Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-01-14
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the coasts Of Norway consist almost
altogether Of rocky and barren islands
and precipitous mountains dropping
into the ocean from al heightststhe
ordinary system Of lifeboats are Of
no avail. Their places are taksn 81
staunch sailing boats, similar Is tho
pilot boats but Of larger dimen1ions.
tremendously well built. which ~
supposed to dash through hurricane
Of any kind. These boats, mannod 81.
q regular crew Of SIX 81 seven hardy
men, put to sea whom sYerybody slss
Is Fastening to harbor. One of them,
the Risor, which has III station ont
side Of Jomfruland. an island 81 the
upper part Of Skagerak, unit rtunatsly
was lost during this storm. Nothing
has been learned to establish the Ok
act locality where it happened, but tho
boat was seen on the second day 81
the terrible storm working its way IN
9 mountainous sea which sthreafansd
to swallow it every minute. During
the storm the tide rose to IN unpre-
cedented height in Christiania and
vicinity, inundating the lower parts
Of the town around the harbor, where
most Of the steamboat piers disap-
peared below the surface.
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r AS foreshadowed by Christiania cor
respondents last week, the Socialists
substantially increased their vote Ct
the elections In Christians, ~
curing thirty-six seats in the city coun.
Gil, which has eighty.four members.
The other parties stand: Right, thir-
ty-five; Radical Left. eight, and Mod
crates Ave. The last three parties
will combine against the Socialists to
elect the chairman, who will be Mr..
Hyerdahl, the present incumbent. a
lawyer of the Right party. The vice
chairman undoubtedly will be Mr..
Frisch, jeweler OF the Radical Left.
There are eleven women among the
representatives elected, the best
known Of which are Mrs. Fernando
Nissen, Socialist and Journalist, and
Miss Christine Bonnevie, Moderate
Left and professor of philology at the
University of Christian1a. The elec-
tons in other places are not going to
favor the Socialists as much az the
Prohibitionists, according to late re.
ports. Norway has local option and
great many of the cities and towns
went dry" last fall.
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The Prince of Monaco has contrib
uted 10000 crowns to ROAD Amund-
sens contemplated North polar expe.
dition. Mr.. Amundsen has just com.
pleted his lecture tour in Europe,
which from a financial standpoint
proved very successful. He was
greeted by large and enthusiastic au-
diences wherever he made his appear.
ance.
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A herd of 400 reindeer was shipped
from Norway to Denmark the other
day. A great deal Of the Danish pen.
Ursula consists of N extensive moor,
covered with sand. a which nothing
grows but heather. Il has been found
by experiments hat. the reindeer
thrive well upon thlo food and it is the
intention to import large numbers of
them SO as TO oe0vort this barren
country into farms stocked with rein.
deer.
Among tho loeG llst Of dinners, re.
ceptions and baAQuets that will be
given in Chriotiania next summer in
connection WIN IL great centennial
exposition win undoubtedly be the so
called "Skyttof Fofonings Midday" to
which not leso than 5000 persons will
be invited: The big dinner will be
held in the music hall of the main ex-
position building.
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Members q the national temper.
ance commission predict that Norway
will be absolutely dry by the year
1920. Meantime their opponents are
taking this statement with grain OF
salt. The temperance forces have
been making great Roadway and I'm.
less q reaction sets in Norway will
soon be in the temperance column.
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Perhaps Norway will be the only
country In the world having a double
track railroad consisting of one broad
gauge and one narrow gauge track.
The railroad between Christiania and
Drammen cannot carry the increasing
traffic with it's narrow gauge tracks
and is to change to broad gauge, one
track to be changed at 4 time.
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Cally Monrad's Poems, which re-.
Gently appeared In Christiania, are
proving very popular. The first edi.
ton was sold out within q week and
the second and third editions went
equally fast. The fourth edition will
make its appearance in the near future.
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The Norwegian government has un.
der contemplation the appointment Of
q commission In whose hands Will be
left for settlement the national de
Tense question. The storthing is 'ex.
pected to take up this question some
some time during the present month.
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Madame Agnes Mowinckel, the well
known actress, Is organizing an indie.
! pendent theatrical company and con.
templates giving performances in all
Of the larger cities OF Norway during
January, February and March. >*s: :
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A young man In Bergen recently
purchased five tickets III q lottery. sIde
turned around and sold one Of these