Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-10-25

relns OF government Oct H. ga Au-
gust 10 he appointed Crown Prince
Gustave to be regent while his majesty
went to Marstrand for his health. The
crown prince has for similar reasons
previously acted at regent several
times.
NORWAY
Snow fell in such quaint titles the first
of October in some places in northern
Norway that the ground was covered
down to the beach. "a.
Several cases of diphtheria, scarlet
fever and poliomyelite (brain diseAse)
have occurred at Tromso and vicinity.
The commune government of Solum,
near Skien, voted $50 as aid to the
needy soldiers families of the COM
mune.
A regular session of the storthins
was opened Oct. IL. Premier Michel
sen said that it would devote its atten-
ton to creating and consolidating the
new Norway, which now officially en-
tiers the ranks of the absolutely indie
pendent states He announced that q
bill would be submitted regulating the
control OF foreign relations and the
consular system The most important
duty of the storthing. he said, would
be the promotion of the intellectual
and material development of the coun-
try. Norway must with united forces
perform that work which gives even
small peoples prestige and rank among
nations.
It is stated that Fridtjof hansen.
the Arctic explorer, will be appointed
minister at Washington
The Norwegian hunting and whal-
ing expeditions to the Arctic regions
brought altogether seventeen white
bear cubs back with them The de-
mand for white bears always exceeds
the supply, so that only fancy prices
are accepted.
Rev. Alfred Eril1sen, the leading So
cialist member of the storthing, used
to be an Incorporating APOSTLE OF
peace. But the Karlstead treaty has
SO thoroughly aroused him that he
would rather go to war than submit
to the treaty. Sc. ~.
The executive committees OF the
business organizations in Kristiania
made . strong appeal to the storthinr
not to consider republican form of
government but to elect a king rs soon
as possible. .z.>.=.Zs. IS .=..s
The mountains around Giovik were
white with snow Oct. 3. Part of the
grain was still standing ont, and only
a part of the potatoes had been dug.
Verdens Gang states in plain Ian.
guage that King Oscar is doing what
he can to have Norway turned into =
republic
Many business firms paid regular
salaries to those Of their employees who
were called into the field during the
Karlstad negotiations. This is what
may be called practical patriotism.
Customs receipts have been excep-
tionally large this fall 80:
The Notodden saltpeter factory, near
Skien, is to be enlarged so that its ca
pacity will be increased tenfold. Work
has already commenced for charging
the power. station. at Svalgfos. Be-
tween go and 300 men will be en-
ployed on the plant during the fall. !
Temporary sheds have been put up
for the accommodation'o of the men.
The four whaling steamers of the
Hekla company OF Hhugesund have
returned from Iceland. They had !
very good season, the number of
whales caught being 1913. .
A large he-bear which had been do
ing much damage was killed in Lift
weld, Telemarken. Two hunters shot
ut him at = distance OF 500 yards, and
he tum bled down. But when the hun
tiers were SO yards away from him he
rose and started to meet them, his
mouth wide open. Again they fired.
and again he fell down. At dis
lance of ten yards he tried to get on
his legs, but fresh shots finished him.
The Salvation army intends procur-
ing gasoline launches in which the Of
fcers are to make revival expeditions
along the coast of the country. This
work will be started in Noriland. =.
In the back yard at number IS.
Gronlandsle1et, Kristiania, is#a cess
pool which is kept covered with
planks The opening is Only two-and-Ss
a-half feet square. But a horse that
happened to be strolling around loose
managed to break the planks and fall
down, into the cesspool. HeSbroke hi.
neck In the fall, so that death was in-...
Simultaneous 1t was : great Job to
pull tho dead horse up through tho
narrow opening. -.
a large part Of the whisky Distilled.
last year is still intact, and The .nr-.
plus Of the. potato crop must Sc turned
into potato meal ..ss== ==.z=...z==s