Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-01-13


rather than accept the uncertain con
ditions at home, they prefer 10 take
chances in the great northwest OF
America.
NORWAY.
The population of Norway at pres
ent is estimated at 2,356,00 Owing
to the heavy emigration to foreign
lands, the increase in population dur
Ing the past FIVE years has only been
q slight one.
Miss Agnes Hansen, who recently
made her debut at the National thea
ter, has met with splendid success and
Is now taking the role of Aida" 10 the
great admiration OF all who go &c
hear her. The papers have been lavist
In their praise OF her.
Thomas Krag's production entitled
'Mester Magius," is heralded as beina
the hit of the season. 1t is having 8
great run now in Christiania and will
soon be given in all the leading cities
of the country.
DR.. Otto Schultz has been appointed
head physician at the Voxenkollen
sanatarium. He Is considered by many
as one of the country's leading physi.
clans.
The people of Trondhiem are takins
a hold of the question of reformine
young men and women in earnest
Trondhjem has a somewhat shady rec
ord, but there is perhaps a more Wig
orous reform element in that city than
in many other cities i'm Scandinavia
During the past year there were sc
many young men and women that
were ruined by licentious living that
the edlighetsforening' felt con
strained to take hold of matters In
earnest. A large mass meeting was
held a few days ago, which Was ar
tended by large number of people &c
whom statistics OF an appalling char
acter were referred. The society
will go to work at once and seek to
protect the young people of the city
from a repetition of such disgraceful
things as have happened there during
the past two years.
Librarian Arne Kildahl OF Washing.
ton, has been appointed the official Ii.
brarian at the Bergen National library.
Storms have rendered mucfi damage
to shipping during the past few months
and exporters and shippers are com.
planning very generally.
Thousands of people are rejoicing
over the news that Bjornstierne Bjorii-
son Is steadily improving and that his
strength is increasing from day to day.
His closest friends and physicians are
no longer alarmed over his condition.
Mr.. Bjornson is still in Paris where ne
Is under the care Of the best and most
skillful physicians.
II Is singular fact THAT the Norwe-
gfan government received 5000, 900
more from the import duties on liquor
during the month OF November last
than during the same me ltht in 1908.
The rise is said to be due chiefly to
the fact that certain laws passed by
the last storthing closed many large
distilleries In Norway.
During the past ten years II Is q
noteworthy thing that English capital
Is seeking channels OF investments In
Norway. Thus far, II seems that Eng.
fish capitalists have been buying up
hunting and forest reserves and have
also invested heavily In mining prop
critics. Many of the latter have failed,
however. An English syndicate has
now made arrangements to erect no
tel In Christiania The Grand hotel,
long the leading hostelry In the city
is not to be outdone. The stockholders
have voted to spend $4,000 on the
house, remodeling and practically re-
building II In two sections, so that
half the present capacity OF the hotel
will continue in use during the period
of building.
John LANCE OF Bergen has drawn mp
a legacy OF $4,000 crowns, the inter
est OF which will be used to help de-
serving sailors and firemen and others.
who have been active in saving hu-
man lives. Another business man OF
prominence will donate 10000 crowns
which 1t is reported will be added to
this legacy.
DENMARK.
DR.. Cooks great Joker" is the talk.
VI all anu bOI1c pcOplc arc
having much fun at the expense of the
learned professors at the university. II
Cook should show up In Copenhagen.
there would, however, be lots of trou-
BILE in store for him and he would not
be able to make his escape from the
country without encountering perhaps,
q severe grilling. Some say that he
should be under arrest now. A dis.
patch dated Copenhagen, Jan. 4 says:
"The announcement by Walter Louns-
dale, private secretary OF DIR. Cook.
that he had again been In communica-
ton with the Brooklyn explorer" has
given rise to the hope that Cook viii
yet come to Copenhagen and personal
ly appear before the committee that re-
Gently rejected mis- claims to the dis
covery of the north pole. While there
Is no disposition on the part OF the
committee to reopen the case, there Is
q desire to have the doctor explain and
to attempt TO clear up some discrep-
ancie that arise between the states
ments made by him when he first ar
rived in Copenhagen on his return
from the arctic and those which are
In the proof Of his claims.