Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-11-23
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The oldest person in Norway at
present is Abel Lind Eliasen Of Bulk
mes, who a short time ago was taken
10 the parish poor farm. His wife Is
lying i'll at the parish hospital, located
about a mile from the poor farm. The
old gentleman is still spry enough to
walk this distance once a day 10 visit
his aged wife. A Norwegian paper
remarks that such a spry mar as that,
who has succeeded in attaining so
high an age as 115 years, would de-
serve a better fate than to be placed
in an institution for the poor.
One of the prominent ministers OF
Christiania is Rev. Herman Laude, who
has just passed his SEVENTEEN mile
stone in the journey Of life. For a
number OF years his labors were
abroad. First he was seaman's mis-
sionary: then for a number of years
he labored in Paris, collecting and
administering to the spiritual wants
Vi tHc ANOl D III NANN
large city. The last twenty years he
spent in C~hristiania, first as an as
sistant and then as pastor OF a con-
gregation.
Andrew Carnegie. the American
steel king, through the American min
lister In Christiania, has advised tae
Norwegian government that it is his
intention to present $4,000 for a
heroes fund for Norway similar to
that which he has presented to Swe-
den and other countries. The Nor
wegian government has acknowledged
the gift with thanks and will IN the
near future appoint a committee TO
take charge of the disposition of the
fund.
John Forsell, the Swedish opera
singer, sang at a symphony concert
given at the National theater in
Christiania Oct. %. Mr.. Forsell was
greeted by a full house and was ex-
%ceptionally we'll received in the CAPT
tai city. Forsell has appeared twice
In the United States, having on both
occasions made extensive concert
tours.
The annual jubilee album, published
in commemoration OF the n hun
dredth anniversary Of the founding oil
the University of C~hristiania, proved
a popular seller and has already net
ted the university something like 5000
!; crowns. II has been published in two
editions already and still another edi
ton will be published before the holi
days.
B%jornson's Marie Stuart in Scot
land has recently been rendered al
the Dramatic theater in Christiania
There has beer a full house every
evening that the play has been given
The company rendering the play 1:
managed by Bjorn Bjornson, a son o.
the late poet and dramatist.
, The promising young author. Jen'
. Troan, died very suddenly from pneu
| monia about two weeks ago. aged onl.
t~wenty-eight years. He was a gifte'
: writer and was the author OF sewers
novels which have received mucl
! favorable mention from leading liter
airy critics In the country.
Much snow is reported to have fall
en- in the northern section OF thu
: country and unprecedented COLI
: weather has been reported from al
!. parts Of the country. Many farmer,
: in the northern section of the countr.
! khave been compelled to sell thei
: stock for want OF fodder.
There is a scarcity Of houses an
n flats for rent in Christiania and tn
5 city council has been having its hand
full TO find room for destitute familie
who wan shelter for the winter. Adj
Q to this the exorbitant house rents AM
q the situation grows even more prot
lematical.