Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-29
NORWAY.
ChristianiA

Bjornstjerne Bjornson and wife con-
template spending this winter in Rome.
Einar Bjornson and wife will return
to China during the early part of next
month.
A souvenir of DIR. Fridtjof Nansen's
return is selling in great numbers in the
city at present.
Mrs. Amalie SHam, the noted Nor
Weglan authoress, celebrated her 49th
birthday Sept 8.
Editor Schibsted has contributed
10000 crowns to the contemplated
printers pension fund of Norway
Not less than 500 Norwegian exhibit
ors have sent in their applications to the
Stockholm international fair committee.
Miss Nina Thanlon, daughter of the
celebrated artist, Fritz Thanlon, is
betrothed to Attorney Herman Lund of
this city.
The alumni of II and upwards of
Christiania university have published a
| richly illustrated albrnm, which is find
ing rapid sale,
The Egers brewery Of this city, which
formerly was occupied by the Fortuna
Brewing company, has been changed
| into department. store
Through recent cablegram from
| Explorer Borchgrevink, it is learned
| that he will postpone his Antarctic ex-
petition until next spzing.
The engagement between Karin Kill
dial, daughter of Representative Kildal,
and Sinding-Larsen of Fre1riksTaern,
has been formally announced.
The marble ornaments to be- used in
the new opera house at Stockholm are
being prepared at the Ankerske Marble
works Of Fredriksstad at cost of 3d.
900 CROWNS
Professor Y. Nielsen has gone to St.
Petersburg, where he will spend some
time, principally for the purpes Of
further familiarizing himself with Nor
wegian and Russian history.
Two large volumes regarding the
Nansen expedition are at present being
published in the Norwegian and Denisi
languages by the Hjalmar Bigler Pub
fishing company. The volumes, besides
being rich in illustrations, promise to
be exceedingly interesting, and several
hundred orders are already waiting to
be filed.
A beautiful design for a Nansen
medal is the one prepared by engravez
Throndsen of Krongsberg. On one
| CT ic >;ok-r -
it is imagined-also the inscription
''Nansen-Johansen, Sc degrees and Il
minutes; Fran IS degrees, 81 minutes. -
The other side contains picture of
| Nansen and his vessel Franz
Miss Fongner recently left for Svol-
vaer, where she contemplates meeting
her afianced, Lieutenant Scott Hansen.
The lieutenant is member of the cele-
DRAFTED Nansen expedition and before
his departure three years ago said that
on his return he would marry his
sweetheart On the deck of the Fran, a
dream which now may be fulfilled.
Otto Linding, the popular poet,
painter and writer, has written play
entitled Il Aka,' which will be rem
dered in the Royal opera house of this
city during the coming season. Lind
ing is man Of wonderful and varied
talents. He comes from a family of
artists, his three brothers all being
talented men, Stephen sculptor of re-
pute, Christian a composer, and Johan
director of the technical institute of this
city.
! HardaEEer.
The festival to be given in Christiania
in honor Of DIR. hansen will be partici-
pated in by a large number from this
city.
Nils Nordheim's estate near this CITY
was burned to the ground Sept. 3. The
cause of the fire is unknown and the
fire was from its start beyond all con-
| troll. The insurance will cover about
half Of the loss