Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-07-12
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
+. HAPPENINGS IN THE FAIHERLAyD.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
In the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.
NORWAY.

The Norwegian steamer Inga saved
eighteen French fishermen from drowning
of the coast of Iceland, and landed them
at Leervik.
Ten minut knocked off! Fridtjof
Nansen thought he reached Sc degrees IA
minutes north. But Geelmuyden, an as
tronomer, has tested Nansen's observa-
lions and has found that the Norwegian
explorer did not pass north ~of Sc degrees
4 minutes.
Torjus Hansen. Of Landvik, for a long
series of years the soul and backbone OF
the Good Templar movement in Norway,
has received a silver medal from the
government in recognition of his great
civic virtues.
A small steamer is engaged in catch
ing deep water shrimps in Bundefjord
The little animals are caught by means
of travis at a depth of about 500 feet
In rare cases a trawl AXE up as much
as one hundred pounds Of shrimps in one
haul.
One of the numerous results of the hare
times is that cheap ready-made clothing
has been imported from Germany il
: much larger quantities than usual. Only
well-to-do people can afford to veal
tailor-made clothing at the present time
Two different expeditions are engaged
in digging gold in Karasjok. Finmarken
and a third one is going there.
The commune (herred) of Borsum, neal
Trondhjem. has been divided, and the
new committee shall be called Gjetes
trand.
The new amt tcounty) school of South
Trondhjem amt has been located a.
Strinden.
The Norwegians are being crowded on
of the Chinese and Japanese waters
chiefly because their vessels are too small
for long distance freight traffic.
The board of aldermen of Stavange
voted down a motion to supply writing
materials free of charge to the pupils o
the public schools.
A onume consisting of a rougl
granite block has been raised on tn
grave of Mr.. Hambro, the principal of
peoples high school. in the Molleda
cemetery, near Bergen, n the monu
ment was unveiled June 10 in the pres
ence of many prominent men from tn
surrounding country.
It cannot be denied that the extensio
of the right to vote at municipal cleo
lions is causing some uneasiness in tn
minds Of many taxpayers. The taxes ar
I constantly rising. the direct as well a
= the indirect ones. Hosts of people VIII
pay no taxes will now be admitted to tn
ballot box. To them the question {
high or low taxes is a matter of sma
concern. In fact. 1t tands to reason tina
they are apt to use their franchise I
such a way as to raise the taxes b
voting for as expensive public improve
ments as possible, for many of thel
count Upon such improvements for
living.
The winter rye was heading out inel
In southeastern Norway al early as tn
fifth Of June. Blu the heat had bee
too great for the spring crops. The pt
tato vines were scarcely visible aboV
the ground. The prospects for a goo
cropEof wild berries were not bright. TIL
fruit trees blossomed profusely in til
spring, but the crop Is threatened b
destructive insects.
The warehouses of the Verdalen Lun
bering Company at Levanger were d.
stroyed by fire, entatling a loss of $751; 90
The troops stationed at Rindenteret saw
the saw mill and some other buildings.
Miss Amalie Svensen. a Norwegian lad
who is residing at Leipzig, Germany, he
donated 5000 to Julia Knuth's aid fun
the aim of which is to aid daughters
public officials. landed proprietors ar
house or land owners in Norway, Swede
? and Denmark, on condition that they pa
an admission fee of $500.