Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-10-01
NORWAY.

1t is quite certain that Landstad's
hymnal will be revised under the di-
rection Of Rev. Gustav Jensen.
In the Domaas school district there
are 400 people, and AZ of them have
passed the age of four score years
1t is believed that this is a unique
record.
The kings gold medal for services
to science was recently awarded by
the University of Christiania to Carl
A. Drouge, Carl S. Thomle and DR.. W.
l.. f. Grimsgaard
The raising of funds for the new
Vestland railway goes merriiy on. The
last district to. contribute its quota is
Buskerud which has just voted 10000
crowns, in addition to former dona-
tons.
Up to September six persons had
died from the smallpox epidemic,
which is raging in Christiania and Ul-
levaal. The public schools, which
were closed on account of the disease,
have been reopened.
Prof. P. l.. M. Sylow the venerable
mathematician, has celebrated the
flftieth anniversary of his service as
an educator. He ranks among the
greatest of contemporary mathemati-
clans, and is highly honored. He has
edited the works of Abel, the great
mathematical genius OF Norway.
The sixteenth annual conference Of
the Sailors Mission society was re-
Gently held, and the report of the pro-
ceedings just made public, shows 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. Twelve preachers and
twenty assistants are in the employ
of the society They conduct meet
ings among the 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.
Christiania, a correspondent writes:
The favorable weather has lately
been checked by rain, which in some
regions has been SO heavy as to be a
drawback to grain harvesting and to
crop prospects in general. However,
the yields are satisfactory in most
places. The fruit growers, especially
on the west coast, have had a slim
year, apples and pears being flat fail
ures.
The stream of tourists is still run
ming. A few days ago Queen Alex
andria of Great Britain and Princess
Victoria came here in the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert. The dowager
empress Of Russia and the grand duke
and Duchess Alexander Michaelowitz
arrived yesterday on board the Rus
sian royal yacht The Polar Star.
The Norwegian royal family still
lives out at Bygdoe, and as these last
visits of royal personages to all Of a
private character, their removal to the
palace is not required. King Haakon
seems to be very active and eager to
see all parts of his domain and to
learn by personal observation the con-
ditions.
Recently he made a journey over
land by the new railway to Bergen to
be present at some military maneu-
vers. While there he was the guest
of former Premier Nicholson. Since
then the king has visited Kongsberg,
with it's old silver mines and the mint.
From there he went to Telemarken
to take look at the wonderful indus
trial activity displayed in that district
in connection with the development Of
the immense water power from the
Rjukan and other falls, and the manu-
facture of saltpeter from the air"
The king also recently went to the
historic town of Fredrikshald in the
southern part Of his kingdom.
A series of sporting events, such as
rowing and swimming matches, have
taken place lately, and, although there
have been competitors from several
European countries, the Norwegians
seem able to hold their own, and in
several cases have come out victors.
At the swimming races held last Sun
day the king and queen were among
the spectators.
SWEDEN.