Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-01
spending the remainder of her life in
Sweden.
NORWAY.
Christiania.

SLrddlIl, WHICH MISS AUD huoSAofo
has presented to the little CroWnprlnce
Olaf of Norway, is one of curious IN
trest, Sunbeam island, or Forth Bras,
as it is now going to be called, IS
about 10000 square yards in size ana
Is situated in the lovely GodOe sound,
a famous summer resort, three hours
sail from Bergen. About fifteen years
ago John Musgrove, an Englishman,
spent the summer at Godoe sound and
bought the island, which was then a
complete wilderness. He imported
new turf mold and worked hard until
the island had wood Of about l2,OOO
trees. He also built comfortable,
roomy house and small waterworks.
The garden of the house is beautifully
arranged with small ponds and greens.
Mr.. Musgrove lived with a relative on
this fairy island, the views from which
are impressive and romantic, until
few years ago, when he presented the
property to Miss Ada Musgrove. Miss
Musgrove wrote to Queen Maude and
asked for permission to give the island
to her son, and on their maJestles
visit to Bergen the necessary docu-
ments as we'll as a series of pictures
of the island, photographed by Miss
Musgrove herself, were delivered to
the queen.
Rjukan fossen, one of the most ia
nous waterfalls in Norway, is to be
put to work, as is also the waterpoWer
in the Krageroe water course. RJukan
is to be used in the manufacture or
nitrogen compounds under the recent
~ discovered method Of Professor
Birkeland. AS the control of the
company is in Norwegian hands the
governmet has not interfered to any
extent. The stock Of the krageroe
Fosse kompani has recently passed
into German hands and the govern
ment has consequently insisted upon
certain conditions. The company is
required to employ Norwegian labor,
Norwegian functionaries and use Nor
Wegian material wherever feasible.
Moreover the management shall re-
main in Norwegian hands. Altogether
it is an enterprise in which it will be
exclusively. case Of Norway Tor
NOrwegians.'
IL the recent elections for members
of the storthing thirteen districts IN
north Trondhjem county were con-
tested by the opposition, in which no
candidates received half the votes
polled, making new elections neces-
sary. In TrGndhjCn city three mem
bers of the cabinet party and one
socialist were elected One contest
was indecisiye. In Christiania county
two opposition candidates, including
the leader CaStenherg, and two cab
met men were elected. n reelection
is necessary in one district. Last
Monday there We're elections in seven
counties and six cities.
King Haakon is to have an annual
income of 100000 crowns, according to
the late decision of the stOrthing. This
will be in United States money, about
$4,000. There were only three votes
cast against the amount of income for
the king. Think Of country with
much less than 100000 people paying
, their chief ruler more than three times
as much as the United States pays
| their president There is no wonder
that the mass of people are kept poot
and that taxes are enormously high in
! European countries.
No other visitors are welcomed as
heartily to Norwegia shores as are the
! Americans. And the NorWegians have
/ a pretty way of giving strangers well
come Every owner of home in
Christiania has Norwegian flag and
! these are hoisted or waved before every
house along the shores of the Christi,
ania ford when a ship with Amer
| cans OH board is in sight. Every lit
= tie boy doffs his cap and every little
, girl drops courtesy and shouts
"WelcOme to Norway
Queen Alexandra is at present en-,
ioying visit with her daughter, Queen
: Maude, in Christiania. Later GU
! Queen Alexandra will go to Denmark
, and pass her usual holiday with he1
brothers and sisters. The trip will be
. made from Christiania to Copenhagen
on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert