Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-06-18
NORWAY.

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The royal family will go to Trondh.
jem June so and remain two weeks
Mrs. Olea Bull Vaughan, the daugh-
ter of Ole Bull, who at present resides
in America, has made number of
gifts to theatrical societies in Bergen,
her distingui she'd fathers home city.
Prof. Renault of Paris, who was
awarded the Nobel peace prize by the
Norwegian storthing, was granted an
honorary degree of D. C. L. by the
University Of Christiania on his re-
cent visit to the capital.
H. Odegaarden, the well known
bear hunter of Kildebygden, celebrat-
ed the eightieth anniversary OF his
birthday He is able to take his hunt
ing tours, despite his advanced age,
but is obliged to wear glasses.
Hans Svenson Thomle of Nordre-
land, who died recently, bequeathed
10000 crowns of his estate to the par
ish for the establishment Of school
in which young farmers may learn to
do carpenter work, blacismithing and
other practical work necessary on the
farm.
In communities where large factories
have been established, the rate of tax
alton has been greatly reduced. In
Vardal the rate is now only little
more than one-half of what it was be.
fore the establishment o. the large
cellulose factory, which pays one-half
of the taxes of the community.
In 1906 Norway had one postoffice
for every 7S4 inhabitants, being better
supplied with such offices in proper
ton to her population than any other
European country. Switzerland rank.
ed next in this respect, having one
postoffice for every 875 Inhabitants
Sweden had one Office to every 1880
Inhabitants, and Denmark one to ev.
cry 1857.
Ludwig Meyer, a prominent attor:
ney, Is authority for the statement
that $4,000 Norwegians have emf
grated from their native land during
the last thirty-six years, and he says
that this is due to the fact that Nor.
way has been unable to provide EN-.
ployment for her sons and daughters
He says that but for this loss of peo
pie Norway would now have a popu
terprise had been shown in the estab
lishment of new industries Norway
would not have suffered such heavy
loss. Thirty years ago the industries
of Norway supported only about TO-.
900; now they support over 100000,
and if the present industrial progress
Of the country continues there will
soon be such demand for labor that
Norwegians will have no excuse for
emigrating to other lands.
The authorities of Gunedrson in
the president of the storthing, com.
planning that foreign trawlers are do,
ing serious damage to the line fishing
along the coast of Finmarken, and
that they are carrying on their opera.
tons inside the territorial limit The
complainants therefore request the
government to find means to prevent
further mischief OH the part Of these
foreign trawlers, suggesting that a
government cutter be sent to patrol
the coast of Finmarken. The depart
ment OF commerce has begun an in
vestigatlon of these complaints and
will act as requested if the facts sc
warrant.
The compulsory school for neglected
boys" known as ''Toftes Gave, May
%, the fire being the result of con,
spiracy among the pupils of the insti-
tuition. Last winter former teacher
in one of the compulsory schools OF
Norway, Bjorn EVE, wrote book en-
titled Under the Law" in which he
drew graphic description of the con
ditions existing in those schools, with
view to righting certain practices
which the author regards as abuses.
The book attracted widespread atten.
ton and caused an investigation by
the government. News OF this reach
ed the ears of the boys at the school
Totes Cave and they banded them.
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