Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-01
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The church department has notified
the storthing that IL would not be ad.
visable to Pbolish the annual day OF
prayer, a public holiday which is cele.
brated on the fourth Friday after
Easter Sunday. AT meetings bold by
the local congregations onl' 1,5l6
votes were cast in favor OF Ike ping II.
A change of the date was favored by
1905 votes. The secular govern.
ment of the communes also voted on
the same proposition and 571 of them
were In favor of keeping the holiday
and fifty-eight in favor of dropping it.
Those who are opposed to the day OF
prayers made much noise and their
vote was so small as to cause general
surprise.
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A majority OF the committee OF
ways and means of the storthing was
In favor of voting $780, 900 for the
strengthening of defenses, while the
minority proposed s4,500.000. Those
who are in favor of a large expendi-
ture have found a pretty telling argu-
ment in the fact that a squadron of
Torpedo boats visited Norwegian har-
bors without permission. The iotilla
was noticed near Kragero and II was
supposed to belong to Germany. After
a two days debate a large majority
of the storthing voted in favor of the
larger amount. This vote no doubt
reflects the sentiments of the great
mass Of the Norwegian people.
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About 1000 farmers attended the
national farmers convention at Trone-
hjem. One day was devoted to a trip
to Stiklestad, the most noted battle
field In the country. They were roy
ally entertained by the farmers Of the
neighborhood of Stiklestad, dinner be-
ing served to $500 people at the agri-
cultural school at Mare. Such get to-
gether meetings for farmers In Nor
way are doing a world of good and
they will undoubtedly be kept up in
the future.
Sixty Russian school teachers Wis
tied Christiania in a body recently
and among other places of historic
interest they visited Ibsen's and Bjorn-
sons graves, which they decorated
with wreaths and flowers. The Rus
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the hospitality of the Norwegians and
the beautiful environs of the Norwe-
gian capital.
Christiania also. has an agent for
aeroplanes. His name Is Lars Bjerke
and he represents a number of French
Whether he will succeed
In selling many of the dangerous aero
planes remains TO be seen. Norwe-
CLANS are not ready TO take to flying
on short notice. Most of them prefer
to remain an terra firma.
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Olaf Paulus, a composer of note,
died a few days ago, aged f~ifty-three
years. He fell dead from his chair
while oonversing with a friend over
the telephone. He has presented the
Norwegian people with many beauti-
full compositions which have received
the highest praise among competent
musical critics.
A Norwegian British importing COM
pany has been organized In Christi
ania for the purpose of importing
fine furs from Russia and Siberia. The
company starts out with a capital of
close to a million crowns ard will
have branch offices In Stockholm,
Copenhagen and London.
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The first locomotives for the Dovre
railway, which has just been complet-
ed. have been ordered from the Thune
machine shops In Christiania. They
will be among the largest locomotives
eve manufactured In Norway.
The International railway mems
conference IL In session In Christiania.
Representatives from all three Scandi.
navian countries and from Germany
and France r In attendance.
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The balloon Norge made a trip to
Bachelors. Sweden, remaining in the
eir twenty hours. 1t travelled at an
average height of 1000 meters.
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