Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-10-19
Bjornstjerne Bjornson; Henrik Ibsen,

Bjornstjerne Bjornson: Henrik Ibsen,
the courageous, the critically genial
scrutinizer of humanity; the original
Knut Hamsun. with his bewitchingly
sweet poetry; Gunmar Heiberg, with
his mysterious situations: the honest
Jonas Lie and the pschycologically
keen Amalie Skram. Then Thomas
/ II. Krag, J. Boyer, the plucky and
natiOnalistic Arne Garborg and others.
! Wonderful. this little nation of tie
north. this mountain land of cliffs
and winterstorms. But still led us
/ hope that in spite of her new position
with her kindred neighbor she viii
never forget the words of our own
( Schiller; 'Wir sind elm enizig folk
4 Won brudern' eve are a single people
Of brothers..
A Swedish JOURNALIST in Paris sent
report to the "Figaro' Paris not
long ago TO the effect that Fritz TAau-
low. the artist, had closed his at,iitr
in the French capital to go home 70
Norway end help fight the SweEes.
But, as Mr.. 1haulow is pre-eminel tiy
an artist, neither his Norwegian or
Swedish friends Alieye that even ia
the event of war,~the eminent artist
would have preferred the brush m
stead of the sword. \ Swedish paner
says in comment of the amusing
rumor: 'With Fritz Thaulow on one
side and Anders Zorn on the otlar
there would indeed have been some
terrible fighting" Mr. Zorn, tie
Swedish artist. and Thaulow are tie
most intimate friends.
In recent interview Premier
Nicholson states positively that in his
capacity as chief of state he has not
communicated with the Danish royal |
house regarding the throne of Norway. |
1t Is also stated OH good authority |
that the Norwegian government will |
not again approach King Oscar regard |
ing the selection Of one Of his sons for |
the Norwegian crown.
The Norw egian storthing has ratified /
the Karlstad treaty. There were only |
sixteen dissenting votes. Premier
Nicholson closed the special session
Oct. 10, which was called to consider
the draft of the treaty of Karlstad,
which was subsequently adopted hy
tine Norwegian parliament. The reg
ular session Of the storthing was
opened Oct II.
Stavanger's new custom house has
now been completed. 1t is an imposing
structure aud is the most substantial
In the city, if not within the
'ntire couutry. 1t has frontage Of
70 meters and is built of granite. The
work was done by +.
of Bergen.
Gustav Tffomassen has been en-
aged as directing manager Of the
National theater in Cfristiania. Mr.
rh0massen has for namber of years
'een connected with the Bergen thea
err.
The first passenger train from fer>
EN- TO Vatnehalsen arrived at the hat
err place Sunday, Sept. 10. There ,
rere about 1870 passengers. nearly all
lembers Of the Bergen Tourist club.
JolIan Syendsen, the eminent COM
oser. celebrated his Goth birthday
lst month He is in the best of health
nd viii spend the season In Christi I
mia and Copenhagen. ,
Engineer Tanger has resigned from I
is position of leader of the British s
.orwegian Spitzbergen expedition and ]
i'll be succeeded by his assistant, En- I
ineer +. Hovde. I
The mackereI fishing in Sondmore 9
as dnriag the past season netted the !
sherinen 100000 crowns. Last sea- 8
OH the fisheries brought about 100000 !
rowns. I
A.. G.. Peterson, Of Christiania, has I
onated 1900 crowns to the Orkeroa 7
rphan asylum and 1000 crowns to I
le Norwegian Book Publishers fund.
More than 1900 souvenir postal !
ards Were send by tourists from q
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