Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF interest to the seandlnavians
IN America.
NORWAY.


department that the national govern
ment publish text books for the pub
lie schools has caused a sensation
among those who are in the habit OF
contributing to the school literature
of Norway. Half dozen writer's OF
more than ordinary prominence
called a meeting at the university to
discuss the matter. 1t was stated
that Japan is the only country that
makes the government publish the
school books. Japan introduced this
practice in 1903, but it is seriously OPP
posed by certain parties. 1t was
pointed out that textbooks published
by the government would be neither
better nor cheaper, nor would they
,ed to be revised less frequently
than books published by private par
ties. A society was organized for the
purpose of opposing the plan OF the
government. Those who had called
the meeting were constituted as an
executive committee. A new meeting
was called in two weeks.
A young peoples school is to be
built in Vardalen. The cornerstone
was laid just before Christmas. The
foundation has been built, and the
school is expected to be ready for
occupancy next fall The school is
to be for North Trondhjem amt. But
yardalen alone contributed $1,000 to
the building fund. 1t will be strictly
religious school. At Hammefest a
similar school is to be built for Fin
marker amt. No less than Is such
young peoples schools of strictly
religious character are IN operation
in different iarts Of the country. and
all of them have a good attendance.
More stress is laid on religion in
these schools than in the so-called
peoples high schools which orig
mated in Denmark.
The Borregaard saloon license dies
awfully hard Time and again 1t has
been before the courts during the
past 20 years. Now a brand new suit
has been started by the 'proprietors.
They have sued the state of Norway,
claiming the right to sell liquor in
any quantity and to customers In
any part of the country. AS recently
as December 9, 1914, the supreme
court of Norway ruled that the retail
liquor license issued February IL,
1907, to the owner of Borregaard at
that time, covers only the same
ground as 1t did at that time. Orig
inally 1t entitled. the owner OF Dor
regard only to retail liquor to Local
customers.
Large quantities of hay are being
exported from Aasnes and Gjesaasen
to Sweden. 1t sometimes happens
that as many as so loads of hay may
be seen in a row on the road. The
houses in Finskogen are crowded in
the night with horses and men. and
sometimes both men and horses have
to suffer on account OF lack OF
adequate shelter.
The late Berit Ness of Trondhjem
made a bequest of almost $4,000, the
object of which is to procure life.
saving sloop for use in that part OF
Norway. She also left $500 to be
given as aid to poor city children for
the purpose of affording them a
chance of spending part of the sum.
mer in the country.
The late Per Dahl Of Elverum be-
queathed $4,000 to a fund for the es
Establishment of home for boys and
about $4,000 to other charitable con
Germs He also left considerable
sums of money for private parties.
The proprietors of the Rjukan
power plant have ordered six genera
tors in Sweden for power house No
g Each of the six win be of 10000
horse power. that Is. the most power
full in the world
The whaling industry In South Geor
gia is in fiourishing condition. The
I Ocean Whaling company, which Il
controlled by parties living In Larvil
produced 5000 barrels of whale OF
in one month.
Silver has been found at a great
depth in the vinoren mines II
Nmedal. The mines are owned ex
clusively by Norwegians.
The government has prohibited the
expectation OF copper in nearly al
forms.
The Christiania Milk Supply com
pany handled 25.000,000 quarts o
milk in 1914 Almost one-fourth o
this quantity was made into cheese
and 100000 pounds Of butter was ais,
made. The price paid was from 81!
to cents a quart. The percentag,
of butterfat determines the price Il
each case. This rule makes the dairy
men eager to produce as rich a mill
as possible. The company require
sanitary methods and handling of tn,
milk from the time II is MIXED un
til II is disposed Of.
Mine hunting has been a popula
pastime, not only among the crew
of Norwegian warships patrolling tn
waters from Bergen to Christians
but also among the fisherfolk. who re
ceiye a small reward for all uney