Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-11-10

posed to have frozen TO death on the
mountains between Heggedal and Nu-
medal Last Sunday she went with a
herder from Hol in charge of a large
number OF cattle. They were over
whelmed on their way by a violent
snowstorm. and only the herder and
his son reached their destination. The
sheriff was notified. and a number of
men kept up search for two days.
The StuevoId estate. near Molde,
las been bought for the government
and is to be used as residence for the
amtman. or governor of Romsdal amt.
The price paid was $500.
Per Aasmundstad OF Kvikne is one
OF the most noted men of the old
school in Gudbrandsdalen. He is a
self-made man. and can boast of no
learned degrees. Put in the course of
time he has studied the history of his
part of the country so thoroughly that
he is looked upon as an authority on
that subject, even by university pro-
AN1oCA AAC taught SNAAOOA All many
years, and he has kept a general diary
for long period. This is so interest
ing that parts of it have been running
as serial for many years in local
newspaper. Per has acquired a ma
tional reputation by collecting every
scrap of information obtainable about
Peer Gynt, who once upon time was
a bonanza farmer at the Hage farm
stead. SodoIp. This Peer Gynt is in
teresting chiefly because Henrik Ibsen
made him the leading character of his
most famous drama. Aasmundstad
has published most OF the Peer Gynt
stories in a separate book, using the
dialect of his native valley.
The commune of Stod, some dis
lance north of Trondhjem, has de-
cided to build a power station, using
the falls of the Hating river The
commune has been authorized by the
cabinet to take up loan of $4,000 for
building the plant.
The Mjondalen cellulose factory has
bought the right to cut 400 dozen
logs in the Rustand ana South Glad
helm forests, NumedaL The logs will
be cut and taken to the factory next
winter.
The orchards of Hardanger will give
good apple and pear crops, but the
plums were rather poor. In many
parts of Sogn the fruit crop was poor,
at other places there were many pears
and apples. Owing to rain and cold
weather the flavor is rather poor.
The late Hagbart Hansen. bank cash.
Ter at Stenkiar, willed his entire estate
to an old peoples home which is to
be built at that place. The exact value
of the property is not known. but it
will bring a handsome amount of
money when sold at good price. Mr..
Hansen was a very popular man in
his day, ana neld many positions of
trust.
The municipality of Christianssund
has bought parcels of land in Ovre-
vaagen for $67, 1000. expecting that the
railway station will be located at this
place when it reaches the city. An
other appropriation of 100000 was
made for constructing breakwaters
in Sorsundet.
Extensive efforts are now made to
raise money for restoring the church
at Tingvold, which is 700 years old.
Rev. Bragg Hoyem has sent an appeal
to all the congregations in that part
of Norway to make contributions. and
he believes that If the matter is placed
properly before Norwegian-Americans
from that part of the country they will
not refuse to lend helping hand.
About $500 has been raised, but ten
times this amount win be needed.
The membership of the temperance
organizations has dropped from 1884,
1855 to 1925 during the past year.
The decrease is due mainly to the fact
that so many members are serving in
the army away from home.
Mrs. Sigrid Nedberge. who is stay
ing at the Aurland old peoples home
in Sogn, has made a good start on her
one hundred and first year. Her health
is still fairly good She has had four
teen children, several of whom are liv-
ing in the United States. One of her
sons is in Mexico, another in France.
The late Hjertine Bronen, nee Mad
sen, of New York. has bequeathed
IS. 900 to a home for widows which is
to be established in her native city of
/ Christianssund. A smaller amount
was given to a children's home.
The city council of Holding has
raised the pay of these employed by
| the city on account of the high cost
of living. The rate is $3.50 year
and half this amount for each child
| in the family. The aggregate raise is
about $500.
About $4,000 has been raised for a
monument Of King st. Olaf at Sarps-
borg. The monument. which is to be
made by Gustav Larun. viii be I'M
| vailed TuIv 90 1915 tina Is 900 years