The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-06-05
NORWAY.

WIN" ~.
The city OF Hamar is now sixty
years old.
A home for sufferers from alcohol
ism is to be erected on the island OF
Orje by the Medical Society of Nor
way and the government has voted
an appropriation to assist the society
il the undertaking.
The statue Of Henrik W~ergeland.
presented to the ~Norwegians of Amer
lea by the people Of Norway. and de-
livered to the recipients by Bishop
Bang at Minneapolis May II, will be
erected at Fargo. n. d., and will be
formally dedicated June II. Bishop
Bang has returned to Norway.
Electricity is to be used on the
Haagenstad farm In Wage. Power Is
to be transmitted from a waterfall in
Finna, and the farm machinery will be
run by it and the house and the out
buildings lighted by it. How wonder
full such a thing would have seemed
In Norway hfty years ago!
Provst Scheldrup will oon be inau-
gurated bishop of Christiansand. The
first choice OF the pastors Of the bish-
opric was Rev. Bomhoff, but he de-
clined tho once on the grounds that
he was unfamiliar with the situation
or conditions In Christiansand. The
church department Of the government
thereupon asked Rev. Scheldrup to &C.
cept the position and he accepted.
The people of Norway will soon be
jinsling a lot Of new coins in their
pockets, for the minis are busy turn
ing out 400, 600 crowns worth Of g
crown pieces. $50, 900 crowns worth
Of 1.crown pieces, $4,000 crowns
worth of 50-oere pieces, 1000 0
crowns worth of 25-oere pieces, 100,-
besides a large quantity Of bronze
coins.
During his visit to Christiania King
Edward purchased a goodly supply of
porcelain ware from the factory at
Porsgrund, the designs being Old
Morse. His majesty said that he great
ly enjoyed his stay in Norway and
will come again next summe in his
yacht, in which he will sail along the
west coast and visit the fjords. At
Bergen he will take the train over
the new railway to the capital.
Ringsaker parish or district is to be
divided into three smaller parishes.
A year ago a committee was appoint
ed to submit plans for dividing the
parish and completed its work this
spring, recommending a division into
three parts. This recommendation
was accepted by a vote of "a to % by
the parish board. Ringsaker, Veldre
and Frottum are the names given to
the three new parishes.
At a recent meeting Of the teachers
of Tromso Bishop Bockman raised the
preston CT establishing a "~skolehjem"
school home) in that county and call
ed for expressions of opinion. Most
of TIE teachers favored the idea, but
view of the unsettled condition of
affairs in church and school at pres
ent. it was deemed best to let h
matter rest till next year. Meanwhile
it will lie discussed in the press and
otherwise.
During the first quarter OF the pres
ent year the imports amounted to 49,
000.Oo0 crowns, an increase Of almost
1000, 900 over the imports during b
same period in 1907. The people of
Norway this year needed more for
eign grain, more sugar and more par
atm, but imported less coal.
The exports from Norway the first
quarter of this year mount to 1,000,-
coo as against $500, 900
crowns the same period in 1907.
The total income from the national
railways during February, 1908, was
], 272.907 crowns, as against 1,094,935
crowns in February. 1907. The total
income from April /, 1907, to March l,
1903, was Is, 463, 1877 crowns, as against
14,44S,469 crowns during the same
period the year before. Each of the
lines show an increase Of business, ex-
cept the Ofoten line, which shows a
slight decrease. This showing is very
encouraging, considering the poor
crops OF last year.
SWEDEN.