Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1901-03-01
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS!
Interesting Notes From Across the
Ocean.
HAPPENINGS IN The FATHERLAND.
Principal Events That Have Occurred
in the Old Countries About the
North Sea Within a Week
or So Just Past.

North Sea Within a Week
OF SO Just Past.
NORWAY.
The whole of Lake Mjosen was covered
with ice Jan. 10, n loads were hauled
across the lake between Mes and Hamor.
The farmers are up in arms against the
government because only Z farmers have
been appointed to positions in the agri-
cultural department. The whole number
Of positions is 26, and most Of the ap-
pointees are lawyers.
VIM. Spender. an English journalist. has
gone to Norway to collect material for
a book on Norwegian winter sports.
Tromso Stiff. the great northern pan
handle" Of Norway. had only 6 5000 inhab-
itahts in 1915. now 1t has $50. 900. or al
most one-eighth of the total population
Of the country. This growth gives some
color to the assumption that hundreds of
years ago Nordland was one of the most
important parts Of the country. On the
other hand, the population Of Hamar Stiff
decreased from 245, 500 in 1865. to 227. 600 in
1890. But there. was a gain of $4,000 dur
ing the decade ending in 1900. The popula-
ton Of Kristiania n the ANTS Of Buske-
rud. Akershus and smaalenene increased
from 5000 to $4,000 during the years
1s90-19OO.
Kvikne, Tar 23.-Yesterday and last
night we had very peculiar weather.
From five o'clock in the afternoon until
four o'clock this morning there was a
heavy fall of snow accompanied by a
vivid electrical display. The flashes Of
lightning came in rapid succession. and a
few of them were SO intense that the
whole valley was illuminated. but no
thunder was heard.
A new fire insurance company has been
organized in Trondhjem.
The national government has granted
the municipality of Kristiania permis-
sion to appropriate large tracts of land
in the vicinity of the city for the our
pose of supplying the city with a suffi-
cient quantity of fresh water. The city
is already entitled to draw 80 quarts per
second from Maridal lake. and this shall
be gradually increased by 925 quarts per
second by transmission Of water through
tunnels from lakes in N~ordmarken. which
now ave their natural outlets into the
Nit river. Thus, Orfsve lake is to furnish
I75 quarts. the Trehoring and Nordvand
lakes $50 quarts. the lakes Of Daltyv,
Grintjern and Jaring, 400 quarts. making
925 quarts in all. When this is added to
the 80 quarts which the city Is already
drawing, the whole quantity available per
second will be 1.235 quarts. or over 800
gallons per second. which is supposed to
be. sufficient for q population Of 533, 600.
The Increase of the water supply will be
made the years 1905. 1909 and 1918. The
owners of the and to be, appropriated
lodged a vigorous protest with the gov
eminent. but the latter held that the in
~terests demanding the Improvement were
of far greater Importance than those Of
the land owners.
The verdict in the, case of Thorvald
Sletten has been communicated to impris-
onment for life. For years past capital
punishment has been avoided in Norway.
and the government has proposed that it
be formally abolished.
TIL public library of Bergen is located
in a very modest building with its 10000
volumes. 1t is proposed to erect a new
building, and an anonymous pecenas
heads the subscription list for funds with
81, ZOO.
The ordinary profit on sardines canned
in S~tavanger is about one-eighth cent per
box. This MARCIA is SO insignificant that
a moderate rise in the price of %tin-plate
wipes 1t out entirely. and a great and sud-
den rise may almost ruin the manufacture
er. Just at present the cannery business
is completely demoralized. and a number
Of manufacturers do not care to run their
factories. The hole trouble is due to
a killing competition among the manu-
facturers themselves.
The damage dom by the recent hurri-
cane at Varo and Rost amounts to $40, OOs.
The committee OF constitutional amend
ments has unanimously endorsed an
amendment to paragraph 80 of the consti-
tuition. comforting upon women the right
to hold office.
M. D. Ludvigsen. the most prominent
wholesale merchant Of Skien. has been
forced to make an assignment for the
benefit of his creditors. His liabilities
exceed $1e0.0o
The premature discharge of a mine at
Askim killed one a lacerated the face
Of another in most shocking manner, and
injured the brain of a third one so seri-
ously that If he survives his mind may
never return to its normal conditions.