Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-24

Illdy Spccu1Iy OVciCOlllc dlly lli-lecll1lS
that may have existed, I send you my
best New Years greetings and hope
that we may, at no distant day, again
sit together on the Copenhagen Opera
terrace, chatting in friendly ana IA
miliar way as in days of yore about the
summer of 1905 and it's events"
NORWAY
The Hamburg American Steamship
company is making great efforts to
capture the tourist traffic to Norway.
This would seem to be a benefit to
Norway. But the steamers Of this
company are SO comfortably equipped
that they deserve the name Of "foat-
ing hotels" The result is, that the
passengers will land only occasionally
and perhaps buy few photographs Or
view cards. This does not satisfy the
business interests of Norway. AS a
counter move the Norwegians have
Inter den Linden, Berlin, at u cos~ Of
$4,000 year. The aim of this bureau
is to advertise the tourist lines run
Ruins, which are supposed to be re-
mains of an old fortification, have been
found in Ytre Slemdal. According to
an old story, this place was once a
nest of robbers.
The ironclad Tordenskjold is to make
an extended cruise in February, travel
ing at Antwerp, Brest, Lisbon, Gibral-
tar, Marseilies and Algiers.
Bjorne Nilsson, assistant manager Of
the Drammen electric power station.
who is an expert ski runner, has :sonc
to Switzerland to teach ski running at
a winter sanatorium.
The number Of those who remained
in the churches Of Kristiania on New
Years eve to greet the beginning of
the new year was very large.
It is said that the Gyldendahl pub
fishing house Of Copenhagen is going TO
absorb two Of the largest publishing
houses in Kristiania, Norway.
Mrs. Nancy Giertsen of Bergen has
$4,000 to the Bergen Forestry
association.
Different public-spirited citizens Of
Bergen have donated $1,000 to the fund
for decorating Haakon's hall. Bergen.
The mining company, which was Or
ganized by Alderman Adolpl Larson
Of Chicago, has commenced to operate
the old copper mine At Verran, near
Frandjen. employing 20 men for rre-
urinary work.
Norway had five public holidays IN
the course of nine days last Christmas
Ver1ens Gang holds that this is q
wholly unWarranted waste Of time, and
the paper proposes the total abolish
ment of 1.-The second days" Of Christ
mas, Easter and Pentecost, Us we'll as
the day o. prayer, Maundy Thursday.
Good Friday and Ascension day. It is
argued that the Sundays are sufficient
For the religious needs of the Norwc-
gian people at their present stage of
development.
About 27,300 persons emigrated from
Norway in 1905, as compared with
$500 in 1904. Swedish emigranrs
passing through Norway are included
in these numbers.
The Norwegian labor association had
1918 members at the end Of the old
year. 1t contributed $135 to the Ger
man miners strike fund and $4,000 to
the Swedish mechanics strike fund
during the year 1905.
The national convention of the tenn
perance people of Norway was held at
Hamar. Upon motion by Sven A;.r-
restad the convention resolved that the
temperance people enter the coming
as a separate political party.
Another resolution urged the women TO
enter the campaign in the interest of
legislation.
Fredrik Julin and wife, nee Hack.
celebrated their diamond wedding at
Hamar. He was born in Stockholm
n 1922, and his wife in Dalarne, Swed-
en-, in 1923. Mr.. Julin has lived in Nor
way since 1885. The aged couple are
still active, and they manage to keep
busy every day.
The available quantity of water in
the reservoir in Nordmarken, above
Jan. 1, was $4,000, 200 cubic
meters, as compared with 22,400,OO0
cubic meters the previous year. Tae
Kristiania factories will have enough
water during the winter season.
King Haakon made a neat little
speech at Christmas festival given
~ the Inner Mission and the Sean1e1's
Mission at Kristiania. The 500 at
cheers.
The Norwegian cabinet has resolved
70 issue new bronze coins On one
side of thu coins are to be the name
ana picture of the king, and on the
other the arms Of Norway. = @ ...: ;. !