Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-22

the sinking vessel and its occupants
were drowned with the exception OF
two men who were picked up by
German steamer.
The home industry society of Stock
holm is going to arrange for an ex-
position of homemade goods at the
Malmo city hall.
Skane produces a large part of the
cement used in Sweden, and the ex-
ports to foreign countries in the year
1904 were $4,000 tons.
The master of the ordnance asks for
an extra appropriation OF almost ST.
100000 for field artillery to be pro-
cured during the years 190S-1912. =
NORWAY s
a monument of King Harald Haar-z
draade was unveiled at a public square
named after him in Kristiania Oct 26.
Erling Bjornson, son of the poet,
is lecturing in Denmark on The Inde-
pendence of Norway" He is coming to
his cOuntrymen in America later on.
The city council of Bergen voted ST.
500 to be distributed among poor SOL
dIers who had to remain in service at
ter the close of the regular term
The Salvation Army is setting aside
week of denial this fall as usual. The
money raised in this way is about $10,-
600 for the whole country. In former
years about one-half Of the amount
was sent to England to be used for
missionary work in India. But this
year the press protested against send
ing SO much money out of the country
during the present hard times. and in
view of this protest only one-fourth
Of the amount raised this fan will be
devoted to foreign missions.
1t is definitely settled that two-kron-
er "a zeents) pieces will be coined in
memory of the great historical events
of June and Aug. Ii, 1905.
Axel Breien, a Norwegian manufac-
turer, who has been staying in Sweden
for some time, is going to establish
new paper factory on the grounds Of
Gjemso- monastery, near Skien. About
50 persons will be employed from the
start. "A
Fridtjof Nansen and III. C.. Hauge
have been appointed ministers to Great
Britain: and the United States, respect
lively. 500
The Aalesund gas works have just
been opened
Some Of the Nordland Socialists vot-
ed for the monarchy.
Verdens Gang, in speaking about
King Oscars refusal to permit one Of
his descendants to occupy the throne
of Norway, uses the expression lack Of
political WISDOM" for which the aged
kings advisers are made responsible.
Mr.. Eyer Of Hagdehaug, near Kris
tiania, raised a crop of very large
Gravensten apples last summer. He
started the tree himself forty years ago.
The largest apples weighed over one
pound each. ~
"Tytteberries' command retail
price of four cents quart this fail,
and they are not fne at that
Some fat" herring have been caught
along Nordland, and the big" herring
catch along the west coast is satisfac-
tory.
The city council Of Stavanger has re-
solved. by a unanimous vote. to build
a new postofi1ce.
A feed mill at Stenso, near Stavan-
insured, but goods to the value of ST.
900 were not insured.
At Klokkerhougen. Mes, Romerike,
three-vear- child got out of bed and
walked up to the stove While its moth
er was working in the kitchen The
shirt of the child caught fire, and it's
screams brought the mother to its side.
The child was already wrapped in
flames when she came, but she suc-
ceeded in putting out the flames al-
most at once. Only the chest and abb
domen and lower parts of the arms
were badly burnt, and the child re-
ceived proper medical treatment. The
next day, however, the child was seized
with cramps and died, amid terrible
sufferings.
A committee of the Norwegian ad-3
miralty proposes the construction of q
new ironclad and torpedo destroyer.
Johannes Hjelmstad and his wife,
Marie, nee Herberg, Of Ringsaker, cell
ebrated their golden wedding short
while ago.
The Norwegian elections of Nov.511
and Is were what Americans would
call landslide In favor Of a monarch
ical form of government, those who ia
vored IA republic casting only a#trif1e
over one fifth Of the entire vote.@ssVery
many of those who voted in favor Of
q monarchy are republicans at heart;
but rs matter of temporary political
|expedience they preferred monarchy.
Ten. Of the twenty or more persons
that persisted in the wreck OF the
Swedish Steamer Johan in the North