Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-09-30
NORWAY.

stripped and many Will die.
NORWAY.
Professor Nansen Is at present In
Aalesund with the ship Veslemoy. He
has given up his plan to visit Iceland
and Greenland.
Capt ROAD Amundsen has decided
to postpone his projected expedition
to the Arctic region until June /, 1910,
on account of delay in his prepar-
ations by the general strike In Swed-
en-.
A dispatch from Christiania says
that the first exchange of students be-
tween Norway. Denmark and Sweden
and the United States commenced a
few weeks ago when a Norwegian,
Danish and Swedish technician left
for the United States to take up
work at Carnegie Technical Schools
at Pittsburg. Penn. The Norwegian
student is Engineer Haakon Styri, OF
Christiania.
Bj0rnstjerne Bj0rnson's new play,
"Naar den nye Vim blomstrer," has
oen sold to director Otto, OF the Cen
al theatre, with rights of perform
ance outside of Christiania and Ber-
gen. A tour will be commenced at
the same time as the play opens at
Christiania and Copenhagen. The
cast will be headed by Mrs. Schibsted
Hanson and Olaf Hanson.
On account of the strike in Sweden,
prices on lumber have reached the
highest point in years. The lockout
has stopped practically all the saw
mills in Sweden. even those not en-
ploying union men have been forced
to close on account of the uncertainty
Of shipment and sales of their prod
ucts. AS result of this situation In
Sweden, the demand for lumber In
England has begun to rise. Expect
ing high raise in prices, the lumber
| men In Norway have been holding
| their lumber and very few sales have
been made recently.
/ have mentioned the fact that there
has been a marked increase In en-
igration from Norway during the pres
ent year. The following from Christi
ania throws still further light on this:
During the first six months OF the
year 1903, the number of emigrants
was 1886. Last year, during the
same period this number amounted
to only 4,S36. During June this year,
| 1907 emigrants left against 748
April. however, was the record break
ing month for this year. The number
of emigrants leaving Norway during
that month being 2.919 Norwegians.
219 Swedes and 20 of other national
tiles.
| Skeeing is no longer the most excit-
ing sport In Norway. "Kiting," as we
may call 1t, now holds that place, and
the inventor of It Is Captain ROAD
Amundsen, the great explorer. Half
a dozen of powerful kites are bound
together by means Of stout ropes or
cables, and from this cable is suspend
ed basket, in which the sportsman
takes place as the kites ascend. Up
ward, higher and still higher, soar the
kites, bearing the human passenger,
who enjoys his ride with the keenest
zest. Some of the soldiers at Horton
have assembled a thousand meters into
the sky and say that they have feel
ing of security, SO steady is the mo-
ton of the kites. They are pulled
back to earth by means OF a rope.
Captain Amundsen hit upon this meth
cd of ascension in connection with
his polar plans, and when he goes in
1 search of the North pole will ascend
in that fashion to make observations.
| A recent report from Norway says:
During the past summer the SBter
committee of the Society for Norway's
Welfare, has arranged for the exam
ination and judging of SRter prod
ucts. The object of this move is to
raise the quality Of these products
So far this new departure has met
with much success, many having en-
tered their products. In Norway there
are at present about $4,000 "s@ter"
which produce from 100000 to $1,000.
900 crowns worth of dairy products
With few exceptions, these articles
have poor reputation, especially Is
this the case with butter. The diff
ference in price between the good and
| poorer grades Of goods is also too
| small. Realizing that products of the
Setter" where good milk, pure cold
water, and also pure germ free air
are to be had in abundance, should
be better In quality tina. creamery
products, and also demand a better
| price than the latter, the committee
| has devised this means to stimulate
competition in improving the products
of the "sBter."
Madrid, Spain.--Cficial dispatches
from Melilla say that convoy has
returned there with LOG wounded ana
| 10 dead.