Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-06-27

lie hflSl1dnSCdQ ana AnreS railway
company has declared a dividend Of
seventeen per cent.
NORWAY.
According to Orebladet, Kristiania
has well organized gang of thieves
who have a language of their own,
schools of their own, a penal code, a
code of honor, and even an aid fund
and a sort of book. Those who belong
to the gang are terribly indicative
against their comrades when they
turn informers. It is, claimed that
many persons now in Jail could have
shortened their terms materially by
telling what they know about the
crimes of some Of their comrades.
How many Norwegian pastors are
total abstainers? In order to have
this question answered, 81 preachers
signed a circular which was sent to
the 900 ministers of the state church
| Of Norway, and they were asked
whether they would like to form
clergymen's total abstinence society.
OF the 200 who have replied, about 100
are total abstainers, and state that
they would like to belong to such
society, and they will no doubt go
ahead and organize one.
In 1899 Norway exported $4,000 tons
of cellulose, in 1904, 10000 tons.
"a Torjussens legacy for the estab-
lishment of a children's home at Moss
has been approved by the government.
The amount donated is $4,000. The
interest is to be added to this until
the amount is $4,000. Afterwards
one-half of the interest is to be used
| until the capital amounts to $27O,0OO,
| from which time all the interest is to
be spent for the benefit of the chill
| dren's home.
Norway imports artificial flowers for
| $4,000 a year.
L. Brusath, of Barbu parish, Arm
! DIAL, has celebrated his fifty-year jubi-
lee as school teacher and preceptor.
DR.. born-Kjennerud, !. Norwe-
| gian dentist, has prepared new anes-
thetic which he uses in his profession.
The Norwegian delegates from Amer
lea to King Haakon's coronation ar
rived at Kristiania June IS. A large
crowd gathered at the quay, where nu-
| lIl0IOuS kAI1leilCdu 1ldSS were O1SplayeQ
and welcomed the visitors warmly The
delegates proceeded later to the monu-
ment erected to the memory of Hen
rik Arnold Wergeland, the Norwegian
poet, which was covered with Ameri-
can flags, and placed a number of
large wreaths at it's base. Professor II.
( G. Stub of Luther Seminary, Ham
line, Minnesota, in behalf of the
| yScxS{ 1@1s
veying to the Norwegians friendly
greetings from their brothers in Amer
lea and congratulating Norway on at
tanning it's independence. A large
crowd thronged the park, cheered the
speeches and Joined in singing Nor
ways national anthem. The American
party started for Trondhjem the next
day.
Jonas Lie, the popular Norwegian
/ author is going to return to Norway
after a stay of % years in Paris He
and his wife are going to make their
future home at Fredriksvarn, near Lar
vik. Mr.. Lie is almost blind, but he
expects to finish new book before
Christmas.
Die Neve Freie Presse has contrib
|
erature about 1bsen. According to this
| story 1bsen's correspondence with an
old lady during the latter part of his
life has been jealousy withheld from
the public by his wife, and during Ib-
sens last illness that lady was not
even permitted to see him. It is said
that the letters will be published any,
way at some future date. They are
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also to give an account of the mental
life of the great sphinx during his old
age. The above, is given for what it
may be worth; but it's value is I'M
known tous at this writing.
Svolvar is going to have new wafer
works at cost of $4,000 The water
is to be supplied by a dam located far
above the city. The pressure will be
so great that it is expected to be Of
effective service in case Of fire. The
insurance rate may be reduced in the
course of time on account of this i'm
provement.
Kaiser Wilhelm is going to make an
Official call on King Haakon at Trond-
hjem, July s.
One hundred and thirty one persons
| dpplAeO AOI Two pOS1llOIlS dis CedcnerS In
Sardherred
1t often happens that lights from
windows near the coast are supposed
by the sailors to come from light
houses, and every now and then some
vessel is wrecked on account of this
mistake. The government has asked
| seamen's corporations and others in
terested in navigation whether thew
consider it necessary to issue an order
to shut off all lights turning that can
be seen from navigated waters.
P. Ovruns, of Skien, died at the age
of 80 years. He served as a school
teacher for almost 60 years, retired. in
1894. He also held great number St
local offices during his long life.
A vigorous agitation has been going
on for sore time against locating the
new Bergen tkeater at a place called
Engen: The city council resolved to-
build it at this place, but influential
men have raised their voices against
the city council. Even a general plebi-
cite has been asked for. Meanwhile
the work is progressing at rapid rate,
and. it is evident that the new theater.
will be at Engen unless considerable
amount Of money is raised by private
parties. %5 y /. ,.zz.~..5 go 49,.
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