Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-10-10
NORWAY.

coming popular in Germany. Almost
5000 copies of "Sidsel Longskirt'
have already been sold. The first edi'
ton was sold chiefly in Switzerland.
The night before Sept 16 brought
such heavy frost in Odalen that the
ice was half an inch thick on the
water in the morning. Most of the
oats had to be cut down for fodder.
The next day the rain poured down
in torrents.
At an election covering a part of
the city of Stavanger the fusion par
ties elected their candidate, casting
total of 1,1O9 votes. But it was
close shave, the Social Democratic
candidate receiving 1,049 votes.
On September 18th there was
gap of only eleven (English) miles
between the eastern and the west
ern portion of the Bergen railway,
and it was expected that the last
rail in the gap would be spiked down
about Oct. 5.
Captain Rec, of the Catherine, which
South Sea last year, had a little dog
which was separated from his mas
ter. They did not meet again until
last summer, and the dog was COM
pletely overcome with joy. He drop
ped down as though paralyzed, and
was seized with cramps, from which
he was not relieved until two buck
cts of cold water had been poured
on him. But he became insane and
tore his masters pants to tatters.
Minister of Labor K. D. Lehmkuhl
has withdrawn from the cabinet, and
Havana, has been appointed in his
place. OF the ten men constituting
the cabinet which carried the blood
less revolution" of 1905 to a success
full contamination, only four remain,
namely, Nicholson, Lovland, Bothner,
and Arctander. The retiring minister
is a brother-in-law Of Premier Michel
sen. The new minister has a name
as a scientist, but he has not been
prominent in politics.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of Col. Stang were very i'm.
pressive, and Trinity church, Kris
tiania, was crowded to suffocation by
a most distinguished audience. Rev.
Hognestad preached the funeral SER
mon in the pure Norwegian language.
No less than so wreaths, including
four made of pure silver, were placed
on the coffin. Premier Nicholson and
other members of the cabinet and the
highest officials of the army and navy
| were in attendance. King Haakon
| was represented by COL Lund.
Col. George Stang is dead. He was
a comparatively young man, only for
| prominent during the union conflict
by leading the work of build a
series of forts along the Swedish from
tier. It is supposed that those forts
had something to do with the f1rmness
of the Norwegians In dissolving the
union. But the Norwegian-Swedis
treaty at Karlstad required the razing
of the forts, which was a hard blow
to Col. Stang and the Norwegian war
party At the last election he failed
in his efforts to capture a seat in the
storting, and he felt the humiliation
keenly. Personally he was popu
lar man, and almost enough money
for a "bantasten" on his grave was
raised before his funeral took place.
Verdens Gang says: 1T will nc
longer do to rest at ease in the
thought that we have no reason tc
look upon Socialism with serious ap
prehension. Our election laws, ou1
one-chamber system, our majority
rule, all this is exceedingly expedien1
in the hands of the Social Democrats
There are but few countries where
the danger to civil order from the
growing power of the Socialists i:
greater than among us. If the partie:
of the middle classes fail to do thei
duty, but neglect their own and thei
country's interests, the Socialists will
be sure. to take advantage of it, Ev
cry election is of the utmost i'm
portance. The danger of having tn,
despotism of Social Democracy force,
| upOu US 10 always 4uIkluS on Ou
way"
| The propeller of Count Zeppelin
+ airship broke while he was sailin,
above Lake Constance, and the who'll
affair fell down into the water. TIL
occupants were not injured, and the
and the ship were taken to the shore
A bust Of former Attorney Genera
Getz was unveiled Sept. II on hi
grave at Vestre Aker cemetery, Kris
tiania. Several members of the cab
net and a majority of the lniversit
professors were present. Prof. Mo-
genstjerne delivered an address.
. which was closed by the unwilling {
, the bust. Getz who died several year
| ago, was looked upon as his country
foremost legal authority.
, The Kristiania national theate
gained a surplus of $4,000 for til
I past year. For the year 1861 SO