Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-12-29

Eskimo OF the Wise nne sent q WIZ
less message that 1t was twenty Eng.
lish miles away, but that It was in thu
midst of a terrific hurricane. Terrific
storms appear to have ragged all along
the coast, causing an immense loss
to the shipping industry. Telegraphic
communication between Gothenburg
and Copenhagen had to be arranged
via Stockholm. 1t is feared that many
lives were lost.
Recent statistics on the various in
dustries of the country show a marked
progress. In every line Of industry
there is evidence of a healthy awaken.
ing and business men are predicting
that the industrial awakening of the
country has really set in at last. The
building of new railroads has a great
deal to do with this, also the harness.
ing of the power of important water.
falls and the Quickening of the ium.
Der, iron and ore industries. Norway
is not using old time methods any
more. New systems and new methods
are in vogue all over and every branch
of industry has a faint of the modern
push in it.
Norway is exporting large quaint.
ties of marble stone to Germany. The
Norwegian stone is In great demand
In that country and that means that
there will be something doing or a
lorpa scala in the naar futnra for NJ,
wegian exporters OF fine quarry and
marble stone.
Louis Charles Marie Delavand, the
French minister at Christiania, will,
according to the Aftenposten (Chrls-
~tiania), change his post and will on
Jan. l assume charge of the French
Enthusiastically in Central America.
Delavand has been very popular in
Christiania.
Hedemark, the well known opera
singer in Christiania, who has been
Ill for several months, is now a con-
valescent and will soon be heard at
the National theater again. He pos
sesses an immense voice and is very
popular with Christiania audiences.
A Jewish minister. who has been
converted to the Christian religion,
held a lecture in the Bergen cathedral
the other night which attracted an
immense audience. His Interpreter
was Rev. Klaveneas, who is the pas
tor of the great Bergen church.
The so called radiotelegraph sta
tions near K~ristianssand and Arendal
were opened recently for communica-
ton for seagoing vessels. The mini
mum price per word will be Is ore
and the minimum price for a telegram
will be l crown and so ores.
"Nord | Taakeheimen" Is the name
Of Fritjof Nansen's new book, which
has just been published. 1t is certain
that this book will prove popular in
Norway and Sweden and Denmark as
well. The book will deal entirely with
polar themes.
Editor Haakon Loken has just com.
pleted his new book entitled Anne
Katherine's Youth" Critics pronounce
it n of the stirring novels of mod.
ern fiction and predict that the book
will be a tremendous success.
The CANNED theater in Bergen has
been converted into a moving picture
showhouse and since this change was
made there have been large crowds
visiting the old theater every evening.
The new "festsal' at the university
will be finished in marble and will en-
tail an expenditure of at least 100000
crowns. 1t will be one of the finest
assembly halls in the country.
The Bergen store employees have or
ganized a club. which now has a mem
bership of at least $50. The purpose
of the organization is to effect higher
wages and shorter hours.
Sarah Bernhard is scheduled to APP
pear at the National theater some
time during the winter season. Her
coming will attract thousands of en-
thusiastic theater goers.