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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
Correspondence of The Journal.

Correspondence of The Journal |
Christiania, Norway, Nov. 24.-The
late fire at Christiania, which de-
stroyed ten human lives, has been |
eclipsed by recent. tragedies at sea.
Last night the Norwegian freight
steamer Victoria of Trondhjem was
wrecked in a storm on the reefy coast
of Jaederen, near Stavanger, and
nineteen of her crew met watery
grave. The Victoria left Christian
sand last Monday morning in very
stormy weather, which increased dur
ing the voyage, and when passing
Jaederen, the raging hurricane, COM
bined with darkness and fog, resulted
in the steamers running aground on
one of the many sl1erries in this place,
SO unfavorably known to navigators.
Five Of those aboard were saved,
and they tell a sad tale. The life
boats were all capsized with their hui
man loads as soon as they were set
out. The second mate, Mr.. Endresen,
from Christiansand, swan back, thru
the foaming icy waves, to the wrecked
ship when the boat in which he was
trying to reach land upset. He sought
refuge in the rigging and tried to keep
himself warm by climbing up and
down, but finally he found his clothes
all frozen stiff and his strength fail
ing him, and thru great efforts he
| managed to tie himself to the mast,
thus preventing himself from drop
ping into the sea below. In this man
| ner he hung for eleven long and bit
| ter hours, exposed to the northwest
life was fast ebbing away when the
rescuers found him the next day. but
with patient work he was restored.
! Two students, passengers on the
ship, one engineer and one of the sea-
men spent the night on a barren lit
tie skerry, to which they swan when
their boat was upset. Like Mr.. Endre-
sen, they were all in very bad shape
when found, but they, too, recovered
! after proper treatment
! Kolnasholmerne skerries, where the.
| stranding occurred, are located at one
| of the most dangerous points of the
| Jaederen reef, about four kilometers
south from Rolf lighthouse and three
| kilometers from the mainland. These
| most every year. 1t appears as if the
strong currents which pass around
/ Jaederen run right into these danger
Gus channels. The five rescued are
Tyvold from Bergen and Vik from
Hardanger, passengers; Second Mate
| Endresen, Second Engineer Nielsen
and Seaman Halvorsen.
Pilots and the life-saving boats
early this morning, as soon as the
| wreck was observed, made several at
| tempts to reach those in distress, but
at first the storm was still SO fierce that
| every effort to come near the stranded
steamer was in vain, but dauntless, as
Norwegian pilots and lifesavers are
known to be, they stuck to their job
/ until they succeeded in saving the five
survivors of the Victoria wreck.
Yesterday the news reached here
/ that the Norwegian bark Capella of
! Arendal had stranded north of Bovb-
ierg on the west coast of Juteland,
i Denmark, coast line much like
/ Jaederen. Capella had fifteen men
aboard, all told, and every one of them
j were lost OF these, seven were Nor
wegians, mostly from Arendal: one
i Swede, three Danes, three Germans
land a negro. This is the second ship
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teresting and delightful as any peo-
pie on earth.
In northern Sweden are the Laps,
that peculiar race of nomads with
their vast herds of domesticated REIN
deer, their peculiar habitations and
strange is not fashionable garments.
It is in northern Sweden, from the
tops of the mountains, that the mid
night sun is seen to good advantage.
From the green, smiling plains Of
Skane to the rocky wastes of cortland
the traveller views every variety of
landscape and a great variety of peo-
pie. It is re-eminently the land for
the camera and the canoe and the Gid
dings of Boston have proved that in
Sweden the Arctic circle can be COM
fOrtably reached in an automobile.
Where the lover of nature may fill
his heart with delight, the student
and antiquarian may also revel to his
hearts content. Sweden is an ancient
country and has been fortunate in
retaining a vast number Of almost
prehistoric buildings and relics of by
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absolutely necessary, and that 1t then
was better it was begun from above,
than from below.
- The many failures sustained by
those working for the liberty of the
Russian people, have made them care
full, and therefore the work now going
on is aiming at victory without posi-
BILE defeat, and for this reason it may
take a long while before the day Of
open battle arrives, but aided by the
attitude of all the rest of the civilized
world, France included, it is bound to
come, sooner or later.
The Weather on Land and on Sea.
The indications for a fair crop this
last season were very promising, but
then snow with cold weather set in
rather early and quite a lot of cereals
was thereby lost: so the final result, L
am afraid, will rather be below than
above an average year for the country.
In Christiania the number. OF unem-
ployed is unusually large for so early
in the season, and the munlclpallty
fears a heavy demand for public sup
port this winter.
This fall storms along the Nor
wegian coast have been exceptionally
frequent and fierce, and the loss or
lives as we'll as of property is reach
ing quite alarming proportions.
Nearly every week, not to say every
wrecked and lives lost somewhere
along the lengthy coast of Norway.
Norway and the Panama Affairs.
Altho Norway's opinion on the po-
1itics of the great worlds powers is a
thing of little importance, it might be
| worth while to mention what they say
about the Panama question. Whlie
most of the leading newspapers have
been combining themselves to the mere
! statement of events on the isthmus. it
NAV be taken, as the general opinion,
that, while it would have been prefer
able if the United States could nave
found q more convenient way OF build
| ing the canal than first to have had
| a new republic made, it is considered
of more importance that the question
| is finally settled than that COLOMBIA
should have kept her province, and
thus prevented the digging Of the
canal. in which Norway. as a
prominent sea-faring nation Is
naturally very much interested.
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doubt, preserved it's original character
better than any other place in Eu-
rope and which, in fact with respect
to this, surpasses the Tyrol as we'll
as Switzerland and Brittany. At the
same time thoroly first-class commu-
nications and hotels are at the dis
posal of the traveller. On the way
back from 1.-The eye of Dalecarlia,"
the Lake Siljan and its beautiful sur
roundings, a visit is preferably paid
to Falun, the county town of Dale
carlia, with it's large copper mine
nearby. The journey goes then to the
trading town Gef1e, situated on the
sea. Further an evening is spent
near the grand and beautiful water
fall of Elfkarleo, after which the jour-
ney back to Stockholm leads past
many beautiful parts and historically
famous places, as the castle of Orby-
hus, the university town of Upsala and
others. ,..k.34
Sweden and Germany have just
made compact to operate a railway
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ferry across the Baltic sea from Trel-
leborg in Sweden to Sas5nitz in Prussia.
This agreement comes "s a st liking
vindication of the enterprise IF the
state railways of these countries COM
pared with the private railways of
Great Britain and France, which still
evade the problem of ferrying trains
across the English channel.
When the Baltic ferries are COM
pleted there will be an end Of all un-
loading and reloading of freight be-
tween Sweden and Prussia. Ferry
communication of this character has
existed for a long time between the
Swedish and Danish state railways
across the sound.
The Inauguration of this car ferry
service should assist materially in
stimulating the travel to Sweden, es-
pecially from the continent.
The Swedish Tourist association has
representatives and agents in all parts
of the world and is represented in
Minneapolis by Nils Nilsson of 100
Washington avenue S.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP
FROM NORWAY
The Season Disastrous Shipping the Norwegian
Means Profts-Finlands Russian Mistake t


belonging to Arendal which has been
lost this fall.
Still more could be added to the list
of recent fatalities at sea in this part
of the world, but this is enough to give
you an idea of the hardship and dan
gers to which the sailors expose them
selves during the stormy November
days along the treacherous coasts of
Jaederen and Juteland.
A young man who was to ship with
Capella at the last moment changed
his mind and remained behind. He
was the son of a Danish lawyer, and
this was to be his first trip. A few
hours before the bark left Arendal,
however he received a letter from
his mother, entreating him to give up
the journey and come home. The
boy, who had been very enthusiastic
about his intended voyage, to. the sur
prise of everybody, suddenly changed
his mind and implored the ship own
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HIS SENSE OF HuMoR.
Washington Star.

Washington Star.
"BiGson thinks that he has very alert sense
OF humor."
'He must have said the acidu1ous person.
.te perceive any Wit in some of the stories he
tells
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LEADS ALL THE GOLD
MINES OF THE EARTH

Treadwen
Properties the TansvaalHosts About Much Rock the
Addition Crushes Stamps
Amagma of Ecipsed Spear
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-24
1OkkOW0e .
MORRIS
Local stars.

Ten Nights in a Bar Room as pre-.
scented by the I. O. o. F. dramatic
club will be real amateur, treat for
he people of Morris and vicinity
The company is made up of frs,
class material ana the rehersals indi-
6 te nice, smooth performance.
Lite Josephine Murray as Mary
Morgan is very clever child artist,
and other members are taking great
interest. e L. Perry as Joe Morgan
the drunkard is going to be great
The tickets are selling fast and quite
a contest is on between several young
ladies as to who will get the watch.
It is a little beauty and can be seen
at Lund's juwelry store. A few
more can enter the contest. See p.
F. Church for particulars. Get seats
now. Prices, 25 and S5c. Opera
house, Thursday, January, 30.
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Opera House.
H. T. BEvANs,

On Thursday, Jan. %, the I. O. O.
F. Dramatic Club will present tie
old, ever popular past ,ral drama in
fvs acts, "ren Nights in Bar
Room" This IS without doubt one
of the best and most popular dramas
ever produced on the American stage,
endorsed by the press. clergy and
public every place it has been pro.
diced. 1t is useless to say that Mr.
Stanley's personally selec 81 and
rehearsed Morris talent will do the
piece full justice.
eThis is a play for the old folks as
we'll az the young. Bring the children
and they will never forget it. Re
served seats are now on sale at the
opera house box Office. A prize of a
handsome Chatelaine watch will be
given the girl under sixteen years OF
age selling the greatest number Of
tickets. Anyone desiring to enter
this contest NAV call at the land
Office of P. +. Church for tickets and
further inform alton.
Admission, 25 aud 35 cents.
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ROYALTY ENTERTAINED.
The Degree Team of the Odd Fellows
Lodge Goes to Herman.

The degree team Of the local Odd
Fellows Lodge weIt to Herman last
Wednesday evening and worked a
class in the Odd Fellows lodge ct
that place. While the work was
thoroughly enjoyed by the visitors
and the trip was most pleasant one,
the hospitality of the Herman Odd
Fellows and Rebeccas was the chief
topic of discussion upon their return
to Morris. Putting it in their own
words, "We we're never more royalty
entertained than we were at Her
man." An elaborate supper awaited
the arrival of the local team in the
afternoon, and after the work Of the
evening was over they were banqueted
by the lady Rebeccas. This was
followed by the usual toasts and a
social good time. Those in attend
ance from here were P. r. Church.
Geo. Hogan, G. F. Loefaer, G. sisk,
G. ]. Zimmerman, j. NJ. Morrill,,
Chas. Heinke, j. w. Barrett, c. j..
Mint, G. F. Winkenwerder, H. b.
CLARK, August Peterson, E. R. Stan
ley, S. J. Blondheim, &c. Howard,
Chas. Pepper, E. E. Sawyer, Bert
Hemingway, c. G. Walker, G. w.
Edmunds, E. i. Perry, and J. B.
Anderson.
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A BIT OF HIS TORY
SOME OF THE DOINGS OF MORRIS
PEOPLE IN THE EARLY
DAYS.

News Items That Were Published in
Morris twenty-five Years Ago
Files of The Tribune.
Mrs. Wilcox of Hancock was in
town Tuesday visiting her relatives.
John House returned Saturday,
and looks hale and hearty after his
excu. sion
Mr.. H. TT. Wells left Tuesday on a
business trip to st. Paul and Mime
lapol;s.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Moore returned
from their ca tern trip, last Saturday,
and it gives us pleasure to add, both
have derived much benefit from their
tour.
ADAPTATION Some years ago,
EThos Dolan had the index finger of
his right hand badly injured, and
since that time has suffered more or
less from the stump, which never
properly healed. On Monday last,
the diseased digit was removed by
DR.. Hulburd.
The Alexandria Post wants ''spring
poetry" How will this do: Oh
slushy spling, of thee we sing, our
muse we ring, our caps we fling, our
pen we sling, our thoughts take wing,
they do by jung, oh mushy spring
We can do worse on standing con-
tract.
T.. A. S.--The members, of the
Ladies Aid Society Of the Congrega-
tional church met at the residence Of
Mrs. H. B. Wolff, yesterday, and
elected the following oficers:- Mrs.
r. C. Moore, Pres, Mrs. II. e. Wells,
Vice Pres, Mrs. O.. 7. Wakefield,
Secy., Mrs. NJ. L. Torpey, Treas,
Directors, Mrs. H. B. Wolff, Mrs. S.
A. Wellington, Mrs. A. DeKay. The
next meeting of the society will be
held on Wednesday the Oath, at the
residence of Mrs. r. 9. Moore.
ANCIENT AND RoNoRABLE.-O the
! wall over the desk in Col. Mumfords
Office hangs a couple of formidable
pieces of parchment, which show
that the Col. although vigorous and
active is yet not a spring chicken by
any manner of means. The first of
the diplomas testlfes that j. P.
Mumford was admitted to the bar iii
tho state Of New York in 1854, and
the other certifies to mis- admission to
practice in the courts of this state, or
rather territory, and is dated 1851.
These documents are embelished
with gorgeous ribbons and enormous
seals. and present an antique and
dignified appearance.
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The Patriotic Citizen.

On next Friday evening Rev.
Father Danehy Of Minneapolis, will
appear at the Methodist church in
his popular lecture, "The Patriotic
Citizen" This is,the third attraction
of the Epworth Leagu, lecture
course. and from what we can learn,
will be the best Of ALL Rev. Danehy
is known to many Norris people, and
all who have heard him, say that his
lectures are among the best and the
people Of Morris cannot afford to
miss hearing him. At the Methodist
church next Friday evening under
the auspices Of the Epworth League
lecture course,
Buy your brick Of j, Rumsey
Reeves, where you can get a good
quality at a good reduction.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-24
DR.. HELA REnOvES.
Passes Civil Service Examination and
Receives Commission as fleet ln-

Dr.. FL. A. Hela, veterinarian, who
has practiced successfully in Stevens
county for the past two years, was
successful in passing the civil service
examination, and the first of this
week received his commission as
govern ment meat inspector, with
headquarters at Chicago. He left
witt his family for Chicago Tuesday
and will enter upon his duties at
once. Mr.. Hela is to be congratu-
lated on his passing SO rigid an
examination, and receiving enc of the
best civil service appointments. There
we've $50 who took the examination,
but only 50 we're successful in pass
ing it. OF the fifty who passed he
received the highest marking, which
was SO 6O-l00 out of possible 100
DR.. Hela is competent man, and is
equss to the responsibilities of such a
position. He will be stationed at the
Union stock yards with his Office at
316 Exchange building. The good
wishes Of their many friends in Nor
ris for the success and happiness Of
the family goes with them to their
new home.
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on short wedding tour after which
they will be at home to their many
friends in Medina. Both the con
tracing parties are generally known
in Stevens county and have a host of
friends who wish them all possible
success and ha ppiness.
Mr..a and Mrs. P. Z. Church were in
attendance at the wedding, the bride
being a sister of Mrs. Church.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-24
Morris Wins Again.

Twelve of the Commercial club
whist player went to Benson Satur-
day evening and scored another vic.
tory over their opponents with plur-
atty Of fourteen tricks. The game,
however, was the, smallest part of the
evenings enjoyment, as the Benson
team did themselves proud in their
endeavor to show the visitors a good
time. The teams were lined up as
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-24
Ritter-.O'Brien /.

Mr.. Peter Ritter and Miss Anna
O'Brien, Of Chokio, we're married at
the Catholic church in that will lge
last Saturday Tuesday morning, Rev.
Klein officiating. lMiss Kate Ritter
acted as Bridesmaid and William
O'Brien was best man. After the
ceremonies an elaborate wedding
breakfast was served at the Gunner
cial cafe. Mr. and Mrs. Ritter left on
the morning train for the twin cities
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-24
OSCAR sHERsTAD.
Dies at the Home of His Uncle in this
City.


City.
Oscar, the fourteen yeor old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. HI. O. Sherstad, resid-
ing near Donnelly, died at the home
of his uncle, 1. Peterson, in this city
last Monday morning after short
illness. Appendicitis was the cause
of his death. His unexpected demise
is terrible shock to his bereaved
parents, and a source of deepest re-
gret to his many friends ard school
companions here.
Oscar was ore of the most studious
boys of the Lincoln school. When
the family lett for their farm near
Donnelly, rather than give up his
school work, he decided to remain in
Morris and live with his uncle, in
order that his studies might receive
proper attention. Since that time he
has worked hard and was successful
in attaining one of the highest ranks
10 his class. The faculty and pupils
of the Lincoln school feel that they
have suffered a great loss. and with
this community in general, express
their deepest sympathy for the be-
reaved family.
Funeral services were held in the
Norwegian Lutheran church Wednes-
day afternoon, Rev. Olsen officiating.
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morris FIN ANCBS
COMMUNICATION TO THE TRIBUNE
FRO1 rIAYOR BEvANS.
Village Well Fixed Financially,
Aside from the Bonded Indebted

ness.
To the People Of the Village Of
Morris:
The recent agitation Of the pur-
chase of the electric light plant by the
village of Morris, has aroused in the
people desire to be fully informed
as to the financial standing of the
municipality. With this object in
view and by direction Of the COM
mon council / am pleased to submit
the following retrospectively: the
first years service Of majority of
the present council was environed
with floating Indebtedness of APP
proxmately $4,000 90 and a judgment
of 100000. This council has little
over Two months yet to serve. Our
present outstanding orders or floating
Indebtedness, is $4796.2S. We have
vet to collect water rent unpaid OF
100000. The county treasurer IN
forms me that the fetal tax due tue
village OF Morris for the year 1913,
will be $69OO00 of that amount there
will be turned over to the village
during the next two months between
two and three thousand dollars, say
$25OOOO, deducting these two amounts
from the foregoing Indebtedness and
we have yet outstanding the sum OF
Sl296.28. This council has in addi-
ton to the foregoing paid $4,000 OF
the bonded indebtedness, which in all
fairness, should be placed to their
credit, leaving the extravaganza sum OF
S196.2S. You will no doubt deal
gently with the present council If
thew assume to themselves some
slight credit for keeping the affairs OF
the village in the condition mentioned
when with commendable pride | say
to you that during the three years of
their official career they have erected
a fire proof lock up at cost OF
$1,000 90, bnild two warehouses cost
ing $4,000, Is stone cross walks at
an average cost, as am informed by
Mr.. F. A. Hancock, of $4,000 each,
relieved the village of the 100000
Judgment, built three continuous
sidev Aiks extending from one side of
the village to the other north, and
south, painted the public buildings,
purchased $500 90 worth of hose for
the. fire department and paid them as
we'll as the officers in general literally
for the services rendered, together
with the contingent expense in
cidentaf to the village organization.
This council will turn over to their
successors the affairs Of this village
in as good condition financially, as
perhaps was ever realized, and there
is no reason why during the coming.
year, after the payment OF licenses,
amounting to $4,000 and the general
tax, that our orders should not be
paid upon presentation to the village
treasurer.
Thanking you one and all for the
unanimous and hearty support which
has at all times characterized your
every act, [ am: on behalf Of the
common council,
Yours .spectfully,
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The walking sick, what
a crowd Of them there are:
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
o go to bed.
"Chronic cases Z that's
What the doctors call them, /
which in common English
means long sickness.
To stop the continued
oss Of flesh they need
scott S Emulsion. For the
ceiling Of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
It makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
hin and weak persons out
Of the rut. 1t makes new,
-ich blood, strengthens the
l44rves and gives appetite
81 ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
aiken as long as sickness
asts and do good all the
inc.
There's new strength
I'd flesh in every dose.
TiC12 We will be glad
"a % to send you a few
doses free.
Es8SY no. Be sure that this picture in
| { the form Of label is on the !
sfEassks hkssSi wrapper o. every bottle OF
hSs ESgfY So Emulsion you buy.
W;a 81 SCOTT & BOVINE,
AE $50 Chemists,
,45Ss 400 Pearl ST., N. Y.
s { soc. and 81; all druggists.
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David Price, foreman OF No. 90
fire engine house, st. Louis, arri-
we'd here Monday 10 spend the week
with his old friend. w. w. May,
hunting rabbits. Look out for n
glut In the st. Louis rabbit market.
Mr.. Morley Of the st. Louis
store Is confined to his home this
week. and II you want TO know the
reason why just read the announ-
cement In their big advertisement
on AN other page.
The Presbyterian ladies' bazaar
has been In full blast this week.
relieving the hungry, comforting
the needy aud forlorn, and bring
ing smiles TO the languid attorneys
and jurymcn. But II closes tonight.
They were "A noble band OF some
twenty cooks, walters, salcsladies,
cashier. etc. That everything
passed OIL satisfactorily IL at:cstcd
by n very ilattcring report from the
cashier.
Bros. Ellis and Howard were In
town Tuesday on business. They
are both good fellows and we are
pleased to see them around. But
when Ellis 4 Parkcr's new Bell
flower paper gets started we won't
see them 80 often, while the other
1871 residents of that railroad center
will bc KEEP, busy dodging paper
shots around the corners.