Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
stockholm Real Estate company FOR
I, 100000 crowns, which Is the largest
real estate deal on record in Sweden.
NORWAY.
Christiania.

An exchange says: 1.-The newspapers
have published a remarkable inter-
view with the wife of Bjornsuerne
Biornson. She states that during |
the early part of their married life her
husband was so prosecuted that even
the children were annoyed. She copied
all his novels after he had finished
them. The family have been hard up
financially almost all the time, but
they never got into trouble on that
score because they never went Into
debt. Their home was always overrun
with guests, and their hospitality has
kept them poor. They are both strong
and healthy for their age, and Mrs.
Bjornson explains this as due to the
fact that they could not afford either
to eat or drink too much"
The English have certainly secured
q strong foothold in Norway so far as
mining investments are concerned.
Upon investigation, 1t Is discovered
that more English capital has been In
vested In Norwegian mines than In any
other country, save Spain. During the
past thirty years, not less than seventy
two English stock companies have
been organized to conduct mining ope-
rations in Norway, and their aggre-
gate capital is about 140,666,OOO
crowns. The largest and most power
full of these companies and the largest
In Norway, for that matter, is the Dun
derland Iron Ore Co, which has a capt.
tai of 100000 crowns.
The potato industry is going t.
suffer owing 10 the results OF the
high tax placed on liquor In Norway
at present. Since the storthing impos-
ed this tax there has been a decided
falling off in the demand for potatoes
Thousands of acres of land planted
to potatoes were intended for the
distilleries, and as these have been
compelled to shut down because OF
Of the heavy excise laws there Is ne
market for potatoes whatsoever In al
upland regions they will suffer bis
| losses, as they do not know what to de-
| with the potatoes which they canno
even give away at present.
The Grieg memorial concert wa
held In Christiania about two weeks
ago and was distinct success from
a musical point OF view. All Of tn
capable leading musicians partook II
the programme, which was an elabor
ate one. The concert was also sue
cess from a financial standpoint. Th
proceeds will go to Griegs widow.
The students at the university a
very much wrought up against Minis
ter Of War Lowzow because he ha
suggested that the government intro
duce compulsory military training q
the university. The students are III
uuivocably opposed to 1t and are e.
erting all thier efforts to prevent 1t
, possible.
Peter N. Grahm Is endeavoring
organize trawl fishing compan
with a capital Of 100000 crowns. Nj
| Grahm has already succeeded I'm rai'
ing 100000 crowns of the necessar
capital. The company will have II
headquarters In Christiania.
During their recent visit to Chris
tiania Queen Alexandra and Princes
. Victoria enjoyed long horseback ride
in the outskirts OF the city. Their ca
aler in every instance was DR.. Frltjc
: Nansen.
"Kristiansands Tidende" celebrate
it's twenty-ffth anniversary Oct
During these years the paper has ha
very successful career and is tn
J most influential journal In that Sc,
ton Of the country.
The so-called "fat herring cate
was this season an extra heavy ON,
J Fishing was especially good In Moro
land, where not less than 10000 bal
rels OF herring were secured.
Henrik Lund has just completed
new portrait In oil of ex-Premie
Michaelsen.
The Gjovik needle factory was d.
stroyed by fire the other night, entail
ing a loss of over 100000 crowns.