Willmar tribune., 1908-07-22

men were afterwards injured so Sc
verely by the police that they had
to be taken to hospitals.
NORWAY.
King Haakon opened the Orkedalen
electric railway July II. Work was
commenced in 1905. The main busi-
ness of the new road will be to carry
ore from the Medal iron mines to
Trondhjem.
The fire in Fredrikstad must have
been hot one-or else the safes were
poorly made. Out of IA safes, only IL
protected their contents. In some of
them the heat had been strong enough
to melt gold and silver.
Foreign engineers who have made
themselves acquainted with the con-
ditions along the mountain section of
the new Bergen railway declare that
the war which the Norwegian en-
glneers are waging against the fury
OF winter has no counterpart in the
whole world, and that this railroad
will mark new epoch in the annals
of railway traffic.
A thunderbolt struck a house in
Helgero, tearing down part of the
chimney, making cracks in the walls,
pulling up the kitchen floor, breaking
16 windows and doing other damage.
A woman holding a child had her
hair singed and one of her shoes torn
to pieces, and the hair and chest of
the child were singed. Their injuries
were not serious.
The funeral of Jonas Lie, the poet,
took place the 10th of July. Accord
ing to a resolution passed by the
storting the ceremonies were conduct
ed by the authorities of the state of
Norway. The public demonstrations
took place in Kristiania, and in the
evening of the same day the remains
were taken to Fredriksvarn, the poets
home, where the intern.ent was made
according to wish expressed in his
last will.
1var Fystro, missionary, lost his
life in a lake in Valdres. He was row.
ing boat, but when this came within
about one hundred yards from the
shore it began to sink, and he jumped
into the water and began to swim to-
wards the shore. A little later he
cried for help, and his brother, who
happened to be in a pasture shanty
some five hundred yards away, came
to his succor in a few moments. Ivar
was good swimmer, and he was float
ing on his back until his brother came
within ten feet of him. Then he sud-
denly sank. But his brother dived
and succeeded in bringing him to the
shore. There was no water in his
lungs, but still he could not be brought
sback to life. The physician declared
that death was due either to cramps of
the respiratory organs or apoplexy.
The presence of the British squad
ron in Kristiania made people think,
But much of the thinking had to be
based on guesswork. In the first place
why did England make this tremend-
GUS show of strength in the Norwe-
gians capital? 1t is generally supposed
that the squadron was sent there to
make an impression upon the people
OF Norway. The visit did make an
Impression, and the results are, that
some Norwegians want stronger
navy, while others think that Norway
better abolish her navy because it will
never amount to anything anyway.
Another question is, why did not
the king invite Premier Knudsen to
the banquet which he gave to the
British officers? It should be remem.
bered that the premier is a Republi-
can, but that he has been loyal sup:
porter Of the monarchy because it Is
the choice Of the people. j..
It is expected that the Bergen rail-
way will do what the steamships
failed to accomplish, namely, estab.
lish a more intimate connection and
create a better feeling between the
Westland" and the Eastland."
According to Premier Knudsen the
actual public debt of Norway is about
$76,000,0o0, which is. about $32. go for
every man, woman and child in that
country.
The managers of the state railways
of Norway have been permitted to
serve beer and wine in the dining cars
on the Bergen railway.
At fire in Kristiania, Ragna o.
sen, dressmaker, had to jump down
from the fifth story. She fell on
strong awning near the sidewalk, and
this broke the force Of her fall, so
that her injuries were not fatal.
A dispatch from Bisley, England,
states that Helgerud won the gold
medal in the 300-meter individual
shooting match at the Olympic games.
Helgerud's score was 904, and the next
best was $780,
The Vaxie and Alfesta railway COM
pany has declared dividend of ~
per cent.