Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-09-28

Out OF q population Of over 5000. 900 |
there are in Sweden 100000 persons
who have right to vote at the gen.
eral elections.
The new Score pieces are now in
circulation all over the country.
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Says the Engineering magazine re-
sarding the new Bergen railway:
Altogether there are no less than
1S4 tunnels on the line, representing
total length of about twenty-four
miles. The line crosses fourteen
bridges. The constitutional work en-
tailed the excavation of nearly &c.
100000 cubic feet of earth and %,
100000 cubic feet of rock on the high
mountain section. while the consump-
ton of dynamite ran to 1,S00,O 900 |
pounds. There are ffty-five stations
between the two terminal points. or
the fourteen bridges three are in ma
sorry, one having a span of $50 feet
and another being $50 feet in length,
with eight 70-foot spans. owing to
the exposed nature of the line in the
upper sections above the timber line
extensive fencing as a defense against
drifting snow was necessary beside
the track, these screens being almost |
continuous for sixty miles between
Mjolfjeld and Gjeilo. The line passes
through wilder stretch of country
than any other European railway. |
The winter lasts nine months and |
sometimes longer, the snowfall is |
heavy and the rain storms terrific, |
with a tremendous downpour. The |
line cost about $15,6O0,OO0 to build |
and the difficulties of construction are |
only equaled by those experienced in |
keeping it open for traffic"
Three Americans widely known in |
the Northwest were decorated recent |
ly with the order of ST. Olav during !
the ceremonies concentrating the |
centennial Of the Royal Fredrik's uni |
ve-sity, commonly known as the Uni |
yersity of Christiania. The men hon. |
ored are DR.. Edward Boeckman of st. !
Paul and DR.. Christian Preus, presi- |
dent of Luther college, DEBORAH, Ia, |
who are created commanders of the |
second class, and Dr. elsie Bethne, |
professor of Scandinavian languages |
and literature, University of Mime |
sofa, first class. Professors Preus and |
Bethne attended the centennial exer- |
cises as representatives of the faculty |
of their respective schools. The cere- |
monies, which continued a week, at |
tracted every former student able to |
be present.
There are a great many cases of |
infantile paralysis in Christiania at |
present. The way in which the dis. |
ease is spreading throughout the |
Scandinavian peninsula is something |
remarkable and it is puzzle to the |
physicians, who thus far have been |
able to do practically nothing to check |
1t. Many persons have died from it, |
especially children.
DR.. Scharfenberg has severed hts |
connection with the prohibition press, |
with which he has been actively con-
nected for many years. He will re-
enter the regular newspaper field in |
Christiania in the near future. DR.. |
Scharfenberg is prolific and forcible |
writer and his matter will soon find |
ready listeners whenever he feels |
ready to start in.
There has been much internal strife |
in the Norwegian army recently, judg- |
ing from what the Norwegian news
papers have to say about it. The trou-
BILE and dissensions that have occurred |
have in nearly all cases been started |
by the so called Young Socialists, who |
have many followers in the army.
Two Swedish composers of note
Wilhelm Stenhammar and Tor Aulin |
have been engaged to direct two of |
the Christiania Music society's con- |
certs this fall. Music lovers in Chris |
tiania will doubtlessly accord them a
most hearty reception.