Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-12
NORWAY,


A Norwegian seamen's home has
| been established at Buenos Aires.
Kristiania had 235,721 inhabitants
Feb. 1, as against 231,6S7 one year pre-
viously, the increase for the year be-
ing 4,034.
About seventy families have pro.
cured neat little homes of their own
at Barum, largely by means of CO.
operation as "homecraft colony"
Bjornstjerne Bjornson wrote from
Paris April 5: my hand is doing
we'll, but my feet are no good. find
it difficult to rise, and 1 cannot keep
up a slow walk for more than half an
hour at time"
The late John Olsen of Whitehall,
Wis.,, bequeathed his belongings to
Romskogen commune, his birthplace,
the interest to be paid to the poor
Dec. Is every year. The property is
worth about $3.50.
Captain Rowland of the Norwegian
navy has perfected an invention for
the transmission of wireless messages
in writing by means of common
typewriter at the sending station. The
signals cannot be intercepted and are
understood only at the receiving sta
ton. The system has been tried sue
cessfully over long distances.
Many farms have been offered for
sale to the anti-emigration society,
but most of them are so large and ex.
pensive that they cannot be bought by
poor people. The society finds that
Norwegian-American who intend to
buy farms in Norway wish properties
of such small size that they can man
age them without hired help.
In 1898 Axel Andersen, a theolog-
ical student, prepared thesis on
1.-THE Lords Supper in the First Two
Centuries After Christ" and expected
to get doctors degree on the merits
of the work. But the historico-philo-
sophical faculty of the University of
Norway declared that the work was
"a piece of dilletantism of the purest
water" and wholly unworthy Of a doc
tors degree. Axel Andersen then
published the thesis in German, and
two editions Of 1t have appeared in
that language. The work was favor
ably received by many German, Eng
lish, French, Dutch and Belgian theo'
logical and scientific periodicals. This
fact induced Prof. Aall to place the
thesis before the theological faculty,
and a special committee to which the
matter was referred has reported that
an injustice had been done to the
author.
Washington, April Ex-senator Mel
son will be shown in action in moving
picture exhibitions in his native coun-
try. Two Norwegian photographers
visited the senator this morning and
arranged to take pictures at some
time convenient to him. Pictures of
President Taft also will be taken for
use in Norway.
The social democrats held a ma
tional convention at Hamar and
passed a resolution in favor Of au-
thorizing the local governments to &C.
quire real estate by means OF ex-
preparation.
A cablegram dated Kristiania, April
%, states that the Norwegian steamer
Edith collided at night with the Brit
ish steamer Oxford and sank. Nine
teen persons met their death in tho
waves, comprising the captain and his
wife, one passenger and sixteen mem.
bers Of the crew.
The whisky distilleries at Moss and
Stjordalen had to be closed on &C.
count of the new liquor laws. The
storting will be asked to vote an in
demnity to the proprietors.
Herman FRANC, building contractor
at Hamor. died Ut the age Of 81 years.