Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-03-13
NORWAY.

The Drammen Privatbank gave a
dividend of 10 per cent for the year
1906. '-,
The fishermen of Aalesund and vi
entity are reaping rich harvest from
the briny deep this winter.
The ystorting will be asked to con-
tribute $4,000 towards paying the debt
incurred by Amundsen's Arctic expe-
dition.
:. The stone dressing establishment It
Vikedal, near Stavanger, is to be en-
larged, and modern machines have
been ordered from America.
H. G. Stang, former minister Of
state, died at Kristiania March /. He
was born in 1880 and served as Nor
Wegian minister of state in Stockholm:
in 1859.
Thorvald Sletten, who was convso:-
ed OF the murder of his foster mother
on circumstantial evidence and was
pardoned after serving several years
in the penitentiary, is receiving much
attention. He declares that he wants
his case tried again. He is so confident
of success that he is calculating, on
using the indemnity which he expects
AAoAAA SAA0 SSc1LC LII starting d ftOA1EY
business on a somewhat large scale,
His fiancee has remained faithful to
him during all his troubles, and the
two are perhaps married by the time
these lines reach the readers. Sletten
has received great many congratu-
lations from lawyers, friends and rela-
tives. The first congratulatory tele-
gram came from Bjornson, who fought
the courts On the ground that Sletter
was innocent. |'.N
Particles Of plants fell with the snow
in such large quantities in southern
Norway a few days ago that the snow
looked gray. At first it was supposed
to be volcanic ashes; but university
professor reported that there were no
ashes, and that he had turned the stuff
over: to the professor of botany. who
is expected to explain the phenomenon.
A young. German who claims to
have left his native land to avoid mil
itary service has had some interesting
experiences in southwestern Norway.
He came to Segedal the nth of Feb
ruary and told the people Of that
place that he wanted to-. cross the
mountains to Fore. "A snowstormx was
raging, and they told him that he
might get lost and, freeze Ito death.
But, after he had had something to eat
he started off. He actually succeeded
In crossing the mountains in five, hours.
When he came to Fore he told them
that he had seen two sheep far up
among the mountains, and the sheep
were found few days later. The AMI
mails, which had been up there since
last fall, were in q remarkably good
condition. The man; does not seem to
be in his right mind, but as long as
he does not do any harm. he, may be
left to take care OF himself. ,..S, = !
"a Norwegian south pole expedition
headed by Captain Bull left for. the
south last summer. .Katripe, the yes
sci OF the expedition, Il was wrecked
Dec. 4 of an uninhabited island west
Of the Kerguelas.:a Theyoitf1 tswas de-
stroyed, but no lives were lost, Three
1 men left the island In an open boat
| Jan. g, and they arrived at Melbourne
whence they wired the news to; Nor
way. The Norwegian government has
ordered relief expedition is Be sent
from Cape Town to take the eleven
men ~ en-. who were left on helisland. D \,
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The committee on railroads viii ask
the ll stortings for an appropriation at
$4,000 for the purchase OF waterfalls.
835 The government proposes the con-
sstruction Of so refrigerator ana freixhir
cars in anticipate OF q heavy ship
ping Of fresh fish from :Trondh jen dur
I'M, the coming season.
Some q the q NlEorwegia lay preach
ers maintain that the Lorrd q surut,per
ought t. he celebrated AZ any private
house asa ma ter which the chliricli
and the clergy have no absolutes right
|to control. Biit Inn are
|svigorolsly opposed ~ those who hold
tina. 1 the holy cr.aInent 81 tic altar
.ought ia IN adM iniste red nader !. The
control on con res 81 ion. lit
Ter IS ne d!otlbtss bac Srsat