Willmar tribune., 1909-10-27
NORWAY.

oI1u6e, tue Tulns OF Wnlca were dis.
covered.
NORWAY.
There are 224,1es chickens in Sta.
vanger amt!
The lobster grounds at Hvaler are
giving rich returns this fall.
The women's home at Barum has
celebrated it's semi-centennial.
The posthumous works of Ibsen will
soon be published in three volumes.
The late Consul Getz, of Trondhjem,
willed $3.50 to the Trondelagen for.
estry association.
Rev. Christofer Bruun. who distin.
gutshed himself many years ago as
powerful writer on church matters,
is 70 years old.
It is reported that the tobacco crop
IN sogn may be looked upon as 4
failure this year. The plants did not
reach the proper stage Of develop
ment, and many Of them commenced
to rot.
"A majority Of the committee on mill.
tary affairs are in favor of building
new cruiser at the Horten navy yard.
The vessel is to be a duplicate of
Harald Haarfagre. and is to cost ST..
100000.
Several foreigners have been hunt
Ing moose in Gurbrandsdalen, and a
number Of animals had to bite the
dust. But the Norwegians who have
been at this game seem to have had
better luck.
The ANTS of North Bergenhus, South
Bergenhus, and stavanger had dairies
consuming 100000 gallons of milk in
1880, and at present they have 174
dairies consuming over 100000 gal
Ions of milk.
The custom house records at Ham.
merfest show that $4,000 seals Of Diff
ferent kinds, two walrusses, AZ dead
and live bears, and 5000 barrels of
blubber were taken to that port from
the Arctic ocean during the past sea-
son.
There are extensive iron ore de-
posits in the country around Arendal,
and several mines were operated until
about the middle of the nineteenth
century, when the owners could no
longer make them pay. Modern meth
DDS of reducing the ore may make 1t
profitable to reopen these mines. and
one of them has already been pumped
dry as the first step towards resum.
ing an old industry. A. Evenly, Of
Arendal, has taken the lead in this
movement. Some of the properties
have been acquired by foreigners.
Anton Amundsen. one of the men
who took part In Nansen's Arctic ex-
pedition, in 1896, died of pneumonia at
Horten. He was born at the same
place in 1852, and for q time served
as engineer in the navy. During the
last few years he was engineer on a
whaling vessel operating near South
Georgia. He is survived by seven
grown children. Besides the Fran
medal, and royal medal for meritori.
Gus deeds, he was the possessor of
many badges Of distinction from SCI
entific societies in different countries
Of Europe.
A cable from Hamburg says that
Captain Roald Amundsen. who is
about to start on a polar expedition,
has decided to try a remarkable in
novation, in the use of draught AMI
mails for polar travel. He will en-.
deavor to make polar bears draw his
sledges. Some time ago Captain
Amundson made a contract with Carl
Hagenbeck, the animal trainer, for 20
ice bears. three years old. Hagen
beck's men have been industriously at
work for a month training the bears
and the results attained are said to
promise success for them in such DO.
lar work. The animals will be shipped
to Kristiania, where they will be taken
on board Captain Amundsen's ship.
A huge floating derrick Is In pro.
cess Of construction at Fredrikstad.
The frame is to be 100 by 81. feet. and
the apparatus is to have a depth Of
13 feet and 9 inches. There will be
two different hoists. the larger one Of
which will be strong enough 60 raise
a load Of 200 tons. This will be thu
largest floating derrick ever constructs
ed.
A Lillehammer woman who 10 81
years old picked eight gallons of tytte.
berries (red berries) in one day, took
them to town the next day and sold
them.
Bjornson's new drama treats Of
some old men falling in love with
young girls. Some critics characterize
the work as "senile." while others "a
to the other extreme and tell us that
II IL a masterpiece. The truth Is, that
there is not very much to It either
way, and very few people would have
taken the trouble to read It II It had
been written by an unknown person.
The committee on appropriation
Epropose an idemnity Of $1,000 to b
maid ia tv0 disfillera hocamsa o>r&>a.