Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-20

the water. Two of them managed
to save their lives, but the other five
We're drowned. Two of the deceased
left large families, and one of them
had just been married. +
The Swedish police will begin to-
take thumb marks of all criminals
arrested as a means of identifying
them. One or more Copenhagen po-
licemen who are familiar with this
work vii 60 to Stockholm TO give
the Swedes some necessary hints as
to the application of the system.
NORWAY
The Trondhjem branch of the society
Tor the preservation OF Morse antiqui-
ties has been making systematic ex-
cavat1ons of the burial mounds. in the
b]orda valley, Overhalden. The
mounds are on the farms known IS
Bjornes, Fuglem and Stor-Skomo.
Many Interesting finds were made last
summer on the farm last mentioned.
tomb from the early iron age con-
tanned heap of bones and fragments
OF carved objects of bone. This tomb.
which was the Oldest OF all those that
were Investigated, was inclosed in an
insignificant mound and was located
on lower level than any of the others.
which TACT throws an interesting side
light On the geology Of this locality.
The other tombs belong to- the later
iron age, and most OF them were boat
tombs. Only the nails remained. but
the places where found indicated the
sizes OF the boats They had been
from Is to 25 feet long, and only one
mad been as much as 80 feet long. The
one last mentioned had contained the
body of woman with her burial out
it,
Five cases of spotted fever were
known to the authorities of Trond-
hjem at the same time.
Former Premier Hagerup had failed
to mark his ticket correctly at the
election of Aug. IL. and it was thrown
out by the judges of election.
Consul Carl Landergren of Stock
holm, who represents several strong
German syndicates that have bought
numerous iron ranges, : has Just
bought score of iron ranges from
the Mas iron works, near Arendal.
The price is not given, but it amounts
to hundreds of thousands of kroner.
Work will be commenced this spring
at several of the ranges. the num-
Der OF men required being about four
hundred.>
Nordland has good crops in al
most every valley, and in some places
the yield is very rich. The insects
have done considerable damage in
some localities. Wild berries are
more plentiful than they have been
for many years past.
Rev. P. D. Hofhund Of Trondhiem
retired from service Sept. l. He is
SIS years old, and was the Oldest min
lister in actual service in the church
OF Norway.
4 she-bear, which had two cubs.
scared away the. horses kept at
Eaagslid Sanatorium.
Two Norwegian ships collided near
New -Foundland. and both were
slightly damaged.
The potato vines were killed by
frost in many localities in southeast
ern Norway on the night before
Aug. %.
Mr.. Arctanuer is acting as premier
of Norway during the absence of
Premier Nicholson Oh account OF the
union negotiations at karlstad.
Three hunting expeditions that
stayed in Spitzbergen all winter have
returned to Norway, and two of them
had been very successful
o. Henschien of Hamar and his
wife. nee PRO. celebrated their gold
en- wedding August Pc. Mr.. Hen
schien is ~ years old and was the
first conductor appointed on the Nor
wegian state railways. He is still
serving as conductor on the night
express trains between Hamar and
Trendhjem.
f. c. Due. a Kristiania manufac-
turer. has received an order for put
ting up pri,nost "a kind of cheese
obtained by boiling down ordinary
whey) factory at Haslev. Denmark.
The plant is to reduce five tons OF
whey per day. The same firm has
furnished apparatus for. a primost
factory at Eskilstuna, Sweden.
\ new building is to be put up
for the museum of Bergen at cost
of 100000. ...e.s> l. -: ia
The Graxehals tunnel on the Kris.
tlania and Bergen railway is in such
shape that trains are passing through
it. It is about 90 feet Ugh and is
feet wide and about 81 (English)
miles long. The tunnel is so straight
that a person standing in the middle
of it can see through it in both direc-
tons. The temperature in the middle
of it is about IS degrees above zero.
No less than 313 students applied
for admission at the University Of
Norway at the opening Of the semes-
ter.
DENMARK.
Holger Drachmann, the great Danish
poet, has written a pathetic poem Of
some length, eulogizing the grandeur
Of the Swedish nation and lamenting
the Norwegian secession in mild terms.
The directors Of the Copenhagen
loan and discount bank have proposed
to consolidate this Institution with the
Rubin & 8ing banking firm. the
change to take effect Jan. /, 1906. It
is also proposed to add 81, 500, 900 to
the capital stock.
4 stock company has been organ
lied with a capital of Sso.ooC for ex-