Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
NORWAY.

Kari Olsdatter Engum (Thu), Bales
trand, Sogn, was one hundred and
three years old about January 20.
The parish records show that she
was baptized February %, 1913. The
date of her birth is not given. but 1t
Is known from other sources that she
was five weeks old when baptized.
She had to leave her home and be
thrown upon the mercy of the world
at tender age. At the age of twenty
she married tenant farmer. Her
husband did not live long. and she
had to support three small children
single-handed. She proved to be
very able, and performed her allotted
task with signal success. She is now
living with her daughter. Her health
was far above the ordinary. and her
back wa unbent until she had COM
pleted century. During the sum-
mer season she took care of large
herd of stock in the mountain pas
lures until she was eighty-five years
old. She is still out of bed more or
less every day. She has grown thin
ner during the last few years, she is
no longer sure-footed, and her hear
ing and eyesight are somewhat i'm
paired. But she is still hale and
hearty. and her mental faculties are
keen.
H. H. Bryn, Norwegian minister to
the United States, recently expressed
himself as follows with regard to Nor
way: "We want to maintain our COM
plete neutrality and our friendly re-
lations to all powers and we hope to
succeed in doing so. Norway is rap
idly becoming an Industrial country.
1t is changing from pastoral coun-
try. The people are developing the
vast water power resources and fac
tories are springing up everywhere.
The change has come In the past
decade. AS the needs of the world
Aave changed. the people of Norway
have adapted themselves to meeting
those needs" Emigration to America
will not increase to any great extent.
according to Mr.. Bryn. "We do not
want to lose our people" he said. "Of
course, If 1t is found that we haven't
room for them or labor for them, we
would rather have them come to the
United States to live"
The Alexandra hotel, the only ono
in the city of Sandnes, has been closed
because it's proprietor thought that
the people Of the place did not appre-
ciate his services as they ought to.
1t is now practically impossible for
a stranger to find place to stop over
night. Fortunately, however, there
is chance to take train for Stew
anger in the evening and to return in
the morning.
The great wireless station at Jad-
eren was fast approaching its compile
ton at the outbreak of the war. That
stopped the work. Now 1t Is said that
the station will be ready for service
in the near future. England has at
last permitted the expectation of the
machinery ordered for the station be-
fore the war. A representative OF
the Marconi company is present all
the time to assist in erecting the
structure.
The city of Haugesund had 1898 in
habitants at the beginning of the year.
The females constituted a majority Of
1.04S.
Kari Storebraaten OF Col. Halling-
dial. died at the age of one hundred
and half years. She was intensely
interested in everything going on
around her until the very last.
Ludwig Schmelck. city chemist Of
Chnstiania, died at the age of fifty
eight and one-half years.
The heirs of Rasmus Meyer have
given his entire collection of paint
irigs and etchings to the city OF Ber-
gen. There are about 600 paintings
by Norwegian artists. and the gift
comprises the largest private collec-
ton Of its kind In Norway. The
collection is said to be worth about
100000. The building in which the
paintings are kept IL part of the
gift.
Johannes Dalielsen and wife Kata-
rina. of Rolvsoy, near Fredrikstad,
have celebrated their iron wedding,
have been married IS years. They
are both eighty-six and one-half years
old. Johannes is still doing some work
and Katrina fetches the milk and pre-
pares the meals for the couple They
have had eight children, six OF whom
are still living. II is known that they
have 40 grandchildren and 3S great
grandchildren.
Ole M. Langseth of Faaberg sold .
three-year-old stallion for $4,000.