Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-05-28
NORWAY.
Christiania.

Norway fras finally woke up to the
fact that IL rays to preserve her for
est and the government has now taken
hold of forest preservation in earn.
est. For number OF years the de
struction of the country's forests was
going on much the same as in Amer
lea, but that time Is Mt an end now.
The total area of timber in Norway
is very large and covers about 81 per
cent of the entire area of the country.
The estimated value Of the timber is
456,0O0.0O0 crowns. The first attempt
to investigate the condition OF the
forests of Norway was made by the
government in 1874. A royal commits
sion was then gathering statistics on
the amount of timber cut down each
year and reported that it was SO per
cent greater than the annual growth.
On account of the work now being
done it is reasonable to suppose that
the woods grow instead OF diminish,
as the cutting has been checked ana
large areas have been reforested.
Among those who recently have
been awarded the st. Olaf's order in
the United States are Lauritz Larsen,
for more than a quarter Of a century
the head of Luther College Of DEBORAH,
Iowa, and president of church paper
published at that place; Rev. L. III.
Dahl, OF Minneapolis, president OF the
United Norwegian church of America
and Professor Emeritus Sven Ofte-
dahl, of the Augsburg Seminary In
Minneapolis. The decorations were
presented by Bishop Christian Bang
during the recent May 18th celebration
In Minneapolis, Mimi, at which time
q monument was also dedicated In
honor OF the Norwegian poet and
patriot, Wergeland.
A Christiana telegram states that
the crimes committed by Mrs. Bella
Guinness in La Porte. Ind, has caused
a great sensation in Norway. 1t Is be-
Tieved that one Of her victims must
have been Olaf Jensen, % years old.
who emigrated from Norway to Amer
lea about two years ago, and who was
induced to emigrate because OF mat
rimonial advertisement published by
Mrs. Guinness In a Norwegian-Ameri-
can newspaper. II Is believed that he
went direct to LaPorte, Ind. At any
rate since his departure from Norway
to America no one has heard word
from him in Christiania, where he
made his home.
Great arrangements are under
way at present in the capital for the
proper observance of the one hundreth
birthday anniversary of Henrik Berge-
land, which takes place June 18th.
The big fest will be given under the
auspices Of the Christiana Students
Union. great musical program has
been arranged and BjornstJerne Born
son has been invited to deliver the
principal address. Thousands Of peo
pie are expected to be present In the
city on this occasion and special
trains will be run from many inland
and coast towns
The successor to DR.. Nansen has
now been appointed. The choice fell
on Johannes Irgens, who served as
charge d'affairs ad interim at the lega-
ton Of Norway in London during the
time that hansen has been absent.
Irgens' appointment as minister at
London Is said to suit the government
very much and 1t Is generally believed
In Norway that he will fill the bill.
Mr.. Irgens was born in 1869 and ~
lawyer by profession. He has been
in the foreign service during the past
fifteen years or more.
Ex-premier Nicholson has gone to
Nauheim, Germany, where he vii!
take series Of baths I'm order that
he may improve his health, which Is
reported to be In very poor condition.
Scandinavian fisherman will hold a
conference this summer In connection
with the fishing expedition at Trondh-
jem. 1t is believed that not less than
400 fisherman will attend.