The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-01-13
THE PRNCBTON UNION: THURSDAY, JANUARY 49, 1910.

Fu1ly as many come frOn Stockholm
and other large cities where labor con-
diti0ns have grown intolerable. Many
Of those who emigrate say that they
have NO guarantee that the great strike \
movement ia Sweden will cease and
rather than accept the uncertain CON
ditions at home, they prefer to take
chances in the great northwest OF
America.
NORWAY.
The population Of Norway at pres
ent lis estimated at 2,356. goo. Owing
to the heavy emigration to foreign
lands. the increase in population dur
ing the past five years has only been
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 to the
great admiration of all who go TO
hear her. The papers have been lavish
in their praise of her
Thomas Krag's production entitled
'Mester Magius.'' lis heralded as beine
the hit of the season. 1t lis having a
great run now ia Chrisfiania and Will
soon be given i'm all the leading cities
of the country.
DR.. Otto Schultz has been appointed
head physician ait the Voxenkollen
sanatarium. He lis considered by many
as one of the country's leading phygi-
clans.
The people of Trondhjem are taking
a hold of the question of reforming
young men and women in earnest
Trondh5em has a somewhat shady rec
ord, but there is perhaps 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 lfcentious living that
| the notwithstanding felt CON
strained to take hold of matters ia
earnest 4 large mass meeting was
held few days ago, which Was at
tended by large number of people TO
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 haze happened there during
the past two years
| Librarian Arne Kildahl OF Washing
ton, has beea appointed the official Ii.
brarian at the Bergen National library
| Storms have rendered muc:l 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 Bjornstjerne Bjorn.
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 he
is under the care of the best and most
skillful physicians.
| 1t is a singular fact THAT the Norwa
gian government received 5000 00G
more from the import duties on Liquor
during the month of November last
than during the same month"; i'm 1908
the fact that certain laws passed by
the last stortiing closed many large
distilleries in Norway.
During the past ten years IL Is :
noteworthy thing that English capita
is seeking channels of investments in
i. Norway Thus far. it seems that Eng
lish capitalists have been buying ul
hunting and forest reserves and hav;
also invested heavily i'm mining prop
a.
however An English syndicate hal
now made arrangements to erect a no
tel in Christiania- The Grand hotel
long the leading hosiery in the cit,
is not to be outdone. The stakeholder:
have voted to spend 1925 600 on III.
house, remodeiing and practically re
. building it in two sections, SO tina
will continue in use during the peTioi
of building.
John Lange of Bergen has drawn nj
, a legacy of $4,000 crowns. the inter
est of which will be used to help de
serving sailors and firen,en and Others
who have beer active in saving hu
= man lives. Another business man O
which it is reported Will be added II
, this legacy.
!. DENMARK.
) DR., Cooks great Joker" is the tail
: of all Denmark and some people ar,
: having much fun at the expense of tbs
learned professors at the university. 1
Cook should show up in Copenhagen
. there would, however, be lots of trou
Bile in store for him and he would NO
be able to make his escape from tn,
country without encountering perhaps
) a severe grilling, Some say that HI
should be under arrest now, a dis
patch dated Copenhagen, Jan, 1 says
, ''The announcement by Walter Louns
dale, private secretary of DR., Cook
that he had again been in eommunica
| ton with the Brooklyn explorer" ha:
given rise to the hope that Cook vii
: yet come to Copenhagen and personal
. " appear before the committee that re