The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-11-11
NORWAY.

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A report uated Drammen, Septem-
Der 30, says: Miss Bright Syversdatter
Rue, who was sixty years old, is sup
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 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 Stuevold estate, near Molde,
has bten bought for the government
and il 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 q
self-made man, and can boast of no
learned degrees. But 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-
fessors. He taught school for many
years, and he has kept q general diary
for long period. This is so interest
ing that parts of it have been running
as a serial for many years in a local
newspaper. Per has acquired a na-
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, Sodorp. This Peer Gynt is ir~
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 separate book, using tho
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. Tho
commune has been authorized by the
cabinet to take up a loan of $40, 900 for
building the plant.
The Mjondalen cellulose factory has
bought the right to cut 400 dozen
logs in the Rustand and 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 Stenkjar, 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 very popular man in
his day, and held many positions of
trust.
The municipality Of Christianssund
has bought parcels of land in Ovre~
vaagen for $4,000, expecting that the
railway station will be located at this
place when it reaches the city. AR
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 HIS 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 Observation-Disclosures
from that part of the country they will
not refuse to lend q helping hand
About $500 has been raised but ten
times this amount will he needed.
The membership OF the temperance
organizations has dropped from 193..
7S5 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. Far health
is still fairly good. She has had four.
teen children, several of whom are liv-
ing in the United States. One Of he-
Sons is ID Mexico, another in France
The late Hjertine Bronen, nee Mad.
sen, OF Now York, has bequeathed
S., 900 to = home for widows which is
to be established in her native city Of
Christianssund. A smaller amc unit
was given to ohillren's home.