Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-21
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
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HAPPENINGS IN. THE FATHERLAND.
Princtpal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
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Six little brothers and sisters. the old
est being only nine years old, died in the
course of week in Ruselokveien.
Kristiania, the disease being summer
cholera in every case. They were all
buried on the same day. 's'' 49, !
"A wild-fire has destroyed all Ivegeta-
ton for a distance of six English miles
on. the island OF Smolen, near Trondh-
jem. Much peat has been consumed.
Two hundred men have been trying to
check the fire, but in vain. - !
The number Of new ships in process Of
construction in Norway Is as follows: 4
sailing vessels. agsregating. $50 tons, all
Of wood; 66 steamers, aggregating ALSO
tons, u of the latter being made of
wood, the rest Of steel.
young farmer named O1stad in Kvam
tried to drive across a branch of the
Laugen river with his mower, but every
thing was swept away by the current,
and both man and horse were drowned
Mosjoen will remain wet" This town
has 70S inhabitants who are entitled to
vote on the saloon (samlag) question.
Out of this number only 1875 voted against
the samlag.
King Oscar has visited Sandlfjord. and
the reception rendered him by the people
was cordial '" 80
The Labor Party held it's national con.
vention in Kristiania. An attempt to
pass resolution in favor of abolishing
the state church failed by a vote Of Sc to
a.. A~resolution to change. the name of
the party to "the social-democratic par
ty'' was defeated by Al against 80 votes.
The new school ship ''Statsvaad Erich
SEM started on its first trip with pupils
on board Aug. l. The trip will last one
month, and the ship is to sail once each
way between Kristiania and Kristian-
sund.
Hebe, an iron ship belonging to Stav-
anger parties, was sold to an Italian
shipowner for $4,000. The Stavanger
people, who had owned it for. three years,
had received altogether $50 per cent on
their investment, and the sale brought
them twice the nominal value of their
stock.
The temperature reached SO 3-5 degrees
Fahrenheit at Ramfjordmo, near the
Arctic circle. -Four soldiers collapsed
while standing in the ranks, but they all
recovered.
A we'll organized gang Of thieves stole
money or goods nearly every night last
winter in Kristiania. But there was a
traitor among them, and the result Is
that out of a squad of about 80, twenty
five are behind bolts and bars. They
had invented new terms for many things
and actions in order to conceal their do
ings.
Miss Elisabet Welhaven. sister of the
bard, died in Kristiania at the age of So
years.
Fritz Thanlow, the painter, has received
a medal of the first class from the eighth
annual art exposition at Munich.
July &c was the sixtieth anniversary of
the origin of the canning industry in
Norway. 1t was c. A. Thorne, Of Dram
men, that gave the start. At first he
used only common kettle for, cooking
the materials, and his wife was his only
assistant.
Hammerfest, the northernmost city in
the world. was recently treated to vio-
lent Thunderstorm. The heat was in
tense just before the storm.
The hot weather was favorable to the
tobacco plant, and fifty bales of tobacco
raised in Sogn was recently sent to
Kristiania and Stockholm.
The Brettesnes guano factories at vaa-
factories were built by Englishmen, but
have been closed for years. They have
just been bought by an English syndi-
cate which is said to be backed by 81
100000: The purchase price is a secret
New machinery will be put in, and the
factories are to be ready for operation
bysFebruary, 1902. The guano is to be
made according to a new process, The
capacity of the plant will be 1900 sacks
of guano a week. 1t is stated that only
Norwegians will be employed at the fac
tories.
Rain fell in different parts of the coun-
try during the last few days Of July, and
this reduced the temperature materially.
SWEDEN. D.
Nels Johansson,. Of Torp, who, died a
few days ago at the age Of 81 years, was
a genius in his way, though sort of
mute, inglorious' Milton." His school
education had been neglected.. But he
used both his head and his hands so well
that he became an expert in many pur.
suits. He wrote Swedish almost gram
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