Willmar tribune., 1907-03-06

1t is proposed to start working
mems bank in Malmo. 49," n
+; The military authorities claim that
the antimilitary agitation carried on
in the army has not been followed by
any serious, results.
E. w. Kull, who is connected with
the government railways OF Sweden,
has been sent to America to study the
manner in which meat, fish and other
perishable goods are handled on the
American railways.
The Swedes of Copenhagen wished
to build a church and parsonage at
Langelinie, but the city government
refused to issue permit because! the
proposed building would mar the
esthetic harmony Of the place.
During the past few years several
women in the commune Of AS, Skane,
have abandoned the loom ana taken
up the"raasingi of chickens as means
Of supporting themselves, and they are
all satisfied with the change.
A company has been organized in
Stockholm for building submarine
boat to be used in peaceful pursuits
The boat is to be built according to
a plan invented by Swede, and it is
expected to be Of considerable use in
many ways.
The labor union at Skromberga
which has 700 members, has srannlXed
to withdraw from the Socfats
cratic party because Hinke %Berxesrcn
was expelled from the party on ac-
count Of certain expressions which
he made many weeks ago.
NORWAY.
An OK was let out or the stable on
farm near Rovos, ana the animal at
once started for the woods. Some men
strapped on their skis to pursue him,
but he managed to escape into the
mountains. Having run at large for a
considerable length OF time, he be-
haved like a wild animal when his
owner discovered his whereabouts, and
efforts were made to chase his home.
Suddenly the OK went for his owner,
who had his skis tied to his feet, and
the man was knocked over and
trampled down in tho snow. For
tunately another man was close by,
and he could do no better than shoot
the infuriated OK then and there.
The long distance ski running match
at the international tournament at
Trondhjem was a. trying experiment
A terrible snOwstorm was raging at
the time, and several OF the contest
ants were frost-bitten, but none of
them dangerously. The distance was
1917 (English) miles, which was COW
cred by Lars Neby, Trysi1, In three
hours and 1S minutes, and by Udby,
Trondhjem, in three hours and 20 min
utes. Snowstorms interfered with
the skating matches, too. Olaf Steen,
Trondhjen1, won the 500 meter race in
AZ seconds, and Stromsten, Helsilg-
'fors, won the 5000 meter race in
minutes and 27 seconds. King Haakon
and a great number of foreign sports
men were present.
Prof Michelet started some fun at
his own expense by a newspaper ar
ticle against Rev. -Hognestad. The lat
ter has translated parts of the Bible
into pure Norwegian, and the Psalms
Of David have already been published
Prof Michelet criticises the work
severely, and he singles our, the first
50i Psalms as proof that Rev. Hog
nestad does not understand Hebrew
The balance of the Psalms, he says
are better. Now it turns out that the
first fifty Psalms were translated by
Prof. Blixt, an authority on Hebrew
and other Semitic languages, while
Rev. Hognestad translated the bal
ance.
The Bergen Steamship Company has
=, ,1k or u.
ing the whole number q. The com
pany has been running lines to Eng
land and Germany and along the en-
tire coast Of Norway. By means Of
adding three new steamers the COM
pany will be able to run line between
Bergen and Holland. The company
seems to be making preparations fol
the increased traffic which is expected
to be brought about by the openinl
of the railway between Bergen ant
Kristiania.
Kristiania, Feb. 26. - Disasters
caused by avalanches continue to be
reported from differents parts of Nor
way A telegram from Opstryn, ir
Norfjord, records the destruction Of the
Tunold farmstead, with the loss Of
elSuC lives. = i uc AOlctdh llOlIcSlcdu W
Geirangerfjord also was overwhelmed
and ten persons, including women anC
children, were buried beyond the Hope
of rescue.
Trondhjen, Feb. 25.-King Eaalor
at an after dinner discussion Of thu
| coming conference at The Hague, sale
| he recognized that there would be ex'
treme difficulty in arriving at any In:
ternational agreement on the reduc.
ton Of armamentss but, thought the
conference should Seek to reach al
agreement prohibiting the employmen
Of airships and submarine vessels il
war. -
VIM. Stead, the noted London jour.
| nalist, lectured before the Kristianis
| Women's Peace Society, and his re-
marks were often interrupted by ap
plause. Mr. Stead thought the de-
| veloprnent Of aerial navigation wouli
tend to put an end. to all wars
The stockholders Of, the Hoaefo!
pulp factory received a diyidend o
ten per cent for the past year. :, >.
!" Ptarmigans (ryper) have been quite
numerous in Jaderen this winter. :. =
Agnete Olsdatter Vereide, of ,Glop
pen, near .Stavanger. is over. 107 years
old. She is blind and almost deaf, ant
her mental powers are also. DUH. Fo
many years she has been .nursed b!
| a relative at Mardal. :.
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