Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-05-23

kingdoms. This is the period
OF romance in Norwegian history, and
the sagas are full Of the daring feats at
arms and the bravery Of the Morse he
roes. They were great sea power.
and 1t was the Norwegians, more than
any other of the Scandina vians. that
made that power most dreaded. In the
latter part of the fourteenth century
the whole Scandinavian race was und er
one scepter. In 1883 came the revolt
of Sweden. but Denmark and NORWAY
remained united until 1914. Then Nor
way rev0lted against Denmark, which
had sought to reduce her t0a provinces.
It was at this time the separate con-
stitutiOn which Is celebrated the nth
was adopted. But the great movers Of
Europe would not suffer NORWAY TO re.
main as an independent nation. The
close Of the Napole0nic wars was at
hand, and Bernadotte, king OF Sweden.
demanded that Ee should have Norway
under his rule as compensation for his
aid to the allies In overcoming Napo.
leon. From that day to this Norway
mas been under the dominion Of the
king OF Sweden, but with an indepen-
dent parliament called the Storthlng.
and q ministry for its local govern.
nent. But she has had many q strue-
gle with the king In defense OF her
constitutional rights, and at this very
moment the relations between Norway
and Sweden are greatly strained. This
grows out of their divergent CONNER
cial interests a. we'll as their difference
ntemper and national aims. These
complications are grave, and It will
not be surprising II In the near future
we see In Norway and Independent
kingdom or an independent republic.
The feature OF the day opened with q
parade starting from knute Paulson 3
farm under the guidance Of Marshal
Pauls0n, who directed the march to
the chosen grounds. In the yard OF
Mr.. OlsOn's farm stood two liberty
poles and from the first the American
flag, with all its beauty, foated to the
skies, while from the other the '.reine
Norske flag" waved its welcome to
the liberty loving people. At the i'm
prOvised platform and seats placed UNI
der the waving branches OF the large
trees the program Of the day was car
ried out Andrew Hayhom proved an
excellent president OF the day. The
first speaker was the Hon. G. Bic Raw
andahl Of Sioux Falls, who spoke for
an hour In the Norwegian language.
Mr.. Ravandahl is q spirited speaker In
his native tongue, and he dfscoursed
with effect II the applauding done by
the audience Is any criterion. Then
came Rev. E. Dale of Sphinx with q
thoughtful address. Mr.. Dale has an
exceedingly we'll m0dulated voice, full
OF harmony, and the audience seemed
70 be carr led away by his we'll directed
and forcible ideas. After he had I'm
ished, Ole Lawrence delivered q few
able and we'll prepared remarks on the
liberty loving tendencies Of the Nor
wegian people. Mr.. Lawrence Is q
young man Of more than ordinary abil-
a speaker Of force. When he had fin-
ished, the audience was entertained by
another young man, Louis Rannum.
He spoke extemp0rane0usly, not know
ing that he was to be called upon for
speech, yet he proved to be q very en-
Pertaining talker, and brought out the
very excellent idea that the celebra.
tions of the 18th Of May were In no
sense q reflection on the American pa
triotism of NOrwegians, but were an
indication OF their feeling Of love for
the liberties Of this nation, and while
they had gathered to rejoice over the
achievements Of 1914. still their love
for the American nation was first and
foremost in their affections. Mr.. Ran.
mum was heartily applauded.
Eli B. Wix0n and another gentleman
also made q few remarks; The Rich
land band and 4 choir composed OF
young Scandinaytans disc0ursed very
excellent music, while John L. John
son, ST., acted as cann0neer and did
himself proud when It came to firing
the anvil. After the speechmaking
was finished the young people enjoyed
the dance, and the day was thus passed
in very happy manner.
During the afternoon q ball game
was played in which Brule Overcame
the sports Of Sioux Valley to the tune
of y TOT