Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-05-20
berg, the noted entomologist. The col.
lection contains species not even found
in the state museums.
NORWAY /,

NORWAY. .
CHRISTIANS. Y
E L.. Throp Jensen, representative to
the storthing, is dead.
A new factory will be opened at
Stavanger for the production of stearin
candles. .s i
Fridtjof Nansen has been appointed
professor Of zoology at the CHRISTIANS
aniversity.
Tromso retains its samlag company
for controlling the liquor trafac) as de-.
oided by the recent election.
3 The canning factory at Stavanger
has q capacity of 10000 cans Of fish
and two or three tons Of beef . day.
The author. Kristoffer Jansen, was
lately married in this city to Miss
Louisa Benton of Minneapolis, Mimi.
Lauritz Jensen. has transferred the
title to the estate Ranheim to Consul
General Christophersen for zoo, 1000
crowns. J. -
The Oldest citizen Of Aamot, Otter
Morstad, died recently, aged 80 years.
His bequest gives 5000 crowns to pub.
lie institutions.
The city limits Of Arendal will likely
be extended, thereby increasing its pop.
ulation by 1000. The population in
1895 reached 4,57S. >.,,..
Representative Gerhardsen has been
lansman (sherin) for q period Of 25
years, entering on the duties Of that
Office at the age Of ~.
The hfeboat Havakaaren, which has
been OF, great use during the winter in
tho CHRISTIANS ford, will be stationed
1t Vardo this summer. -, -.
For the first time in the histoW Of
this city bootblacks are found on the
streets. These persons, 80 common in
the large cities Of other countries, are
introduced by an English firm, tho man
ufacturers Of = brand of shoe polish:
The liquor traffic Of Christiania pro.
duced gain Of 275, 600 crowns and the
Christiania savings bank &c, 900 crowns.
OF these amounts 900 crowns were
used for the orphans homes IF the
city, $4,000 crowns for the deaconess
home and 10000 crowns for the home
for boys.
The corporation of German capital.
lists, which owns the horse car line in
this city. proposed to the city authori.
ties that it would use electricity for
motive power and considerably extend
the line, provided the city would ex-
lend the time Of its charter il years.
The proposition was, however, re.
jected by the city. Cd -, szs&s:.el ~
Great differences of opinion exist
among the students Of the university
regarding the question whether or not
"pure' Norwegian flag Ii. g. the flag
without the sign of union with Sweden)
should be used together with the COM
mon banner for decorations at festivals.
At recent stormy meeting compro-
mise was affected by deciding to use
no flag decorations at all on such occa.
sions.
Acase of smallpox 10 reported from
Aalesund. The public is highly in.
censed that the contagion should be
spread from the Bergen hospital.
I Smallpox is spreading in Bergen.
The superintendent Of the hospital
here, Sandberg, caught the disease
from one OF his patients. A Portuguese
traveller brought the epidemic to the
city. '-<..,y.s.s f.. -.
Brita Grimestad, woman between
60 and 70 years of age, is delivering
public lectures in the city on the his
tory OF lawsuit regarding the owner
ship Of a an estate to which the courts
finally declared her entitled. The law
suit, lasting over 40 years, consumed
all her means, and she now tries to
obtain an income by lecturing.
+ L. Trondhjem.
The contemplated Bergen railway
will Likely r. q. narrow gauge line
The price o. rye is unusually high in
the northern part Of Norway at present.
Dr.. Hoist, at Selber, intends to open
bath house, and has asked he Herred-
styrelse County commissioners for aid.
5 The English government has present.
ed to the Hammerfest school library A
quarto volumes containing reports Of
the Challenger expedition, 1876. b..
.'Vesteraalen'' will begin to make
regular trips from Tromso to Hammer.
fest, Advent Bay and Spitzbergen.
Two smaller vessels will be stationed
at the latter place for the use of tourists
in short side trips. Captain Otto Sver-
drup will command the "Vesteraalen. 4
DENMARK. a.s7 !