Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-07-12
NORWAY.

crops In the tTOnQelagen country was
broken by rain before much damage
was done.
The young peoples Christian asso-
Citations Of Norway: own and operate:
ten soldiers homes. The value Of the
buildings Is put at $35. 900.
There are 200 whaling vessels and
IS floating refneries in the world. OF
this fleet no less than 122 whaling
vessels and 81 floating refineries are
controlled by Norwegians. The posi-
ton Of the Norwegians in this par
tfcular industry proves them to be-
chips Of the old Viking block-they:
like to 60 far away from home and do
hard work. They are operating at
Spitzbergen, Iceland. the Favoe, Shet-
land and Hebrides islands. on tho west
coast of Iceland, in South Georgia,
Kerguelen, OF South Africa. Japan.
Chile, Brazil. New Foundland. British
Columbia, and Alaska. They are just
beginning to develop tho Industry In
the Pacific ocean. The price Of the
oil has been high for years past, but
it is still cheap compared with vege-
table oils used for the same purposes.
A Sweds who attended the millea.
ium Jubilee at Rouen. France. wrote to
a Swedish daily: "The inclination Of
tho French Normans to make tho mil.
lenaire' chiefly French affair was
thwarted by the overwhelmingly num-
erous and energetic attendance Of tho
Norwegians. They did not send
number Of guests Of honor as did the
Swedes. They came ZEN masse,' With
large dragons. bantastens (granite
monuments) twenty-five feet high and
thirteen tons in weight, rune plates,
drinking horns, and rolls Of parchment
everything for the purpose Of max
ing an impression and proving that tho
name Of Rollo was Gange-Rolv, and
that he came from Norway. They had
q whole cargo Of souvenirs and Nor
wegian- men. they chartered special
train for hundreds Of people to st.
Clairsur-Epte. where they placed q
rune tablet to prove that 'Rolv was
Norwegian finally they have en-
graved the same assertion on the bant-
asten which they induced the city
council Of Rouen to erect in the city
park, Jardin des Plantes. The Scan
dinavian. English and Canadian dele
gates were received one evening at
Hotel de Vile. OF the Scandinavians
the Norwegians were tho most numer-
Gus. God knows how many there
were, but Norwegian was spoken in
all corners Of the large hall. Tho Nor
wegian school ship 'Fridtjof' IL In the
harbor. and its officers are here and
SO are the Norwegian singers. II the
Swedish group had not been here the
whole celebration would have been
Norwegian-French affair"
A labor conflict In the woodworks
industry IN Haugesund> has been rot.
tied. According to the new agreement
the minimum pay 10 to DO Is cents an
hour. The men are 20 work 81 hours
q week. and one apprentice is to b
employed for every i've 1ourneymen.
The agreement will be binding for I've
years. 5...=z
Miss Rovelstad has closed ten,
week course In homo industry at Tveit,
Flaabygd. At the close Of the term
the articles made by the ten girls that
had attended were exhibited, and the
people Of the settlement were highly
pleased with the result.
The business men Of Hangesund
have commenced to use tho hulls 81
old ships for keeping ice. which thus
can be taken to any desired dshina
ground on short notice.
The city Of Drammen has many
nameless streets. and they aro g 81 !.
named after men who have been. prom
inent IN the public lie G the city. Ia
the past ten years.
Tobacco growing las come to- sta,
II sogn. There has also been seme
talk O. making . start IN HardanxlalrZ
but so far The ls 800 10 ~ s..
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