Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-12-27

istry and had been succeeded by Abra.
ham Rerge and Sven Aarestad. While
81 is stated that the designations were
entirely voluntary. the opposition and
some OF the conservative press of Nor
way incline to the view that the two
councillors were sacrificed In order to
appease the big leftist majority In the
storthing, which demanded that the
government adort Its program or
platform. Even President Berner, one
OF the staunchest supporters OF the
government in his pre-<ection
speeches, saw At 10 amend his resolu-
ton sustaining the government so as
to meet the views Of the l~efv!sts. The
two changes leave only Councillors
Iemkuhl and OLSON as the representa-
tives OF the conservative and moder-
ate elements in the government. II
has been intlmated that both will he
compelled to retire In favor OF vowed
l~ertists before many month have
passed. but at present there is no
ground for such a surmise. The two
men who have retired from the gov
eminent were members OF the cOali-
ton ministry Nrmed in March, 1907.
which steered Norway through a par
ticularly delicate crisis. Both are men
OF acknowledged ability. They will
both be taken rare OF and Hagerup-
Ruil has already been appointed as
SCISSOR In the supreme court.
G. Hauge. minister from Norway,
aaIIa.I % tIo urbI.. IIa..o ~. 40 .rl
Informed President Roosevelt that the
Norwegian s%torthing had conferred on
him the Nobel peace prize. A mes
sage 10 the same effect came from
Mr.. Lovland. chairman Of the Nobel
committee. who conveyed to the presi.
dent hearty good wishes and an ex-
preston OF high esteem. United
States Minister PIERCE, at C~hristiania,
had been told Of the action Of the COM
mittee on Dec. | and In advising the
president preferred his profound con
CALCULATIONS ION the well merfted
recognition Of your great and wise in
ternational policy" He asked that,
in compliance with the request made
by the Norwegian minister Of foreign
affairs and IL agreeable to the presi-
dent he be delegated to receive the
diplomat medal and prize. The
amount Of money represented In the
prize Is 13s,5S6 crowns, or $37.127.G5.
The founder Of the Methodist church
In Norway was Rev. o. P. Petersen
He was converted In America In 1I48.
he returned TO his home country and
In 1853 began to preach. Three years
later Rev. C. Willerup was sent to
Norway to be the head Of the work be-
gun there. The work has steadily
continued. In September the 50th an
niversary of the founding was cele-
brnted in Norway. There are now
forty-five congregations, having a
membership Of 1922 members. There
are fifty-six Sunday schools, with
a31S pupils. instructed by 635 teach
ers. The church property has a value
Of 963.200 own The Indebtedness
on the property is 273,363 crowns.
Edward Grieg. the eminent com.
poser. who received a gift Of 22,OO0
crowns on his Goth birthday, has now
In turn donated this sum to the city
Of Bergen, where said amount shall
constitute a music fund. There is
40 doubt but what Bergen--the home
Of the now famous Greg-will respond
generously to this fund. Mr.. Gieg
will spend the winter In Norway and
England. Many efforts have been
made to induce the composer to come
to America, but thus far such efforts
have been frutt,ess.
1t will not do for military officers
to address each other as "du" CThou)
any more. The war Department has
issued ar order to the effect that this
style Of addressing the men In the
ranks must be eliminated entirely. The
order has been met With much salts
faction by the soldiers, who will now
the pleasure Of being addressed
by name by their superfors.
Storthings Representative Egede
Nissen has beer summoned to give an
account OF himself before the car Of
all the Russias because he published
the so-called "Oprssskriftene," the
contents Of which are alleged to have
been of a revolutionary character. Mr..
has engaged Lieutenant Punter-
void rs his attorney and intends to
fight his case to a nnish.
Admirals Spare and Barreson have
Of late been engaged In . wranre
which has melted a. q the daily
newspapers In Christiania 20 question
whether 1t wouldn't be a good idea to
have only M admiral instead Of two.
The suggestion has brought about
some pertinent comment by the Christi
ania and Trondhjem papers.
According to Copenhagen papers
Rjornstjerne Bpornson's latest novel,
MARY" Melted him 25.000 crowns.