Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-15
NORWAY.

Norwegian Americans have sub,
scribed $4,000 Of stock to the pro.
posed Numedal Railway.
The city Of Esbjerg, on tho west
coast Of Upland, has 1912 inhabi.
tants. In 1880 the population was
1929. and in 1910 only 10.
Totes Gave, Z school for boys near
kr1sttanfa. has been greatly troubled
BY criticism, and it is barely possible
that the institution may be closed.
A huge rock caved in at the Char
lotta shaft on the Sulitjelma mining
range, killing Karl Andersen Of Bodo.
Another man standing close by was
not even touched by the rock.
The cabinet has drawn up bill
admitting women to all positions in
the government excepting those con-
nected with the cabinet, the army and
navy, the diplomatic and consular
services, and the church.
Andreas Hauge, merchant at
Stensundholen, on the island Of Sulen,
was lost while sailing from Inderoen
to his home. His boat was found
some time afterwards. Mr.. Hauge
was 60 years old.
Morten Muller, a popular landscape
painter, died in Dusseldorf at the ago
of 50 years. He began to practice his
art at the age Of nineteen years. He
stayed two years in Stockholm, and
several years in Norway, but since
1875 he lived in Dusseldorf. Most
of his motives were taken from the
mountain valleys and spruce forests Of
Norway.
The stockholders Of the Norwegian.
American Steamship Company held
their annual business meeting Feb. Is,
in Kristiania. Many changes have
taken place in the organization dur.
ing the few months in which it has
been in existence. But those who at
tended the meeting were convinced
that the venture will eventually be
a paying one. Consul Hobe, Of st.
Paul, the only American member OF
the board Of directors, resigned be.
cause the laws of Norway prevent
foreign citizen from holding such q
position.
There is tax Of almost three cents
per square yard Of all the ground used
for growing tobacco in Norway, and
the government received about $500
from this soruce in 1910. Most Of the
land devoted to tobacco is located in
Aardal, Leikanger, Aurland, Hafslo.
1yster. Lardal, Volden, and Dale.
Last year some tobacco was planted
as late as June "a. The seed is
bought every year from Wisconsin aud
Minnesota. The plants are light, but
rich in nicotine. For several years
past the yield has been abotu 1000
pounds to the acre.
The church department has ratified
the following requests: A legacy es->
tablfshed by Hans Mustad and Mrs.
Marie Nustad for combating tuber-
culosis. The amount II $4,000, and
It Is to be managed by the national
antf-tuberculosfs society. The Tved-
estrand children's home in memory of
Carl August Smith, the capital being
$2S,600. A bequest Of $11, 1000 made by
]. L. Alsing and wife to the city Of
Kragero, for the benefit of needy wild.
ows and unmarried daughters of prom.
inent citizens Of that place. Four
other requests were also ratified, the
amounts ranging from $1,000 to &c.
900.
Rev. DR.. Alfred Eriksen, Norway's
strongest and ablest Socialist, has
quite time squaring himself with
his party on the score of religion
A few evenings ago he lectured on
that subject, and the attendance waa
immense. He admitted that the So.
cialfsts are apt to be hostile to Chris.
tiantty. This fact was deplored by
him, for it was his conviction that
even if mans physical demands are
satisfied there still remains craving
which nothing but religion can salts
fy. At the close Of the lecture came
discussion which at times was ex.
ceedingly animated. One Socialist
after another arose and assured the
parson politician that he was q back
number with regard to religion.
Rev. Alfred Eriksen caused great
excitement in the Storting by an at,
tack on Minister of Justice Scheel, II
takes some space to explain the mat.
ter. The police of small town ex.
PEELED from the country a Swedish
lady who had spoken quite incoher.
emily on religion and politics. BY
misunderstanding the amtmand (gov.
ernor) declared that he had no right
to interfere, and the Kristiania police
put the lady into an annex to the Jail
for plain DRINKS. She was soon set
free, however, and a satisfactory
apology was made. Rev. Eriksen
spoke SO harshly to the minister OF
justice that the premier, contrary to
all usage, rose and protested ener.
eetically against Eriksen's way OF
treating a member of the cabinet
Rev. Erickson made a motion to can.
eel the order OF expulsion issued by
the police mentioned in the first place.
and the whole matter was postponed
to a subsequent session.
Recent investigations have shown
that there are 100000 acres of boys
in Norway that can be drained and
made tillable. This is about 250.000
acres more than the land under cult.
walton in the whole country. In the
western part Of the country some OF
the bogs are close to the sea. In
Romsdal is settlement that could
support twice the present population
by draining a marsh Of 700 acres. On
the Island Of Ando is a bog that might
yield $4,000 acres of tillage ground.
This place is far north, bat the winters