Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-05-01
NORWAY.

TWO Norwegian ships were wrecked
IN storm of the west coast of Aus
tralia, and eight men lost their lives.
The population of Kristiania is safe
~ past the quarter million mark. The
. increase during the past year was
over 1000.
Chamberlain Mathiesen of Eidsvold
was assessed for a little. more than
100000 Of property and an income
Of almost 100000.
Everything was ready for a we'd
ding at farm in Sandsvar-everythin
except the should-be bridegroom, who
was busy hauling dung.
Christiane' Larsen Tjossen of Sta
vanger is 95 years old, but she is
out walking almost every day and is
q frequent attendant at religious and
other meetings.
Nils r. Storeng and wife, Sigrid,
of Tonset. lived together for almost
81 years and their deaths came so
CLOSE together that they were buried
In the same grave
The Danish Socialdemokraten
claimed that Bjornson was socialist,
but Rev. DR.. Alfred Eriksen put this
talk to rest by explaining that the
poet never belonged to that party,
though he was in sympathy with the
movement
Captain Road Amundsen's debt has
been paid. Alexander Nansen, Axel
Heiberg, Fridjof hansen, and Haaken
Hathtesen started to raise the money
and in few weeks they were able
to announce that the necessary $751;
900 had been subscribed.
The Krupp iron works of Essen,
Germany, has offered to put $1,000
900 into the Cumberland iron mining
plant In Nordland on condition that
the German concern be permitted to
exploit other ore deposits that may
be found in the same locality.
The farmers of Fiskaa, Vanelv, and
neighboring settlements have started
q new creamery. The farmers churn
the butter at home and then take it
to the creamery for sailing and pack
Ing. The butter has been sold for
~ cents pound. BY means of this
method the farmers are able to make
better use of the buttermilk.
The Roras copper mines, which are
owned and operated by the state,
caused loss of about $1,000 to the
government for the year 1911. The
showing might have been worse in
view Of the fact that the plant was
idle for three months on account of
4 strike and that the price of copper
was low. The prospects for the fu-
ture are anything but bright.
The medical union of Trondhiem has
called the attention of the city gov
ernment to the fact that the death
rate has not been reduced so fast
In Trondhjem as in the other large
cities of Norway. The location of
the city is healthy. but still the death
rate Is so much higher than in Kris
ttania and, Bergen as to amount to
100 or even $50 deaths year. =.
The Official list of the periodical
literature Of Norway shows that there
are published 663 newspapers and
magazines that may be sent through
the mails. In 1911 the number was
e2S. Kristiania takes the lead with
S95, Or "A per cent. of the whole num-
Der. In Bergen there are Al, in
Trondhjem 81, in Stavanger IS, in
skien II. Some country districts
make remarkably good showing.
6tord, Volden and Voss have four
newspapers each, and there are sew
enty other rural communities that
have from one to three each. There
are So dailies, and two of these are
published II times q week.
A practical joke has been played
{ on Rev. DR.. Alfred Eriksen, the
strongest and ablest socialist in Nor
way. The Norwegian labor party ex.
PEELED him from the party becankl