Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-01-17
NORWAY.

The Norwegian capitol was wrapped
IN dense mist Christmas eve, so dense
that person could hardly see across
the street.
The pure Norwegian language is evil
IDENTITY gaining ground, the sale of
books written in the 'landsmaal'' be-
ing larger than usual. Jeus Tvedt,
Arne Garborg and Rasmus' Loland are
the most popular writer's Of this kind
Of literature.
Just before Christmas it rained so
hard in Tronohjem that in some places
the streets looked like lakes.
Premier Nicholson has paid out of his
own pocket $2,700 for trimming up the
historic "Haakon's Hail." in Bergen
The hay crop of Norway for 1905
was worth at least $4,000 more than
the average. The same statement NAV
be made with regard to the grain and
the potato CROP, and the value of all
the crops Of 1905 may be put at $780,
OOO above the average, Or 100000
above that of 1904. The value Of all the
crops of the soil Of Norway is esti-
mated at an average Of about $50,0OO.-
900.
the Geogra phical Society of the Pa
cific Coast, member of the faculty of
the University Of California, received
a telegram from Roald Amundsen, who
located the north magnetic pole and
made his way through the Northwest
passage, asking about the facilities for
making his final magnetic observa-
tions in San Francisco. A reply was
-
help will be given by the University OF
California, the California Academy of
Sciences, the Technical society and by
the Geographical Society of the Pacific
Coast.
Hans Seland, NorWay's greatest
story teller, has written story which
he calls ''Oygarden. The story has
distinct purpose. The author also visit
ed his countrymen in America a few
years ago and noticed that they Lad
accomplished by means of patient toll,
wants to arouse a love for plain, pa
tient work among his countrynen.
He wants the Norwegian farmer 10
love the spot Of ground on which he
was born and to take a keen interest in
the tilling OF the soil of the sacred faith
erland. Seland does not want the Nor
Wegian boys to sing with 13jornson's
Arne, Out, l must go away, far :,ver
the lofty mOuntains." The longing Cor
the wide, wide world must be suodued
in the breast Of the Norwegian ,cuth,
he must learn to understand that by
grubbing trees and blasting rocks and
digging bitches he can build himself
home to which he may point with
just pride. Seland is setting his coun-
trymen a good example by clearing a
farm with his own hands III the noun
tains above Flekkefjord
An English firm that is transport
ing herring from Sweden to England
chartered a Norwegian steamer to car
ry a cargo. But as soon as this was
found out by the Swedish exporters
in Gothenburg they wired the English
firm that they did not want their goods
exported in Norwegian ships. This is
not the only instance of boycottirg Of
this kind.
Three children were burnt to death
in fire at Strangesmuget, Bergen, and
fourth one was so badly burned that
it was not expected to live.
King Haalzon has been made an
Ilcll1Dt1 VI hluS Edward S
yeomanry regiment.
A company calling itself "Norsk
Malmexport,' Norwegian ore export,
has been organized with a capital stock
of 100000 for exporting iron ore. Some
of the mines of the company are To-
Gated near Arendal, others in Nnrd-
land. The capital stock was raised in
Norway Sweden and England Carl
Landergren, Of Stockholm, is at the
head of the company.
The street railway from Kristiania to
Kohneukolen has been in operation for
seven and a half years, but only once
has dividend been paid to the stock
holders, the rate in that case being
four per cent. The price of single
tickets was raised at the beginning of
the new year. u.