Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-03-03

The Norwegian Women's Temper.
ance Union In Christiania has issued
an appeal to the Norwegian people for
! funds with which to erect a home for
women hopelessly addicted to the use
| OF alcohol Such a home the women
maintain will be organized and main.
tanned on christian principles and the
best of medical care will also be given
! the patients.
Careful estimates show that the VAL
tie of the merchant marine Of Nor
| way is about $50 600 900 1t Is grow
ing from year to year, but not so fast
| as that Of some OF the competitors
AS late as 1906, the merchant marine
Of Norway ranked as number three
among nations, but since that time
that dropped to sixth place.
The export Of fish. such as herring
and mackerel to America from Norway
seems to be steady increasing. Last
year there was shipped from Stavan-
ger alone herring and mackerel to the
amount of 100000. In this figure Is
also included $4,000 worth of sar-
dimes.
King Haakon's speech at the open
Ing of the storthing contained much of
interest and importance and was list
ened to intently throughout. The king
made a decidedly favorable impression
and the many recommendations pre-
sented by him were sound in char
acter.
An international syndicate contem.
plates the erection OF large depart
ment store in Christiania, but the
Cnristiania papers are against the
proposition claiming that they do not
wish "a department store for Norwe-
gian money"
The old Norwegian Ministers hotel
In Stockholm will be torn down in the
near future. Whether the Norwegian
storthing will decide to erect a new
hotel for Norway's official representa-
tiyes in Stockholm is a matter which
is still undecided.
The funeral of Colonel Herman Low
enskiold was held in Christiania Jan.
24. He was born in 1888 and was one
OF the principal court figures in the
Norwegian capital during the reign
Of King Oscar.
A weekly paper will be published in
Bergen in the near future. 1t will be
known as "Fiskets Gang" and will re-
ceive financial backing from the Der.
gen Fisheries association.
The Nordviske Coffee Co., will move
from Fredriksstad to Christiania. The
company pays duties on imported eof,
fees amounting to 100000 crowns an
nually.
a French syndicate has purchased
all the factories in Stavanger manu-
featuring Theoretically sealed uten~
sils of all sorts. The new syndicate
will employ about 500 men.
Eergen's new theater will cost when
everything is completed about 667,-
600 crowns. It is one Of the finest
theaters in the country.
The Munkholem walls are to under
go thorough repair In the near future
The amount expended win be about.
$4,000.
The Kristiandsunds Saving bank.
celebrated its seventy-fifth anniver~
sary jubilee Jan. 20. There were
about $50 guests present.
Professor Hans Egeser has been APP
pointed Professor q Mechanics atthe
Technical Institute in Chissstlania
DENMARK.
The funeral Of Emma Thomson, the
renowned actress, who has appeared
Tor many years at the Royal Opera
was held Jan 81 in Holmen's church
N the presence of large number -
friends. The fr
vas held in the evening and -neia
church had been beautiful ,ne VI"
tied for the occasion. T. li l,.n
ties were the larges+ ,se nora IT'D
'een seen at pub = ,hat nave ever
lagen. The r. ~ Iuneral IN Copeh-
W. III and queen sent a,
ontrib,. .rsfh and there were fioru.
'rir -r9iis from Princess Dagnn n,
&c Gustav, the Royal Opera di-
,eFt6rs and a large number Of the
atrical societies from various paris of
the VI, WhilSu
mirers were present who literally
fought their way Into the church
which at last had to close its doors
to the crowds. Rev, Emeritus Linde-
mann was the officiating minister
Members of the royal family attended
the funeral.
The most successful aviator, in fact
the only one who has made any
successful attempt with a flying
machine in Denmark is r. Svensen.
who last month made an aerial trip
from Amaber park. He journeyed two
miles and kept his machine in the air
for II minutes and so seconds. During
the entire experiment he had his ma.
chine under perfect control and had
no trouble in directing any way that
he chose.
The Oldest man in Denmark is Niels
Nielsen in Gilberg near Holding, who
celebrated his 1O6th birthday the other
day. The next in order is Pedar Ped
erson in Nyboder, Copenhagen, who
recently celebrated his 105th birthday
The Oldest living woman in Denmark
TODAY Marie Olsen of Veie who will