Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-01-06
NORWAY.

The noted French physician who is
attending Bjornstjerne Bjornson, at
Paris hotel, gave an interview on the
noted patients condition few days
ago, saying in part:
! ain glad to contradict the many
absurd and fantastic reports as to the
treatment Bjornson is receiving. It
is not true that he undergoes daily ap-
plications of electricity, as this would
be improper for an attack of cerebral
hemorrhage, from which he is suffer
ing.
"On arriving in Paris Nov. II the
patient was paralyzed and when a
second attack of cerebral hemorrhage
occurred five days later we had little
hope of his recovery The patient
rallied, however, and since then has
made some progress day by day, until
now the paralysis on his left side has
disappeared While another attack
may come at any time, hope remains
of saving the great Norwegian's life.
rs 1t true that Bjornson is suf-
fering from arterio-sclerosis? asked
the correspondent
only incidentally, like many other
men of advanced age" replied the
physician. Later on, during the pc
riod of convalescence, we may resort
to electric treatment for that trouble
We believe he is too weak for it at
present"
Those who have access to the man
who in Paris is affectionately called
the Norwegian Victor Hugo" report
that he is showing astonishing lucid
ity of mind and cheerfulness of dispo-
sition. He is prone to make many lit
tie jokes on subjects of daily life, but
is forbidden to talk of political and
social questions
nia.-Preparations are pro,
crossing for the winter sport in ski
ing by the ski clubs of Norway.
Tournaments, the dates of which are
now known to Norway's Ski Associa-
ton, are the following:
Jan. 20 and 30.-Nydalen Ski Clubs
ski run and joint run at Drammen.
Feb. and 6.-Baeren Ski Club and
MEDIUM Ski Club tournaments. Clio
vik's sport club has announced
tournament on the same dates, but
this will probably be changed.
Feb. IL and 13.-National tourna-
ment of Norway's Ski Association.
This tournament will be held at Skien.
Feb. II, 20 and 21.-Holmenkolren
dene. To this tournament representa-
tives from several foreign nations are
expected.
The steamship Oxford was wrecked
off Haugesund, and "Vestlandet," pub
lished at Stavanger, relates an inter-
view with Captain Nielsen, of the
Karmoy, ship which tried to rescue
the crew of the wrecked vessel.
The captain tells most discourag-
ing tale. He says that the storm was
one of the worst that he has expe-
rienced and that the Oxford was at the
mercy of the waves and wind, and
was drifting fast in a northwesterly
direction. Steam was still up but to
no purpose. The ship was tipping
like tub and the crests were steadily
beating over her decks. On the cap
tain's bridge was the crew of nine
men. They did not dare to venture
onto the decks below for fear of be-
ing washed overheard The port
holes on the sides of the ship were
open ready to receive the water which
seemed anxious to claim the founder
ing vessel.
The Karmoy tried time and again
to approach the Oxford, but without
success, the rough seas preventing it
from getting close enough to even
throw life line. After a vigorous
struggle of over two and half hours
the Karmoy was forced to give up
and leave the ship to its fate.
A committee Of citizens Of Grim
stad is trying to raise money for the
purchase OF the house In that little
city in which Henrik Ibsen lived from
1874 to 1850, while employed as a
druggists clerk. The great poet be-
gan his literary career in Grimstad
and 1t was in the house In question
that he wrote his first play, "Cata-
line"
The authorities at Gefle have. after
long debate, decided to build a
bridge across the river. The bridge
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