Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-23
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandInavIans
In America.
NORWAY.

In America.
NORWAY.
The great feature of the celebration
OF July In Christiania was the presen-
tation of a bronze bust of Abraham
Lincoln to Norway by the state Of
North Dakota The presentation
speech was made by Governor Hanna,
who said In part: Among the peoples
that for many years have come flowing
into North Dakota from Europe there
have come many men and women
from the northland. About one-third
of the several hundred thousand
people who live within the borders Of
North Dakota came either from Nor
way direct or are of Norwegian par
entage. They established towns, viii
lagos and cities and in the years that
have gone by they have. done their
part in the building up and in the
making of great state. And now in
this year Of 1914 the eyes Of the Nor
wegtan people in America have turned
again with love and reverence to the
fatherland of Norway. Today / am
glad to bring to you from the people
OF North Dakota their kindest and
most cordial greetings. On behalf of
the people Of that state l present to
you a bronze bust Of the greatest
American that ever lived-Abraham
Lincoln. In the war between the
North and the South many Norwegian
Americans took up arms In defense Of
the Union. One regiment from the
state of Wisconsin was made up al
most entirely of Scandinavians, and
the record made by that regiment is
one of the most honorable made by
any regiment of the many thousands
of regiments which were engaged In
the war. During the dark days of
civil strife the Scandinavian people
In the United States loved Lincoln.
They revere his memory. They hon.
ored the principles for which he
stood"
Even a cursory examination of the
Industrial exhibit at the exposition in
Christiania would seem to prove the
truth Of the statement that Norway is
fully competent and able to furnish it's
people with practically all sorts Of
manufactured goods and that the ne
cessity for foreign purchase exists
only as applied to certain articles. The
industrial department of the exposi-
ton is very generally commented on
by all visitors, both foreign and domes-
tic, as being remarkably full, complete
and exceptionally fine. Indeed, too
much stress cannot be laid on the
statement, and even to one who is
reasonably well informed regarding
the status Of the country in this re-
spect the quality and excellence OF
the exhibit comes as revelation.
No less than eight Russian saw
filers have spent weeks In the coun-
try north OF Trondhjem. No one ever
noticed that they worked at their
trade, except that one OF them spoiled
knife and pair of scissors In grind
ing them, proving that this was not
his trade. But they all studied the
country in general and the military
grounds In particular. No wonder that
that the Norwegians pull themselves
together in their efforts to strengthen
their defenses.
The government is In favor of per-
hitting the osa Waterfalls company
to develop $4,000 horsepower in the
Austdola river, Hardanger. The COM
pany is to be controlled by Norwe-
gians. The life of the concession is
to be 65 years, but the state may take
possession of the plant in forty years.
The company is to pay a tax Of 1875
cents per horsepower at first, but In
the course OF time this shall. be gradu-
ally doubled.
A man in Medal has a richly illus
trated Bible printed in 1888. an heir
loom which has been handed down to
him through several generations. The
covers are protected by heavy brass
trimmings. The owner is willing to
sell the book to the highest bidder.
A few years ago a molar OF a mann
moth was found In a mountain at
Wage, and at later date a vertebra
of a musk-ox was found at Indset,
which proves that these animals once
inhabited the Doyre mountains.
The Molde Savings bank is seventy
five years old. II was started with a
capital stock Of $360,50. The deposits
at the present time exceed 1880 900,
and the assets ofsthe bank are $780,
900.
The storthing voted an appropriation
of $27, 900 to cover the expenses Of the
Norwegian official exhibit at the Pam
ama-Pacifc exposition at San Fran
cisco. and a further $13,500 for the
dispatch of a Norwegian cruiser to
represent the nation at the opening Of
the Panama canal.
Tie Norwegian whaling companies
operating In the New Shetland islands
brought back $4,000 barrels of oil as
the seasons output, as compared with
172.20O last year. The number of ves-
sells engaged In the traffic was 20.
A drydock is to be constructed at
Bovaag, on the island OF Karmoy,
where the natural advantages are said
to be exceedingly favorable. 1t is to
be large enough for the biggest mer-
chant vessels and the vessels OF the
navy Hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars are lost to the country because
Norway has no large drydock.
Many fishermen who were operating
at Vardo and other fishing grounds in
East Finmarken we're 30 unsuccessful
that they had to be taken home at the
expense of the poor fund