Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-01-07

he believes this Will bs gfanied. Gov.
ernor Hanna says that he engaged
passage for his stan and himself
aboard the Bergensfjord. They will
sail to Bergen, and from there will
make q cruise to the North cape, re-
turning to; Christiania about June 80
or July L. On Americas national day
the unwilling Of the Lincoln monu-
u'ent, the gift OF Scandinavians of
North Dakota, will take place.
49, 81 s. 1.
Rev. Christian Bang. bishop Of
Christiania and primate Of the Nor.
wegian church, died at Christians on
7 Dec. 20. He was born in 1910. Bishop
Bang was at one time secretary to
the late King Oscar Of Sweden, when
Norway and Sweden were united un-
der one flag. He visited the United
States In 1908 and called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt, to whom he brought
personal greetings from King Haa.
kon. Later he attended the unwilling
at Minneapolis Of the statue of Hen
rik Wergeland. which was presented
by Norway to the Norsemen's asso-
citation. Bishop Bang delivered the
coronation sermon when Norway be-
slowed the crown on the Danish
prince, Charles, in 1905. = :
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A larger number of automobiles
were sold in Norway in 1913 than
during any previous year in the his
tory of the automobile trade. Auto
mobiles to the value of more than
100000 crowns were disposed Of in
various parts of the country and the
outlook in this industry is even more
promising for the year of 1914. There
are excellent roads in Norway and
this helps the sale of automobiles.
Week before last in Norway was
marked by storms all over the coun-
try. In some of the north and along
the west coast the wind blew a hlr-
ricane such as not even the Oldest
citizens could remember. Many YES
sells foundered and the coastwise
steamers were held at their piers.
Two of the men on board the Nor
wegian-American liner Bergensfjord
were drowned at Bergen.
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The city election in Christiania oc.
cured on the day before Christmas
The city is governed by a board OF
municipal trustees consisting OF
eighty people elected for three years
The Socialists carried thirty-six OF
the eighty seats. This H. big in
crease over the last elections and the
result was due largely to the votes O:
the women, who appear to be mostly
Socialists.
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Johan Hoel, one of the government
stipendiates selected to study condi.
tons in Spitsbergen, has written a
long article for the Aftenposten
christianity in which he strongly
protests against the manner in which
the Hnglishman, DR.. Bruce, attacks
Norway's contentious In Spitsbergen
He characterizes Dr.. Bruce's state
ments as misleading and that Eng
lands interests on the island are not
in lead Of Norway's.
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Professor Gerhard -Grau has begun
series Of Ibsen lectures at the Uni
versity -of Christiania and they are
proving very popular. The students
Of the university attend in a body,
besides large number of city people.
Professor Grau is regarded as the
most comprehensive Ibsen lecturer in
the country.
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The Anglo-American club celebrat.
Cd Thanksgiving by giving a turkey
supper and dance in the Grand hotel.
The American minister and the con.
sui general, with their wives, we're
present, as also were some eighty
members Of tho club.
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The London Times In a recent is
sue contained very we'll written ar.
ticle on "The Renaissance of Old
Morse" It gives a most comprehen.
sive idea Of the linguistic fight that
10 going on at present.
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It IL said that $4,000, 900 must be
spent during the next ten years for
construction Of new railway bridges
or the reconstruction OF old ones.
Most Of them are in the eastern part
Of the country.
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There are great many BARRIERS
out Of work In Christiania. The in
PRODUCTION Of the American safety
razor 10 said to be the cause of the
decline Of trade among the tonsorial
artists.
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Negotiations have been carried on
between. the National Temperance
association and the statistical depart
ment with q view of collecting stats.
tics on the liquor trade. It has been
agreed that the statistics ought to
cover arrests due to intoxication, the
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