Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-10
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
O. X. Foosnes. former member Of
the cabinet. died at his home in Belt
staden. some distance north of Trond-
hjem. He was born in 1916. and at an
early age was elected to public posi-
tons He was elected TO a seat in the
storthing in 1888. and remained a MEM
Der most of the time for the next 10
years. He devoted much time to the
agricultural interests of his country
and was chairman of the committee
on agriculture for a number of years.
In 1908 he became a member of the
Knudsen cabinet as minister of agri-
culture. When that cabinet retired, in
1910 he returned tC his farm in Belt
staden. which he managed from 1876
to his death.
The historical society of Valdres is
raising money for monument of Ole
Fladager. the sculptor. who is said TO
have been the most noted "son of
"Valdres' for many hundred years.
He died in Rome AT the early age Of
thirty-eight years. but at his death
he was favorably known to art crit
les all over Europe How remarkable
his gifts were may easily be Inferred
from the fact that he was a grown
man when he began to pay serious
attention to the art which soon made
him famous. Among his admirers
were p. A. Munich, the historian,
Btornson. Vinje and Jonas Lie, 10
Vlsdal has been selected to make the
proposed monument.
Notwithstanding war restrictions,
imports from the United States into
Norway increased by nearly S20,000,-
600 in 1916. Before the war they were
valued at less than S10,000.000 year.
Detailed statistics of imports at Ber-
gen are not available. but II is certain
American goods were received during
1916 in much larger quantities and had
a much greater value than in any pre-
ceding year. Freight rates remained
high and there were long delays in OBJ
tanning goods.
Hedge Varingsaasen, noted farm
er at Elverum, has donated $4,000
70 memorial fund in honor of his
father and his son. Most of the
money will be used for the establish
ment of a peoples high school in FL
verum. Besides the cash gift the
donor will also give the necessary
grounds for the school.
The Norwegian foreign office an
nOunced recently that the Norwegian
steamship Askelad was sunk by Ger
man submarine. One boat with II
men was lost and the captain and ten
men were saved II was also an
nounced that the Norwegian steamship
Rein was sunk by a German submarine
off Cape St Vincent. Ten men lost
their lives and the captain and nine
others of the crew were saved.
About 32.000.000 spring herring, with
total value of $2150O0, We're canned
by Stavangers canneries during last
season. 1t is estimated that two her
rings 90 into each tin and 100 tins in
each case. making the seasons output
100000 cases. Some of the herring
were canned in their own juice, some
in tomato. and some were kippered.
The storting passed the reapportion-
ment bill by a vote of 50 to go The
bill provides that Hamar. Gjovik, and
Kongsvinger shall constitute one dis
tfict. and that the ANTS of Tromso
and Romsdal shall have one new dis
trict each. increasing the number of
seats in the stortbing from 123 to l26.
The prices of footwear are still
going up. Large quantities of shoes
we're bought by NorGegians in Amer
lea. But the English stopped the
goods on the way for fear that Nor
way might export shoes 10 Germany
The West Finmarken Soclaldemo-
KRAFT and the Nordkap suspended pub
LEGATION for two weeks last summer in
order that those who worked al the
papers might devote that much time
to the preparation of peat for fuel.
Both the local governments and prl-
waite people Of the northern part Of
Norway worked very energetically In
ne peat bogs last summer.
a motor-driven ;:sach4ne has been
patented for splitting apart cakes Of
ice which have frozen together in stor