The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-03-12
NORWAY.

| NORWAY.
| Anathon Aal. PHI. D.. has been ap
pointed professor of philosophy in the
University OF Chris,iania.
Civil marriages are becoming less
common each succeeding year. In
1899 there We're 1.l53 civil marriages
in Norway: in 1905. 1876.
There is proposition before the
people of Kristiansand district or amt
to divide the same into two districts,
but it is not likely that anything of
the kind will take place-at least not
in the near future.
The district OF Vaerdal has bought
| OFT the plant OF the Eae:dal Power
company for 3.120000 crowns and will
al ply to the government for loan of
| 100000 Gowns with which to negoti-
ale the deal. If the government re-
fuses TO giant the loan the transaction
vii fa!! through
The silver medal for heroic conduct
! Was recently awarded TO Harald Haag-
e.sen for rascuing girl from, the
burning Grand tote. in kristiansund,
Nov. S, 1907. Mrs. Pauline Hagen. a
tenants wife. was also given a similar
medal for rescuing two fishermen from
drowning Dec. ). 1907.
The first lecture on law il the
easant dialect was delivered at the
University CT Christiania few weeks
aeo. when Prof Gje:svik began a
series Of lectures Oh the rights of the
pe,aris in the controversy over the
que st:on CT adopting the peasant dia-
Iect language of the country.
\ contributor to Morgcnposten says
that the celebrated national song. ia
vi elske dette l.andet." was sung for
the first time at Eidsvold on May II.
1864 1t had been sung before on a
private occasion in the fall Oh 1861 or
the spring of 1862. The writer says
that the spirit Of the words and the
music took right hold of the people at
Eidsvold and it seemed to them as if
they had known the famous song for
years.
Three pastors. Tandberg, Klaveness
and Bamhoff. are being suggested by
their admirers and friends as suitable
material for bishop of kristiansand. to
succeed the late Bishop Thorkildsen
who passed away last month and is be-
ing mourned by the entire nation. The
church department of the government
has asked the ministers of the district
OF kris1iansand to recommend one of
their number for the vacant biShopric
and the appointment will not be made
till some time in March or even later.
An acquaintance of Gunard. Knud-
sen. the new minister of state. relates
the following in Aftenposten: A poor
farmer in Gje:pen lost his only cow
4 sympathetic neighbor began to cir
cn!ate a list TO raise money for the un-
fortunate farmer so that he could re-
place the deceased animal with new
COW. This list was submitted to
Gnnard Knudsen at his estate in
Bosgestad. The future minister tore
the paper TO pieces and said: Go
into my barn. Bring one of my cows
to the man: he is too good man to
be Inundated in this fashion,"
Premier I-ovland celebrated the
Goth anniversary OF his birthday the
Sd CT February. and was the recipient
Of a shower of kilograms and letters of
congratulations. \ portrait. painted
by one of NOrway's ablest artists. paid
for by members of the government,
was hung in the Office of the minister
f.1c foreign affairs. III commemoration
of the fact that Mr.. Loveland was the
first man to fill that high position
VIXEN Norway became completely free.
As you all know. he was. next to Mich
e,sen. the leading man il the famous
Cal met Of 1908. and continued as min
:ster fer foreign affairs til! his eleva-
ton to the premiership last fall.
Tie career OF Mr.. Lovland is an in
spring one. He. was poor mans
son AMI has worked his way upward
dint OF lard work and study. He was
POOR mans son and has worked his
way upward by dint of hard work and
study. He was a selrooImaster and
has always been most industrial
student. so THAT he is envied by the
scholars for his wide range Of informa-
ton. Less brilliant and remarkable
than Nicholson. Mr.. Lovland is lust rs
deep and more neutrality-suspicious. .
/ safer counsellor