Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-29
CULINARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNcs 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
In America.
NORWAY.


consigned to Armour & Morris. Chris
tiania," although these Chicago pack
ers have no branch Offices in this
country, still remain unclaimed. The
original consignment included 1000
boxes Of pork. 5000 barrels OF lard and
800 barrels of oil. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the provisions were sent
from the United States in the expecta-
ton that they would be taken care Of
by German agents and re-exported to
Germany, but the Norwegian laws for
bid this. The government has dis
posed of portion of the provisions to
meet the expenses Of storage, but the
remainder is stll waiting for the i'm
porter or owner. Attempts to smuggle
eontraband material through Norway
continue. but they are completely frus-
trated. IL is declared, by the vigilance
of the customs officials. Some days ago
a German freight car with double
walls was discovered by station
agent near Christiania. Space between
the two walls of the car was crowded
full of copper while the body of the
car was loaded with window sashes,
and had 1t not been for the inspection
by the station agent the copper would
have gone to Germany.
Rev. Ole Tobiaws Olsen. one of the
most noted, most useful and mos.
popular men of Nordland, has just
completed his eighty-ffth year. Since
he resigned as pastor Of Hatfjelddalen.
in 1904, he has lived in Chrlstiania. He
is strong and healthy and spends much
OF his time out of doors every day. He
is a native OF Mo. Nordland, and began
20 teach school IN 1852 In the early
sixties he studied theology in Chris
tiania. and from 1873 to 1882 was en-
gagged in building railways. In 1888 he
became parish priest Of Hatfielddalen
and during the next twenty-five years
he became one OF the most remarkable
men of Nordland. He was intensely
interested in all kinds of human eff.
forts, but he concentrated a large part
uf his energies on the development OF
the means OF communication OF north
ern Norway He was the first man to
plan the Nordland railway, and so
thoroughly did he familiarize himself
with the topography of the country
that the line which he staked out on his
own account was finally found to be
the best one. Besides filing many POI
sitions of trust, he also found time to
do literary work. and he published an
interesting collection of Nordland
fairy tales
Gov, Sven Aarrestad, who for a
great many years past has been presi-
dent of the Norwegian Total Absti
nence association, recently expressed
himself rather strongly about the
drink habit OF the people of Chris
tiania. The Christiania Aftenposten
turned its broadside on Mr.. Aarrestad.
saying, among other things, that he
had made improper use of certain
statistics. Now Mr. Aarrestad has
taken steps to bring the matter before
the courts. A few years ago another
Christiania daily contained a libelous
article against Mr.. Aarrestad, and he
sued the paper and won the case.
The Norwegian government has
awarded to the Electric Boat company
of New York. builders of the Holland
type of submarine, contracts for a
special type OF. undersea boat to be
built from the company's design in a
shipyard in Norway AT the present
time all the submarines in the Norwe
gian navy are OF the krupp type and
have been built in Germany. Boat
builders in England. Italy, Germany
and the United States competed for
the Norwegian contract.
Maran Vangraven Of Roros Is one
hundred and one years old, and enc
might suppose that she would be GLAD
to quit work for good. But old MareT
is of different opinion One das
when her people we're busy putting "
hay she took a rake and began to rak,
hay with the rest OF them. She die
not rush the work as she was wont Il
do three-duarters of a century ago
Her grip WIS not so firm.
Jaderen has the largest rural cream
cry in Norway During the past yea
the creamery received Z, 500. eco pound.
OF milk. The annual output of 5uttel
is about 100000 pounds. and that o.
cheese about 100000 pounds A new
cold storage building has just been put
up at cost of $4,000.
It is said that the city Of Bergen has
an option or the Torfn water falls. Il
the deal is closed the water OF the
river win be conducted to the Fykss
sound. where a power station is to b,
built. The capacity of the falls is es
timated at 10000 horsepower.
The torpedoing OF the Trondhjems
ford by a German submarine com
PEELED the Noswegian-American lin,
TO buy another steamer. The choice
fell on the Spanish steamer Castano o.
$500 tons. The ship will be known a:
Tanafjord.
The Norwegian Sick Nurses associ
alton received a request from the Nor
wegian colony in London to send som,
nurses 10 tend to the wounded anC
sick in that city. Three sisters hav,
already gone TO London, namely, Rag
mild Martinsen. Marta Hegge and Ann,