Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-04-07
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINes IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandinavIans
"a America.
NORWAY.


ment publish text books for the pub
lie schools has caused sensation
among those who are in the habit OF
| contributing to the school literature
/ of Norway. Half dozen writer's 81
more than ordinary prominence
called meeting at the university 70
discuss the matter It was stated
that Japan is the only country that
makes the government publish the
school books. Japan introduced this
practice in 1903. but II is seriously OPP
posed by certain parties. 1t was
pointed out that textbooks published
ey the government would be neither
better nor cheaper. nor would they
| q ,ed to be revised less frequently
than books published by private par
| ties. A society was organized for the
purpose of opposing the plan Of the
government. Those who had called
the meeting we're constituted as an
executive committee. A new meeting
was called in two weeks.
A young peoples school is to- be
buflt in Vardalen. The cornerstone
was laid Just before Christmas. The
foundation has been built, and the
school is expected to be ready for
occupancy next fall The school is
to be fors North Trondhjem amt But
! YardaIen alone contributed $4,000 to
the building fund II will be a strictly
religious school. At Hanimefest a
similar school is to be built for Fin
nSarken amt No less than Is such
young peoples schools of strictly
religious character are N operation
in different arts of the country, and
all OF them have good attendance.
More stress is laid ON religion in
thess schools than in the so-cai1ed
peoples high Schools. which orig
mated in Denmark.
The Borregaard saloon license dies
been before the courts during the
past 20 years. Now a brand new suit
has been started by the proprietors.
They have sued the state OF Norway.
claiming the right to sell liquor in
any quantity and to customers in
any part of the country. As recently
as December 9. 1914, tie supreme
court of Norway ruled that the retail
liquor license issued February IL,
1907, to the owner of Borregaard at
shat time, covers only the same
ground as 1t did at that time. Orig
inally IL entitled the owner of Bor-
regard only to retail liquor to local
customers.
Large quantities of hay are being
exported from Aasnes and Gjesaasen
to Sweden It sometimes happens
that as many as so loads of hay may
be seen in a row ON the ruad. The
houses in Finskogen are crowded in
the night with horses and men, and
sometimes both men and horses have
to suffer on account of lack of
adequate shelter
The late Berit Ness of Tfondhiem
made bequest of almost $4,000, the
object of which is to procure a ufe-
saving sloop for USE i'm that part of
Norway. She also left $500 to be
given as aid to poor city chSidfen for
the purpose of afording Them a
chance of spending part of tile sum
mar in the country.
The late, Per DAM of ETverum be-
queathed $4,000 to a fund FOR the es-
tablishment of a home for boys and
about $13.0 GOO to other charitable con-
Germs. He also left considerable
sums of money for private parties.
The rroprietors of the Rjukan
power plant have ordered six genera
tors in Sweden for power house No.
2. Each of the six will be of 10000
horse pow err that is, the most power
full in the world
The whaling industry IN South Geor-
gia is IN fiourishing condition. The
Ocean Whaling company. which is
controlled by parties living in LarviR
produced 5000 barrels of whale oil
in one month
Silver has been found at great
depth in the Vinoren mines In
Nmedal. The mines are owned ex'
clusively by Norwegians.
The government has prohibited the
expectation of copper in nearly al
forms.
The Christiania Milk Supply com
pany handled 25.OO0,00O quarts Of
milk in 1914. Almost one-fourth o.
this quantity was made Into cheese
and 100000 pounds of butter was alsC
rade The price paid was from 81
to cents a quart. The percentage
Of butterfat determines the price il
each case This rule makes the dairy
men eager to produce as rich mill
as possible The company requires
sanitary methods and handling of th'
milk from the time it is MIXED un
iii II is disposed Of.
Mine hunting has been popula
pastime, not only among the crew
Of Norwegian warships patrolling tn