Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-30
The refusal of Rev. Carlson. Of

Inc refusal OF Rev. Carlson, Of
Normlosa, to confirm a class of young
people caused scism in the congrega-
ton, and the feeling between the two
factions was far from pleasant. A
short while ago some lady missionaries
came to the place. They made good
impression from the start and the
church was opened to them. In the
course of a few days the ladies sue
ceeded in convincing the opponents of
the pastor that he was right, and like
brave little men and women they adj
mitted that they were mistaken, asked
forgiveness and were received with
open arms by the pastor and his party.
A farmer in the parish of Nashult
was fined for cruelty to animals, but
refused to pay the fine. In due time
the authorities appeared at his home.
10 avoid arrest he crawled up into the
chimney, and so stubbornly did he hold
the fort that they had to break down
part of the chimney and pull him out
by main force.
At Froderyd, Smaland, are very ex-
tensive beds of kind of slate which
may be ground and pressed into slabs
and bricks of extraordinary durability.
A slab made in this manner was satu-
rated with water, frozen and thawed
out twenty-five times without showing
the least change.
The government received sever. oids
for the construction of balloon steam
er for the navy, all of the competitors
being Swedish firms. The conCract
was let to the Lindholmen iron works
at Gothenburg, the bid of $4,000 from
that firm being the lowest. The high
est bid was almost twice as large
The old story about the members of
Andree's north pole expedition having
been killed by Eskimos has been re-
Vived and rehashed by certain Ameri-
can and European newspapers. but the
take did not create the inten 1ed SEN
sation because the Scandinavian read
ers were too well informed on this SUBJ
ject.
A number of representative temper
ance men of Smaland recently ex-
pressed themselves in favor of ''schooled
detectives" as a means of combating
the blind pig nuisance.
The liberal fusion party, being dis
satisfied with the suffrage reform bill
OF the government, has appointed
committee to draft a more liberal bill.
Still another bill is said to be contem-
plated by members of the second cham
Der OF the riksdag.
NORWAY.
The Haafjellet iron mines in Ofoten
nave been sold to an English syndi-
cate for $4,000. Iron ore has been
found in 900 places within the terri
tory covered by the deal.
The Norwegian stone exporters who
are doing business in Sweden held a
meeting in Fredrikstad and resolved
to reduce the wages of their EMPLOYEES
in Sweden. The reason given for this
step was that the demand for dressed
stone is abnormally small in the for
eign markets.
Rev. Thorvald Klaveness of Kris
tiania has been engaged to lecture at
several places in Sweden.
"A young peoples friend who does
not want his name published has do
mated $27o to religious society
ENTHUSIASTICALLY for the distribution
OF religious tracts among boys and
girls who have just been confirmed.
Ferdens Gang is in favor of prohib-
lting the growing of tobacco in Nor
way, on the ground that it pays bet
ter to raise something else. Sogn is
the center of tobacco growing.
n new syndicate is about to build
factory for the preparation of peat
fuel at Stensrud, near Liam Station.
The peat is very clean and the prod
uct to be turned out by the factory
can be burnt in stoves and engines
used for coal or wood.
All stores will be closed in KRIS
tlania from a. m. to 1 p. m. on the
seventeenth of May.
The reports from the great fishing
grounds are highly encouraging. The
total catch of Goldfish for the week
ending March Is was 100000 fish,
and the total for the whole season
was 16,500,0o0, or 100000 more than
last year.
Georg Brandes made blunder
when he suggested that Lugne Poe,
the French orator, ought to receive a
Norwegian decoration of honor on ac-
count of his untiring efforts to popu-
larize lbsen's plays in Paris. We are
Informed by good authority that
Lugne Poe was made knight of
the order of St. Olaf in 1899.
The socialists of Kristiania are not
covering themselves with glory as
managers of the affairs of the Kris
tiania labor union. The deficit for the
past year was $4,000, and the mem
bership is melting down at the same
rate.
The united tobacco factories of
Skein have been placed in the hands
of receivers. The loss for the past
year was $4,000.
Skis in the French army. The 15oth
infantry of the French army, Which
is stationed in the Alps, has been or.
dered to practice on skis.
The cabinet has proposed the con-
struction of a submarine boat of the
Fulton type. The estimated cost is
$150,0o0, of which $4,000 shall be paid
to the owner of the patent. A repre-
sentative of the American company
holding the patent is to superintend
the work.
There are 547 candidates for the
degree of bachelor of arts in Norway
this spring. There were only 459 in