Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-10
IN The SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
CZenn;nqs of Important NelDs of Norway, Slueden
and Denmark, .Dith Occasional Comments.
BY
NORWAY.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.

NORWAY.
The Duke of Orleans will go on an
elk hunt on Vestfeldet Cthe west
mountain) this fall.
Over 1000 crowns were realized
from single strawberry patch IN
Drobak last summer.
The authorities of Lardal and
Holme have voted large donations to-
ward the building of railways.
Mrs. Serine Jeremiassen, widow,
has bequeathed a legacy of 10000
crowns to the poor and sick children
of Porsgrund
An elderly man, who wishes to re-
main unknown, has contributed $4,000
crowns to the treasury of the China
mission society. ~
A Christiania couple has II children,
II boys and girls. They are doubt
less sorry that Theodore Roosevelt is
not king Of Norway.
While the crops were not good this
year, on account of the cold, wet
weather, the forests of Norway have
grown faster than ever.
The report Of the Christiania labor
office for 1906 has been made public,
and it shows that during the year 49,
904 positions were filed, 1902 in the
city.
The city of Christiansund will pre-
sent as a gift to the royal couple a
large painting of a landscape in Sond-
more, to be made by Amaldud Mel
sen, who has spent considerable time
in that district making sketches.
Mr.. Grimes, an agricultural engi,
neer, has completed remarkable re.
lief map of Jaederen, the result OF
twenty years work. The map gives
all the physical characteristics of the
country, and will be of great value.
Eidsbugaren, the famous country
estate of Aasmund Olafson Vinje, the
poet, which he purchased with the $40
he borrowed from Consul Heftye, has
been sold for 10000 crowns. The new
owners expect to make use of the
place as a tourists resort in the win.
ter, intending to stock it with rein
deers which they will use in pulling
sleighs loaded with sightseers over
the mountains of Jotunheim.
A Danish horse dealer was enter
tanned at lunch by King Haakon and
Queen Maude at their summer home
and the unfortunate man had rather
embarrassing mishap He had never
been in such polite society, so when
he was handed a salt cellar, he mis-.
took it for a glass and thought it was
in order for him to dring a toast to
the royal pair. In getting up, his coat
got caught ID the table cloth and the
dishes were dashed upon the floor
with a dreadful clatter. But however
embarrassing all this was to Hansen
it was still more so to the royal
couple.
Col. Morten H. Magnus, well
known Norwegian officer, enjoying
great popularity, was recently sent
to America by Premier Nicholson te
use all honorable efforts to persuade
Norwegian immigrants to return tc
their fatherland and help build it up
This action of Premier Nicholson
shows how keenly is felt the annual
loss of thousands of Norway's most
energetic sons. On his arribal in Chi
cago, Col. Magnus submitted to an IN
terview in which he said:
"My mission in the United States is
to sound Norwegians as to their de
sire to return to Norway. l know thai
most Norwegians are happy in theil
adopted country and will never return
no matter what inducement their faith
erland may be able to offer them. Blu
who would return if assured of equal.
good economic and social condition:
| in the land of their birth. 1t is tt
this class Of people that my appea
mainly will be made"
It is quite certain, however, tina
Col. Magnus' mission will prove fail
ure, as the Norwegian immigrants il
America are almost without exception
prosperous and contented with thei,
lot. Those who would accept the offe
to return are the less fortunate ones
/ who have not shown much energy O
enterprise, and such would be Of littl'
help to Norway.
SWEDEN.
! A new bank, the Swedish Peasants
bank, is to be established at Malmo
| with a capital stock Of 10000 90,