Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-10-29

commissioner. win count for what they
warrant. Says Mr. Kohlsaat in q re
cent letter to the editor Of The Skandi-
maven tChicagol. dated July 81 1903.
'sJust at most opportune fime. while I
the cabinet is debating whether or not |
to accept the invitation extended Nor
way to take part in the worlds fair
at st. Louis. quite number OF Nor
wegian papers are prominently repro
tiucing your most excellent and con- |
vincing article, Shall Norway's Place
Stand Emntyr 1t unquestionably Will
help the cause greatly, and | am grate-
full to you for the assistance IT fur
nishes me at critical time. | have.
however the assurances of your good
those o. Statsraad Ibsen, that in time
all will turn out we'll and that may
already count upon the acceptance OF
President Francis invitation
Russian spies still visit Norway
and from time to time came rnmors
Of their appearance in one guise Or
otter in different parts of the coun-
try. Thus, the other day Russian
lady en- arrived by boat from Faemund
to Roros She was Russian and
could not speak word Of Norwegian.
The individuals walk. manners aud
voice. however. plainly eyinced that
the party in question was not wom-
an. As soon as the individual noticed
that his appearance created an unusu-
al amount of attention she sudden
Iy disappeared taking northhound
train. .'She" carried number of
charts and goodly supply of writing
material
The following storthing's represen-
tatives have refused TO have their
names mentioned for reelection: Rev.
Christian Knudsen, Attorney II, Bau-
mann. Rev. s. Andersen, II. Malthiesen.
Dr. Ct Rorch. Mayor OF I'll. Hansen,
District Governor Meisingset. Consul
J.. G. Open. "Sorenskriver' Schirmer
and j. G. Karset. cit Is significant
that there occur so many designations
frem the legislative body, and It Is
not exaitly good omen says Nor
wegian daily.
|. Emperor William was most enthus-
iastically received during his recent
visit In Stenkiaer. When he arrived
with the ''Sleipner' from Trondhjem
there were thousands of people TO re-
ceive him. the men shouting their
| lusty hurrahs and the women waving
| their handkerchiefs When the EN-
| peror took his carriage he was COM
pletely buried with flowers During
| his brief visit in Stenkjaer the EN-
peror was the guest of Captain Mol
| lienoux.
| The well-known firm of Edward
| Tandberg & CO. of Christiania has
| filed an assignment for 100000 crowns
In this. however. is not included the
firms read estate securities, which are
said to amount to large sums.
| A swordfish of abnormal size was
caught few days ago In Fundefjor-
| den. near Christiania. The fish meas
/ ured 21a meters and weighed 100 kilo.
| 1t is the largest swordtsh ever caught
j in the Bundefjord,
i According to the Margenbladet the
Norges Bank has sold the Ranheim
| factories near Trondhjem. TO ''patron"
Oru of yermland. Sweden, for sum
of 100000 crowns
The ecclesiastical department has is
sued an order that after Jan. !. 1904.
no funeral services can be held by any
Norwegian pastor for any one who has
come to his death by means of suicide.
i Bjornson's "Kongen" will be rem
dered in Berlin In the near future.
The translation of this piece has been
done by Count Won Enghberg.
| DENMARK.