Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-12-14

The Bergen labor unlOn has already
two homes for aged people,
md is raising money for a third one.
Steps have been taken to establish
such homes in Trondhjem, Tistedal,
Kr%istiansand and F~redrikshald, the
of the latter place, having
contributed $4,000 to the building
fund.
Bjornson's Over Evne (Beyond His
Powers) scored q tremendous sue
cess" in Berlin.
About 40 members of the storthing
have held a caucus and agreed to
form "a group of members represent
ing agricultural and labor interests"
The group is evidently an organiza-
ton. three of its members having been
elected as al executive committee.
The managers of the Bank of Nor
way have resolved to increase the cap
ital stock of the bank from $3,375,000
to S4,1 s5 200. and to establish foul
branch offices in Larvit, Gjovik, Aale-
sund. and Vardo.
Russian saw flers" in Norway. At
least one Russian saw iler" has
shown up in Norway. He came to a
place near Moss, along a difficult road
which was used during the field man
euvres last summer. His hands were
suspiciously small, and he had maps
which he studied very carefully.
When asked point blank whether he
was a Russian spy he said he had read
some stories ABOUT spies, but protest
ed that they were idle talk. When he
left the place in the morning he chose
a difficult road.
Otto Aakram, of Elverum. has do
mated $4,000 to the municipality for
the establishment of a home for inva-
lids and aged people.
At a recent election the municipal
ity Of Soon voted to have no saloon
(samlag) for the next five years.
Those who are cultivating the pure
Norwegian tongue seem to be gaining
ground. as Bjornson appeals to the
university to prevent the different
school boards from dropping the Nor
wegian-Danish book-language.
The Norwegian Bible Society has
published a pocket edition of the Bible
in the pure Norwegian tongue
Bjornson visited Thorvald Slettern
in Jail. 1t will be remembered that
Slettern was convicted of killing his
foster-mother. The evidence being
wholly circunstantial. Bjornson can
O get it into his head hal Slettin
is guilty.
The Kristiania Brewing company
has distributed a dividend of only 5
per cent to the stockholders.
A national employers association
has just been organized in Kristiania
Its members employ 1909 men. The
headquarters of the association com
mittee will be located in Kristiania
The Storthing has voted the usua
600 as appanage for the crown prince
According to a cable dated Kris
tiana. Dec. 3, Russian "sawflers" art
still in evidence in the peninsula, ant
some Norwegian papers suggest tina
the people prevent them from obtain
ing any information.
Edward Grieg. the composer, mus
be i'll, for a %cablegram states that III
has been removed to a mountain san
itarium near Kristiania."
A number of Norwegian and Swed
ish railway laborers played ''rougl
house" in dead earnest at a restau
rant in Rombaksbotten. A patrolmal
was SEM for, but as they. did not mine
him he had to use his club, and on
of the combatants was hit SO har,
that he died.
Bjornson has written another news
paper article. scoring the jury TO
declaring Thorvald Slettin guilty o
killing his foster-mother.
The retail price of potatoes in Kris
. tiania is from 80 to IS cents a bushe
!. exactly the same as in Minneapolis
Last September a Norwegian ira,
: eled in Finland in the interest of hi
business. At a restaurant he met
Russian policeman of high rank. Tw
F%inlanders were engaged in converse
!, ton at the same restaurant. TIL
Russian turned to the Norwegian
s who spoke both Russian and Finnish
and asked him to listen to them an
afterwards report what they sait
swer and left the restaurant. A fe'
DAYS ago this Norwegian visited Kri
tiania. AS he was walking along kal
o Johans Grade he suddenly faced a tai
dark man. Both of them stopped
They recognized each other. The tai
t dark man was the policeman fro,
i Finland. Shortly afterwards tw
s strangers were taking notes on tt
customhouse pier. They spoke a la1
guage which no one present unde
stood. and handled some papers tn;
e looked like charts. One of them VIZ
the Russian policeman. Both of the
. were typical Russians. All of this il
formation is claimed to be strict
g correct.
S DENMARK.
! The deaf mutes of Copenhagen, I
matter in what part of the city the
e reside. have been permitted to ergal
% ize a congregation of their w
e Holmen parish
IS Prominent English authors ha'
n given a banquet to Holger Drac
y mann. the poet, who has been sto
- ping in London,
The Copenhagen bar association h;
: passed a resolution in favor of assir
4 Hating the civil laws of the Scand
n navian countries.
IF A number of adherents of the Inn
N! Mission have built a sanitarium fl
d (: consumptives on the south shore
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