Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-01-18
NORWAY

The StOrlvetlalcn commune has
bought the North Satire estate for
about $4,000.
All the buildings ON the Soryalen
estate, -Hardanger, burned down in
the night: not even the furniture be-
ing saved. The estate has belonged
to the Undall family for centuries.
The present owner is Jens Cndali.
Bjornson wrote newspaper article
which was printed simultaneously in
kristiania, London, Berlin. Paris and
Rome. It is passionate appeal to
the parlia nents of the world to stop
the war in the East.
4 boys rife club has been organ
lied at Lil}ehammer
The water in the Glommen river
has been lower only once since 1917,
only 100 cubic meters per minute
passing the falls at Sarpsborg. IN
some winter seasons the volume of
water is almost four times as large.
Hornemann's Office building in
Trondhjem, one OF the largest wood
Ell buildings in Scandinavia. was
threatened with total destruction
fire just before Christmas. The fire
was started by gas explosion. and Z
fierce storm was raging at the time
By an hours energetic work the fire
department succeeded in limiting the
fire to a small portion of the build
ing. Most of the city Offices are To-
Gated i'll this building. but no impor-
tant documents were DESTROYED.
The Viking ship found at Slagen
has been taken to kristiania. The
materials made up about 80 wagon
loads. and Professor Gustafson thinks
that the vessel can be reconstructed.
The last Christmas was not as mer-
ry as usual in Kristia MIA because
there was too little snow for coas;ing
and ski running.
Bjornson maintains that the Noble
committee ''commit1ed sin" when it
failed to give the Noble peace prize
to Baroness Bertha Won Sut1ner.
\ curious esta blishnent has been
in operation for few months in
kristiania. 1t is really sugar col
oring factory. The start was made
with 1000 sacks Of sugar imported
from Danzig. The object of the col
oring process is to give beet sugar
dark brown color in imitation of
West Indies sugar. The first con-
signment was sent to Portugal to be
used by the Wine producers. The
chances are that this article will
some day be constituent part OF
genuine port-wine!
The hitch in the negotiations be-
tween the governments Of Sweden
and Norway with regard to the con-
sular service question is said to be
due to Il difference of opinion as to
the discharge OF a Norwegian consul.
according to Get1eposten the Nor
wegians think the Norwegian cabinet,
which would appoi', the consuts,
should also have the right to recall
them; while the Swedes would au-
thorize the Swedish minister of for
eign affairs to prevent Norwegian
consul from performing his official
functions until the Norwegian cabi-
for good. Other papers claim that
Getlepostcn is Incorrectly informed.
The cabinet has decided that part
Of the balance of the aid fund for the
Aalesund fire sufferers shall be dis
tributed as follows: $162, 900 to
fire sufferers in general: $4,000
to the sick and the poor and to 9th
crs who arc incapable Of supporting
themselves: and $500 to different
societies. A proposition to pay the
last $4,000 to the municipality as
indemnity has not Yet been acted
| upon.
There were over 100 diphtheria pa
TENTS at the same time at the Tile
vail hospital. kristiania. and 50 new
cases were reported in one week.