Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-08-08

and invested the money in Sweden,
where he intends to spend the balance
of his life after being pensioned. Mr..
Grip is the only prominent Norwegian
that stuck to his king and to Sweden
during the collapse of the union.
NORWAY.
The Kristiania conservatory of music
had an average attendance of 494 in
1905-1906.
The people of Aalesund are rebuild
ing their city so fast that they cannot
borrow all the money they need. The
government is going to help them out
to some extent by loaning them $4,000
at AZ per cent interest on first mort
cages.
Premier Nicholson gave a reception
to the st. Olaf College Band, of North
! field, Mimi, and the students enjoyed
the hospitality of the premier and his
| wife immensely.
| Bjornson has just completed a new
novel.
company has been organized at
Fredrikstad for nanufa curing arti-
! fetal marble.
Prof. Hagerup, former premier, will
be appointed Norwegian minister to
Copenhagen, Bruxelles and the Hague,
with headquarters in Copenhagen.
| The rumpus in the Chicago packing
houses reduced the imports to Norway
about three-fourths.
About twenty cases of diphtheria
were reported from Tim, Telemarken,
and at least one Of the patients died.
| The country around Trondhjem ex-
ported 4,400 tons Of hay to Sweden
last winter, besides sending large
quantities to southern Norway and to
England.
About so men will be employed by
one company in the Spitzbergen coal
mines next year. Some of them will
take their families along, and special
houses must be built for the families.
The Norwegian fisheries have given
good returns this summer, the men en-
gagged in this occupation having made
from SIS to $40 a week.
About 5000 Norwegian Americans
arrived in Norway from Jan. to July
/, and it is estimated that the number
will be 5000 for the whole year.
Twelve tons of sailed American
salmon was recently unloaded from a
trans Atlantic steamer at Kristiania.
The tourist traffic at the Stalheim
hotel, among the southwestern noun
tains, has been enormous this summer.
The commune of Trysil, in the east
ern part of Norway, has bought certain
tracts of timberland located in the
neighborhood for about $S25,0OO. The
land was formerly owned by a Swedish
company. If the commune can handle
the timber successfully other Nor
Wegian communes may soon follow the
example of Trysil, for in many locali-
ties the people are highly displeased
with the way in which the timber
barons use the timber land. y
| An Englishman who spent the sum-
mer season Of 1905 fishing salmon
figured out that he had paid $50 in
river rent for every fish that he caught,
and when he had good luck he gave
away most Of the fish. But he had
heaps of fun and was we'll pleased with
the bargain.
The island which Mr.. Musgrave, a
somewhat cranky Englishman gave to
Prince Olaf is surely one of the most
bountiful spots in the whole world. It
is located in Bjornefjord, in south
western Norway, and was the home of
Mr.. Musgrave for eighteen years. He
has been around the world several
times, and he is our authority for the
unique character of the island, which
he called solstraaleoen, Sunbeam
island, the sunrise and the sunset as
seen from this spot being perfect
marvels of beauty.
1t is said that Nicholson will soon
retire as premier having done what he
conceived to be his duty. Foreign
Minister Lovland will be Michelsen's
logical successor.
The church questions do not seem
to cut any figure in the storting cam
paign, which is in full swing.
King Haakon was to lay the corner
stone of the new theater at Bergen.
and all seats put up for the occasion
were sold in two hours.
Thorvald hammers. the noted harry
tone singer, will make tour of the
country next fal. and then retire from
the stage.
Jorg Berge, a Socialist member of
the storting from Narvik, spoke At a.
general mass meeting in Kristiania.
But ne carried the crowd so completely
away with him that no opponent
opened his mouth. Berge is a Catholic
but it is said that he has been, formally
communicated on account of his be-
ing pronounced Socialist.
The waterfalls in Kragero river have
been sold to a Norwegian company
backed by German capital, the n..ce
paid being $153,900. There are TWO
falls having combined capacity Of
5000 horsepower. Seventy-five years
from now the state may buy the falls
for $se0,000. - - :,
/ The aggregate displacement of the
German squadron which has lust
visited some Norwegian seaports was
the largest ever seen in Norway. havina,
an aggregate displacement OF .24o .)0o
tons and crews numbering $4,000 men.
"a peace society has been organized
IN Hangesund with q membership of
.l14o. Rev. John hornes is its hrst
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