The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-03-18
in THE SCANDINAVIAN NORTH
Gteanngs Of Important NesOs Of Norway, S.vedsn
and Denmark, .vth Occasional Comments.
By MARTIN w. opLANp.
By MARTIN w. ODLAND.
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
The 250th anniversary of the gallant
s:efense of Frederickshald, in the war
with Sweden. was celebrated by the
students of the military academy of
that city Feb. 4.
There is now the goodly sum of 214.-
600 crowns in the Christian Nicholson
fund. started in honor of the former
premier. OF this $4,000 crowns were
raised in Christiauia and vicinity.
4 dangerous epidemic of scarlet fe-
yer and typhoid has broken ont at
Skudnaeshavn. 1t is believed that it
originated at dairy farm in the vi
entity, from which it spread by means
of the milk delivered to the people.
The Bank of Norway lowered it's
rate of discount to Az per cent recent
ly. Tie Bank of Denmark took a
similar step recently, as was recorded
in these columns, which indicates
that the financial outlook in the two
countries is improving.
A dispatch from Victoria, B. c., says
that advices have been received that
whaling company is being organized
In Norway to send two floating whal-
ing stations conveying fleet of small
whaling steamers to the Antarctic to
hunt eff the Falkland islands, South
Shetlandsand South Georgia this sum.
mer.
The big canning factories of Sta
vanger, which have always imported
their meat from Denmark, have de-
cided to try the experiment of ship
ping meat from the interior of Nor
way. by way of Christiania. The ques-
ton to be determined is whether the
meat will reach it's destination in fit
condition for canning.
AS predicted some weeks ago, the
committee having in charge the rails
ing of funds for a memorial gift
c"Mindegave") to Norway in 1914 has
seen the necessity of reopening the
question as to what shall be the form
of this gift. 1t was decided to make
it a great sanatorium for the care of
consumptives, but this idea has met
with stout opposition both in this
country and in Norway, and the COM
mittee realizes that a change must
be made. A meeting of the committee
was held at Minneapolis last week, at
which it was decided to call a .conven-
ton next June. That convention is to
be attended by representatives of all
the Norwegian settlements in the
country and also by representatives of
Norwegian societies, colleges and
newspapers. 1t is hoped that the at
tendance will be large and representa-
tive, SO that it will be possible to as.
certain the wishes of the Norwegian
American people in the matter. DR..
H. G. Stub, chairman of the commit
tee. was authorized to fix the date for
the convention, which will meet in
the Twin Cities.
The controversy over the "Maalsag"
= NOR ebitter than ever in Norway at
the presen thine, according to reports
from Christiania. The fight now cen.
tiers about tn etheater, aud the out
come will probably be a new play
house at the capital. built by the
"Maalstraevero" in opposition to the
National theater, which is under the
control of the champions of the Rigs
maal." This last language war came
about in this manner: Three years
ago drama, entitled "Fossegrimen,"
written in the dialect language, was
acted at the National theater, but
proved unpopular. This winter anoth-
err dialect play. entitled "Bjornfjoll,"
written by the Bergen schoolmaster.
Hoprestad. was offered to the man.
agement and rejected unless trans
lated into the "Rigsmaal." This the
author absolutely refused to sanction,
and the war began. The play had
been presented at the Bergen theater,
with fair success. fact which was
clted as sumc1ent reason why it ought
to have been accepted at the National
theater. The champions of the peas.
ant dialect advocate the erection of a
new theater at Christiania, where d.
alect plays can be presented, and are
going to ask the storthing to appro-
pirate 100000 crowns toward the en-.
terprise. Needless to say, such an an.
preparation win be steutly opposed,
and everything else. possible will be
done to prevent the erection Of anoth.
er theater at the capital. 1t will he in.
teresting to watch DEVELOPMENTS in
this war.
SWEDEN.
The two new ferries to run between
Sweden and Norway across the Ral.