Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-22

StenKJdF, a town near lTOnOnJem,
has just celebrated it's fifty-year jubilee
The visit of King Fredrik of Denmark
at the Norwegian coast came off ac-
cording to the program.
A young man" of 70 years was mar
ried the other day at Skedsmo. His
bride was only IS years old.
The royal palace in Kristiania is
again in good shape after the compile
ton Of comprehensive repairs.
During the years 1901-1906 the
bitches dug and the creeks cleared and
deepened on the government lands
would have a combined length Of 200
(English) miles.
Rumors are floating thru the air to
the effect that all members of the cabi-
net excepting Premier Nicholson are
going to resign and give their positions
to more radical men,
1t is proposed to make new laws for
the largest cities of Norway. In Kris
tiana legislation of this kind is highly
needed, and the other cities are, or will
soon be, in similar position.
The total expenses Of the Gjoa ex-
petition were about $4,000. Captain
Amundson himself contributed about
$4,000, his entire Inheritance King
Oscar and King Haakon gave $4,000
each, and other private parties about
$4,000. The storting appropriated
enough to cover the deficit.
The personal controversy between
Admiral Spare and Admiral Barresen
is causing much worry in government
circles. 1t is claimed that if war had
broken out in 1905 the Norwegian navy
would have been without a head just
on account Of this quarrel. Two of the
leading dailies are tanning the flames,
one of them defending Spare, the other
Barresen.
An arrangement has been made by
which graduates from the normal
schools may enter the university upon
passing an easy extra examination, and
ordinary students may serve as public
school teachers without having had a
normal school training. This change
is expected to cause much shifting
about in the corps OF public school
teachers.
G. Knudsoh, the president of the
storting, and nine other members have
introduced a bill proposing more stfin-
gent rules for the mining industry. 1t
is proposed that when permission is
granted for mining ore the maximum
quantity shall be fixed. Norwegian
vessels are to be used for exporting the
ore if their rates are the same as those
of foreign vessels. A permission to
mine ore shall not be granted for 4
longer period than thirty years. after
the expiration of which the state shall
have a. right to buy the mines.
In proportion to her population,
Norway contributes to foreign missions
fifty per cent more than Holland, twice
as much as Sweden, three and a half
times as much as Finland
A woman at Kvarndalen gave birth
to children within one year and nine
months. Two Of them are dead, but
four are living and doing WELL
Sixty residents of Eidskog have con-
tributed $3.50 each to a fund for Civ
ing bright but very poor boy a chance
to obtain thoro education.
A course of English lectures about
Norway will be given at the University
| of Norway in August.
The storting, by vote Of 81 to 81,
decided that the students who pass
examinations must write an easy COM
position In dilect Norwegian or trans
late a story from Norwegian-Danish
into dialect Norwegian.
According to one version Of the in
formation on the question OF the juris-
diction over Spitzbergen the Norweeian
government has made no request with
regard to the matter.
| An exposition Of goods produced by
the blind will be held in Bergen If
the early part Of July.
| The government has asked for IN an
preparation Of 800. 900 for the purchase
J Of waterfalls.