Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-05
NORWAY.

Germany took from Denmark In 1864.
NORWAY.
Socialism is checked In q practical,
busiaesslike manner in Norway. One
of the latest illustrations of this fact
is the disposition of the estate of N.
| Volckmar. at Smolen, near Christians
sand. The communes of Hopen, Brat
var and Edo have bought the prop
erty for S60.T50. The deal includes
extensive peat bogs which were rent
! ed out to a syndicate at the rate of
| s.. 400 year. which will now be paid
to the purchasers. There are GO ten
| ant farmers on the property, and the
| plan of the communes is to make 1t
easy for these tenants to buy their
| holdings. Thus if will be seen that
| there is a big string attached to the
| socialistic feature of this deal. 1t is
| decidedly socialistic in so far as 1t
| turns one mans property over to the
! cOmmunes. But the real aim of the
| cOmmunes is nothing less than to
balk the progress of socialism by put
ting from co to 100 landowners where
there is only one until the close of
this year or January l, 1917.
| Rev. Otto Jensen of Christiania had
n close call the other day while taking
buggy ride at DrObak. The horse
became uncomfortable and ran at
break-neck speed through the streets.
Two of Rev. Jensen's companions
managed to get out. But he remained
| In his seat until the horse ran through
a store window. The stomach of the
horse was literally ripped open and
he died on the spot. But the buggy
did not tip. and Rev. Jensen got away
without a scratch. 1t goes without
saying. however, that he was badly
| shocked.
A home for old people has been
dedicated at Aasnes, near KOngsving-
! er. The institution costs about S13-
| 500. The chairman Of the committee
announced that the care of old people
will be placed under the local govern
I1ent In such a way that they would
not lose their civil rights. The COM
,nune will also establish a pension
| system for the benefit of all people.
Rev. Tandberg made the dedlcatory
| address.
A syndicate consisting of the ship
owners of Haugesund have formed a
syndicate fer the purpose of con-
structing large shipyards and dry
| dock. The syndicate has bought a
stretch of land extending for three
| quarters of q mile along the shore
north of Salhres. The drydOck will
be large enough to accommodate the
ships of the Norwegian-American
steamship line. The projected enter
prise calls for an expenditure Of $780,
600.
The labor troubles in Norway are
Gripping many of the great industries
but full details are lacking yet because
the mails are detained on the way by
the British authorities.
Over S135OOO has been raised for
commercial high school in Bergen.
Aksel Drolsum has celebrated his
forty year jubilee as head librarian of
the university library and he has been
connected with this institution since
1870. Under his management he IL
brary has become one cf the most
| noted in Europe. Mr.. DrOlsum is
noted throughout Norwas as a histo-
rian and an untiring adv ate of 'pre-
paredness."
a Christiania shipping arm recent
| ~ sold a ship of a htt!c less than
1900 tons for 100000. and their profit
was over 100 per cent.
The receipts of the railroads for the
past year were 100000 Their com
hined length is about 2O0e miles. and
their original cost was S6S.OO0 600
There We're IS accidents last year.
The number Of people killed was 2S.
and IS We're injured
The spring work was greatly de-
layed by cold. rainy weather in Gud-
brandSdalen. There was no frost in
the ground, hut much blowing had TO
he done in the spring. The rye fields
look promising in the northern part Of
the valley.