The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13

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Olnv Thommfeson, one of the foremost
men in Norwegian journalism, with
drew on July 81 as active editor of
Tidens Tegn, which he founded In 1910
and which under his leadership in the
| space of a few years grew to be one
of the most influential dailies of Chris
tianla. Thommescn was born In 1851
er. He graduated from the university
In 1870 and finished his education with
a course In law. He taught for some
time in high school In Valders, de-
clded soon to make Journalism his life
work. In 1875 he secured Il position
with Dagbladet, and In 1878, at the
age of twenty-seven, he became editor
Of Nerdens Gang, continuing In that
capacity until 1910, when he founded
Tidens Tegn. Thommesen was active
in political life and was noted for his
independent and aggressive stand on
public questions.
| In spite of the destruction of the
KristianiafjOrd, stock In the Norwe-
gian-Amerlcan steamship line Is quoted
ut 343 per cent, or $lS2.22 per share,
and the company Is doing an immense
business. II now has at Its disposal
] tonnage to the amount of -60,669 tons,
having recently leased eight steamers
| The company has nine ships Of its,Own,
rs follows; Bergensfjord, 1O,6G6 tons;
Drammensfjord. 1888 tons; Romsdals-
| ford, 1850 tons; Tanafjord, Abb
tons; Lyngenfjord. 5,097 tons; Ranen-
ford, 5,404 tons; Frierfjord, $50 tons;
Iillefjord, 1888 tons; Audun (barD,
2,0lS tons.
| Politicians of all parties have Is
sued q call for subscriptions TO Il fund
for monument Of Johan Sverdrup,
the noted statesman, at some public
square In Christiania. OF the fund
raised for the monument on his grave
and for the bust standing In the cham
Der of the stor,ing. there still remains
about $1,000, but the new monument
will cost several times this amount.
The one hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Johan Sverdrup was celebrated
last year.
Many funny stories are told how
foreign soldiers manage 10 make them
selves understood mt Norwegian hos
pitfalls. But the richest story of all
came from the hospital ut Lilleham'
mer. A Russian soldier wanted eggs
very badly, but no amount Of talk on
his part brought hen fruit Then he
rose I'm his bed and hogan 10 cackle
like hen the best he knew, and In
n few minutes he had two eggs
brought To him.
A Christiana dispatch says that
two large bombs of German manu-
facture have been found In Narvik in
northern Norway. They were found
In sallcloth bags and We're wrapped
In a Swedish newspaper dated August
4. The bombs resembled those which
some time ago were sent from Ger
many to Christiania with Baron Rau-
tenfels. German courier, which We're
claimed To be for use in Finland. Rau-
tcnfels had assistants in Narvik AT one
time.
Graduates Of the University OF
Christiania held a reunion in Chicago
on Sunday. September =. The alumni
present were: DR.. Thomas Warloe,
DR.. Anton Holmboe, DIR. Anders Doe,
War Munthe Doe, Rolf Hammer, War
Vessel, Hans Hasund. Andrew An
, dersen. Torger Kleiberg. Magnus Gun
derson, Elf Gythfcldt and Hans Cur
: stad.
l A bank capitalized at about $1,000
900 and owned exclusively by Morse
, capitalists, has been opened mt Lon
, don. Ii is known as Hannevigs bank
Ltd, and most of the stock is held
, by members of the Hannevig family
one of the wealthiest of Norwegian
families, extensively interested in ship
ping and financial institutions.
The pretty little city of Flekkefjord
has recently celebrated Its seventy.
fifth anniversary as a commercial city
Even as far back as 1862 ships took
on and discharged meXhandiseat this
point, but the city did not receive
Its charter rs city before August s
1872
According to the United States con.
sui at Bergen, Norwegian bakers now
pay on the average four times as much
for -four. fuel and labor as they did
before the outbreak Of the war.
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