Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-31
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Jonas Reiner, Lapp, who was work
ing for another Lapp in Upper Vefsen,
was sent on an errand to summer
cabin at Fiplingerne, a distance of 20
miles. When he had fed his horse he
started TO build fire in the stove for
the purpose of cooking coffee. But be-
fore he got that far the stove exploded.
the fragments being thrown in all di-
rectiOns. His right big toe was almost
torn off, and q bone was broken in one
of his legs. Strong as the man was,
on his socks and shoes, which was
very difficult on account of the
wounds. The lacerated toe was dou-
bled up in the shoe, but as this was
a soft Lapp moccasln he finally sue
ceeded in getting his foot into 1t. When
this was done he managed to get on
the back of the horse and rode back
home again the 20 miles through a
wild. rough country. The first thing
he did at home was to take scissors
and cut off the injured toe. After "a
long delay the doctor came, and it took
him several hours to dress the wounds.
There must have been dynamite In
the stove, and now the question is up
to the authorities: Who put 1t there?
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Miss Martha Golee, n native of Nor
way, had the experience of encounter-
ing four of the machines of HunniSh
frightfulness while coming over TO this
country in a Norwegian liner recently.
Miss Golee was a passenger to Amer
lea on the Norwegian liner Bergen
ford" which plies betwee Christiania
and Halifax. At four different times
on the trip German submarine
emerged from the surface of the ocean
and demanded this neutral ship to halt.
while the submarine crew clambered
over the sides of the vessel, lined up
the crew on the deck and examined
each person and all the contents OF
the vessel for Contraband articles. The
ship luckily contained three German
passengers and this fact is believed TO
have saved the vessel from further
violence. So terrified were the crew
of the Norwegian vessel that they
were kept by the ship authorities in a
constant state of preparedness against
the submarines during the entire voy-
age. No one was allowed to undress
even for a brief moment. and life
belt was attached to each person and
kept attached until the end of the
voyage.
In some localities it was very diff
cult IS get women TO take care of the
stock at the mountain pastures last
summer. A farmer at Totem had tc
pay his dairy maid 1910 a year and all
expenses. Besides, she charged %
cents for each calf born in the dairy
which she had charge of.
A man who. does not want his name
published has offered as a donation
S27, 900 on condition that others raise
the balance of a minimum amount of
500 900 for the establishment of a
coast hospital, which it has been pro-
posed to put in operation January l,
1920.
The condition of the labor market
in Trondhjem may be inferred from
the fact that employees representing a
dozen industries are clamoring for
higher wages, the raise demanded be
ing from 4 cents an hour to 30 per
cent of the present wages.
Karl OsEig. the opera singer. has
been engaged to sing at five concerts
in Vienna. He is to receive $3.50 for
each concert.
The Bergen steamship company has
donated 81, 700 to the Norwegian sea
mems mission for the building of a
new church in Buenos Aires.
Marius Christensen. proprietor of
the Mandal electric works. has bought
the Tryland Falls at Vigmostad, sew
eraI falls in the Kors river, Bjelland,
and the Tunge Falls in the Mandal
river. All these falls combined will
furnish about 1900 horsepower. and
the price paid was about 10000. A
new power station will be ready for
operation at the Tryland Fails no later
than the spring Of 1919. The electric
works are at present receiving their
motive power from the TradaI creek.
south Undal, but this is far from suffi-
Gent for the demand.
The Liza settlement chapel In East
Sondmor was dedicated by Bishop
Hognestad. August Is. It is very
beautiful little house of worship. The
baptismal font is a gift from the king.
The Raaholdt church IN South Eids-
void is to be beautifully decorated.
Chamberlain Mathiesen has offered 10
pay one-half Of the expenses.
The danger from submarines having
decreased. insurance on Norwegian
cargoes in the North sea has been re-
duced from to per cent.