her sled w weeping because she was so cold old The children being asked for an explanation explanatIon explanation ex ex- tl the e bo boy said I I pulled out Hilda ilda first and then heri I 1 pulled out her herr er err sled The people of the neighborhood r think the little it fellow 1 entitled to remember remembered ty by by those who have have charge harge of of t the 1 C Carnegie rn ge- ge hero fuI fund 4 v t r i J iThe The UD Umea a. a district 1 court urt has hasset set ise settled a d controversy rl a about 1 the title tiye tl j to to 2 the Haur rs waters po r fn in time time in Ina manner which which does not riv river r n a a. manner nots not s seem seem m i to settle sq io so yer y much ai after after r I nil alf The cont contending parties partie's are the government and nd the Mo Sto Stock k company company grid and nd th the ver verdict i is that the government nt se seems ms to have hav a a better right to to to th the north half ot of the falls falls and that that the comp company has a title ti title title ti- ti tle to the other h half f. f The costs are also divided between the the two litigants litigants liti liti- gants ganta A young man man who ho was drafted r for service in the t n regiment protested on OJ th the ground that one one ne of his feet haa had been en in Injured Th The phy phy physicians could not find find- any fault with the limb and it was wa proposed pr posed to court court- court court- martial the the y young oung man Fo Fortunately IT for him a hospital doctor at B Boden d n took an ray Xray picture of his foot and this snowed showed that the big toe in the foot h had d been broken This was sufficient sufficient suf suf- to clear cleir the man With regard to the meeting of the kings of Scandinavia vi at Malmo the says At Malmo Mamo in 1 1914 1914 the soh son of of King Oscar II 11 puts the finishing touches touch touches s' s to ta the sett settlement ment with Norway in 1905 which redounds to the perpetual honor of his father ather and nd at the the same time t n a new and broader union union of peace is established between en the three threes three's Scandinavian countries countries countries coun coun- tries on the b basis Sis or of Hbert Ubert liberty and equality equal quai- equal equality I ity UY The German Grman press press shows shows i a a general tendency tendency to look upon pon the meeting m ni o of oS the three kings of Scandinavia at t Malmo Ma Malmo mo as as a a sign sign that thai those countries countries countries coun coun- tries tries are are g going ng to unite their effort to induce England to tr treat at th their r ocean ocean traffic less Jess harshly than th n she has be been n doing during th the last f few iw weeks t The Omega milking machine ach ne which is s ma manufactured ufa by a Swedish firm re received d' d the first pr prize e at at a t London d exposition dairy irY This This' gives strong color to to Ue tl ti e a ass assertion rut fiat the is the he be beet beat t milking machine on the market so far i iThe The government has prohibited th the manufacture of alcohol and distilled liquors except for industrial purposes purposes The prohibition will be In force until the latter ratter part of May A singly singh parish in exported export export- ed lingon berries for last fall faU Many families picked b berries values valued at to during the season In Inmost Inmost Inmost most cases the berries are found on the property of the pickers so that the proc proceeds eds are all aU profits The mail an carriers of the cities of Sweden have asked the government to furnish them tiem with electric po pocket ke lamps for using in dark hallways I J where they often orten have to read numbers num num- numbers bers fend names naD on doors where there J U Lz no DO light Si r-Si J I |