Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-03-29
NORWAY.

The committee making arrangements
for the Kristiania exposition in 1914
has proposed that the exposition be
located on a large island in the Kris
tiania ford, Honedoen.
Chr. Bjelland & Co., the famous
StaVanger Gamers, have installed new
machines for making "bouillon tubes,"
an article Of food which has not been
produced in Norway until now.
snoWstOrm was raging so fiercely
at Trondhjem that the Fjeldsater san
atorium was completely shut off from
communication with the city for two
days. The forty and odd inmates,
many of whom were foreigners, had no
communication with the outside world.
On the third day provisions were pro-
cured from the city by means of six
reindeer.
Abel Grovdal, of Buksnes, Loften,
will be lis years old this year. He is
supposed to the only living Norwegian
born in the eighteenth century. He is
still moving about, and has good
appetite. He has been married three
times. At his last wedding he was 81
years old, and his bride was 80 years
old. Both OF them Mere supported by
the poor department.
Iohnaanes Rogneby, OF East Totem,
has entered upon his 104th year.
He is not sick, but so feeble that he
must stay in bed most of the time.
His eye sight is very good, but he is
getting dull of hearing. He is interes-
ted in public affairs and keeps him.
self posted on the imports and the
events Of the day. Old Rogneby has
lived under nine Kings, g record
which is hard to beat by any man in
our day.
G. Larsen, laborer at Rjukan. Tele-
warken, went out hunting. Returning
home he lost his way in the dark, and
fell down a precipice and broke both
legs. He managed to crawl to work
| ingmen's camp, but was so exhausted
| as to be unable to knock at the door
hard enough to be heard by those who
slept inside. In the morning he was
found by his comrades in an extremely
miserable condition. Mr.. Larsen is
| twenty-seven years old and very
strong, and he has q fair chance to
recover.
A few weeks ago the great dailies
! of the world contained long string Of
yarn from Kristiania to the effect that
Russia Is about to make encroach-
ments on Norwegian territory in the
extreme north, and the people were
said to be thoroughly alarmed. Those
who are somewhat familiar with the
political states Of the Scandinavian
peninsula with regard to Russia were
greatly surprised at this startling
news" Now the story has been car
ried back to Norway, and Minister of
Foreign Affairs Irgens found it expedi~
ent to take up this subject in an ad>
dress to the storting. He stated that
there always has been and still is a
friendly relation between Norway and
Russia. He called attention to the
fact that in 1905 Russia was the first
nation to reach Norway with official
ratification of the absolute independ-
ence of Norway. In 1907 Russia joined
the other great powers of Europe in
an agreement to guarantee the integrity
OF Norway. When it is continually in.
sisted in the foreign press that Rus.
STA is threatening northern Norway.
we have to protest against such
. groandless rumors, and take the op.
|. portunity to do so in the storting.
! When the same newspapers assert
, that the Norwegians are alarmed on
, account of this, every one in this audi.
ence knows that the story is made out
| of whole cloth. What Is really taking
, place in northern Russia at the pres.
| ent time is this; the government and
, the local authorities have commenced
to take an interest in the economical
, development of the northern portions
t of the country. Improved means OF
: communication, and aid to the bust.
| ness enterprises have been planned
. and this movement may be compared
with our own efforts to improve the
| means of communication and encour
, age the economical development OF
l northern Norway. These statements
i coming from the highest authority in
2 the land, will put a quietus on those
: sensation-mongcrs who are trying to
: stir up bad feelings between Norway
i and Russia. But in few months
! another string Of lies on the same sub
} ject may be found as "cablegrams'
in the great dailies of the world.
: In 1909 an abdominal operation was
4 performed upon lady at the Kristian
j. ia lying in hospital. She was final
j. ly declared to be cured, and she return
s ed to her duties. But somehow she
+ never felt well afterwards. A few days
: ago she gave birth to child, anc
l with the child came bunch of thread
+ ! of the same kind as that used at thu
e hospital when she was operated upon
9 the explanation is very simple, and il
), puts the surgeons who performed thu
e operation in an unenviable light.
= About $4,000 men are operating OF
y the fishing grounds in southwestern
). Norway. .
The government has issued an orde1
to the officers of the army and tn.
: navy, prohibiting them from making
trips into the frontier districts Of tn,
neighboring countries. This order wa:
> a result of the unpleasantness causet
- by a hunting trip into Norway, nea;
- Frodhjem, by four Swedish officers.
( A company of fishermen made
l. great haul of herring at Kopevick
But in the middle of the night the sein'
G. was broken by a violent storm, an,
!, everything but fishing gear was lost
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