The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-20
NORWAY.

The memoirs of the late Minister
Richter, which were left in "A sealed
bly, made public.
A peasant named Christopher Peder
sen Selvig, and whose home was in
)arlesberg, died at the age of 81, the
father OF p children. the grandfather
Of 81, and the great grandfather OF
a.
Mr.. Enebo a schoolmaster and as
| tronomer, has been voted gift by the
government of $50 crowns I'm recogni-
ton OF his astronomical discoveries.
He has already received a splendid tel
| escope out Of the proceeds Of the so
called Nanen fund.
1t Is now twenty-five wears since the
first association Of journalists was or
gained in Norway. 1t was formed in
| Christiania in January. 1888, under the
name The Norwegian Journalists as
| ISOLATION" This organization. how
ever, soon passed away, for lack Of sup
port, but in 1892 another editorial So
ciety was formed. entitled the Con
sentative Press association" and later
the Left journalists association" and
the "Cbristiania Journalists club
were organized.
| The society for the national defense
has taken the initiative in the work of
erecting a memorial to the patriots
who fell in 1908, with the approval and
| sympathy of the government. 1t is
| planned to erect two granite monu-
ments with inscriptions. one at Tove-
rud and the other at Trangen. The
necessary funds will be raised by pub.
lie subscriptions in and about Kongs
| vinger. where, It Is believed, the peo-
pie will be stirred to much enthusiasm
over the idea. Col. Lowzow has prom
Used to deliver a series of lectures for
| the good of the cause
| The government has proposed that
| the appropriations toward the restora
ton of the celebrated Trondhjem ca
,hedral be increased 10000 crowns per
year. and that the cAy Of Trondhjem
undertake to increase the fund to the
| same extent. This increase in the an
| nual revenue of the restoration com
mittee is necessary in order TO in
| sure the completion of the work by
| 1914, as planned, and In order to keer
the " men now employed. When com
pleted, the Domkirke, as II is called
will be one of the grandest cathedrals
the world has seen. 1t is one OF the
show places of Norway building
that all the tourists must see
The promoters of the "maalsag''-
that is, the champions of the peasant
dialect-are going to erect two monu
ments to the memory OF Peer Sivle
one of the leading poets that used the
dialect as his literary vehicle. On,
monument is to be erected in Vest
| landet, the other on Ostlandet The
Vestland monument will be OF grant,
and will be erected through the effort.
of the Bergen Vestmannalag or socie
ty.
| The Ostland monument is to be
natural rock, standing on the estate o
| Hedge Vaeringsaasen on which the pc
cts name Is to be carved and unveiled
at the proper time. 1t is a natura
monument, entirely suitable for tn,
purpose.
According to the latest reports from
Christiania cabinet crisis Is proba
bility, and Premier Loveland may with
in a month or two be forced to stel
out. Important changes have occurred
in the party organization in the storth
ing. Feb. two-thirds majority O
the Left Union seeded, whereupon thu
remaining minority left the meeting
The majority then formed themselve,
into a new association under the same
name, but with the express provist
that there will be no cooperation will
other parties.
This new association number 3:
members The Socialists have II
members which, il allied with the new
association. would be sufficient to over
throw the government Such a coali
ton is not probable, but the new asso
citation hopes to gain new adherent,
and thus become strong enough alon,
TO turn the Loveland ministry out o
Office and form a new cabinet. Tb,
Official leader of the association Is NJ
Knudsen, while NJ. Berner. late chair
man of the old left union, has beer
placed on the committee.
| SWEDEN.