Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21
IN FAR KORTHLAND
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting IteHas From the These
Great Kingdoms Of the North se.
leeted for seandlnavlans and
Their Descendants.
Ry MARTIN WI. oDa AND.
Nnr.,.sa,.

Ry MARTIN w. oDs-AnD.
Narvsay.
Al Christiania correspondent writes
that Norway's foreign commerce more
than doubled during the period from
1901 to 1913. according ID otficsal STA
tisties just made public iii 1901 the
trade with foreign countries amounted
70 100000 kroner and lii 1919 Ii
had increased to a45.000.0oG kroner.
The largest gains were recorded dur
ing the last i've years Of the period
The imports lead In the totals In both
years, hut the exports show the largest
percentage III gain Imports In 1913
were valued AZ 55a, 900 600 kroner, IA
compared with 2s7. 900 kroner iii
1901. The exports, OH the other hand.
were valued ali ses 900 900 kroner In
1913, as compared with is5.e00. 900
kroner In 1901 III 1872 Norway'a ifsl-
ports were 100000 .0o0. 900 kroner
greater than her exports but an 1913
this difference had sunk To IsO 1, 600.
kroner, the total value Of the foreign
trade meanwhile increasing from s60,-
100000 kroner to e45,000. 600 kroner.
The value Of Norwegian exports ifl-
creased by $1,000 900 kroner between
1912 and 1919,
Interesting vital statistics for Nor
way In the year 1911 have been issued
by the government among which til.
the following: The groomsrnan were
composed OF 1887 unmarried young
men, 1.355 widowers and I04 divorced
meu. or the brides, 1a,f19 were an.
married girls. sos were widows and
IO2 divorced Eleven Of the men were
only seventeen years Of age, 80 were.
eighteen years. and I04 were nine.
teen. Five of the brides we're fifteen
years, Is were sixteen and Ill we're
seventeen years. There were 61.46S
births during the year. OF whom 81, 587
were boys and 20 ,9Ol were girls. There
were 500 twin births, the children Of
these births being 773 boys and s3i
girls.
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1t is reported from London that
Lady Bruce, wife of the English no.
bleman Lyndhurst Bruce, captain In
the British army, who recently fell in
France, Is Norwegian by birth, born
in Christiania, the daughter OF an Eng.
lish father and a Norwegian mother.
She early appeared on the Christiania
stage and later went TO America,
where she continued on the stage.
Thereafter she went To London with
theatrical company and there made
the acquaintance OF Captain Bruce. to
whom she was married In 1906 She
Is described as woman OF exception.
al beauty and has often served as mod.
81 for artists.
In spite OF the war and its blight.
ing Influences, the national railways
OF Norway did more business In Sep
tember, 1914, than in September, 1918.
During the first quarter OF lie fiscal
year OF 1916 the income OF the ma
tionai railways was $500, 900 crowns.
as against 1880 .0oe during the same
period the preceding year. Only one
OF the lines, the Randsfjord line,
showed falling of, aud that was only
COO crowns, while the Bergen line
showed gain of 100000 crowns.
England will take over the two war.
ships which are being built for Nor
way In England. Norway will lose
nothing by this financially, as England
will reimburse her completely, but, OF
course. IL Ii a disappointment not to
get the ships at time the Morse peo-
pie are strengthening their army and
navy. AT the outset OF the war the
German government took over a sub
marine which was being built for Nor.
way by German manufacturer.
The Royal Household society of
varmland has awarded It's gold medal
to Frederick Meitzer Mohn for rs
years OF valuable service TO the agri.
cultural interests OF Sweden, Mr.. |
Mohn was born at Bergen in 1850. All.
ter graduating from Tanks private |
school, he went TO Scotland. where he |
studied agriculture. after which he |
bought farm In Yarmland which he |
has now cultivated for 40 years with !
signal success.
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The loan of 10000, 900 crowns, which |
the government tried to float in Nor.
way, has been oyersubscribed The
people of Christiania subscribed over
ten million crowns and the citizens of /
Bergen subscribed nearly two million |
crowns. The government has already /
negotiated loan OF 5000. 900 i'm /
America /
Marine Turbines.
Up TO the present time the total /