Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-05-28
NORWAY.

The poor board Of Stavanger was
notified that deaf and dumb man
was living all alone In little room
which was unsuitable as human hab-
itation. the man having been reduced
to extreme poverty. Two members Of
the board went there to see for them
selves. They found a strange and
wretched place. In the bed we're no
bedclothes, but about 20 suits of old
clothes. There were also several
empty oleomargarine cans and several
pounds of coffee and moldy sausage.
Onions were actually sprouting In the
bed. The place was teeming with
vermin, and there was one solitary rat
in the room. It was said that the man
had saved some money In this terrible
squalor, and the men made q search.
They were surprisingly we'll rewarded
for their trouble. In an old stocking
was over 5000 in two-kroner silver
coins. When every nook and corner
had been secured the men had Is
purses of money. Even behind the
wall paper were old, dirty bills Of pa
per money. In this manner the men
recovered over $1,000, which the miser
had saved by denying himself the
most elementary necessaries Of life.
The man was taken to an old peoples
home. where he will be properly cared
for.
elsie Bothne, professor OF Scandi-
nayian languages Of the University Of
Minnesota, has gone to Europe to at.
tend the celebration Of the centennial
Of Norway's freedom at Christiania,
May II. Professor Bothne carried
with him message from Secretary Of
State William Jennings Bryan felici-
tating Norway's government and ex-
pressing In warmest terms the friend
ship OF the United States for the Nor
wegians and best wishes for their
continued prosperity under constitu.
tional government. The message also
contained an expression Of Americas
recognition OF her debt to the industry.
integrity and good citizenship of Amer.
leans of Norwegian birth and extrac-
ton. The message OF the state depart
ment was given to Professor Bothne
when he paid his respects to the secre-
tary en- route to New York and Mr.
Bryan learned Of the object of his visit
One Of the missions Of the professor
is to study conditions in his mother
country. Agriculture. the advances In
public school system, social and other
economic AFFAIRS will be studied by the
professor and the results will be at the
disposal of the university when he re-
turns.
Christiana.-The celebration this
month Of the centennial of the indie
pendence Of Norway from Denmark
viii also commemorate 100 years OF
peace on the Scandinavian peninsula
An exposition TO show Norway's prog.
ress In that time was opened by King
Haakon on May is. In a pavilion
called Norway Abroad" Norwegians
who have sought homes In America
will show their countrymen the life
they lead In their adopted country.
There will be great homecoming
gathering Of Norwegian-Americans
and preparations are being made to
entertain at least $4,000 people. Some
societies from the Norwegian states
have chartered their own steamships
In the parade Of May II the DEBORAH
college band from DEBORAH, Ia,
marched.
Public decorations of honor are dis.
tasteful to q large part of the people
OF Norway, and the duty OF awarding
orders is very disagreeable to the
cabinet Now the cabinet has per
fected plan for taking this respon.
sibility away from the government. A
special council OF Ave members is to
be appointed to award decorations OF
honor. and former Premier Nicholson
is suggested as president Of this coun.
Gil.
The Horda district of the Norwegian
Total Abstinence association resolved
by q unanimous vote that the time has
come for taking steps to prohibit the
sale OF whisky in the country. II was
further suggested that the matter be
laid before the voters at the general
elections next year. The plan 10 TO
ask the storthing to call general cleo
ton. and II so per cent of the votes
cast are in favor Of prohibition the
storthing shall pass prohibition law.
Rev. Storjohan, q preacher who for
half q century was power In the
church OF Norway, died at the age OF
eighty-two years. He was most inter
ested in the seamen's and the home
It is many years since the grim
reaper carried away the last one OF
those brave men who gave Norway a
constitution In 1914. Even Of their
children only ten have survived to our
day. And five out Of the ten are broth.
ers. They are the sons OF Ole Svend.
sen Illerod of Aremark The oldest of
them is eighty-four years. but he Is
still an active man. The youngest Is,
seventy-two, and he has preserved
much Of his youthful vigor. Tho mem
bers Of this family have been farmers
for generations back,
The church which the Norwegian
whalers have put up in South Georgia
is the southernmost house OF worship
In the world. 1t was built complete In
Norway, taken apart and put up again
at its present site. II has $50 regular
seats. but enough chairs may be used
TO make the seating capacity ESQ. The
cost OF the building was $4,000.
When Mr.. Castberg retired from the
cabinet the temperance people Of the
country sent him an address of thanks
for what he had done for the restrio-
ton OF the liquor traffic