Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-11-04

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The membership In the temperancs
societies OF Denmark has fallen on
about 1000 In = year. being at pres.
ent 1s2,72s.
Prot, Sophus Bauditx, the popular
Danish author, is dead at the age OF
sixty-five. He was by no means
great genius. but his novels are whole
some and breathe . love for Den-
marks people and natural scenery
which appealed to all.
Norway.
In the past most of the larger ships
of the Norwegian steamship com
panies were built in foreign shipyards.
especially those OF England, and some
thing like $4,0o0.0O0 have been paid
annually for Morse ships to foreign
ship builders. while only some $1,000
900 have been paid to Norway's ship.
yards. In the future. however. more
ships will be constructed In Norway.
as Ia proved by the fact that q COM
pany has been formed for the purpose
Of putting in shipyards at Jarlso, near
Tonsberg. where vessels with . dis.
placement OF 5000 tons or more will
be built. The capital Of the new COM
pany Is $4,000.
A new city Ia about to spring up In
Sandefjord, Norway, in connection
with the building Of the enormous
electric works Of the Electric Furnace
Products company. an American firm.
The city will be built around the big
factories, which will eventually con-
sumo $4,000 horse power of electric
current The new city, says CORE
spondent, will be laid out by land
scape architects In what is now q
quiet rustic community. The plans
contemplate complete sewer and wa
ter system, gas and electric light
light systems, wide streets with park.
ings set with trees on both sides, and
neat cottages In Morse style for one
or two families each. To begin with
about 100 houses will be built. but the
number will eventually be increased
to 800 or 400 these for the housing
of the factory workmen alone. The
preliminary work on the sewer and
water system will be done this fall,
but operations on a large scale will
not start until next spring. The Elec-
trio Furnace Products company will
manufacture calcium carbide, iron
and steel. iron alloys, zinc, and other
metal products, nitrogen fertilizers,
and nitric acid. AS by-products lime,
coke, and electrodes will be produced.
According to press reports, q Morse
resident of Bavaria, Germany, for sew.
eral years past has recently returned
| to Norway on a visit. He reports that
shortly before his departure he was
requested by the criminal police not
| to continue taking Morgenbladet on
account of its alleged hostile attitude
toward Germany In the war. While
on visit to the police headquarters
| In this connection, the Norseman had
an opportunity to look over a list oil
Norwegian newspapers with rotations
by the police regarding their attitude
In the war. Among the various lead
ing Christiania papers he noted the
following: Tidens Tegn, decidedly
HOSTILE" Aftenposten, "vacillating
most frequently hostile" Verdenf
Gang, friendly at first. but later de-
cidedly hostile;" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| government organ" The Morgen
bladet was put down as "noncritical
| often hostile"
| The old, old custom of celebrating
weddings for days in succession is still
in vogue in large sections OF the coun
try. But among the wealthy farmers
| living within reasonable distance oil
some city there is growing tendency
to ignore the old rule of celebrating
the nuptials On the parental home
stead. They prefer the cities with
their commodious, often fashionable
hotels. where there are uniformed
janitors and walters. But even under
those new conditions 1t Is supposed te
be the thing to make the feast two OF
three days long. A wedding festival
Of this kind recently took place in
Christiania. No less than one hundred
guests arrived in the city In the eve
ming, and they started with a banquet
| at cafe the same evening. The
wedding was solemnized the next day
and after q bounteous feast the guests
| enjoyed themselves in dancing and
| other entertainments until four O'Clock
the next morning. After . period OF
rest the program was continued the
third day, and the guests returned
| home that day or the fourth day. 1t Ia
| evident that It takes a very long purse
| to stand q wedding festival OF this
kind.
Joiund is the name OF ship which
| soon will be ready for service as a
| church and hospital ship for fishermen
along the coast of northern Norway
The cost OF 1t will be about $4,000,
| which was raised by small society
| in Christiania. The auditorium will
| seat 270 rersnna and the h0enifa1 ran