St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-16
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
The Budstikken and Daily It'd
euda COnSOIi0 ated


The subscribers of the Budstikken
congratulated themselves yesterday on
receiving their paper in new dress
and enlarged. The unwieldy ten-eol-
umn, four-page size has been aban-
doned, and the more conventional seven
column, eight-page size adopted, max
ing an increase in column space of about
800 square inches. The Budstikken is
the oldest Scandinavian newspaper
in Minnesota. 1t was published
in Minneapolis fifteen years by
the firm of johnson 81 Gjadde.
A controversy between the partners
resulted in lawsuit, dissolu-
ton of the partnership, a receivership
and the sale of the plant by the receiver.
The purchaser at the sale Immediately
formed a partnership with L. Guild.
brandsen. the publisher OF the Daily
Tidende, and both papers are now pub
lished by the firm of L. Guldbrandsen q
Co. The consolidation was a shrewd
sltion of the Daily Tidende can be
largely used as feeder to the columns
of the Budstiken, and as result both
papers have been enlarged and i'm
proved.
The union involves no sacrifice of
principles to either paper. Both were
previously liberal Democratic in politics
and non-sestarian in religious matters.
1t NAV be observed in this connection
that nearly, if not quite. all other Nor
wegian political newspapers are partisan
in the theological controversies that
have been going on for years among the
Norwegian-American ministry.
To Budstikken belongs the credit of
being the pioneer Norwegian Demo
cratic newspaper in America. The pa
per has had the good fortune
to have been under the edi-
tOrial management and direc-
ton of such men as Paul Hahn
Hansen, Luth Jaeger, and Jorgen Jen-
sen successfully. and their polished
diction and profound learning have
given the paper a standing among the
more intelligent classes that no other
Norwegian newspaper in this country
has enjoyed. AS consequence, the
Budstikken has for years justly boosted
the ablest corps of contributors of any
Scandinavian newspaper in America.
The BudStikken has always championed
the interests and wishes of the laboring
classes and has welded great influence
among them.
The Daily Tidende was established
here about two years ago. Until lately
the paper has been rather diminutive in
size, and at the outset many prophe-
sled for it a short-lived existence; but
by a vigorous, energetic business man
agement and thorough editorial work,
it has steadily grown in public favor.
1t has been spicy, newsy little daily.
The political editorials have always
been well tuned, clear and concise.
They have been written by Hans Spilde,
ESQ.,, lawyer by profession, who, three
years ago when a resident of Grand
Forks, Oak, was very largely recon-
mended by the bar of the Third
judicial district for appointment as
associate justice of the supreme
court of Dakota and judge of the Third
judicial district, and in the fall of 1886
was the Democratic candidate for mem-
Der of the territorial council from Grand
Forks county. At that time he was also
city attorney of the city of Grand Forks.
At present he and Mr.. Jorgen Jen-
sen, the former editor of the Bud
stikken, occupy chairs at the same ed
itorial table and divide the labor for,
both papers, although in the past they
have had many journalistic tilt.
The Daily Tidende and Budstikken
consolidated give every promise of mer-i
iting a largely increased patronage
from the general public in Minneapolis,
and st. Paul and the Norwegian and
Danish reading public throughout the,
land.
There was prairie fire out near the Moni-
tor Plow works late Friday night and thesfire