The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-01
NORWAY

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"A typical Norwegian wedding wa
the one celebrated by Miss Anna s.
Ayroldhaug and John Skaar, at Eid,
Nordfjord. About two hundred people
assembled on a bright, sunny summer
morning and, as Is customary on such
occasions, the Norwegian colors went
aloft. The local young peoples society
had built triumphal arch across the
road to the church. A male choir sang
In the church, and g t>rass band played
to the company returning from churol-.
Salutes were fired as they passed Lun.
den. The afternoon was spent in dane.
Ing and other merriment, and many
funny photographs were taken of the
guests. Dinner was served in the gar.
den and in the bright rooms Of the
home of the bride. Speeches were
made, and no less than 124 congratu,
latory kilograms were read. Everybody
was urged to partake Of the number
of good victuals provided for the occa.
sion. Next morning the bride and the
bridegroom were around bright and
early entertaining their guests. Some
OF the old neighbors who were unable
to attend the wedding were even sur
prised in bed by the bridal couple, who
offered the old people cake and wine.
Next came the brides sister, Krlsti
who brought coffee and toothsome eat.
ables to the old neighbors. The cele.
bratfon lasted over two days, after
which the neWlyweds started on their
wedding trip.
The city Of Bergen has an option on
several valuable waterfalls. The. Teig.
dial falls may develop $4,000 horse pow
er, and the price asked is $165, 0,,0. The
Eksingdal water-course, 3800t horse
power, may be had for little over
100000. Both Of these falls Are In
Voss, a distance of about As miles from
Bergen. A third chance in Vuss, the
Torfin falls, estimated $1,000 horse
power, may be had for little less
than 100000. Finally the city of Ber-
gen may have the Matvas falls, 100000
horse power, for about $4,000. The
main difficulty in all these cases is the
great distance Of transmission. But
it is pointed out that some of the falls
may be connected by carrying the wa
ter through tunnels, reducing the num-
Der of power stations to two, or even
only one.
The following couples have recently
celebrated their diamond weddings: e.
J. Hjerperod and wife, Maren, born
Spilhaug, of Id parish, Tistedal. They
were born in 1885 and 1881, respective
ly. They have had IL children, 20
grandchildren and Z great-grandchil-
dren. They are both vigorous for their
age. Nils Simonsen and wife, Anne
Gurine, both of whom were born in
1882. They have had 8 children, II
grandchildren and great-grandchil-
dren. Peder Eriksen and wife, Johane.
of Aamot. Their ages are eighty-four
and eighty-six years, respectively. She
was strong enough to spend the sum-
mer in the mountain pastures.
Several farmers at Jaderen have sold
all the kelp "a kind of seaweed) that
is going to drift up on their land dur
ing the next five years at the rate of
% cents ton while wet. It is to be
used mainly for the production Of glue.
The business men Of Trondhjem are
making efforts to induce the govern
ment to rush the work on the Dovre
railway, which is to form a connecting
link between the railways Of eastern,
western and northern Norway.
Farm hands were so scarce last sum.
mer that the farmers had to use ma
chinery to greater extent than ever
before.