The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-02
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to tho Scandinavian
In America.
NORWAY.

VOCdtcS VI ILLS measure are certain IL
Is the only way to avert another emer
gency similar to the grain shortage at
the beginning of the war. To handle
the proposed grain monopoly, the ap-
pointment Of 1900 special officials is
contemplated at an expense of about
$1,OOO,000 year. It is estimated that
capital of at least $4,000 will be need
ed. Conservative party leaders favor
a protective tariff which would en-
courage home agriculture and thus,
| they believe, assure the necessary
supply Of grain. But this proposal,
which it's originators argued would
Increase the acreage of cultivated land
and make the country less dependent
| on imports, was not supported by the
voters at the recent election. The
conservative plan to strengthen the
national defense also was lost with
the defeat Of the party. The infer
ence from the election is that the ma
jority of the voters believe in wait
Ing until the war assumes phase that
makes a stronger armament neces-
sary, before committing Norway to
such program. Without affecting the
foreign policies of the nation, the cleo
ton signifies a decided change in the
| direction of internal affairs. The new
legislature is expected to pass several
social reforms of an important nature.
1t is considered likely the government
may succeed in gradually assuming
| control not only of the grain industry
but of the coal and sugar business.
The people of Skjorn, as we'll as 9th
er people, are apt to lose things in
a mysterious way. But now those
people are in hopes Of minimizing the
vexation caused by the disappearance
Of things of more or less pecuniary
value. In short, a thought-reader has
bobbed up among them. He is fish
erman, who moved to the locality from
some other point At first the natives
were in doubt as to his ability as a
seer. So one of his neighbors put
him to the test He stole a cane
from the thought-reader and concealed
it as well as he knew how. But it did
not take the owner long to find it, and
| so his proficiency was established at
| once. Later on he was in position
| to demonstrate his skill in a more
key of herring, and the seer was
asked to find it. And he did find it,
though it was we'll hidden in a pest
house. And now the people of Skjorn
feel that If something is lost they need
not go to neighboring settlements for
a seer to restore the goods to their
owner.
The women in the Danish settle
| ments south of the German line are
gradually getting accustomed to do all
kinds Of work generally performed by
| men. In almost numberless cases the
farmers wife is running the farm
| while her husband is in the war; And
very often she makes a success Of it..
Married as well as single women who
hardly ever took a spade in their
hands, are occupied in the building
trades, on farms, on the railroads, in
| short, there is no labor from which
| they shrink. In all parts of the prov
lnce women are engaged in the mail
service. At Lavensby a married wom-
an hauls milk for the whole town from
the dairy, and she handles the full
milk cans with a dexterity which has
called forth expressions of admira-
ton from strong men. Besides haul
| ing milk, this woman has also done
much Of the fall blowing on her farm.
The hunters report that there are
fewer white grouse as we'll as larger
game birds, but the hares are quite
numerous. Many reindeer have been
killed in the mountains of the central
part of the country. Comparatively
few moose were killed during the open
season. The foxes are permitted to
multiply at a rapid rate because their
fur is so cheap. There are many
wolves in the northern part of the
country. Bears are so scarce that it
seems a pity to kill the few that art
still left in the country.
| A new company in Randers bought
a ship for almost $4,000 from a man
who paid only little over $1,000 for
It q year ago.
! Miss Molla Bjurstedt Of Norway,
holder Of the woman's American ma
tional teAnis championship, scored an
other victory in i series of exhibition
tennis games which was concluded in
San Francisco recently by defeating
| Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, Who was
once the champion. The score was
1913, g.; Miss Bjurstedt also defeated
Mrs. Hazen Hotchkiss Wightmann.
The whaling company Sydhayet
cleared over $4,000 last year, and
the stockholders received a dividend
Of 30 per cant.