Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-17

on the night Of Sept. Is were: Agen
| ludVlg Solum, Madame Dorghild Ga
4 llielsen Miss Frolich, Miss Signt
Wage, aged 10 years. a sister O.
captain S. Wage; Miss Minnie An
dersen-Nelson, aged 20 years, daughter
OF tailor Andersen; Agent Christian
M1ddelfart, clerk Thor Schoien, Miss
Kagnh1ld Olsen, and house servant
Maren Evensen. The building was in
sured for 100000 crowns. 1t was en-
tlrely without fire protection and fire
escapes and there was not the slight.
est avenue of escape for the poor un-
fortunates.
DR.. Gustav Guldberg, of Christiania
Is at present gathering material about
the Norwegian horse during the Viking
age. DR.. Guldberg contends that the
present fjordhorse on Vestlandet has
much III common with the horse of the
viking age and will soon publish a
book entitled 1.-THE History of the Nor
wegian Horse.'''
The tourist traffic jim Nordfjord was
very brisk during df1e past summer.
Until about two years ago, few
travellers visited this section of the
country but during the past season
more than 1000 tourists came over the
Sandem- Yadheim route.
In receiving W. G. Kohlsaat, the
ST. Louis exposition commissioner in
Christiania Oct. T. King Oscar said
he regretted he could not go to the
United States, but hoped the Crown
prince Gustaf, would represent him at
st. Louis
Jacob Fjelde's statue of Ole Bull has
noW.ggarrived from America to Aale-
sund. AS previously mentioned, the
statue has been donated to the Aale-
sund. museum by Mrs. Fjelde. The un-
yelling of the statue takes place Oct.
H. <
Merchant Stefan Hansen, Of
Christiania, has donated 10000 crowns
to the Merchants Mutual Aid society.
10000 crowns to the Orphans asylum
at Orkerod and 10000 crowns to his
employees.
Queen Sofia arrived in Christiania |
on an extra train from KongsWingerf
Sept %. At the station her majesty 4
was received by the king and a num-
Der of members of the diplomatic
corps.
Merchant Muller's embellishments
in Bergen date back for over a year
or more. During the last year it is
estimated. that Muller forged 112O
checks, amounting to 100000 CROWNS.
Dowager Empress Margherita of
Italy during her recent visit to the art |
in Gothenburg, purchased
one Of Holmboe's paintings 'Bris 4
for 1900 crowns.
Carsten Borchgrevink will deliver
a series, of lectures in Germany and
Austria on his antarctic explorations.
Mr.. Borchgrevinl1 will give his first
lecture in erlin next month.
Anew iberal-conservative paper is
about to be started at Gongsberg. A
capital Of $4,000 crowns has already |
been secured and E. G. Fraas has been
enga ged as editor-in-ch -, a.
IelepnOne communications between
Jhristiania. Hamburg and Lubbock will |
De established in the near future. /
for franchises are al I
'eady under way.
One of Bjornson's late plays
'Kongen" will be given in Munchen,
leipzig, and other German cities in
he near future.
Minister Grip, Sweden and Nor
ways representative at Washington. =
S at present on visit at his home in
The "Gjoa," with Amundsen's north
,olar expedition, arrived at Godthaab,
Greenland, July 81, Everything well.
Captain Otto Sverdrup and family
will spend the fall and winter on the
Janary Islands.