Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-11


!. The iron works, ssawmilis, furnaces,
etc, Of the Graninge Stock Company
Norrland. are said to have been Sold a
Dutch syndicate for about 100000
NORWAY.
Dagbladet, the chief organ Of the pres
ent administration, is sendeavoring to
crowd the language question to the front
by issuing Norwegian-N Norwegian arti-
cles and by favoring this patched-up
tongue. =-, s5..--s ! =. =
= Norwegian army officers Of the north
ern part of the country have been invited
to pay a visit to their Swedish COM
r2des at Ostersund. July g. ~.
Reports from the Lofoten fisheries in
dictate that the total returns for the sea-
son may be slightly above the average.
The Strommen Iron Works have turned
out a number, of new passenger cars for
use on the government railway from
kristiania to Hesingborg.
The city of Arendal is going to vote on
the saloon question next fall. The city
has been dry for several years.
The salaries of the clergy of Kristiania
year. The whole amount TO be raised is
$4,000.
John Lund. the president of the lag
thing. is lucky dog. On Dec. 10, 1898, he
was appointed clerk of the customs in
Bergen. He entered upon his duties Jan.
3, 1899, but three days later he was grant
ed leave OF absence and did not resume
his duties until Sept. IA. 1885, Now he
took charge of his Office for 70 days,
and was granted another leave of alb
sence until the close of the session of the
storthing a few days ago. Just as he
was expected to return to Bergen he was
appointed to represent Norway at the
opening of the Elbe and Trave canal at
Lubbock, Germany, and the chances are
that ne will not see Bergen for several
months to come Meanwhile he is draw
ing salary which amounts to about 49,
wv a year, while he pays only about
$l,OOO a year for having his work done.
He also draws about $500 as member Of
the storthing, making his annual income
from the state almost $1,000. But his
countrymen have no reason to complain,
for Mr.. Lund is very able, well in
formed and versatile man who can do
to which he may be appointed His all
around suitability. not wire-pulling, has
strewn John Lund's political path with
roses.
1t takes time for the people of Kris
t1an1a to get over the modification
caused by the selection of Trondhjem as
the site for the new school of technol-
ogy. AS stated repeatedly in these COL
umns, kristiania is looked upon with
jealousy and envy by the western and
! northern parts of the country. They are
afraid of GENERALIZATION" But a Kris
tiania daily goes to the other extreme,
using the following language: IA people
does not become nation without having
superior, common center to gather
around. And if such center is not
found in the country it will be found out
side.''
Lotteries are prohibited in Norway, ex-
cept1ng, however, chance games for the
distribution of PARTICLES given away for
the advancement of benevolent or useful
purposes" The Salvation Army, of
Roros, ratified out several articles at a
bazar, and the local court found the cap
tain of the corps guilty Of violating the
law, assuming, of course, that the work
or the Salvation Army was not of a
benevolent" character. But the supreme
court of Norway has reversed the de-
c1sion, vindicating the Salvation Army az
an acknowledged power for good. In
cidentally the finding OF the supreme
court reflected unfavorably upon the
character of the people of Roros The
local court pretended to prove that the
n 10 al
had created "a hotbed for unseemly be-
havior and talk The supreme court did
not take the trouble of proving or dis.
proving this statement: but the supreme
court did maintain that the aim of the
Salvation Army is above reproach, and
that If anything unseemly took place al
the Roras headquarters it was wholly
due to the character of the people OF
that particular town.
No less than 81 architects have pre-
sented plans and specifications for the
new Fagerborg church in Kristiania.
1t Is by no means dead certainty that
the labor organizations in Kristiania are
going to support the Liberal party at the
coming elections:
The exports, as compared with the i'm.
ports, are considerably larger this yea,
than last year.
Cold water fountains are being put UT
along the sidewalks in Observation-Disclosures
American patterns" says our authority.
DENMARK. W.T.
The publisher of Mornings Amtstidende
has been figuring on "scooping" his col
leagues. The king has been quite i'll or
several occasions during the past few
years, and the publisher of said paper
thought his majesty was apt to die al
any time. In order to be fully prepared
to handle such great piece of news
more expeditiously than his competitors
he printed an extra issue with black Dor
ders and short notice headed by these
words, 1.-THE King Is Dead" But so far
the king has refused to accommodate the
circumspect newspaperman, and the lat
ter sold the whole edition of his extra
to a peddler on condition that the latter
should see that no copy reached the pub
lie. Some way or other, however, a 10;
of mischievous boys got hold OF some
copies and scattered them at public re.
sorts, where they caused considerable
commotion until the circumstances were
explained.
been instructed to take in the Roeskil6c
cathedral as part of its field of opera
lions.
The automatic restaurants Of Copen-
hagen have drawn so many customers
away from the old-time restaurants that
the owners of the latter have dubbed
together to check the growth of the in
novation. They have accomplished thei,
purpose by means Of inducing the brew
ers to agree to furnish no. beer to new
automatic restaurants; for without bee,
no eating restaurant can pay its way in
the Copenhagen of our day. = -%-SsE=
All the employees on the Fredriksbere
street railways quit work July 3, and nc