Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-06

| The late DR.. Ihrman, of Eskilstuna.
donated $4,000 to poor patients at the
city hospital. H.
The archbishop oficiated at the fun
eral of Prof. o. Ain. 1.-THE Univer-
sity of Upsala," he said, has entered
upon the new year in sorrow; but this
is apt to give the coming days a seri-
Gus character and new impulses. If
our hearts are warmed by the flame
that burned in the departed one we
shall also be warmed BY the sacred fire
that never dies" Many of the most
prominent men of the country were in
attendance.
Nordiska Museet, Stockholm, was
visited by 5o7,sss persons in 1900.
A triplex wedding took place at Eda,
Skane. Dec. 81. Nils OLSON of Ham
marsgarde and his wife celebrated
their silver wedding; his parents-in-
law, Segol Nilsson and wife, celebrated
their golden wedding; and daughter
of the former couple was united in
marriage with Nils Gustafsson of
Flogned. Many people had been in
vlted to the remarkable wedding, and
the Festivities lasted for three days.
NORWAY.
Lugne Poe. a noted French actor,
recently met Bjornson, in Paris and
published an interview in the Figaro,
beginning his communication thus:
'Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the man who,
if he would do so, tomorrow could
have the republic proclaimed in Nor
way"
The Oiestad church, not far from
Arendal was destroyed by fire last
spring. Being one of the Oldest and
most characteristic church buildings
in the country, it will be rebuilt in the
original style.
The crown princess has joined the
Norwegian Forestry association as its
first honorary member.
One hundred and sixty freight
steamers are owned by residents of
Bergen.
"Tante Ulrike,"a comedy which was
written by Gunnar Heiberg 16 years
ago. but which was steadily refused
by all theaters, has just been present
ed at the kristiania National theater.
1t was very favorably received.
While running on skis down a steep
mountain side near Kristiania, lady
ran the point of one of her skis into
the abdomen of a gentleman. She
succeeded in pulling out the point, but
the victim was taken to the hospital
in dying condition..
Immense shoals of herring are APP
preaching the coast at Hvaler. The
fish keep themselves at such a great
depth that they cannot be caught in
very large quantities. In some spots
they are so thick that the sounding
line cannot reach bottom.
A society of national scope has been
organized for the purpose of enabling
blind people to earn living by means
of their own work.
Edward Bull, brother of the great
violinist, Ole Bull, and his wife cele-
brated their golden wedding at Ber-
gen, Jan. +. His wife was the first
person to offer her services to Ole Bull
when he opened his Norwegian thea
ter.
A woman living on Pedersgaden,
Stavanger, was born in 1899, and her
physical strength is still so great that
she takes an occasional walk in the
open air.
Thirty-fve persons persisted in
hurricane at Hero, Jan. %. Sixty
boats were sunk in the harbor and
eight houses blown away.
August Konow, who for a period
of fifty years was one of the most
noted men at Ringsaker, died at the
age of IS years. One of his{ sons is
member of the present cabinet.
The storthing resumed ts~ork Jan.
Z, after three weeks Christmas vaca-
ton. So little was done in two months
before Christmas that the present ses-
sion is expected to last until midsum-
mer.
The hard times have reduced the
consumption ofchampagne so per cent
in the course of one year.
The present population of Norway
seems to be about 100000 If this is
correct, the increase was 200, 900 dur
ing the past decade.
The Bank of Norway has lowered it's
rate of discount from 81 to per cent,
indicating that normal business con-
ditions again prevail.
Count Tolstol, while attending "Bal-
aleika," or amateurs concert, near
Moscow, said: ''Ibsen was much great
er and he pleased much better in the
first half of his literary career than in
the latter half, because he was not so
self conscious and pretentious. The
worst that can happen to an author is
to think much of himself"
The city council of Trondhjem has
resolved to issue bonds in the sum of
1000.
Rich and extensive beds of iron ore
have been discovered along the Laugen
river, short distance from Larvih.
The Kristiania street railway com.
pany now runs freight cars on its lines.
! PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER.
One baG feature of metol is that it is
prone to poison the skin.