Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-08

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midwife shall receive a salary of $50 a
year for the first five years, $50 year
for the next five years, and SIS year
after she has served 10 years. The
salaries are to be paid in fixed proper
tions out of the district, aunt, and ma
tional treasures
Dagbladet has discovered that Yer
den's Gang is very friendly disposed
toward the king. To this the latter
paper pleads guilty by admitting that
the constitution of Norway unques-
tionably gives the king an opportunity
to take part in the construction of a
cabinet.
The crown prince has been requested
to open the fisheries exposition in Ber-
gen on May l6.
Marthea Ovensen Stuthei died at the
age of 81 years. 6 months. She was
the oldest inhabitant of West Moland.
According to her own request she was
laid to her final rest in her wedding
dress from the year 1924.
About the middle of January the
ground was bare throughout large
part of the country.
The health of S. NIELSEN, the presi-
dent of the storthing, is better than it
has been for some time past.
Since Jan. II Kristiania has had a
permanent committee, one of whose
duties is to negotiate controversies be-
tween employer and employees.
"Qvam's School" in Kristiania seems
to be growing with the city, and it's
popularity is so pronounced that the
city government may loan him $4,000
to put up new building:
The king. the queen and the crown
prince are expected in Norway soon.
The department of war will propose
that the term of drilling for fresh re-
cruits be raised from AZ to 60 days.
The city government of Kristiania
has bought up 80 Drammensvien, the
extent Of which is about 16, 900 square
meters, for $4,000. Simply for the
purpose of saving the beauty of the
neighborhood from being spoiled by
the erection of tenement flats of the
dry goods box pattern. The city has
no particular use for the lots and they
will be sold again at the earliest con-
clause against the erection of certain
kinds of buildings on the lots.
Norwegian ship owners are still
making handsome profit on the ba-
mana carrying trade. Most of the
steamers are running between the
gulf countries and New York. 1t il
worthy of note that nearly all of these
steamers were built in Norway. BY
way of comparison it may also be ad-
ded that Norway takes the lead in this
trade.
The fate of the saloons in Trond-
hjem will be decided by special
election March %.
The late Miss Dina Forseth of Kris
tiania willed $25, 600 to charitable in
situations.
Morgenbladet proposes to take asort
of vote on the question: What Nor
wegian has done the most harm to
Norway?" Those who express them
selves on that subject may do so
whether they sign their names to their
contributions or not. The liberals are
preparing to prosecute Morgenbladet
for libel as soon as it publishes the
name of any man under the charge of
being the greatest nuisance in the
country.
A recent storm in Iceland did great
damage. The roofs of several houses
were blown off, and two wooden build
ings were completely swept away. At
Isafjord five fishing smacks were over
taken by the storm, and eighteen
young fishermen lost their lives.
Viborg Stiftstidende. the fourth old
est newspaper in Denmark. has CON-
pleted its 125th year.
A French paper is publishing a trans
lation of H. C. Anderson's ''The Shep-
herdess and the Chimney-sweep"
A French company Is again purchas-
ing Danish horses for the Paris market.
Aage Meyer, a Danish philogist, is
stopping in Konja, Asia minor, to
study the language and life of the
common people at that place. But he
has been an object of suspicion ever
since he arrived there. The govern
ment officials concluded that he must
be either a Russian or Greek spy,
and they sent all his books and papers
to Constantinople, while his own per-
son is continually Swallowed by gov-
eminent officials. He is not even per-
mitted to leave the city, and his fam
lily in Denmark has taken steps to have
the Danish government interfere in
his behalf.
The passenger trains on the railway
across Fyen carried an average of 2, 600
passengers during the Christmas holi-
DAYS. This record has no parallel in
the history Of railway traffic in Den.
mark.
Mette Christine lessen of Borup re-
Gently celebrated her Goth birthday.
Being a fiddler, she played several
numbers to the company. Late in the
night another musician did not sue
coed in rendering an old piece of music
and she said, Hand me the fiddle"
Her request was granted. and she
played it without difficulty. When the
party dlsbanded after three o'clock in
the morning the venerable lady was
still about, and said good bye to the
guests.