Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-19

peal made to the Swedish Americans
by DR.: Sven Hedin. the famous ex-
! piorer OF Central Asia There are sew
eral distinct points in the appeal which
call for special attention. The main
point is that he wants the Swedish
Americans to raise $1,000, 900 for put
| t'ng the Swedish navy in fine fight
ing trim The reasons which he gives
for asking for such a handsome purse
are that the Norweg.ans are armed TO
the teeth by land and sea, and that
the Swedes are TOO drowsy to realize
their danger. We are also told that
| the Norwegians have used for military
purposes funds which were borrowed
abroad on the rretense that they were
to be used for railway construction.
NORWAY.
Many of the German university pro-
lessons hold that the steps taken by
the Norwegiaps with regard to the
Bernadotte dynasty are justifable
The first Norwegian tourist steamer
| arrived at Tromso from the south
June II. The weather was radiant"
and the ~ tourists were aglow with
enthusiasm.
The Norwegian whaling expeditions
to Iceland have had g BOD luck so FAY,
and many whales are still in sight.
j. Moe has been in the employ of W.
c. Fabritius s. Sons Printing COM
pany, kristiania, for so years On the
occasion OF his semi-centennial Jubilee
he received gold watch from his en-
p'oyers and other presents from his
fellow employees.
Peat is used for fuel in very many
brick kilns in Norway because it keeps
up uniform heat. Many new peat
litter factories will be established this
summer.
The weight of the imports for the
year 1904 was 4, 1913, 04o tons; and their
/ value was SIS, $3.50, 0oo The exports
weighed 4.o63,6 tons and were worth
S51, $3.50. 900. These figures include l.
! 1875, 95S tons of iron and copper ore i'm
ported from Sweden along the OEcten
| railway and again exported These
figures are not: 50 large as the CORE
| spending ones for 1868 %S
Persons of a practical turn Of mind
! claim to have figured out that it will
not cost any more in dollars and cents
to run Norway as a separate state than
it did TO run it as part of the union.
The storthing has passed resolu-
| ton for adding new territory to the
city of Lillehammer.
About 5000 Norwegian Americans
are visiting Norway this summer 1t
is so interesting, you know, from a po-
litical viewpoint
Religious organizations of all kinds
! are eager to pass resolutions sustain
ing the new government of Norway
Nordmore expects to get exception
ally fine crops this summer
Kaiser Wilhelm wired Consul Mohr
of Bergen to procure twelve large rugs
of pure Norwegian patterns Thepat-
| terms are kept in Western Museum.
Bergen. This order indicates that the
kaiser does not intend to snub the
Norwegians completely.
Arrangements have been made for
erecting a monument at Froland,
| where Niels Henrik Abel, the greatest
of Scandinavian mathematicians. died
in 1929
The different church denominations
held a union meeting in kristiania
July and 3, but the results ara not
yet known.
The business at the Stavanger post
Office is outgrowing the present quar-
tiers, and the government will be
bound to spend about SIS, 900 on an all
dition to the old building
The heat was annoying in the cities
of southern Norway during the latter
part of June.
A 24-foot granite shaft was unveiled
June "a at Follen borg. E,dsberg. the
birthplace of King Haalzon Haakons-
! son. About 1000 people attended the
ceremonies, and strong expressions OF
| confidence were wired to the govern
ment.
The Kristia mia outing colonies sent
about 1000 poor children out Of the
| city during the last few days of June
The proposal to make Prince Charles
of Denmark king Of Norway is sup
ported by those in power, and would
be enthusiastically received by ma
jority of the Norwegian people
The city council of Ton sberg has re-
solved to extend the city waterworks
by putting down 4 main from Grorud
lake, which is located about eight
miles from the city, on the boundary
between Ramnes and Sickle. The i'm
| provement will cost about $50, 600 At
the same time the city council resolved
to contract loan of $4,000 Tue
Tonsberg Savings bank has decided to
contribute $4,000 towards paying for
the extension of the water mains
| A plain monument was unveiled
few days ago Oh the grave of K NJ.
Soreuson, popular educator. in the
North Side cemetery, Kristiania.:
! The people of Kristiania have had
more fresh fish than they could eat
during the past few weeks, and the
prices have ruled low. A fine mack
erel can be had for less thanS5 cents.
and Goldfish may occasionally be had at
l cent a pound. -x - .@=
The Young Peoples societies have
petitioned the church department To
appoint as diocese chaplains preachers
who can use pure Norwegian in their
sermons They have also petitioned
the ecclesiastical department. for the
publication OF = pure Norwegian lit