Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-04-07
news FROM SCANDINAVIA
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM NORWAY,
SWEDEN AND DENMARK.
An ELECTION of oneers for the stor"
thing-Bill for Abolishing Capital
Parliament Postponsd-The Flag .Agi.
eation-Au Old Newspaper suspends.
A Mormon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
Domand
NORWAY.
Christians

Postmaster Matte of Christiana is
dead.
A slaughter house of immense pro.
H. II. Larson has been appointed
postmaster and station master at
Drobak.
Representative Hans Anderson's bill
for abolishing capital punishment has
temporarily been dropped.
Christianssands Stiftsavis, the oldest
newspaper in Norway, will not be pub
lished hereafter. The paper was 1O7
years old.
The shares of the Central brewery of
Christiana have been purchased by the
stockholders Of the Fortuna Brewing
company for consideration of $50, 900
crowns.
Reverends Hall, Jorgenson, Namsos,
Wisnaas, Lier and Warholm have con-
templated journey to Palestine where
they will spend few months in study
and recreation.
Bertel Anderson and wife of Bergen
recently celebrated their golden we'd
ding. The bridegroom was born in
Kongsberg Aug. 81, 1928, and the bride
In Bergen Feb. IL, 1891. They are an
aged but happy couple.
Henrik Clausen, the actor, has re-
seived aattering offer of an engage
ment with the Eldorado Theatre CON-
pany at a salary of $4,000 crowns He
will. however, for private reasons, be
obliged to decline the offer.
At . recent meeting of the Christiana
city council it was decided to submit to
the storthing their motion for an al
}owancs to provide for the filing of the
chair of theology and of medicine re-
Gently occupied by Professors Cavari
md Winge.
A few of Christiana's upper class"
men have recently organized a society
the aim Of which will be to establish
custom, as we'll as prove to the world
In general, that in society it is just as
polite for q gentleman to send his card
as call in person.
One of Bergen's most prominent bust.
ness mon, Christopher Kahr, recently
died, having reached the age of is
years and months. The deceased was
president of the Citizens bank of Ber-
gen and was for several years director
for the dampskibselskap.
Representative Foosnas, from Trond-
hjem, will, on account of sickness, be
prevented from being present at the
''storthing, commencing after Easter.
Mr.. Foosnas is troubled with bronchitis,
but under his physicians especial care,
it is hoped that he will recover:
The Norwegian ''landtmannefore.
ninger," (workingmen's union) is in.
treasing in strength every year. Over
100 similar unions have recently been
organized, and applications for men,
bership to the respective unions are
increasing to surprising degree.
State Inspector N. j. Sorenson and
A. Sabre have presented a proposition
advancing the right of dissenters to be
exempt from both general and personal
connections with the state church. 1t
is thought that the proposition will
meet with no serious opposition in the
storthing.
The flag agitation is becoming in
tensely interesting and even serious. A
plan for changing the old flag, living
under a flag representative of the
''brother:k kingdoms is something that
will be most seriously opposed, and.
Judging from public opinion, it is plan
which will never be realized.
At the president elections which re-.
comfy took place the following officers
were elected in the storth,ng: A.
Steen, president; S. Nelson, vice presi-
dent; J. Munster, secretary. In the
''lagthinget'': G. Lund, president; F.
Glestad, vice president; J. ICELAND, sec.
Rotary. In the ''odelsthing" Latland
was elected president, Horst vice presi.
dentand FOss secretary,