Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-26
NORWAY.


heart of the country. pretty well sepa-
rated from the rest of the world. But
it's fathers are planning for real
future. The Mesna falls furnish
$4,000 horse power of electric energy.
This is much more than the town
needs for its own use. Now it is pro-
posed to rent out power to the neigh
boring communes to such an extent
that the rent will take the place of
the town taxes. Thus the inhabitants
of Lillehammer are looking for the
day when local taxes will be nothing
but past history. The plan is not
completed yet, but able men are work
ing on it, and they expect to sue
coed.
The Norwegian women's national
council, in consultation with the de-
partment of war, has commenced to
lay new plans in view of the POSSIBLE
ity of Norway being drawn into the
war. The general stan has suggested
the following lines of work for the
women: Hospital service as nurses,
seamstresses and cooks; sewing and
knitting underwear for the soldiers;
assisting in caring for soldiers on the
railways and at the railway stations;
telegraph, telephone and mail service
at stations where the men have been
called to the colors; social work in re-
lieving distress in homes where the
supporter is in the war or is out Of
work on account Of the war.
Mr.. Treschow, a wealthy landowner,
has built a summer resort for the
Larvik children's home at Bonnegolt.
A new building has been put up in a
grove. There is large room with a
chimney, a smaller room for the man.
ayers, kitchen, and dining room.
The boys have their beds on the sec
ond floor, and the girls slept in a
building formerly occupied by wood
choppers. Everything has Just been
painted and trimmed up in fine shape.
A. Void Hansen, seaman from
Fredrikstad. saved member of the
crew Of the English patrol steamer
Dagny at Kirkwall from drowning
last January. It was a risky piece
of work for the rescuer, and now he
has received a gold medal from King
George, which was sent through the
foreign department. He has also re-
ceived the Carnegie hero fund diploma
and $40 in cash.
Germany has informed Norway that
the sinking of the Norwegian steamer
Minerva, in May. was due to unfortu-
nate circumstances which led the
/ commander of the submarine to be-
lieve the vessel was British. Germany
has expressed deep regret and a will
ingness to pay damages.
The expenses of the national sanger
fest at the centennial exposition last
year we're $31 200. and there is bal
ance of $l44. The largest item was
the singers banquet. which cost over
$4,000. The rent of the hall was over,
$1,000. The cost of the singers medal
was about $4,000.
II is supposed to be a rare case
when three brothers who are doctors
attend to the same patient at the same
time. Such a case occurred at Rak-
kestad the other day. The three Doc
tors Wahlen co-operated in setting a
broken limb.
Those who are engaged In lobster
fishing were afraid that the season
would be a miserable one. The ports
to Hamburg are shut OF. and this
pointed to very low prices. But the
fishermen might as well have spared
their misgivings. The prices were
indeed lower than usual. But the
catch was big one. There was no
loss of fishing gear this year. and this
was an important item in summing up
the final result. Upon the whole. the
returns were fully up to the average,
and many fishermen along Jaderen did
better this year than last year.
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The storthing has discontinued sub
sides to certain passenger steamship
lines operating in tho northern part of
the country. This compelled the pro-
prietors to change the steamers into
freight-carriers in order to be able
to keep up the traffic at all. The
change is bound to cause great incon.
venience to the travelling public
Mr.. c. Wathne, Stavanger. has In.
vented can opener which can be sold
for less than half cent and can cas-
a., A.. tba vuork hffharta dome hv oo,.