Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11

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Der 30, says: Miss Bright Syversdatter
Rue, who was sixty years old, is sup
posed to have frozen to death on thu
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 number of
men kept up search for two days.
The Stuevold estate, near Molde.
has 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 ono
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 general diary
for long period. This is so interest.
ing that parts of 1t have been running
as a 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. Sodorp. 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 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 and South Glad
helm forests, Numedal. The logs will
| be cut ard taken to the factory next
| winter.
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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.
icr 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 1t
will bring a handsome amount Of
money when sold at good price. Mr..
Hansen was a 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 win be located at this
place when 1t 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 II the matter is placed
properly before Observation-Disclosures
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 b. needed.
The membership Of the temperance
i organizations has dropped from 1885,
| 1856 to 192,726 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 q 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 home for widows which is
to be established In her native city Of
Christianssund. A smaller amount
was given to children's home.
The city council of Holding has
raised the pay OF those employed by
the city on account Of the high cost
Of living. The rate ia $3.50 a 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 Larum. will be un.
yelled July 29. 1916. that Is. 900 years
after the city of SarpsborN was found.
ed by st. Olaf