Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-12-02

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In Bergen they are determined %
do everything in their power to cheek
the ravages of tuberculosis throuGhp
out the country. In that city during
the past few weeks they have raised
not less than 10000 crowns, o sum
which will be donated to sanitaF1uR
for consumptives. This is not the firge
time that Bergen has given generous.
ly to this cause The good people Of
that city subscribe large sums OF
money for this same cause every year
and are, now arriving at standpoint
where they can conduct the subscrip-
ton work after well defined system.
Marta Sandal, the charming song
bird of Christiania, has created a per-
feet furore among song lovers in her
native city. Her singing has attract
ed unusual attention and this young
woman really gives promise of some
thing great for the future. Wherever
she appears large and critical audi
ences gather and critics state that
such songstress has not been heard
for years in Norway. The fact that
she is only a woman Of twenty years
adds still greater interest to her
charming art.
Haldan Christensen has been ap-
pointed general manager and director
of the National theater in Christiania.
The appointment has met with gem
eral satisfaction and the papers have
spoken very highly of Herr Christen-
sen, claiming that he is the best fitted
man in the country for this very deli
cate position. Christensen has proven
himself to be a splendid scenic in
structor, has fine conception of dra-
matte art and has splendid tact and
judgment ,
H. T. A. WHITTIER, professor of phil
ology at Drammen, died tie other day,
aged sixty-five years. His name was
closely connected with the dissolution
of the union in 1905. He wrote, as is
we'll known, a series of articles for
Swedish newspapers which were ex-
ceedingly friendly to that government.
They proved, however, to be very uR"
popular in his own community and his
kome was at one time surrounded by
an Infatuated mob and pelted with
stones.
NJ S. Lie has been appointed min"
lister to Mexico from Norway, as be-
fore stated in these columns Owing
to the revolution which is in progress
there now he will not leave for that
country until Jan. l. He is one of the
rising and already prominent men Of
Norway. He was born in 1852. His
father, Jonas Lie, was one OF the cOun-
try's best known authors. He is the
graduate of military academy and
in 1906 was minister to Germany.
During 1909 the mail department Of
Norway handled 9O,377, 900 packages Of
different kinds. This was an increase
of over 100000 above the previous
year. The department handled in all
from foreign countries /, 445,4 AL copies
of newspapers and other periodicals..
The largest number was received from
Germany and Sweden, each sending
5O7,734, while Denmark sent 45S,690,
Russia 14,452 and France 13,464.
P. o. Skaugen, formerly cashier Of
the Fevik railway machine shops, is
behind in his accounts to the tune OF
something like $4,000 crowns. The
other day he was arrested and sent
to prison for six months. Skaugen
has been specializing rather recklesSly
of late, but he was able to cover up
his tracks for a period Of at least two
years.
NOrway's first direct cable commune
cation with England is now approach.
ing it's completion. The English cable
steamer, which has the work in
charge, arrived at Arendal Nov. 3 from
Newcastle. The same day the cable
steamer began working out of Arendal
and by thi' time the cable has pos
sibly been extended to Christiania.
A Norwegian paper states that
there is political dissatisfaction in
Norway and that systematic criticism
is INDUCED in by the Norwegian press
every day" Sweden seems to be suf-
fering from the same form of malady
and this kind of thing does not bode
well for the future.
SOren Oijen, a well known merchant
in Trondhjem, has donated his whole
fortune, amounting to 100000 crowns,
to charity institutions in his native
city. Of this amount the hospital in
Trondhjem receives $4,000 crowns.