Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-22
1,4O1,35 tons was iron ore, shipped by
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NORWAY.
Christiania.

The sixteenth annual conference OF
the Sailors Mission society was re-
Gently held, and the report OF the pro-
ceedlngs, just made public, show that
the society has been gaining rapidly
In strength. The income for the year
ending with the conference was about
$4,000 crowns and the disbursements
were $4,000 crowns. Twelve preach
ers and twenty assistants are In the
employ Of the society. They conduct
meetings among seamen, the total at
tendance at the meetings held the past
year being estimated at 10000. The
society Is certainly doing great and
noble work In all directions.
Professor Sylow, the great mathema-
tician and educator, who has edited the
works of Abel, the mathematical genius
Of Norway, celebrated his fiftieth an
niversary as professor OF mathema-
tics the other day. He ranks among
the greatest of contemporary mathe-
maticians and is highly honored, both
at home and abroad. The venerable
educator is still very active and can
still lecture at the Christiania uni
versity once In while.
A constitution has been drafted for
the independent theological seminary
end the Free Church of Norway. 1t
is proposed to give such n great power
TO the church council" the highest au-
thority, that some OF the ministers
threaten to withdraw from the new
organization In case the constitution Is
adopted In Its present form.
Shakespere's "Othello' will be rem,
dered at the National theater in the
near future with Eide, Stormoen and
Doris Johannesen In the leading roles.
After "Othello" will follow Ole Olson's
"Laila" and Greig- Bjornson's "0lav
Tryggvasson." erasmus Montanus,"
and during the holidays la Belle
Marselllalse."
The raising of funds for the new
vestland railway is progressing nice
~ and large sums have already been
secured by means OF subscription. The
last district to contribute its quota Is
Buskerud, which has just voted 10000
crowns, In addition to former donae
lions.
During the month Of August there
were 456 persons who emigrated from
Christiania to other countries. Last
year during the same period there
were 945 persons who went to foreign
lands. Judging from this 1t would
seem that there IL slight check on
Norwegian emigration.
Because there have been frequent
complaints regarding the telephone
service, Director Iversen called In
about $50 telephone girls into the big
room where the board OF directors
meet and gave them curtain lecture
which they will not soon forget.
"Sigurd Jorsalfar" was rendered for
the seventy-thrd time at the National
theater In Christiania on Bjornson's
golden wedding day. There was an
unusually large audience and the pro-
ceeds OF the performance will be given
to the city's poor.
Dispatches state that the Christiania
steamer mira" has been sunk while
making the journey between Shanghai
and Japan. Captain Erickse was COM
mander Of the vessel and 1t Is be-
Iieved that he and HIS entire crew
were lost.
The berry crop was this year I'M
usually rich In Lillehammar and vi
cinity. Hundreds OF persons found en-
ployment picking berries, which were
packed and shipped In large consgn-
ments to England and America.
The Scandal informs us that neither
the Norwegian minister nor the con-
sui general in London are using tele-
phones. Perhaps It Is to their best
interest not to use any telephones
whatsoever.
King Haakon and party Of friends
went up into the mountain country
the other day to hunt "ryper." They
were very successful and bagged not
less than 300 OF them.