Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-11-10
NORWAY.
Christiania.


Says the "Scandia" (ChicagoI: TIE
Norwegian author ThoraIv hiavenesS'
who about two years ago paid a NlSt,
to America, remaining here a leN
months, has written a Look EMIT; q
The Norwegian America In his IL
PRODUCTION he states that N~orwesians.
know very little about their countrJ
men i'm America and America in gen
eral." Judging from general comments
in the Norwegian press Of America MI.
Klayeness has been read with "A great
deal of interest, but in many instances
1t seems hat the author has failed to
grasp the situation among his Amer
can cousins" For instance the author
repeats in several places that Amel1-
can society in New York has stable
odor'' and that the Americans as n
rule are always ''yawning" in public
places, and to be in New York on an
election day was to the author worse
than a visit to "hades." The author
has. however, succeeded in depicting
life in the Norwegian colonies in the
northwest quiet interestingly, but has
RTOSSly IulSItp ItStHlOu liz "a VI ~
Norwegian American farmer, when he
says that many is the time when a
Norwegian farmer has been held up
and robbed Of all his belongings when
starting out from town to join his
family on Christmas eve" At any
rate Mr.. Klaveness' book has been
severely criticised, and that deservedly
SO.
The storthing was formally opened
Oct. u. Statsminister Hagerup read
the so-called frontal, which contained
the following introduction: by rea-
sol of the Russo-Japanese war the
powers have declared their neutrality
and in this connection plainly stated
their positions in regard to the warning
nations. Norway has followed Den.
marks example in this respect. Ar
bitration contracts have been closed
with France and England and negott-
ations with the other countries are in
progress. The negotiations with Swe-
den fer a readjustment of thec consular
system continues and the results or
these negotiations will soon be placed
before the storthing. Owing to in
dustrial reverses ii is recommended
that the statebudget for the ensuing
year be established on as economical
a basis as possible" Thorne was re-
elected president Of the storthing with
~sixty-seven votes, and Berner was
chosen vice president, receiving Jog
votes. yinje was chosen president IN
the lagtinget and Cusmand Bohm vice
president.
Rev. Jacob A. Ottesen, the Oldest
observation-disclosures minister in the
United States, died at his home in
DEBORAH, Ia, Oct. 81. He was born ia
Norway, June 1, 1925, and was the sol,
of a Lutheran minister. He gradu-
ated from the theological department
I'm Christiania university In 1S49 and
as early as 1852 emigrated to America,
locating first at Manitowoc, Wis.
where he organized the first Nor,
wegianeLutheran church in Wisconsin,
In 1877 he became a professor OF
theology at Luther seminary I'm Madi'
son, Wis. In 1891 he retired and 10,
Gated at DEBORAH, la. In 1891 King Os-
car awarded him the st. 0lof's order
for eminent services. Rev. Ottesen
was me OF the most popular and well
known Norwegian ministers In the
United States and recognized as a man
Of great education and force of char.
acter.
The storthing will not issue any so
called Journalists stipends' in the
future. 1t is but natural that the
Journalists are up In arms"
Arne Semb. the popular Christiania
singer. has been engaged by a German
opera company in Berlin and will re
ceive a handsome salary.