Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-01
NORWAY.

The traffic on the Bergen railway
is fifty per cent heavier this winter
than a year ago.
Kristian Vedeler, for many years q
prominent educator In Trondhjem,
died at the age of IS years.
The creamatory in Kristiania was
opened in May, 1909, and since that
date SO funerals have taken place.
The government owns 26 waterfalls
which by means of proper regulation
may be made to yield $4,000 horse
power.
Rev. l.. Dahle, secretary of the Nor
wegian mission society, will soon make
a trip to China to visit the mission sta
ton, in that country.
The "Ivar Aasen" young peoples
society Of Aalesund is going to erect
a bautasten (granite monument) of
CANCER Rolf, the ancestor of the rul-
ers of Normandy. The monument is
to be located at Storhaugen. -.s.-s.e-ss
About 15,60O,000 logs were RATED
on the Glommen river last year.
There is no way of finding out how
many feet this would make. The pulp
mills are consuming larger proper
ton Of the logs from year to year.
Mrs. Booth asked for permission to
use the Bergen cathedral for Salvation
army meetings, but the church depart.
ment answered in the negative, adding
that so far no woman had been permit
ted to speak in the churches of the
state church Of Norway.
The following was reported from
Vardo: Seven Russian laborers who
had looked in vain for work at Fake
ford started on their way home
again, but were surprised by bad
weather. Two Of them froze to death,
one reached his place Of destination,
and the rest returned to Falkefjord in
Z very wretched condition.
The Hillevaag wooden mills near
stavanger were burnt to the ground.
For a time the homes of the 120 en-
ployees who lived close by were
threatened, but the houses were
saved by a favorable wind. The
ground has been cleared for new
buildings, which are expected to be
completed in half q year. The build.
ings and the stock on hand were in.
sured for 100000. The factory was
owned by stock company which was
organized in 1896, and its wooden
blankets had acquired reputation
The Norwegian government has put
q qufetus on the trouble caused by
crossed the boundary line near Stor-
lien and went hunting in Norwegian
territory without having obtained
legal license. The officers said that
they did not know that it was neces-
sary for them to obtain a license in or
der to hunt wolves in Norway, and the
attorney general of Norway, having
no reason to question the veracity of
the gentlemen, decided to drop tho
matter. For time this matter caused
q lively war Of words in the news
papers. but by this time the excitement
seems to have spent it's force in both
countries.
At the close Of the year 1909 the
merchant marine of Norway consisted
of 1,740 steamers having combined
tonnage of 1,421, $40, and 1928 sailing
vessels Of 616,957 tons. There we1s
also 80 motor ships, and the aggregate
tonnage was 2.096,790. The number
OF steamers was increased by AZ dur
ing the year, but at the same time
there was decrease Of 81 sailing yes
sells. Altogether there was a decrease
Of Is vessels, but the tonnage in.
creased 1881. The value Of the on
tire merchant marine decreased ST.
100000, and it was put at trife over
$S0,000,000 at the close Of the year.
Jorgen Marthinsen, a young sea.
man at Hvaler, went out to shoot
rabbits. A cartridge got stuck in the
barrel Of the gun. While trying to
push it out with the ramrod he leaned
over the muzzle Of the gun, and the
cartridge was discharged. The ramrod
and the charge hit the mans throat
just below the Jaws, and he was 80
fearfully lacerated that he expired an
hour later. !.
Enormous quantities Of herring have
been caught near Kristiansand. n
many instances the nets were lost. Be,
Ing carried away By the compact mass.
% Of fish.