Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-03-25

Five generations in one bunch.
Mrs. Kerstin Olofsdotter of Sumo
was born in Herjedalen in the year
1912. Her daughter Karin was born
in 1886, her granddaughter Kerstin in
1856, her greatgranddaughter Katari-
ma, in 1876, and her great-great-
granddaughter Kristina in 1898. They
are all living, and the grand old lady
who may look upon four generations
of descendants is enjoying vigor of
mind and body which is truly rare
for a person of her age. She can
take long walks, she can knit stock
ings without using glasses, she can
pick up pins lying on the floor as
though she still were a little girl.
The attendance at the public high
schools of Sweden for the year 1901
was 1856, and at the common
schools 1885, The average cost of
keeping a scholar at each of these
kinds of schools was $56.56 and $8.49,
respectively. The difference in the
expenses is causing general comment.
One hundred and seven Swedish
emigrants in one company passed
Trondh jem on their way to America
one of the last days of February. This
was an unusually large number for
the season.
Kristina Nilsson has contributed
5000 to the Norrland famine aid fund
NORWAY.
The Haugesund hotel keepers that
refused to receive strangers because
the city council deprived them of the
privilege of selling beer, have giver
up their peculiar strike as a bad job
and strangers will be entertained
beer or no beer.
The city attorney of Trondhjer
4 maintained in a murder case against
intoxication not as cause for lenien
cy but as a cause for greater severity
"Old Doctor Kindt is no more. Blu
he lived up to the green old age o:
81 years. He practiced medicine fo1
a period of 81 years in Trondhjem
and for something like half a cen
fury no physician north of Dovre hat
such a reputation as "Old Docto,
Kindt." His gentlemanly, winning
manners tended to increase his pop
ularity.
The Tronhjem fisheries society sen
a quantity of iced herring to Russi;
via Storlien and Stockholm. The cos
of the consignment when placed OF
the market in St. Petersburg wa
$112.05; but as it had to be sold TO-
5000 all hope of making none,
along this line vanished at once.
Abrahamsen and Tradal, both O
whom are members of the Stortling
proposed to shut out Mr.. Thomesen
the editor of Verdens Gang, from tn
national convention of the Septist
because he has been criticising tn
leaders of the party; but the motion
was lost by an overwhelming vote
Mr.. Thomesen has assisted in build
ing up the party and is still one of it
most active members.
A labor conflict invading the living
of 100 families has been dragging
along for weeks at .Orkedalsoren.
Jorgen Upland of Grimstad died a
the age of 81 years.
The proprietors of Aalgaard's wool
len mills at Stavanger have received
dividend of 20 per cent.
The womans suffrage national con
vention at Kristiania was very large
ly attended, the highest number O.
votes cast being about 600.
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Septists adopted a platform the mai1
points of which are:
The party shall keep on agitatinf
for international arbitration and tn
neutrality of Norway.
All laborers ought to be insured b,
the government against incapacit,
! for work.
The natural resources of the coun
try ought to be developed NOR
rapidly.
The members of the Stortlins
ought to be elected directly by tn,
people, not by electors.
1t will be remembered that Con
gresham Eddy of Minnesota was in
strumental in bringing a large mum
Der of Norwegian emigrants to Cana
da last year. Their fate in Canada wa
such that many of them ran away II
the United States. i: The same com
pany has sent a dozen agents to Nor
way to continue the traffic. Thi
time the work of the agents will b.
conducted on the sly in the rura
districts, and only a few emigrant
will be sent across the sea at tim
to avoid unpleasant attention
Women and children will also b
taken across the sea this time, TO
then the men will be less apt to ru1
away to the United States. A fin
scheme!
The steamer Siggen was completed,
disabled on the Atlantic ocean. Whe]
the wreck had drifted about in blind
ing snow storms for five days an
nights the crew gave up all hope o
succor, and the captain was actual,
reading the regular funeral ritual a
steamer of the Hamberg American
line hove in sight and saved them.
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