Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-09
In the Scandinavian North
Cleanin8s Of Important News Of Norway, Sweden
and Denmark, with Occasional Comments.
BY MARTlN W. opLANe
BY MARrlN W. opLANr
NORWAY.

The copper mines ct Tlnsjo have
been in operation two months and
the results are gratifying. Recently
q large shipment Of ore was sent to
Hamburg.
The finding Of relics Of antiquity
In Norway, some dating back to the
stone age. Scarcely week passes,
but what laborers, In excavating for
new buildings or while digging ditch
es. discover buried utensils and tools
or human bones.
Christiania. inventor here nam
ed Gross claims to have constructed
an electric storage battery which
solves the problem that has 30 long
occupied the attention Of Thomas A.
Edison. Experts consider CROSS in
vention Of high Importance.
Christiania. Princess Victoria Is to
be the guest of King Haakon and
Queen Maude when Queen Alexandra
has gone to Denmark after her visit
In Norway. Queen Alexandra and
Ger daughter Princess Victoria will
not return to London until October.
Bergen.--While digging the base
ment for the new building ut the
German wharf the workmen have
found ruins of old buildings. Among
other things brass candlestick has
been found. Also Z millstone. earthen
dishes, tin dishes, making In all be-
tween so and so different articles.
Trondhjem.-The sending Of fresh
lsh from here to Germany has been
started again. twenty-five carloads Of
fish were shipped last week. The rep
resentatives OF the German firms buy
all the fish that can be gotten but at
this time Of the year there Is . scar
ity of fish. The prospects are bright.
however.
The foremost growers Of strawber-
ries in southern Norway are #. O..
Anderson and L. p. Nielsen. who have
. field Of 30 roods devoted to the
propagation Of the luscious fruit.
They sell between 400 and 500 kilos
In Christiania every day and employ
from 80 to 40 berry pickers during
the season.
Christiania.- the last meeting Of
the horticultural society 1t Was de-
cided to negotiate with the society In
Bergen about having a gardening ex-
hibition in Bergen next year. A COM
mittee was appointed to decide on 4
place for the exhibition. Hr. Novik
will take trip this summer to the
different stations In Nordfjord. Roms'
dalen. and Nordland to inspect the
work, and work for the furtherance Of
horticulture.
The city of Kragero has decided to
build an electric lighting and power
plant at cost of 100000 crowns.
Water power will, of course, be util.
lied. It is quite remarkable what
progress Norway is making In the de-
yelopment OF her waterpower resourc.
es, and electricity is coming into
more general use in that country than
in most countries. Quite number OF
farmers are using electrical power for
churning. feed grinding and for other
purposes.
The people of Norway have discov.
cred another lovable trait In their
king, and he has become more pop
ular than ever. although they do not
claim for him greatness or brillancy
MS statesman. On his tours among
his subjects 1t has been observed
that he takes most kindly interest
In old people, showing them various
courtesies as well a. kindness. On
his recent trip to Valders and Jotun-
heimen, he went two kilometers out
OF his way to shake hands with DR..
Printz. aged 90 years. who, 1t was re-
ported to his majesty, was sitting out
side his house In the hope Of catching
. glimpse of the royal party. When
he arrives in city and is met by
his subjects, he ID -surs to greet with
marked cordially all persons of 70
or 80 winters. inquiring A. to their
health and comfort. This fine trait
Is Justly appreciated by the people.
A sad story Of Morse seamen is
told In the following dispatch: Vic
toria, B. CA tragic story of the
wreck of the Norwegian bark Erral,
which struck Middleton reef June Is,
was brought to port yesterday by
the steamer Makura from Australia.
Only five of the ~ men aboard the
Erral were alive when the wreck was
discovered by the steamer Tafu.
These were taken aboard the Tafu
nearly dead from thirst and starva-
tion. Captain Anderson and the sec
ond mate were drowned while building
a raft. Aaderson's wife and children
saw him disappear. and finally, after
others had succombed and the re-
mainder were weak from starvation,
the captains wife drowned her four
children under the impression that
the Ave survivors were planning q
resort to cannibalism. She followed
her children into tho waves.
BjornstjsrAs Bjornson has spent
considerable time out OF doors In the
sun OF late. being wheeled about IN