Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-02
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
J. N. Sundby, a farmer at Hoff.
Jarlsberg, and his wife, Marthe, nee
Lindseth, celebrated their golden we'd
ding Aug. 9.
Stavanger has exported over 10000
seven-pound baskets of berries, chiefly
blueberries and a kind of currants.
The goods are sent mainly to England.
Rev. l. st. Munich died at the age of
81 years. He was a strong man, and
he could not we'll avoid friction with
the state church Of Norway His COL
lectlons OF sermons is used very ex-
tensively.
Arngunna Lodue is the oldest per-
son in VOss. In about three months
she will be 100 years old. She is in
good condition, mentally as we'll as
physically, and she is still doing some
Homework.
Lord Phillips beautiful summer res
idence at Elverpoi, Sundalen, was de-
stroyed by fire. Two English families
we're living in the building. All they
could do was to save the extensive
furniture.
Bergen, Aug. 23.-The Norwegian
steamer Folgefonden from Bergen to
Haugesund, on the west coast of Nor
way, was wrecked last night naar
Skaanevik and sank in three minutes.
The steamer carried seventy pasaen-
gers, and it is believed that forty of
them were drowned. Fifteen bodies
have been recovered. The captain of
the steamer was among those saved.
The Verduy Gang makes the fol-
lowing comment on the question Of
financing the proposed Norwegian
American steamship line: 1.-THE Nor
wegians of our day are crowded in 81
directions by nations who have fewer
| semen but more money The Nor
wegians in America are the strongest
money men of our people, If they
would give us their powerful support
by putting money into this enterprise
it would be the best way of aiding
their mother country"
To the assertion that Bjornson Is
sorry because he supported the mon
archy in 1905, the poet answered.: Not
for single moment. OF course, as al
old republican I desired to see Nor
way become republic. But the mar
ner in which the union was dissolved
made this too dangerous Further
more, those who are acquainted with
the events of 1905 know that we were
| morally bound; the official statements
to the contrary were mainly petit
foggery.'
The Tromso contains a rather ugly
article about the grounding of the
Swedish gunboat Svensksund, on the
Norwegian coast, on it's way to Spit:-
bergen. The paper says: The officer
in charge of the helm of the Svensl1-
sund was intoxicated, and by the time
the accident occurred he had been on
the point of running the vessel ashore
several times. He would not mind the
directions of the pilot. Several men,
bers of the crew having been forgot
ten on land, the gunboat ventured TO
Narvik after it had started. Again
the gunboat started northward, but 1t
| had to return a second time because
| some men were still left in the city.
The maneuvering back and forth in
| these trips was simply dangerous to
the men as we'll as to the vessel. When
| the gunboat was anchored in the har-
Dor the second time the pilot went
ashore because he did not want to re-
main on board. Another pilot was OBJ
tanned.
Former Premier Nicholson has
stated for publication that he does not
| advise people to put money into the
proposed Norwegian-American steam.
ship line because it is built on doubt.
full financial basis.
When the Scandinavian temperance
/ congress was held in Kristiania the
dean Of the diocese instructed all the
ministers in the capital to speak on
temperance in their regular Sunday
sermons.
Kristiania, Aug. 24.-All the schools
in this city have been closed, owing to
serious outbreak of smallpox.
The French newspapers are having a
little fun at the expense of the Nor
wegian authorities. When President
Fallieres visited Norway swarm of
French reporters swept the country.
At their departure big bunch of them
were decorated with the order of St.
Olaf. But among them was fellow
who was no reporter at all. and no.
body can give any sound reason why
he was decorated. He only got mixed
up with the reporters.
The city council of Lund has appro.
priated 100000 for water tower In
connection with the city waterworks.