Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-02-02
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The Tidens Tegn says: ut is "a
fact that times are i'm
proving in Norway. Economic condi-
tons show a vast Improvement dur
the last five years and there is no
n man or woman who wishes TO work
chat will not agree that this is SO.
Roth in country and city living n
ditions are greatly improved and We
hear little or no complaint in any sec
tion. The country districts have never
been as well off in Norway as they are
todav and they are satisfied with their
condition, in spite Of the fact that We
hear agents from America make their
claims to the contrary. A feeling Is
beginning to evince itself all over the
country that it pays to work, that 1t
actually yields financial reward. That'
by the way, was a feeling which was
not prevalent a few years ago. We
are approaching a better and map
pier era and our people both in coun
try and city are commencing to feel
satisfied with their condition. That
BODIES well for the future.
There is nothing overlooked in the
restoIa alton work which is going on at
Trondhjem cathedral. The latest news
from Trondhjem is that prominent
men. not only in that city but also in
Christlania and in other parts of the
country, have recently proposed that
the altar table of the cathedral, which
~, tnIon nc a hnntu of uror hU tho
Swedes in the Seven Years war, be
bought back from Sweden and placed
in its original position. At the present
time it is kept in the Hoping church.
Bishop Bang is in favor of Offering
$27, 900 for the sacred relic. The gov
eminent would undoubtedly be willing
to pay that sum and more, too, If
necessary, to restore it to the place
where il originally belonged.
The official report of the election
held in Christiania on Dec. / has been
made. There were $4,000 votes cast
from a population Of 244,000. Twenty
eight years ago there were only 1,343
votes cast from a population about
one-half rs large as at present. In
1907 the total vote was 69,753. Women
can vote in Christiania and it was in
1907 that they for the first time out
numbered the men, having cast 36,130
votes, white the men had only 33,623
votes. At the last election women
cast $4,000 votes, while the men cast
$4,000. This goes to prove that there
is no country in the world where
democracy is making such rapid prog
ress as in Norway.
Because Sweden has agitated so
vigorously against participating in the
Christiania exposition in 1912 Consul
Axel HeibeIg, in a lecture before the
ChristiaEia Polytechnic society, rec
ommends that the exposition be post
poned until 1920. Consul Heiberg is
the president of the National Nor
wegian Forestry association. He also
advances as an argument that the
Danes would find it to their advantage
to participate in the Baltic exposition
at Malmo in 1914 and that under all
circumstances it would be best for
Norway to postpone the whole mat
ter until 1920.
Bergen Is increasing in population
at a rather significant rate. The pop
ulation of that city is 76,919. In 1900
it was only $4,000. This is q pretty
good showing for a Norwegian city,
whose increase in population is rather
slow in comparison with cities of
other countries. 1t must be borne in
mind that emigration has been sap
ping the country of thousands every
year.
Holiday trade in Christiania had not
been so brisk for many years as It
was during the recent season. There
is undeniably more money in the
country, and, SO far as C~hristiania is
concerned, the conditions among the
poor has improved vastly. The holt
day trade was the briskest on record
for the past len years, according TO
the Aftenposten.
A recent landslide at Haga, on the
Drammen river, carried ten acres of
ground and a barn into the river.
With the exception of one horse, the
stock in the barn was all lost.
Twenty thousand tons of herring
were shipped to Sweden, Germany and
Denmark last year.. In 1906 there
were only 1000 tons shipped to the
same countries.
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