The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-07-22

The Fourth was gala day and there
were on that occasion at least 5000
people who enjoyed the festivities.
NORWAY.
Walter Wellman is in Christiania at
present. In an interview with a re-
porter from The .Aftenposten he stated.
that everything would De IN readiness
for his north pole expedition not later
than July 81 and that at all events the
balloon trip northward would be at
tempted not later than Aug. %. Judg-
ing from many previous attempts it is
doubtful if Wellman will ever succeed
IN making successful trip or even
getting started at all.
Emperor William will make his an
hual cruising tour along the Nor
Weglan west coast as usual and will
TINS year be accompanied by NUM-
Der of eminent German artists md
scientists. There will be a notable
gathering on board the "Hohenzollern
and if the emperor will be as liberal
about it as he was last year he is no
unWelcome guest in cool old Norway.
where he has thousands of admirers.
More young people emigrated from
LON, Guldbrandsdalen, last spring
than ever before in the same length
OF time. 1t is claimed that they left
the country because they could not alb.
tain land of their own at home, though
much good land is lying around unused
IN that Dart of the country. This fact
mas aroused a lively discussion in the
press about the disposition of unused
and tillable land in Norway.
Forest fires have been doing consid-
cradle damage around Romerike and
vicinity. Through the persistent eff
forts of the farmers and peasants liv.
ing in that section of the country they
nave succeeded in keeping the flames
under control and from last reports
there Was every reason to believe that
any further danger was out of the
question.
| There died the other day in Ccpen-
nagen John Koren, aged eighty-one
years, who during the last fifty years
mas been an inhabitant of Christiania,
He was. an admiral in the Norwegian
navy and left his country because it
separated from Sweden. He has since
lived in Copenhagen and struck to his
resolution never to return alive to his
native country.
Inc Norwegian are greatly pleased
over the fact that the Swedes living
at Fredrikshald, Norway, hoisted the
Norwegian colors upon the arrival Of
the King and Queen of Norway. Even
a Swedish steamer which happened
along at that time flew the Norwegian
flag from the prov.
A bee and rabbit exhibition opened
In Christiania June 26. There are
about $50 exhibitors and the exhibition
Is reported to be most interesting
and instructive one. There is also an
exhibition of small game, and large
number of English sportsmen have at
tended the exhibition and spoken very
highly Of it.
The "Aftenposten'' and '.Dagsposten''
are devoting much space to the jubilee
gift which Norwegian-Americ are
planning to give to Norway. There
has been much money subscribed
among Observation-Disclosures, but it
may take longer than has been calcu
lated to collect it.
On June 81 there arrived large
number of Swedes and Norwegians
from America, who came to spend mid.
summer among their parents, relatives
and friends. They came with the
steamer United States" of the United
Steamship company, and had all en-
joyed most pleasant Journey.
From the vicinity of Stavanger
comes word that there has been a
heavy frost up there during the past
week and as a consequence the crop
will be an entire failure in that sec.
ton. 1t was so cold that several cat
tie and sheep are reported frozen to
death on the night of June 21.
The American Coal company will es-
tablish wireless telegraphic connec.
tons between Norway and Spitzber.
gen in the near future. This company
will undertake to do on it's own hook
what the Norwegian government does
not see fit to do.
On one of Norway's railways there
1s station with the name of He'll. It
is reported that English tourists often
take this trip and then keep the ticket
as souvenir to prove that they have
taken trip to Hell" in Norway.
The Hotel Phoenix in Arendal has
been sold to Miss Tahlseth for $4,000
crowns. Miss Tahlseth will rebuild
the hotel and will make other improve
ments valued at not less than 100000
crowns.