The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-04-16
NORWAY.

p. A. B. Opsion. of Ibbestad. has
teen awarded the silver medal for
good citizenship. la recognition OF
his long faithful service as a lens
mand."
Complete statistics show that only
$500 persons emigrated from Norway
in 1908. while In 1907 the number was
22.135. About half OF those who left
last year sailed from Christiania.
DIR. Johan Nicolayson has been APP
pointed professor OF chirurgy In the
University of Christiania. He is
son of former Prof. Julius Finlayson.
and Is forty.nine years of age. He is
q specialist OF high rank.
The authorities OF vestre Gausdal
West Gausdan have bought the For
seth estate and will convert Il into
n home for the aged. The estate en-
braces about 1.4O0 roods (MaaD OF
rich land, most OF which Is covered
with timber.
A new experiment station for for.
estry has been established at Ovre
Solberg under the direction of Thy.
Kjaer. the forester. Various methods
OF cultivating timber will be taken
up In the Eope OF saving expense
and labor In reforestation.
The city OF Stavanger Is having a
healthy little building boom. Forty
houses are In process Of construction.
and large number Of other buildings
will be started soon. The Stavanger
Sardine Co. Is increasing It's plant by
erecting two-story factory. The
growth Of the Stavanger has been
about ~ brisk as that OF any city In
Norway the past few years.
Gustav Jensen. chairman OF the
Hymnal committee-the committee
preparing a new national hymn book
has declared In favor of adopting a
number OF popular Norwegian melo.
dies for use i'm the churches. He BE-.
lieves that many of these melodies
are entirely appropriatc-"Den Store
hvide Flok." for instnnce--and be-
lieves that much good would result
from their adoption. as they appeal
TO the hearts OF the churchgoers and
are sung with delight.
Holiandsyandet (the Highland lake,
OF Jaederen was recently drained. and
In the bottom number OF interest.
ing remains have been found one of
them being the antlers and a portion
OF the skull. OF an elk that lived dur.
ing prehistoric times. The length Of
the antlers IL eighty centimeters. but
u must have been about ten cent?.
meters longer before part dccayed.
What makes the Hntlers especially
n markable Is the thickness OF the
main horn or stem. which has ,twice
the diameter found on elks today.
This interesting find has been placed
In the Stavanger museum.
The new soldiers home mt Vaernes.
moen will be ready In May. before
the annual military drill begins. This
home Is being erected by the Trondh-
jem branch OF the Young Peoples
Christian Association OF Norway.
Similar homes will soon be erected
for the district OF Osterdalen at Ter
nigmoen and for Vestagder at Chris.
tiansand. The Sogn branch OF the
Young Peoples Christian association
has collected LOO crowns toward a
home 1t Bomoen. near yoss, and n
number Of other homes are under con-
sideration. These institutions will
serve q useful purpose. tending 10
keep the young soldiers Of Norway
contented and 10 inspire them with
higher ideals.
A new telephone line Is to be built
across the romantic and picturesque
Jotunheimen-the Jotunheimen i'm.
mortalixed by Aasmund Olafson Vinje.
II IL to start from Skogstad: will
pass through Frames and along Tyin
to Tyinholmen and Eidsbugaren. AT
this point tho line will be divided.
one arm passing over the mountain
TO Gjendeboden and the other along
Bygdin to Fagerstrand. when II will
continue across valdresfyen to Glen.
desheim. Under this arrangement Il
will be possible for most Of the PEG
pie Of Jotunheimen to obtain tele.
phonic connections with the outside
world. Who would have dreamed Of
such miracle nifty years ago?