Willmar tribune., 1909-07-14
NORWAY.

glar, Is largely due to peculiar dis
inclination on the part of the ordinary
Norwegian to assist the police. Al
most a hundred years ago Gjest
Baardsen became a national hero
simply by being a clever fellow to
steal from the rich and to break Jail.
Tonnesen worked on the same plan.
1t is good joke on the Norwegians
that Tonnesen was caught when he
went to Sweden. The Norwegian boy
patriots think the Swedes got even
with the Norwegians by this catch,
the Norwegians being responsible for
the death of Karl XII, Sweden's war
king! Elias Tonnesen, who in a short
while acquired national notoriety as
a burglar and jail-breaker, was cap
tured in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The hostility between Admiral
Spare and Admiral Borresen in the
Norwegian navy is still causing mis-
chief. Spare is a Leftist and a friend
of the present cabinet, and Borresen
is Rightist. Borresen has asked for
a court martial to dispose of certain
charges of malfeasance, preferred
against him by Spare. The govern
ment is endeavoring to settle the diff
Rculty as mere business matter, but
to this the Rightists in the storthing
are opposed. 1t is not improbable
that the Rightists will carry their
point In the storthing, and in that
case Premier Knudsen may resign.
Deposits Of rich zinc ore have been
discovered at Sande, near Drammen.
More young people emigrated from
LON, Guldbrandsdal, last spring than
ever before in the same length of
time. It is claimed that they left the
country because they could not OBJ
tain land of their own at home,
though much good land is lying
around unused in that part of the
country. This fact has aroused a
lively discussion in the press about
the disposition of unused tillable la2d
in Norway.
I. N. Crude, at Sandnas, had 1000
trout fry put into pond prepared for
the purpose at Holland church, and
they are growing so fast that when
they get about IL years old they are
large enough for a meal at restaur-
ant. It is now proposed to construct
trout ponds where the offal from the
canneries may be used to the greatest
advantage.
A forest fire started at Mas, Ro-
merike, and about so acres of scrawny
timber was destroyed before it was
put out. It is supposed to have been
started by careless woodchoppers.
Utsond, the noted sculptor, has a
farm at Kviteslid, and he enjoys the
work on it so keenly that his hands
look like those Of the busiest clod-
hopper.
The philosophical faculty of the
university Of Lund has proposed the
establishment Of geographical sem.
mary in connection with the univer-
sity.
The. foreign trade Of Norway was
considerably smaller during the first
four months Of this year than during
the corresponding period in 1908.
The Norwegians are greatly pleased
because the Swedes living at Fred.
riksbold, Norway, hoisted the Norwe.
gian col0rs upon the arrival Of the
king and queen Of Norway. Even q
Swedish steamer which happened to
arrive at that time, dew the Norwe-
gian flag from the PROV.
A Kristiania girl tried to I'LL a gaso-
line stove without putting out the
fire. Her dress caught fire, and she
jumped out Of the window from the
second story. She was not injured by
the fall. but she was so badly burned
that she died few hours later.
The king and queen, on their recent
trip to Fredriksbold, visited the lead
Ing factories in the city, and stopped
to talk with many old workingmen.
The houses Of the poor were so richly
decorated that it made a deep impres.
sion on their majesties.
Three men were drowned in Mari
dalsvandet, the lake which supplies
Kristiania with water. .fhe people
are naturally stirred up over this
matter, and steps will soon be taken
to prevent people from getting into
or onto the lake In any shape q man,
ner.