The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
shoemaker Carl OLAF. Helberg and
wife MARITIME, nee Bergen, Of Trondh
1em, have celebrated their diamond
wedding. Mr.. Helberg was born in
Trondhjem In 1888, and his wife in
Drammen, in 1928. They were married
IN Christiania sixty years ago. Dur
ing period Of forty years Mr.. Hell
berg worked for Odln Storm, shoe-
maker in Trondhjem. Three years
ago his eyesight began to fail, and lis
employer died. Since that time he
has been trying to make living by
patching shoes, but his eyes are get
ting very poor and the materials are
so high that he has to quit his trade
entirely. The old couple are still
keeping house. Mrs. Helberg is rather
hard of hearing, but her mind is per-
fectly sound, and she takes care of
their house. She has been a good
housekeeper and tender mother.
The couple raised ten children, two OF
whom lost their lives by accident in
the prime of life. Some of their chill
dren live In Trondhjem, one in Nord-
land, one in America. and one in Sta
wager. There are 80 grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. 1t is said
that the evening of the lives Of the
old couple is not particularly happy
because their children seem to have
forgotten them.
Andreas Nilsen of Hvaler has re-
signed as precentor after a service Of
more than fifty years. He received
his education at the normal schools
of Rakkestad and Asker. During his
early life he had to teach what was
called "ambulatory" schools, moving
from house to house with his classes.
Besides acting as teacher and precen-
tor he was chairman of the commune
board, president Of the local savings
bank, and for sixteen years postmas-
ter. Assisted by neighbor, he wrote
a history of the commune on the occa-
sion Of the centenary of the adoption
OF the present constitution of Norway.
The shortage Of available dwelling
houses, with still more serious pros
poets for the winter. is reported from
various places in Norway. In certain
districts city authorities have resort
ed to extreme measures to provide
shelter for those unable to find houses.
The city council of Bergen has begun
to appropriate unoccupied houses, but
the number of these is inadequate.
The aldermen of Trondhjem have re.
quested authorization to appropriate
not only vacant houses, but also club
rooms and similar localities. The
Christiania authorities are considering
the appropriation and use as dwellings
of taverns and even places devoted to
religious gatherings.
A tourist wrote to the Stavanger A.
tenblad: ION trip through the woods
I came to the tenant farm known as
Kattetvedt, in Stord, and went to
the well to look at the big trout
which had become famous by the
name Big Mons, I did nat see the fish.
and 50 went to a man living at the
place and asked for Big Mons. The
man told me that Big Mons had been
stolen in August, 1915, when he was
twentv-six years old. The man also
told that many, many years ago Big
Mons was fished out by toy who
carried him away dangling on the
hook. But someone happened to sec
the hoy, and the Ash was saved md
put back into the we'll. where It lived
and thrived splendidly for mary years
and gave visitors much pleasure, un-
til the sad end came la5< year. But
shortly afterwards another trout, Lit
tie Mons. was put into the wel,, and
he is getting along in fine fashion"
The people of Yttre Rendalen have
mrde arrangements for giving the
schoolchildren oatmeal soup to drink
with their noon lunch. Each child
brings cup. and the teacher pours
out the soup. It has been found to
make the children strong and healthy.
= She steel steamship Niels Nielsen,
whose keel was laid at Seattle May 8.
sailed for: Vladivostok with ,genera,
cargo Of 1900 tons. The Niels Mel.
sen is owned in Norway and Ia manned