Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-12
NORWAY.

NOEWdy mas just tuucu d pEOopciOus
year, with her industry progressing
and her trade still increasing. The
statistics OF exports and imports in
1913 were very good, and the harvest
reached a total value of 230.000.000
kroner. No symptoms have been re-
marked OF the economic depression
observed in other countries. and II is
believed that the prosperity win last
throughout 1914. Norway will cele-
brate the centenary OF her Liberation
this year with great exhibition at
Christiania which will illustrate the
principal results OF a hundred years
work. Amid the universal satisfac-
ton afforded by the spectacle OF Nor
ways prosperity and progress the
only dark shadow is cast by the grow
ing feeling that Norways information
al situation is weak and her defense
not sufficiently developed. The
strength of the movement in favor OF
providing Norway with more adequate
defenses is testified to by the fact that
a deputation on the subject represent
ing all parties was received a few
days ago by the premier. The pro-
paganda is being actively continued
and most of the newspapers contain
articles on the subject signed By
prominent authors. among them Prof.
Fridtjof hansen, who contributed a
remarkable essay, copies of which are
being distributed In pamphlet form In
hundreds of thousands. Professor
Nansen urged the Norwegian people
to awake from its lethargy regarding
defense problems, pointing out that a
period OF imminent perils for Norway
is heralded by the constantly increas'
ing ornaments in foreign countries.
This. he declares. must eventually end
in a tremendous general war.
The statistics OF the savings banks
of Norway Indicate that the Norwe-
gians have a snug sum OF cash at
their disposal. In the, year 1912 there
were sos savings in the country. 65
in the cities and 443 In the country
and the small towns. The whole mum.
Der Of depositors was l,07S.704. or 443
for every 1000 inhabitants. The total
deposits were $l53.190,000. which
made 5000 for every man, woman
and child in the country. There were
1853 depositors who had over $1,000:
12.773 who had. between $1,000 and
$2.700; 48,342 who had between s54G
and 1880: 71,709 who had between
1910 and $40, and s1.603 who had be.
tween s135 and 1870. The net assets
of the savings banks themselves were
about s1s,O0O.OO0. In the course OF
the year the savings banks gave away
as donations S2S5,000.
A great Joke crept into the local
lections at Raade. The Rightists and
the Leftists united and elected Harald
Berg. farmer, as chairman of the
town board. When this had been
done the same parties agreed to sup
port Lokke, a Labor Democrat, for
the position OF yice-chairman They
naturally expected the Democrats to
vote for Lckke, who had been nomt
mated for chairman BY the Democrats
But the Democrats felt SO mean be
cause they could not elect their man
for the craftsmanship that they voted
for Mr.. Lund, whom the Rightists had
nominated for vice-chairman in the
first place. Mr.. Lokke, therefore, lost
ths vote OF his own party. but he was
IA ia nv tho nnmhinaA
vote OF the opposite parties.
Mss Gunhild Dratteland. who is
now staying with Ole Gimre of Tjeita
near Stayanger, is about one hundred
years old, and for period of eighty
years her life has been that OF sery
ant girl Her birthplace is Bratte
land, Bykle As young girl she had
to leave her home and shift for her
self. The largest part of her life was
spent In Jaderen. mostly at Klep and
Holland. She has always distin
guished herself by great fidelity. and
in the course of time she became sc
fond of work that she could hardly
keep quiet on Sundays.
Permission has been granted &c
close the public granary In Romsdal
en-, which was established in 1917 BY
81 farmers OF the community. The
aim OF this institution was to procure
seed grain for the farmers OF the com
munity. In the course OF time the
means OF communication have beer
greatly improved. and the farming
methods radically changed. rendering
the granary practically useless.
The Kind