Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-01
NORWAY,

King Haakon is going to make a
trip to Northern Norway in July
The king of Siam will make a tour
of Southern Norway in July.
Capt. Roald Amundsen lectured to a
of people We're turned away for lack
of room.
1t is supposed that a least 5000 wo-
mems societies are working for the
missions in Norway. But they have
no central organization, and their real
strength can only be guessed at.
1t win be remembered that a young
son of Lord Aberdeen caused a great
sensation by marrying Camilla Cliff
ford girl of Norwegian birth, the
sO-called 'Gibson girl The father
OF the bridegroom, a proud nobeman.
put heaven and earth in motion" to
prevent the marriage. But his son
remained firm. Now the old man has
succeeded in wrecking vengeance upon
his hayward offspring. BY means OF
American detectives he has established
the fact that his daughter-in-law once
upon a time has been a servant girl:
The proof consists of photogra phi
girls dressed as domestics. The old
gentleman obtained this momentous
information at cost of a little over
$4,000
About 1000 people attended a mass
meeting in Kristiaria to protest
against an attempt to force what may
be called pure Norwegian (maalet)
upon the people as the national book
language upon the country instead OF
the present Norwegian-Danish. The
meeting was largely the work OF
Bjornson, and he was the main speak
er. He said that from a historical
point of view there is no such thing
as "landsmaar' (national language)
Complaints had been made that the
question could not be put in such a
| clear-cut form as to make it suitable
| for definite decision by vote. He
thought he had found a way out He
would propose to the government anG
! the storthing that a vote of yes" OF
! mo- be taken on this question: "sshar
the young people of the higher schools
| be instructed in the written Language
of the western dialects (vest!andske
BygdemaaD before said language i:
more developed and generally under
stood and adopted-shall this be done
while a large majority of the youns
people and the teachers Of the higher
schools are opposed to it,"
| The Trondhjem-America Company
which owns one side of the coal mine:
at Advent Bay, Spitzbergen, will ruiz
a steamer between that place ant
Trondhjem every two weeks during tn,
summer. Permanent work will b.
started at the mines next winter, ant
200 men will be hired in Trondhjen
for that purpose.
King Haakon and Queen Maud viii
arrive in Paris May ~ and stay ther'
three days. 1t is supposed that they
will stop a while in Copenhagen OF
their way back.
A warm personal friendship. ha
grown up between Premier Mjchelsel
and King Haakon.
! Our Norwegian Language" is tn
title of a pamphlet which Bjornso,
has published against the Language
reformefs. Bjornson- claims, Will
great emphasis, that the Norwegian
Danish language used as the book
language. of the country for Ions
time is good enough.
The Royal Geographical Society O
London will award one of its two gol,
medals for the year 1907 to Capt
Roald Amundsen.
A union Of the different salvage ant
diving. companies OF. Norway is con
templated in order to do away with tn
competition which has greatly dis
! turbed their work. on. y