Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-15
NORWAY.

The temperance people are contem-
plating the establishment of fund for
some benevolent purpose in the name
of Aarrestad, their leader, whose
character a great newspaper tried in
vain to besmirch.
Prof. c. Marstrander has been ap-
pointed extraordinary professor OF
Celtic at the university. He is only
29h years old, and though Norweg-
ian he has held the chair of Old Irish
at the Royal Academy Of Dublin.
The demand for making Easter
Sunday stationary holiday is gain
ing ground in Norway. This festival
has been skipping about in such be-
wildering way for centuries that peo-
pie are getting tired of its escapades.
euro Torgrinesdatter, Of Lande, was
supposed to be the oldest person in
Norway at her death few days ago,
having been born in 1909. Her father
was 101 years old at his death. Her
strength was phenomenal. At the age
of rs she had to go across a mountain
to a neighboring valley to act as mid
WIG. WI knOh WOAS W 0tSObiPdhy
her, but she walked SO fast that they
had about all they could do to keep up
with her. She had four children her.
self. One of them was born out in
the woods. But she picked up the
baby and trudged home with 1t.
whereupon she prepared herself big
meal of 'tiat-bread" and milk. At her
death she had had 119 descendants.
A committee has taken three years
to report plan for making 1t easier
for young people in the rural districts
to get a degree of bachelor Of arts.
II is proposed to open rural gymnas-
iums giving a four-year course. The
minimum age at the time Of enroll.
ment must be Is years. The first two
classes are to be the same for all,
but afterwards the scholars may
choose one out OF three distinct
courses. English is to be taken up at
theNvery start, and German later on.
Much work must be done in the high
est classes, but 1t is taken for granted
that those who attend these schools
are both strong and able. 1t is esti-
mated that the running expenses Of
such a gymnasium will be $4,000
year.
Gudbrandsdal for ages has had the
reputation of producing cheese Of an
extra fine flavor. But as long as the
individual housewife prepared her
cheese II often happened that the mar
ket received Gudbrandsdal cheese Of a
very inferior quality. This was a
drawback to the whole industry. In
dividual cheesemaking also meant q
waste of valuable fuel. Some years
ago the farmers began to cooperate
in making cheese. This raised the
reputation of the article. There was
something like rush to start cooper
alive cheese factories, and by this
time most Of the Gudbrandsdal cheese
is produced at these factories. The
plants are not expensive, the average
cost perhaps being about $1,000. the
same cost as much as $4,000.
A fiattened wheel under a night
train on the Bergen railway slid on
the rail almost the whole distance
from Bergen to Kristiania. The wheel
was of course half worn out. and the
rail was also damaged. All those who
had anything to do with the train will
be subjected to rigid examination.
Some parishes. especially in the
northern part of the country, pay
such small salaries to their pastors
that many charges are vacant. There
is no lack of theological candidates.
but they prefer to teach school or go
into business rather than accept an
underpaid charge.
Nils Klemmetsen Tandberg and his
wife Nicotine. of Fist Modnm. have
celebrated their diamond wedding.
They have lived on the same farm
during their married life, and Mr..
Tandberg has planted an orchard OF
which he is justly proud. He was an
eager fisherman and hunter In his
younger days, and he can still tell
many interesting hunting and fishing
stories. The old couple have had SO
descendants.
The city OF Kristiansand has re-
deemed four old wine house licenses.
A new paper mill is to be built at
Drammen at cost Of $4,000, A.