Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-01-24

/ competition is Dt1d the day following
the long race. The slope itself is 1St
yards in length and rises to a height Of
nearly 160 feet above the plain, while
the platform of snow or hop from
which the leap is made, is placed about
two-thirds the way down. The slope
is very steep and the descent on the
ski only takes from seven to nine sec
onds, of which two or three seconds
are passed in the free air during the
leap. OF late years even women par
ticipate in such leaping contents
though not at the Holmenkollen meet.
ing.
The Norwegian Otta Copper com.
pany Qfmited), which was organized
in London, Nov. /, 1902, has now es.
tablished branch Office in Wage. The
object Of the company will be to pur.
chase and operate mining properties
in northern Norway. The company is
said to be backed up by $1,000,000.
Those who will have charge of the
branch Office are Jens Christian Olsen
of Moss and Engineer Samuel Philip
Castick Of London.
The studentersamfund'' Of the uni
versity of Christiania have awarded
Bjornson the great cross of ssDen hyide
knop" ('"The White Bud'9 for his serv
ices as a playwright during the past
fifty years. Bjornson is the only one
who has been thus honored. Freder
lex B. Wallem is "kommandor' and
Storthings Representatives Nickel
sens and Sjursen are the only knights
The, Fredrikshald museum was
opened Jan. l. 1T contains rare his.
toric collection of Norwegian arms be
tween 300 and 400 years old. Old por-
traits of famous men are also found
many of which are from the time OF
Carl Johan.
On Jan. 81 the Fredsforening, whose
motto is ''Broberfolkens vel' ('"The
welfare of the Brother Peoples'O will
meet and discuss ways and means
through which better understanding
can be had between swedes and Nor
wegianS.
AS an evidence of the extent to|
which the people of Norway are now
being taxed may be cited the fact that
the citizens Of Stavanger must hand
over to the exchequer 20 per cent. OF
the taxable part of their incomes.
A committee of workingmen ap-
peared before the presidentskab of the
storthing on Dec. 20, requesting 200,-
900 crowns for distribution among Ia
boring men and their families, who are
out of work.
The prominent young pianist, Miss
Therese Stang. who has just returned
from Paris, will make her debut in
Christiania Feb. 15 She will be as
sisted by the National Theater orches-
ira.
Captain J. Andersen died at his home
in this city Dec. 81, aged SO years.
Captain Andersen served in the army
of the Congo, S. A., for period of ten
years.
The schooner Brazil Of Lilleham
mar has been wrecked off the coast of
Madagascar. The entire crew is re-
ported safe, however.
The Swedish Direktor Rauft has
paid Bjorson royalty of 10000 crowns
for Paul LANCE og Tora Parsberg.
The storthing has made an appropri
alton of $4,000 crowns for the reno |
vation of the Christiania POSTCARD.
Consul General Carl Book, stationed
at Shanghai, las rendered his resigna-
ton, owing TO ill-health.
Prince Gustav Adolph will be regis
tered as student at the University Of
Christiana this spring.
G. Brechlind Logstrup clyde will
succeed Christian Fog as vice consul
Of Horsens
The Skien city budget for the year
1908 amounts to $4,000 crowns.
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