Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-02-18

they synpathize with the Danes. The
young men went to Copenhagen,
where they completed their studies
and passed examinations with high
honors. The Danes of South Upland
are highly pleased with this turn OF
affairs.
NORWAY.
In Halsaa parish, about half mile
west of Mandal, is a farm which con-
tains about 20 acres of tillable ground.
Its present owner, Lars Olsen Hoven,
followed the sea until he was we'll
advanced in years. When he settled
upon this little farm it was in a poor
condition. But Lars made up his mind
to show the natives a nice trick or
two. He began to work the ground as
1T never had been worked before. Ev-
cry patch that could be reached with
pillow and drag had to be reserved for
grain and grass. But there were
patches here and there among the
rocks that could be touched only with
pick and spade. At such places Lars
began to plant fruit trees, always TAX
Itainable. The ground soon became so
scarce that he had to carry dirt up
into mountain crevices where there
was space for a tree or two. In few
years the fruit began to repay the
man for his trouble. From the very
start the fruit from this farm has
been famous not only for it's excellent
quality but also for the careful way
in which it is handled. There are
about 1000 fruit trees on the farm by
this time, and Lars also keeps or 6
,cows-al on 20 acres of titled ground.
The hero of this war of peace is 70
years old, and it has been suggested
that medal would look fully as well
upon his breast as upon that of a poll
:tician or a soldier who never thought
of such a small thing as to try to
"raise two blades of grass where only
one grew before"
The number of sailing vessels in
process of construction at the ship
yards of Norway Dec. 81, 1902, was 10,
aggregating 2.73O tons. The number
of steamers in the same condition at
the Leftists, the dominant party, to
$4,000 tons. All the sailing vessels
and of the steamers will be con-
structed of wood and all the rest of
the steamers of steel.
The Rightist members of the Stor-
thing, through Prof. Hagerup as their
spokesman, made formal request to
the Seftists, the dominant party, to
furnish more light on the consular
service question before the Rightists,
as a party, can commit itself on that
question. The request laid particular
stress on this phase of the question:
What will the Leftists agree to do in
case the pending negotiations with
Sweden lead to no definite results?.
President Berner of the storthing sent
the following answer to Prof. Hager-
up: Gin the first place I wish to
point out that with regard to the con-
,dition Of the consular service question,
all information that could be given
has already been furnished. Moreover
I wish to state that the Leftists of the
,storthing have unequivocally commit
ted themselves to the views which I,
Mr.. Professor, repeatedly have ex-
lplained to you. Those views are, that
no binding agreement can be entered
into beforehand as to what the stor-
thing shall do under a situation
(which, fortunately, does not yet ex-
list, which all parties, to the very last
man, surely desire to avoid, and of
whose causes and nature, in case it
must be faced, no one can have any
knowledge at the present time. "The
latter part of this answer means that
1.-THE dominant party will not commit
itself to any certain policy beforehand
lin case the Swedes refuse to agree to:
THE plan of establishing a separate
consular service for Norway. =. ...-
Prof. Hagerup, the magnanimous.
Iand patriotic leader of the Rightists
lin the storthing, was so years old Jan.
I22. Even his opponents admit that he
] is q very valuable power in Norwegian
.fpolitics.., ! *s.:-:- ~.
The government of the commune OF
aKaabol, near Fredrickstad, has pur-
chased 10O, 900 pounds Of seed grain for
1.-THE farmers who did not reap any
grain fit for seed last fall. 81
a barge loaded with LOO tons Of
coal went to the bottom of the sea
lat Marviken, Kristiansand. The value.
fof the cargo was S., 900.
Norwegian newspaper man who.
Ihas been staying IN Stockholm for.
/ some time says that he never heard
ithe Norwegian national hymn, Ja, u:
ielsker, Z 90 well sung by Norwegiana.
In BY members q the Swedish rilks.
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